“Morning, Xing!”
“Good day, Xing!”
Shen Xing, carrying a small box, walked down the hospital corridor.
He was no longer the greenhorn he was when he first arrived.
Now, he had combed his hair and used hair gel.
He had changed into an outfit similar to Uncle Cai's.
He was no longer just a driver.
He was now the manager of the Lanqin Gambling House.
Well... not entirely.
To be precise, he was the supervisor.
A man named Xia Wenjing was responsible for the actual operations.
So he was very idle.
And he knew the woman he was going to visit now - Liu Jincui.
“Creak~” He opened the door to the ward.
“Cui Meier~” He called out affectionately.
Lying in the hospital bed was Liu Jincui, who had been disfigured earlier.
A woman with a tragic past, sold to Sanbianpo, later running away, and then engaging in the border bride business.
To say she was pitiful was an understatement.
To say she was hateful, well, that was also true.
One could only say that Shen Xing was still too young.
He placed the box on the bedside table: “Cui Meier~, look what I brought you?”
Liu Jincui turned her head: “Why are you here?”
“To see you, of course.”
“See me? Why are you being so kind?”
Her voice was weak and slightly distant.
“Now that I’m disfigured and the dance hall is taken away, what are you coming to see me for?”
Shen Xing was startled, his eyes revealing a naive foolishness, and he anxiously asked: “Cui Meier, who bullied you?”
“Humph~” Liu Jincui snorted, but her tone softened, “The Jincui Dance Hall is owned by Xianglong International, what? Can the great Shen manage them?”
Shen Xing scratched the back of his head, chuckled sheepishly, “I can’t really do anything about that.”
“Hey! The dance hall is gone, so it’s gone. I’ll take care of you!”
He patted his chest, trying to appear like an adult.
“Pfft~” Liu Jincui burst out laughing, “You, you. Just take care of yourself first.”
Then she looked at the gift box next to her.
“What? No fruit today?”
At this moment, Shen Xing suddenly leaned over mysteriously.
He quietly pulled out a small box from inside.
As soon as it opened, a fragrant scent spread out, and two pitch-black pills lay inside.
“Let me tell you, this ‘Wanling Pill’ not only nourishes and beautifies, but also makes people eternally youthful. With this, not only will your facial scars disappear, but it will make you look twenty again!”
Looking at the big boy’s treasure-like expression, Liu Jincui’s eyes were somewhat subtle.
“Wanling Pill? Don’t fool me, you might have been scammed.”
“I’m not a three-year-old kid. I heard on the black market, one pill costs at least a hundred thousand, and even with money, you can’t buy it. Where did you get this?”
She was full of disbelief, “Your Uncle Cai, he’s a big shot in Daban. You can use his name to get a refund and get some money back.”
Shen Xing immediately became anxious.
“This Wanling Pill was sold from our Daban! How could it be fake?”
As soon as he said this, he felt something was wrong.
So he winked at Liu Jincui, “I’m only telling you this, don’t tell anyone else.”
Liu Jincui’s eyes flickered.
But then she suddenly broke into a bright smile, grabbing the box and placing it on her pillow.
“I believe you, I believe you, okay?”
Then she cupped Shen Xing’s face with both hands.
“I’ll thank you properly when I get better.”
Shen Xing’s face instantly flushed red.
“There, there are people watching outside.”
“Hahaha,” Liu Jincui laughed till she doubled over, “You big guy, still afraid of others seeing?”
…
In stark contrast to Shen Xing.
Was his friend.
Guo Limin, who had not appeared for a long time.
He had previously lived with Shen Xing at the construction site.
Faced with Bazi Ge’s threats, he didn’t reveal Shen Xing’s location.
Later, Shen Xing was captured by Daban and went through a near-death experience.
Guo Limin lived alone at the construction site, and his life was unsustainable.
He went to the Shiji Gambling House and became a waiter.
Before, Shen Xing was just a driver, and he could only visit Guo Limin occasionally, and he couldn’t take care of him.
Now, Shen Xing was successful and had not forgotten his old friend.
But he clearly didn’t know about certain things, things that had happened to Guo Limin.
This day.
Shen Xing came out of the hospital and went directly to the Shiji Gambling House.
He came today to take Guo Limin away.
Because when he came last time, he saw the other party being beaten by a gambler.
Although Guo Limin said that this happened often, out of concern for his old friend, Shen Xing didn’t want him to continue suffering there.
He wanted to take Guo Limin to Lanqin before.
But Xia Wenjing disagreed, and Uncle Cai didn’t support him either.
Recently, Uncle Cai seemed to have changed his mind and gave him the green light.
So he rushed over to find Little Guo.
But he searched the gambling house for a long time and didn’t see Guo Limin.
However, he saw Wang Anquan.
At this time, the other party was dressed coolly, in a sheer outfit, accompanying a Koryo businessman at the gambling table.
Shen Xing patiently waited for a while.
When the Koryo businessman lost all his money, he grabbed Wang Anquan.
“Dog, where’s Little Guo?”
Wang Anquan was startled and thought carefully, “That... he seems to have spilled some wine and was taken to the back by the security captain.”
Shen Xing suddenly felt something was wrong.
The two went to the back and searched.
They finally found Guo Limin, who was dejected, in the washroom.
“Little Guo! Little Guo!”
The two hurriedly took Guo Limin out.
But they still didn’t know what had happened.
Guo Limin was tight-lipped.
“Little Guo, if you really can’t take it anymore, come with me to Lanqin.”
After saying this, Shen Xing hesitated for a moment, but still continued, “But the traffic flow in Lanqin is not high, even if you become a supervisor, you might not make much money.”
He was an honest person after all, without much cunning.
He just told him the objective situation straightforwardly.
Guo Limin shook his head, “Xing Ge, forget it. You know my mother needs surgery, and we need money urgently.”
Shen Xing was immediately anxious, “You can’t just let them bully you! Well... why don’t you come and work for a couple of days, I’ll make up the difference in your wages!”
He then took out a wad of Longguo currency from his pocket and gave it to Guo Limin, “Take this for now to tide you over. If it really doesn’t work, we’ll put our heads together.”
Wang Anquan also chimed in, “That’s right, who doesn’t know that Xing Ge is now in charge? With his help, you can rest assured.”
Guo Limin looked at them and forced a smile.
But as if he had triggered some wound, his mouth twitched.
“Thanks, Xing Ge, I’ll think about it. I’m going home first.”
Looking at Guo Limin’s receding figure, Shen Xing felt a little depressed.
“This kid, he won’t say anything.”
“Hey, Wang Anquan, what are you doing now?”
Wang Anquan’s expression was very relaxed, “A croupier. People have to live, you know.”
“Then watch out for Little Guo for me, okay.”
Wang Anquan shrugged, as if he had agreed, “My name is Wang Anquan, it’s safest to find me. Don’t worry, I’ll call you if anything happens.”
…
In the dim night.
Guo Limin limped along the street.
Suddenly, he felt nauseous.
He covered his mouth and vomited dryly.
But the violent movement pulled at a wound somewhere on his body.
The rain began to fall drizzly.
Suddenly.
A picture suddenly flashed in Guo Limin’s mind.
In a dim room.
A person stood in front of him, blocking the sunlight streaming in from the doorway.
He patted Guo Limin’s shoulder.
“If you ever feel like you can’t go on, you can also come to me.”
“But...” Guo Limin mumbled, “Who are you? Where can I find you?”