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Even if Wang Xiaolong had been foolish, at this moment, he understood what Xiao Mei meant by "repayment."
Seeing her preparing to undo her nightgown, he quickly stopped her: "Xiao Mei, you're making things too complicated.
The reason I helped you and Ruoruo is twofold: firstly, because Ruoruo is very adorable, and I couldn't bear to see you suffer, and secondly, I wanted to make money by running a restaurant with you.
Frankly, I also stand to gain, so under these circumstances, how can we even speak of repayment?"
"But you still freed me and Ruoruo from our misery."
"Yes, but partnering with you has allowed me to go from being the poor fool I once was to being the Wang Xiaolong I am now."
"That's different. The benefits I've brought to you are incomparable to the kindness you've shown to us."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaolong gave a wry smile and said, "Even so, I don't want you to repay me in this way."
