“Ahem… Ji Rou, as your good friend, since you’re short on money, it’s only right that I help support you.”
Ji Rou’s eyes lit up. “Really?”
“Xiaomei, you’re so kind! You’re actually willing to give me money?”
Who would want to give you money? Wu Xiaomei cursed inwardly. If it weren’t for getting noticed by the director, why would I spend my own savings?
The thought made her heart ache, but for the sake of her future, she gritted her teeth and prepared to pay.
“Well then, Xiaomei… I don’t need much. Just give me a few hundred thousand.”
“What?!” Wu Xiaomei shrieked.
A few hundred thousand? Why don’t you just rob me instead?!
Startled, Ji Rou widened her eyes, looking at her innocently. “Didn’t you say you’d support me? My admirers usually give me hundreds of thousands at a time. As my best friend, don’t tell me you can’t even come up with that?”
Of course Wu Xiaomei could afford it. Ever since she started arranging “matches” for Ji Rou, she had earned quite a bit and had over a million saved.
Provoked by Ji Rou, she impulsively transferred 300,000.
The moment she did, regret hit her.
Ji Rou hadn’t even specified an amount—she could’ve just sent 100,000! Why had she sent 300,000 in a moment of heat?!
Now it was too late to take it back.
Seeing the money arrive, Ji Rou felt much less stressed. Looking at Wu Xiaomei now, she seemed like the perfect sucker.
“Ji Rou, now that you’ve taken the money, you’ll give me that registration form, right?”
“Here you go,” Ji Rou said casually, handing it over. “I didn’t really want to join anyway.”
Wu Xiaomei almost coughed up blood. Why didn’t you say that earlier?!
Heh—if she found out Ji Rou actually had two forms, she’d probably be even more furious.
Ji Rou imagined the look on Wu Xiaomei’s face on competition day when she saw her there—it would definitely drive her crazy.
Serves you right for scheming against the original owner. Thirty thousand? No—three hundred thousand isn’t nearly enough to make up for it.
Holding the registration form, Wu Xiaomei finally relaxed. One less competitor meant a better chance for her to be noticed by the director.
“Xiaomei, you didn’t come to see me just because of the registration form, did you?”
Wu Xiaomei paused, then frowned in annoyance. How had she almost forgotten the real reason?
Thinking of what Young Master Zhou had asked of her, she felt irritated.
Why do these rich men always like gold-diggers?
Suppressing her jealousy, she forced a gentle expression. “Ji Rou, it’s like this—you’ve always wanted to enter high society and marry into a wealthy family, right? Young Master Zhou happens to admire you. He’s invited you to dinner at the Imperial Blue Hotel. Are you free tomorrow?”
Wu Xiaomei didn’t believe Ji Rou would refuse. This was her chance to become a rich man’s wife. Even if Young Master Zhou wasn’t the eldest son, marrying him still meant entering a powerful family.
“Xiaomei, I’m busy these days. Please turn him down for me.”
“What?!”
Wu Xiaomei was stunned. In the past, even if Ji Rou was busy, she would still squeeze in time whenever a rich second-generation invited her out.
Right now, Wu Xiaomei desperately needed to satisfy Young Master Zhou. If she failed, not only would her compromising photos be leaked, but she would also lose his favor.
No matter what, she had to make Ji Rou go.
“Rou Rou, what do you have tomorrow? Maybe I can help you?”
Ji Rou had been waiting for that line.
“It’s nothing major. I just got a part-time job, and I need to go tomorrow.”
“You can just skip it!” Wu Xiaomei snapped.
She had thought it was something important—who knew it was just a trivial job? Didn’t Ji Rou realize that missing this dinner might cost her a chance to marry into wealth?
“I can’t.”
“Why not?!”
Wu Xiaomei nearly exploded, looking completely unhinged.
She wanted to grab Ji Rou by the collar and scream at her—Don’t you realize you’re throwing away a golden opportunity for something worthless?!
But Ji Rou didn’t mind her outburst at all. In fact, she rather enjoyed it.
“My boss said if I don’t show up, they’ll dock my pay. Wouldn’t all my previous work be for nothing?”
“Then let them dock it! Didn’t you just take my 300,000? Isn’t that enough to cover it?”
“No,” Ji Rou said firmly, clutching her phone protectively. She had no intention of letting anyone take money back from her.
Wu Xiaomei was nearly driven mad by her greed. She clenched her teeth and forced out each word, “I’ll go in your place, okay?”
Ji Rou pretended to hesitate before agreeing. “Fine… since you insist on helping me with the part-time job, I’ll let you. But you’re not allowed to quit halfway—otherwise, I won’t be your friend anymore!”
Wu Xiaomei rolled her eyes inwardly. Who wants to be your friend? If you weren’t useful, I’d have kicked you aside long ago.
“Fine, fine. As long as you go to the dinner tomorrow, I’ll do whatever you want.”
You said that yourself, Ji Rou thought with a faint smile.
And even if Wu Xiaomei regretted it later… Ji Rou had ways to make sure she could only suffer in silence.