A flash of sharpness instantly crossed Zhu Suosuo's eyes.

Chen Cheng swiped the screen to answer the call.

"Chen Cheng, the thing you mentioned really happened."

"My dad didn't come home all night last night, his phone won't go through, and just now, the debt collectors showed up."

Chen Cheng frowned; they had come quickly enough.

"Are you okay?"

Jiang Nansun shook her head. "No, the people who came were fairly polite."

"My mom has already dealt with them and sent them away."

"As soon as those people left, my dad came back."

"He said more people will keep coming one after another."

Jiang Nansun's fair face flushed red, and she glanced at Zhang Anren in the distance, who was lost in thought.

"It just so happens that Zhang Anren is here, so my dad wants us all to move in with him for a while."

As she spoke, Jiang Nansun's voice grew quieter, sounding somewhat awkward. "There are a lot of family members, and I haven't had a chance to tell him we're breaking up yet."

Chen Cheng raised an eyebrow. "Since the old man is there, have him pull his credit report on his phone first. Even if you have to force him, you need to find out exactly how much money he owes."

He thought for a moment. "As for moving, there's no rush."

Chen Cheng didn't have a place to put this whole family in the short term.

It was better to stay put and focus on solving the problem.

The trouble wasn't the Jiang Family's debt, but Jiang Pengfei, a gambler who had lost so much he was blinded by it.

If it were solved so easily, the moment Jiang Pengfei saw even a glimmer of hope for a comeback, or had a little extra cash in his hands, he would 100% continue to gamble on the stock market.

Oh no, for him, it was just gambling.

On the other end of the line, Jiang Nansun was very calm, her expression solemn. "Okay, I'll ask him right away."

Chen Cheng gave a few more instructions, and the two hung up.

Zhu Suosuo was very anxious and immediately asked, "Did something happen to Nansun's family?"

Chen Cheng nodded. "Yeah, Uncle Jiang's debt crisis has erupted, and the debt collectors have shown up at their door."

"Nansun's mom just sent away one group, and then Uncle Jiang came back."

"According to him, more people will keep coming one after another."

"It just so happens that Zhang Anren is here, so Jiang Pengfei wants the family to go to his place to take shelter."

"Jiang Nansun called to ask for help."

Zhu Suosuo was immediately worried. "Is Nansun okay?"

Chen Cheng looked at her as if she were an idiot. "If something had happened to her, who do you think made the call?"

"Oh." Zhu Suosuo let out a sigh of relief, then thought for a moment and said:

"Zhang Anren's place is a two-bedroom apartment; how could Nansun's whole family fit in there?"

She blinked, reached out to grab Chen Cheng's hand, and looked at him hopefully. "Honey, can I let Nansun's family come stay with us?"

Chen Cheng was stunned. You two sisters really have deep sisterly love.

Zhu Suosuo didn't seem afraid at all that this hot potato would become impossible to get rid of later.

Chen Cheng smiled. "I don't mind, as long as you've figured out how to explain it to her family."

Uh...

Zhu Suosuo was momentarily stunned. The reason she hadn't told Nansun about moving out was precisely because she didn't know how to explain it.

Zhu Suosuo pondered for a long while. "Then I'll tell Nansun the truth. As for Uncle Jiang and her grandmother, I'll just say it's my boyfriend's empty apartment."

The corners of Chen Cheng's mouth curled up slightly, and a mischievous thought immediately crossed his mind.

He wondered what expression Jiang Nansun would have if she found out Zhu Suosuo was being kept by him.

It should be quite spectacular.

Chen Cheng thought again. At this moment, with her nerves already frayed, Jiang Nansun probably couldn't digest so many outrageous things at once.

Between her family going bankrupt, debt collectors showing up, her boyfriend cheating, and her own retaliatory cheating.

Plus the fact that her best friend was being kept by someone, and that person was the same one she had cheated with.

Chen Cheng was genuinely worried that the strings in Jiang Nansun's brain wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure and would simply snap.

