"I'm really fine, I won't die." Ye Wan insisted on getting out of bed, ignoring Jiang Mi's persuasion.
Jiang Mi was truly defeated by her. In the end, she found some clothes for Ye Wan to change into and accompanied her to the party. Ye Wan wasn't foolish; if she didn't show up, how would she get paid? She suspected Jiang Mi would secretly subsidize her, which wasn't what she wanted.
For now, she only wanted to earn money with her own ability to pay for her younger brother's medical expenses and to finish university. She couldn't think about anything else at the moment.
When Ye Wan and Jiang Mi arrived at the party, they were immediately noticed by many young masters. Ye Wan was bare-faced, but her features were exquisitely beautiful, making people desire her.
Jiang Mi stayed by her side, doing her best to shield her from those who came to strike up conversations.
Gu Yunting's expression turned grim when he saw her still out and about despite her injury. Lin Feiwei was also being cautious now, terrified that Gu Yunting would discover she was responsible for Ye Wan's predicament. She dared not make any further rash moves.
"A Ting, Ye Wan looks very pale. Let me take her to rest," Lin Feiwei offered proactively.
"Don't mind her. Since she wants to be strong, let her be," Gu Yunting sneered and turned back to his drink.
Zhou Muchu also didn't understand why Ye Wan was acting this way. He wanted to go and persuade her to leave, but he was stopped by Jiang Jingxiu, who didn't want their brotherhood to be ruined over a woman.
Ye Wan held on until midnight, and when she could no longer bear it, she told Jiang Mi, and they left.
When they returned, Jin Lan was waiting for her. Seeing her return, he gave her some medicine to take and told her to get a good night's sleep.
Ye Wan was too exhausted and fell asleep as soon as she lay down.
Jin Lan took Jiang Mi out of the room.
...
In the middle of the night, Ye Wan felt extremely cold, as if she were being thrown into an ice cellar. She was trembling all over. Suddenly, a source of warmth pressed against her, and she immediately turned and greedily hugged it.
Gu Yunting frowned slightly and wrapped his arms around her.
"Mommy," Ye Wan suddenly murmured.
Hearing the word 'Mommy,' Gu Yunting's expression instantly turned ugly. A wave of suffocation overwhelmed his chest. He had initially intended to let her sleep soundly, but he suddenly grabbed her long hair, forcing her to lift her head. He then lowered his head and covered her lips.
He never wanted to hear those two words from her!
...
Ye Wan was too weak. The next day, she took a leave of absence from school, planning to go back and sleep for a day.
However, when she returned to the small storeroom in the Gu residence, she discovered that the four thousand yuan she had just earned was missing. She had originally planned to deposit it in a couple of days.
Ye Wan's hazy mind instantly cleared. Earning money was already difficult this month. After finally earning six thousand yuan, four thousand had been stolen. What about her brother's medical expenses?
This wasn't the first time she had lost money. She had lost money before, but it was always small amounts, tens or a little over a hundred. After that, she stopped bringing cash back.
This time, she had intended to deposit the money immediately the next day, but she happened to fall ill and was only focused on her part-time job on the cruise ship, so she forgot about it.
Ye Wan immediately got up to find Sun Ma and asked who had been in her storeroom while she was away.
"I was busy all day today and didn't pay much attention," Sun Ma said. She had a lot of work to do, and the Gu residence didn't employ idlers, so she genuinely hadn't noticed.
Ye Wan thought of the surveillance cameras. There were cameras in the living room of the Gu residence. All she needed to do was check who had gone towards her storeroom.