Chapter Five: I Wasn't Buying Time

Chen's three subjective days could not be restored. Lin compensated him but denied him a job. “Why?” Chen asked. “Forgiveness isn't forgetting. You should know that better than anyone.” Before midnight, Lin received confirmation that his remaining 3.07-million-yuan guaranteed debt had been paid. The burden attached to his name for thirteen years was finally zero. At his mother's care home, he settled every overdue bill. He told her only that he had found a new job. She touched his rigid little finger. “Does it hurt?” “It was worth it.” The last Time Coin became sand. Instead of a new mint, an invitation appeared. [Mint Holder has completed two anti-transfer settlements.] [Temporary Old Market stall and naming rights granted.]