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Watching the girl leave with a limp.
Xia Yan's heart ached.
If it hadn't been for the accident, she would probably have been very happy.
Beautiful and kind-hearted.
In school, she must have been the object of pursuit for many boys.
Continue to stick to her principles?
But what's the point of that?
Surrender her beautiful body to those brutes?
She was even less willing to accept that.
What should she do then?
Xia Yan didn't know how much longer she could hold on.
Maybe, Su Chen would miraculously show up after one day, or two days.
But Lin Xi couldn't wait that long.
Lin Xi needed to eat immediately, and it had to be something nutritious.
It seemed that Zhang Dazhuang had caught a wild chicken, which would be a great nourishment.
"President Lin, you can't sleep!" Xia Yan saw Lin Xi closing her eyes and pushed her anxiously.
If she fell asleep now, she might never wake up again, right?
"Xia Yan, I'm so sleepy... Let me sleep a bit..." Lin Xi was so weak that she barely had the strength to speak.
As weak as a languid little kitten.
Even at this time, Lin Xi was still so beautiful.
"President Lin, hold on..." Xia Yan knew that Lin Xi was at her limit.
She probably couldn't make it through the day.
Is there really no way out?
Just... that method, she didn't want to use it.
But if it goes on , Lin Xi is going to die.
And she herself could only hold on for one or two more days than Lin Xi at best.
Surviving is the only way to have hope.
Maybe Su Chen wasn't really dead; he was just delayed by something.
As long as Su Chen could come back, he would surely lead them to continue surviving, even to leave this cursed place.
Xia Yan's gaze became firm, and she slowly stood up.
"Xia Yan, what are you doing... don't go..." Lin Xi, an extremely intelligent person, guessed Xia Yan's intention from her expression.
"President Lin, this is the only way, I'm not doing it for you... I am, for myself!" Xia Yan said through clenched teeth.
Lin Xi opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
But she didn't know what to say.
Because Xia Yan said, it wasn't for her, but for herself.
Yet, how could she not understand that Xia Yan's current choice was actually because of her.
Apart from the superior-subordinate relationship, Xia Yan actually felt a sense of gratitude toward Lin Xi.
Xia Yan's first company wasn't Yimena, but another clothing company.
Although she was very confident in her abilities, unfortunately, after working for three years, her position was always that of an assistant designer.
It wasn't that she couldn't advance further, but she was unwilling to be compromised by unspoken rules.
Her former boss had hinted at her many times.
As long as she was willing to compromise, she could become a real designer, and even sitting as the manager of the design department wouldn't be a problem.
Originally, Xia Yan was very disdainful.
Assistant designer would be just an assistant designer.
After all, the money she earned was enough to spend.
But one day, her mother fell ill and urgently needed a large sum of money.
With nowhere to turn, Xia Yan could only borrow money from her boss.
She was well aware of what she would have to give in return.
But she no longer had a choice.
So, she pushed open the door to her boss's office.
At that time, the boss was talking to a client.
At that time, Xia Yan's mind was solely focused on her mother's medical bills, and she didn't even notice there was someone else in the office.
In truth, it made no difference to her whether anyone else was there.
She just wanted the money.
She said directly to the manager: "Give me 200,000, and I'll be yours from now on."
A trace of pleasure flashed across the boss's face.
He had long coveted this extraordinary beauty.
After many failed attempts at underhanded tactics, he hadn't expected her to come to him willingly today.
200,000 wasn't much for him.
However, there were business partners present.
The boss did not agree on the spot but pretended to be angry.
In fact, at the time, the boss thought he'd refuse in front of the partner initially, only to find Xia Yan afterward on his own.
First, it would make him look good in front of his business partner; second, he would get the woman he had long lusted after.
Xia Yan was not actually foolish, but the situation with her mother had thrown her off balance, and she truly believed the boss had rejected her.
Looking utterly distraught, she prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, the boss's business partner suddenly said to her, "I'll give you the 200,000."
Only then did Xia Yan notice the woman in the office.
That woman was Lin Xi.
"But, I need you to come and work at my company," Lin Xi said indifferently to Xia Yan.
The boss was annoyed, as Lin Xi was effectively poaching his employee right in front of him.
Sadly, he hadn't spoken when Lin Xi already said, "Surely Boss Huang won't mind parting with a mere assistant designer, right?"
"Of course, of course, it's her good fortune to be noticed by President Lin..." Despite his intense desire for Xia Yan.
But most of the products his company sold were supplied by Yimena.
If Yimena stopped their supply suddenly, it would result not only in losses for Yimena but also a catastrophic blow to his company.
And so, Xia Yan was taken away by Lin Xi.
Getting an advance on her 200,000 salary.
Xia Yan was puzzled; she didn't know Lin Xi, and she was just a lowly assistant designer.
Why would Lin Xi be willing to pay 200,000 to take her away?
Lin Xi only said one thing, "I believe you can earn me back 200,000, 2 million, or even 20 million."
That represented trust.
And history proved Lin Xi's judgment right.
She did earn back 2 million for Yimena, and getting to 20 million was not too far off.
Now, she became an Advanced Designer for Yimena, with an annual salary of 800,000.
She also had a blissful and happy family.
All this was given to her by Lin Xi.
Without Lin Xi, perhaps, she would have become the boss's mistress by now.
A lowly woman who had to live by the moods of men.
Although, for Lin Xi, this might have been a trivial matter.
Yet for her, it was something that changed her life.
A wry smile appeared on Xia Yan's face.
Mother knows that I probably won't be able to hold out this time...
But the person in question was never him...
Ever since the plane crash, there had been another man in Xia Yan's life.
Xia Yan arrived at the treehouse that Zhang Dazhuang had temporarily constructed.
Just in time to see the scene of two college girls being bullied.
In truth, rather than live such a miserable existence, they would prefer to be dead.
But they did not have the courage to end their own lives.
The sight before her made Xia Yan want to turn around and leave, as staying might spell out her future fate...