“Hmm, where am I…?”
Opening her eyes, Murong Xue'er saw the pristine white ceiling of the Yingcai University infirmary and a bag of glucose with saline solution hanging from an IV stand. She turned her head.
A tall, handsome boy had a slight blush on his cheeks, seemingly engrossed in a game.
“Is that white-masked guy on the other side even human? His virtualization CD is faster than my breathing! Amaterasu, hahaha, let’s see if your reaction shell is awesome or not!”
“Huh? You like playing with water? Can you even handle it? Watch me start with a super armor spiral…
Damn, he grabbed me? Six hundred sixty-six, that’s not even salty anymore.”
“What else can you do besides being a plant? Huh? Speak! Try bouncing one more time.
No way, buddy, you can react to that? Lucky dog!”
“Damn, no more beans, I’m not playing!”
When his own body was stomped into the sky by the ‘plant person’ foot by foot, Jiang Yu finally gave up struggling. He looked up and met Murong Xue'er’s gaze.
“Oh, you’re awake. If you’re not feeling well, you can just ask for leave from PE class, no need to push yourself.”
Murong Xue'er remembered that she had fainted while running.
“Thank you, Jiang Yu.”
She hadn’t expected Jiang Yu to save her again, and Jiang Yu’s angry expression was also so handsome…
At this moment, the beautiful school doctor walked over with a bill.
“Awake? Please pay the bill. One bottle of saline solution and one bottle of glucose, plus the bed fee, total two hundred thirty yuan.”
As expected of a private university, a stronghold of capitalists, even the medicines in the infirmary charged students.
According to Yingcai University’s talent cultivation strategy, honor students only received tuition waivers and meal subsidies. They still had to pay for medicines unless they spent a large sum of money to purchase the school’s funds or financial products.
Murong Xue'er was stunned, tears welling up in her eyes.
She carefully pulled out the needle from the vein on the back of her hand; half of the IV drip remained.
“Can…can I just pay for half? I really don’t have any money left.”
“Old Ma truly didn’t deceive me.”
Jiang Yu clicked his tongue, pulled out his medical insurance card: “I’ll cover it. You can pay me back when you have money.”
His sunny, confident smile was like a bowling ball striking a perfect hit in the girl’s heart.
“Thank you, Jiang Yu, I will definitely pay you back.”
Murong Xue'er lowered her head, her two delicate index fingers tightly gripping the bedsheet, and whispered weakly:
“It’s just… it might take a long, long time, because… my grandmother is sick, and I won’t be able to give you the money anytime soon. I’m really sorry!”
【Ding, detected the female lead is in distress, villain options enabled】
【Option One: “I’ll pay for her treatment, give me your phone.” Secretly arrange a high-interest loan for Murong Xue'er. Reward: 【Loan King】 (Loan credit limit doubled).】
【Option Two: “It’s just a small sum, take it.” Pay out of your own pocket for Murong Xue'er to help her grandmother treat uremia. Reward: 【Rich Fool】 (Intelligence -10)】
【Option Three: “Be my employee.” Give Murong Xue'er a personal job, making her work to pay off her debt, with contract terms to be self-determined. Reward: Cultivation method “Heavenly Sword Drawing Technique”】
How else could the system options be chosen?
Mindlessly choose three!
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Jiang Yu listened, then stroked his chin: “Are you really short on money right now?”
As the saying goes, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.
Moreover, he was the son of the richest man; his monthly allowance alone exceeded one million. In Jiang Yu’s eyes, money was just a string of numbers.
Murong Xue'er nodded, her eyes reddening:
“But… I don’t know how to earn money at all. I only know how to study, and I’m not good at communicating with others. Now that my grandmother is sick, I can’t do anything.”
Jiang Yu chuckled: “Can you do housework? Like cooking, cleaning, and so on?”
“I… I can.”
Children from poor families learn to be self-reliant early. Murong Xue'er had actively helped her grandmother with these tasks since she was old enough to understand.
“Do you want to work part-time as my maid? Don’t worry, it’s the kind with a contract.”
“Part-time… maid?”
“That’s right. Hourly wage of 300 yuan, including food and lodging. Of course, this means you need to live with me and take care of my daily life. If you can’t fulfill what’s written in the contract, I can dismiss you at any time.”
“And, if you’re really short on money, you can get an advance on your salary.”
Jiang Yu took out his phone and opened a document.
His dad and mom, along with Aunt Yu, the cook, had moved to a new house. He had originally planned to hire a new maid, and Murong Xue'er could try it out.
Moreover, this way, Lin Qifan wouldn’t be able to constantly contact Murong Xue'er.
“Maid?”
Murong Xue'er asked blankly: “Can… can I do it? I’m dressed so ugly…”
“Compared to appearance, what I care more about is a person’s inner beauty, Xue'er. I truly think you are a particularly kind and lovely girl, and you must be very suitable for this job.”
If a certain tsundere heard Jiang Yu’s hypocritical remarks, she would definitely protest loudly:
“Don’t believe him, this guy is a total liar. He’ll trick you out of your emotions, and then insult your dignity with a thick wad of cash.”
In fact, Murong Xue'er had always known that beneath her ugly disguise lay a beautiful face.
But ever since she grew up, her grandmother often warned her that being too beautiful was not a good thing, that it would lead to a tragic fate. From then on, she never showed her true face in front of others again.
And now, someone actually praised her beauty!
Thump thump thump…
Murong Xue'er could hear her own heartbeat.
No girl is without a spring in her heart, no girl wants to remain ugly forever.
For the first time, she felt a desire called “love.”
Fate is unpredictable; it had oppressed her for eighteen years, leaving her breathless.
Until today, love brought courage, strength, and wisdom. For the first time, Murong Xue'er had the idea of resisting fate. She no longer wanted to be dominated by merciless fate; she yearned to become her true self.
“Please let me be your part-time maid, Jiang Yu!”
Murong Xue'er made the boldest move of her life—she took off her glasses at school, pushed back her bangs, revealing a pair of clear, beautiful eyes like melting glacier snow.
“Holy crap, a golden legend.”
Even Jiang Yu, who had seen countless women, gasped. He hadn’t expected to truly hit the jackpot!
He knew Murong Xue'er’s ugliness was feigned, but he never imagined she was a hidden School Beauty-level stunner!
Jiang Yu immediately said solemnly:
“Please, you must sign this contract to be my nig… uh… part-time maid!”