When Long Xiao arrived at the hospital, Long Yan had already completed the procedures and packed their belongings.
Long Xiao's family lived in the East City shantytown, and the house had been empty for a long time. The siblings spent the entire afternoon cleaning before it was tidy.
In the evening, as Long Xiao was leaving, he performed acupuncture on his father to detoxify him. He also left a prescription for his sister, asking her to buy the medicine and instructing their father to stop taking the Western medicine he had bought when he was discharged from the hospital.
His sister didn't have a single decent piece of clothing, nor did she have any cosmetics. Long Xiao felt a pang of sadness just looking at her.
His sister was going to attend school in the capital in a few days. He planned to cash the ten million yuan given by Ji Tianfu, leave some living expenses for his adoptive father, and buy some clothes and cosmetics for his sister.
That night, Long Xiao returned to the Lin family. Because dinner was late, he was scolded by Nangong Yue again.
Long Xiao had considered divorce many times, but each time he saw Lin Xuan, he abandoned the idea of divorce. Lin Xuan's peerless beauty and her gentleness towards him made Long Xiao unable to make up his mind.
After finishing his chores in the kitchen, Long Xiao had just returned to his room, preparing to study the "Dragon Scripture," when Lin Xuan pushed the door open and walked in.
"Are you still angry?" Lin Xuan asked, seeing Long Xiao's expressionless face.
Long Xiao shook his head, sighed, and said, "I'm used to it. There's nothing to be angry about."
Lin Xuan sat on the sofa, looking at Long Xiao with a smile that was not a smile, making Long Xiao feel a bit uneasy.
"What are you staring at me for?" Long Xiao asked curiously.
"Don't you want to explain something to me?" Long Xiao asked.
Another explanation. Long Xiao didn't know what Lin Xuan wanted him to explain this time.
"Explain what?"
"Your father was discharged from the hospital. Why?" Lin Xuan asked.
Long Xiao told Lin Xuan that his adoptive father's illness was a misdiagnosis and was not serious. He would be fine with some medicine at home.
Lin Xuan was not satisfied with Long Xiao's explanation. She said, "Long Xiao, don't let money delay your father's illness. If you need money, I'll find a way."
Long Xiao shook his head, took out the bank card Lin Xuan had given him, and placed it on the coffee table. He said, "I haven't used this money. I'll return it to you."
Lin Xuan didn't take the bank card. She shook her head and said, "No need. Keep it. Even if your father didn't need to be hospitalized, he needs rest, and your sister needs money for school."
Long Xiao didn't know what else to say. With the ten million yuan given by Ji Tianfu, he didn't really need this money. However, he didn't want to tell Lin Xuan about the money from Ji Tianfu, lest Nangong Yue find out and force him to hand it over.
Although Lin Xuan was very dissatisfied with Long Xiao letting his adoptive father out of the hospital, she didn't ask further since Long Xiao didn't want to talk about it.
After a few minutes of silence, Lin Xuan said, "Long Xiao, you don't need to take care of your father. Find a job in your spare time, so people don't look down on you and treat you like a freeloader."
Long Xiao sighed and said, "I should find a job. As long as I can be by your side, I don't care if others look down on me."
Lin Xuan looked at Long Xiao with a complicated feeling.
The man in front of her was not the man she idealised, not her prince charming, but he met her standard of a good person.
If he could fight alongside her in the business world and protect her from storms, perhaps she could turn this marriage into a real marriage.
Seeing Lin Xuan looking at him constantly, as if lost in thought, Long Xiao suddenly asked, "Lin Xuan, are you interested in me? Do you want to stay tonight..."
Lin Xuan's face flushed slightly. She stood up and said, "Who's interested in you? You're like a scruffy dog."
"As long as I can be with you, I don't mind being your scruffy dog."
As Lin Xuan walked towards the door, she said, "I don't need a scruffy dog. I want a real prince charming."
Long Xiao chased after her, grabbed her hand, and said, "Okay, then I'll be your prince charming."
Lin Xuan didn't pull her hand away. She looked at Long Xiao with endless anticipation in her eyes: "I hope you're not lying this time, and you won't turn into a preachy Tang Sanzang."
Lin Xuan opened the door and left. Long Xiao stared blankly at the door, murmuring, "Just wait, I'll show you my strength."
He studied the "Dragon Scripture" for most of the night. As his mind broadened, Long Xiao felt that the entire world had changed, completely different from the world he had seen before.
In the morning, after finishing his morning exercises, Long Xiao took a taxi to the bank. As soon as the bank opened, he took out his check and went in.
There weren't many people in the bank when it opened. The staff paid no attention to the simply dressed Long Xiao as he entered.
"I'm here to cash a check," Long Xiao said to a female bank employee not far from him.
The female bank employee was in a professional outfit. Her long legs were smooth and shapely, and the sound of her high heels tapping the ground was crisp and rhythmic.
The female bank employee calmly walked up to Long Xiao and took the check from his hand. When she saw the number ten million, she was no longer calm.
"Where did the money come from?" the female bank employee asked.
"Ji Tianfu gave it to me," Long Xiao replied truthfully.
The female bank employee gave Long Xiao a contemptuous look and said, "Mr. Ji is the chairman of Tianhai Group. How could a pauper like you possibly receive so much money from him?"
Long Xiao was very unhappy about being called a pauper. "Does it matter if I'm a pauper or not when I'm here to cash a check?"
"Of course, it matters. How could a pauper like you have so much money? It must be stolen or found. Perhaps this check is fake."
Being questioned, Long Xiao became very angry. He decided to go to another bank to cash the check. He reached out and said, "Give me back the check. I'll go to another bank to cash it."
The female bank employee shook her head and said, "No, this matter must be clarified. Xiao Lan, please call Manager Yang out to see if this check is real or fake."
Soon, the crisp sound of high heels clicking on the floor could be heard, and a tall, beautiful woman appeared.
"Long Xiao, you freeloader, you're here to cash a check?"
"Yang Xiaoyue, you work here?"
Long Xiao was very surprised to encounter Yang Xiaoyue here. It was indeed a narrow road for enemies.
Yang Xiaoyue lifted her chin arrogantly and took the check from the female bank employee. She examined it carefully and found no indication that it was fake.
"Long Xiao, tell me, was this check stolen, or was it found?"
"I already said, Ji Tianfu gave it to me," Long Xiao said, looking coldly at Yang Xiaoyue.
Two days ago, Ji Tianfu had beaten Zhao Xingchang, and Long Xiao had broken Zhao Xingchang's leg. He had also knelt before Lin Xuan to beg for protection, which had caused Yang Xiaoyue to lose face.
At that time, Yang Xiaoyue had directly betrayed Zhao Xingchang. Zhao Xingchang was still in the hospital and would eventually trouble her. She believed that all of this was Long Xiao's doing.
"Hmph, Mr. Ji is the chairman of Tianhai Group. How could he give a check to a live-in son-in-law like you? Xiao Lan, call the police." Yang Xiaoyue said with an icy expression.
Regardless of how Long Xiao obtained the check, Yang Xiaoyue had to cause some trouble for him. Even if it was genuinely from Ji Tianfu, calling the police would lead to an investigation, which would inconvenience Long Xiao.
Yang Xiaoyue's intention was clear: she chose to call the police instead of making a simple call to Ji Tianfu to clarify the matter.
Long Xiao thought to himself that letting her off two days ago out of consideration for Lin Xuan had been a mistake. The truth was that it was best to beat a dog in the water, otherwise, when it got ashore, it might not bite you, but it would still splash mud on you.