Reborn: Instead of Chasing the School Beauty, I Chased Her Mother

Now he was disheveled, sleeping for only a few hours each day; he had been compulsively gambling since National Day, and now he could no longer stop.

Looking at the last bank card that had 380,000 yuan, Yen Zhengjin recharged another 80,000 yuan into the game.

"I have to break even, I have to break even..."

Yen Zhengjin kept repeating this, by this moment he had completely fallen into a crazed state, focused solely on breaking even.

However, by two in the morning, the 80,000 yuan had been lost once more.

"Charge another 100,000!"

This time, Yen Zhengjin was a lot more cautious; he decided to take it slowly, aiming to win back his original stake!

...

In the morning, Zhou Rongrong went to Li Zhiyan's room, gathered up his clothes that he had changed out of, and then went to cook.

Before long, Li Zhiyan woke up and saw a message from his buddy asking if he was going to surf the internet.

He was scheduled to carry out the task involving Yen Zhengjin in the afternoon, so he could afford to have some fun online in the morning.

After washing up and sitting down, Zhou Rongrong asked, "Son, how is Auntie Wu feeling?"

"Not so good, Mom."

"I think Auntie Wu's mood won't get any better, he is always thinking about asking Auntie Wu for money, and it's not just a little bit he asks for, he opens his mouth and it's five thousand or ten thousand. I think Auntie Wu's home is not far from falling apart."

Zhou Rongrong let out a deep sigh, having such a son was truly an unfortunate burden for life.

...

In the morning, after arriving at the internet café.

Li Zhiyan felt Li Shiyu's envious gaze.

"Brother Yan, you're really living the life, traveling everywhere during National Day."

"Not like me, I can only surf the internet here. If it weren't for the fact that our computers are reserved, I probably wouldn't even have been able to get online during National Day."

"Cut it out, given a choice between traveling and surfing the net, which would you choose?"

"I'd still pick surfing the net."

"Brother Yan, how are things progressing with Auntie Jiang?"

"It's almost there."

With a casual remark, he reaped his buddy's astonished expression.

"Brother Yan, you're successful in everything, your life is the envy of the deceased."

In the morning, the two played games in the internet café the entire time.

In the afternoon, Li Zhiyan took a taxi to Jiang Xian's clothing store.

"Auntie Jiang!"

"Xiao Yan."

Upon seeing Li Zhiyan again, Jiang Xian felt a surge of security in her heart.

So much had happened recently, and each time it was Li Zhiyan by her side.

"Auntie Jiang, I've missed you."

As soon as he entered the clothing store, Li Zhiyan hugged Jiang Xian's slender waist and kissed her. Though Jiang Xian was shy, she had thought of another family, happy and complete, walking past her store these past few days.

The sense of loss spurred Jiang Xian to overcome her shyness, responding to Li Zhiyan continuously.

After a while, a girl came towards them, and Jiang Xian, with a blushing face, pushed Li Zhiyan away.

The girl found it strange, a forty-year-old woman kissing an eighteen-year-old?

But in this era, it seemed that nothing was too strange.

After all, if older men with young girls were acceptable, there was no reason young men and mature women couldn't be.

After the girl looked around and bought a T-shirt, she left the clothing store.

Then Li Zhiyan cuddled up behind Jiang Xian again.

"Auntie Jiang, your lips are so sweet..."

"Can we..."

Li Zhiyan whispered in Jiang Xian's ear.

However, Jiang Xian shook her head; there were some things she still found difficult to cross the threshold of.

Li Zhiyan wasn't surprised by this; he quietly waited for Yen Zhengjin to arrive.

"Then Auntie Jiang, I'll go lie down in the little room for a while. You look after the store, and tonight I want to have a good taste of your cafeteria's cooking skills."

Jiang Xian nodded slightly towards things that had already happened, though she still felt very shy at heart.

...

At this moment, Yen Zhengjin had already lost a total of 1.88 million yuan.

Only 100,000 yuan was left in his bank account. Yen Zhengjin had not been panicked up to now, but at this point, he had completely begun to panic.

Out of the savings of 1.98 million, there was only 100,000 yuan left.

"Bet it all on triples!"

Yen Zhengjin remembered the time when he had bet on triples but changed it to big/small at the last moment.

Now he went all-in on triples, thinking that if he won, he could not only break even but earn quite a bit as well!

With this thought, the madly desperate Yen Zhengjin placed his entire bet on triples.

"Triples!"

"Triples!"

As the scantily-clad croupier kept rolling the dice.

