Chapter 1: I Need Money

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Miss Ye, the contract is signed. If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave first.”

A man in a suit put the contract into a document bag and smiled at Ye Shu.

Ye Shu was still in a daze and vaguely nodded at the other party.

“Please arrive at the hospital on time!” the man said as he stood up, picked up the document bag, and left.

Ye Shu lowered her head and looked at the contract in her hand. The word “surrogate” on it looked particularly glaring.

“Is this the only way?” Ye Shu held the contract tightly.

She then gave herself a comforting smile. “It’s okay. I can deal with it!”

Ye Shu kept the contract and rushed to the hospital to pay for her mother’s hospitalization fees.

On the way, the events of the day flashed through her mind.

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“I beg of you! I really need this money!” Ye Shu knelt on the ground and grabbed the woman’s hands with both hands.

The woman was dressed exquisitely. She sat on the sofa and glanced sideways at Ye Shu, who was crying.

“Hmph! Why should I pay to save that slut?” The woman’s eyes were filled with disdain.

Ye Shu gritted her teeth and tried hard to control her emotions.

The elegant woman before her was none other than her father’s official wife, Lady Wang.

Ye Shu had met Lady Wang several times.

The first time was when she had just started elementary school. Lady Wang had brought a few brawny men to their house and smashed everything they could.

There was another time when she and her half-sister were at a stalemate over a piano competition qualification.

It was this Lady Wang who came forward as the school’s chairman and gave the winning rights to her younger sister, Ye Lan.

Ye Shu’s mother had always been cautious when facing the powerful Lady Wang.

No matter how Lady Wang insulted them, she only hugged Ye Shu and curled up at the side, quietly waiting for the storm to pass.

Ye Shu didn’t know why his mother was holding back. She only knew that he shouldn’t provoke Lady Wang.

“As long as you can give me money, I’m willing to do anything!” Ye Shu gritted her teeth and said.

“You’re just a poor student. What do I need you for?” Lady Wang snorted and flung Ye Shu’s hand away.

Lady Wang rose to her feet and gestured for the butler to chase her away.

A security guard grabbed Ye Shu’s arm and dragged her out.

At this moment, Ye Lan walked down from upstairs. “Wait!”

Hearing that, Ye Shu froze on the spot.

Ever since she was young, Ye Lan had been like a curse that plagued her.

The two of them were born three months apart, but they lived completely different lives.

Ye Lan walked in front of Ye Shu and signaled for the security officer to let go.

The security guard quickly let go of Ye Shu and stood at the side with his hands behind his back, waiting for Ye Lan’s order.

“You need money?” Ye Lan looked at Ye Shu with a smile in her eyes.

Ye Shu clenched her fists and looked straight at Ye Lan. “Yes.”

“Okay! I can give you money!” Ye Lan said as a scheming look flashed across her eyes.

Ye Shu noticed Ye Lan’s expression, but she needed money too much.

“Can you really give it to me?” Ye Shu confirmed again, her eyes shining.

Ye Lan smiled and said nonchalantly, “It’s only 500,000 dollars!”

Listening to Ye Lan’s words, Ye Shu felt her chest become stuffy.

The mere 500,000 dollars that Ye Lan mentioned lightly had the power to determine if she was going to lose her family!

“I can give you money, but I have conditions!”

“Okay! Speak!” Ye Shu nodded her head heavily. She had already made up her mind that no matter how harsh Ye Lan’s conditions were, she would agree to them.

“Go sleep with that Lin Cong who pursued you for three years and I’ll give you the money!” Ye Lan giggled, sounding very smug.

This laughter was especially piercing to Ye Shu’s ears.

Lin Cong, that pervert, was always thinking of drugging Ye Shu all day long so that he could claim her virginity.

Almost everyone in the school knew what Lin Cong thought of Ye Shu.

Ye Shu stared at Ye Lan, her face filled with anger.

“Why? Are you angry now? Didn’t you want to save your mother?” Ye Lan’s tone was full of mockery.

Ye Shu suppressed her anger and turned to leave quickly.

In this lifetime, she never wanted to step into the Ye family again!

One month ago, her father was suddenly arrested and sent to prison.

The Ye family had always kept it a secret from the outside world and from Ye Shu and her mother.

Ye Shu’s mother was so worried that she cried all day long. One day, she fainted in her room and was sent to the hospital.

Ye Shu’s mother already had a serious heart disease. This time, she needed surgery to be treated.

Her mother had been in a coma for a long time. Since Ye Shu was still in school, she was unable to pay for the surgery..