Pretty young anchorwoman: Big brother, come into my bowl!

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyi couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache when she thought of how Chen Pan'an worked tirelessly in part-time jobs during her university years, never daring to slack off for a moment.

Xu Ying and Li Pingping stopped what they were doing.

Chen Pan'an took all of this in. She reached out and pinched Xu Qingyi's cheek, smiling brightly: "I'm doing really well now. I have a house, a car, and savings. The future looks bright!"

Xu Qingyi shook her head vigorously, trying to shake off the "iron clamps" on her face.

Xu Ying sighed, "That's good. You were out of contact for a while after graduation. If we hadn't been able to get your messages from time to time, we would have almost thought you had been kidnapped to Southeast Asia."

At this point, Li Pingping had something to say, "Sister Pan, you said you would work hard to make money, but you disappeared right after graduation. We can only contact Lv Paopao, and we haven't seen a trace of you."

"We've made plans to have dinner together several times, but you're always the one who's missing."

Xu Qingyi nodded like a chick pecking at rice, indicating her agreement.

Chen Pan'an remained silent for a long time.

Just as everyone was about to casually change the subject, she suddenly spoke up, "Actually, after graduation, my family tricked me into going back home and marrying a man in his fifties."

Li Pingping's chopsticks fell to the ground with a "clatter".

The three of them turned to look at Chen Pan'an at the same time, all of them looking shocked.

Xu Ying blurted out, "Are your family members serious?!"

This is absolutely insane!

"160,000, 160,000! They sold me."

He sold it to a fifty-something-year-old bachelor he had never met.

It's because he's willing to spend 160,000 yuan to buy a wife.

Chen Pan'an gave a self-deprecating laugh, her voice as calm as still water, "Later, I went to great lengths to finally escape, and fearing they would find me, I dared not contact anyone again."

Li Pingping suddenly realized: "No wonder you suddenly added us with the new green bubble after graduation, and said that the old one was no longer needed."

Xu Ying: "For a while, we kept getting calls from people claiming to be parents of a child, and I thought they were scam calls."

The man's speech was incoherent, so Xu Ying didn't investigate further.

Xu Qingyi hesitated for a long time before asking softly, "Why didn't you tell us? It must be so hard for you to be all alone."

She couldn't even imagine what kind of circumstances Chen Pan'an, a girl who had run away from home and had nothing, had struggled to achieve what she had now.

Li Pingping: "Yes, if you tell us, we might be able to help you."

Xu Ying nodded in agreement.

Chen Pan'an turned her head to the side, "At that time, I was afraid of implicating you."

She was also afraid that people would distance themselves from her if they found out.

Li Pingping: "What's the big deal? You back then..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Ying pinched his arm.

She belatedly shut her mouth and secretly glanced at Chen Pan'an.

“Everyone helped me a lot when I was in school, and I’ve always remembered it.”

But this matter is not so simple, so I don't want to cause any unnecessary trouble for everyone.

Chen Pan'an smiled easily, "Everyone knows that my name used to be Chen Pan'er. Do you know where the name Pan'er came from?"

Xu Qingyi and the others reacted instantly.

I long for my child, I long for my child.

Li Pingping asked, "And then what happened?"

Chen Pan'an's memories were stirred, and she looked a little dazed. "Later, when I was working, I met a very kind older sister. After learning about my experience, she said that if I could communicate in basic French within two months, she would take me to Africa."

She had worried about whether there were any hidden traps, but she just felt that things couldn't get any worse than they were now.

The result speaks for itself: she succeeded.

She didn't say much about what happened after that, but one can imagine that a girl who hadn't learned any other languages ​​besides English must have experienced many setbacks in a place where she couldn't speak the language.

Xu Ying: "As expected of you, Sister Pan."

With that kind of perseverance, you'll succeed at anything.

Xu Qingyi also genuinely admired Chen Pan'an's execution ability and courage to resist.

"Sister Pan, you are truly my idol!"

Li Pingping: "Let's toast to Sister Pan's courage and the new students!"

"cheers!"

The crisp sound of glasses clinking rang out, and everyone felt genuinely happy and proud for Chen Pan'an.