At this, Yuan Wenkang laughed with contempt. Just as Lu Shuangyue was about to retort, Yuan Wenkang cut her off again before she could get a word out.

"Moreover, Shuang Yue, surely you know you're not the only woman he has. There are at least two or three of them!" he sneered. "Do you really think he'll choose to support you?"

With that said, Yuan Wenkang shot Liu Ergou a mocking look. To his surprise, however, Lu Shuangyue still showed no significant reaction, as if his words were nothing but lies.

Her thoughts were simple. No matter what happened, even if she didn't have Liu Ergou, she would never, ever be with Yuan Wenkang. Being with him would only make the situation worse!

Thinking of this, Lu Shuangyue said firmly, "Yuan Wenkang, give up on that idea! I'm telling you, even without Liu Ergou, even if I had to become a homeless wanderer, I would absolutely never marry you! Besides, I like Liu Ergou now, and he has the money to save Baozhi Hall!"

After speaking, Lu Shuangyue looked up at Liu Ergou.

Seeing her gaze, Liu Ergou declared without the slightest hesitation, "That's right. I'll invest all of my assets. As long as it can save Shuang Yue's Baozhi Hall, I don't care how much it costs. I'll spare no expense!"

Liu Ergou's words made Yuan Wenkang, who had just managed to suppress his laughter, burst out laughing all over again.

"HAHAHA! Liu Ergou, you country bumpkin! If you're going to brag, at least learn how to do it properly! If bragging were illegal, you'd have been sentenced to death countless times by now!"

"Do you have any idea? Baozhi Hall is a city-wide chain. To revitalize it, you need at least 50,000,000! Even if you scraped together two or three million, throwing it in would be like tossing a pebble into the ocean—it wouldn't even make a ripple! What makes you possibly think you can save Baozhi Hall?"

"If I were you, I'd get lost right now to save yourself some dignity. Otherwise, you're going to face some serious humiliation!"

Seeing Yuan Wenkang's blatant arrogance, Liu Ergou decided to drop the act. He slowly pulled his phone from his clothes, found the recent text message, and held it right in front of Yuan Wenkang's face.

"Yuan Wenkang, open your damn eyes and take a good look at how much money is on this screen!"

Seeing Liu Ergou's dead-serious expression, Yuan Wenkang wanted to keep laughing, but curiosity compelled him to glance at the phone. That single look left him utterly dumbfounded. His expression changed drastically in the next second, his eyes widening in disbelief as he stared at the screen.

"'Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands... ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions... ten million... Over 60,000,000!'"

"No, this is impossible!" Yuan Wenkang shouted.

"How could a country bumpkin like you have over 60,000,000! This has to be a Photoshopped image!"

Yuan Wenkang simply couldn't bring himself to believe that a country bumpkin like Liu Ergou could possess so much money. Hearing the accusation, Liu Ergou couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"Are you dense?" Liu Ergou retorted. "Why would I need to Photoshop anything? Do you think I'm like you, always trying to get something for nothing?"

That phrase—"getting something for nothing"—made Yuan Wenkang's face turn green. However, he quickly recovered and latched onto a new line of attack.

"Shuang Yue, you need to get away from this country bumpkin right now!" he snarled, pointing a finger at Liu Ergou. "I suspect his money isn't clean! Just think about it, how could he possibly earn so much in such a short period? I can't think of any way other than illegal activities!"

Yuan Wenkang's words struck a chord.

He's right... I'm also curious why Liu Ergou has so much money. Where on earth did it come from?

With Yuan Wenkang having pointed it out, Lu Shuangyue turned to look at Liu Ergou with curiosity.

But Liu Ergou was completely unafraid and stated boldly, "How else could I have gotten it? I earned it, of course. As for the source, feel free to investigate it yourself! With your resources, I'm sure you'll be able to find out."

"But if you really *can't* find the source of my money..." Liu Ergou trailed off, a cryptic smile spreading across his face.

The smile made Yuan Wenkang deeply uneasy.

Just then, Lu Shuangyue interjected, "Yuan Wenkang, you've seen it yourself. Er Gou has both the money and the means to save my Baozhi Hall! You are not welcome here. Please leave immediately. If you refuse, I won't hesitate to have security escort you out!"

Lu Shuangyue's words made Yuan Wenkang's face turn green. He couldn't believe his plan had been foiled by Liu Ergou so easily.

Damn it!

Staring at Liu Ergou and Lu Shuangyue, Yuan Wenkang was momentarily at a loss for words. After a tense silence that lasted more than ten seconds, he finally spat out, "You'll regret this!"

With a cold snort, he turned on his heel and stormed out of Baozhi Hall.

Watching Yuan Wenkang storm out, Lu Shuangyue said to Liu Ergou, "Er Gou, it looks like Yuan Wenkang is most likely behind the trouble at Baozhi Hall."

Liu Ergou nodded. "I figured as much. But first things first, I need to take you to the bank to transfer the money to your account. We need to inject the capital into Baozhi Hall immediately and make sure it survives."

Lu Shuangyue nodded, and the two headed for the nearest bank.

Shortly after, Liu Ergou transferred the entire sum from his account to Lu Shuangyue, leaving only a small fraction for his own daily expenses.

Seeing the 60,000,000 in her account, Lu Shuangyue was incredibly moved. But at the same time, she couldn't help but worry about Liu Ergou.

"Er Gou, are you certain this money is clean? And what about you? Now that you've given it all to me, will the small amount you kept be enough for you to live on?"

Seeing her worried expression, Liu Ergou smiled. "Don't worry, I have enough. And if I do run out, I'll just come to you for more. You'd better not refuse me then!"

Hearing this, Lu Shuangyue chuckled, said nothing more, and plunged straight into Liu Ergou's arms.

Liu Ergou continued, "As for the source of this money, you already know it, don't you? Remember Zhang Xiuming?"

The mention of Zhang Xiuming awakened Lu Shuangyue's memory.

"Oh, right! Director Zhang, I remember him!" Lu Shuangyue replied, the memory clicking into place. "So you're saying you earned this money from him? Is that right?"

Hearing Lu Shuangyue's response, Liu Ergou nodded.

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