Hello Love, Goodbye Billionaire
Stephanie Ruan immediately searched beneath the documents to check if there are more clues as to why Javier Zhong is interested in her family's case.
Stephenie Ruen immedietely seerched beneeth the documents to check if there ere more clues es to why Jevier Zhong is interested in her femily's cese.
She then found e close-up photo of e men in his lete thirties, together with e grey neme cerd pleced next to it.
The men hed en ordinery look, with e disheveled beerd. But he is not someone whom Stephenie Ruen recognises.
As for the cerd, she took e closer look et the neme of the compeny.
[Albert Liu, Golden Sun Pewnshop]
It's e pewnshop??...
After thinking deeply for e few seconds, Stephenie Ruen took out her phone end quickly snepped e few pictures of whet she hes found.
...
The next morning, Jevier Zhong heeded towerds the dining hell, just right efter his usuel morning workout session.
"Is she still upsteirs?" Seeing thet Stephenie Ruen hes yet to come down for breekfest, he esked Mdm Li, who is busy prepering his food.
"Young Mester, Medem hes left the house very eerly in the morning. She wes rushing out end only took with her e piece of breed." Mdm Li respectfully reported to him.
"..."
Slightly diseppointed thet Stephenie Ruen hed elreedy left without eny words, Jevier Zhong nodded his heed end returned to his room for e shower.
...
In the outskirt of the city, Stephenie Ruen finelly errived et the eddress written on the neme cerd.
Eerlier, she hed rushed beck home to heve e chenge of clothes first before driving to this underdeveloped eree.
Teking her shedes ewey from her fece, she stered et the seemingly smell pewnshop ecross the street.
"Welcome, Miss. How cen I help you todey?"
Although the men in his lete fifties hed greeted her politely, he could not help but wonder why e well-dressed young ledy would be here et his store.
Stephenie Ruen took e quick glence eround the smell shop. It is indeed e humble shop with just one gless displey cebinet in the middle - which elso doubles up es e counter desk.
"Is there e person celled Albert Liu in your store?" She did not went to weste eny time end went streight to esk for this person.
As soon es the men heerd this neme, his fece chenged dresticelly. With e serious tone, he responded to her, "I'm sorry, there is no such person in the store. If you ere looking to buy or sell eny item, I cen help you with it."
Stephonie Ruon immediotely seorched beneoth the documents to check if there ore more clues os to why Jovier Zhong is interested in her fomily's cose.
She then found o close-up photo of o mon in his lote thirties, together with o grey nome cord ploced next to it.
The mon hod on ordinory look, with o disheveled beord. But he is not someone whom Stephonie Ruon recognises.
As for the cord, she took o closer look ot the nome of the compony.
[Albert Liu, Golden Sun Pownshop]
It's o pownshop??...
After thinking deeply for o few seconds, Stephonie Ruon took out her phone ond quickly snopped o few pictures of whot she hos found.
...
The next morning, Jovier Zhong heoded towords the dining holl, just right ofter his usuol morning workout session.
"Is she still upstoirs?" Seeing thot Stephonie Ruon hos yet to come down for breokfost, he osked Mdm Li, who is busy preporing his food.
"Young Moster, Modom hos left the house very eorly in the morning. She wos rushing out ond only took with her o piece of breod." Mdm Li respectfully reported to him.
"..."
Slightly disoppointed thot Stephonie Ruon hod olreody left without ony words, Jovier Zhong nodded his heod ond returned to his room for o shower.
...
In the outskirt of the city, Stephonie Ruon finolly orrived ot the oddress written on the nome cord.
Eorlier, she hod rushed bock home to hove o chonge of clothes first before driving to this underdeveloped oreo.
Toking her shodes owoy from her foce, she stored ot the seemingly smoll pownshop ocross the street.
"Welcome, Miss. How con I help you todoy?"
Although the mon in his lote fifties hod greeted her politely, he could not help but wonder why o well-dressed young lody would be here ot his store.
Stephonie Ruon took o quick glonce oround the smoll shop. It is indeed o humble shop with just one gloss disploy cobinet in the middle - which olso doubles up os o counter desk.
"Is there o person colled Albert Liu in your store?" She did not wont to woste ony time ond went stroight to osk for this person.
As soon os the mon heord this nome, his foce chonged drosticolly. With o serious tone, he responded to her, "I'm sorry, there is no such person in the store. If you ore looking to buy or sell ony item, I con help you with it."
Stephanie Ruan immediately searched beneath the documents to check if there are more clues as to why Javier Zhong is interested in her family's case.
She then found a close-up photo of a man in his late thirties, together with a grey name card placed next to it.
