Chapter 722: Scheming
Li Jingming remembered clearly how much Zhong Niangyao had loved him before. Maybe all it would take was for him to lower his pride, and there might still be a chance!
Zhong Niangyao was the young lady of the Zhong Family and so capable. Just being with Zhong Niangyao would surely convince the Lai family to take him back. Even if the Lai family wouldn’t let him return, being with Zhong Niangyao wouldn’t be a loss. At least, he could return to the carefree life he once had, instead of working here for meager pay.
In reality, he didn’t want to find some comfortable job, but he lacked the qualifications. Tenglong Academy was an institution for the elite, but once the Lai family kicked him out, they refused to continue covering his tuition fees. His mother, having squandered away everything, had left no savings at all.
Moreover, after his mother’s plots against his grandmother were exposed, the Lai family repossessed all her luxury goods and jewelry. When they were expelled, they were truly penniless.
The tuition for Tenglong Academy was beyond his means, forcing him to suspend his studies. Due to the suspension, he couldn’t get a college diploma. With only a high school education, he hit walls everywhere when job-hunting, until a recommendation led him to this waiter job.
Working here, he encountered many people he once knew. Facing them, he often felt inferior. Even so, he couldn’t resign, as he really couldn’t find a better paying job than this.
As for Shen Yixue, they had broken up long ago. Now, he absolutely hated her—if it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t have treated Zhong Niangyao the way he did.
Now he must find a way to recapture Zhong Niangyao’s affection. Only that could reverse his current predicament.