"It’s over five thousand. If I really can’t gather enough, I’ll have to ask the teacher and see if they can give me some more time."
Liu Xiaohua wiped the tears from her face, looked at the food on the table, and said embarrassedly, "Brother Tian, can I... can I take these back? That way, I’ll have something for dinner."
I initially wanted to tell her to come see me in the evening, so I could treat her again.
But I knew that this girl was actually very self-conscious.
Even if I said that, she probably wouldn’t come in the evening; she’d rather stay hungry than trouble me.
Afterwards, she asked the waiter for some takeout containers, and once she’d packed up the leftovers, I took her back to the hotel.
After she went to work, I then went to the hotel reception.
"Please give this money to Liu Xiaohua and say it’s a reward from the hotel for her outstanding performance."
With that, I pulled out five thousand yuan.
The receptionist didn’t ask much and agreed right away.
I initially planned to leave after that.
But for some reason, I suddenly felt a bit tired.
So I returned to the previous room and had a comfortable nap.
When I woke up again, it was already past seven in the evening.
At that moment, I heard a light knock on the door outside, as if afraid of waking me, the sound was very soft.
Initially, I thought it was Sister Ying, but when I went to open the door, I found that standing outside was actually Liu Xiaohua.
"Xiao Hua?" I looked at her with a face full of confusion.
Liu Xiaohua didn’t say anything, she just silently took out an envelope from her arms.
I knew this contained the money I gave her.
But I pretended not to know anything and asked with a smile, "What’s in there?"
"Brother Tian, I actually know this money isn’t a hotel reward, it’s from you, right?"
"Well... of course not." I shook my head with a smile, "Why would you think that?"
I thought my explanation could pass because getting such a large sum of money for no apparent reason should be a good thing for a girl from a poor family—who would question it?
"No way, if you don’t admit it, I won’t take the money."
Seeing her stubborn expression, I finally admitted it.
"Alright, I admit, this money is for your tuition, study hard."
Hearing me say that, Liu Xiaohua’s expression suddenly became complicated. After a moment of silence, she said, "Brother Tian, I know you’re a good person and I do need this money, but I won’t take it for nothing."
"How about this, you give me your contact information, and I’ll return it when I save enough money."
She seemed to have made some sort of decision, and the next second, she actually tiptoed, wrapped her arms around my neck, and started kissing my face and lips wildly.
Feeling her sweet youthful breath, I was momentarily lost.
But I quickly calmed down and hurriedly pushed her away, "What are you doing?"
At this moment, Liu Xiaohua’s face was completely red, and she said blushing, "I... I don’t know how to thank you, I... I’m still a virgin, that should be worth five thousand yuan, right?"
"No, no, no, what I mean to say is, I’m doing this willingly..."
I really couldn’t listen anymore, so I pulled her into the room, closed the door, and said sternly, "Xiao Hua, a girl must maintain her purity; not for a mere five thousand, even for fifty thousand or five hundred thousand, you shouldn’t."
Liu Xiaohua seemed surprised by my rejection, and she just leaned quietly against the door, staring at me.
"Thank you, Brother Tian."
She threw herself into my arms once more.
But this time, I didn’t push her away.
After that, we sat down and talked about a lot of things.
She told me about her situation, and I also told her what I do.
In the end, I promised that if she ever wanted a part-time job, she could come to my massage parlor.
After leaving her contact information, she left.
Time passed quickly, and my house was finally renovated, and the massage parlor officially opened.
On the opening day, many people came, most of them were my friends.
Of course, they were all beautiful women.
What surprised me even more was that the big internet celebrity Lin Ya also came and even did a live stream at the event, saying it was opened by a friend of hers, inviting her fans to come and support...