Chapter 342 — Driven into a Corner
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"..." Tang Zhi was caught between laughter and tears at his rapid-fire questions, and her originally sorrowful mood lifted considerably. "Who misses you? Don't flatter yourself!"
"Heh..." Wei Zhao chuckled. "Calling so late—is something the matter?"
Wei Zhao actually knew Tang Zhi quite well. She was the introverted sort—strong-willed, yet not very good at expressing her feelings. If nothing was wrong, she would not call him, at least not yet.
"Wei Zhao... there's something I'd like to ask of you..." Thinking of what she was about to say, Tang Zhi's heart grew heavy again.
"Something to ask of me?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback. That did not sound like Tang Zhi at all.
"Yes... could you... lend me a hundred and fifty thousand? Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back, I promise!" Tang Zhi hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and made her request.
"A hundred and fifty thousand?" Wei Zhao was even more astonished. This sounded even less like Tang Zhi. When he had given her a phone before, she had hesitated and been reluctant to accept it—so why would she suddenly ask him for money?
Still, this indirectly proved one thing: Tang Zhi must have run into some trouble she could not resist. Otherwise, asking him for a loan would have been harder for her than dying. Tang Zhi was not the kind of girl who coveted money; if she had been, society's great dyeing vat would have corrupted her long ago.
"I really do need this money. My younger brother has gotten into some trouble, and without it, he's going to sell a kidney..." Tang Zhi, thinking Wei Zhao had mistaken her for a money-grubbing girl, hurried to explain.
"Sell a kidney?" Wei Zhao was dizzy. "Tell him not to do anything stupid, no matter what. Money is not a problem. Give me an account number, and I'll have someone transfer it right now!"
A few days earlier, Wei Zhao would not have had such confidence, but now he had just extorted a hundred million from Liu Tianyi—wealthy enough to throw his weight around.
"Huh?" This time it was Tang Zhi's turn to be stunned. She had not expected Wei Zhao to agree to transfer her money without even asking what it was for! Was he really that trusting of her? Not afraid she might make up some lie to cheat him out of his money?
"Huh what? It's only a hundred and fifty thousand..." Of course Wei Zhao was not afraid Tang Zhi would cheat him, because he knew her character.
"Then... wait a moment..." Tang Zhi was thrilled inside, her little face flushing red. She had only just mustered the courage to ask Wei Zhao for a loan; she had been afraid he would refuse outright, and afraid too that lending her the money would put him in a difficult spot. Wei Zhao was probably a rich man's son, but not every rich man's son could produce a hundred and fifty thousand on the spot.
Yet Wei Zhao had agreed as though it were nothing at all, without the slightest hesitation. Tang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt deeply grateful to him.
"Mom, Wei Zhao says he needs a bank account number..." As she spoke, Tang Zhi felt the corners of her mouth curl into a smile she could not suppress...
She had been driven to ask for a loan against her will, but now that she had gotten it, she wanted to show off a little. A girl like Tang Zhi had her share of small vanity too; she wanted others to see just how much Wei Zhao cared about her...