17 ~Need A Job~

Qiao Xin was silent for a moment, trying to think through what Xiao Chen had said to her.

Did her ears deceive her? She suddenly looked at Xiao Long, but Xiao Long turned his face to Qiao Xin.

"Mr. Han, you can't be serious, right?" Qiao Xin then asked. She was not sure whether Xiao Chen was being serious or just kidding with her. "That can't be serious,"

"I really mean it, Miss Liu. Believe me that I said it with all my heart. Ever since we met on that day, I knew that you were a good woman. You were weak and fragile, seeing you sad made me want to protect you, you are like my own granddaughter. So I thought that it would be very nice if you became my granddaughter-in-law. You will be a perfect match for my grandson, you will definitely be able to complement my grandson's life," Xiao Chen said. He then tightly gripped Qiao Xin's hand, his hands looking at Qiao Xin expectantly as if he was begging Qiao Xin to agree to his request.

Meanwhile, Xiao Long appeared to be smiling wryly. He knew that Qiao Xin wouldn't agree to it, especially when his grandfather said that getting along with that trash woman was something Xiao Long didn't like. How could such a perfect and wealthy figure be compared to that useless trash woman?

Qiao Xin smiled stiffly. She then let go of Xiao Chen's grip and grabbed Xiao Chen's hand.

"Grandfather..." she said. She had to choose her words wisely because she just couldn't afford to shock Xiao Chen with her words. "Marriage is not something that can be decided by others. But by the two people who are getting married. Not by a family member or anyone else. Moreover, your grandson, Young Master Han, is not an easy man. He is very arrogant and ill-mannered. He is the opposite of what I want from a man, Grandpa. On top of that, I don't have what he seeks from a woman. So I beg you, stop asking for something impossible like this. I just can't, Grandpa,"

And Qiao Xin's answer seemed to make Xiao Chen sad. The look on his face was gloomy. He had no idea that Qiao Xin and Xiao Long would refuse his last request.

"Never mind, Grandpa. Stop begging this shameless woman. I've done a lot of things to get her to marry me. But she refused. Your rejection wasn't my fault," Xiao Long said.

"Um, Grandpa, please excuse me. I have a little thing to take care of with Young Mr. Han," Qiao Xin finally decided.

Xiao Chen just nodded. He didn't even reply to Qiao Xin's words at all. He looked at Xiao Long with an annoyed expression on his face.

"Young Master Han, can we talk? I have something important to talk to you about,"

Xiao Long followed Qiao Xin's footsteps reluctantly, walking out of his grandfather's room while looking at his grandfather, who seemed to be sleeping. Although it seems that Xiao Long feels strange because his grandfather sleeps so fast.

"If you want to say something, then say it now. I don't want to waste my time by talking to rotten trash like you," Xiao Long said.

Qiao Xin seemed to be suppressing her emotions, and then she looked at Xiao Long for a moment. How could she be asked to marry an ill-mannered person like Xiao Long? Of course, Qiao Xin would never be able to do it.

"I'm fine, and I want to get out of the hospital. I asked the hospital staff, they said that you ordered them to hold me here. So, I beg of you, please let me out. I have a lot of things to do and I have to do it soon. "

Hearing this, Xiao Long smiled. He didn't expect Qiao Xin to be so bold against him.

"Listen here, scum. Looks like you've forgotten who you are? That's why you're acting so haughty now. I'll have you know, I won't let you get out of here before you can pay your debt. You can go wherever you want, but you will be escorted by my driver. You can go anywhere but I'll make sure that you will come back here until you pay your debt,"

"So you held me captive in this hospital?" Qiao Xin asked in disbelief.

Xiao Long didn't answer, and he went straight back into his grandfather's room with that arrogant look.

*****

This morning, Qiao Xin was sitting in a tavern. Because her best friend--Zhaou Jia Ming, kept asking to meet her. And of course, just like the agreement Xiao Long had made, today Qiao Xin was escorted by two men dressed in all black with a chauffeur. Qiao Xin let out a long sigh, and she even felt like a prisoner now.

Then, she saw a coffee in front of his desk. She just looked at Qiao Xin silently, and even the coffee was getting cold now.

Qiao Xin pondered for a moment, and she remembered many events before she came here. Qiao Xin had tried to apply for a loan from the banks, but no one approved her application for a loan. She tried to contact her friends, but they didn't seem to care. None of Qiao Xin's friends were willing to pick up a call from her. She had already made dozens of job applications. But none of the companies are willing to accept it. Now that Qiao Xin didn't know what to do anymore, she tried to squeeze her trembling hands, and a sob escaped her mouth. Her tears dripped perfectly on the folder that she had been holding in her lap.

"Qiao Xin, is that you?" Jia Ming asked.

Qiao Xin looked up at Jia Ming, and then she smiled wryly.

Jia Ming looked at Qiao Xin with a worried expression on his face, and he could see that his best friend had been crying. Meanwhile, Qiao Xin seemed to be cursing herself. She knew two men with the same name, and both of them were the meanest men in the world. Yes, Jia Ming, one is her best friend, and one is her ex-girlfriend.

"What do you want ? I'm busy, I don't have much time," Qiao Xin said.

Jia Ming saw dozens of job applications in his best friend's hand, and he seemed to be moved too.