Yen Zhengjin, with veins popping out, roared with anger.

But very quickly, he became completely desperate.

It was just an ordinary hand, the angry Li Zhiyan continued to top up his account.

But after trying all the payment methods with his bank cards, he realized.

All his money was gone.

Spent it all, every bit of it...

At this moment, Yen Zhengjin's mind was full of thoughts of recouping his losses, but now, it seemed he had no startup capital left.

Mortgage! He could mortgage his house and the one he got from the relocation compensation.

There was also the car; he should be able to get a loan of over a million.

With that much money, recouping his losses should be possible, as long as he wasn't too impulsive!

Just then, Yen Lei's call came through.

"Dad, give me living expenses."

"Get lost!"

Yen Zhengjin was already on the brink of collapse, and now hearing his good-for-nothing son asking for money, he definitely felt like he could no longer suppress his emotions.

He even wanted to grab Yen Lei and beat him mercilessly.

Suddenly, Yen Zhengjin remembered the three hundred thousand yuan he had at Jiang Xian's.

Deep down, he subconsciously regarded Jiang Xian as a soft persimmon that was easy to squeeze.

"Go get the three hundred thousand back from Jiang Xian!"

Hope for a turnaround flickered again in Yen Zhengjin's heart.

The money was his to begin with, so no one had the right to stop him from taking it back!

He then took a taxi directly to Jiang Xian's clothing store, and right after getting out of the car, he felt much bolder as he touched the fruit knife in his briefcase...

From a distance, Jiang Xian saw Yen Zhengjin approaching and quickly called out to Li Zhiyan.

"Xiao Yan!"

Before she finished speaking, Yen Zhengjin had already entered the store.

"Jiang Xian, I'm not here to talk about reconciliation."

"Agree to one condition, and I promise I'll never bother you again for the rest of my life."

At that moment, Li Zhiyan also stepped out of the booth.

Subconsciously, Yen Zhengjin felt immense pressure, but touching the fruit knife in his briefcase, he regained his confidence.

"What condition?"

Jiang Xian asked subconsciously, hoping that Yen Zhengjin would disappear from her life forever.

"Three hundred thousand. When we got divorced, you took a bank card worth three hundred thousand. Give me that card, and we'll have nothing to do with each other in the future."

"I've already invested that money in the shop..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Yen Zhengjin pulled out the knife and screamed hysterically, "Give me the money!"

He had intended to politely ask Jiang Xian for the money, but when she started making excuses, he couldn't control his explosive temper.

"Give me the money!"

His maniacal behavior even scared Xiao Yan.

There was a good reason why he detested gambling and drugs.

People addicted to gambling and drugs are not human, they are devils.

While saying so, Yen Zhengjin lunged forward, attempting to use the knife to force Jiang Xian into giving him money.

Li Zhiyan kicked Yen Zhengjin on the wrist, and the fruit knife in Yen Zhengjin's hand flew out instantly.

Li Zhiyan then landed a kick on his stomach, and with a surge of intense pain, Yen Zhengjin was sent flying.

Li Zhiyan, with no hint of mercy, called the police, and it wasn't long before the police car arrived and took Yen Zhengjin away.

"Xiao Yan..."

After the police car left, Jiang Xian felt the fear and dread wash over her completely.

No matter what, a woman is still a woman, and in the face of such situations, fear is inevitable.

Li Zhiyan held Jiang Xian and gently said, "Auntie Jiang, don't be afraid, I'm here."

He went to the door and pulled down the shutter with a single motion, then walked with Jiang Xian towards the back room.

In extremely emotional situations, hormones can increase exponentially.

For instance, when under a lot of stress, people seek ways to relax.

At this moment, Jiang Xian was in such a state, and as soon as they entered the room, she found herself kissing Li Zhiyan.

Then they eased the fear in their hearts.

She had never dared to imagine that Yen Zhengjin could have such a crazed side.

To get that three hundred thousand, he appeared ready to kill her!

If Li Zhiyan hadn't been there, who knew what could have happened to her today, she might really have been killed by him.

"Auntie Jiang..."

Gently touching Jiang Xian's lips, Li Zhiyan said unclearly, "Is it okay?"

Jiang Xian clung tightly to Li Zhiyan without speaking, and it was a long while before she finally said, "It's okay."

For Li Zhiyan's sake, Jiang Xian gave up the last of her limits, except for pregnancy.

"Xiao Yan..."

"It's okay."

Holding Jiang Xian's hand tenderly.

Li Zhiyan gently sat down on the small bed.