On her way home, Sun Miao suddenly remembered Ming Li’s words: don’t take the shortcut.
After thinking about it, Sun Miao decided to follow Ming Li’s advice and not take the shortcut. She didn’t know why she was listening to a young girl.
Looking at the bank card in her hand, Sun Miao shook her head. Forget it, she couldn’t think about it anymore. The most important thing was the present.
With that thought, Sun Miao quickened her pace home.
She swiftly returned home, grabbed her things, and rushed to the hospital. With money, her mother wouldn’t be kicked out of the hospital anymore.
The next morning arrived in the blink of an eye. As Sun Miao was wiping her mother’s face, her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the TV screen not far away, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
Because she saw that the morning news was reporting on a robbery that had occurred on a certain road segment last night. Several drunken men had resorted to violence, hijacking a young woman on her usual shortcut, assaulting her, and leaving her severely injured. She was currently in the ICU. Sun Miao immediately thought of Ming Li’s words, and the implications sent a shiver down her spine.
“Miaomiao, what’s wrong? Your face is so pale. Are you sick?”
Sun Miao’s mother, lying in bed, opened her eyes and saw Sun Miao’s deathly pale face. She asked with concern.
Hearing her mother’s voice, Sun Miao snapped out of her thoughts and quickly said, “I’m fine, Mom. You should rest. I have something to do and need to go out for a bit. Auntie should be here soon.”
“Mom knows. You go ahead and take care of your business. Mom will be fine. Mom can take care of herself.”
“Okay, then I’ll be going, Mom.”
“Mhm, go ahead. Be careful on the way.”
After leaving the hospital, Sun Miao called Ming Li.
“Beep beep beep—”
“Wait for me at the coffee shop from yesterday.”
When the call connected, a clear and pleasant voice from a young girl came through.
Sun Miao was taken aback. Just as she was about to ask something, she heard a “beep” from the phone. Looking at her phone, she saw that the other person had already hung up.
Pursing her lips, Sun Miao hailed a taxi and headed to the coffee shop from the previous day.
“Jingle bells~”
A chime from the door signaled that the coffee shop door had been pushed open. Ming Li, with one hand in her pocket, walked into the coffee shop. Her eyes immediately fell upon Sun Miao, who was sitting by the window, lost in thought.
Hearing the chime from the door, Sun Miao seemed to sense something and looked towards the entrance. Her eyes immediately landed on Ming Li, who was wearing a white jacket and had her hair tied up in a high ponytail.
Ming Li handed a folder to Sun Miao and said calmly, “Take a look. If you think there are no problems, sign it.”
Sun Miao nodded upon hearing this and began to carefully examine the employment contract.
Half an hour later, Sun Miao swallowed hard and looked at Ming Li in disbelief, saying, “This… did you grab the wrong contract?”
Was the annual salary this high and the benefits this good for real? Was she meeting some kind of rich idiot?
Ming Li calmly sipped the coffee in her cup, not even looking up as she replied, “No. If you feel the annual salary is too low, we can adjust it. You can state any requirements you have, and I will try my best to meet them.”
Sun Miao could barely speak coherently, completely awestruck by Ming Li’s extravagant demeanor. “No… no need, but isn’t this salary too high?”
Ming Li put down her cup and looked at Sun Miao seriously, saying, “No, you’re worth it.”
For some reason, Sun Miao’s face turned slightly red upon hearing Ming Li’s affirming words, much like a shy maiden encountering her crush.
The system, witnessing this scene, thought: The host is going to be swayed, isn’t she?! Host, quickly rein in your domineering aura!