Chapter 204 The Ruthless Patriarch 13 (1/2)

For the next few days, Jin Yue, who had taken sick leave, was like a walking corpse.

Using illness as an excuse, aside from taking a taxi to the police station to change her name, she spent most of her time curled up on that narrow iron bunk bed, building a high wall of indifference and silence to isolate herself from this strange and inferior life.

Her roommates initially showed concern for her after she had just recovered from a serious illness, offering her snacks and fruit.

But Jin Yue's undisguised look of disdain made them very uncomfortable.

For example, Lin Xiao kindly handed her a face mask that she had just bought.

"No need, I'm allergic to these cheap products with unknown ingredients."

Jin Yue glanced at the unfamiliar, off-brand names on the packaging and let out a barely audible snort.

Another roommate, Li Wei, warmly invited her to have lunch together in the cafeteria.

"The cafeteria? Those places are crowded and full of cooking fumes, can you even eat the food there?"

Jin Yue frowned even more as she looked at the slightly worn meal card handed to her.

She would rather go hungry and use the few dozen yuan she had left on her phone to order the cheapest takeout than step into the cafeteria.

She felt like a peacock that had wandered into a flock of chickens, dragging its tattered tail feathers, yet still holding its head high, surveying everything around it with a critical and arrogant gaze.

The cheap snacks my roommates shared had rough packaging and a pungent smell of additives.

The campus gossip they talked about was childish, ridiculous, and utterly worthless.

The cosmetics they used were even worse; those colorful plastic bottles and jars wouldn't even have been good enough for the Pei family's nanny in the past!

Jin Yue was caught in a painful rift between her pride and the immense poverty of reality, and she couldn't escape this feeling for a while.

She kept telling herself that her current poverty was only temporary.

She is special; she has been given a second chance at life!

Fate gave her a second chance at life; surely she has a bigger scheme in mind!

Perhaps, with her new look, everything would be different for the man who once threw her away like trash?

This thought was like a firefly in the darkness, burning faintly yet persistently.

Yes, that man who stood on the clouds, looking down on all living beings, she was once so close to him, but she never entered his heart.

If she were to approach him again in her current capacity, all she could do was make him see her again!

The glory that belongs to Jin Yue will return!

Once the idea took hold, it took over her mind like crazy.

My priority right now is living expenses.

As if possessed, Jin Yue suddenly sat up in bed, her heart pounding wildly in her chest.

She practically collapsed onto the peeling desk, her fingers trembling as she opened the old laptop with its screen edge slightly yellowed.

The startup time was frustratingly slow, and the fan made a labored hum.

She took a deep breath, her fingertips turning white from the force, and typed out the bank's website address, letter by letter, on the keyboard covered in tiny scratches.

That was another bank card she had previously used to store money.

Although it's only 20,000 yuan, it can be a lifesaver for her right now.

The page loads slowly.

Jin Yue's heart was in her throat as she entered her account number into the login box.

She could type a long and complex combination of numbers and letters without making a mistake, even with her eyes closed.

The Enter key was pressed heavily.

The small circle on the screen rotated slowly, each rotation grinding against her taut nerves.

A few seconds later, the page refreshed.

A line of bold, scarlet text appeared.

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