"Kid, when are you going to pay back the money you owe me? Let me tell you, I'm not running a charity. I don't have that kind of heart." The words came from an unfamiliar man's voice.
"Just... give me a few more days. I promise, I'll find a way to pay you back in a few days, okay?" Listening to the voice, Su Qing found it a little familiar, but she couldn't quite place it.
"Heh, 'a few days.' You've said that to me plenty of times. How much longer do you plan on stalling? I'm telling you, kid, if you don't pay up, I'll go to your house to collect. Don't forget, I have an IOU that you signed with your own hand."
"No, please don't! If my grandpa finds out, he'll kill me."
Hidden in the shadows, Su Qing watched the scene unfold not far ahead. She hadn't expected that taking the long way back to the village would lead her to a couple of troublemakers.
'Collecting a debt in the woods in the middle of the night?'
Su Qing's curiosity was piqued.
