After Chen Luo let go of Warfarin, she could clearly feel her body slowly beginning to rotate in midair.
"I'll pay, I'll pay, okay?!" Warfarin kicked her legs wildly in the air, already starting to panic.
"Okay!" After ducking beneath Warfarin's flailing legs, Chen Luo reached out and steadied her by the shoulders.
"So, how much is this Friend Fee?" Warfarin rolled her eyes at Chen Luo irritably.
"If you're short on escape funds, just say so. It's not like I wouldn't lend you money. Why come up with something as ridiculous as a Friend Fee?"
"How could that be the same? Borrowed money has to be repaid, but Friend Fees don't. This month's Friend Fee is 2,000 Lungmen Coin, or an equivalent amount of gold bars. Thank you for your patronage," Chen Luo said.
"I don't have any money right now. Put it on my tab," Warfarin said casually.
"Hm? Didn't you just say it wasn't like you wouldn't lend me money? Why are you really refusing to lend me any?"
"Don't be ridiculous. You weren't planning to pay me back, so why would I lend you money?" Warfarin said matter-of-factly.
"...Fine. Write me an IOU first." Chen Luo released Warfarin's shoulders and began searching himself for paper and a pen.
"Don't let go of me! Don't let go, Chen Luo!" Warfarin, who had begun spinning, hurriedly reminded him.
"Oops, I almost forgot." Chen Luo held Warfarin's shoulder with one hand while placing the slip of paper on his raised thigh, held at a ninety-degree angle to the ground, and began writing the IOU.
"Here, leave your mark." Chen Luo shoved the IOU against Warfarin's face.
"I know, but could you not shove it in my face?"
The mark Chen Luo referred to was a Bloodfiend mark, capable of