Blood poured out from the soles of her feet, pooling on the ground in a large patch within seconds. Li Mei was covered in a cold sweat!
A trace of heartache flashed in Er Zhu's eyes, but he continued to bandage Li Mei's wounds methodically.
"Be gentler, it hurts!"
After an unknown amount of time, Li Mei's weak voice drifted from not far away. Though soft, her voice seemed to carry a hint of coquettishness, making Er Zhu's heart tremble!
Er Zhu nodded slightly and looked down at Li Mei's small, delicate, fair feet. He gently stroked them while bandaging, his hand inadvertently brushing against Li Mei's skin, as smooth as silk, causing her to shiver.
Feeling her tremor, Er Zhu also paused, a flush appearing on his face.
The temperature in the room grew hotter, and the atmosphere became increasingly intimate!
Er Zhu let out a long sigh, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, and continued to dress the wound.
After an indeterminate period, by the time Er Zhu finished bandaging the wound, Li Mei had already fainted from the pain.
Gazing at Li Mei's face, beaded with cold sweat, Er Zhu gently wiped it, tucked her in, and then turned to leave.
The moment Er Zhu turned, Li Mei slowly opened her eyes, a blush spreading across her face.
As Er Zhu stepped into the courtyard, he saw Uncle Liu rushing towards him.
"Uncle Liu, why are you here?"
Er Zhu walked over, his eyes filled with confusion.
"Er Zhu, hurry and come with me, something's happened at the Chinese medicine factory!"
Uncle Liu was about to say more but suddenly smacked his forehead and grabbed Er Zhu, pulling him along.
Er Zhu wanted to ask for details, but seeing Uncle Liu's anxious demeanor, he didn't press further.
Within minutes, Er Zhu arrived at the Chinese medicine factory. Along the way, Uncle Liu explained everything.
It turned out some construction foreman, seeing them as country folk, wanted them to pay upfront before starting work.
"Er Zhu, you're here! They..."
Upon seeing Er Zhu, the villagers of Shilong Village immediately surrounded him, pointing at a portly man opposite them and about to speak.
"Everyone, please stop. I know everything. Leave this matter to me."
Er Zhu scanned the crowd and directly interrupted them, facing the opposite party with a calm expression.
"No one can change our minds today. You must pay first!"
"That's right, you bunch of poor beggars. What if you don't pay us after we finish the work?"
"You, a bumpkin, want to open a factory? That's hilarious!"
...
Several extraordinarily ugly men on the other side condescended to look Er Zhu up and down, mocking him with sarcastic undertones.
"Don't look down on people! Er Zhu is the richest man in our Shilong Village, with a net worth of over a million!"
As soon as the other party finished speaking, Sun Er Niang, standing beside Er Zhu, immediately retorted loudly.
"A million? Hahahaha... this kind of poor wretch could have a million?"
"Brother, I... hahahaha..."
"Pfft!"
...
The moment Sun Er Niang finished speaking, those men burst into laughter, especially the portly one, who was almost doubled over.
A scrawny young man like this, and a million? He wouldn't believe he had even ten thousand yuan!
Clearly penniless, yet pretending to be rich, how shameless!
"How much money!"
Seeing their idiotic expressions, Er Zhu slowly spoke.
He had originally intended to teach these fellows a lesson, but thinking of Li Mei's injured foot, he changed his mind.
They weren't going anywhere anyway, so paying now or later made no difference.
"Two million..."
"Alright!"
Before the portly man could finish speaking, Er Zhu agreed with utmost decisiveness. Hearing this, the villagers couldn't help but look at Er Zhu.
They knew Er Zhu was wealthy, but they hadn't expected him to be *this* wealthy!
"Er Zhu, that's two million, not two hundred yuan!"
Uncle Liu, having recovered from his shock, thought Er Zhu hadn't heard clearly and tugged his sleeve to remind him.
"Mmm, I know."
Er Zhu nodded lightly as he operated his phone.
Two million might be an astronomical sum for the villagers, but to him, it was akin to two hundred yuan.
*Ding-dong!*
The notification sound from his phone jolted the extraordinarily ugly men back to reality. They all looked at the portly man's phone, their eyes wide with shock!
The money had arrived so quickly!
Good heavens, were these the country bumpkins they remembered?
Since when did country bumpkins become so rich!
Even they themselves couldn't come up with such a sum on the spot!
"Uncle Liu, keep an eye on them working, I'm going home."
Er Zhu didn't even glance at them. He merely gave Uncle Liu a brief instruction and turned to head back.
"So imposing! It's great to be rich!"
Sun Er Niang watched Er Zhu's retreating back, raising a thumb in admiration and exclaiming.
The other villagers also looked at Er Zhu, nodding with a mixture of admiration and envy...
Meanwhile, at Li Mei's house.
Li Mei lay on the ground, her feet covered in blood, staring in terror at the man slowly advancing towards her.
"Beautiful lady, don't be so scared. I'll make you feel very good!"
The man leered at Li Mei's exquisite, perfect face, panting greedily.
Who was this man? He was Sun Xiaopang from Taohua Village!
He had come with Ma Liang and the others, initially to witness the spectacle, but he had arrived too late!
As he was about to leave in disappointment, he saw Li Mei lying on the kang.
One glance was enough to set his heart ablaze!
One glance made him feel an urge to die on her!
He never knew there was such a beautiful woman in Shilong Village!
Sun Xiaopang licked his lips, his large face now looming over Li Mei!
"Get lost! If you don't want to die, get out now!"
A flicker of terror flashed in Li Mei's eyes. She scrambled backward, shouting loudly.
Just moments ago, she had been preparing to rest when this man suddenly barged in. Li Mei clutched her clothes tightly, filled with anger.
"What? Still want to resist? I'm telling you, no one can save you!"
Seeing the anger in Li Mei's eyes, Sun Xiaopang sneered, his eyes filled with smugness.