"What is this for?"
Pei Yicheng furrowed his brows as he looked at the money Xu Nian'an handed him.
"It's for Nianhua's medical bills," Xu Nian'an explained. "I know the person who injured Nianhua should be the one paying, but we haven't agreed on how much he'll pay yet. I can't let you cover it initially."
"Did you tell your family?" Pei Yicheng asked while looking at the envelope, which contained at least nine hundred yuan.
"No." Xu Nian'an shook his head hastily, somewhat ashamed to admit that he had lied to get the thousand yuan from his family. "Brother Cheng, you've helped us a lot, and we appreciate it, but we need to keep things separate."
"Nian'an, why make it so formal? It's just an advance," Pei Yicheng said as he handed the envelope back.
"Brother Cheng, Nianhua is my sister. I know you're close to her, but I should be the one covering this initially," Xu Nian'an replied, looking down, unable to meet Pei Yicheng's gaze.
