Chapter 551 - Continuing Deception
Early morning.
After her grandfather had pa.s.sed on, although he had left her tens of thousands of yuan, she had never touched that money. She had always worked everywhere to earn money for herself, she was the child whose parents had died early, and when she was very young, both her parents had died as well. She had been raised by her grandfather through his care, so she had never suffered much because of him.
When she was in university, her grades were outstanding and she could get a scholars.h.i.+p. It was not easy to get a job in a 7-star hotel, and in addition to that, she was studying hotel management. She never would have thought that she would run into that b.a.s.t.a.r.d just a few days after work.
Originally, she did not need to live in a rush, she could have happily received her first salary at the end of the month. Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ held the money in her hands and folded it neatly, but it was only a little more than a thousand yuan, what should she do? In this high-spending society, this kind of money was completely useless.
Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ looked at the time. In the past, Li Ya should have gone home by now, but why was she not back yet?
Because her work was somewhat dangerous, every day at this time, Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ would worry about her. Not only that, she would habitually call her to ask where she was!
Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ picked up her phone and immediately dialed Li Ya"s number. While she was waiting to answer, Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ listened for a long time, but she still didn"t answer, causing her to become anxious.
Finally, someone whispered, "h.e.l.lo!"
"Xiao Ya, why haven"t you come back yet?!" Are you okay! Where are you now? " Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ hurriedly asked.
Li Ya"s calm voice came out, "I"m fine, you don"t have to worry about me. Moreover, Little s.h.i.+, let me tell you a piece of good news, I might be moving out."
"What?" Are you moving away? Who are you moving in with? "
"I... "My boyfriend." Li Ya said somewhat guiltily.
Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ and her were usually close friends, but when she suddenly heard that she was going to have a boyfriend, she was surprised. "You got a boyfriend? When did this happen? "
"I haven"t told you for half a year because I"m afraid you"ll be worried about me. But now, don"t worry! "I"ve had a good life. I"ve lived with my boyfriend, so maybe I"ll even go abroad."
"Oh!" Great! "Then take care of yourself. Do you want to come back and get your things?"
"I"ll be back for it, but it may be a few days."
"Hm!" "If you"re fine, then I"m relieved. I"m hanging up." Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ laughed, while Li Ya ended the call.
The current Li Ya was living in a high-cla.s.s villa that Lan Jia had just rented. Last night, Lan Jia brought her here, and she stayed in a guest room.
She was awoken by a smile a long time ago, and sat in front of the bed, feeling guilty because of that phone call from Ye Xiaos.h.i.+.
She knew that Ye Xiaos.h.i.+"s concern for her was real, but at this moment, her conscience was tormented. On one side was her lifetime worth of wealth and fortune, and the companion of this man called Lan Jia, and on the other side was only the feelings of a sister. To be honest, Li Ya"s feelings toward Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ before were so weak that they could not even withstand a single blow.
This was because in her heart, she was secretly jealous and had been envious of her for a very long time. Now that she was about to occupy her entire life, she naturally wouldn"t hesitate to choose this perfect fate.
"Little s.h.i.+, don"t blame me! "Even if you don"t have this man, you will still be better off than me in the future. You can get married properly, or even find a good job, but I, my reputation has already been ruined. I am not as lucky as you, so I cannot return your ident.i.ty to you." Li Ya clenched her fist and said with a voice so soft that only she could hear.
She knew that Lan Jia wasn"t someone from here, and he should be bringing her out of the country very soon. Then, after he goes abroad, she could forever be Ye Xiaos.h.i.+, to marry and have children with this man in his place of ident.i.ty.
Just thinking about it made Li Ya so happy that she wanted to go crazy. She imagined those beautiful handpiece bags, and bought a famous car that wasn"t too far away, she would definitely own everything about this man.
Lan Jia sat in the study room with his butler standing by the side, listening to the entire process of him meeting with Ye Xiaos.h.i.+ last night. After listening to the whole story, the butler also felt that there was no problem.
"Young master, when are we going back to the island?"
"Ask her if she"s willing to go abroad with me or stay here for a while. This must be her hometown." Lan Jia still placed Ye Xiaos.h.i.+"s thoughts above everything else.
"Do you want me to invite her over?"
"I"ll go myself." Lan Jia still wanted to understand more about this woman who might become his wife in the future.
Just as Li Ya was thinking about this, there was a knock on the door, causing her to tremble in fear. She quickly pulled her hair out of the bed, and asked, "Who?"
"It"s me." Lan Jia"s deep and magnetic voice came out from outside the door.
She stepped forward, opened the door, and raised her head. Under the bright light, Lan Jia"s face was as handsome as a sculpture.
"What"s the matter?" Li Ya asked somewhat nervously. Just now, she had returned to her room alone after finis.h.i.+ng her breakfast. Firstly, she was nervous, and secondly, she needed to adjust her emotions.
"I want to talk to you." Lan Jia looked at her. As Li Ya spent most of his time sleeping and working at night, plus drinking too much, his skin was not good. His complexion was also pale white, and although his facial features could be considered beautiful, he was definitely not healthy.
Lan Jia frowned. Somehow, a sense of rejection subconsciously arose in his heart.
"Oh!" "Alright!" Li Ya shyly lowered her eyes, but her heartstrings tensed.
Lan Jia"s slender body sat on the sofa, he squinted his eyes and sized up the nervous Li Ya, "Don"t worry."
Li Ya sat on the side of the bed, her eyes not daring to look him in the eye.
"I"m not a native of my own country. I have an island to live on. I would like to ask if you are willing to live on the island with me." Lan Jia asked her.
Li Ya had long thought that he would take her abroad, but never thought that this man would actually own an island. She immediately nodded her head, "I am willing."
Lan Jia stared at her in shock, "But this is your homeland, don"t tell me you don"t want to stay? "We are not in a hurry to return to the island. I can stay here with you for a while."
Hearing that, Li Ya became anxious, if the real Li Xiaos.h.i.+ appeared, then she was done for. She shook her head and squeezed out a few tears from her eyes, "I don"t want to stay here, to me, it"s filled with sad memories. I"m an orphan now, I don"t want to stay here anymore, I want to leave."