Chapter 207: The Brother-Obsessed

　　The three of them, looking at Ding Xiaoying's concerned demeanor towards her brother, found this possibility increasingly likely.

　　Many brother-obsessed people, brainwashed by their families for years, would do anything for their own brothers, wouldn't they?

　　Zhou Yuyang, on the hospital bed, also showed a look of sudden realization, followed by a chill that he could not shake off.

　　"So it was for her brother. No wonder... I was too naive. I thought as long as I worked hard to make money, it wouldn't be a big deal to even support her entire family along with her brother."

　　"No wonder she said she cared about me. Without me, how would she get the resources to bleed me dry for her brother?"

　　"Not only did she treat me like an ATM, but she even wanted to sacrifice my life for her brother!"

　　"I must have been blind!"

　　Zhou Yuyang's eyes turned red, and he felt like smashing his head against the wall.

　　"President Zhou, calm down first, this is just our speculation. Whether it's her brother or not still needs to be verified before we can confirm it," Lu Fei said cautiously.

　　"How do we verify it?"

　　"It's simple. If it was her brother who borrowed your luck, then your hair and nails would be on her brother. We can easily find out by checking."

　　"That's great! Then I'll leave it to you to sort it out for me."

　　After sending the message, Zhou Yuyang, who was lying on the hospital bed, clenched his fists involuntarily.

　　Lu Fei and the other two waited in the mall until Ding Xiaoying and her brother finished their meal.

　　Her brother pleaded with her for a while, and after hesitating for a moment, she took out her phone and transferred some money to him.

　　"Xiao Jie, spend it sparingly and don't gamble anymore."

　　"What's the big deal? Don't you have a brother-in-law too!" Ding Jie said indifferently.

　　"You know he's hospitalized, and it's been so many days, yet you haven't even gone to see him. Aren't you afraid he might think..."

　　"Just coax him a bit, isn't he the most obedient to you?"

　　"He hasn't been as good to me lately..."

　　Xiaoying Ding lowered her head.

　　"Alright, alright, I'll go see him when I have time. I have something to do today, so I'll be going now."

　　Jie Ding took the money and hurried out of the restaurant.

　　Xiaoying Ding looked at her brother's back with worry, sighed deeply, and slowly walked out, hanging her head.

　　"Huzi, follow Xiaoying Ding. I'll go with Old Liu to find her brother."

　　Fei Lu immediately made the arrangements.

　　To avoid any other unforeseen situations, they split into two teams.

　　Xiaoying Ding left the mall and took a taxi away.

　　And her brother crossed two streets, entering a mahjong parlor with familiarity.

　　Lu Fei and Liu Fugui followed in, ordered a cup of tea, and observed Ding Jie's appearance from two tables away.

　　His forehead was dark, his eyes devoid of luster.

　　His eyebrows were disheveled, presenting a look of misfortune.

　　A typical face of a gambling addict, showing no signs of good fortune whatsoever.

　　However, it could also be due to the failure of borrowing blood luck.

　　If the borrowing of blood luck had succeeded, Zhou Yuyang would have died on the spot, transferring all of his remaining luck to the borrower.

　　Conversely, if Zhou Yuyang did not die and the borrowing of blood luck failed, the borrower would suffer some backlash and become even more unlucky.

　　Sure enough, after only two hours, Ding Jie lost everything.

　　"Damn it, my luck is really bad today! Let's go again!"

　　Ding Jie wanted to borrow money to play mahjong, but the people at the mahjong parlor clearly understood his character and were unwilling to lend him any money.

　　He made a round without any success, and could only leave in disappointment, pondering where he could get some money.

　　Lu Fei signaled to Liu Fugui with a look.

　　Liu Fugui got the message and quickly caught up, smiling, "Brother, short on cash?"

　　"Who are you? A loan shark?" Ding Jie, with his suspicious eyes, scrutinized Liu Fugui warily from head to toe.

　　"Neither. I'm here to talk business with Mr. Ding."

　　"Business? I don't even know you, what business do we have to talk about!" Ding Jie rolled his eyes, treating Liu Fugui as a fraud.

　　"It's no problem if Mr. Ding doesn't know me, but surely you know Zhou Yuyang, right?" Liu Fugui smiled and took out a bundle of red banknotes.

　　"If you help me with something, this money is yours."

　　Ding Jie's eyes lit up instantly, like a hungry dog seeing food, and he loudly asked, "Of course, he's my brother-in-law! What do you need me to do?"

　　"I have some business deals to discuss with your brother-in-law, but he's not budging. I had no choice but to think of another way, to get some of his nails and hair..."

　　This excuse was very poor; anyone with a bit of common sense wouldn't fall for it.

　　Unfortunately, Ding Jie was a gambling addict.

　　He didn't have any brains at all.

　　Without hesitation, he immediately agreed, as long as there was money for him to gamble with, he would do anything.

　　"No problem, my brother-in-law listens to everything my sister says. I'll call her right now to arrange it."

　　As he spoke, he took out his phone to make the call.

　　"Wait, don't you have any on you?" Liu Fugui pressed down on his phone, asking in surprise.

　　"Am I some kind of pervert, carrying around my brother-in-law's stuff like that?" Ding Jie looked at Liu Fugui as if he were a fool, "But, this amount of money is not enough! It can only be considered a deposit. After getting the nails and hair, I want double!"

　　Liu Fugui was unsure, and looked back over his shoulder.

　　Lu Fei at the entrance of the alley shook his head at him.

　　"I don't want it!"

　　Liu Fugui immediately changed his expression, put away the cash, and turned to leave.

　　"Hey, hey, don't go! Big brother! Let's talk about the price. I won't raise the price, alright? Give it some more thought..."

　　Ding Jie hurriedly chased after him, but Liu Fugui ignored him. It was not easy for him to get rid of this gambling addict.

　　"Brother Lu, do you think he was pretending, or does he really not have it?"

　　"It's unlikely he was pretending. For a gambler like him, if he really had it, he would have sold it to you just now," Lu Fei shook his head.

　　"If it wasn't him, then who could it be?" Liu Fugui was completely baffled, "Could we have made a mistake, and it has nothing to do with his girlfriend? Could it really be someone else who stole Zhou Yuyang's hair and nails?"

　　"If there was no blood pendant, it might have been someone else, but with Mr. Zhou wearing the blood pendant and getting into a car accident, how could it be such a coincidence? Even if it's not about his luck, it definitely has something to do with her!" Lu Fei mused.

　　"Women, they really are unpredictable!" Liu Fugui, who considered himself an expert in reading people, was completely at a loss, "Brother Lu, you'd better be careful when you find a girlfriend in the future."

　　"One thing at a time, there are still many good girls out there." Lu Fei said frankly.

　　At this moment, Hu Zi sent a message.

　　"Boss, President Zhou's girlfriend didn't return to the hospital; she went to meet someone else."

　　"Who?"

　　"It's a woman. I think their relationship is quite close, like best friends, having coffee together. President Zhou's girlfriend was crying, and the woman was consoling her."

　　"Keep watching."

　　Feeling down and seeking comfort from a best friend is the most normal thing. But for now, there's no better way; they can only find a breakthrough from Ding Xiaoying.

　　The two were preparing to go back to the antique street; with Hu Zi keeping an eye on things, it was enough.

　　They couldn't just let their shop close because of this matter.

　　But just as they got into the car, Hu Zi sent another message.

　　"Damn! Boss, I saw that woman give General Manager Zhou's girlfriend a pendant!"