Chapter 96: No Free Lunch Falls from the Sky

Li Jiaci sipped hot water and glanced casually at the bed.

"Pfft!"

The hot water that had just reached his mouth sprayed out directly.

Only saw Wang Yingna lying on her side on the bed, left hand propping her head, right hand stroking her slender waist, her eyes seductive as she stared at him and smiled.

"Jiaci bro, come on!"

"I've made it this obvious, and you still aren't moved?"

Wang Yingna's figure is sexy, extremely hot.

Her voice was a bit softer and more alluring than usual, with a tempting tone.

If it were another man,

who could resist her lovable temptress?

But when Li Jiaci saw this scene, he inexplicably shivered.

"You go ahead and be busy, I'm going back to sleep!"

"Don't go, Li Jiaci!"

"You... you're not a real man!"

"I look down on you!"

Wang Yingna watched the man walk straight out, and instantly flew into a rage, sitting up.

"This guy, not being a monk, why does he pretend to be proper all day?"

"Boring!"

Wang Yingna got up and closed the door.

"You deserve to freeze to death!"

"..."

The next day, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

Li Jiaci was sleeping in a daze, but he heard a muffled thud coming from Wang Yingna's dormitory.

It sounded like she had fallen off the bed.

Li Jiaci sat up suspiciously and hastily put on his shoes.

For ease of movement, he slept fully clothed, fearing something might happen and he wouldn't have time to stop it.

"Wang Yingna!"

Li Jiaci burst in.

Sure enough, that guy was rolling on the ground nonstop.

A little further and he would knock over the fire bucket.

Li Jiaci first moved the fire bucket outside, then pressed down on Wang Yingna's shoulder and asked softly, "Are you having withdrawal symptoms again?"

"Medicine, give me medicine..."

Wang Yingna's eyes were unfocused, completely unable to concentrate.

She grabbed Li Jiaci's arm with her backhand, her nails digging deep into his flesh.

"Give me medicine!"

"Hurry and give it to me!"

Li Jiaci's face darkened.

This was the fourth withdrawal episode since Wang Yingna quit the powder, and the most severe one.

After the onset, she couldn't even recognize the people around her.

Li Jiaci ignored the pain from her gripping his arm and patiently urged, "Nana, calm down first and take a good look at who I am!"

"Powder, I want powder!"

"Will you go buy me some powder?"

"I'll give you however much money you need!"

However, Wang Yingna suddenly changed the subject.

She directly asked for the powder.

Her eyes were bloodshot; she slowly lifted her head and then slammed it hard into Li Jiaci's forehead.

"Thud."

Li Jiaci sucked in a breath of cold air and clenched his teeth.

"Wang Yingna, if you take the powder, all your previous efforts will be wasted!"

"Don't you hate those powder-selling bastards to death?"

"Once you get through this, I'll take you to find them so you can take revenge yourself!"

No matter what Li Jiaci said,

Wang Yingna acted as if she couldn't hear him, hitting and kicking him.

At that moment, Li Yihu heard the commotion and rushed in.

"Bro, do you want help?"

Li Jiaci said, "Go find me some rope, make it sturdy!"

"Got it!"

"..."

A moment later.

Wang Yingna was trussed up tightly and bound to the chair.

And today the Mu Cai Chang's business was also unprecedentedly booming; the brothers outside were all busy to the extreme.

They wished they could split one machine into two for use.

Li Jiaci paced back and forth beside Wang Yingna, occasionally glancing outside.

Now the one bearing the main responsibility is Liu Jiang.

But he still isn't completely familiar with Li Jiaci's business workflow, so making the connection feels a bit rusty.

"Brother!"

"Liu Jiang is calling you over!"

Li Yihu ran to the dormitory, pointing outside and said.

Hearing that, Li Jiaci glanced at the distressed Wang Yingna, clenched his fists: "You have Liu Jiang hold on a bit longer; if I leave, this guy might do who knows what!"

"Isn't she all tied up?"

Li Yihu felt anxious.

Just then, Wang Yingna tipped over backward, chair and all, onto the floor.

Li Yihu's eyes darkened, then he corrected himself: "Never mind, I'll have Liu Jiang hold on a bit longer!"

"Mm, thanks for your hard work!"

Li Jiaci nodded.

He helped Wang Yingna up from the floor, squatted beside her, and asked: "Did you bump your head?"

"Give me powder, otherwise I'll knock myself to death!"

"Like that..."

Li Jiaci stroked his chin, suddenly chuckled: "Then just keep lying like that!"

Afterward he put the chair back upside down on the floor.

Wang Yingna stared at him with her legs in the air, her crimson eyes slowly welling up with tears.

Before long, it was noon.

Wang Yingna was no longer making a fuss as before.

Mainly because she couldn't muster a fuss.

Her hands and feet were tied to the chair, and the chair was still upside down.

"Methadone..."

"What did you say?"

Li Jiaci turned back.

Wang Yingna gazed at the ceiling, weakly saying: "Nothing, my head feels congested and I'm also thirsty..."

"I'll go get you some water!"

Li Jiaci brought her a cup of warm water.

After helping her drink, he wiped the water from her lips and said lightly: "Who am I?"

"Jiaci brother!"

Li Jiaci set down the cup, turned and helped her up.

He untied the ropes binding her, then let out a long breath.

"I'll carry you to the bed to rest!"

"Okay..."

Wang Yingna obediently replied.

After a morning of turmoil, she was also tired.

Li Jiaci sat on the bedside, lit a cigarette and smoked.

Halfway through the cigarette, he looked back and saw she had already fallen asleep sometime earlier.

"Hah."

"You pesky little sprite."

……

Afternoon.

Li Jiaci came out of the dormitory.

All he saw was a steady stream of freight trucks ahead, kicking up dust that made him cough repeatedly.

"What's going on today?"

Although the Mu Cai Chang's business was good, such a bustling scene was still something he'd never seen before.

He was puzzling over it when Hong Bo suddenly walked over from the side, smiling and waving at Li Jiaci.

"Boss Li, why did you only just come out?"

Li Jiaci replied: "Just a matter; it's already settled!"

Hong Bo glanced inside the dormitory, not daring to ask further.

He handed over the several contracts in his hand, proudly saying: "These are the deals I just negotiated; a dozen furniture factories are eager to cooperate with us, they've already signed, just waiting for Boss Li to give the final approval!"

"Another dozen?"

Li Jiaci furrowed his brow.

He reached out to take the contracts, feeling increasingly strange.

"How come business has been so good these past two days? It's surprisingly good!"

Hong Bo laughed: "Business is good, why are you still worried?"

"It's not that I'm worried; it just feels abnormal!"

Li Jiaci said that, casually flipped open a contract and took a look.

Upon looking, he immediately discovered the problem.

He then flipped through all the contracts in one go.

Sure enough...

No free lunch.

"Hong Bo, have you looked over all these contracts?"

Li Jiaci asked.

Hong Bo scratched the back of his head, then slowly explained: "I wasn't in a rush to send it over to you, so I haven't had a chance to look yet."