How About Taking One More?

A runaway heiress x a wage earner from a fallen family

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Lian Yu had never known hardship in her life. She was a bona fide heiress.

But that was exactly why she'd grown so debauched and extravagant, throwing money around like it was nothing.

Seeing that she was approaching retirement age, Lian Yu's mother gritted her teeth and sent her to another city.

She hoped it would teach her some discipline and give her a taste of life.

But Lian Yu had no interest in learning a lesson. She just wanted to enjoy herself.

As soon as she arrived, she hurried to contact her childhood friend, who had always catered to her every whim, and moved into his house without a second thought.

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After all these years, her childhood friend still did whatever she asked.

There was just one problem: his family had fallen on hard times, and he no longer had that much money to spend on her.

He worked at a major tech company, doing 996 hours and getting paid for fifteen months a year. He took home 45,000 yuan a month.

His lifestyle was nowhere near as good as the one she'd had before, but it was enough to get by.

But after paying living expenses, Lian Yu could no longer have as much fun as she used to.

Expensive hobbies like horseback riding, skiing, and racing had to be put on hold for a while.

After weighing her options, Lian Yu chose a more cost-effective way to have fun.

She hired a college student from a nearby school.

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If you keep walking by the river, sooner or later you'll get your shoes wet.

In the end, her childhood friend caught her. His reaction was far more intense than Lian Yu could have imagined.

She had never seen him so devastated.

"Lian Yu, tell me the truth. Have you fallen for him?"

Lian Yu didn't understand. "I told you, it's just to pass the time. How could I possibly fall for a gigolo?"

Her childhood friend was even more devastated. "Stop hiding it from me. I know you. When you were little, you had to have multiple copies of every toy. If you were going to hire someone, you should've hired a whole row of them to keep you company. So why hire just one? It can only mean you have feelings for him!"

He'd hit a sore spot, and Lian Yu sprang up and knocked him to the floor, giving him a thorough beating.

"What do you think? With that tiny salary you make, even if you sold another kidney, it wouldn't be enough for me to spend! How could I afford to hire a whole row? Why are you yelling at me? This is all because you don't work hard enough!"

Her childhood friend felt much better after hearing that. He wiped away his tears and pulled himself together. "Then I'll find a night shift job too. When I get paid next month, you can hire another one."

Reader's Guide:

1. The male character is chaste in both body and heart, with no romantic history.

2. The female lead is very good at brainwashing people. I find it cute, but some readers might not be into it, so consider this a warning.

3. Other details to be decided.

Theme: Keep your feet on the ground