Mimi shook her head and muttered to herself, “Alas, we are both ‘wanderers’, and my situation isn’t much better. Right now, I’m exhausted with weak legs and dizzy from hunger. Moreover, what’s worse is that my master’s figure kee
Intertwined memories. Hunger and fatigue made her feel miserable. “It’s been only an hour since I walked out of the old mansion, yet I’m already going crazy missing him. I don’t know where to find the courage to face my future life. But I can’t shamefully go back either. Just thinking about his terrifying expression when he drove me away makes me… so afraid.”
Grumble, grumble… Mimi’s stomach growled loudly.
“Woof. Woof!” The stray dog barked at her a few times, then lowered its head and continued licking the empty can.
“I’m already so miserable, and my stomach is still protesting. If I’d known, I should have grabbed some rice balls from the kitchen, maybe even tossing a few to you for dinner. Now I can only say, you’re really out of luck, you know?”
Pulling out the last coins from her pocket and looking at the pitiful copper pieces in her palm, Mimi broke down and wailed loudly.
“Oh God! How can I be so miserable!”
I actually only have twenty-four dollars left! Oh heavens! Is there still justice in this world? This is too cruel! Woo… Huh? The homophone of twenty-four sounds like “starving to death”, could it be hinting that I’m about to become a street beggar? Woo woo woo… I don’t want to be a ghost who dies of hunger! This is so unfair! I believe there’s no one more miserable in the world than me, of course, except for you… Watching it still desperately lick the empty can, Mimi let out a sympathetic sigh towards the mangy dog. Twenty-four dollars… how pitiful. Even if she could eat this meal, the next one is definitely uncertain.
“Alas!” Mimi was about to cry, “It seems that no matter what, I must find a job in a short time, otherwise, forget about ‘waiting for the master’s anger to subside before going back to explain’, I might not even survive!”
Mimi squatted down, anxiously searching her wallet, and saw a bank card inside. She didn’t know how much money was left in her bank account; there might not even be a single cent! Because since going to the old mansion, she had been taken care of for food, drink, and lodging, so she hadn’t used her bank card for a long time.
“Alas, if only I had known. If only life had fewer ‘if onlys’, if everyone could predict their own future, there would be so much less sorrow in the world! Woo… Oh heavens! I’m so miserable!”
But what use is regretting these things now? It’s more important to pull herself together and face the problems in reality!
What she needed to solve first right now was her constantly growling stomach. “Farewell, doggy.” Waving goodbye to the stray dog, Mimi dragged her suitcase forward. After turning a corner, she finally found the bank. She inserted her bank card into the ATM, entered her password, and selected the “Check Balance” button. Quickly, “Please wait” appeared on the yellow computer screen. She waited patiently. Moments later, she chose “Do not print details”, but the number that appeared on the computer screen left her completely stunned.
“Am I seeing things?” After regaining her senses, Mimi blinked hard, rubbed her eyes, and looked carefully again—”Am I dreaming?” She pointed at the screen in utter shock, counting: “One, ten. Hundred, thousand. Ten thousand, hundred thousand. Million… Two hundred million, fourteen thousand, six hundred and thirty yuan? Wow! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!”
What’s going on? Is this a supernatural phenomenon? How else could I have over two hundred million? Am I dreaming?” Mimi felt her heart racing, her hands and feet trembling violently. She had never seen so much money in her entire life! Life is truly unpredictable! Just moments ago, she was on the other side of the street, looking sadly at the twenty-four yuan in her palm, feeling miserable. Now, in a sudden turn of events, she had become a billionaire! She could hardly believe it, her excitement too overwhelming to calm down.
However, she dared not touch that money because no matter how she thought about it, something seemed off. Based on her understanding of Gu Datong, the boss would never give her so much money for no reason, as he had never given her an amount over 100,000 before.
Looking around, she dashed into a public phone booth like a flying arrow and dialed the bank’s 24-hour toll-free service hotline.
“Hello? Miss, can you help me trace the source of each amount in my passbook? Yes, I am Ouyang Mimi… Verify the information first? Okay, my ID number is… What did you say? I’m sorry, miss, I might have misheard. Could you please repeat that… ‘European Classic Brand Clothing Store’? ! What? ! A non-fixed amount is transferred to me every day? Is that true? Are you sure? Thank you…”
After hanging up, Mimi was completely stunned. The clothing store that once used the world’s most vicious, heartless, and cold-blooded language, severely hurting her self-esteem and leaving an unforgettable memory, how could it suddenly become so generous, giving her over 200 million for free?
Oh my God! What’s going on? She’s now a millionaire! Where in the world would something so easy happen? She believed there was no such thing as a free lunch, and there must be something hidden that she didn’t know about.
It seemed she must go to the clothing store and get to the bottom of this, which was better than wildly guessing here.
Chapter 10 Standing outside the clothing store, Mimi looked through the window glass and saw a fashionably dressed woman standing at the counter, head down trimming her own nails. She wanted to rush in and ask directly, but could never muster the courage, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She would take a step forward, then immediately retreat. She spent half a day like this, never finding the courage to enter the store.
“Miss, why are you standing at our store entrance!” The female employee who had been filing her nails noticed her and walked out in high heels. Mimi became nervous, glancing at the employee and immediately lowering her head in fright. Oh my God! It was her again! The same employee who had treated her with an extremely terrible attitude and made her cry.
“I’m sorry, I… I’ll leave right away,” Mimi bowed apologetically to the employee.
“Oh? Wait a moment!” Wenli found her increasingly familiar and quickly blocked her path, staring at her with wide eyes. “You look so familiar…”
“No, no…” Mimi shrank her shoulders in fear, taking a step back and lowering her head even more, terrified of being recognized.
Wenli looked at her for a while before suddenly exclaiming, “Ah! I recognize you now! You are—Ouyang—”
“It’s not me! It’s not me! I’m not Ouyang Mimi!” Mimi’s face turned pale, desperately shaking her head. “You’ve mistaken me! I’ll leave right away, I won’t interfere with your business—”
“Wait… wait a moment…”
Wenli revealed a pleasing smile, hugging Mimi’s delicate shoulders and leading her into the store. Mimi had an expression on the verge of crying, “You. You you you… why are you bringing me into the store?”
“Miss Ouyang, don’t be nervous, relax. My name is Xu Wenli, you can call me Wenli.” Wenli said, then hurriedly ran inside. When she returned, she already had a fragrant flower tea in her hand.
Like serving an empress, Wenli enthusiastically hosted Mimi. She first blew the tea to cool it down before handing it to Mimi, while speaking flattering words: “Please enjoy slowly, Miss Ouyang. I’ve cooled it down so it won’t burn you. You can drink it with peace of mind. This flower tea is special, with beauty-enhancing effects. Drink it and I guarantee you’ll be stunning! Even the super famous Asian model Lin Zhiling is not one-ten-thousandth as beautiful as you, Miss Ouyang!”
