"So, about my five hundred thousand..."
After a while, Yang Yan spoke, stammering.
"Don't worry, as long as the Zhou Family gets through this difficult time, not a single penny of your money will be missing."
Zhou Hanyun said with a stiff expression, biting her lip.
However, anyone could tell that she wasn't confident.
The Zhou Family was facing both internal and external troubles, and the old man's health was deteriorating. How easy was it to get through this crisis unscathed?
"Really?"
Yang Yan, however, didn't seem to think much of it. He walked over directly, staring intently into Zhou Hanyun's eyes and asked very seriously.
Zhou Hanyun glanced at Yang Yan, hesitant to speak.
"It's over, it's over! Your eyes gave you away. Great, now my salary's gone too. Sigh! A full five hundred thousand! Oh heavens, what sin did I, Yang Yan, commit!"
Yang Yan threw the clothes in his hand onto the sofa, sighing deeply.
"Just leave now! Our Zhou Family will pay you!"
Zhou Hanyu was clearly infuriated by Yang Yan's attitude, and shouted angrily.
While Zhou Hanyu was speaking in anger, she didn't expect Yang Yan to shamelessly approach her and say, "Really? Five hundred thousand, huh!"
Just as she was about to forgive Yang Yan, Zhou Hanyun suddenly got furious and said through gritted teeth:
"You worked for just one day and you want five hundred thousand? Why don't you just rob someone!"
Seeing the beautiful boss lose her temper, Yang Yan nervously shrank his neck.
Then, he carefully said:
"Considering how well we know each other, how about a fifty percent discount, two hundred and fifty thousand?"
"Get out! Get out right now!!!"
Zhou Hanyu, who had just started to develop some feelings for the straight-headed guy in front of her, now had tears in her eyes, screaming at him for kicking someone when they're down.
"I... sigh..."
Yang Yan stopped short, grabbed his clothes, and quickly ran out of the apartment.
As he ran, he mumbled to himself:
"Sigh! I thought I found a good job, but didn't expect... sigh! What a bad year, what a bad year!"
After Yang Yan went out, the Zhou Sisters couldn't help but look at each other.
What they saw in each other's eyes was despair and helplessness.
If it weren't for Zhou Hanyun's strong resilience over the years, she might have already collapsed.
And as for her younger sister Zhou Hanyu, perhaps inspired by her sister, finally managed to control her emotions.
Otherwise, in facing such a situation, the two sisters might have already huddled together crying in the room.
Seeing her sister's sad expression, Zhou Hanyu, with a sobbing tone, comforted Zhou Hanyun:
"Sister, forget about that heartless guy, we sisters won't be left homeless. I will definitely study hard and learn skills to restore the Zhou Clan's glory in the future!"
After all, she was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old high school girl, inexperienced in the ways of the world.
In her heart, she still naturally believed that knowledge could change destiny.
"Hanyu, you are the best."
After Yang Yan inexplicably appeared in front of her and helped her through two crises in an absurd way, Zhou Hanyun thought she finally had a shoulder to lean on slightly.
But she never expected that this single-minded idiot was so irresponsible, leaving just like that...
The term heartless guy didn't bother the Zhou Sisters.
Strictly speaking, Yang Yan didn't owe them anything.
However, just as Zhou Hanyun and Zhou Hanyu were comforting and encouraging each other, suddenly someone barged in from outside.
This person was panting heavily, and as soon as he came in, he slammed the door shut.
"You..."
Zhou Hanyun's face lit up with joy when she saw who it was.
She wanted to say something, but didn't know where to start.
"Boss, now that you are in trouble, how could I, Yang Yan, be the kind to seek safety and forget loyalty, sharing only wealth but not hardship?"
Yang Yan leaned against the door, speaking righteously to Zhou Hanyun.
"Hmph, bad guy! I knew you wouldn't abandon us sisters."
Zhou Hanyu also smiled widely, charmingly scolding Yang Yan in a coy manner.
Seeing Yang Yan return and his attitude turned around completely, the previous bit of resentment vanished instantly between the sisters.
Bang!
However, just then, a loud banging sound came from outside.
It was as if someone was hitting the door with a heavy hammer.
Next moment, a voice as loud as a bell echoed:
"Zhou, get out here! Hurry and get out here!"
The sisters' apartment had decent soundproofing due to good renovation.
But this voice was so deep that it still came through clearly into the room.
"Boss, I say, what kind of people has your family provoked..."
The courageous and loyal Yang Yan suddenly showed a different face, looking like a crying enemy as he spoke to the Zhou Sisters.
Only now did these sisters realize, this guy must have been chased back!
"Besides the Ma Family and Li Family, could there be others kicking us when we're down?"
Zhou Hanyun's face changed, standing up and murmuring to herself.
"I don't know whose house it is, but a very fierce guy has come outside! And he's with a seductive tart, I don't hit women... otherwise..."
Yang Yan hadn't finished speaking when another loud sound came from outside.
The other side was banging on the door again.
"I want to see who it is exactly! Do they really think the Zhou Family is so easy to bully? How come all these random nobodies have appeared?"
With a face full of anger, Zhou Hanyun walked straight over, ready to open the door to see clearly.
Yang Yan pulled aside, reminding Zhou Hanyun:
"Boss, be careful, these two guys don't look like anything good."
Zhou Hanyun ignored Yang Yan, reached out and directly opened the door.
Standing outside was a man about 1.9 meters tall.
This man had a gigantic hammer in his hand.
The hammer seemed like the kind used on construction sites, weighing fifteen kilograms.
In this strong man's hands, it appeared like a toy, effortlessly wielded.
"Are you the owner of Zhou Real Estate, Zhou Hanyun?"
The strong man, who had been ready to keep hammering the door, immediately stopped and asked hoarsely after spotting Zhou Hanyun standing at the door.
"That's me! What do you want?"
Zhou Hanyun clearly didn't recognize this man, looking at him doubtfully.
Behind this man was a woman with a graceful figure.
Though she looked young, she had voluptuous curves, nearly 1.7 meters tall.
Her beautiful face and devilish figure made her seem very seductive.
No wonder Yang Yan called them seductive.
"What do we want? Humph! Trying to skip out on my wages, are you? If someone hadn't kindly told me your family's location, I brought my tools to you, would you keep hiding!?"
The strong man snorted coldly, explaining his intent clearly.
"Don't falsely accuse us, since when did our family owe you wages? Our Zhou Family's projects never delay workers' salaries!"
Zhou Hanyu immediately objected.
Unafraid of the strong man, she angrily questioned him beside her sister.