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"Young Master, did you just return from seeing Xiaochu off?" Steward Yao placed a cup of coffee on the table beside Qin Ziang and asked casually as his cloudy eyes continued to size up Qin Ziang's expression.

The young master is abnormal today! Logically speaking, with his personality, he would definitely not let An Xiaochu go so easily. But today's young master, not only did he not express even the slightest bit of dissatisfaction with An Xiaochu's departure, he had even uncharacteristically gifted him to someone else on her own accord.

"Yes." Qin Ziang nodded, and habitually reached for the cup.

"Uncle Yao, exchange your coffee for green tea in the future." It was clearly the same taste, but he could feel something different from it. The taste of the coffee still lingered in his mouth, and as the tip of his tongue turned astringent, some words naturally flowed out from his mouth.

"Yes, young master." Qin Ziang's request was completely outside of Steward Yao's expectations.

A hint of thought appeared on Su Yun's face. In a few breaths, Steward Yao had already thought through the cause and effect. He had always been looking forward to a day when his young master could understand everything clearly, and then, he would properly manage the relationship between him and An Xiaochu, and not just use force to maintain the relationship between the two of them.

The day had come too fast for him to react in time.

"Young master, I've also prepared a lot of supplements for you. Would you like me to give them to you so that you can bring them to Xiao Chu when it's convenient for you?"

Steward Yao's tone of voice rose a little as his face showed obvious relief.

It was good that the young master could think it through. Only in this way would the young master be able to avoid detours. Right now, he was filled with anticipation for the future between Qin Ziang and himself!

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"Bang, bang, bang!" Someone was knocking on the door? An Xiaochu was at a loss. She sat up straight from the sofa, and started listening for any movement outside.

Who would look for her? The person who knew that she lived here was either Qin Ziang or Su Di, but it just so happened that she didn't really want to see the two of them.

There was no reason, it was just pure silence. An Xiaochu went back to the sofa and buried her head in her pillow.

The knocking sounds continued to ring out, as if reminding An Xiaochu not to run away. An Xiaochu's delicate features wrinkled. She stood up, hugged her pillow and stared blankly for a while, but in the end, she helplessly went to open the door.

"You came to find me …" Do what? Even before looking clearly at the person who just arrived, the words coming out of An Xiaochu's mouth came out.

"Eh, it's you. Sorry, sorry, I misjudged you!"

The door was completely opened. Outside stood the property management staff of the district. An Xiaochu apologised in embarrassment, and the property manager only pursed her lips in a neither cold nor warm manner.

"This is your hydroelectric bill from last month. Take a look. If there's no problem, then you'll have to pay the fee first." The property manager said as he handed over a list to An Xiaochu. An Xiaochu quickly took it and skimmed through it, and then, the smile on her face changed.

Two hundred and seven dollars and thirty cents! Her water and gas last month.

"Aren't all the utilities to be paid in one quarter?" According to common sense, renting a house like theirs was paid on a quarterly basis. An Xiaochu did not suspect that the property manager had ulterior motives, she was just plain poor!

Therefore, she had to convince the property manager to let her pay quarterly fees.

But the ideal is full, the reality is bony. An Xiaochu's train of thought was interrupted by the property manager before she could even form her own thoughts.

"Hurry up, you're the only person left in the district who hasn't paid. Our finance department is still waiting for the summary!" The property manager's face was stiff and serious. There was no room for negotiation.

An Xiaochu was helpless, she could only swallow down the request, and unwillingly took out the last bit of treasures that she had.

Waiting for the items manager to leave, An Xiaochu threw her wallet away, her face pale.

She originally had over four hundred yuan, but after spending all of it and paying more than two hundred yuan, she now had less than one hundred yuan on her.

In the current society, 10,000 yuan couldn't even buy a toilet, much less 100 yuan.

What was she supposed to do to survive with this money!?

Once again burying her head into her pillow, An Xiaochu waited for her emotions to calm down before taking out her phone and checking her work information on the city website.

"This definitely won't do. A waiter that's over 500 RMB per night …" It was obvious that there was a ghost. An Xiaochu's experience in society could not be considered rich, but she had this little bit of common sense.

"From five in the evening until three in the morning, for the beer promotion."

"Sixty dollars a day, distribute the flyers." Wasn't distributing the flyers about to be expelled by the Town Security? If things went wrong, the salary might not even be enough to pay the fine. An Xiaochu continued to look through them, but he still did not find a suitable job. Given her past experiences, she didn't expect to see a formal company like the one before. She could only look at the random recruitment.

"I don't have any …" An Xiaochu looked again and again before finally giving up in extreme disappointment.

The dejected An Xiaochu cooked an extremely perfunctory lunch for herself, and after the meal, casually packed up and rushed out the door.