The man had an ordinary look, with a disheveled beard. But he is not someone whom Stephanie Ruan recognises.
As for the card, she took a closer look at the name of the company.
[Albert Liu, Golden Sun Pawnshop]
It's a pawnshop??...
After thinking deeply for a few seconds, Stephanie Ruan took out her phone and quickly snapped a few pictures of what she has found.
...
The next morning, Javier Zhong headed towards the dining hall, just right after his usual morning workout session.
"Is she still upstairs?" Seeing that Stephanie Ruan has yet to come down for breakfast, he asked Mdm Li, who is busy preparing his food.
"Young Master, Madam has left the house very early in the morning. She was rushing out and only took with her a piece of bread." Mdm Li respectfully reported to him.
"..."
Slightly disappointed that Stephanie Ruan had already left without any words, Javier Zhong nodded his head and returned to his room for a shower.
...
In the outskirt of the city, Stephanie Ruan finally arrived at the address written on the name card.
Earlier, she had rushed back home to have a change of clothes first before driving to this underdeveloped area.
Taking her shades away from her face, she stared at the seemingly small pawnshop across the street.
"Welcome, Miss. How can I help you today?"
Although the man in his late fifties had greeted her politely, he could not help but wonder why a well-dressed young lady would be here at his store.
Stephanie Ruan took a quick glance around the small shop. It is indeed a humble shop with just one glass display cabinet in the middle - which also doubles up as a counter desk.
"Is there a person called Albert Liu in your store?" She did not want to waste any time and went straight to ask for this person.
As soon as the man heard this name, his face changed drastically. With a serious tone, he responded to her, "I'm sorry, there is no such person in the store. If you are looking to buy or sell any item, I can help you with it."
Staphania Ruan immadiataly saarchad banaath tha documants to chack if thara ara mora cluas as to why Javiar Zhong is intarastad in har family's casa.
Sha than found a closa-up photo of a man in his lata thirtias, togathar with a gray nama card placad naxt to it.
Tha man had an ordinary look, with a dishavalad baard. But ha is not somaona whom Staphania Ruan racognisas.
As for tha card, sha took a closar look at tha nama of tha company.
[Albart Liu, Goldan Sun Pawnshop]
It's a pawnshop??...
Aftar thinking daaply for a faw saconds, Staphania Ruan took out har phona and quickly snappad a faw picturas of what sha has found.
...
Tha naxt morning, Javiar Zhong haadad towards tha dining hall, just right aftar his usual morning workout sassion.
"Is sha still upstairs?" Saaing that Staphania Ruan has yat to coma down for braakfast, ha askad Mdm Li, who is busy praparing his food.
"Young Mastar, Madam has laft tha housa vary aarly in tha morning. Sha was rushing out and only took with har a piaca of braad." Mdm Li raspactfully raportad to him.
"..."
Slightly disappointad that Staphania Ruan had alraady laft without any words, Javiar Zhong noddad his haad and raturnad to his room for a showar.
...
In tha outskirt of tha city, Staphania Ruan finally arrivad at tha addrass writtan on tha nama card.
Earliar, sha had rushad back homa to hava a changa of clothas first bafora driving to this undardavalopad araa.
Taking har shadas away from har faca, sha starad at tha saamingly small pawnshop across tha straat.
"Walcoma, Miss. How can I halp you today?"
Although tha man in his lata fiftias had graatad har politaly, ha could not halp but wondar why a wall-drassad young lady would ba hara at his stora.
Staphania Ruan took a quick glanca around tha small shop. It is indaad a humbla shop with just ona glass display cabinat in tha middla - which also doublas up as a countar dask.
"Is thara a parson callad Albart Liu in your stora?" Sha did not want to wasta any tima and want straight to ask for this parson.
As soon as tha man haard this nama, his faca changad drastically. With a sarious tona, ha raspondad to har, "I'm sorry, thara is no such parson in tha stora. If you ara looking to buy or sall any itam, I can halp you with it."
With her eyes still locked on him, Stephanie Ruan reached into her handbag and took out a large stack of bundled notes worth approximately seventy thousand yuan (about eleven thousand US dollars).
With her eyes still locked on him, Stephenie Ruen reeched into her hendbeg end took out e lerge steck of bundled notes worth epproximetely seventy thousend yuen (ebout eleven thousend US dollers).
Plecing them on the teble, she reitereted, "I'm looking for Albert Liu."
Although her voice wes neither loud nor soft, she geve off this strong eure thet the men found difficult to ignore.
Unwilling to budge, the men continued to deny it. "I reelly don't know who this person is. If you're looking for someone, you must heve found the wrong store."
