William felt a tightness in his throat after hearing the man’s blunt and confrontationalment. He knew better than to argue, so he quickly cleared his throat and said, “Alright, buddy, eight hundred it is. Just hurry up! I don’t have much time.”


    “Hold on! How can I trust you not to cheat me? You’ve been so unreliable; I learned my lesson long ago! You need to send the money to me first!”


    “Okay, okay, just calm down! I’ll transfer the money right now. Please, don’t take too long!”


    “I’ll wait for the money. No cash, no conversation!”


    Frantically, William pulled out his phone, opened his banking app, and was ready to send eight hundred dors to the man. But as he hit the confirm button, he realized his ount had insufficient funds!<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    It dawned on him that he had given almost all of his savings to Jeff, leaving himself with only five hundred dors for daily expenses. His reasoning was straightforward—the more he invested, the greater his returns would be. So, he decided to live frugally with the five hundred until he saw profits from the so-called investment.


    Now, he couldn’t evene up with eight hundred dors.


    With no other option, he managed to transfer five hundred dors and sent the man a voice message: “Hey, buddy, I’m really sorry, but this is all I have right now. Please take it, and I promise to send you the remaining three hundred as soon as I can!”


    In response, he received a furious voice message: “Shut up! Do you think I just met you? Last time, when I was in Hong Kong with my girlfriend, you asked me to buy a set of cosmetics for your girlfriend that cost 1,320 dors. You only paid me 1,100 and promised to give me the rest when you got your sry. And where are we now? You still owe me two hundred and twenty bucks! How can you expect me to trust you again?”


    Desperately, William replied, “I’m really sorry about that. It was my mistake, and Ipletely forgot! Please trust me one more time! I’ll pay you the two hundred and twenty along with the three hundred, okay?”


    “You can take the five hundred, but you need toe help me tow my car. Once I sell it, I’ll pay you back the remaining five hundred and twenty. Let’s just round it up to six hundred!”


    The man was adamant. “No way! You have to pay me eight hundred today, or I’m not going! Sorry, man.”


    After leaving that voice message, the man epted the payment, returned two hundred and eighty dors, and stated, “You owe me two hundred and twenty. You can keep the bnce. If you want my towing service, send me eight hundred!”


    “You…”


    William felt on the brink of losing his mind! Not only did the man refuse to help him, but he also deducted two hundred and twenty dors from the bnce. How could he find another towing service with just two hundred and eighty dors?!


    With clenched teeth, he finally said, “Fine, I’ll borrow the money from someone else. Can you pleasee and tow the car?”


    “Sure. I’ve got nothing else to do. I’ll head over as soon as you transfer the money.”


    In a panic, William messaged his colleagues’ group chat. “Hi, it’s William. I’m in a bit of a bind and need a few hundred dors urgently. Can anyone lend me five hundred and twenty dors? I’ll pay you back on payday!”


    With only two hundred and eighty dors in his ount, he was short five hundred and twenty for the towing service.


    However, William was met with disdain from his colleagues. Although there were sixty to seventy people in the group, no one offered to help. Most ignored his request, while those who did respond tly refused, citing various excuses.


    “I have no money,” “My funds are tied up in a fixed deposit,” “I lost everything gambling,” and so on.


    In short, no one was able to lend William a dime.


    Frustrated, he stomped his feet and decided to call his girlfriend as ast resort.


    “Juanita, can you lend me five hundred and twenty dors, please?”


    Breathless, his girlfriend responded, “William, are you out of your mind? My friends get money from their boyfriends, and you have the nerve to ask me for cash? Aren’t you embarrassed?”


    William hurriedly exined, “Baby, I didn’t want to do this, but I really need the money right now. Please lend it to me, and I promise to pay you back when I get my sry.”


    After a few moments of hesitation, she finally said, “…William, you’re so helpless. Don’t you have five hundred and twenty dors on hand? I thought you had a hundred thousand saved up! Where did it all go?”


    “Ugh, it’s a long story. Just lend me the five hundred and twenty for now, and I’ll pay you backter, alright?”<fn8540> Official source is find?novel</fn8540>