Seeing several familiar colleagues, Lin Muxue smiled and responded in English, sharing her wonderful weekend with them.
Xu Ning looked shocked, opened her mouth wanting to ask something, but didn’t dare to speak.
What surprised her was that Xue’s English was so good now.
And she knew these friends who seemed very impressive.
In the year she left, a lot of changes seemed to have happened to her.
Compared to the Xue of the past, it’s a feeling of similarity and difference.
Walking out of the elevator, Lin Muxue’s expression once again turned cold.
In the spacious and bright corridor, they rounded a corner and arrived at a dark brown door.
A golden plaque displayed the number "2002".
Lin Muxue held the doorknob, fingerprint recognition, and opened the heavy door.
The sound of footsteps, mixed with the sound of a suitcase rolling.
Xu Ning carefully observed the surroundings.
The exquisite entryway, solid wood composite floors, layered ceilings, luxurious crystal chandelier, leather sofa, wool carpet, large floor-to-ceiling windows, high-end furniture and appliances...
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The sky showed a deep gray tone, the clouds heavy and low, seemingly within reach.
Through the bright and spacious glass curtain wall, you could see the skyscrapers, the bustling traffic.
The city’s noise and hustle vividly presented before the eyes.
This apartment was completely renovated to five-star hotel standards.
Much better than the one she used to live in at YJHT.
Indeed, it’s Xue’s favorite style.
Xu Ning stood in the living room, shrinking slightly, said: "Xue, you... are you living alone now?"
"Haha." Lin Muxue sat heavily on the sofa, sarcastically said: "Don’t tell me you still want to co-rent with me? Do you have money? This high-end apartment in the city center, with such standard renovation, the normal rent is about 5600 yuan, how much money do you have now?"
After Xu Ning left, due to depression and worries that her online persona would be exposed by others.
The 130 square meter YJHT house, she never looked for a co-renting partner again. (Chapter 169)
The monthly rent of 4600 yuan gave her a lot of pressure.
To maintain a decent life, she could only hold on, save money from other places, like walking to work, canceling afternoon tea.
"I..." Xu Ning lowered her head, tears fell again, crying: "Xue, I was deceived, he said he used my money to invest, to prove to his parents, and even made me take out online loans for him, said the returns were very high..."
Lin Muxue’s eyebrows twitched, "Did you borrow!?"
"I... I..." Xu Ning shrank her neck, "I was wrong..."
"Idiot!" Lin Muxue stood up, slapped her hard on the head, "You are as good as a girl who gets supported, I’d think highly of you.
Well, instead, you’re supporting someone, earning money, borrowing money for his spending spree, and he still takes advantage of you for free.
Now that you’re deep in debt, you came rolling back to Yan City? Thought of me again? You really have skills!"
Xu Ning hugged her tightly, crying hard.
Kept saying "I’m sorry," "I regret it so much" and similar words.
Lin Muxue bit her silver tooth, in the end, did not push her away.
Towards Xu Ning, she’s both disappointed and angry, but also a bit sad and worried.
Seeing her living such a miserable life now, her mood was indeed complex.
After a long time, the exhausted Xu Ning slumped on the sofa and talked about her experiences over the year.
After leaving Yan City, she and her "rich and handsome" boyfriend went to Hang City, the top trending city, to focus on livestreaming.
The boyfriend was a big spender, the rented house was expensive too.
To support both of them, Xu Ning livestreamed for long hours every day, no longer bought luxury goods.
Later the boyfriend suddenly said he had a good friend who would make him rich, but needed some startup capital.
The boyfriend urged her to borrow money from online loan platforms, friends.
She doubted it too, but never dared to face it.
The only motivation supporting her was getting the Parents’ Approval from his boyfriend to marry and become a wealthy lady at ease.
Just like a gambler, she had wagered everything she had, couldn’t afford to lose.
Until recently, the boyfriend suddenly said the investment money was lost.
Let her ask fans for money to go around, even hinted she could use her body for transactions.
Only then did Xu Ning finally wake up.
But it was already too late, not only were the savings of these years completely emptied, she owned tens of thousands of debts.
Being chased for debts, harassed every day.
She had completely lost interest in streaming, couldn’t stay in Hangzhou either, fled back to Yan City.
Sitting opposite Lin Muxue, she listened with rapid breathing, her blood pressure soared.
"Oh, oh, I’m here!" Xu Ning straightened her body immediately, "Xue, I didn’t mean to ask you to pay my debts, and knowing your situation, just temporarily have no place to live, and feel really, really bad, you don’t know, I have had many times wanted to end it all."
Lin Muxue looked at her calmly, "Then go die."
"Don’t pretend to show pity to me, if you wanted to die, you would’ve done it long ago, what’s happening now is your own fault, I know you too well, you’re just too greedy..."
Lin Muxue’s words were especially cold, each sentence piercing Xu Ning’s heart.
Xu Ning’s face grew paler, biting her lips without arguing.
After a few minutes, Lin Muxue stood up, said: "Have you eaten?"
"No, I haven’t eaten for a day, last night took a train to Yan City, sat at the train station for half a day, finally went to YJHT to find you."