[The previous chapter has been heavily revised, readers following Yan Zu need to go back and read the last half of the chapter.]

Chen Cheng took the opportunity to feign a medical examination of Hu Jingjing's injuries.

The onlookers, seeing him bold enough to intervene, assumed he was a doctor and didn't stop him.

He stood up and shook his head at the crowd.

He turned his head to speak to Zou Yu and Eleven, "The car belongs to the Company Name, have the company send a legal representative to handle this, leave one person to assist, and we'll head out."

The two nodded and turned away to attend to their tasks.

Chen Cheng glanced at Hu Jingjing lying on the ground and sighed.

Good people don't live long, do they?

To her friends, Hu Jingjing felt like a warm little sun.

She was always cheerful with everyone, exceptionally kind and warm-hearted.

From a god's-eye view, this person was overly enthusiastic.

She always considered others without thinking of herself.

If you told her to be better to herself, she wouldn't necessarily listen.

But if you asked her for a favor, regardless of whether she could do it or not, she would enthusiastically help you solve the problem.

Forty years ago, she would have been a living Lei Feng.

In this day and age, she's just a sucker.

The boy she secretly loved, Lin Rui, started dating her best friend Qiao Xichen.

She had been secretly nursing that crush for four years.

After graduation, Lin Rui chose to go abroad, and Qiao Xichen promptly broke up with him.

Once there was an opportunity, Hu Jingjing immediately rushed to get close to him.

She was either running around handling various procedures for Lin Rui.

Or acting as a blood bag for him, buying him this and that, and mailing him food from home.

For an Overseas student, the biggest difficulty isn't the language, but the food!

Seeing such a simp, Lin Rui only became more demanding.

He even expected Hu Jingjing to host his parents when they came to Beijing.

This silly girl didn't know how to refuse, taking them on a full tour of sightseeing, dining, and entertainment.

Anyone who didn't know better would have thought Hu Jingjing was the Lin family's daughter-in-law.

The key issue was that Hu Jingjing was just an ordinary worker; she had no money.

After rent, utilities, commuting, and food, there was simply nothing left of her monthly salary.

If my idol needs something and I don't have money, what do I do?

If you don't have money, you borrow it.

Spend it, borrow it.

Once the floodgates open, there's no turning back.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul, with interest piling up for three or four years.

It was already trending towards becoming uncontrollable.

Then, on her birthday, she was fired by the company.

Not only was she fired, but they also demanded she resign voluntarily so they would provide her with a resignation certificate.

She was naturally someone who didn't know how to fight back and was meek and submissive.

And she needed to find a new job immediately.

Otherwise, her debt chain would completely collapse.

Weighing the pros and cons, Hu Jingjing chose to compromise and resign.

She had intended to sit in the park to clear her head and think about what to do next.

But then a few kids came along asking for help.

When asking for help, the brats kept calling her "big sister, big sister" so sweetly.

After she helped them retrieve the ball stuck in the tree, they immediately switched back to calling her "auntie."

They even asked Hu Jingjing cheekily, "Auntie, you helped us get the ball, but what are you going to do about your clothes?"

Great, Hu Jingjing had ruined another sun protection shirt.

The kids left, and before she could even settle down, Qiao Xichen's call came in.

Wiping away her tears, she rushed over to Qiao Xichen's house to help.

Finally, she went home to change clothes, preparing to go to the birthday party her friends had prepared for her.

On the subway, she encountered another brat, and her white dress was ruined by the little monster's ice cream.

The parent handed her a pack of tissues and said, "Here, wipe it yourself," then turned and walked away.

After getting off the subway, she was walking on the pedestrian overpass when she received a call from her mother.

She thought it would be birthday wishes or something similar.

Instead, she was met with a barrage of scolding.

Xiao Cui had called her mother.

Hu Jingjing braced herself and endured the scolding.

Before she could even put her phone away, it was knocked out of her hand by a passing pedestrian.