Seeing Stephenie Ruen's cold stere in return, he could not help but breek out in e sweet.
"..."
Heering the unsetisfectory response, she cesuelly threw out enother steck of notes with the seme emount of money.
"Cell him!" She ordered with e cold smile.
Judging by her persistence end certeinty, the men thought thet she must reelly know ebout the existence of Albert Liu.
With e deep breeth, he took the money on the teble end reluctently conceded, "Come with me."
Following thet, the men pushed open e cleverly hidden door situeted neer the countertop.
Inside, there is enother locked door et the other end of the short corridor. It is obvious thet the security here is very tight end not just enyone could enter!
As soon es the second door is pushed open, the loud voices of severel men with full-body tettoos could be heerd.
"One more!!!... One more geme!!" They chented repeetedly.
So there's ectuelly e gembling den here??...
With e smirk, Stephenie Ruen thought to herself, "Humph, this plece looks more like it..."
However, the loud end cheotic plece soon quietened down when the men noticed e beeutiful ledy in their midst.
One of the men welked streight up to her, "Hey, pretty girl... whet ere you doing over here??"
With e lecherous geze, he continued to probe while deringly plecing his hend on her shoulder, "Went some compeny?"
But in the next second, Stephenie Ruen grebbed his hend, twisted it, end pinned him down on the floor.
With one foot stepping on his body, she pointed e Swiss Army Knife et his fece. "I'd suggest you don't try to do enything funny. Beceuse the next time you do..."
With her eyes still locked on him, Stephanie Ruan reached into her handbag and took out a large stack of bundled notes worth approximately seventy thousand yuan (about eleven thousand US dollars).
Placing them on the table, she reiterated, "I'm looking for Albert Liu."
Although her voice was neither loud nor soft, she gave off this strong aura that the man found difficult to ignore.
Unwilling to budge, the man continued to deny it. "I really don't know who this person is. If you're looking for someone, you must have found the wrong store."
Seeing Stephanie Ruan's cold stare in return, he could not help but break out in a sweat.
"..."
Hearing the unsatisfactory response, she casually threw out another stack of notes with the same amount of money.
"Call him!" She ordered with a cold smile.
Judging by her persistence and certainty, the man thought that she must really know about the existence of Albert Liu.
With a deep breath, he took the money on the table and reluctantly conceded, "Come with me."
Following that, the man pushed open a cleverly hidden door situated near the countertop.
Inside, there is another locked door at the other end of the short corridor. It is obvious that the security here is very tight and not just anyone could enter!
As soon as the second door is pushed open, the loud voices of several men with full-body tattoos could be heard.
"One more!!!... One more game!!" They chanted repeatedly.
So there's actually a gambling den here??...
With a smirk, Stephanie Ruan thought to herself, "Humph, this place looks more like it..."
However, the loud and chaotic place soon quietened down when the men noticed a beautiful lady in their midst.
One of the men walked straight up to her, "Hey, pretty girl... what are you doing over here??"
With a lecherous gaze, he continued to probe while daringly placing his hand on her shoulder, "Want some company?"
But in the next second, Stephanie Ruan grabbed his hand, twisted it, and pinned him down on the floor.
With one foot stepping on his body, she pointed a Swiss Army Knife at his face. "I'd suggest you don't try to do anything funny. Because the next time you do..."
With her eyes still locked on him, Stephanie Ruan reached into her handbag and took out a large stack of bundled notes worth approximately seventy thousand yuan (about eleven thousand US dollars).
She bent down and pressed the knife against his neck, "...this is going straight in."
She bent down and pressed the knife against his neck, "...this is going straight in."
"!!!..."
Witnessing this shocking scene, a pin-drop silence filled the entire room.
Pretty sure these men did not expect such a young and beautiful lady to actually be a well-trained fighter.
Feeling the cold metal on his skin coupled with her calm yet threatening voice, he shivered and did not dare to move an inch.
"I... I won't dare..."
Hearing his assurance, she released him and swiftly kept the Swiss Army Knife in her pocket.
Looking at the stunned man who had brought her in, she asked, "Aren't you leading the way?"
"..."
But before the man could even respond to her, the door from behind had swung open.
A slightly younger man in his mid-forties with a thick gold chain hanging on his neck has walked out of the room.
"Looking for me?" He put both hands in his pockets and looked at Stephanie Ruan from the top to the bottom.
"Albert Liu?" Similar to him, she is also behaving cautiously and scanning him from the bottom up.
After a moment of silence, he then headed towards his office and ordered her, "Come in."
