Chapter 926: The Only Chance
Li Li froze, her eyes hollow, staring blankly at Lin Tian, as if her mind was completely empty.
Can his words be trusted?
Thinking about this question, Li Li couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
After dating Lin Tian for two months, she had a bit of understanding of this ex-boyfriend. He probably wasn’t lying to her this time because what he said made sense, and one more reason... he wasn’t that bored.
Yes, Liu Chan and his son are corrupt, both are no good, extremely cunning, could she gain any advantage by fighting them? Or have a good outcome?
Thinking of this, Li Li’s eyes reddened again.
She took a couple of deep breaths, wiped her eyes to try and hold back the tears, but eventually, two lines of clear tears fell from her eyes.
"You should go." Li Li looked at Lin Tian and said heavily, "Even if everything you say is true, I have to give it a try."
"Alright." Lin Tian shrugged, he no longer had any feelings for the woman in front of him, if she wanted to court death, that was her business.
Zhao Qingtang, however, looked puzzled, "If you believe what Lin Tian says, why would you still do this?"
"Because..." Li Li stopped after saying two words, paused for a moment, then said with trembling voice, "Because... I have nowhere else to turn to. Before leaving, Liu Chan and his son owed some money, many of the IOUs had my name on them, even stamped, now all those debts are after me to repay..."
"You’re really foolish, how could you dare to sign such things?" Lin Tian cursed slightly, is this woman’s brain broken?
"At the time, I was with Liu Chan, and signed muddle-headedly..." Suddenly, Li Li knelt before Lin Tian, clinging to his pant leg, crying out: "Lin Tian, I know you have money now, lots of it, can you help me?"
Lin Tian looked slightly stunned, then asked: "How much do you owe?"
"Eight hundred thousand, I’ve scraped together five hundred thousand, still short three hundred thousand."
"Three hundred thousand, huh. You could build a pretty decent little house in my hometown with that. Do you think I’ll help you?"
Hearing these words, Li Li deflated like a deflated balloon, released Lin Tian’s pant leg, then slumped powerlessly onto the floor.
Yes, how could he possibly help me? Not mocking at this point already counts as benevolence.
Suddenly, Lin Tian asked: "Three hundred thousand is not much for me, but my money doesn’t just come from nowhere. If I lend it to you, what could you do for me?"
Li Li thought seriously for a while, ultimately unable to come up with an answer.
Yes, what could she do for Lin Tian anyway? Now those wanting to latch onto his success could probably line up past the Fifth Ring.
"If you can’t think of anything, I can give you a suggestion." Lin Tian said with a smile.
Seeing Lin Tian’s smile, Li Li’s expression froze, why did she feel... Lin Tian’s smile was somewhat terrifying?
"Wha- What?"
"Do you hate Liu Chan?"
"Hate!"
"Very good, I’ll give you a chance for revenge. I have a pill here, it can dissolve in water easily, you only need to make him ingest it, he will suffer cardiac arrest and die in a month, even the most advanced hospitals in the world can’t find out the cause of his death. Not only will you have no trouble, but I’ll also give you a million that you don’t have to pay back, how about that?"
Li Li looked at Lin Tian, pupils suddenly shrinking, asked in disbelief: "Are you telling me... to kill him?"
"Don’t you hate him? I’m giving you a chance to kill him." Lin Tian said with a smile, "And you’ll get money, why not?"
"No, no way..." Li Li shook her head desperately, she took two steps back, trying to put a little distance between herself and Lin Tian.
Though she hated Liu Chan, it hadn’t reached the point of having to kill, what had Lin Tian become so terrifying?
Did human lives seem so cheap in his eyes?
"Heh." Lin Tian chuckled, "No problem, just a suggestion, doesn’t matter if you won’t do it. I have another one."
Li Li hesitated for a moment, then asked: "What is it?"
"Work."
"Work?"
"Work at my company, start from the bottom, the pay’s not high and the work is tiring, but I can help you clear your debts, how about it?" Lin Tian asked with a smile.
Li Li’s eyes focused sharply on Lin Tian, sneered, "Work at your company? You probably want to torture me, right? Do you think I’d go?"
"You’re naïve!"
Lin Tian said disdainfully, "You hurt me before, but you’re in such a state now, avenging is meaningless. Just giving you a chance. You’re still young, you have opportunities to strive, why not try at my company, though starting at the bottom, there’s plenty of chance to climb up. Or do you plan to be a gold digger for life, relying on men?"
"Then, what can I do at your company?"
"That depends on what you can do, salesperson, receptionist or cleaner. But if your school grades are good, I wouldn’t mind giving you a better-paying job."
"School grades..." Li Li smiled bitterly, "You already know my grades... Getting into this university was all thanks to Liu Chan using connections."
"Not doing well before doesn’t mean you won’t later, you’re only a freshman, you have plenty of time and energy to study. Education is a path to success, of course, you can opt not to, but you cannot avoid effort. Because, your life will depend on yourself."
"Depend on myself?" Li Li repeated, she only felt her mind buzzing now, not knowing what to do.
Her figure, looks and demeanor could not match Liou Qingcheng, but were not bad either, otherwise Liu Chan wouldn’t have spent so much money on her. Her life plan was to attach to wealth, coo a little, flaunt a little, earning thousands in one go was easy.
Compared to this, working seemed a world apart, so she never considered it.
"If you’re unwilling, fine, find your own way to make up for the three hundred thousand." Lin Tian waved, then prepared to leave with Zhao Qingtang.
"Wait!" Li Li caught up. It seemed Lin Tian was her only hope now.
"To which company... should I go to work?" Li Li asked somewhat reluctantly.
Her understanding of Lin Tian only involved his extraordinary medical skills, and his complex connection with the Bai Family, but not his businesses.
"You go to Black Gold Security Company, Wu Yong manages it, you know him, I’ll have him arrange it for you." Adding, Lin Tian continued: "But... Wu Yong knows about you breaking up with me, so he won’t reach out of his own. Finding him will be up to you."
"I understand!" Li Li answered strongly.
She knew Lin Tian’s relationship with Wu Yong, the two were tight friends, if she offended Lin Tian, dealing with Wu Yong wouldn’t be easy either.
But this was her only chance!