Chapter 116 The Senior with a Dual Personality 21 (2/2)

Her gentle voice trembled, but her eyes darted around uncertainly.

"Is your aunt sick? Which hospital is she in? I happen to know a few doctors who can help me contact them..."

Su Yao was taken aback, then a worried look appeared on her face.

"No, no need!"

"It's just... a minor surgery, as long as the money's there, it's fine!!"

Wen Wan's expression froze instantly. She waved her hands in a panic, never expecting Su Yao to ask this!

"Wen Wan, have you been deceived...?"

Su Yao frowned, vaguely sensing that something was wrong. Her stammering made it seem like she had been tricked into borrowing money everywhere for some kind of investment.

"What do you mean?!"

"If you don't want to lend it, just say so! What's with the pretense of concern? You rich girls, what's a few hundred thousand? It's just the price of one of your handbags!"

Wen Wan suddenly looked up, her eyes turning ferocious.

"Wen Wan, I'm not..."

Su Yao was stunned by her sudden outburst and frowned, taking a half step back.

"Hypocrite! Stingy bastard!"

"I must have been blind to consider you my best friend!"

"You looked down on me from the very beginning, didn't you?!"

Wenwan screamed hysterically.

"If needed... I can accompany you to the academic affairs office to appeal."

"Well...our family's legal counsel can..."

Su Yao took a deep breath, suppressing her shock and disappointment, and still decided to help the girl who had once helped her copy notes one last time.

Although all that remains in her eyes now is twisted hatred.

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Wen Wan's cold laugh.

"What are you pretending to be, playing the good guy?"

"If you really want to help me, why don't you just lend me the money?!"

Wen Wan glared angrily at Su Yao.

Su Yao suddenly remembered a rainy night three months ago when Ji Chen, holding an umbrella, said to her, "Helping is not charity; it's about preserving dignity. Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."

Her straight back was reflected in the glass window; she was no longer the Miss Su who solved problems with money!

Wenwan was so angry that she almost lost her mind.

She humbly borrowed money, not for any reason, but for the sake of a family member's illness.

It was only because of her vanity that she had borrowed money to buy luxury goods, played the role of a rich heiress online, and indulged in the praise of netizens.

Now that she is unable to repay her online loans when they are due, she can only resort to borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, moving between various lending platforms.

The snowball effect of compounding interest grew larger and larger, eventually accumulating into a huge debt of six or seven hundred thousand.

The debt collection calls have already bombarded her contacts. She doesn't even dare to open social media now. How can she not be anxious when she sees her carefully maintained public image about to crumble?!

She originally thought that a rich girl like Su Yao could easily solve her predicament by giving her handouts.

To everyone's surprise, this seemingly naive young lady actually had some sense of reality. Not only did she refuse to give her money directly, she also pretended to help her contact some kind of legal aid!

But these loans are all legal!

Since the money has to be repaid eventually, why can't Su Yao just pay it off for her?!

Ji Chen stood downstairs at the girls' dormitory, his brows furrowed.

"Strange, why hasn't Yao Yao come down yet?"

He glanced at his watch; more than twenty minutes had passed.

He didn't reply to my messages, and he didn't answer my calls.

"Auntie, could you please come up with me to take a look? My girlfriend has been up there for quite a while now."

The dormitory supervisor recognized Ji Chen, knowing he was a well-known good student at school, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go up with you and take a look."