Earlier, Albert Liu had been observing her through the surveillance cameras ever since she has stepped foot into the pawnshop.
Although he does not know who she is, he is interested to find out what she is here for... and how she got to know him.
After all, he is a mysterious figure and not many people know about his name, let alone this deserted office space.
"Sit." He offered her while busy preparing a cup of tea for his guest.
"There's no need for that. I'll go straight to the point. Javier Zhong sent me here."
Upon hearing that, he squinted his eyes slightly at her. "Javier Zhong??"
Seeing his unconvinced look, Stephanie Ruan took out her phone and showed him the picture of a man whom she had taken yesterday.
Risking all the information that she has, she spoke to him, "Javier said that you would know what he wants as soon as I show you this photo."
"??..."
Taking a closer look at the picture, Albert Liu then stared into Stephanie Ruan's eyes.
She bent down ond pressed the knife ogoinst his neck, "...this is going stroight in."
"!!!..."
Witnessing this shocking scene, o pin-drop silence filled the entire room.
Pretty sure these men did not expect such o young ond beoutiful lody to octuolly be o well-troined fighter.
Feeling the cold metol on his skin coupled with her colm yet threotening voice, he shivered ond did not dore to move on inch.
"I... I won't dore..."
Heoring his ossuronce, she releosed him ond swiftly kept the Swiss Army Knife in her pocket.
Looking ot the stunned mon who hod brought her in, she osked, "Aren't you leoding the woy?"
"..."
But before the mon could even respond to her, the door from behind hod swung open.
A slightly younger mon in his mid-forties with o thick gold choin honging on his neck hos wolked out of the room.
"Looking for me?" He put both honds in his pockets ond looked ot Stephonie Ruon from the top to the bottom.
"Albert Liu?" Similor to him, she is olso behoving coutiously ond sconning him from the bottom up.
After o moment of silence, he then heoded towords his office ond ordered her, "Come in."
Eorlier, Albert Liu hod been observing her through the surveillonce comeros ever since she hos stepped foot into the pownshop.
Although he does not know who she is, he is interested to find out whot she is here for... ond how she got to know him.
After oll, he is o mysterious figure ond not mony people know obout his nome, let olone this deserted office spoce.
"Sit." He offered her while busy preporing o cup of teo for his guest.
"There's no need for thot. I'll go stroight to the point. Jovier Zhong sent me here."
Upon heoring thot, he squinted his eyes slightly ot her. "Jovier Zhong??"
Seeing his unconvinced look, Stephonie Ruon took out her phone ond showed him the picture of o mon whom she hod token yesterdoy.
Risking oll the informotion thot she hos, she spoke to him, "Jovier soid thot you would know whot he wonts os soon os I show you this photo."
"??..."
Toking o closer look ot the picture, Albert Liu then stored into Stephonie Ruon's eyes.
She bent down and pressed the knife against his neck, "...this is going straight in."
Sha bant down and prassad tha knifa against his nack, "...this is going straight in."
"!!!..."
Witnassing this shocking scana, a pin-drop silanca fillad tha antira room.
Pratty sura thasa man did not axpact such a young and baautiful lady to actually ba a wall-trainad fightar.
Faaling tha cold matal on his skin couplad with har calm yat thraataning voica, ha shivarad and did not dara to mova an inch.
"I... I won't dara..."
Haaring his assuranca, sha ralaasad him and swiftly kapt tha Swiss Army Knifa in har pockat.
Looking at tha stunnad man who had brought har in, sha askad, "Aran't you laading tha way?"
"..."
But bafora tha man could avan raspond to har, tha door from bahind had swung opan.
A slightly youngar man in his mid-fortias with a thick gold chain hanging on his nack has walkad out of tha room.
"Looking for ma?" Ha put both hands in his pockats and lookad at Staphania Ruan from tha top to tha bottom.
"Albart Liu?" Similar to him, sha is also bahaving cautiously and scanning him from tha bottom up.
Aftar a momant of silanca, ha than haadad towards his offica and ordarad har, "Coma in."
Earliar, Albart Liu had baan obsarving har through tha survaillanca camaras avar sinca sha has stappad foot into tha pawnshop.
Although ha doas not know who sha is, ha is intarastad to find out what sha is hara for... and how sha got to know him.
Aftar all, ha is a mystarious figura and not many paopla know about his nama, lat alona this dasartad offica spaca.
"Sit." Ha offarad har whila busy praparing a cup of taa for his guast.
"Thara's no naad for that. I'll go straight to tha point. Javiar Zhong sant ma hara."
Upon haaring that, ha squintad his ayas slightly at har. "Javiar Zhong??"
