Finally, the report came to the neighboring Nancheng City.

Her hometown is in the city next to Nancheng City.

Her parents and younger brother are all there.

She could have actually applied to a school in her hometown back then.

But she didn't.

She was afraid of that family.

Although she didn't want to admit it, deep down in her bones, she actually wanted to stay away from that family.

From childhood to adulthood, she hadn't been happy many times. Every time she returned home, or even thought about her family while outside, she felt immense pressure.

A father addicted to gambling, a sick mother, and a younger brother still in school.

Her life had no hope.

The tuition for her to come out and study was entirely dependent on applying for a student loan.

As for living expenses and other miscellaneous costs, that family simply couldn't bear them for her.

It all had to rely on herself.

She wanted to apply for financial aid, but in the end, the spot wouldn't land on her head.

Because of this, she was actually planning to drop out after this semester.

She couldn't afford to continue anymore.

It would be better to go out and work, that way she could save some money and also send money home to help the family.

Even though she wanted to escape, a sense of responsibility prevented her from completely running away. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"For someone like me, can going to school really change my fate?"

This was a question Liu Xiao often pondered.

Even though on her yellowed phone screen, there were examples of children from poor families changing their destinies through education.

But there were too few of those people.

How many poor families does it take to produce one?

Moreover, those people have terrifyingly good academic performance.

She, Liu Xiao, was clearly not that kind of person.

Although she had worked very hard since childhood, her final college entrance exam results were still extremely average.

Then, there was one point she couldn't understand.

Since the final outcome was the same, was it really necessary for her to engage in that intense competition with her classmates back then?

They were all just college students anyway.

Secondly, even if you were an undergraduate.

After graduating, wouldn't you still not be able to find a satisfactory job?

For people like her, for the vast majority of people, was there any meaning to all those years of hard study?

The question was too complex; she didn't understand.

Now, Liu Xiao was strolling through the campus with a cold wind blowing.

Although the polyester fiber on her body was cheap stuff, it could bring her some warmth.

She didn't want to think about this so-called meaning anymore.

Because even if she thought about it, it was useless.

What she was thinking about now was the future.

From the moment she moved into the Alice Apartment.

She had already received three payments.

Exactly as stated in the agreement she signed back then.

Ten thousand a day, a total of thirty thousand so far.

Thirty thousand, now in the bank account of this college student, Liu Xiao.

Although it was just a string of cold numbers.

To her, however, it felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

She had never seen so much money in her entire life.

Every time she thought about this, she was very puzzled. Could it really be that the heavens saw her life as too pitiful, too bitter?

And arranged for someone to sign an agreement with her?

Live in a nice house, and also give her so much money?

She simply didn't know, couldn't figure out this matter.

She truly felt this was an arrangement by the heavens.

"Liu Xiao, Liu Xiao!"

Just as she was strolling through the small park on campus, lost in thought with her head down, a clean male voice called out to her.

She turned around, saw that familiar face, and also smiled: "It's Shen Shuai!"

The person approaching was Shen Shuai, who was in the same year as her.

Shen Shuai was also Liu Xiao's high school classmate.

Back then, the two of them were admitted together to the Nancheng City Vocational and Technical College.

Liu Xiao studied nursing.

He studied automotive repair.

"I've been looking for you for a long time, you didn't reply to my messages either. I thought you were working part-time at the library, went there and didn't see you either. I didn't expect you to be here."

Shen Shuai walked over in a carefree manner.

Although his name contained the character for "handsome," he wasn't actually handsome. His height was okay, one meter seventy-five.

"Looking for me? What do you need me for?"

Liu Xiao pointed at herself with her right hand, very puzzled.

Shen Shuai said: "To tell you something. After this semester finishes, I'm not continuing."

Liu Xiao was stunned, then she quickly asked: "Not continuing? Are you kidding me?"

Shen Shuai said: "Why would I kid you? I'm really planning to stop."

"I've seen through it too, learning automotive repair is a cursed path."

"It's bitter and tiring, and the pay is low."

"I really believed their nonsense, saying that in the future everyone will have a car, the automotive industry will be booming."

"Damn it, what does other people having cars have to do with me, a repairman?!"

Liu Xiao: "Then if you're not continuing, what are you planning to do? Go work directly?"

Shen Shuai said: "Pretty much. My family is planning to spend tens of thousands to help me sign up with an agency, then send me to work in the Cherry Blossom Country or Korea."

"The wages there are relatively higher, the minimum wage is eight or nine thousand. They say the cost of living is high, but if I save carefully by myself, I'll definitely save more than here."

"After all, here, as an automotive repairman, finding a suitable job, for a long time at the start, I'd be lucky to get two or three thousand a month."

"And if I'm an apprentice, maybe only a little over a thousand."

Liu Xiao was very surprised that Shen Shuai had come to tell her something like this.

"Then when are you leaving?"

Liu Xiao asked.

Shen Shuai: "It's still a long way off."

Shen Shuai suddenly said again: "Liu Xiao, come work abroad with me! You're studying nursing, your salary after graduating won't be that high either, it's better to come out and work with me."

"And, my dream isn't just to go to the Cherry Blossom Country or Korea, that's just a stepping stone. The ultimate goal is those developed countries in the West!!!"

"Ah? Go abroad?"

She was very surprised by Shen Shuai's suggestion for her to go out together.

This was something Liu Xiao had never thought of.

From the depths of her bones, from the depths of her soul, she didn't dare think about it.

Because in her worldview.

Those who can go abroad should all have decent family conditions.

Someone like her, leaving the province is difficult enough.

Seeing Liu Xiao's hesitant expression.

Shen Shuai said: "I also know your family is very difficult. I have a way for you to go out with me."

Liu Xiao: "What way?"

Shen Shuai: "You pretend to be my girlfriend. That way, I can persuade my parents to lend you money to go out with me."

Shen Shuai's eyes were blazing.

Looking at him, Liu Xiao involuntarily lowered her head.

Liu Xiao actually knew that Shen Shuai had feelings for her, liked her.

But she had always avoided it.

Because of family reasons...

"I'll think about it!"

Liu Xiao's face turned extremely red. She turned around and jogged away from there.

This matter, the sudden impact was really too great. She really needed to think about it carefully.

...

Alice Apartment.

Building No. 1, 904.

Outside the incredibly sturdy, silver metal door of 904.

There were two men, holding power drills, frantically drilling into the door.

The two men: one was a middle-aged man in his forties, the very Zhao Hongwei who specialized in making counterfeit Hermès.

The other was the young man who had previously impersonated a delivery person and a takeout delivery person.

His name is unknown.

These two men held power drills, wore ordinary clothes, had goggles on their faces, and both wore extremely grave expressions.

Inside the room.

Lin Feng and Wang Ziyi were watching this scene on their phones.