Beneath the Rose - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

The next day began.

Jian Yi started researching various lending channels.

She borrowed from every platform I could borrow from.

She sold off all my possessions.

All the borrowed money was converted into cash.

Packed into suitcases and hidden in a secluded house.

She moved box after box of money, hands on her hips, panting:
“Good thing I’m smart and thought of this. Otherwise, once I become the original female lead, I’d be living a hard life.”

Through eavesdropping these days,

I learned that

the original female lead shares the same name, Jian Yi.

But the original female lead comes from a poor family and currently works three jobs a day.

Morning: cashier at a supermarket.

Noon: works at a pet store.

Late night: washes dishes at a food stall.

This kind of life

would continue until one rainy day she picked up a stray puppy with a lame leg.

Because she couldn’t get a taxi,

she had to boldly flag down Yu Chen’s car.

Oh, right.

That dog was once raised by Yu Chen at his company.

It had been lost for almost a year.

What a coincidence that the female lead found it, haha.

…

During these 30-day cooldown days,

Jian Yi actually tried to struggle a bit.

She practiced cooking hard.

Made dishes like Drunken Shrimp with Carved Wine,

Cantonese-style Brown Sugar Braised Pork Char Siu, Honey Pepper Crispy Fried Eel Balls – dishes that sounded super complicated.

She painstakingly prepared them.

Then personally delivered them to Yu Chen at the company.

“Honey, try my cooking. You must be working so hard lately, you’ve lost weight.”

Jian Yi laid out the meal boxes in front of Yu Chen.

I drifted over, leaned near Yu Chen’s arm, and sniffed the scent in vain.

Tears uncontrollably ran down the corners of my mouth.

Such delicious stuff, why can’t I eat it?

Why don’t I have a System?

I’d be willing to become Yu Chen.

I’d be willing to give you a cheerful look, mission taker!

Suddenly.

Yu Chen abruptly stood up.

I blinked.

Noticed he was staring at me.

For a moment,

I almost thought he could see me.

Even Jian Yi was startled.

“What’s wrong, honey?”

Yu Chen withdrew his gaze.

Calmly sat down.

He didn’t answer Jian Yi, lowered his head and continued his work.

He just coldly announced that he would reward these meals to his subordinates.

Then said to Jian Yi:

“Anything else?

The company is not a place you should come.”

…

After leaving the company,

Jian Yi cried and cursed at the same time.

She cursed every generation of Yu Chen’s ancestors.

I was extremely shocked beside her.

So the word “mom” could be used in so many compound curses.