The teenager's face flushed red in an instant, and he stammered, "I... my money is all on the card. That card isn't linked to Alipay or WeChat, so..."

Huo Tingdong's heart was as hard as iron, cold as frost: "There's an ATM downstairs, and I have a POS machine in my car. Which one is convenient for you?"

Boy：“……”

He froze for a few seconds before looking at Qin Yuezhi with a pleading expression: "Miss Qin…"

The other party is good-looking and young, with a tall and muscular figure. If he entered the entertainment industry, he could gain a large following of female fans just by his looks. Qin Yuezhi felt sorry for him just being stared at with those eyes...

She glanced at Huo Tingdong. As if sensing her gaze, his cold eyes fell on her: "Do you have something to say?"

Okay, feeling sorry for him was useless. She wouldn't risk losing everything for a man who wasn't even her beloved. All this just because of his face and the confrontation with Huo Tingdong? It was simply not worth it. So she decisively shook her head.

Huo Tingdong turned his gaze back to the boy, "Are you still coming?"

A young man in his twenties was full of vigor: "The debt I owe to Miss Qin is none of your business. Why are you interfering?"

Everyone in Kyoto who knew Huo Tingdong's identity wouldn't dare speak to him like that. You could anger Bo Jingzhou, and at worst you'd go bankrupt, but angering him? That meant going to jail with a criminal record.

Qin Yuezhi secretly gave the young man a thumbs up in her heart. Being able to see Huo Tingen suffer was simply exhilarating. Just as she was engrossed in the spectacle, wishing she had some melon seeds to munch on, she realized the battle had turned to her.

The young man and Huo Tingdong both looked at her. Qin Yuezhi was startled: "What are you all looking at me for?"

Huo Tingdong smiled ambiguously, "He's asking you, what is our relationship?"

Qin Yuezhi: "It's not a question..."

How about you?

The man stood in the backlight, his gaze slightly cold. She swallowed nervously, her lack of backbone evident, and swallowed the unfinished half-sentence back down. Addressing the boy who was waiting for her answer just like him, she said: "My boyfriend, he's my boyfriend, so you should ask him about this."

Huo Tingdong let out a light scoff and finally withdrew his gaze from her: "Swipe card or scan code?"

The young man wore an expression like he'd swallowed a whole turd, and after half a lifetime of struggling, he finally mumbled, "… S… Scan… the… code."

Huo Tingdong saw Qin Yuezhi standing there without reacting, so he directly took her phone, unlocked it skillfully, and opened the payment code.

The boy transferred the money and ran away in a flash.

Qin Yuezhi looked at the freshly credited six thousand yuan: "How did you know my screen lock password? You actually peeked."

Ho Tingdong was too lazy to answer her boring question. Her password was super simple, 258036. Every time she typed it in, she didn't even try to hide it from him. He didn't need to peek; just by watching the movement of her fingers, he could guess it.

"He just grunted vaguely: 'Rarely do you remember that you have a boyfriend. While you were staring at him intently without blinking just now, I thought you were going to follow him back.' "

"That's slander," Qin Yuezhi said this time with great confidence. She raised her chin and looked directly at her: "I'm helping people, doing good deeds. He had such a long gash on his hand, it was still dripping blood, and it was summer. If I hadn't stitched it up, he would have definitely gotten infected..."

"If he wasn't good-looking, would you stand there waiting for him to call every single friend and family member just to find out he's short on money?"

Qin Yuezhi :……”

On the side, Shen Wanci, who had watched the whole thing, couldn't help but chuckle. Qin Yuezhi, although she acted carefree and unrestrained like a sea witch on the surface, was actually just looking without acting. She dared to look but not to touch. But now that Huo Tingdong was in charge, it was estimated that she wouldn't even be able to look anymore.

Bo Jingzhou still threw stones into the well: "You shouldn't play with her often in the future. Associate with the virtuous and you will become virtuous, avoid the wicked and you will not be corrupted."

Qin Yuezi grinned, "You're the biggest black spot in Wan Ci's life. Even ink is less black than you. Don't think I'll let you off just because you're sick. If you push me too far, I'll whisper nasty things about you into Wan Ci's ear every day."

Of course, this was said to scare him. She had disliked Bo Jingzhou so much before, but after they made up, she hadn't said a bad word about him in front of Wan Ci. Now that they were both married, it was even more impossible for her to say anything.

Bo Jingzhou coldly snorted: "My wife wouldn't be swayed by you. It's people like you who will be abandoned by Ting Dong sooner or later."

Qin Yue's eyes lit up, just about to speak, when Huo Tingdong poured a basin of cold water over her, turning her wilted again.

"No."

Though the man's voice was cold and casual, as if he were merely stating a fact, there was no grand oath of "heaven will strike me down" like one might expect from a boyfriend making a promise. But everyone present knew that he meant every word.

He really didn't intend to leave Qin Yuezhi.

Bo Jingzhou, slapped in the face, snorted coldly and rolled his eyes before leaving with Shen Wanci to the other side.

Qin Yuezhi: "Wanci..."

She still had something she wanted to say to her.

After being taken away, Shen Wanci vented her anger on Huo Tingdong. Of course, she didn't dare to openly confront him, so she could only sarcastically and condescendingly say, "Look, you men are just stingy. Even after making a mess of things, you still drag down our female friendships. You can't even handle the truth, no wonder the depression rates have been rising steadily these years. It's all because of you guys, these fragile and sensitive men, holding everyone back."

Huo Tingdong's steps suddenly stopped, his deep eyes fell on her, he didn't speak, but that was even more frightening.

Qin Yuezhi wasn't in the right to begin with, and after being stared at for a while, she got flustered. "What are you looking at me for?"

"Well, I wonder if your conscience has been eaten by dogs."

After throwing that out, Huo Tingdong strode towards the elevator. Qin Yuezhi stood there for a few seconds before hurriedly following him, "Wait up..."

It's not right, she worked hard all morning, her legs are swollen from walking. Her labor of love is being carried around by him! Every single thing was carefully chosen by her, they're fresh and new. What if he just walks away? He could throw them all away! How could she bear it?

After going down to the negative first floor, Huo Tingdong didn't even ask and directly put things into his car. Qin Yuezhi's sentence 'I drove' got stuck in her throat before she could say it. Although the light in the underground parking lot was dim, she still noticed that Huo Tingdong's face was a little dark, not sure if it was because of the man just now.

It's best to know when to yield. I won't give him a chance to exploit the situation.

Once she understood this, Qin Yue's mood brightened. She even felt like she had won back a point. Humming a tuneless melody, she sat into the car and just as she was fastening her seatbelt, Huo Tingdong spoke in his usual calm tone, "Do you really want to break up?"

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