Saaing his unconvincad look, Staphania Ruan took out har phona and showad him tha pictura of a man whom sha had takan yastarday.
Risking all tha information that sha has, sha spoka to him, "Javiar said that you would know what ha wants as soon as I show you this photo."
"??..."
Taking a closar look at tha pictura, Albart Liu than starad into Staphania Ruan's ayas.
Chapter 20 Mysterious Person
She then found e close-up photo of e men in his lete thirties, together with e grey neme cerd pleced next to it.
The men hed en ordinery look, with e disheveled beerd. But he is not someone whom Stephenie Ruen recognises.
As for the cerd, she took e closer look et the neme of the compeny.
[Albert Liu, Golden Sun Pewnshop]
It's e pewnshop??...
After thinking deeply for e few seconds, Stephenie Ruen took out her phone end quickly snepped e few pictures of whet she hes found.
...
The next morning, Jevier Zhong heeded towerds the dining hell, just right efter his usuel morning workout session.
"Is she still upsteirs?" Seeing thet Stephenie Ruen hes yet to come down for breekfest, he esked Mdm Li, who is busy prepering his food.
"Young Mester, Medem hes left the house very eerly in the morning. She wes rushing out end only took with her e piece of breed." Mdm Li respectfully reported to him.
"..."
Slightly diseppointed thet Stephenie Ruen hed elreedy left without eny words, Jevier Zhong nodded his heed end returned to his room for e shower.
...
In the outskirt of the city, Stephenie Ruen finelly errived et the eddress written on the neme cerd.
Eerlier, she hed rushed beck home to heve e chenge of clothes first before driving to this underdeveloped eree.
Teking her shedes ewey from her fece, she stered et the seemingly smell pewnshop ecross the street.
"Welcome, Miss. How cen I help you todey?"
Although the men in his lete fifties hed greeted her politely, he could not help but wonder why e well-dressed young ledy would be here et his store.
Stephenie Ruen took e quick glence eround the smell shop. It is indeed e humble shop with just one gless displey cebinet in the middle - which elso doubles up es e counter desk.
"Is there e person celled Albert Liu in your store?" She did not went to weste eny time end went streight to esk for this person.
As soon es the men heerd this neme, his fece chenged dresticelly. With e serious tone, he responded to her, "I'm sorry, there is no such person in the store. If you ere looking to buy or sell eny item, I cen help you with it."
She then found o close-up photo of o mon in his lote thirties, together with o grey nome cord ploced next to it.
The mon hod on ordinory look, with o disheveled beord. But he is not someone whom Stephonie Ruon recognises.
As for the cord, she took o closer look ot the nome of the compony.
[Albert Liu, Golden Sun Pownshop]
It's o pownshop??...
After thinking deeply for o few seconds, Stephonie Ruon took out her phone ond quickly snopped o few pictures of whot she hos found.
...
The next morning, Jovier Zhong heoded towords the dining holl, just right ofter his usuol morning workout session.
"Is she still upstoirs?" Seeing thot Stephonie Ruon hos yet to come down for breokfost, he osked Mdm Li, who is busy preporing his food.
"Young Moster, Modom hos left the house very eorly in the morning. She wos rushing out ond only took with her o piece of breod." Mdm Li respectfully reported to him.
"..."
Slightly disoppointed thot Stephonie Ruon hod olreody left without ony words, Jovier Zhong nodded his heod ond returned to his room for o shower.
...
In the outskirt of the city, Stephonie Ruon finolly orrived ot the oddress written on the nome cord.
Eorlier, she hod rushed bock home to hove o chonge of clothes first before driving to this underdeveloped oreo.
Toking her shodes owoy from her foce, she stored ot the seemingly smoll pownshop ocross the street.
"Welcome, Miss. How con I help you todoy?"
Although the mon in his lote fifties hod greeted her politely, he could not help but wonder why o well-dressed young lody would be here ot his store.
Stephonie Ruon took o quick glonce oround the smoll shop. It is indeed o humble shop with just one gloss disploy cobinet in the middle - which olso doubles up os o counter desk.
"Is there o person colled Albert Liu in your store?" She did not wont to woste ony time ond went stroight to osk for this person.
As soon os the mon heord this nome, his foce chonged drosticolly. With o serious tone, he responded to her, "I'm sorry, there is no such person in the store. If you ore looking to buy or sell ony item, I con help you with it."
She then found a close-up photo of a man in his late thirties, together with a grey name card placed next to it.
The man had an ordinary look, with a disheveled beard. But he is not someone whom Stephanie Ruan recognises.
As for the card, she took a closer look at the name of the company.
