Finally, after a long internal struggle, Zhou Jing seemed unable to overcome the pressure of her debt, pursed her lips, and looked up at Li Zijian. She parted her vermilion lips, preparing to agree to Li Zijian's conditions.
Opposite her, Li Zijian noticed Zhou Jing's determined look and showed a somewhat smug expression on his face.
See, weren't you always so proud?
In the end, after I threw some money around, didn't you obediently agree to be my woman?
I, Li Zijian, have never failed to get a woman I wanted!!!
"Get lost!"
"Move, don't block the way!!"
...
Just then, a noisy commotion suddenly broke out from a distance, interrupting Zhou Jing and Li Zijian's conversation, causing them to look towards the source of the sound.
Then they saw several hooligan-like thugs arrogantly pushing through the crowd, walking in their direction!!!
That's right, these suddenly appearing thugs were headed toward Zhou Jing and her group!!!
"It's those people from the Black Tiger Association!!!"
Zhou Jing immediately recognized the thugs, her pretty face turned pale, and she couldn't help but panic a little.
Beside her, Li Zijian, seeing the thugs appear, naturally guessed their identity and hesitated, frowning as well.
"You're Zhou Jing, right?!"
Soon, the thugs walked up to Zhou Jing's stall, looked at her with a sneer, and asked.
The thugs had a menacing look, which made the bystanders around them fall silent, not daring to come close or intervene.
"What do you want? I promise I will pay back the money in a couple of days!"
Zhou Jing's pretty face turned pale, and she was a little scared, but she bit her lip and mustered up the courage to say to the thugs.
"Pay back in a couple of days?"
Hearing Zhou Jing's words, the thugs exchanged glances, as if they had heard a joke, and laughed.
"You just want money, right? I'll pay for her!!! How much, is two hundred thousand enough?"
Li Zijian stepped forward, snorted coldly, and boldly spoke to the thugs.
Saying this, Li Zijian felt a sense of pride, and was even more pleased with himself for speaking up at such a timely moment.
Now, in Zhou Jing's eyes, I must look like a savior, generously solving her problem; she must be completely captivated by my handsome demeanor, right?
"You'll pay for her?"
However, hearing Li Zijian's voice, the thugs seemed a bit surprised. They eyed him and immediately smirked mockingly, "Two hundred thousand, that's not enough."
"How much do you want, name a price?"
Hearing that two hundred thousand wasn't enough, Li Zijian frowned but still nonchalantly and boldly spoke.
Two hundred thousand was the amount he planned to offer. More than two hundred thousand was a little unexpected for him, but as long as it's not too much more, he could still come up with it.
"We want five hundred thousand, can you handle that?"
Looking at Li Zijian, the thugs sneered and asked.
Five hundred thousand?!!
Why don't you just go rob someone?!!
Hearing the number the thugs blurted out, Li Zijian almost shouted in disbelief!!!
His family might own a company and be wealthy, but five hundred thousand... That's a huge sum for him!!!
After all, he's just a rich second-generation kid and hasn't taken over his family's company yet. The money he can access, combined with some savings, is only about two to three hundred thousand, and five hundred thousand is just out of reach!!!
Moreover, even if he could come up with it, spending five hundred thousand on trying to woo a girl and getting nothing in return is something he really couldn't bring himself to do!!!
It's not worth it!!!
With the same amount of money, he could at least hook up with several girls of the same level as Zhou Jing.
"If you can't do it, stop showing off to us and get lost!"
Seeing Li Zijian's stunned expression, the thugs sneered disdainfully.
"Who says I can't do it!!!"
Looking at the thugs' mocking faces, Li Zijian seemed angry and spoke irritably, "If five hundred thousand clears the debt, you'll let her go, right?"
Li Zijian...
Seeing Li Zijian actually willing to pay five hundred thousand to clear her debt, Zhou Jing was also a bit incredulous.
At this moment, Zhou Jing's heart leaned a bit toward Li Zijian. After all, being willing to pull out such an astronomical figure to help her out would make any girl moved.
Unbeknownst to her, Li Zijian was already cursing internally!!!
Spending five hundred thousand to chase a girl is a massive loss!!!
Once he got Zhou Jing, he vowed to make sure he got his money's worth, even if it meant taking her to the brink!!!
"Oh, so you're a rich kid, pretty wealthy."
However, hearing that Li Zijian really intended to pay five hundred thousand, the thugs, though a bit surprised, had a glint of greed in their eyes but were mostly filled with ridicule.
"If it were earlier, maybe with your money, we could have let you go."
Then, sizing up Li Zijian, the thugs seemed somewhat regretful, "But this time, it's not as simple as something money can solve."
"Our boss wants to see you, come with us!"
Then, turning to Zhou Jing, the thugs sneered and reached out to grab her!!!
"What do you want to do?!"
Seeing the thugs reaching for her, Zhou Jing's face turned white and she desperately shrank back.
"Stop it!!!"
Seeing the thugs trying to grab Zhou Jing, Li Zijian became anxious, blocked them, and shouted, "Do you even know who I am?!!"
"That Crown Hotel over there is owned by my family. If you dare to act recklessly, you'll pay a steep price!!!"
Hearing Li Zijian reveal his identity, the thugs paused their actions, having some hesitation.
The Crown Hotel is quite famous in West Mansion City, and if this kid's family owns it, it shows his family must be wealthy and influential.
They're just a small gang of thugs, and offending such a person could lead to a lot of trouble.
"What are you still dawdling for? Get on with it!!!"
Just then, a cold voice came, making the thugs flinch.
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