She couldn't allow herself to fall any further. She was still a young girl full of vigor. How could she be beaten so easily!

An Xiaochu took a taxi to the most prosperous area of the city. Standing at the intersection, she waited for the red and green lights to go off, then suddenly felt a sense of desolation in her heart.

In this huge city, in this busy street, she was alone. I don't feel safe at all, An Xiaochu sighed inwardly.

His right hand subconsciously reached for his wallet. It was said that if a person didn't have spiritual wealth, they would have to rely on physical wealth to enrich themselves. As for her, both of them were missing. No wonder her heart was feeling cold!

An Xiaochu didn't have the time to think about it. Using her memories, An Xiaochu went to a few places that were frequently filled with part-time employees, and in the end, she was either told that it was inappropriate or filled to the brim.

An Xiaochu slowly walked around, she still did not believe that with her good hands and feet, she would starve to death. Come on! As long as she didn't give up, there was bound to be hope!

"I'm sorry, miss. What we need here are experienced employees." Once again being rejected, An Xiaochu tried her best to hold back the smile on her face. When she walked out of the shop, she could no longer hold it in.

After walking for an entire afternoon, she was exhausted. All of these employees liked to be experienced, but her previous work had been completely irrelevant.

She was so tired that An Xiaochu's legs uneasily moved inside her shoes. In order to find a job, to give her image points, she wore a pair of high heels.

"Sigh …" An Xiaochu sighed, and looked around, looking for a place to rest.

The late spring rain came a little too suddenly, causing the pedestrians on the road to panic. An Xiaochu subconsciously covered her head with her bag, and ran towards a place that looked like she could avoid the rain.

"Hiss …" It can't be, it's so unlucky. An Xiaochu stopped in the middle of the road, completely dumbfounded.

The raindrops on her body suddenly disappeared, and An Xiaochu raised her head in a daze. The first thing she saw was a black umbrella, then a young man with a smile on his face.

"Miss, do you need any help?" I need it, I need it!

An Xiaochu nodded her head like she was pounding garlic, as she looked at the young man with eyes filled with anticipation.

"Alright, hold the umbrella for now." The young man had long seen An Xiaochu's predicament, now that An Xiaochu had an expression of expectation, the smile on his lips was even more obvious. He stuffed the umbrella in his hand into An Xiaochu's hands, and the young man squatted down next to An Xiaochu's feet and gently helped her pull the heels of her shoes that were stuck into the sewer.

An Xiaochu lowered her head, her gaze following the actions of the young man.

"Just wait a little longer. It's almost done." The young man was extremely patient. As his hands moved, he continued to console An Xiaochu.

"En, you don't have to rush." An Xiaochu could already feel that her legs seemed to have loosened up a lot, so she used more strength when the young man tried to pull out her heels. As if she had sensed An Xiaochu's intentions, the man looked up and gave her a brilliant smile, the corner of her mouth glittering with two dimples.

"Ah …"

"Be careful!" The voices of a man and a woman echoed in the rain.

The man only smiled, he did not pay attention to the strength and direction of his hands and directly broke An Xiaochu's heels.

Due to his inertia, An Xiaochu's body fell backwards directly. Fortunately, the young man was quick of eye and eye. Seeing that An Xiaochu's actions were wrong, he hurriedly stood up and hooked himself onto her body that was falling down in a straight line.

"Are you all right? I'm sorry, I almost caused you to fall. " An Xiaochu's body was half-bent back, and the young man had one arm around An Xiaochu's waist while the other hand held onto her arm.

The black umbrella landed beside the two of them, and the rain quickly obscured their line of sight. The young man only felt that the peach blossom eyes in front of him was covered in a layer of mist, but it seemed even more clear and pure.

For a moment, he was stunned.

"Can you let me get up first?" The passersby all looked at the two of them, whether it was in the light or the dark, as if they were looking at a monkey. Furthermore, An Xiaochu was facing the sky, so the rain that was falling on her face made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Oh, okay." The young man's reply was extremely smooth, but his movements were still in shock. He waited a while before he let go of An Xiaochu.

"Cover it so that it doesn't get sick from the rain." An Xiaochu straightened her body, wiped the rain off her face and subconsciously looked at her shoes.

Seeing An Xiaochu's actions, the young man slapped his head, her face full of regret. She quickly picked up the umbrella on the ground and propped it on top of An Xiaochu's head, not forgetting to take care of him.

"You …" An Xiaochu was about to thank her, but before she could finish, a bucket of water splashed down from above her head.

An Xiaochu instantly became soaked in sweat!

The change happened too quickly. An Xiaochu became silent, and so did the young man.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't notice the area inside the umbrella was covered with water." The young man reacted first and quickly moved the umbrella away from An Xiaochu's head. The young man held up an umbrella himself while An Xiaochu stood in the rain, drenched.