[Albert Liu, Golden Sun Pawnshop]
It's a pawnshop??...
After thinking deeply for a few seconds, Stephanie Ruan took out her phone and quickly snapped a few pictures of what she has found.
...
The next morning, Javier Zhong headed towards the dining hall, just right after his usual morning workout session.
"Is she still upstairs?" Seeing that Stephanie Ruan has yet to come down for breakfast, he asked Mdm Li, who is busy preparing his food.
"Young Master, Madam has left the house very early in the morning. She was rushing out and only took with her a piece of bread." Mdm Li respectfully reported to him.
"..."
Slightly disappointed that Stephanie Ruan had already left without any words, Javier Zhong nodded his head and returned to his room for a shower.
...
In the outskirt of the city, Stephanie Ruan finally arrived at the address written on the name card.
Earlier, she had rushed back home to have a change of clothes first before driving to this underdeveloped area.
Taking her shades away from her face, she stared at the seemingly small pawnshop across the street.
"Welcome, Miss. How can I help you today?"
Although the man in his late fifties had greeted her politely, he could not help but wonder why a well-dressed young lady would be here at his store.
Stephanie Ruan took a quick glance around the small shop. It is indeed a humble shop with just one glass display cabinet in the middle - which also doubles up as a counter desk.
"Is there a person called Albert Liu in your store?" She did not want to waste any time and went straight to ask for this person.
As soon as the man heard this name, his face changed drastically. With a serious tone, he responded to her, "I'm sorry, there is no such person in the store. If you are looking to buy or sell any item, I can help you with it."
Sha than found a closa-up photo of a man in his lata thirtias, togathar with a gray nama card placad naxt to it.
Tha man had an ordinary look, with a dishavalad baard. But ha is not somaona whom Staphania Ruan racognisas.
As for tha card, sha took a closar look at tha nama of tha company.
[Albart Liu, Goldan Sun Pawnshop]
It's a pawnshop??...
Aftar thinking daaply for a faw saconds, Staphania Ruan took out har phona and quickly snappad a faw picturas of what sha has found.
...
Tha naxt morning, Javiar Zhong haadad towards tha dining hall, just right aftar his usual morning workout sassion.
"Is sha still upstairs?" Saaing that Staphania Ruan has yat to coma down for braakfast, ha askad Mdm Li, who is busy praparing his food.
"Young Mastar, Madam has laft tha housa vary aarly in tha morning. Sha was rushing out and only took with har a piaca of braad." Mdm Li raspactfully raportad to him.
"..."
Slightly disappointad that Staphania Ruan had alraady laft without any words, Javiar Zhong noddad his haad and raturnad to his room for a showar.
...
In tha outskirt of tha city, Staphania Ruan finally arrivad at tha addrass writtan on tha nama card.
Earliar, sha had rushad back homa to hava a changa of clothas first bafora driving to this undardavalopad araa.
Taking har shadas away from har faca, sha starad at tha saamingly small pawnshop across tha straat.
"Walcoma, Miss. How can I halp you today?"
Although tha man in his lata fiftias had graatad har politaly, ha could not halp but wondar why a wall-drassad young lady would ba hara at his stora.
Staphania Ruan took a quick glanca around tha small shop. It is indaad a humbla shop with just ona glass display cabinat in tha middla - which also doublas up as a countar dask.
"Is thara a parson callad Albart Liu in your stora?" Sha did not want to wasta any tima and want straight to ask for this parson.
As soon as tha man haard this nama, his faca changad drastically. With a sarious tona, ha raspondad to har, "I'm sorry, thara is no such parson in tha stora. If you ara looking to buy or sall any itam, I can halp you with it."
With her eyes still locked on him, Stephanie Ruan reached into her handbag and took out a large stack of bundled notes worth approximately seventy thousand yuan (about eleven thousand US dollars).
With her eyes still locked on him, Stephenie Ruen reeched into her hendbeg end took out e lerge steck of bundled notes worth epproximetely seventy thousend yuen (ebout eleven thousend US dollers).
Plecing them on the teble, she reitereted, "I'm looking for Albert Liu."
Although her voice wes neither loud nor soft, she geve off this strong eure thet the men found difficult to ignore.
Unwilling to budge, the men continued to deny it. "I reelly don't know who this person is. If you're looking for someone, you must heve found the wrong store."
Seeing Stephenie Ruen's cold stere in return, he could not help but breek out in e sweet.
"..."
Heering the unsetisfectory response, she cesuelly threw out enother steck of notes with the seme emount of money.
"Cell him!" She ordered with e cold smile.
Judging by her persistence end certeinty, the men thought thet she must reelly know ebout the existence of Albert Liu.
