Yang Chen was taken aback. He hadn't expected Xia He, who had been working multiple jobs six months ago just to cover her medical expenses, to come up with one million yuan in an instant.

A million dollars might not be much to him, but it's a fortune to Xia He's family.

"Xia He, I've told you, don't be so polite. That's just not treating me as a friend."

Yang Chen hurriedly returned the bank card to Xia He, saying with a serious face: “If you really want to pay me back, I'll leave now, and we'll be square from then on.”

Just as Xia He was about to continue pushing the bank card toward Yang Chen, she heard his words and hurriedly took the bank card back.

"Yang Chen, the way you are doing this makes me feel like I owe you too much."

Xia He said with a bitter face: "Before, I had no money. Now that I finally have

"You owe me money, and you won't accept it back."

Yang Chen smiled and said, “As you know, helping you and your aunt is just a small favor for me.”

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that. I don't want to lose you, my only friend."

Xia He put the bank card into her bag and said with a smile, "I don't want you to return my money. Instead, please have a drink with me. You shouldn't refuse, right?"

Yang Chen smiled and said, “I don’t drink alcohol, I’ll have tea instead. No problem, right?”

"It's the best. I'll have tea too."

Xia He also smiled and said.

As they talked, the two of them had already entered the Red Beauty Bar.

The two of them found a random corner table and ordered a pot of excellent West Lake Longjing tea.

"How did you suddenly come to Yan Du? Couldn't it be that you're here to ask me for my money back?"

Yang Chen took

"I poured two cups of tea, and handed one to Xiahe. I then asked her,"

Xia He gave a somewhat strained smile, raised her teacup, and clinked it with Yang Chen's. After taking a sip of tea, she said, "From now on, I'll be working in Yan Du."

"Not satisfied with your new job?" Yang Chen asked.

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied, it's just a bit of emotion. Half a year ago, I was running around trying to raise hundreds of thousands of yuan for my mother's treatment, hitting wall after wall. Now, in just half a year, my life has taken a completely different turn."

Xia He had a pensive look on her face, reflecting on the difference between her current and past life. It seemed she was truly struggling to adjust.

"In this world, there aren't many people who can truly do what they like."

Yang Chen smiled and said: "Even for graduate students and doctoral students, most of them find jobs after graduation that are not related to their majors."

"Irrelevant to the business."

Although he wasn't sure what Xia He's current job was, he could make a rough guess. Xia He must be very dissatisfied with this job, but she had to accept it.

In just half a year, it's easy to land a million-dollar job, but it's not an easy task.

"Is she doing well? I haven't seen her in a long time, I suddenly miss her."

Summer Lily seemed unwilling to say more about work and quickly changed the subject.

"She's fine, still as playful as she used to be."

When it comes to his daughter, Yang Chen's face is filled with happiness.

Xia He looked at the happiness on Yang Chen's face and suddenly felt a little envious.

"How is Auntie doing? Her body should be recovering well, right?" Yang Chen asked.

After the kidney transplant, she recovered well, but she can't do some strenuous activities like she used to.

After work, I let her rest. She couldn't stand it either, and often secretly went to do odd jobs behind my back.

Xia He said with a hint of resignation, "At first, I tried to stop her. But after making sure that the part-time job wouldn't be too strenuous, I didn't say anything more."

"Even if she lived a comfortable life, this working woman from the lowest strata of society would never have time to relax. She would always be doing something to feel like her life had meaning."

Two people were chatting idly when a female server suddenly walked over with a Bloody Mary.

"Hello, beautiful lady. This is from Master Cao."

Before Xia He could refuse, the female waitress had already placed the vibrant Bloody Mary in front of her.

Meanwhile, at a nearby stage, a young man dressed in fine clothes waved to Xia He.

(The End)

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