19: Chapter 19 Familiar Figure

Chen Yao lay slumped on the sofa, drunk and disheveled. The stifling heat in her chest prompted her to casually undo a few buttons on her clothes.

Her graceful figure, outlined by her tight-fitting skirt, looked exceptionally alluring.

The way she lay drunk on the sofa was like a rose that evoked pity and affection.

Chen Fei prepared a cup of honey water for Chen Yao to help her sober up.

Chen Yao picked up the cup and drank it all in one go.

Chen Fei patted Chen Yao's back with a pained expression and asked with concern:

"Sister, didn't that rich kid ask you out for dinner tonight? Why did you drink so much?"

"Did he force you to drink?"

"I could tell long ago that he had bad intentions! He definitely wanted to take advantage of you while you were drunk!"

"Sister, I think you shouldn't meet him anymore. You don't even like him anyway..."

Chen Yao felt a warmth in her heart as she looked at her younger sister's concerned gaze.

But when she thought about their family's situation, she could only shake her head helplessly.

"I know he isn't a good person."

"But what else can I do..."

"If we can't come up with the money for Mom's surgery this week, the hospital will make us discharge her..."

"Right now, only that rich kid can help us."

Chen Yao had gone to the Nanling Hotel for dinner tonight at the invitation of a certain rich kid.

That rich kid had made his intentions very clear: as long as Chen Yao agreed to go on a trip to Sanya City with him, he would deposit all the money needed for her mother's surgery into her account.

Everyone was an adult; Chen Yao naturally understood what that trip meant to the rich kid.

A man and a woman alone in one room, and on the romantic coast of Sanya at that.

One didn't need to think hard to know what would happen.

Chen Yao felt deep contempt for this rich kid in her heart.

However, considering her mother lying on the hospital bed, Chen Yao still promised the rich kid that she would go back and think about it for two days.

The rich kid wasn't in a hurry, convinced that Chen Yao was already his for the taking, so he didn't want to rush things. After dinner, he generously sent Chen Yao back and told her to take her time considering it.

Chen Yao and Chen Fei were sisters. Their parents had divorced when they were very young, and all these years, it was their mother who had raised the two girls single-handedly.

Now, their mother had fallen critically ill, and the medical expenses were as high as over a million.

When their relatives and friends heard about the matter, they all kept their distance, terrified of being swindled.

This astronomical figure was crushing the two sisters, leaving them barely able to breathe.

Out of desperation, Chen Yao had contacted this rich kid who had always shown interest in her, hoping he would lend her a sum of money to cover her mother's medical expenses.

But she hadn't expected the rich kid to take advantage of her plight and make such a demand.

Chen Yao would absolutely not leave her critically ill mother to fend for herself.

Could it be... that she really had no choice but to sacrifice her own body?

Thinking of this, Chen Yao's heart was filled with bitterness.

"Sister, don't worry, I'll find a way to get the money!"

"I met someone very impressive in the live stream today, and he tipped me over a million in one go!"

"After deducting the platform's cut, I still have five or six hundred thousand in hand."

"I'm thinking of finding a chance to meet him in the next few days to see if I can ask to borrow some money."

Chen Fei didn't want to watch her sister jump into a pit of fire, so she had to pin her hopes on Lin Yi, whom she had just met.

However, she couldn't even explain why she trusted this man she had just met so much.

Hearing that her sister had earned five or six hundred thousand from a single live stream, Chen Yao could hardly believe it.

Although it was still far from enough compared to her mother's medical expenses, it was definitely not a small sum.

It was almost equivalent to her income for several years.

"That much money?"

"He didn't make any inappropriate requests of you, did he!"

Chen Yao was a few years older than Chen Fei and had entered society earlier, so she naturally understood the principle that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

If a man was willing to spend a fortune on a woman, there was only one explanation.

He wanted to possess her!

Chen Yao looked at her younger sister Chen Fei's full figure and sighed helplessly.

She feared that the so-called big shot Chen Fei had encountered was no different from the rich kid she knew.

It was nothing more than being more generous with money.

In the end, he would surely reveal his evil true motives.

By comparison, Chen Yao would rather sacrifice herself.

Seeing Chen Yao's expression, Chen Fei immediately guessed her sister's worries and hurriedly comforted her.

"Sister, don't worry, he's not like those people who do whatever they want just because they have money!"

"I just played one game with him, and he tipped me over a million."

"And he didn't make any requests at all; he went offline immediately after sending the gifts."

"He didn't even leave me a private message!"

Hearing this, Chen Yao's slightly intoxicated face eased a little, and she blinked her eyes as she looked at Chen Fei in confusion.

"Feifei, is everything you said true?"

Chen Fei nodded quickly.

"Sister, I'm not lying to you!"

"I'll send him a message tomorrow during the day to see if I can arrange a meeting."

"Besides, we aren't taking his money for nothing. We can discuss it with him and pay him back slowly later, can't we?"

"I think that since he is so generous, he surely isn't short of money and should agree!"

After hearing this, Chen Yao felt a hint of hesitation.

Her simple-minded sister always thought about things so easily.

However, if everything Chen Fei just said was true, it meant this person was indeed very generous.

Perhaps, if they tried, there really was hope!

Thinking of this, Chen Yao nodded, effectively agreeing to Chen Fei's plan.

"In that case, I'll go meet him with you, so you don't get cheated without even knowing it."

Chen Yao was a lawyer after all, and although she was only an intern, she was at least much more professional than her sister Chen Fei in all aspects.

While she was at it, she could also vet him for Chen Fei to see if this rich person really had any ulterior motives.

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Early the next morning, Lin Yi was woken up by He Linwei.

"Military training starts today, let's hurry up so we aren't late!"

Every wonderful college life begins with military training.

Hearing the assembly whistle, the few of them rushed downstairs without stopping to change, not even having time to eat breakfast.

After gathering at the playground, all the freshmen were divided into corresponding squads by a dozen instructors, then led away to begin the tedious military posture training.

In Nanjing in September, the summer heat had not yet dissipated, and the sun was scorching the ground like a furnace.

After more than an hour of training, everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat, and some were even covered in salt crusts.

"Everyone, take a fifteen-minute break!"

The instructor's words made everyone feel as if they had been granted amnesty, and they hurriedly hid in the shade of the trees to cool off.

Many upperclassmen had gathered around the edge of the playground to watch the freshmen's military training.

Everyone wanted to see if there were any particularly good-looking people among the new batch of students.

Guan Zhixue had also rushed over.

Seeing Lin Yi and Ye Shuangshuang's sweet appearance at the Nanling Hotel yesterday had made her feel very unhappy, and she wanted to find Lin Yi to get to the bottom of it.

Moreover, the way Lin Yi had heroically stood up for the waitress yesterday had made her feel a flutter of excitement.

Guan Zhixue craned her neck, searching for Lin Yi's location in the crowd.

At that moment, a familiar figure caught her eye.

"Li Tong?"

"Why... why is she standing with Lin Yi?"

At this moment, Li Tong was standing in front of Lin Yi, holding a bottle of ice water.