After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

Hearing his deep voice, I looked up and questioned, "Jiang Yichen, did you send Xiaotian to play a prank on me?"

Jiang Yichen didn't answer me directly, but looked at me coldly and said, "Gu Mo, you need to know that money isn't so easy to earn. There are many people in this world who have it harder than you, but they still work hard to earn money and work diligently, instead of hiding in a corner and crying when something happens to you."

Although what he said was true, I still felt uncomfortable and didn't want to admit defeat in front of him.

"How do you know I didn't try? You just didn't see it."

These past few days, being Little Sweetie's assistant has almost exhausted all my energy.

He dismissed all my efforts with a single sentence.

Jiang Yichen clearly didn't care about my answer.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing what surprises you have in store for me."

I wiped away all my tears, stood up from the ground, and stood up with a determined look in my eyes.

"Just wait and see."

During another live stream, Little Sweetie threw me a mascot costume, and this time she asked me to pose for a photo with her.

Looking at that heavy plush mascot costume, I knew that this was another trick she had come up with to prank me.

But what can I do? I can't refuse.

I put on the mascot costume, and a feeling of stuffiness enveloped me, making my breathing gradually become heavy.

Little Sweetie kept directing me to make exaggerated poses for photos.

After a few rounds, I felt dizzy and weak all over.

But she seemed to want to keep taking pictures, repeating the same pose over and over again.

The mascot costume made it hard for me to breathe, and I almost fainted.

My legs went weak and I collapsed to my knees.

When Little Sweetie saw this, she avoided the camera, gave a disdainful look, and gestured to the other staff members to pull me aside.

The staff removed the hood from me, and I took deep breaths of air.

It took me a long time to feel better.

Little Sweetie was very unhappy because I suddenly suffered from heatstroke.

She made an excuse to come to my side, completely ignoring my discomfort, and gave me orders with a sullen face.

"You're affecting my photo-taking progress. We'll continue in a bit."

The other staff members on site couldn't help but show me sympathy, but no one dared to speak up and stop me.

"But……"

I mustered my courage and spoke up, trying to persuade them.

"There aren't that many buts. I can't let one person like you affect the filming."

Little Sweetie didn't give me a chance to speak at all, forcefully interrupting me.

After saying that, she turned around and continued filming, completely ignoring whether I lived or died.

It seems that my safety is less important to her than a set of photos.

The near-death experience I just had is still making me a little disoriented.

The feeling of suffocation was incredibly real, and it scared me.

I realized clearly that the mascot costume shoot could not continue.

Otherwise, I wouldn't even know how I died.

I ran to a spot near the door, intending to find a chance to slip away.

No matter how Jiang Yichen tries to cause me trouble, I'll accept it; saving my life is the best policy.

During the break, after making sure no one was watching me, I ran away.

However, as soon as I ran out of the company, someone called my name from behind, and I instantly became nervous.

I didn't expect the people who arrested me to arrive so quickly.

I ignored the voice and kept rushing forward.

We absolutely cannot get caught!

The man's voice grew louder and louder, "Gu Mo!"

I didn't dare to look back at all.

But my body is too weak.

It hadn't been long before I was already panting heavily.

Just then, a large hand landed on my shoulder.

I was so frightened that my breath caught in my throat, and my body froze on the spot.

I resigned myself to my fate and turned back to the company.

When I saw the face that appeared before me, I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling a sense of relief that I had survived a disaster.

It's Song Le.

Seeing my actions, Song Le couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What's wrong, Gu Mo? Why are you running?"

I couldn't explain things at the company to him, so I could only deliberately change the subject.

"I'm fine, what are you doing here?"

Song Le said casually, "I heard you work here, so I came to check it out."

I lowered my eyes, and for a moment I didn't dare to meet his gaze.

Are you here to see me make a fool of myself?

Seeing that something was wrong with me, Song Le took me to a Western restaurant not far away.

He ordered me a cold drink. "Have you been working very hard lately? Why are you so tired?"

"Fortunately."

Song Le could tell at a glance that I was just being stubborn, but he didn't expose my clumsy lie.

"You can ask me for help if you need anything."

As he spoke, he took a check out of his pocket and handed it to me.

“The Gu family definitely needs to be taken care of in every aspect, so you can take this money and use it first.”

Did he come all this way to give me money?

Looking at the check in my hand, I returned it to him without thinking.

"I can't have it."

Song Le's gaze fell on me, and she frowned slightly. "Gu Mo, you don't have to bear it all alone. You don't need to feel burdened when you ask me for help."

He handed the check over again.

I felt a surge of emotion.

After the Gu family's incident, Song Le was one of the few who was willing to help me.

But how could I drag him down with me?

If Jiang Yichen finds out, the Song family will be in danger.

Song Le looked at me with great sincerity, "Gu Mo..."

“I’m willing to share this burden with you.” He paused, then added, “You and Jiang Yichen are already divorced…”

I quickly stopped myself, "Song Le..."

It felt like a huge rock was pressing on my chest, and I felt suffocated.

I was the one who ran away from the wedding first. Now that I've offended the King of Tongcheng, how can I have the face to ask him to share the burden with me?

"We... it's all in the past now. Actually, I'm fine the way I am."

Just then, Jiang Yichen called.

How did he discover that I had run away so quickly?

Looking at my incessantly ringing phone, I hesitated for a few seconds before answering it.

Soon, Jiang Yichen's indifferent voice rang out.

"Gu Mo, you left the company without permission, which affected the filming schedule. You are required to pay for lost work time."

I expected Jiang Yichen to cause trouble, and since he wants to pursue the matter, I can only accept the punishment.

"How many?"

Jiang Yichen casually gave me a number and demanded that I return to the company immediately.

After hanging up the phone, I borrowed paper and pen from the waiter, wrote an IOU and handed it to Song Le, saying, "Consider this money a loan from me. I will definitely pay you back when I make money."

Yes, I succumbed to the lure of money.

Song Le wanted to refuse, but I didn't give him the chance and got up and left.

When I got back to the company, I went straight to Jiang Yichen. His face was frighteningly gloomy.

I took the check out of my pocket and gave it to him: "This is for lost wages and compensation for what happened before. I don't want to be Sweetie's assistant anymore."

I need the money, but I also need to stay alive.

Little Sweetie is too much of a tormentor; I'm afraid she'll wear me down.

Jiang Yichen took the check, glanced at it, and a cryptic smile played in his eyes.

I immediately sensed something was wrong.

The next second, he held the check in the air and tore it to shreds...