Repaying the Debt

After taking his daughter to the supermarket to buy groceries, it was already past five in the afternoon. Qianqian had complained about being hungry several times, so the helpless Ling Yun could only buy her an ice cream.

The little one was instantly over the moon, licking it with blissful delight.

The divine beast, Little Dharma Hound, watched its little mistress savoring her treat and swallowed hard.

"Master, Master, I want one too."

"You want one too? Aren't you a picky eater? Let me tell you, this thing doesn't taste good at all."

It would not believe him even if beaten to death. Its master's shameless expression was still vivid in its memory—he was definitely trying to trick it.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

Since its master ignored it, it could only target its little mistress. Thus, it pulled out every trick in the book, acting adorable in every way it could.

At first, the little one did not understand why the puppy was behaving like this. But when she saw it staring at the ice cream in her hand and drooling, she understood.

"Daddy, can we buy one for Little Tiger too? It definitely hasn't had one before."

Little Tiger was deeply moved. Its little mistress was still the best. Ling Yun naturally indulged every request his daughter made and bought another one.

Little Tiger copied its little mistress and licked the ice cream. "Delicious, delicious! What is this? It's way too delicious."

After returning to the rented apartment, they bustled about for a while before another dinner as lavish as yesterday's was ready. Both the little one and Little Tiger ate until their bellies were round. If Ling Yun had not stopped them from eating more, they probably could have kept going.

The little one had gotten up early in the morning and had not taken a nap at noon. Now she was tired and sleepy. Sitting on the sofa and rubbing her belly, she soon drifted off to sleep.

Ling Yun came over and tucked a blanket around her, set up a small soundproofing array around her, then sat beside her.

Ling Yun began sorting through everything that had happened today. First, he had a villa now, had bought a car, and had run into his college classmate Chen Li.

Unexpectedly, Qianqian had gained a godmother and he had taught a few thugs a lesson. As for Zhou Tian, whom he had met at the 4S dealership, coming to pick a fight? He had heard every word of Zhou Tian's call to Zhang Yuan.

Come on!

You ants who were tired of living.

A faint smile curled at Ling Yun's lips. Then there was the matter of him running out of money.

The villa was only being paid for in installments, and he still owed more than fifty million. Besides, he seemed to have been tens of thousands in debt before, borrowed from loan sharks. A man had to keep his word; the money had to be repaid.

Now that he was a full-time dad, he could develop a side business too. His cooking skills were so damn good that he could consider opening a restaurant.

Opening a restaurant would require money too. Later, he would call Manager Zhang, who had bought his diamond last time, and ask whether he was still buying diamonds. He would also call the loan sharks and tell them to come collect the debt. Once all that was done, he would move as soon as the car arrived tomorrow.

"Hello, is this Manager Zhang?"

"Yes, hello, sir."

"My surname is Ling. I sold a diamond at your store yesterday."

The moment Manager Zhang heard it was Mr. Ling, he immediately wondered whether Ling Yun had changed his mind.

"Oh, oh, I remember. What can I do for you?"

"It's like this. I still have two diamonds. I wanted to ask whether you're still buying them."

"What? Two more of the same kind?" Manager Zhang immediately lost his composure.

"Yes. Their quality is no worse than yesterday's." Ling Yun said.

"Yes, yes, I'll buy them. I can come over right away to discuss it with you."

Manager Zhang was thrilled. He had been praised by his superiors today precisely because he had acquired Ling Yun's diamond. He had not expected there to be two more today. Heh, when fortune came rolling in, nothing could stop it.

After hanging up, he walked to the computer desk, picked up a slip of paper with the number for loan shark Brother Qiang written on it, and dialed.

"Hello, who the hell is this? Don't you know I'm busy with something important? Fuck!" Brother Qiang barked loudly.

"Little Qiang, it's me." Ling Yun spoke slowly, without getting angry.

Little Qiang? The only people who could call him Little Qiang were certain big shots above him in Jiangbei.

Oh, God.

When had he ever offended them?

Could it have been one of his underlings?

Remembering his attitude just now, Brother Qiang immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Before he could speak again, Ling Yun continued, "I'm here to repay the loan shark debt. Please notify your men to bring the IOU under the name Ling Yun and come to my rented apartment to collect the debt."

Brother Qiang's face twisted with fury.

Motherfucker!

A debtor actually dared to call him Little Qiang. Damn it, he was tired of living! Brother Qiang planned to personally go collect this "debt"!

Calling him Little Qiang—wasn't that a cockroach? Cockroaches were lower than beasts. Fuck! He had actually been called lower than a beast.

"Brother Qiang, what happened? Why are you so angry?" A beautiful woman beside him teased.

"Nothing. I'm going out for a bit."

As he spoke, he walked out and made several more calls. Before long, more than a dozen people appeared outside a bar.

"Did you bring it?" Brother Qiang asked one of the underlings beside him.

"Yeah, I brought it. The interest and principal have all been calculated." Seeing Brother Qiang's dark expression, the underling stammered.

Brother Qiang waved a large hand, and everyone climbed into a van. The van headed straight for Ling Yun's rented apartment.

At the same time, five or six people appeared downstairs from Ling Yun's building. They were none other than the people Zhou Tian and his friend Zhao Yuan had brought. After Ling Yun left the 4S dealership, Zhou Tian had summoned Zhao Yuan, who had tracked down where he lived.