His friends were all afraid of him coming to ask them for a loan. As for the money he had lent to others previously, those people either said that they really had no money, or told him to take their lives instead.
Kong Lu was timid and afraid of trouble. If he really forced someone to death for this little bit of money, he would not be able to live in peace for the rest of his life.
Although everyone had only borrowed about 10 dollars from him, the total amount was more than 300 dollars. He had lent out even more initially. It was Xia He who could not take it anymore and went from house to house to ask for repayment.
Kong Lu even had a big fight with Xia He because of this matter. He felt that she embarrassed him and made him unable to hold his head high in front of his colleagues. He felt too ashamed to face anyone at work.
