Zhu Bufan turned at the sound, only to see Xiao Yan repeatedly apologizing to a large woman with no end.

But the fat woman seemed not to appreciate it, viciously berating Xiao Yan, "Are you blind or what? Didn't you see me standing here? Damn it, charging in here like a pig-headed fool, are you doing this on purpose?"

"Really, did I forget to check the almanac before leaving home or what? Why else would I run into such an unlucky person like you…"

"Look what you've done to my clothes, just look…"

"Crying... You think crying will settle today's matter? Let me tell you, unlucky one, this dress of mine is worth thirty thousand yuan, and you turned it into this mess today, causing me mental distress as well. If you don't cough up fifty thousand today, this won't end…"

The fat woman kept yelling and screaming, every word laced with filth.

Xiao Yan was naturally a shy girl, incapable of arguing or reasoning; her eyes overflowing with tears, her face a picture of helplessness and pity.

Indeed, Xiao Yan's current state easily garnered sympathy from others.

"Big sister, let's just forget it! So your clothes got a little wet, do you really need to speak like that? Is it necessary to demand fifty thousand from her?"

"Seriously, big sister, please let it go…"

...…

There were still a few people around trying to persuade her.

"Forget it? I'm telling you, if you keep speaking up for this unlucky one, then you'll be the ones coughing up the fifty thousand…" The fat woman gave a stern look and spoke threateningly to those who had tried to interject.

Instantly, those few went silent; they were merely expressing a bit of sympathy. If they were asked to truly help Xiao Yan, would they? That's a whole fifty thousand, not just ten or twenty yuan...

"Hey, unlucky one, hurry up and pay the money, I don't want to waste my time with you here." Seeing the bystanders back off, the fat woman lifted her brows in triumph.

The store was crowded, and Zhu Bufan saw Xiao Yan right away and walked towards her, but it still took him a full minute to reach her side.

As Zhu Bufan arrived next to Xiao Yan, some people started discussing him.

"This guy is really useless, his girlfriend gets cursed to death, and it took him so long to show up…"

"Yeah, it's a pity for such a cute girl…"

"What are you blabbering about? If you think her boyfriend's not good enough, why don't you go and be her boyfriend, then pay that fifty thousand for her?" A middle-aged woman spoke in defense of Zhu Bufan.

Suddenly, those young men discussing the matter shut up, they were just fond of Xiao Yan's cute and fragile appearance after all; their comments about Zhu Bufan were just out of envy.

"What's going on, Xiao Yan…" Arriving next to Xiao Yan, Zhu Bufan saw her teary eyes and asked.

"Doctor Zhu... I..." Xiao Yan hesitated to speak.

"Unlucky one, so you have a boyfriend, huh? Hmm... your boyfriend looks pretty handsome. But even with your boyfriend here, you still have to pay me fifty thousand today…" The fat woman disdainfully said.

Zhu Bufan frowned.

"Big sister, can you tell me exactly what happened?" At this moment, seeing Xiao Yan's depressed mood, Zhu Bufan felt bad asking her and instead directly questioned the fat woman.

"What happened? Kid, I'll tell you, your girlfriend dirtied my dress, and now I demand you to pay fifty thousand yuan for the dress and for emotional damages…" The fat woman yelled loudly.

She seems to believe she's got the upper hand in this matter.

"Ha-ha, big sis, are you joking? Your clothes are worth fifty thousand?" Zhu Bufan chuckled.

"Kid, look closely, this is the latest summer release from lihebs, worth thirty-five thousand, and the remaining fifteen thousand is for my emotional distress. Ah, why am I even explaining this to you? Hurry up and pay up, kid." The stout woman said impatiently.

"Oh, it's the latest release? Then it must be worth that much, but I don't have any money right now. How about you wait here while I go withdraw some?" Zhu Bufan said.

With that, he began to pull Xiao Yan to leave.

"What are you doing, kid?" As soon as the stout woman saw Zhu Bufan's move, she sensed he was trying to flee, and she quickly grabbed Xiao Yan.

"I'm going to withdraw money for you..." Zhu Bufan said, puzzled.

"Kid, thinking of running away, huh! You think you can fool me that easily? Go withdraw money and leave your girlfriend here..." said the stout woman.

"Oh, alright then!" Zhu Bufan agreed.

"Xiao Yan, wait here for a bit. I'll be back real soon..." Zhu Bufan said to Xiao Yan.

However, at the moment, Xiao Yan didn't know how to face Zhu Bufan. So when Zhu Bufan spoke, she just nodded numbly in response.

Then, Zhu Bufan left the small hotpot restaurant.

No sooner had he left than the people inside the restaurant started discussing.

"Hey, do you think that guy will really go withdraw the money?"

"Who knows? That's fifty grand, which is like a year's salary for not eating or drinking."

"I bet he's leaving his girlfriend here and then running off himself!"

"I think so, too. After all, that's fifty thousand... But the kid is really stupid, paying up just because someone tells him to..."

"Yeah, what a dumbass. If I were him, I'd just grab my girlfriend and leave. Why would I even bother with that shameless stout woman..."

"Shush, keep it down, the stout woman is looking this way."

"Let her look. Do you think I'm afraid of her..."

"You moron... Don't you know that stout woman's man is Dong Ge, the local gangster on this street..." The man beside the fearless one said, pulling him and whispering.

"Ah... she's really Dong Ge's woman..."

"Yeah..."

"No wonder, this guy has to pay up. He probably knows he can't afford to provoke her, so he's buying peace with money. Otherwise, more money might go down the drain..."

After Zhu Bufan left, the people inside the restaurant were engaged in a heated discussion.

Xiao Yan's face was flushed with embarrassment, her hands fidgeting. She really didn't know whether Zhu Bufan would transfer the money or not. If Zhu Bufan didn't bring the money, she had no idea what to do next.

She naturally recognized the stout woman, having worked here for a while and heard others talk about her. She had also seen the woman hanging out with a bunch of thugs last time, so when the stout woman cursed at her and demanded compensation, she didn't dare to reply, only managing to cry continuously.

Because she couldn't afford to offend, but now, she couldn't come up with fifty thousand, and if Zhu Bufan really didn't bring the money back, she truly couldn't imagine what she would have to face next.

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