The only way to raise money was to earn it herself.
As she walked, her thoughts wandered aimlessly, wondering where she could get thirty thousand yuan in such a short time.
While lost in thought, she suddenly stopped when she saw the Sheng Tang Club, drawn to the recruitment notice on the signboard at the entrance.
Alcohol Promoter, daily wage: 3,000–30,000 yuan.
The high salary made Su Ning feel as if this job was like picking up money.
If she was lucky enough to earn thirty thousand yuan, Grandma’s medical expenses would be covered.
Excited, she didn’t hesitate and rushed into the club to inquire. After speaking with the manager, she learned that the job of an Alcohol Promoter involved selling alcohol in the club—all high-end bottles worth over ten thousand yuan each.
Her commission would be based on the value of the alcohol she sold. The more she sold, the higher her commission, with a minimum of three thousand yuan per night.
Five years ago, after graduating, Su Ning had worked at a hospital with a salary of just twenty-five hundred yuan—lower than what she could earn selling alcohol.
With no other options, Su Ning couldn’t afford to worry about the nature of the workplace and immediately agreed with the manager to work there as an Alcohol Promoter.
The manager was more than happy to find more cheap labor to sell alcohol, especially since Su Ning was beautiful.
Seeing that Su Ning was motivated by money, the manager promptly signed a three-month probationary contract with her for selling alcohol.
The manager also specifically reminded Su Ning that the club’s peak hours were after 10 p.m. If she wanted to earn a high income, it was best to sell more alcohol after that time.
Coincidentally, Su Ning had Nian Nian to take care of during the day, and after 10 p.m., Nian Nian would be asleep. She could go out to sell alcohol and return around two or three in the morning, so the timing didn’t conflict.
At this thought, Su Ning’s tension about money instantly eased, and the furrow in her brow smoothed out.
As she left the club, Su Ning received a call from Song Ma, saying that Nian Nian was looking for her.
Su Ning hung up and hurried toward the hospital.
Suddenly, a screeching sound of brakes echoed in her ears, and the next moment, a white Cayenne stopped beside her.
“Ning’er?”
Qin Muye’s head popped out of the car window. Seeing that it was indeed Su Ning, he looked surprised.
Su Ning turned her head and, upon seeing Qin Muye’s gentle and handsome face, immediately started walking away without a word.
“Su Ning, stop right there!”
Qin Muye quickly got out of the car, caught up to her, and grabbed her wrist.
“Ning’er, where have you been these past few days? Why haven’t you been answering my calls?”
Ever since Su Ning had chased him out of the hospital that day, Qin Muye had been unable to reach her. He had searched for her several times in all the places she might be but hadn’t found her.
Su Ning quickly broke free from Qin Muye’s grip and took a step back, putting distance between them.
Her face was full of detachment. “We have nothing to do with each other anymore. There’s no need for me to tell you where I’ve been.”
“Ning’er, I’m your fiancé.”
Su Ning emphasized, “That was in the past.”
“Do you have to be like this?”
Qin Muye’s tone was filled with helplessness.
Su Ning didn’t want to be like this either, but faced with Qin Muye and Sun Lina’s engagement and Qian Xuejuan’s humiliation, she had no choice but to keep her distance from Qin Muye.
Moreover, she was now married to Li Boyan.
“Miss Su.”
A deep male voice suddenly sounded beside her.
Su Ning turned toward the voice and saw Assistant Song, who had appeared behind her at some point. Li Boyan’s exclusive ride, a Rolls-Royce Phantom, was parked by the roadside.
She frowned slightly.
She hadn’t expected Li Boyan to come here as well.
“Master Li requests that you get in the car.”
Assistant Song extended the invitation to Su Ning.
“Alright.” Su Ning agreed decisively.
Because she and Li Boyan were now married.
But before she could take a step, her slender wrist was once again seized by Qin Muye, the tall man blocking her path.
“You can’t take Su Ning away. She’s my fiancée.”
Qin Muye declared his sovereignty while looking at Assistant Song.
However, Assistant Song acted as if he hadn’t heard, his gaze fixed solely on Su Ning. “Miss Su, please!”
“No, Su Ning, you can’t go with them. Li Boyan is a demon. He’ll torture you to death, he’ll send you to hell.”
Just thinking about how Li Boyan had forced Su Ning to marry him made Qin Muye’s scalp tighten, his tone growing more panicked and anxious. “Ning’er, don’t go with them. I promised your mother I would marry you, that I’d take care of you for life.”
Mention of her mother made Su Ning’s eyes redden. She thought of her mother, of when she and Qin Muye were five years old.
Her mother had been a music teacher, Qin Muye’s piano instructor. Her mother had liked Qin Muye very much, Qin Muye had liked her, and she and Qin Muye could be considered childhood sweethearts.
So when her mother was leaving, she had told Qin Muye that they should always be together.
Back then, they were just five-year-old children who understood nothing.
They were merely childish words, yet she had always treated them as a conviction. Because of those words, she had always clung to Qin Muye, always saying she would marry him and become his wife.
Even after being separated from Qin Muye for fifteen years, she smoothly became engaged to him after graduating from university, becoming his fiancée.
Now, after five years of imprisonment, everything had changed.
He had a new fiancée, and she had registered her marriage with another man.
Her fate with Qin Muye could only end here.
“I’m leaving first.”
Su Ning broke free from Qin Muye’s grasp and walked toward Li Boyan’s car.
Qin Muye relentlessly pursued her. “Su Ning, you can’t go with Li Boyan. I’ve already called off my engagement with Sun Lina. If you leave with him today, all my efforts will be in vain.”
Sure enough, the words about calling off the engagement made Su Ning freeze, her feet halting immediately as she stood silently in place!
Little did she know that at that very moment, the Rolls-Royce’s window rolled down, and the man’s authoritative voice carried over, “Su Ning, get in the car!”
The cold tone, carrying an indisputable command, made Su Ning’s nerves tremble. She looked toward the source of the voice.
The moment their eyes met, Su Ning was the first to cowardly lower her gaze. In the end, she still took steps forward and got into the car.
She had already registered her marriage with Li Boyan. From now on, aside from staying by his side to atone for her sins, she had no right to pursue anything else.
Especially love!
“Ning’er, Su Ning—”
Qin Muye chased after them, calling out heart-wrenchingly, but Li Boyan’s car had already started. He could only watch as Su Ning drove away.
Inside the car, the crisp scent of mint and tobacco permeated everywhere—it was the unique fragrance of Li Boyan.
Yet Su Ning hung her head like a child who had done something wrong, not even daring to breathe heavily.
She shrunk her small body into the corner, wishing she could become invisible.
She didn’t know why, but every time she faced Li Boyan, she felt particularly cowardly.
“Some words, I’ll only say once, Su Ning. We’ve obtained the marriage certificate. You are my wife, Li Boyan’s wife. From now on, you are not allowed to have any contact with Qin Muye.”
Li Boyan’s cold words echoed in her ears, his magnetic voice strikingly abrupt in the quiet confines of the car.