Michael is a stocky man with blond hair and blue eyes. His hair is slicked back and somewhat messy.
He burped, his eyes blurred, as if he was drunk.
Lixiang stepped forward, helped him to the bathroom with some difficulty, and induced vomiting.
After the vomiting stopped, she picked up the hot towel and tried to wipe his face.
On Michael's neck are small strawberry marks planted by other women.
Lixiang's eyes stayed on it and her movements froze.
She raised her hand to wipe the lipstick mark on Michael's cheek, looked at the blush on her fingertips, and said nothing.
The scene changed to a sunny afternoon.
Reika sat at the table with some lists and bank statements placed on it.
Look at the various red letters above, it looks like there is a bit more than one can make ends meet.
She took out her phone and edited a text message for Michael.
I typed a long paragraph, paused, and deleted it all.
After typing another long paragraph, I deleted it all and never sent it.
Reika started rubbing her hair, looking very annoyed.
Click.
The door opened and Roichi Saotome came back.
"Mom?" Lu Yi, who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old at this time, looked very pure and sweet: "What's wrong with you?"
"Nothing, just go up and do your homework."
"Oh, okay." Lu Yi carried her schoolbag and went upstairs, glancing back at her from time to time with a worried look in her eyes.
As soon as Lu went upstairs, Lixiang folded the bills neatly.
There are a few scattered pieces of tissue paper on the table.
She stared at it for more than ten seconds, then grabbed it, crumpled it into a ball of paper, and threw it into the trash can.
The perspective moved downwards, Lixiang leaned back and lay on the sofa in a daze.
After a while, she sat upright and took out her phone.
After flipping through the address book, he dialed a number: "Hello."
"It's Lixiang, what's going on?" There was a high-pitched female voice on the other end of the phone.
"Minako, you lent me five hundred thousand to buy a house..."
"Hey, Lixiang." The tone of the other party suddenly changed: "Don't worry, even if you don't tell me, I will definitely pay back the money. Just... this, recently, this hand, that... is really a bit tight. . Taro is about to go to school, and the expenses are not small. No matter how poor you are, you can’t afford education, right? And Yamada’s company has been laying off employees recently, which is causing panic. We also have monthly support for the elderly and a car loan. Li Xiang, I really want to pay back the money, but, hey, I can’t get it out. Otherwise, please wait a little longer?”
Nowadays, it is the uncle who pays back the money. Generally speaking, it means that he does not want to pay back the money.
Her field of vision shrunk, and Reika took a deep breath: "I understand."
After hanging up the phone, she lay on the sofa in a daze.
After a while, Lixiang seemed to remember something, and took out her phone again and pulled out a number.
Kazuya Kobayashi.
She stared at the names in the address book, remained silent for a long time, and pressed the dial button.
The call was connected quickly, and a man's voice came from the other side, sounding very happy: "Lixiang? Oh my god, I didn't expect you to call me. What's the matter?"
"Uh..." Lixiang paused, her voice a little stiff: "No, Xiaolin-kun. It's just... I haven't contacted you for a long time, let me say hello."
The other party obviously didn't believe this statement and asked: "Is it really okay? You have never called me before. Lixiang, are you encountering any difficulties?"
"No... no." She rubbed her hair, her thoughts a little confused.
"If you have difficulties, just speak up, Lixiang. You know, I have always liked you after knowing you for so many years. If you have difficulties, I will never sit idly by and ignore you."
"That Xiao Lin-kun, I'm really a little nervous recently."
Hearing that it was borrowing money, Xiao Lin was silent for a moment, lowered his voice, and asked tentatively: "Lixiang, how much are you going to borrow?"
"Two hundred thousand, or maybe one hundred thousand. When I get the money, I will pay you back as soon as possible."
One hundred thousand Japanese yen in the Neon Kingdom is roughly equivalent to five or six thousand dragon coins in the Dragon Kingdom.
Xiao Lin was silent for another two seconds, and said earnestly: "Lixiang, it's not easy to make money now. You have two daughters to take care of, and you are financially tight. I understand. I won't talk about this money, I will definitely borrow it! How long do you think it will take? It’s convenient, let’s meet up for a drink and have a good chat about this matter.”
This sentence is full of implications.
If two people met for a drink, it would never be as simple as just drinking.
"It's okay, Mr. Xiaolin. A friend just sent me money, so let's just hang up."
Lixiang made up an excuse and cut off the phone.
A few seconds later, Xiao Lin called again.
Lixiang held her forehead and stared at the number displayed on the phone screen, adding it to the blacklist.
Phew~
After taking a long breath, Lixiang lay down on the sofa exhausted.
Less than half a minute later, Lu Yi walked down the stairs and came to sit next to her; "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Lixiang shook her head and deliberately changed the subject: "Where's Lu Er? Isn't school over yet?"
"Isn't she attending a cram school? She will be back later."
"Look at my memory." Lixiang laughed at herself and shook her head.
"Mom, I haven't seen dad for a long time. Let's go see him."
Lixiang hesitated for a moment, then nodded after a moment of silence: "Okay."
His vision suddenly darkened, and the surrounding scenery changed again.
In front of me is a skyscraper.
The huge sign on the roof said 'Penn Electronic Technology Company'.
Reika held Lu Yi's hand and entered the building and came to the front desk to consult: "Hello, I want to see Michael Payne."
"Sorry." The girl at the front desk said calmly and expressionlessly: "The chairman has important guests. It's not convenient right now. Do you have an appointment?"
"No." Lixiang shook her head: "I am..."
Before she could finish speaking, the front desk interrupted: "Sorry, ma'am, if you don't have an appointment, we can't arrange it for you. Please make an appointment before coming back."
In the hall, a neon man with a beard walked.
When he saw Lixiang, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, and gave the girl at the front desk a shudder: "What kind of service attitude, this is the chairman's wife!"
After saying that, the man smiled apologetically and kept rubbing his hands: "I am the manager here, madam. I'm sorry, this is new here and is ignorant. Do you think I should inform the chairman?"
"No, I'll just go up." Lixiang smiled and looked at the manager in front of her: "Which floor is he on?"
The manager looked at the front desk. The girl covered her head with one hand, flipped through the information and replied: "Madam, the chairman is in the conference room on the 17th floor."
Lixiang came to Michael to ask for money this time. Considering the face issue, there was no need to make it known to everyone.
Taking the elevator, Li Xiang took Lu Yi to the seventeenth floor.
Ding.
The elevator door opens.
The corridor was very empty, and there was no one at all.
"Ah~ah~"
A roaring moan came from the room at the end.
As a woman, Reika quickly understood what this voice meant.
"Luyi, wait for me here, be good and don't wander around."
"Okay, Mom."
Lixiang adjusted her collar, suppressed her anger, and followed the sound.
At the end of the corridor is the conference room.
The door was not closed, revealing a three-finger-wide gap.
"Ah... no... don't... don't stop!"
Lixiang quietly came to the door, peeked her head in, and immediately opened her eyes.
Inside the house, Michael and a woman were having an affair on the table with their backs to the door, in a missionary position.
Both he and the woman had two black horns on their heads.
Two black and thick tails are intertwined wantonly.
Coupled with their dark-red skin, they look even more ferocious...