Leprosy approached him and directly handed over the money. Just as Zhu Bufan was about to reach out for it, he suddenly noticed that Leprosy's jacket pocket was bulging. Instantly, Zhu Bufan couldn't help but frown and hatch a plan.

"Slap!"

Thus, the very next moment, Zhu Bufan suddenly struck, delivering a heavy slap to Leprosy's cheek, then decisively kicked him more than a meter away. Leprosy crashed into the concrete wall behind him and instantly passed out, with his eyes rolling back.

The onlookers were all shocked, while Zhu Bufan pointed at the unconscious Leprosy and sternly rebuked, "You little bastard, dare to play tricks with my money? I clearly gave you one hundred thousand and an extra five hundred, even threw in a 500 tip, and you fucking swiped it all, damn!" With that, Zhu Bufan quickly stepped forward, pulled out a wad of bills from Leprosy's jacket pocket, and threw them heavily on the ground.

"Hmph, count it, Brother Kuan," Zhu Bufan said indifferently, gesturing towards the money scattered on the floor.

Damn it, I just gave Leprosy a "bonus" of over 3000 tonight, and I watched him stuff it into his jacket pocket. The money hasn't even had the chance to warm up before you snatched it out, do I fucking need to count it?

"No need to count, I trust you, let's go..."

As for what he was doing now, Zhu Bufan didn't feel a shred of guilt. He would've much rather not spent a penny and directly snatched the IOU from Brother Kuan's hands, tearing it to pieces on the spot.

But the piece of "justice" deep inside was still incessantly cleansing his bottom line, urging him not to do such a thing. One must have principles in life!

"Zhu Bufan, are you alright? They didn't hurt you, did they? Let me check, let me see." Shao Meiru hurriedly burst out from the inner room and circled around Zhu Bufan several times. Only after thoroughly confirming that Zhu Bufan was unharmed did she finally feel a bit more at ease.

But as soon as she let go, Zhu Bufan stumbled and collapsed heavily onto the sofa beside him, his head drenched in cold sweat, his condition looking extremely critical. In an instant, he passed out again with his eyes rolling back.

"Zhu Bufan, what's wrong with you? Are you okay? Are you injured? Wait for me, I'm going to call an ambulance right now. Wake up, please, don't scare me, sob... you..." Shao Meiru pushed and shook him for a long time without Zhu Bufan opening his eyes, panicking her to the point of nearly crying.

"Meiru, move aside, I got this!" Shao Meifang, who had a bit more experience than Shao Meiru, pushed her aside and fiercely pinched Zhu Bufan's philtrum.

"Ouch, that hurts!" Zhu Bufan yelled in pain, finally waking up.

"Zhu Bufan, you're alright, you're really alright, you scared me to death, sob... you big jerk!" Shao Meiru's tears hadn't dried yet, but they turned to laughter, the rapid change truly more than her little heart could handle.

"I'm fine, just exhausted. I'll be okay after some rest."

Indeed, Zhu Bufan had previously treated Liu Ying using a great deal of energy. He hadn't even had time to drink water when Shao Meifang pulled him around, and then he had gotten into an intense conflict with Brother Kuan and the others. At this moment, he was thoroughly exhausted.

"No, you can't sleep. Come to the kitchen and eat something before you rest, or I'm afraid that... your body won't be able to take it. Let's go!" Shao Meiru finished speaking and without giving Zhu Bufan a chance to retort, dragged him towards the kitchen.

That entire pot of bland soup was eventually all drunk up by Zhu Bufan. Shao Meiru wanted to make some tasty food to reward him, but by the time she had stewed a pot of fish soup, Zhu Bufan had somehow fallen asleep on the kitchen floor again.

This time he really was asleep, with normal breathing and heartbeat, just impossible to wake up no matter how loudly she called. Shao Meiru then sought Shao Meifang's help, but this time Shao Meifang didn't employ harsh measures; instead, the sisters joined forces to drag the soundly sleeping Zhu Bufan into Shao Meifang's room for rest.

When Zhu Bufan woke up again, it was already daylight the next day. After a night's rest, his extremely tired body finally revitalized. The moment he opened his eyes, he was startled to find someone still at his bedside.

"Zhu Bufan, are you alright?" Seeing that Zhu Bufan had woken up, Shao Meiru finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Did you stay up all night here last night?" Zhu Bufan asked knowingly, judging by his keen senses, Shao Meiru had indeed been running back and forth by the bed of him and Liu Ying all night, without sleeping a wink.

"You wish, I don't have the time to look after you," Shao Meiru retorted with flushed cheeks and a bare-faced lie, trying to cover up her embarrassment.

Seeing her blushing prettily, it was clear that her words belied her true feelings.

"Fine, since I'm not welcome here, then I'd better leave. Farewell!" Zhu Bufan said, and with a whoosh, scrambled out of the bed, ready to take his leave.

"You stop right there, if you walk out like this, I'm never going to pay you any attention again, hmph!" Shao Meiru immediately got up and grabbed Zhu Bufan's wrist to stop him from leaving.

"I'm just kidding, I'm not leaving, I need to get to work, or I'll be late. Can't you show a little understanding, Meiru?" Zhu Bufan spread his hands innocently.

Despite you, Shao Meiru, having a grudge against the Ouyang family, you shouldn't ruin my career prospects because of it, right?

"Oh, is that so, I know you're busy with work, but I..." Shao Meiru stammered for a while, unsure how to begin.

"If there's anything, just say it, we're all family here, you mustn't be so formal with me," Zhu Bufan patted his chest and assured her confidently.

Nowadays, Shao Meiru sees him as her "boyfriend", so he can't be distant with her.

"That's how it is, then I'll just say it," Shao Meiru faced up to it and said, "I didn't want to ask for your help, but our family really is out of money. My mom has just started to recover, and I wanted to borrow some money from you to buy her some things to nourish her health, so..."

Oh, this whole time she was angling for money, Zhu Bufan immediately understood, and instinctively reached into his pocket to get money out.

It was empty; not a single cent – he had forgotten that he had given all his money to Brother Kuan and the others last night, and he still owed over a thousand, not enough. I'm broke, where am I supposed to get the money for you?

Shao Meiru's face turned red, and she shyly said, "If you don't have it, never mind, you've already done enough for us, I will go today..."

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