Chapter 161: 161 These two accounts have just been settled

When Jia Bing heard Tushan Jiu's words, his heart gave a sudden thump.

Then, when he heard that number she spoke, he thought, "It's over!"

Sure enough, the next second his wife looked over at him.

Well, he had to confess regardless.

Fortunately, his wife merely gave him a slight smile, then gritted her teeth and said, "Go home first, don't keep people waiting; perfect timing to show me around—just how well hidden is the place you usually stash your private money?"

Jia Bing knew this wasn't the point; it was just the calm before the storm.

With outsiders around, his wife always habitually gave him face.

Tushan Jiu looked at Jia Bing's nervous appearance and didn't care.

If he hadn't used that little cleverness on her, anything could be said, but he did, so she could expose all his little secrets!

After Jia Bing's debt was settled, Tushan Jiu went again to the vicinity of University Town in Xicheng District, to a couples' hotel called Honey Moon.

After arriving, she glanced at the time—she was half an hour early.

She then went to the neighboring milk tea shop, ordered a cup of milk tea, and prepared to wait for them to appear.

Fifteen minutes later, a male student pulled open the door of the milk tea shop.

He didn't go in first, but turned sideways to let the short-haired female student in the white sweatshirt beside him enter first.

The female student walked in, lightly hooking her finger around the male student's hand beneath his black shirt.

The male student gave a helpless chuckle, then made a move to directly grab the female student's hand.

The female student's expression was shy; she wanted to pull back, saying, "Oh, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid of running into someone you know?"

The male student put his arm around her waist, saying, "What's there to fear? I really have no feelings for her; I've already prepared to break up with her."

The female student's face changed: "What are you saying? You want to break up with Xiao Yan? Because of me?"

The male student nodded, speaking frankly: "Well, after getting along, I realized there wasn't much feeling; if it weren't for her pursuing me so closely back then, I wouldn't have casually agreed."

After saying that, the male student went to the ordering counter and got her the milk tea she liked.

The female student stood behind him, looking at him with a complex expression, which the male student didn't notice.

After a moment, she murmured, "Then it's pointless—might as well, while you're still Xiao Yan's boyfriend, sleep with you soon, so I don't waste all this time I've spent flirting."

The female student clicked her tongue, her eyes full of regret.

Not far away, at a seat facing the door, Tushan Jiu held the straw of her milk tea in her mouth, her brows full of puzzlement, thinking, "What a vast world—truly full of wonders, all kinds of people exist; this fetish is really something special!"

But now isn't the main show yet.

After the two finished their milk tea, the female student approached the male student and said, "I'm feeling a bit unwell; I want to find a place to lie down for a while. I have class this afternoon and don't want to go home and toss around—you go back first; I'll head to the nearby hotel and get a room to rest."

The male student thought for a moment, then his ears turned slightly red, "I'll accompany you; I can't leave you alone—I'll wait until you fall asleep before I go."

The female student bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, then, as if embarrassed to refuse his kindness, said, "Alright then, let's go."

Tushan Jiu raised the corners of her brows, "Well, this is when it really starts."

The glass of the milk tea shop was transparent, making the outside scene fully visible.

The male student put his arm around the female student as they left the milk tea shop; directly across the road, a Land Rover was parked, and a man and a woman stepped out of it.

Tushan Jiu looked across and saw that the woman was Ji Heyan.

The male student, upon seeing his face, knew they were childhood sweethearts, families intertwined for generations, a match made in heaven.

That was Ji Heyan's true destined match.

She could read lips; she saw that the male student called out to Ji Heyan, worriedly asking, "Yan Yan, you—are you okay?"

Ji Heyan's face was grim, her eyes full of disbelief; she stared fixedly at the black-and-white silhouettes until they disappeared at the hotel entrance.

She suddenly recalled what the knife-debtor had told her not long ago.

"When the sandalwood scent from the black shirt's cuffs blends with the jade dragon tea fragrance from the white sweatshirt, I'll come find you to collect my fee."

Now that sentence seemed to ring in her ears once again.

So clear.

So directly hitting the pain point.

"I said I came to collect payment for the knife—what are you thinking about?"

Ji Heyan snapped back to attention, abruptly looking toward the source of the voice.

When she saw Tushan Jiu, she stared wide-eyed as if she'd seen a ghost.

Was that what you just said?

Tushan Jiu: "Otherwise what?"

Ji Heyan: "......"

"The fee is twenty thousand; pay up to settle the account." Tushan Jiu calmly stated the price.

The male student beside them listened, looking bewildered: "Yan Yan, who is this?"

Ji Heyan exhaled a puff of stale air, "This is my creditor."

"A creditor?"

Ji Heyan had no time to explain to him, "Ye Ge, help me contact a reporter from the gossip media—damn it, did I give them face? Don't they see who my father is, daring to put a green hat on me!"

The male called Ye Ge knocked on Ji Heyan's head, "Girls aren't allowed to speak dirty! Just behave; I'll handle this—I'll make sure they get what they deserve, and from now on, size people up properly."

Better take a good look at the person right in front of you.

Tushan Jiu thought.

But this is their own karma; she wouldn't say anything, nor would she get involved.

Ji Heyan transferred the amount to Tushan Jiu.

After the transfer, she sincerely told Tushan Jiu, "This knife debt was totally worth it."

Tushan Jiu merely smiled and said, "It's just that we share a bit of fate; the transaction is complete—wishing you happiness, goodbye."

These two accounts have been settled recently.

Tushan Jiu turned and left.

Whether it was Jia Bing kneeling at the keyboard, or Ji Heyan fanning her confidante and cheating boyfriend, their fate ended here—she wouldn't bother with their future karma.

There is still an account for Cao Haoqiang in West City District, but his grandson won't be born for another two months.

So this account will have to wait until she comes back to collect it.

After settling these two accounts, half a day had already gone by.

Leaving West City District, Tushan Jiu headed straight back to the old family home.

She was getting ready to go back and pack the clothes and daily necessities she needed to bring.

Since she's heading back, she intends to take Xie Shiyu back to the mountain for a few days, to enjoy a respite from the city's noise—that slow life of returning to the countryside!

Although the Tushan family lives on the mountaintop, nowadays even villages have internet access, so she could stay holed up on the mountain before coming to Nan Cheng, only descending once a week.

Every day she basked in the sun in the courtyard, drank tea brewed from spring water, listened to radio dramas, binge‑watched shows and movies—such a life was practically like living as an immortal!