"A thousand?" Zhuang Rouhui immediately cried out, "Why don’t you just rob me?"
It was just about taking a few strands of hair, yet he dared to demand such a high price.
Despite Zhuang Rouhui’s glamorous appearance, she truly didn’t have much money.
Li Fuhong had cut off her cards long ago, only allowing the Li Family to provide her with a monthly living allowance out of consideration for their two children.
Most of it went towards the children’s living expenses.
The Li Family was very generous, but Zhuang Rouhui was stingy towards Li Ruyun and Li Ruyu, constantly finding ways to skimp on expenses.
Over time, she had managed to build up her own little treasury.
Back then, Li Ruyun had secretly reported this to the elders.
Ding Xiulan hadn’t expected Zhuang Rouhui to skimp even on the children’s money and was both angry and helpless.
She could only give Li Ruyun and Li Ruyu red envelopes during holidays, while the regular living expenses were still managed by Zhuang Rouhui.
She simply turned a blind eye to it.
She just thought of it as spending money to ward off disaster.
To avoid Zhuang Rouhui creating a scene at the old house or Li Fuhong’s company if she ran out of money, which could cause an even worse impact.
But from the time the two children disappeared until they were found, the Li Family had already planned to kick Zhuang Rouhui out and naturally wouldn’t give her any more money.
Zhuang Rouhui could only watch her little treasury dwindling, feeling an increasingly desperate craving for money.
Ye Chunxiao’s demand for a thousand yuan was definitely not a small amount for Zhuang Rouhui.
"That’s too much, I can’t possibly spend that much."
Yet Ye Chunxiao had pinpointed Zhuang Rouhui’s Achilles’ heel.
"But you have no way to enter the school now, and Zhuang Lan won’t help you. There aren’t many people you can turn to."
Zhuang Rouhui’s breathing hitched, and she said unwillingly, "Don’t think you’re the only option, can’t I find someone else to help?"
"Others aren’t in the same class as Yue Qingqing and might not be able to make contact, and they might even tell Yue Qingqing about this. Then, all your plans might fall through."
Ye Chunxiao seemed certain that Zhuang Rouhui had few options, infuriating her to the brink of explosion.
She could only grit her teeth and say, "Eight hundred, I really can’t offer more than that, or I’ll have to find another way."
Eight hundred wasn’t little either, at least it could let Ye Chunxiao live comfortably for a while.
"Alright then, but you need to give me half of the money first."
"But what if the hair you give me isn’t Yue Qingqing’s?"
Ultimately, both were scheming, neither willing to trust the other.
After some hard bargaining, the two finally agreed that Zhuang Rouhui would first give Ye Chunxiao one-third of the money.
She would give another third after receiving the hair.
The last third would be given after the results of the verification were out.
It sounded very troublesome, but it was the final result they got after a fierce verbal battle.
Zhuang Rouhui went to Lingguang No.1 Middle School to give Ye Chunxiao the initially agreed upon two hundred and sixty yuan.
Taking the money, Ye Chunxiao’s eyes were filled with greed.
"Now that you’ve taken the money, you better do the job well, or I also have a way to teach you a lesson," Zhuang Rouhui looked down on Ye Chunxiao from a superior position.
Ye Chunxiao thought back to an incident in an alley outside the school, his eyes brooding and dark.
"Understood. I’ll handle it. Wait for my call."
"As soon as possible!"
Zhuang Rouhui emphasized again, and Ye Chunxiao agreed.
In fact, without her insistence, Ye Chunxiao didn’t want to drag it out too long.
On one hand, she wanted to get the money soon.
On the other hand, the time until the college entrance exam was getting closer.
She hoped to create a disturbance with the results before the exam.
By that time, Yue Qingqing would definitely be greatly affected.
First place? Top scorer?
Heh, we’ll see what results she can achieve then.