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Tang Tiantian's heart was seething with anger, her chest rising and falling, breathing uneven, a mist of tears beginning to fill her large, watery eyes.

Li Xiaoyao had already walked over; he stood behind Tang Tiantian, his right hand naturally slipping around her waist, gently pulling her into an embrace, and then he looked at the manager and said, "I'm very curious, what kind of proposition did you make to my girlfriend earlier?"

"Girlfriend?" When the manager heard this, and saw Li Xiaoyao's intimate gesture, he was momentarily dumbfounded, then his eyes started to panic, and he said, "It's nothing, just work-related matters."

After saying that, he quickly added, "Tang Tiantian is still on duty right now, I hope you won't disturb her work."

Li Xiaoyao smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, she's already off work."

"Sorry, Tang Tiantian has to work overtime today," the manager said with a huff.

"Oh? Is that so?" Li Xiaoyao looked at Tiantian in his arms and asked, "Tiantian, are you on duty today? I seem to remember you were not supposed to be on duty today."

Tang Tiantian bit her lip and gave the manager a resentful glance, deciding in her heart that even if she quit this job, she would not tolerate this treatment any longer.

"He asked me to work overtime at the last minute," said Tang Tiantian, her voice seemingly calm, but filled with anger inside.

"Last-minute overtime?" Li Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows and said to the manager, "Sorry, my Tiantian can't work overtime, you'll have to find someone else to cover the shift."

Having said that, Li Xiaoyao ignored the manager's ugly expression, wrapped his arm around Tang Tiantian, and walked away.

After leaving the mall, they found a restaurant, sat down, and Li Xiaoyao began to order dishes.

He ordered a dozen dishes in one go, put down the menu, and Li Xiaoyao noticed that Tang Tiantian's mood was very low, probably still worried about what had just happened.

Li Xiaoyao thought for a bit and then asked, "Does your manager have a problem with you?"

Tang Tiantian shook her head but did not explain anything.

Seeing he couldn't get anything more out of her, Li Xiaoyao stopped asking, only saying one sentence.

"If you're not happy with your job, then don't do it. I can support you," he said.

Tang Tiantian looked at him, a sweet smile appeared on her face, she leaned closer to Li Xiaoyao's ear, and said, "I know you're a very capable man, but I don't want to be a woman who only knows how to spend money."

Li Xiaoyao's eyebrows twitched, and he whispered in her ear, "Oh? I'm very capable, huh? Which aspect are you referring to?"

Tang Tiantian's cheeks instantly reddened, while Tang Youde, sitting opposite, bowed his head and fiddled with his phone, pretending he hadn't seen anything.

After lunch, Tang Tiantian went back to work, and Tang Youde returned to school.

Li Xiaoyao transferred ten thousand Xuan Country Currency to Tang Youde's account and told him that if he ran out of money, he should come to him, and from now on he would take care of his living expenses and he shouldn't ask his sister for money anymore.

Tang Youde initially refused because he couldn't just accept money from Li Xiaoyao.

But soon, he was persuaded by Li Xiaoyao and had no choice but to take it.

Li Xiaoyao only said one thing.

"You call me 'brother-in-law', so I can't let that be in vain. If you need money, come to me, otherwise don't call me brother-in-law in the future," he told Tang Youde.

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When Tang Tiantian returned to the mall, she ran into the manager, who told her she didn't need to come to work that afternoon.

Tang Tiantian's anger, which had been building up all morning, finally erupted, and she had a big argument with the manager before going home.

Tang Tiantian was furious; the manager had overstepped his bounds. He was already married with children, but he had wanted her to become his mistress. Tang Tiantian would never agree; it wasn't only a matter of him being a mere manager – even if he were the chairman, Tang Tiantian would never consent to being someone's mistress.

So she declined, but she also knew that her days at the company were definitely not going to be easy from now on, he would surely trip her up. However, it didn't matter, Tang Tiantian had already decided to change jobs, and as soon as she found a new one, she would immediately quit her current one.

After sending Tang Youde off, Li Xiaoyao contacted Zhao Si, telling him he was on his way now.

Zhao Si couldn't wait to meet with Li Xiaoyao sooner, so they could discuss the important matters as soon as possible.

Riding in a taxi to the bar, Li Xiaoyao felt increasingly that he should buy a car. In this day and age, not having a car was really inconvenient.

To buy a car, one needed money, and what Li Xiaoyao lacked most now was money.

Earning a fixed salary was the slowest way to make money.

If he could take over San Tiao Alley, Li Xiaoyao would have an additional way to earn money. However, how much benefit San Tiao Alley could bring him would depend on the outcome of the conversation he would have with Zhao Si in a while.

Hu Zhi had to die, whether he helped Zhao Si or not, Li Xiaoyao was determined to deal with him. The reason was simple, because Hu Zhi dared to hurt Tang Tiantian.

The car stopped outside the bar, Li Xiaoyao paid the fare and got out, glancing around.

The bar street was deserted during the day; when Li Xiaoyao walked into the bar, he rarely felt the peaceful atmosphere.

Zhao Si was still sitting on the same sofa as last time, with various drinks and fruit plates set out on the coffee table, and there was no one else around.

As soon as Li Xiaoyao entered the bar, Zhao Si noticed and stood up to welcome him, saying, "Little brother, you're here."

Li Xiaoyao approached with a smile, "Brother Si, you've booked the whole place to welcome me, I'm truly flattered."

Zhao Si got straight to the point, "Let's skip the formalities and talk directly, what are your thoughts?"

Li Xiaoyao liked talking to people like Zhao Si. When it was time to talk about money, they talked about money; when it was time to discuss favors, they discussed favors.

Li Xiaoyao sat down, opened a bottle of beer, took a few sips, and said, "Leave Hu Zhi to me, dead or alive, you don't have to worry about it. In short, Ling City will no longer have a person named Hu Zhi."

Zhao Si was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. He wouldn't be foolish enough to ask Li Xiaoyao how he would deal with Hu Zhi. Just like what Li Xiaoyao said, dead or alive, it wasn't his concern, as long as Ling City would no longer have a person by that name.

After Li Xiaoyao finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Si, waiting for him to speak.

Zhao Si, of course, knew what Li Xiaoyao was waiting for, so he said, "All earnings from San Tiao Alley, a fifty-fifty split."

A fifty-fifty split was an arrangement Li Xiaoyao could accept, and Zhao Si's willingness to part with half of the profits was indeed quite unexpected.

Li Xiaoyao made a request, "Give me 'Gone with the Wind', I like that bar."

Zhao Si asked, "You plan to distribute goods there?"

Li Xiaoyao shook his head, "I want to run it."

Zhao Si frowned and said, "The owner of that bar is from Zhu Island City. Generally speaking, we just charge protection fees and distribute goods in the bars. If you want to run it, you'll have to buy it."

"Then let's buy it." Li Xiaoyao had his eyes set on that bar anyway. As for the idea of buying it, he hadn't even considered it, because he had no money on hand at all.

But it didn't matter, money could be earned, and buying it didn't necessarily mean paying all at once. It could be paid in installments.

Li Xiaoyao said, "The matter with Hu Zhi, give me a maximum of half a month. After it's settled, I'll come find you."

Having said this, Li Xiaoyao left the bar.

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