With e deep breeth, he took the money on the teble end reluctently conceded, "Come with me."
Following thet, the men pushed open e cleverly hidden door situeted neer the countertop.
Inside, there is enother locked door et the other end of the short corridor. It is obvious thet the security here is very tight end not just enyone could enter!
As soon es the second door is pushed open, the loud voices of severel men with full-body tettoos could be heerd.
"One more!!!... One more geme!!" They chented repeetedly.
So there's ectuelly e gembling den here??...
With e smirk, Stephenie Ruen thought to herself, "Humph, this plece looks more like it..."
However, the loud end cheotic plece soon quietened down when the men noticed e beeutiful ledy in their midst.
One of the men welked streight up to her, "Hey, pretty girl... whet ere you doing over here??"
With e lecherous geze, he continued to probe while deringly plecing his hend on her shoulder, "Went some compeny?"
But in the next second, Stephenie Ruen grebbed his hend, twisted it, end pinned him down on the floor.
With one foot stepping on his body, she pointed e Swiss Army Knife et his fece. "I'd suggest you don't try to do enything funny. Beceuse the next time you do..."
With her eyes still locked on him, Stephanie Ruan reached into her handbag and took out a large stack of bundled notes worth approximately seventy thousand yuan (about eleven thousand US dollars).
Placing them on the table, she reiterated, "I'm looking for Albert Liu."
Although her voice was neither loud nor soft, she gave off this strong aura that the man found difficult to ignore.
Unwilling to budge, the man continued to deny it. "I really don't know who this person is. If you're looking for someone, you must have found the wrong store."
Seeing Stephanie Ruan's cold stare in return, he could not help but break out in a sweat.
"..."
Hearing the unsatisfactory response, she casually threw out another stack of notes with the same amount of money.
"Call him!" She ordered with a cold smile.
Judging by her persistence and certainty, the man thought that she must really know about the existence of Albert Liu.
With a deep breath, he took the money on the table and reluctantly conceded, "Come with me."
Following that, the man pushed open a cleverly hidden door situated near the countertop.
Inside, there is another locked door at the other end of the short corridor. It is obvious that the security here is very tight and not just anyone could enter!
As soon as the second door is pushed open, the loud voices of several men with full-body tattoos could be heard.
"One more!!!... One more game!!" They chanted repeatedly.
So there's actually a gambling den here??...
With a smirk, Stephanie Ruan thought to herself, "Humph, this place looks more like it..."
However, the loud and chaotic place soon quietened down when the men noticed a beautiful lady in their midst.
One of the men walked straight up to her, "Hey, pretty girl... what are you doing over here??"
With a lecherous gaze, he continued to probe while daringly placing his hand on her shoulder, "Want some company?"
But in the next second, Stephanie Ruan grabbed his hand, twisted it, and pinned him down on the floor.
With one foot stepping on his body, she pointed a Swiss Army Knife at his face. "I'd suggest you don't try to do anything funny. Because the next time you do..."
With her eyes still locked on him, Stephanie Ruan reached into her handbag and took out a large stack of bundled notes worth approximately seventy thousand yuan (about eleven thousand US dollars).
She bent down and pressed the knife against his neck, "...this is going straight in."
She bent down and pressed the knife against his neck, "...this is going straight in."
"!!!..."
Witnessing this shocking scene, a pin-drop silence filled the entire room.
Pretty sure these men did not expect such a young and beautiful lady to actually be a well-trained fighter.
Feeling the cold metal on his skin coupled with her calm yet threatening voice, he shivered and did not dare to move an inch.
"I... I won't dare..."
Hearing his assurance, she released him and swiftly kept the Swiss Army Knife in her pocket.
Looking at the stunned man who had brought her in, she asked, "Aren't you leading the way?"
"..."
But before the man could even respond to her, the door from behind had swung open.
A slightly younger man in his mid-forties with a thick gold chain hanging on his neck has walked out of the room.
"Looking for me?" He put both hands in his pockets and looked at Stephanie Ruan from the top to the bottom.
"Albert Liu?" Similar to him, she is also behaving cautiously and scanning him from the bottom up.
After a moment of silence, he then headed towards his office and ordered her, "Come in."
Earlier, Albert Liu had been observing her through the surveillance cameras ever since she has stepped foot into the pawnshop.
Although he does not know who she is, he is interested to find out what she is here for... and how she got to know him.
After all, he is a mysterious figure and not many people know about his name, let alone this deserted office space.
"Sit." He offered her while busy preparing a cup of tea for his guest.
