435: Reasons for borrowing money

"I won't decide whether to lend the money yet. Let's understand the situation first. As the saying goes, help the needy, not the poor. If he works hard and is just short of 100,000 for a marital home, I wouldn't just lend it; I'd give it to them as a wedding gift!"

"But if he's usually lazy and wants to borrow 100,000 from me just to pay the down payment for a house, then I definitely won't lend it. I have money, it's true, but I'm no sucker!"

"True. So how do you plan to ask?"

"I'll ask his girlfriend!"

"Oh, oh, ask quickly, I'm watching!" As she spoke, her face was full of curiosity as she stared at his phone!

Holding her, Wang Yifan found the profile picture of Li Yulong's girlfriend, Yue Yuxin, in his WeChat friend list. He clicked on it and sent her a message!

Wang Yifan: Yuxin, what are you busy with?

Wang Yifan: Are you and Li Yulong getting married?

Zhang Ruonan watched him send a message to a woman with the nickname Yue Yuxin, her eyes full of curiosity and a hint of gossip!

A good while after the message was sent, the other party still hadn't replied!

Since she didn't reply, he stopped paying attention. Although Yue Yuxin hadn't replied, Wang Churan, Chen Duling, Tang Yan, and Liu Shishi had all sent him messages!

Previously, A Zhi had mostly been the one replying to them, but since he saw them, he had to reply himself!

So he clicked on their profile pictures, replied to their messages, then tossed the phone aside and reached out to hug Zhang Ruonan in his arms!

"Wife, why are you so well-behaved? I really adore you!"

"Hmph, you're not well-behaved at all. Alright, let me take off this face mask first!" Saying that, she left his warm embrace, got off the bed, went to the Bathroom, and took off the mask on her face!

After a series of skincare steps, she returned to the bed and lay in his arms!

Wang Yifan took her hand, interlacing his fingers with her slender ones, looking at her black nail polish with a serious expression!!

Zhang Ruonan watched him hold her hand tightly and admire it so seriously. A faint smile appeared on her face. She didn't say anything, just lay in his arms and watched him!

Just as they were enjoying their time together!

Ding-dong!

Ding-dong!

Their phones actually received messages at the same time. However, Wang Yifan didn't pick up his phone immediately; instead, he looked at Zhang Ruonan, who was staring at him, and blinked!

Zhang Ruonan smiled slightly, picked up her phone, and under his gaze, unlocked it and opened WeChat. As soon as she opened it, messages started flooding in like a bombardment, with continuous ding-dongs!

Many people had sent her messages. Zhang Ruonan opened them right in front of him!

Wang Yifan looked at the nickname of the profile she clicked: Jin Jing.

Jin Jing was her friend; she had told him about her before and they had even chatted for a bit during a video call last time!

Besides Jin Jing, many others had also sent her messages!

Among them was Bai Jingting, who had filmed with Zhang Ruonan, who also sent a message to ask her!

Bai Jingting: Ruonan, you're something else! You were hiding something big!

Bai Jingting: Your boyfriend's looks—if he debuted, it would be unimaginable!

Zhang Ruonan looked at the message from Bai Jingting and gigglingly handed the phone to Wang Yifan.

"Here, take it. You reply!"

Wang Yifan smiled as he took her phone. After reading the message, he handed it back to her!

"Reply yourself!"

"Fine!" Zhang Ruonan said with a pout!

"I'll dictate, you type!"

"Heehee, okay!"

Wang Yifan smiled and stroked her hair, leaning his nose in to smell its scent before speaking: "Just reply, 'Of course! My boyfriend is the most handsome man in the world. I'll send you an invitation when we get married!'"

Hearing this, Zhang Ruonan rolled her eyes at him, but her hands typed out what he said and sent it to Bai Jingting!

She only replied with that one sentence. Even when Bai Jingting sent more messages later, she didn't reply again!

After that, she replied to other people's messages. It wasn't until she finished that he picked up his own phone to check the messages he had just received!

Zhang Ruonan also put down her phone and looked at his phone with him!

Wang Yifan looked at the message from Yue Yuxin on his phone, and his brow furrowed!

Yue Yuxin: Brother Fan, did Li Yulong tell you?

Yue Yuxin: Sigh, Brother Fan, to tell you the truth, I'm also quite helpless. My parents said they don't demand much; as long as he finds a job, they'll agree to the marriage. But since graduation, he's just been lying around at home every day with no intention of looking for work!

Yue Yuxin: Later, my parents said that as long as he pays the down payment for a house in the county town—around 100,000—they would also agree to our marriage!

Yue Yuxin: But where would he get the money? I'm so worried right now!

Looking at the message from Yue Yuxin, he and Zhang Ruonan looked at each other. They hadn't expected things to be like this. The reason Li Yulong was borrowing money was indeed to buy a house, but the 100,000 he was asking for wasn't for the full price; he had no money at all and was asking him for the down payment!

This was something he had to consider carefully!

"Hubby, this Li Yulong seems a bit unreliable!" Zhang Ruonan said, looking at the messages on his phone!

"He used to be okay. Although not working isn't the end of the world, this is indeed a bit much. After all, his girlfriend isn't after his money. Yue Yuxin even said her parents would agree to the wedding as long as he finds a job, even if the pay isn't high. But he'd rather borrow money from me for a down payment than look for a job. I feel like he's changed a lot!"

Wang Yifan sighed!

"People always change, Hubby!"

As she said this, she immediately looked at Wang Yifan!

Wang Yifan held her and said softly, "Baby, people change, but my love for you will never change. I will love you for a lifetime, forever and ever. Even after we die, we must be buried together!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ruonan smiled sweetly at him!

If he were an ordinary person, she definitely wouldn't believe it, but he wasn't ordinary. He would surely be able to do what he said!

"Hubby, I believe you. We will be together forever and ever!"

The moment she finished speaking, he threw his phone aside and kissed her passionate red lips!

After a round of passionate kissing!

Wang Yifan panted heavily, wanting to do some things!

But at that moment, Zhang Ruonan stopped him!

She leaned into his ear and whispered, "Hubby, let's go to the Lingquan Space. I'm afraid they might hear us in a bit!"

Hearing this, without a word, he picked up Zhang Ruonan and vanished from her room!

The lights in the room were still on, and both his and Zhang Ruonan's phones were still lit up on the bed, but their figures were no longer in the room!!

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