Reborn back to the time before I sold my blood to support my scumbag boyfriend's college educat

Why are you looking at me? Is there rice on my face?

Pei Shizhou glanced at Xia Yichu every time he took a bite of rice, feeling a little guilty. She had acted faster than she thought while cooking, only realizing she'd put the water from her spatial storage in to cook the rice. Too lazy to change it, she figured Pei Shizhou wouldn't notice.

"No, it's nothing."

Apart from the rice, everything else was cooked by Pei Shizhou, and he could tell something was wrong with the rice as soon as he tasted it.

He couldn't figure out where Xia Yichu's water came from; he had observed the kitchen and there was nothing wrong with it.

He really wanted to buy water from her; didn't she like money? He had money, of course, Pei Shizhou could only dream about it.

Half an hour later, after finishing their meal, the two of them cleared the table together. After clearing the table, Pei Shizhou told Xia Yichu to go and rest, while he went to wash the dishes.

"No need, I'll go wash the dishes."

Pei Shizhou had just cooked the dishes, and now he had to wash them, which made Xia Yichu feel quite embarrassed.

"It's okay, I'll be done washing right away."

Pei Shizhou picked up the dishes and started washing them in the kitchen. Xia Yichu couldn't squeeze in, so she had to go out and let him wash them.

Chen Shaoping was furious with Xia Yichu, and then went to the casino that night.

"Boss Chen, Brother Biao invites you in." Fang Laicai waited for him inside after receiving the instructions.

"What are you doing? Let me go, don't grab me."

As soon as Chen Shaoping entered the casino, he was grabbed by the casino staff and thrown in front of Wang Biao.

"Brother Biao, what are you doing?"

"Boss Chen, when are you going to pay me back?"

Wang Biao sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, smoking. He didn't want to make things difficult for Chen Shaoping, a poor student, because someone in higher positions didn't want him to have an easy time.

"Brother Biao, that's not fair of you. You're asking me for money after only one night."

Chen Shaoping became bolder after realizing he still had jewelry that he could sell for money.

"Mr. Chen, please don't mind, I'm just trying to be helpful. After all, it's two thousand in interest for one night, I'm doing this for your own good."

"What? Two thousand in interest for one night? Are you robbing me? Wait, didn't you say you'd give me a month interest-free?"

Chen Shaoping stood up, very excited. He hadn't thought that much about it last night.

"Mr. Chen, you must have misunderstood. I said interest-free for the last thousand, not this time. Go and bring over the IOU from last night so he can take a good look at it."

"Okay, Brother Biao."

Fang Laicai took the IOU from Chen Shaoping from last night, opened it in his hand, and showed it to Chen Shaoping.

Chen Shaoping turned pale after reading the IOU. He had lost so badly last night that he was desperate to win back the money he had lost, so he signed the IOU without even reading it.

"You set me up."

After he finished speaking, Chen Shaoping was punched in the stomach by Fang Laicai. He groaned and lay on the ground.

"Boss Chen, I don't like what you're saying. This is a matter of mutual consent, how can you call it setting a trap? Give me a straight answer, when can you pay me back?"

"I will definitely pay you back tomorrow."

Two thousand a day, Chen Shaoping was even more anxious to pay back the money than he was, wondering how much the remaining jewelry could be sold for.

"Okay, pay me back at this time tomorrow night. Boss Chen, wanna play again tonight?"

"Not playing"

Chen Shaoping stood up, turned around, and left, thinking to himself that once he had paid off the money this time, he would never set foot in a casino again.

"Boss Chen, I won't charge you interest on the loan tonight. Since you're already here, why not play a couple of rounds before you leave? What if you win!"

Chen Shaoping stopped walking after hearing Wang Biao's words, and only came back after a while.

Are you sure you don't want to charge me interest tonight?

"Yes, I, Wang Biao, keep my word."

"Okay, then I need to borrow another 20,000, no, I need 30,000."

Remembering that he only borrowed a thousand last time without interest, Chen Shaoping felt he had been cheated. This time he wanted to borrow more, otherwise Wang Biao would ask for interest again next time.

