The young lady hired me to help her and the young master have an online romance.

The living room fell silent for a moment.

Then all three of them spoke at the same time—

"Really?!" Jiang Feng jumped up from the sofa.

"One and a half million?!" Fang Ru's voice rose an octave.

"Where did the money come from?" Jiang Baishan frowned deeply.

Jiang Wan had already guessed her family's reaction.

She tried to make her tone sound relaxed and natural.

"I have a friend named Gu Manning. She is a student in the Department of Economics and Management at my school. She is a local from Haicheng City. Her family owns a national chain of hotels. She is a rich young lady."

"I helped her close a deal, and that money was my cut."

"Which hotel chain?" Jiang Baishan asked, still uneasy.

It wasn't that he didn't want to trust his daughter, but the amount of money was simply too large, and for safety's sake, he needed to understand the whole story.

Jiang Wan replied calmly, "Manting Chain Hotel."

"I can call her and have her talk to you."

As Jiang Wan spoke, she took out her phone, dialed Gu Manning's number, and pressed speakerphone.

The phone rang three or four times before being answered.

"Feed? Wanwan?"

"Ningning, my parents want to say a few words to you." Jiang Wan handed the phone to her parents.

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie." Gu Manning greeted them clearly and gently.

"My name is Gu Manning, and I'm Wanwan's friend."

Fang Ru glanced at Jiang Wan, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Hello, Miss Gu, um... that 1.5 million yuan that Wanwan received, was it your share?"

"Yes, Auntie."

"Wanwan helped me close a very important deal, which brought me great benefits, so that 1.5 million is her due reward."

"I'd like to have Wanwan work at my company after she graduates next year."

Upon hearing this, Fang Ru's expression relaxed. Just as she was about to express her gratitude, her husband, who had also put aside his worries, spoke first into the phone, "Ms. Gu, thank you so much for taking care of our Wanwan."

"Come visit us sometime, and your uncle will cook for you!"

"You're too kind. Wanwan is my friend; we're just helping each other out."

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before hanging up the phone.

There was a brief two-second silence in the living room.

Jiang Feng was the first to react.

He rushed forward and hugged Jiang Wan tightly.

"Sis! You're amazing!"

Jiang Wan was suffocating from being strangled, and frantically patted his back, "Loosen up, loosen up, you're choking me to death."

Fang Ru burst into tears of joy, then turned away to secretly wipe her tears.

Jiang Wan felt a pang of sadness when she saw her mother's tears.

She knew those were tears of joy, tears of happiness, but she still felt sad.

Jiang Baishan sat on the sofa and remained silent for a long time.

Looking at the bank card on the coffee table, and then at his daughter, he had so much to say, but in the end, it all boiled down to one sentence.

"My sweetheart, you are Daddy's pride."

Jiang Wan couldn't bear to see her parents' eyes reddening.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the bitterness in her heart, and clapped her hands with a smile.

"Alright, alright, stop getting emotional. We haven't finished paying off the debt yet. Let's work harder on the remaining hundreds of thousands!"

Fang Ru took her daughter's hand, her eyes filled with admiration and pride, and nodded in response.

Jiang Baishan responded to his daughter, "Okay! Dad will work hard and promise to pay off the rest of the money in the next two years!"

Tonight, all four members of the Jiang family are destined to fall asleep in joy.

Jiang Wan washed up and returned to her bedroom.

Humming a little tune, I opened Facebook.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Honey, I'm washing up and going to bed.]

Five or six seconds later, a reply came.

Lie: [Hmm]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [What are you doing?]

Lie: [Attending class]

Jiang Wan glanced at the time; it was 11:30 p.m.

It's 11:30 a.m. in Boston.

Nice Rabbit Squid: [You should focus on your class, I'm going to sleep.]

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Goodnight, brother~]

Jiang Wan yawned, put her phone on the table, and was about to turn over and turn off the light when the screen lit up again.

Lie: [Wait, I have good news for you.]

Jiang Wan picked up her phone and replied:

Nice Rabbit Squid: [What great news? ๑ᐢ..ᐢ๑]

The other side paused for two seconds.

Lie: [I'm planning to go back to China in a couple of days.]

Jiang Wan's smile froze on her face.

I stared at the line of text and examined it word by word.

Yes, he said he was going back to China.

Jiang Wan felt a dull, throbbing pain in both temples.

Another message popped up on the screen.

Lie: [Why aren't you saying anything?]