Chapter 2266 - 2266

When the time was about right, Liu Zhizhong took the pickled fish and the money and still rode a shared bicycle to Zhang Qidong's residence.

As for the money, 300,000, he hadn't touched a single coin.

It's just that carrying so much money was a bit conspicuous.

Moreover, based on his experience in novels, Liu Zhizhong figured, haha... it's better not to use the local currency but to exchange it for foreign currency.

These days, he was still keeping up with the news and staying in touch with society, verifying his experiences from the novels, and found that all matched perfectly, oh...

Therefore, Liu Zhizhong judged that even if Zhang Qidong accepted gifts now, he probably wouldn't accept the local currency, arranging it in foreign currency, especially US Dollars, would be just right, right?

So, Liu Zhizhong went to the black market to exchange for US Dollars.

Black market exchange?

Yeah!

Dongnan City is a small Prefecture-level City, but it still connects with the outside world, so finding an underground bank isn't too difficult, hehe...

However, he exchanged 300,000 into US Dollars and lost 30,000 in fees.

The fees were a bit high, but it was convenient and easily done.

If he were to go to the bank for an exchange, it wouldn't be impossible, but as soon as he had to explain the source, he'd be in trouble.

So, going to the black market was much easier.

The exchange rate was pretty good lately, and Liu Zhizhong exchanged it for a full 40,000 US Dollars.

With these 40,000 US Dollars on him, it didn't feel like much, and it was easier to carry.

Riding the shared bicycle, in Dongnan City's autumn wind, felt quite pleasant.

Zhang Qidong lived in a high-end residential area at the southern end of Binjiang Avenue, a bit of a distance from Liu Zhizhong.

Of course, Vice Mayor Zhang's house was rented, with a housing allowance from the city government covering his rent and such.

Liu Zhizhong was riding along when suddenly a car horn blared behind him twice.

Instinctively, he moved further to the side and slowed down a lot.

Then a sapphire-blue Cayenne sped up, rushed ahead of him, and stopped.

Liu Zhizhong was startled but quickly squeezed the brakes, or he might have crashed into the luxury car and couldn't afford to compensate.

His shared bicycle stopped, and from the Cayenne in front, the driver's side door opened, and a slender and captivating figure jumped out.

As soon as this figure appeared, it attracted the street's cars and pedestrians.

A stunning beauty!

Indeed...

It was a stunning beauty!

At just twenty-four or twenty-five, she was charmingly seductive.

Under the cool attire, her body was proudly curvaceous.

Her extremely beautiful face, tender as a baby's, filled with enchanting charm in her eyes.

Wearing gold and silver, she was dressed entirely like a wealthy young woman.

And she was, surprisingly, Gu Man!

Liu Zhizhong's ex-girlfriend!

The one snatched by Zhang Xiaoyang!

And in the passenger seat, the window rolled down, revealing an even younger and more beautiful face looking at Liu Zhizhong.

This face, Liu Zhizhong would never forget, was Gu Man's younger sister, Gu Yan.

Gu Yan was only twenty-two, just graduated from college, right?

Her long, straight black hair fluttered lightly in the wind like water, and her features were even more stunning than her sister's, retaining the pure and impeccable beauty of a college student!

However, Gu Yan looked at Liu Zhizhong riding an e-bike, with some sympathy in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Gu Man got out of the car, expressing some aloofness and coldness, walking straight toward Liu Zhizhong.

Liu Zhizhong took a deep breath to calm his inner displeasure, even secretly counting down: 10, 9, 8, 7...

He counted down to 0, a psychological strategy to soothe complex fluctuating emotions and return to calmness.

As expected, when the ex-girlfriend came up to him, Liu Zhizhong was much calmer.

Standing before him, Gu Man had already sized up her ex-boyfriend with her eyes, still wearing clothes from more than two years ago, recovered quite well, still healthy and strong, but his expression was much too calm, completely unruffled.

Gu Man said, "Zhizhong, you're awake? It looks like you've recovered quite well."

Liu Zhizhong looked at her calmly and nodded, "Please move the car, I need to move forward."

"You..."

Liu Zhizhong's indifference sparked a little flame in Gu Man's heart.

"Why are you like this?"

Liu Zhizhong asked back, "How should I be?"

"You..."

Gu Man was at a loss for words again, took a deep breath, and nodded, "Fine! Your sharp tongue, your sharp tongue! Your sharp tongue got you into this state, didn't it?"

Liu Zhizhong remained very calm, not at all upset, "Ending up like this, it's all thanks to you, don't you understand? Of course, I don't hate you at all, after all, people's values are different, no need to criticize. Look at you now, driving luxury cars, wearing fine clothes, your life has stepped up, indeed your choice was the right one, wasn't it?"

"You..." Gu Man was again speechless, her face turned red, somewhat awkward, "Stop being sarcastic, okay? In this world, sometimes there's no right or wrong, it's just about everyone's starting point, isn't it?"

"My starting point is, you and I, no longer have any relationship, please move the car, I need to move forward."

"Liu Zhizhong!!!" Gu Man's voice rose significantly, "Stop pretending to be detached like you've seen it all, okay? If you want to make it in this city, you'd better listen to me!"

Without saying a word, Liu Zhizhong turned his bike around and rode around Gu Man, around her car, and sped away.

Frustrated, Gu Man stomped her foot, jumped back in her car, and started to chase.

But as soon as Liu Zhizhong saw her coming after him, he turned into a narrow alley for motorbikes and bicycles, and was gone in a flash.

Gu Man's car couldn't get in, so she had to give up.

Furious, she muttered while driving, "Truly unappreciative!"

From the passenger seat, her sister Gu Yan said, "Hey, sis, I told you not to stop, yet you wanted to find trouble! Liu Zhizhong's reaction today was very mild, wasn't it? Just stop hurting him any more, okay?"

"Mild? Haha... would he dare be irritable with me? Has he forgotten who your brother-in-law is? And anyway, am I hurting him? I just wanted to chat, see what his plans were, see if I could help him."

Gu Yan said, "Sister, come on, what can you still help him with? He's a man of dignity and won't accept your help. It's human nature!"

"Okay, I'm tired of talking about this. Back then, I married Zhang Xiaoyang for everyone's good, for you, for mom, for the entire Gu Family!"

"Does marriage always have to be so realistic?"

Gu Man looked at her sister, shook her head, and smiled, "Ah, you're still inexperienced and don't understand that marriage and love are two different things. Women, if they're not a little realistic, will only suffer themselves, you understand?"