"Hospitalized?"
Zhang Tong's eyes widened for a moment. "How did you know?"
He was sure he had never told anyone about it.
He hadn't told anyone.
After all...
Zhang Tong's slightly raised hands clenched into fists.
The sudden, terrifying look in Zhang Tong's eyes startled Xu Qizhen.
But after only a second, Xu Qizhen recovered.
He held back his urge to retreat.
His gaze didn't waver.
He'd decided to lay everything out and make things clear this time.
After this, he wouldn't meddle in Zhang Tong's affairs again.
"We guessed after hearing you on the phone once."
"Like today, it was probably the hospital calling you..."
Zhang Tong clenched his fists.
Damn it.
He hadn't even noticed.
"You eavesdropped on my phone call!"
What a familiar accusation.
Xu Qizhen rubbed his temples.
"No."
"We didn't eavesdrop on your phone call."
"We just happened to overhear..."
Zhang Tong: ...
He knew Xu Qizhen was telling the truth.
But the feelings in his heart made it impossible for him to accept the explanation calmly.
He was furious.
Something he'd kept hidden... something he'd always thought he'd hidden well... and it turned out other people had known all along.
Xu Qizhen looked at Zhang Tong seriously.
He wasn't affected by the resentment that flickered in Zhang Tong's eyes.
"Zhang Tong, I just want to know: knowing your family is still hospitalized and needs a large sum of money, why have you suddenly started spending so freely, unlike before?"
"Did your girlfriend ask you to?"
"It has nothing to do with her."
Zhang Tong blurted out a denial.
A trace of anger appeared on his face.
"Does she know about your situation?"
Xu Qizhen wasn't moved.
If she didn't know, that would be one thing...
But if