Chapter 28: Reunion with Qin An (Extra Update 27)
After charging her phone, Lu Zhiyin and Long Qinxin quickly fell asleep. The next day, after waking up and eating breakfast, Long Qinxin told Lu Zhiyin that she was going out to pick wedding rings and then hurried out.
She didn’t put the chains and collar back on Lu Zhiyin. To be honest, Lu Zhiyin felt a little unaccustomed to being suddenly unrestrained.
“Sigh…”
Lying on the soft mattress, Lu Zhiyin felt a little emotional as she recalled the hard ground of the basement.
The ground in the basement was really hard and cold. Even with the blanket spread in the dog house where she rested, it was still uncomfortable. Although she hadn’t stayed in the basement for long, it was still unforgettable.
Opening her fully charged phone, Lu Zhiyin looked it over inside and out. She finally found that her friends had all been deleted.
She didn’t care much about it. After all, she didn’t have many friends to begin with. She could add Leng Qing Qiu back as a friend anytime. As for that game client… it wasn’t of much significance. She wasn’t expecting to make money from games anymore.
After confirming that there were no extra apps or programs on her phone, Lu Zhiyin got out of bed. With some difficulty, she crawled to the living room, dragged the money bag that was still on the sofa down, took out a stack of banknotes from the bag, found the chain under the coffee table, and slowly moved to the apartment door.
“Sigh… it’s inconvenient without a wheelchair…”
Looking down at her legs, Lu Zhiyin felt a little troubled.
She didn’t know if her second life would still be in such a terrible state, or if it would be restored to wholeness.
If possible, she hoped that after using the revival armor, she would be able to walk normally. The days of paralyzed legs were truly difficult to endure.
Indulging in unrealistic fantasies, Lu Zhiyin swung the chain in her hand and threw one end of it out. After several attempts, she managed to hook the thin chain onto the doorknob. Pulling on both ends of the chain with her hands, she finally opened the door by herself.
Without a wheelchair, even opening the door was troublesome for her.
As the door opened, the door opposite, which was close by, came into view. If nothing unexpected happened, Qin An was behind that door.
“…”
Paralyzed in place, Lu Zhiyin struggled for a while before making up her mind to crawl to Qin An’s door.
“Achoo…”
There was no heating in the hallway. Lu Zhiyin was still wearing thin pajamas. When the wind blew, she couldn’t help but sneeze, and her body shivered.
“Is anyone home?”
She knocked on Qin An’s door, putting some force into her hands.
After a long period of no response, Lu Zhiyin knocked several more times with increased force.
The loud noise echoed through the hallway and into Qin An’s apartment, successfully waking Qin An, who had just fallen asleep on the sofa.
“Who’s the brain-dead person knocking on my door so early in the morning? Did you come to the wrong person?”
Opening the door in anger, Qin An was momentarily taken aback when she saw the girl she hadn’t seen in a long time. After a while, she recognized the person in front of her.
Her best toy for venting her anger, the pathetic little creature at school whom anyone could bully.
After not seeing her for some time, this fellow seemed to be in an even more miserable state.
“…”
Silently, Qin An looked at the more haggard girl in front of her, still wearing thin pajamas. Recent memories rushed into her mind.
She remembered correctly that the person in front of her was close to Leng Qing Qiu. Did she become like this because Leng Qing Qiu was arrested?
Speaking of which, Qin An was a little incredulous when she saw the wanted notice for Leng Qing Qiu. She only knew that Leng Qing Qiu was not to be trifled with, but she didn’t know that Leng Qing Qiu was implicated in so many murder cases.
Now that Leng Qing Qiu was arrested, she would likely be executed.
Her mind was a mess from staying up late. Qin An sized up the person slumped on the ground in front of her, feeling a bit puzzled. She didn’t know why she was at her doorstep. In her memory, Lu Zhiyin had also approached her proactively before.
However, this idiot had been drugged by someone at the bar and was quickly carried away by Leng Qing Qiu.
“Ah… long time no see.”
While Qin An was sizing up Lu Zhiyin, Lu Zhiyin was also sizing up Qin An.
Her originally short blonde hair had grown out a bit, messy, like a bird’s nest. Her face had become much thinner, with dark circles. Her back was slightly hunched, and she looked listless, no longer possessing her former spirit.
Lu Zhiyin felt a little fortunate that Qin An was still in distress and hadn’t escaped her predicament yet. Otherwise, Lu Zhiyin wouldn’t know where to start.
Both were silent, looking at each other for a long time. Finally, Qin An broke the silence.
“What do you want from me? You idiot, do you want a beating?”
With her usual foul language, Qin An was somewhat displeased. She had wanted to vent her anger on Lu Zhiyin countless times before, but now, seeing her in person, she didn’t have that inclination anymore.
The cold war with her father had almost completely worn away her sharp edges. She had no money left, and now she could only drink tap water when she was thirsty and had to ask her former followers for some food when she was hungry.
As for humbling herself to her father… she found it difficult to do so.
“You’re short on money, aren’t you?”
Without stating her own needs first, Lu Zhiyin spoke of Qin An’s predicament.
Just by looking at Qin An’s face and her listless tone, Lu Zhiyin could tell she was somewhat malnourished.
“What does that have to do with you?”
With a slightly unfriendly gaze, Qin An clenched her fist and hit the wall next to her as if to threaten her.
Qin An was very unhappy that her predicament had been pointed out by someone, but there was nothing she could deny. She was indeed short on money now, and anyone could see that.
“If you’re here to mock me, I think you’ve found the wrong person. I guarantee you a fate worse than death.”
As she made the threat, Qin An took out a steel pipe from beside the shoe rack near the entrance.
Her sharp edges had indeed been smoothed, but that didn’t mean she would allow anyone to mock her.
“Uh, no, no, I’m not here to laugh at you.”
Waving her hands, Lu Zhiyin shook her head.
“I’m here to trade with you.”
Lu Zhiyin said this, not wanting to be hit by Qin An with a steel pipe.
This girl wouldn’t hold back. With her current body, if she took a solid hit from a steel pipe, she would likely be done for.
“Trade?”
Qin An was stunned and looked at Lu Zhiyin with some suspicion.
She really couldn’t imagine what kind of trade Lu Zhiyin was talking about.
“Um… I heard your father is a Judicial Officer, so I’d like to ask you to help Leng Qing Qiu get out of prison. I can give you money.”
Lu Zhiyin touched the stack of banknotes in her pocket and looked at Qin An’s face.
Upon hearing that she could get money, Qin An’s expression visibly wavered.
However, Qin An couldn’t agree. Lu Zhiyin knew that she and her father were in a cold war.
“Um… I know you can’t agree right away, but here’s one thousand yuan. You can use it for a few days. We can solve your problem first. I’m not in a hurry. What do you think?”
Looking at Qin An, Lu Zhiyin asked cautiously, and as she asked, she respectfully handed over the small stack of banknotes.
A total of one thousand yuan, which was a lifesaver for the current Qin An.
