Rebirth: My Home Has Become a Gathering Place for Young Women with a "Crazy" Spirit

There are no permanent enemies, only permanent benefits.

Although Qian Hao is not a very good person, at least he can bring you substantial amounts of money.

"One hundred thousand is too little." Qin Lang's voice was devoid of any emotion. He then said, "Two hundred thousand. If it's acceptable, we'll renegotiate the contract. If not, then forget it."

"Okay! Two hundred thousand, it's settled then." Qian Hao agreed without any hesitation.

Qin Lang immediately regretted it. Damn! Did I go too short...?

"Do you have time tomorrow? I'd like to come see you to sign the contract?" Qian Hao's voice even carried an barely suppressed excitement.

"Tomorrow at noon, still Cloud Cafe."

"Okay, okay, I'll go and wait for you ahead of time."

Hanging up the phone, Qin Lang tossed his phone onto the sofa, a faint smile on his face. Two hundred thousand it is; in the current market, that price isn't low.

Su Yue stared at Qin Lang in disbelief, her eyes wide: "Brother Lang, you...you're going to cooperate with that Qian Hao again?"

"Mm." Qin Lang nodded.

Su Yue: "But that person went so far as to sue you! You just forgave him like that?"

Qin Lang smiled and said, "I haven't forgiven him. I'm just cooperating with him."

"You haven't forgiven him? Then why cooperate with him?" Su Yue didn't understand what Qin Lang meant by that.

Qin Lang leaned back on the sofa and said calmly, "To put it simply, I have a grudge against Qian Hao, but I don't have a grudge against his money. Not forgiving him and cooperating with him are not contradictory."

Hearing Qin Lang's words, the three girls nodded thoughtfully.

"But what if he tries to cheat you again in the future?" Ruan Zhihuan was still a little worried.

"He won't. At least not now."

Qin Lang paused for a moment, then said, "This plagiarism incident has caused such a big stir that at least everyone knows I'm someone who can get a big influencer with millions of followers banned. Qian Hao is a smart man, and he shouldn't cause me any trouble anytime soon."

The three girls exchanged glances, and each could see in the other's eyes that they agreed with Qin Lang's words.

At that moment, my phone beeped with a text message notification.

Qin Lang clicked on it and saw information about changes in his bank card balance.

【您尾号2533银联借记卡05月15日19：22存入￥195654.00元，付方上沪B站数码科技有限公司。余额195867.53元。】

The earnings from Bilibili have arrived in my account; it seems the back-end review process is complete.

Qin Lang got up, intending to take the three girls out for a meal. They had won a battle today, and the profits had been received, so it was time to celebrate.

My phone suddenly rang; someone was calling.

Qin Lang glanced at it and saw that it was Huang Ziqiang. Ever since he was messed with by Brother Qiao from Yulong Hot Spring, this guy had become much more depressed. In addition, Qin Lang had been busy dealing with the plagiarism issue these past two days, and the two had not been in contact since they parted ways at the entrance of Yulong Hot Spring.

"Qiangzi?" Qin Lang answered the phone, thinking that the kid wanted to treat him to a meal to express his gratitude for spending money to rescue him from the bathhouse.

But Huang Ziqiang's voice came through the phone, trembling with tears and even a hint of despair: "Lang... Brother Lang... he's contacting me again..."

"Who is it?" Qin Lang frowned slightly, then his mind raced, and he thought of someone. He asked, "You mean, Brother Qiao from the Royal Dragon Hot Spring?"

"Um..." Huang Ziqiang's voice was trembling. "He called me today and said... said that what happened last time wasn't over yet, and that I should prepare another 30,000 yuan, otherwise he would tell my parents and school about what happened that day, and he also said... he also said he would send me to the police station..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang's eyes turned cold.

He sat back on the sofa, leaned back in his chair, took a deep breath, and said calmly, "Don't rush. Tell me the whole story of how he called you, from beginning to end, without omitting a single word."

After taking a few deep breaths and calming down a bit, Huang Ziqiang began to tell Qin Lang his story.

It turned out that Huang Ziqiang had been staying in his dormitory for the past two days to recover from the injury and swelling on his face, and his roommates had been bringing him his meals.

This noon, Huang Ziqiang was eating lunch in his dormitory when he suddenly received a call from an unknown number. When he answered, it turned out to be Brother Qiao from Yulong Hot Spring.

Brother Qiao immediately launched into a tirade of threats, saying that although he had paid her for what happened a couple of days ago, the technician's "emotional distress" couldn't be resolved with just 30,000 yuan. The technician was currently very emotionally unstable and threatened to report Huang Ziqiang for rape. Brother Qiao said he had only managed to calm the technician down with great difficulty, but her family found out and were demanding even more compensation.

"Give me another 30,000 yuan, and deliver it before 3 PM tomorrow. That will settle this matter once and for all. Otherwise, well, you know the consequences."

Huang Ziqiang tried to argue with Brother Qiao, saying that they had agreed to call it even yesterday. Brother Qiao sneered and said, "Call it even? Did I say that? I don't remember." Then he hung up the phone.

Huang Ziqiang was angry but even more afraid. He didn't dare tell his family, so he could only call Qin Lang again.

After listening, Qin Lang remained silent for a moment. His face was expressionless, but his eyes held a cold glint.

Having struggled in society in my past life, I've seen quite a few people like Brother Qiao. These kinds of people are like leeches; once they bite someone, they won't let go until they've sucked their fill of blood.

He agreed so readily last time, probably just to get a sum of money first, then 30,000, 30,000, and another 30,000, who knows when it will end. If Huang Ziqiang gives it to him again this time, next time it will be 50,000, 100,000, until he is completely drained.

Qin Lang's mind raced. Giving money? That was out of the question. Forcing their way in? Definitely not. A place like Yulong Hot Springs employed a group of thugs, and there might be even deeper forces behind them. He and Huang Ziqiang came from ordinary families with no connections; a direct confrontation would be like throwing eggs against a rock.

Call the police? ...That's the last resort.

A minute later, Qin Lang's lips slowly curved into a smile, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.

"Qiangzi," Qin Lang said calmly, "Alright, stop crying. Listen, you need to do something now. No matter what method you use, find out who the owner of Yulong Hot Spring is and what their background is. The more details the better. Also, find out what position Brother Qiao holds at Yulong Hot Spring. Find out all this information and then tell me."

Huang Ziqiang was stunned for a moment, then asked nervously, "Brother Lang, what are you going to do?"

Qin Lang simply said, "Just do as I say, and you'll see when the time comes."

After hanging up the phone, he logged onto QQ and contacted Old Z again.