Countdown to Awakening

Ye Lainan froze in place, at a loss as to what to do.

"Then I'll try my best..." Ye Lainan said.

"Hmph! You're poor but still arrogant. Who do you think you are? If you want to make money, you have to lose your dignity. Dignity is worthless. How can dignity be more important than money?"

Ye Lainan sighed. He thought, as long as he was obedient and could make money, that would be all. He just had to avoid being taken advantage of.

Her family was desperate for money, and she couldn't just quit and stop working. If she left, she'd have to pay out of pocket. It wasn't worth it. She'd quit after three months and find a better job where she wouldn't be taken advantage of.

"I understand, Team Leader. I... will work hard." She stammered.

Only then did Chen Linxin reveal a satisfied smile.

"Ah, actually, for young people like us, a few more touches is nothing, it won't cost us any more meat. Money is the most important thing, right? I heard that your family is in urgent need of money, right? So what are you afraid of? This is how it is in our line of work. From time to time, we get taken advantage of by customers. Actually, it's nothing. If you don't look for other things, you will be taken advantage of many times."

Faced with Chen Linxin's 180-degree change in attitude, Ye Lainan felt very uncomfortable. How could she change her expression so quickly?

But Ye Lainan didn't say anything.

"Well, Team Leader, I'm going to rest first."

Chen Linxin looked at her receding figure and felt a little lonely.

This woman didn't cherish Mr. Lin's love for her. That was Mr. Lin. Mr. Lin liked her, what a great honor! And she still refused?

If it were me, I would have wanted her to throw herself into his arms right away. But Ye Lainan was still pretending to be noble.

In this city, if you want to make money, you have to work hard. What's wrong with being touched a few times? It won't make her slut-sick. Besides, for someone like her, it's good enough that someone likes her. Why is she pretending to be so noble?

Alas... If Mr. Lin had taken a fancy to her... I wonder how happy she would be... But it's a pity that Mr. Li had his eye on that poor girl...

Mr. Lin has so many women outside, so it doesn't matter if she's one more or one less. And it seems that Mr. Lin's wife doesn't mind at all. He has so many mistresses, and his wife has no objection.

Why couldn't it be her... That person didn't cherish the opportunity.

Ye Lainan returned to the school dormitory.

She is a freshman at Youcheng University of Technology. After this summer vacation, she will be a sophomore.

It was summer vacation, and all her roommates had left. Two were traveling, and one had returned home. She was the only one still staying in the dorm and working part-time.

Alas... different fates.

Just then, his cell phone rang. Ye Lainan picked it up. It was his mother calling.

Looking at the word "Mom" displayed on the page, she couldn't help but feel a little ironic.

Other people's parents are checking in their children and giving them money to travel and study abroad, but her parents are still asking her for money... saying they need to pay for her younger brother's tuition or something.

After a moment's hesitation, the call time was over.

Ye Lainan sat up from the bed, a little shocked. It's over... She didn't answer it.

Then he called back immediately.

Ye Lainan shouted fearfully, "Mom... is there something you want to talk about?"

The person on the other end yelled, "What's going on?! It took you so long to answer the phone. Are you dying? What were you doing just now? You still remember to call back, right?"

The mother was furious.

"Mom, I just went to take a shower. What's wrong?"

"Hey... Ye Lainan, is this how you talk to your mother? Huh? Such a bad attitude! How could you be where you are today without us giving birth to you and raising you? Is this how you talk to us when we provide you with food and clothing? You heartless money-loser!"

"Mom, stop talking. What's the matter?" Ye Lainan was speechless. This was the same thing she said every time she called.

"You're smart, but I'm telling you, I'm still calling to ask for money this time. Your brother is going to junior high school soon, and he hasn't paid his tuition for the next school year yet. Please send me some money quickly so I can pay his tuition. You're already in college and can make money, but you don't even know how to send some money back so you can honor your parents. You just spend it." Every time my mother opened her mouth, she asked for money.

"Mom, I still have to go to class even though I'm in college. I just go out to work in my spare time. I don't work every day. Besides, the money I earn is not enough for me to spend, so how can I support you?" Ye Lainan said with a sob.

"Oh, I told you not to go to college and get married soon, but you just wouldn't listen. And now what? What's the point of going to college? You can't even send money back, and you're still spending our money. I called you to ask for some money, and you still have this attitude..."

“I really don’t have enough money for myself.”

The mother yelled, "I don't care. If you don't send me money, I'll go to your school. I want everyone to know how you, a heartless, money-losing bastard, treat your parents. I gave birth to you and raised you for so many years, and you can't get a penny back."

"...I don't make much money from this job...If I gave it to you, I'd have nothing left to spend. If I had any spare money, I would have given it to you a long time ago."

"Hmph! I can't control that. Anyway, I just need to see money these days. Aren't you beautiful? Then why don't you just go sell it. You'll definitely make a lot of money."

Ye Lainan was a little shocked when he heard this.

She is her biological mother, how could she say such a thing? Tell her to go buy...

"Mom, what are you talking about? Who would want their own daughter to do something like this?"

The mother changed her tune and said, "Okay, then I won't buy it. Oh, aren't you good-looking? You'll definitely find a rich husband, right? Isn't there a boss named Lin in Oil City who has a son? I'm going to seduce his son. Any money I can get is great, and it can also help supplement the family income. You don't know how to adapt at all."

"Then what's the difference between this and going shopping? How can you say such things?" Ye Lainan said in a crying voice.

"Tsk tsk tsk... How can this be considered a bribe? Why don't you just not do anything with him? As long as you can get him up tomorrow, that's fine. Oh, if all else fails, you can hook up with his dad, that's fine too. Besides, as a waitress, don't you get taken advantage of by others too? How is that any different from a bribe?"

"... Stop talking. I'll send you money. I'm hanging up now!"

Ye Lainan hung up the phone. She was very angry.

She wasn't comparing her parents with other parents, but her own mother... It was really too much. Did she really come up with that kind of method to make her make money?

She also said that what she was doing was no different from Mai. How could there be no difference? She didn't know the unspoken rules of this industry, and she didn't want to do this...