Chi Jingxuan made a call, and a maid named Sister Li came, bringing along a few sets of summer clothing.
Dresses, pantsuits, long Bohemian-style chiffon skirts… all of them the latest seasonal designs.
Even with the tags removed, their high price was obvious.
Qin Yuji chose a less conspicuous outfit, a white blouse with a black miniskirt, and put it on.
When she appeared in the dining room, Chi Jingxuan’s gaze paused: the skirt was still too short.
As they had breakfast together, Chi Jingxuan asked coldly, “In urgent need of money?”
Qin Yuji hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
“How much?”
As the man’s cool voice rang in her ear, Qin Yuji’s motion of lifting her milk paused.
After a while, realizing he probably wanted to kindly give her the money, she hastily shook her head.
“I can manage on my own, but thank you for your kindness.”
Instantly, Qin Yuji felt the air in the dining room grow colder.
Ultimately unable to withstand his intimidating presence, Qin Yuji said softly, “Tuition is seven thousand, living expenses two thousand.
I’ve already saved up over three thousand, so I’m still short…
still short five thousand.”
Through their few interactions, although Chi Jingxuan had never shown her a friendly face, Qin Yuji still thought he was a good person.
Take just now, for instance, his reaction couldn’t have been more obvious, but even so, he still considered her illness and didn’t force her.
Chi Jingxuan slightly lifted his eyelids, his gaze sweeping over Qin Yuji.
Indeed, she was a university student.
But, a university semester lasting over four months, living expenses of two thousand – was she spending only four hundred a month?
Chi Jingxuan’s brow furrowed slightly.
“I will provide the money.
You’re not allowed to go back there.”
“I don’t want your money…”
The refusal escaped her lips, and the man’s expression indeed darkened.
Qin Yuji stubbornly did not yield to him.
She hadn’t even taken money from the Qin family, so who was he to her, and what right did she have to take his money?
A sugar daddy?
If she took it, wouldn’t things become even more difficult to explain afterwards?
It didn’t matter that she had lost familial affection or love, but she couldn’t afford to lose the last of her self-respect.
The job at Golden Age might be looked down upon, but she neither sold her soul nor her body, and her conscience was clear.
So, even if people viewed her with prejudice, she didn’t care.
But, what did it mean to take his money?
“No need, I can manage.
Besides, I’ve signed a contract there, a month’s part-time job, and aside from the drink commission, I can make a salary of five thousand.
If I don’t go, I’d have to pay ten times the compensation…”
She couldn’t afford that.
Having said this, Qin Yuji bowed her head and started to eat quietly, indicating she did not want to continue the conversation.
“You’re not allowed to go again, don’t make me repeat myself…”
Chi Jingxuan said coldly, and he lost the desire to continue his breakfast.
He left the bread in his hand and got up to leave.
The front door opened and then closed, and then the car started up and drove away.
Looking at the pure white hollowed-out tablecloth on the dining table, Qin Yuji’s heart suddenly sank.
In the evening, Qin Yuji left the villa and took a taxi to Golden Age.
If she wasn’t going to go then so be it.
There was still a month left before the semester started, and she could always find other part-time jobs.
Plus, she had some belongings to collect from Golden Age and had to give the manager a heads-up.
She knew their tactics well and didn’t want her future days to be troubled.
As soon as Qin Yuji set foot inside Golden Age’s doors, Chi Jingxuan’s phone rang on the other end.
Upon learning she had gone there again, Chi Jingxuan’s expression turned stormy in an instant.
“Go to Golden Age…”
He ordered in a deep voice, and the Bentley turned around and headed for Golden Age.
Meanwhile, Qin Yuji, who had successfully retrieved her things, encountered the person she least wanted to see upon her departure.