My online dating circle has millions of followers, why would she put a collar on me?

Jiang Yi stared at the message on the screen, still immersed in the lingering fear of the nightmare he had just experienced.

Two thousand dollars for ninety minutes.

He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

This price is abnormally high. He knows the tutoring rates for Tsinghua and Peking University students all too well; even one-on-one tutoring for senior high school students preparing for the college entrance exam costs at most 500 yuan per hour.

Two thousand yuan for ninety minutes, which is more than 1,300 yuan per hour. What does that mean?

Unless the tutor is for the children of the super-rich, this price is simply outrageous.

But Jiang Yi didn't have time to think about whether the price was reasonable; he only had one thought in his mind—money.

He needs money, lots and lots of money.

One million ninety-six thousand—this number weighed on his chest like a mountain, making even breathing difficult.

He quickly replied: "What kind of upbringing? What's the other person's situation?"

After sending the message, he stared at the screen for a few seconds before realizing that it was only a little past five in the morning and Xia Anmian must still be sleeping.

As expected, the news disappeared without a trace.

Jiang Yi plugged his phone in to charge, got out of bed, and went to the bathroom to wash his face.

The person in the mirror was deathly pale, with dark circles under their eyes, looking like a ghost that had just crawled out of a grave.

He turned on the tap and splashed cold water on his face for a long time before he could barely make himself look like a human being.

Back on the bed, he picked up Su Xiaoyue's phone and scrolled through their chat history. The last thing he sent her last night was a simple "okay," to which Su Xiaoyue replied with a string of emoticons and "goodnight," and then there was no further communication.

Today is Saturday, but it's already Sunday. There are still three days until next Wednesday.

Four days later, Su Xiaoyue will fly to Kyoto to see him.

No, it's not about seeing him, it's about seeing "him".

The person she chatted with on the other end of the phone screen for almost a year, the person she called "husband" hundreds of times.

Jiang Yi put down his phone, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

He has so many things to do right now: keep Su Xiaoyue calm so she won't suspect anything; find a way to raise money to pay off his debts; deal with that troublesome girl Jiang Miaomiao; and, no matter what, he can't let his parents know about this.

Hey.

My phone vibrated.

He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Xia Anmian.

Baby: I'm awake! I woke up when my phone vibrated.

Baby: Well, a friend's company needs to hire people to move equipment, and the pay is pretty good, so I thought of you.

Inside the office building, Xia Anmian was hunched over her computer desk.

I was busy all night and only went to bed around 3 a.m., so my head is still foggy when I wake up.

She then continued typing.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yi received news from Xia Anmian.

Baby: No, no, I meant the tutoring job. Wait a minute, the equipment moving job I was talking about is perfect for your sister.

Jiang Yi was taken aback.

Moving equipment? Suitable for Jiang Miaomiao?

He looked at it twice to make sure he wasn't mistaken. Xia Anmian had said "moving equipment," and the three words were written clearly.

"That pampered young lady Jiang Miaomiao is moving equipment?" Jiang Yi couldn't help but let out a cold laugh, his mind filled with the image of Jiang Miaomiao wearing a little skirt and white shoes, carrying a heavy equipment box weighing dozens of kilograms, her face covered in sweat.

For some reason, the thought of this scene gave him a faint sense of pleasure.

That's true. It's good to let that girl suffer a bit. She spent 1.3 million on Three Kingdoms Kill, so she should at least contribute something. Otherwise, why should he, as her older brother, take on such a big burden for her?

Just as Jiang Yi was about to reply, Xia Anmian sent another message.

Baby: Your sister isn't working right now, right? This is a good opportunity for her to do some work. My friend's company needs help, like moving equipment and stuff, 120 yuan a day, paid daily.

Baby: Tell your sister that if she's capable, I'll sign her up today and have her come to the assembly point at eight o'clock this morning.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Anmian sent an address.

"Okay, I'll tell her right away. You can just register her directly. Thank you so much, baby!"

Baby: Okay.

Baby: Also, about that tutor I mentioned, 2000 yuan for 90 minutes, do you want it? There's an assessment process, so it's best to go at 7 AM.

Jiang Yi immediately typed: "Yes, of course I'll answer."

He's desperate now, taking any job he can get.

Let alone 2,000 yuan for 90 minutes, even if it were 2,000 yuan for 900 minutes, he would still do it.

Baby: Okay, I'll give you that parent's contact information.

Jiang Yi put down his phone and let out a long sigh.

Xia Anmian is truly the greatest blessing of his life.

The two have been together since their freshman year of college, for more than two years. She has never been unreasonable like other girls, nor has she looked down on him because he was poor.

On the contrary, she always helped him quietly, and even cared about his sister's affairs.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yi felt a surge of warmth in his heart, but it was quickly overwhelmed by guilt.

He kept too many things from Xia Anmian.

Jiang Miaomiao's fraud, and Su Xiaoyue's upcoming trip to Kyoto.

And there's the fact that he's using another phone every day to chat with other girls.

Although those chats were forced, and although he felt guilty every time he sent "wife" or "baby".

"Once this matter is over, I will definitely tell you everything," Jiang Yi secretly vowed in his heart.

He picked up his phone and bombarded Jiang Miaomiao with calls.

After making more than a dozen calls, Jiang Miaomiao finally answered.

"Brother!" came a slightly annoyed voice on the other end of the phone. "Why are you calling me so early in the morning? Can't a person get some sleep?"

Jiang Yi took a deep breath and told Xia Anmian about the job of moving equipment.

There was a full five seconds of silence on the other end of the phone, then a scream erupted: "What?! Moving equipment?! Forty or fifty pounds?! Dude, are you kidding me?! Me, a girl?!"

"You know you're a girl?" Jiang Yi sneered. "When you spent 1.3 million on the card game 'Three Kingdoms Kill,' did you ever think about being a girl? When you lied to Su Xiaoyue, did you ever think about being a girl?"

Jiang Miaomiao was speechless.

"I've sent you the address at eight in the morning. If you don't go, I won't keep it a secret from your parents!"

Jiang Yi hung up the phone immediately after he finished speaking.

On the other side, in the Kyoto women's dormitory.

Jiang Miaomiao stared at the disconnected phone, utterly dejected, lying on the bed.

"Oh no, I shouldn't have told him!"

"Jiang Miaomiao, you're such a complete idiot!"

She really didn't want to go.

Although her family was not well-off, she had never done heavy work since she was a child, and she really couldn't stand this kind of work of moving things!

But then she remembered Jiang Yi's words before hanging up the phone: "Tell Mom and Dad."

She shuddered!

"Forget it, what's the big deal!"

"It's not even six o'clock yet, I'll sleep a little longer!"