The moment the phone hit the ground, Hu Jingjing's mental state completely collapsed.

She climbed over the railing and jumped off the overpass.

Chen Cheng walked to the Bodyguard's car behind.

Before long, Eleven and Zou Yu returned.

"Everything is settled, Chen Bing is staying behind to handle it."

"On the Company Name side, President Jiang will send another car over."

Chen Cheng nodded and instructed the driver, "Let's go, it's about time."

"Go to the hotel first."

The driver didn't say a word, started the engine, and merged into traffic.

They hadn't gone far when they saw an ambulance drive past from the opposite direction.

Zou Yu withdrew her gaze and turned to ask Chen Cheng, "Is she really beyond saving?"

Chen Cheng shook his head, "The occipital bone at the back of her head is shattered; even a deity couldn't save her."

Silence fell inside the car.

Chen Cheng looked out the window, lost in thought.

This was the first time he had experienced the death of a plot character.

There was a kind of... familiarity with death.

Yes, that's it, familiarity.

After all, she was someone whose name he recognized from his previous life.

There was indeed a sense of familiarity and remembrance.

Not long after, the car stopped at the entrance of the Qianmen Mandarin Hotel.

This hotel is located in a courtyard complex in the central axis area of Beijing.

42 courtyards were leased by a hotel management company and converted into a five-star hotel.

This hotel is basically the most expensive in the country.

An entry-level 110-square-meter luxury courtyard costs 12,000 per night.

A three-bedroom courtyard, over 400 square meters, costs 78,000 per night.

The independent courtyard with the best privacy costs 108,000 per night.

The hotel was booked by Meng Yanchen.

For the two basic courtyards, Eleven and Ming Zhen shared one, and Zou Yu, being a higher-level secretary, had a separate room with a large bed.

The most luxurious independent courtyard was booked for Chen Cheng.

Although it was the company's money, it was essentially his own.

Chen Cheng didn't have any objections; it was his first time enjoying such luxury.

Just treat it as an experience.

He liked buying houses in Shanghai, turning them into assets.

This was different; 100,000 a night, purely for a bit of Beijing's ancient and rich historical charm.

Meanwhile, in a courtyard in the eastern part of Beijing.

Inside the room of a pair of young sisters.

The older sister finished her makeup and put on a black hip-hugging skirt that ended an inch above her knees.

Below it were long, fair legs.

While listening to her younger sister chatter on about places she wanted to go, she took a dust bag out of the wardrobe and placed it on the bed.

The younger sister's eyes lit up immediately, and she leaned in, "What did you buy again?"

The older sister smiled slightly and carefully took a black Chanel bag out of the black dust bag.

"Isn't it pretty?"

The younger sister was very surprised to see the Chanel bag.

In her impression, her older sister's salary wasn't much higher than hers, so she shouldn't have been able to afford a bag at that price.

"How much was this?"

The older sister smiled slightly, a bit proud, "14,900."

The younger sister's eyes widened, "You really are willing to spend."

As she spoke, she reached out to pick up the bag to try it in front of the mirror.

"Oh, don't open it, you'll break it." This really pained the older sister.

"I haven't even taken it into battle yet."

After trying it in front of the mirror, the younger sister pouted, "It doesn't look any different."

The older sister shook her head, "This bag is a woman's secret weapon."

The younger sister blinked her lively eyes, "Do you really need to bring this to your class reunion?"

The older sister nodded without hesitation, "Of course."

As she spoke, she proudly raised her chin, "It's been so many years, I don't want to lose to him."

The younger sister smirked and leaned into her ear, whispering: "Is there someone who wants to take this opportunity to pursue you?"

The older sister shook her head, "What are you thinking?"

"The boys in our class are basically all married and are fathers."

"As for the women, they all married rich men."

The younger sister pouted, "Then why did they have to schedule it for today?"

The older sister smiled, "You'll know once you go."

After saying that, she asked back, "Why are you always gossiping about me?"