Chen Liuqi held the broken jade bangle, staring blankly at Li Chonglou with eyes filled with both awe and admiration.
He looked at his once familiar classmate like a stranger, filled with trepidation.
The twenty thousand compensation.
And the status that made the big boss of this 4S shop so respectful.
What had Li Chonglou experienced these past few years?
Chen Liuqi was equally filled with curiosity.
"Take it." Li Chonglou took the last piece of the broken bangle from the staff member and handed both pieces to Chen Liuqi.
Then he led him to the lounge area to sit.
Seeing this, Zhou Sanping wisely moved aside.
All the staff members were watching Li Chonglou from a distance, the focal point. A glance from Zhou Sanping was enough to make them quickly lower their heads.
No one was not curious about the background of this young man, and why he was so ostentatious.
"Louzi, you helped me again." Chen Liuqi took the broken bangle, his voice choked with emotion.
In high school, if it weren't for Li Chonglou's mutual support, he would have given up and jumped off a building long ago.
Now, he was still cowardly, while Li Chonglou had become a towering figure.
How could he not be overwhelmed with emotion?
"You helped yourself." Li Chonglou smiled. "I couldn't reach you these past few years. I heard you went abroad? When did you come back?"
After graduation, they had kept in touch.
But as time passed, unless the relationship was particularly close, it gradually faded.
Chen Liuqi had gone abroad at that time, while Li Chonglou went to university. After graduation, due to his mother's illness, he married into the Jiang family.
After that, all contact was completely lost.
"I've been back for over a year. I didn't expect to run into you. I heard you married Jiang Yuxin, and also about today." Chen Liuqi looked up, his eyes, obscured by his long hair, filled with envy. "Congratulations, anyway."
Jiang Yuxin was the universally recognized campus belle in high school, whom no one disliked.
No one expected that after three years abroad, she would return and marry Li Chonglou.
This news spread throughout their high school circle, and Li Chonglou became the object of everyone's envy and resentment.
He didn't hate Li Chonglou, and was even happy for him, but it also made him more self-conscious and afraid to contact him proactively.
"Today's incident was just an accident. The big boss here is a disciple of my senior sister." Li Chonglou saw Chen Liuqi's expression and understood his thoughts, saying lightly.
"They were so polite to me out of respect for my senior sister, not for me personally."
Chen Liuqi opened his mouth but said nothing.
Clearly, he didn't believe Li Chonglou's honest words.
He knew how cruel the world was; he had tasted the malice of humanity during his years abroad.
He was tricked into a pyramid scheme, enduring torment day and night, which made his personality even darker and more insecure.
After finally escaping back to China, he found himself unable to find anyone like him.
Now, encountering Li Chonglou again, it was under such embarrassing circumstances.
Li Chonglou had been reborn, successful and renowned, while he was still penniless.
"Since he paid me back my money, and you fought for this bangle, it's yours." Finally, Chen Liuqi placed the four broken pieces of the jade bangle in front of Li Chonglou.
He stood up and said, "I have something to do, goodbye."
With that, he lowered his head and walked out of the 4S showroom step by step, his back appearing lonely and timid.
"Little Uncle-Master, you're just going to let him leave like that?" Zhou Sanping appeared beside Li Chonglou at some point and asked softly.
"It's better that he left, it saves awkwardness." Li Chonglou smiled.
He scooped up the four broken pieces of the bangle with one hand and discreetly put them into his pocket.
He understood Chen Liuqi's state of mind, which was why he didn't stop him.
After being alone for so many years, and then being ruthlessly abandoned by his girlfriend, it was impossible to suddenly become cheerful.
Rather than forcing a smile, it was better to go back and lick his wounds alone.
As long as he could emerge from this adversity, he could be reborn from the ashes and find himself.
Otherwise, he might drown his sorrows in alcohol and die dejected.
The matter of love had caused many to stumble, and also elevated many.
Just then, Xu Lie, accompanied by sales staff, returned to the entrance in a test drive car.
As soon as he got out of the car, he gave Li Chonglou an OK gesture, looking very satisfied.
"Old Zhou, my friend seems to have taken a liking to that one." Li Chonglou pointed to the car next to Xu Lie.
"Boss, that's a Hongqi H9, the intelligent connected version 3.0T, priced at 530,000." A sincere-looking young man walked over and said.
Zhou Sanping nodded with satisfaction. "Xiao Liu, from now on, you will be the acting store manager."
"Go tell the sales that this car will be sold to that gentleman at cost price, and I will sign for it."
"Yes, boss!" Xiao Liu couldn't hide his inner joy.
He secretly glanced at Li Chonglou, his eyes shining with excitement.
If it weren't for this person, it would have taken him three to five years to become a store manager. He never imagined that his fate would change so drastically simply because of a moment of impulse, when the original store manager refused to call the police and he filmed Li Chonglou being bullied and sent it to the boss.
Li Chonglou didn't say much. Zhou Sanping's actions were nothing more than a gesture of goodwill towards him.
Cost price didn't mean he wasn't paying. As a businessman, no one liked to suffer losses. He not only did a favor but also protected his interests.
After purchasing the car at the cost price of 400,000 yuan under Xu Lie's name, he bid farewell and left the 4S store.
Sitting in the car, he took out the four broken pieces of jade bangle given to him by Chen Liuqi and examined them for a while.
This kid had good taste. It was already very rare for an ordinary person to be able to acquire a bangle of this caliber.
After all, it was an item worth over six figures.
Even though it was broken, it could still be worn after being encased in gold.
Since Chen Liuqi had given it to him, he could have it repaired with gold inlay and give it to his mother.
Perhaps some would say that when giving to one's mother, one should give the best, not a repaired broken item.
But Li Chonglou didn't care about such things.
What was the best?
For him, it was to make his mother happy without causing her worry.
If he were to give a million-dollar bangle like Jiang Yuxin, and his mother knew its value, no matter how he explained it, she would inevitably feel uneasy, even fall ill from worry.
Because she knew very well that her son didn't have the means to acquire such a thing; it must have been stolen or robbed.
If he didn't let her know the value, with her personality, she would likely casually discard it, perhaps breaking it again within a few days of being idle and working.
If the gift didn't bring her happiness, then it was better not to give it.
However, this broken bangle could be presented as a gift from a friend.
Although it had been worn by someone named Lin Fei, as long as it was cleaned thoroughly with ultrasound, it would be like a brand new item, and with his strong state of mind, he didn't find anything wrong with it.
After dropping Li Chonglou off in Donglin, Xu Lie, as usual, returned to the hospital to attend to Zheng Xiumei.
Although Tong Chuan had been taught a lesson, who knew if he would be driven to desperation. He would only be truly at ease after the end of the month.
For a full half-day, Li Chonglou was immersed in the work of repairing the bangle.
By the time he finished, it was already evening. Xu Lie drove to the shop to pick him up.
Instead of returning to the hospital, they went directly to an underground casino in Qinshi City.
Xu Lie parked the car, a rare smile on his face. "Tonight is my last fight. If I win this match, I'll be completely free. Wish me luck."