After we walked out of my home, and got into Lan's car, he asked in confusion, "Why didn't you clear everything up with your dad? You're not thinking about hiding this from him forever, right?"
I let out a bitter smile and said, "I can't tell him the truth now. You've already seen how oddly he's treating you already. If he finds out that you're lending me the money to pay off my mum's debts, I honestly don't know what he's going to think. It's better to keep it from him for the time being."
Fifteen minutes later, we finally arrived at the company where my mum had borrowed money from.
Outwardly, the place looked like an ordinary fruit shop. People none the wiser would never know that a usury company was on the second floor.
As soon as we got out of the car, a tan-looking young man reco
