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nTranslator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

nXia Xibei returned with her 6,000 yuan to the small house where she lived, and her mood finally improved.

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nMoney was not everything, but having no money was absolutely impossible.

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nAs for Deng Zhiqiang, she had already put him at the back of her mind.

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nDeng Zhiqiang had been putting opium husks in the meat, so the meat he cooked was addictive, and that made the business quite good.

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nThis was tricking others to take drugs, which was illegal and also a crime.

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nXia Xibei had seen a large bag of opium husks in the storeroom back when she started, and if he was found out, he would be guilty of a serious crime.

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nMoreover, she reported to the health department that the sanitation in the store was not up to standard.

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n—There were often mice and cockroaches in the kitchen!

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nAs for him wanting to sue her for beating him, it would not be a problem.

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nDeng Zhiqiang looked honest, but it was not the case at all.

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nHe was stingy. He had installed a surveillance camera in the restaurant, but it only recorded the area by the cash register, so Xia Xibei didn’t hesitate to hit him.

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nIf he wanted to go to the hospital to check for injuries, he would find out that he was fine!

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nIf he still insisted on making trouble by then, he would have no time because Xia Xibei had planned more things for him.

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nAlthough Deng Zhiqiang was rotten and stingy, he was still very generous to his lovers.

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nMoreover, he was tall and built, so he was quite attractive to some women.

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nXia Xibei had told these women’s husbands about the affairs.

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nAfter Deng Zhiqiang got out of prison, he would still have to deal with the anger of those people.

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nBy that point, she did not believe that Deng Zhiqiang would still have the energy to make things difficult for her.

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nBack in the small, dark, and dilapidated house, Xia Xibei frowned.

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nWhen she was seven years old, her parents divorced and had their own families, so she was left behind in this old house as if she were a burden.

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nIn the beginning, she and her grandma had lived here. When she was fourteen years old, her grandma passed away, then she started living here by herself.

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nHer parents only gave her three hundred yuan a month, which had not changed.

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nIn this day and age, what could 300 yuan do? It cost at least eight yuan to eat fast food. If one got sick, it would be even more troublesome.

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nTherefore, Xia Xibei could only go get a job.

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nSitting on the sofa, Xia Xibei wanted to slap herself.

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nWhy was she so stupid in the first place?

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nWhy did she have to carry everything herself?

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nShe was still a minor! She had been working hard here, but her parents were living leisurely, so why?

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nAfter two lifetimes of precipitation, she no longer had any feelings for her parents.

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nEven if there were, they were all wiped out because of what her parents did later on.

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nIn a year, this place was going to be demolished. Her father had come and had taken all the payment for the demolition of the house, leaving her with no place to stay.

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nShe fought so hard to finally become a second-tier star a few years later, then her parents showed up to ask for money. If she refused, they would spread all kinds of rumors about her.

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nThinking of this, Xia Xibei’s gaze became even colder.

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nThis time, she wouldn’t be so stupid and let them bully her!

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nThinking of this, she picked up the phone and dialed one of the numbers that had been stored for a long time but was rarely used.

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nAfter a while, there was an impatient male voice.

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n“Didn’t I tell you not to call me?—Tingting, be careful! Dad will get you the water!”

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nThe voice had been very impatient at first, but then it became gentle. The difference between the two would make one feel emotional.

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nBut Xia Xibei had long since stopped being affected by these emotions.

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nIn a calm manner, she said, “I want money. Give me two hundred thousand yuan.”

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n“Two hundred thousand yuan? Are you insane?”

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