He immediately shook his head. "No, telling her now would just be adding to her troubles."

"You should just stick with the story about it being your boyfriend's empty apartment."

"If she presses you, just keep it hidden for now; she probably doesn't have the energy to think about your affairs anyway."

Zhu Suosuo immediately nodded. "Then I'll go back and find Nansun right now."

After saying this, she hurried back to the room to change clothes.

Chen Cheng didn't pay attention to her. He raised an eyebrow and looked at Eleven. "Eleven, you take her there. With her rushing around like this, if something happens on the way, it'll be a huge mess."

Eleven nodded. "Okay."

Chen Cheng had no intention of getting involved in this matter proactively.

His energy was limited, and he couldn't be bothered to take the lead.

Regardless of the state of her relationship with Zhang Anren, Jiang Nansun would eventually come to him.

Because Zhang Anren couldn't solve the Jiang Family's troubles.

The phone number for Zou Yu that Chen Cheng gave Jiang Nansun was only to make the debt collectors wary.

In the end, it would still have to be solved with money.

...

On the other side, Zhang Anren saw that Jiang Nansun had finished her call and walked over.

"Nansun."

Jiang Nansun looked up at him, her expression indifferent. "Huh?"

Zhang Anren took a breath. "I don't think having your family come stay at my place is a good idea."

Jiang Nansun was stunned. "What do you mean?"

Zhang Anren pursed his lips. "Listen to me, when I say it's not a good idea, it's not for my own sake."

"Look, first of all, my place really isn't big enough to house so many people."

"And Yuan Yuan is living there right now."

"I can't just promise to let her stay yesterday and kick her out today."

When Yuan Yuan was mentioned, Jiang Nansun's eyes widened. How could you have the nerve to bring up Yuan Yuan?

"Second, if the other party finds out we are still students, they might go to the school and cause a scene, which would look bad."

A playful smile tugged at the corners of Jiang Nansun's mouth.

Look bad... Hahaha, look bad.

You don't even think about what you're saying; would debt collectors dare to go to school to cause a scene?

Zhang Anren continued, "Third, I think you should find a hotel to stay in first."

"This way, you won't expose your final safe address to them."

"I'm free this afternoon; I'll go help you find a hotel."

Jiang Nansun was so angry she laughed.

Sometimes, you only feel pain when the knife is stuck in your own body.

At this moment, she truly understood Zhang Anren's sophisticated selfishness.

No matter what happened, he could always put himself first, terrified of getting involved in even the slightest bit of trouble.

Zhang Anren was still going on and on, preaching his theories, wanting Jiang Nansun to agree with his approach.

"Many hotels offer long-term rentals now."

"The environment is good, and it's cheap."

Jiang Nansun took a deep breath and cut him off. "Enough."

"You should go."

"Huh?" Zhang Anren was completely stunned.

Thinking that Jiang Nansun was angry, he immediately explained, "Nansun, I..."

"I said enough." Before Zhang Anren could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Jiang Nansun's cold tone.

"Leave, and don't come looking for me again."

Zhang Anren frowned. "Nansun, what do you mean?"

Jiang Nansun scoffed. "Heh."

"What do I mean?"

"Why don't you ask yourself what you mean by living under the same roof as your ex-girlfriend."

Zhang Anren's pupils dilated in shock, as if struck by lightning, and his voice trembled. "You... how do you know Yuan Yuan is..."

Jiang Nansun laughed coldly. "The night before last, when you and Yuan Yuan were embracing and kissing, I was right outside the window."

"You tell me how I know."

"Nansun, I..." Zhang Anren still wanted to explain.

"Get out!" Jiang Nansun all but roared.

After saying this, Jiang Nansun gave a contemptuous smile and turned to go into the house.

Zhang Anren stood frozen in place for a long time, unable to figure it out.

I clearly waited until almost midnight.

How could Nansun have been outside my window?

Didn't that Jiang good-for-nothing demand she be home before twelve?