"Okay, get him to sign and take the money."

Chen Shaoping carefully reviewed the IOU again this time, and only wrote his name on it after confirming there were no problems.

When he got the money, he impulsively asked, "Brother Biao, can I pay back the 22,000 yuan now?"

What do you think?

Wang Biao chuckled and asked him a question, his smile creeping. Chen Shaoping immediately shook his head, grabbed the money, and ran out. Hearing the commotion outside, Chen Shaoping finally felt at ease and went to join the others.

After another night of fighting until dawn, Chen Shaoping was thrown out by the casino staff, and it seemed he had also been beaten. He walked with a limp, but his face was fine.

"Captain, he's been beaten."

"It should be. Let's go, follow him. Xiao Li, wait a minute, it seems like he's being followed."

Two men followed Chen Shaoping openly.

"It seems Chen Shaoping owes the casino a lot of money. Let's be careful not to let them find out," Zhang Qingshan said to Xiao Li.

"They shouldn't be able to spot us, unlike Xia Yichu's friends yesterday, who spotted us at a glance."

Yesterday, they followed Chen Shaoping to Xia Yichu's house, but Pei Shizhou stopped them on their way back.

The three men exchanged blows for a few moments before finally revealing their identities and telling him they were tracking Chen Shaoping, at which point they stopped. It was too embarrassing that two policemen couldn't even defeat him.

"That's right, people who used to be in the military are definitely different."

"Captain, how do you know he was a soldier?"

"His skills are clearly trained, and judging from his demeanor, he's very likely a former soldier. Let's put that aside for now and keep a close eye on Chen Shaoping."

Chen Shaoping bought two large steamed buns and ate them as he walked home. He hadn't drunk any alcohol today; there was none at home. He had used the remaining money he had to buy the buns; he could have bought alcohol if he didn't have any.

He was going to dig for something tonight, so drinking wasn't a good idea. He lay down on the bed and fell asleep immediately. The two men from the casino who were following Chen Shaoping were guarding his door.

Zhang Qingshan, fearing they might cause trouble, arrested the two men, detaining them at the station, claiming they were suspicious. Otherwise, their constant surveillance of Chen Shaoping would have been disastrous.

Around 6 p.m., Chen Shaoping woke up hungry. He got up, drank two bowls of water, looked around, and then went out.

Xiao Li was so excited; Chen Shaoping was definitely going to do something big that night.

"Captain"

"Shut up and keep up."

The two dared not follow too closely; Chen Shaoping had already made up his mind. He would take the jewelry and flee, having already owed the casino a full 62,000.

Putting aside whether the jewelry could actually fetch that much money, even if it could, he wouldn't be willing to part with it. Perhaps Brother Biao was too confident, because he didn't even have anyone watch over him.

He planned to take the jewelry and leave this place first, then sell some tomorrow and use the money for travel expenses to go to Kyoto to stay with his aunt.

Chen Shaoping wandered around, circling several times. Finding no one following him, he returned to his rented apartment and peered out the window.

Xiao Li and Zhang Qingshan were a little disappointed to see him go home. Could it be that Chen Shaoping wasn't going out tonight?

But to everyone's surprise, Chen Shaoping opened the door and came out again after a while.

The two men followed Chen Shaoping to a nearby public restroom. He didn't go inside; instead, he went straight to the back of the restroom and into the bushes. What was he doing there?

After a while, he was holding something in his hand, but it was too far away to see clearly what he was holding.

"Xiao Li, let's approach slowly and carefully."

Chen Shaoping was already digging for things; the rented house was so small that there was nowhere to hide.

He wasn't comfortable hiding it too far away, so he finally decided to bury the box in a corner near the public restroom. It wasn't far, so he could still catch a glimpse of it when he went to the restroom.

"Captain, should we arrest them now?"

"Wait, let him dig it out before you grab it."

Chen Shaoping is too cunning. If he makes a feint, all their efforts will be in vain. Zhang Qingshan has to be more cautious.