Although she was indebted to Zhan Jingrui, He Yao had no other choice at the moment.
Just as she was taking out her phone to have him scan the QR code to transfer money, her mother called.
He Yao gave him an apologetic look and answered. Her mother immediately asked in an unfriendly tone where she was.
“Don’t you know your uncle came to the school to find you? The teacher said you had already left, so where did you run off to?”
“You didn’t come home all night yesterday, and I can’t see you today. What exactly is going on?”
He Yao was speechless with her mother.
As a woman herself, not only did she not teach her any self-protection awareness or skills, but she also blindly believed that man.
Instead of answering her questions, she asked, “Mom, tell me the truth, why did you miscarry?”
Her mother was stunned: “What? I’m asking where you are, who you were with last night, and why you’re not home now. What are you talking about?”
He Yao said, “It’s either your body is really not good enough to carry the child, or that man did something to you. I believe you know it better than I do. If you are still stubbornly insisting on being with him, then I will never come to your house again.”
“You… He Yao, what do you mean?”
“You know exactly what I mean. That man is not worth entrusting yourself to. You should leave him as soon as possible.”
He Mom was silent for a few seconds on the other end.
“I don’t know what your uncle did to offend you to cause you to have such a prejudice against him, but I want to tell you that it’s all your misperception.”
“Your uncle is right. Maybe I didn’t accompany you when you were young, which caused some psychological deficiency in you, but you can’t…”
He Yao had nothing more to say to her mother.
She believed that man to the point of obsession. In He Yao’s eyes, she was beyond saving.
“If you think I have deficiencies, then so be it. Don’t look for me again in the future. I’m just a person with psychological issues, and it’s no use to me to go back to you. That’s all. Don’t call me again, and don’t look for me at school.”
After saying that, she hung up the phone, looking furious as if she wanted to rip the SIM card out.
However, she didn’t have a needle in her hand.
Zhan Jingrui was not in her situation and couldn’t empathize with her feelings, but he did support her actions.
Cherish life, stay away from scumbags.
“Let’s go buy some things first. Just get through this year, and everything will be better when you go to college.”
He thought it was simple, but He Yao didn’t have his extraordinary talent or survival skills.
Without financial support from home, she would only live a more difficult life.
The next day at school, besides constantly worrying about that man and her mother coming to find her at school at any moment, He Yao also had to worry about how to continue her life tomorrow.
She browsed through various part-time job platforms online and finally found one suitable for her.
The work was done at night, with no educational requirements, only appearance and figure.
To put it bluntly, it was a job that relied on youth, as long as her appearance and figure were outstanding enough.
She got paid weekly, and the salary was quite considerable.
As long as she pleased the guests during work and earned a lot of tips, it wouldn’t be a problem to earn thousands a night.
He Yao no longer waited for everyone to leave after school. She always rushed out of the classroom first and went home to put on makeup.
She worked until the early hours of the morning every day, and went to school drowsy the next day.
Within a week, He Yao was scolded three times.
Then, rumors started circulating in the class again.
Some female classmates said they saw He Yao in their uncles’ or brothers’ Moments. She went to a nightclub to perform, dressed so seductively.
Moreover, it was unclear if she was being kept or if she had gotten her own apartment to live in for the convenience of clients.
Gossip tends to become more exaggerated as it spreads.
Soon, Xu Zheng also heard the news.
He messaged He Yao, asking her to go out for something to eat after school, but He Yao refused.
“Just let your family know, and come back a little later. It’s fine.”
He Yao said she was busy and had to work part-time.
Xu Zheng didn’t believe it at first, but his heart skipped a beat when he heard that.
“What part-time job? You don’t seem to be short of money, do you?”
He Yao didn’t explain.
“If you have nothing else, don’t message me.”
Xu Zheng couldn’t help but ask someone to find out where she worked and went to see for himself at night. However, the fire inspection was conducted that day, and he saw nothing.
The next day, he planned to find a time when there were fewer people to talk to He Yao in person and find out what was going on.
In the first class of the day, He Yao was sent outside by the teacher for dozing off.
“If you want to sleep, sleep outside. If you don’t want to attend, don’t come tomorrow. My class is not for you to sleep in!”
He Yao stood in the same spot as before, and Zhan Jingrui could see her if he turned his head slightly.
But he said nothing.
Everyone had the right to choose their own way of life.
Whether it was good or bad, it was their own decision, and he had no right to interfere.
During the lunch break, Zhan Jingrui returned to the classroom after finishing his lunch, and He Yao came to his seat to find him.
They hadn’t added each other on WeChat. She had just received her first large salary and wanted to return some to Zhan Jingrui to feel at ease. She came to scan his payment QR code.
“How much?”
“2,000, I’ll pay the rest slowly.”
Zhan Jingrui handed over the QR code. He Yao scanned it and left.
However, their brief interaction still caused a huge stir among the female students.
“She has the nerve to ask Zhan Jingrui for his WeChat, and he actually gave it to her? How shameless!”
Everyone decided to go to her workplace that night to take videos, record her “evidence,” and then give it to the teacher tomorrow to drive such a pest out of school.
Otherwise, if it got out that they had been classmates with someone like her, it would be too embarrassing.
Xu Zheng, who was always at the forefront of gossip, received the news again and discussed it with Zhan Jingrui at his seat.
“Can you come with me somewhere after school today?”
Zhan Jingrui was doing his exercises, still with his unyielding demeanor, “No.”
“I heard that He Yao asked for your WeChat today, and you gave it to her. When did you two become friends? What did she say to you?”
Zhan Jingrui shot him a sharp glance, and his deskmate shut his mouth, but two seconds later, he continued.
“I don’t mean anything else. I’m just saying that after all, you were her mentor for a few days, and you have a little bit of friendship. You wouldn’t want to see her being talked about like that, would you?”
“And today they are going to catch her ‘evidence’ and give it to the teacher tomorrow… I don’t believe He Yao is that kind of person. Come with me and see.”
After school, He Yao was the first to leave the classroom under everyone’s gaze. The others quickly grabbed their backpacks and followed behind.
“Quick, quick!”
The deskmate tugged at Zhan Jingrui again: “Let’s go. Let’s go see together.”
“You have a bunch of bad friends, why don’t you find them? Why are you pulling me along?”
“Those people will only make noise and can’t help at all when it matters. I trust you more. It won’t take much time. I’ll treat you to a big meal tonight. Come on, come on.”