Zhang Pei didn’t realize Yu Zhan’s intentions at all, and she felt that Yu Zhan was great, “I won’t even know this if I didn’t have a chat with him. Boss Yu has lots of hidden skills! He is only four years older than you, but he got the international veterinary qualification certificate, which is too outstanding…”

As a result, Liu Man helplessly, once again, listened to Zhang Pei complimenting Yu Zhan on their entire way home.

When she got home, she sent a WeChat message to Yu Zhan and directly got on the topic,

“You tricked my mom!”

Yu Zhan replied within a second, “I only wanted to know why you force yourself to be so tired.”

Liu Man did not rest during the whole break. Since the beginning of school, she went to class during the day and live-streamed in the evening. After the live-stream, Liu Man would come to the storage space to help. On weekends, she was too busy to see anyone, and in the past two days, she created a Tik Tok account for Hanfu Goddess.

Yu Zhan saw and remembered all of this.

He typed: “It’s just 3 million. I’ll help you return the money…” He hit the delete button before he finished his sentence.

He was very annoyed.

Other girls may make money from live-streams only to buy bags and cosmetics from famous brands, but she was to pay off the family’s debts. three million RMB was nothing to him, but for ordinary families, it was a huge sum of money. Their house had been mortgaged, and if the money they loaned from the bank was not in place, the mother and daughter may sleep on the streets at any time.

No wonder she was so urgent to receive the dealing rights from Westland. This all received an explanation.

She was only 20 years old, but she was under pressure that she shouldn’t bear at this age. He couldn’t imagine how she and her mother had spent the most difficult time after her father killed someone and was arrested. With her thin shoulders, how did she strive to shoulder the burden of her own family?

He wanted to help her… It would be very convenient for him.

If he did it, he wouldn’t have to see her suffer and be exhausted every day. He could have her life a happy, satisfying life.

But could he do that to her?

Yu Zhan interrogated himself.

He didn’t even dare to talk to her about the loan.

He was clear that she would be angry if he mentioned it. She wasn’t the kind of Cuscuta that relied on men, but she was more willing to work by herself. She was like a steady tree, with her roots clinging tightly into the soil.

She was too strong and independent, and she had her own opinions. He could not interfere.

Just when Yu Zhan was feeling complicated and melancholy.

Liu Man sent another message, “Who told you I’m tired? I’m not feeling tired at all, but I feel happy. I spend every day of my life meaningfully.”

Yu Zhan stared at this sentence numbly and suddenly smiled as if a breeze blew away all the clouds.

Forget it. She would be able to pay off the loan by herself.

Yu Zhan typed to ask her:

“Did something happen today that made you happy?”

“Mhm, I met a new friend at school today who is studying Guzhen. We are planning on performing together next month.”

“What performance is it? Can I go to watch it?”

“It’s an evaluation assessment for the completion of a class, and it’s called the ‘Chamber Music Ensemble Concert.’ Our music hall will probably be open to everyone, and you’re welcome to come.”

“Then we have a deal. I’ll be there to cheer for you then.”

The next day, the live app launched a promotion. Within two hours from 10 am to 12 am, all shopping cart products on the entire platform would be unconditionally discounted at 5%.

In these short two hours, 174 people placed orders for cat food, and Zhang Pei and the workers’ workload increased sharply.

Luckily, Liu Man only had two classes that afternoon. She immediately went to the storage room to help after her class.

The four people were so busy that they didn’t have time to talk or drink water. They were busy until dark. When the delivery person took the last batch of goods, Liu Man asked the two workers to go home first.

She and Zhang Pei continued to work, Zhang Pei did the account, and she checked the inventory.

This promotion was too efficient, and they emptied their storage at once. They had to ask Manager Huang to ship them more cat food as soon as possible.

After finishing all the work, it was already past nine o’clock in the evening. The mother and daughter were tired and hungry. They had dinner, but they still felt hungry. Liu Man said, “Mom, let’s go have some snacks.”

Zhang Pei agreed, “Let’s go to that Shaxian Restaurant. I want to eat a bowl of beef noodles.” Zhang Pei was hungry; she had already ordered in her mind.

When Liu Man and Zhang Pei went downstairs, they subconsciously glanced at the pet clinic next door, and they saw a familiar man sitting on the sofa next to the front desk. Liu Man remembered that this man was the younger brother of Director Ye Zian, who seemed to be called Ye Ziliang.

Ye Ziliang saw her, too. He stood up, and through the windows, he smiled at her.

Liu Man replied with another smile.

The two were not at all familiar with each other, so there was nothing to say. Smiling was the best greeting for each other.

The Shaxian Restaurant was only three to four hundred meters away from the storage. The mother and daughter walked over, and they saw Lu Lingling standing at the door of the restaurant, arguing against her mother.

Liu Man only saw the cat in Lu Lingling’s arms when she got closer.

“I’ll say it again: quickly throw it away,” Lu Lingling’s mother said disgustedly, “This stray cat runs everywhere. There are lice and fleas on its body. It is as dirty as a mouse, and its hair is dirty and black.”

“Can’t you see how pitiful it is?” Lu Lingling said stubbornly, “It will die.”

“Then let it die. There are so many stray cats on the streets, and can you pity all of them?” Lu Lingling’s mother had an indifferent tone, but she was being realistic.

“We are trying to operate a business here, and you are playing with a dirty, stray cat inside. How can the guests come in for dinner? Your father and I are so busy every day that we don’t have time to deal with cats and dogs. If you have better academic performance, we might agree to you keeping these things. You know the score you got on the final exam last semester. Don’t think about what you don’t have all day long. The top priority is to study and go to school.”

Lu Lingling was reprimanded by her mother, and she lowered her head. Still looking at the cat in her arms, she pets it and couldn’t bear to be separated from it.

Lu Lingling’s mother reached out and pulled the cat out of her arms to throw it heavily on the ground, “I said there are lice and fleas in its fur. Why are you still touching it? You can’t sleep tonight unless you take a good shower.”

When a healthy cat fell from a high place, even with its head facing down, out of instinct, it would be very flexible to land on all fours without hurting itself.

But this cat hit the concrete floor with a “boom” and stayed motionless.

Liu Man saw this, ran forward quickly, squatted down, and picked up the cat.

The cat’s breath was already very weak. It tried to open its eyes, but it could only open a slit. Liu Man had no time to care about the others, so she picked up the cat and ran to Yu Zhan’s pet clinic.

Lu Lingling was stunned and immediately followed her.

Zhang Pei glanced at Lu Lingling’s mother with a criticizing expression, “There’s no need for you to mistreat a cat. No matter how dirty it might be, it’s still a life.”

Lu Lingling’s mother did not have a good expression.

Zhang Pei was also worried about the cat’s safety, and she turned around to walk back without saying any other trivial things to this woman.

Credits: Sydney