"Cen Ya, I don't care what your intentions are, you've come to the wrong person! I'm in the internet industry and have no interest in fashion!"
After speaking, Zhan Ruoqing opened the car door, got in, and drove away.
Cen Ya looked at her design sketches, feeling utterly lost.
The debts weighed down on her, suffocating her. She had nothing now and could only rely on Gu Sheng for support.
She didn't want to owe Gu Sheng too much; her feelings towards him were purely gratitude. Therefore, she had been looking for a job during this time to lessen Gu Sheng's burden.
Given her education, she could have found a decent job, but she felt the salary was too low and didn't want to take it.
After much thought, she remembered her previous design studio. Cen Xiucheng had already closed it, but she wanted to reopen it.
If she could truly become a renowned designer, then repaying the two hundred million debt would not be impossible.
So, she drew up many design drafts and took them to friends she knew, but without exception, they all refused her.
If there had been anyone else to turn to, she wouldn't have sought out Zhan Ruoqing. This was her last hope.
Feeling wronged and on the verge of tears, Cen Ya took out her phone and dialed Lin Shuangshuang's number.
Ever since Cen Xiucheng returned to country K, Lin Shuangshuang's phone had been unreachable.
But this time, the call connected quickly.
Cen Ya immediately felt like she had grasped a lifesaver. She hurriedly said, "Shuangshuang, your phone finally connected! Can you lend me some money? Not much, five hundred… no, one million is fine! I want to reopen the studio. When I earn money later, I will definitely repay you…"
"Cen Ya, what are you dreaming about?!" Lin Shuangshuang interrupted her impatiently. "With you? How will you repay it?"
"Shuang… Shuangshuang?" Cen Ya was shocked. She couldn't understand why Lin Shuangshuang seemed like a completely different person!
Lin Shuangshuang continued to provoke her, "Look at your behavior! Your family has abandoned you, what can you accomplish?! You still want to reopen your studio? With you? With what? With your high expectations and low ability? Do you have the capability?! If you ask me, you should just obediently be Gu Sheng's parasite and let him support you for the rest of your life!"
"Lin Shuangshuang! How could you do this?" Cen Ya was both hurt and furious. "The gifts I gave you before, and the commercial assistance the Cen family provided to the Lin family, were definitely not a small sum! Did I ever complain? I'm just asking to borrow a million yuan, how can you humiliate me like this? Also, I always knew you liked Ming Han, and your relationship was not normal, but I never cared. How can you treat me like this now…"
"Shut up! Cen Ya!" Lin Shuangshuang was furious. "Stop disgusting me! Do you think everyone is a garbage can like you, accepting any trash man?! I like Ou Minghan? Ha, I just like to scam your money with him!"
These words struck Cen Ya like a bolt from the blue, exploding in her heart. She staggered back a step, her face pale.
It turned out that not only Ou Minghan, but even her supposed best friend, was just using her.
Lin Shuangshuang said sarcastically, "Cen Ya, if you hadn't been so generous with your money before, do you think I would have bothered with you? You just want to show off your magnanimity, and as long as people revolve around you, you can generously spend money, right? In that case, I was just playing pretend with you while being paid!"
"But, but…" Cen Ya said helplessly, "Before, when the Cen family didn't want me anymore, you were still very concerned about me…"
"That's because I thought the Cen family wouldn't really abandon you!" Lin Shuangshuang sneered. "If I had known the Cen family truly didn't want you, do you think I would have wasted another drop of saliva on you?!"
Cen Ya felt immense pain and was furious. "Lin Shuangshuang, I've truly misjudged you! Return my money! Give me back all the things I gave you!"
"Return what rubbish!" Lin Shuangshuang's voice became more agitated. "It infuriates me, your cheap brother secretly set up a trap, making my father owe a mountain of debt at the gambling table! He spat out all the benefits he got from you! If I hadn't been quick to cut ties with that scumbag father, even what little I have might not be safe! What do I owe you, I owe you nothing! Cen Ya, don't contact me again in the future!"
After speaking, Lin Shuangshuang hung up the phone.
Cen Ya clutched her phone and finally couldn't help but cry out loud.
She had a brother who protected her so well, and a family that doted on her so much, but they had all left her.
Cen Ya walked out of the underground parking lot. The passing traffic made her unsure where to go.
Unknowingly, she drifted to a house.
This was the Ye family residence.
Looking at the familiar house, the place she had lived in since childhood, Cen Ya could no longer hold back. She squatted on the ground and wept bitterly.
She had loving adoptive parents who had cherished her for over twenty years, a sister who, despite her cold exterior, had tried to guide her back onto the right path, and a brother she had grown up with and was close to, but she had lost them all.
They didn't want her anymore.
"Stop crying."
Suddenly, a familiar voice came.
Cen Ya tearfully looked up and saw Ye Yuzhe with a cold expression. He had grown taller, and a touch of ruggedness had appeared in his features.
"It's cold here, here." Ye Yuzhe handed her a cup of hot cocoa.
Cen Ya stood up and took the hot cocoa. The warmth transferred to her palm from the cup. She couldn't help but ask with anticipation, "Yuzhe, do… do you still recognize me as your sister?"
Ye Yuzhe frowned slightly. He said indifferently, "You don't need to think too much about it just because of a cup of hot cocoa. Even if I met a stranger crying here today, I would still offer a warm drink."
"Yuzhe, I…" Cen Ya nervously took a step forward.
Ye Yuzhe's expression darkened, and he directly stepped back. Cen Ya's face instantly turned pale.
"I've already contacted Gu Sheng for you. He'll be here to pick you up soon," Ye Yuzhe said in a deep voice. "You don't need to come here again. Mom and Dad have moved away, and I won't let you harass them."
Cen Ya's face became even paler. In their eyes, was her appearance considered harassment?
Soon, a taxi stopped near them. The door opened, and Gu Sheng got out of the car.
"Xiao Ya!" Gu Sheng came to her side and hugged her. "Let's go, I'll take you home."
Cen Ya looked back reluctantly. Ye Yuzhe, who had been accompanying her, had already left.
Her tears fell again. Everyone who loved her had left her.