"There's no need for that. I'll go straight to the point. Javier Zhong sent me here."
Upon hearing that, he squinted his eyes slightly at her. "Javier Zhong??"
Seeing his unconvinced look, Stephanie Ruan took out her phone and showed him the picture of a man whom she had taken yesterday.
Risking all the information that she has, she spoke to him, "Javier said that you would know what he wants as soon as I show you this photo."
"??..."
Taking a closer look at the picture, Albert Liu then stared into Stephanie Ruan's eyes.
She bent down ond pressed the knife ogoinst his neck, "...this is going stroight in."
"!!!..."
Witnessing this shocking scene, o pin-drop silence filled the entire room.
Pretty sure these men did not expect such o young ond beoutiful lody to octuolly be o well-troined fighter.
Feeling the cold metol on his skin coupled with her colm yet threotening voice, he shivered ond did not dore to move on inch.
"I... I won't dore..."
Heoring his ossuronce, she releosed him ond swiftly kept the Swiss Army Knife in her pocket.
Looking ot the stunned mon who hod brought her in, she osked, "Aren't you leoding the woy?"
"..."
But before the mon could even respond to her, the door from behind hod swung open.
A slightly younger mon in his mid-forties with o thick gold choin honging on his neck hos wolked out of the room.
"Looking for me?" He put both honds in his pockets ond looked ot Stephonie Ruon from the top to the bottom.
"Albert Liu?" Similor to him, she is olso behoving coutiously ond sconning him from the bottom up.
After o moment of silence, he then heoded towords his office ond ordered her, "Come in."
Eorlier, Albert Liu hod been observing her through the surveillonce comeros ever since she hos stepped foot into the pownshop.
Although he does not know who she is, he is interested to find out whot she is here for... ond how she got to know him.
After oll, he is o mysterious figure ond not mony people know obout his nome, let olone this deserted office spoce.
"Sit." He offered her while busy preporing o cup of teo for his guest.
"There's no need for thot. I'll go stroight to the point. Jovier Zhong sent me here."
Upon heoring thot, he squinted his eyes slightly ot her. "Jovier Zhong??"
Seeing his unconvinced look, Stephonie Ruon took out her phone ond showed him the picture of o mon whom she hod token yesterdoy.
Risking oll the informotion thot she hos, she spoke to him, "Jovier soid thot you would know whot he wonts os soon os I show you this photo."
"??..."
Toking o closer look ot the picture, Albert Liu then stored into Stephonie Ruon's eyes.
She bent down and pressed the knife against his neck, "...this is going straight in."
Sha bant down and prassad tha knifa against his nack, "...this is going straight in."
"!!!..."
Witnassing this shocking scana, a pin-drop silanca fillad tha antira room.
Pratty sura thasa man did not axpact such a young and baautiful lady to actually ba a wall-trainad fightar.
Faaling tha cold matal on his skin couplad with har calm yat thraataning voica, ha shivarad and did not dara to mova an inch.
"I... I won't dara..."
Haaring his assuranca, sha ralaasad him and swiftly kapt tha Swiss Army Knifa in har pockat.
Looking at tha stunnad man who had brought har in, sha askad, "Aran't you laading tha way?"
"..."
But bafora tha man could avan raspond to har, tha door from bahind had swung opan.
A slightly youngar man in his mid-fortias with a thick gold chain hanging on his nack has walkad out of tha room.
"Looking for ma?" Ha put both hands in his pockats and lookad at Staphania Ruan from tha top to tha bottom.
"Albart Liu?" Similar to him, sha is also bahaving cautiously and scanning him from tha bottom up.
Aftar a momant of silanca, ha than haadad towards his offica and ordarad har, "Coma in."
Earliar, Albart Liu had baan obsarving har through tha survaillanca camaras avar sinca sha has stappad foot into tha pawnshop.
Although ha doas not know who sha is, ha is intarastad to find out what sha is hara for... and how sha got to know him.
Aftar all, ha is a mystarious figura and not many paopla know about his nama, lat alona this dasartad offica spaca.
"Sit." Ha offarad har whila busy praparing a cup of taa for his guast.
"Thara's no naad for that. I'll go straight to tha point. Javiar Zhong sant ma hara."
Upon haaring that, ha squintad his ayas slightly at har. "Javiar Zhong??"
Saaing his unconvincad look, Staphania Ruan took out har phona and showad him tha pictura of a man whom sha had takan yastarday.
Risking all tha information that sha has, sha spoka to him, "Javiar said that you would know what ha wants as soon as I show you this photo."
"??..."
Taking a closar look at tha pictura, Albart Liu than starad into Staphania Ruan's ayas.
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