Chapter 190: Scheming Bitch

Probationary period monthly salary is 10,000, and housing is also free!

After leaving Starbucks, Yu Youwei held the 20,000 yuan image makeover funds Lin Dongfan gave her, and she felt the whole thing was unreal.

Such a windfall, like a pie falling from the sky.

How could it fall on my head?

Could it be that he……

You pity me because I'm pitiful?

Yu Youer took out a low‑brand phone with five‑megapixel camera and snapped a selfie.

She stared at the photo for a while.

The longer she looked, the more inferior she felt.

No matter from which angle, her ordinary face really looked a bit pitiful.

Her skin was dry and cracked; she couldn't even afford a cheap bottle of Da Bao, and even if placed in a fairy‑tale world she'd be a miserable Cinderella, nothing like Snow White.

She really is pitiful!

"Come on, Yu Youwei."

"Tomorrow might not get better, but you will definitely get older! So you must seize the opportunity, work hard, and save money to buy cosmetics."

She silently cheered herself up; this was Yu Youwei's daily required lesson.

The first problem facing her right now was her personal image makeover; the boss told her to buy some decent clothes.

What kind of clothes count as decent?

She truly didn't understand this.

Better to ask for help!

Yu Youwei dialed her fellow‑hometown cousin Xu Yaqiu's phone: "Cousin, I found a job, but the boss seems a bit off‑his‑rocker. He wants me to fix up my image before I start work, and now my mind is a mess."

"What job?"

"A trader."

"What does a trader do?"

"It's stock market manipulation, helping him trade stocks."

"Is he rich?"

"Yeah."

"How much money?"

The voice on the phone carried a hint of curiosity.

Yu Youwei spoke frankly: "A lot of money — his net worth should be several hundred million. I just had the interview today, haven't even started work officially, and he handed me 20,000 yuan on the spot without blinking."

"Where are you? I'm coming to find you now."

"I'm in the West River Hutong opposite the Anti‑Corruption Bureau; he told me to rent a place nearby."

"Wait there for me, I'll be right over."

Xu Yaqiu, six years older than her cousin Yu Youwei, is a classmate of Chu Lingxi; after graduating from the dance academy she stayed in Jingcheng to develop, dreaming of becoming famous overnight.

Originally, Chu Lingxi's program almost didn't make it onto the Spring Festival Gala.

Xu Yaqiu once gloated over others' misfortunes in the class chat, later clashed with Ai Meijia, and has now been kicked out of the group by Ai Meijia.

"Actress" is the label Xu Yaqiu stuck on herself.

"Rich guy" is the quarry Xu Yaqiu has always been hunting.

After confirming Yu Youwei's location, Xu Yaqiu hailed a taxi, went straight there, and as soon as she got out she saw Yu Youwei standing in the cold wind rubbing her hands to keep warm.

"What a country bumpkin!"

Every time she saw Yu Youwei wearing cheap street‑stall goods, Xu Yaqiu couldn't help but sneer, feeling embarrassed to be seen with such a country bumpkin.

But today.

Xu Yaqiu still enthusiastically went up to her: "Youwei."

"Cousin, you've come."

Yu Youwei felt a special closeness to Xu Yaqiu, not just because they are cousins, but mainly because being in a strange place with no relatives, she could only turn to Cousin Xu Yaqiu for help.

For things like image makeover, Cousin is quite experienced.

Yu Youwei eagerly asked: "Cousin, the boss told me to buy clothes; you have good taste, could you help me pick some? I'll treat you to a meal later."

"Don't rush to buy clothes first."

Xu Yaqiu acted just like a caring older sister.

She asked seriously: "First tell me, what does your boss do?"

Yu Youwei looked puzzled: "Um… I don't know what he does either. He told me to trade, so I guess he's a finance boss, the kind who manipulates the stock market."

"Stock‑market manipulator? How much capital does he have?" Xu Yaqiu kept probing.

Yu Youwei, unsuspecting, said: "He said to let me handle 120 million."

120 million?!

Xu Yaqiu instantly felt like a cat that had smelled fishy blood; terrifying visions of mountains of gold and silver flashed in her mind, and a nameless jealousy ignited in her heart.

Heaven really is blind!

Grandma has been drifting in Jingcheng for years, still playing a maid in dramas; this country bumpkin has only struggled a short while, yet she can fly up a branch and become a phoenix, handling over a hundred million in funds.

Heaven really is blind!

"Youwei, you're great in every way, just too naive!"

"What's up, Cousin?"

"You've only just graduated, with no work experience at all—how could a real big boss entrust you with such huge funds to trade? Watch out for being scammed."

No... not likely, I'm so poor I can't even afford a bottle of Big Treasure, what is he deceiving me for?

Men spending money on women is nothing more than wanting to sleep with you; use your pig brain to think—if he didn't want to sleep with you, why would he spend money on you for no reason?

Xu Yaqiu's words were like a bucket of cold water, leaving Yu Youwei looking dazed.

Yu Youwei murmured weakly: 'This... probably not either? That rich big boss definitely has many beautiful women around him; how could he take a liking to an amateur like me?'

Her ingrained inferiority made her never think she was beautiful.

Seeing that a bucket of cold water didn't have the desired effect, Xu Yaqiu threw another bucket of cold water: 'Society's easiest to deceive are people like you; you get sold out and still help count the money for them.'

'Then what do you suggest?' Yu Youwei fell into a dazed state: 'I've already taken his 20,000 yuan; should I return it?'

'Calling you stupid, you really are stupid—why return money you've already got?' Xu Yaqiu set a trap decisively: 'Didn't he ask you to rent a place? First go rent the place, then invite him over to inspect it. At that time you step aside, and I'll first help you check his character. If he's not a swindler, you can come back to work.'

'This... isn't too good?' Yu Youwei hesitated a bit.

Xu Yaqiu said: 'I'm doing this for your own good; if you get deceived, something might happen then, and by the time you regret it, it'll be too late.'

Yu Youwei was still torn: 'If the boss finds out I don't trust him, then my job...'

'What are you thinking? I'm just helping you vet things, not sabotaging you.' Xu Yaqiu said: 'Listen to me, it's fine—let's go, I'll take you to buy clothes and rent a place.'

'Alright then, thank you, cousin.'

Someone like Yu Youwei, a workplace newbie, is indeed easy to deceive, but this time the person who had her going in circles wasn't Lin Dongfan, but her cousin Xu Yaqiu.

She didn't even think:

When she was sleeping in the Xidan underground passage, would this cousin care about her comfort? When she ate only one bun a day, would this cousin care about her life or death?

Under her cousin's guidance, they went to the mall and picked out several outfits.

At the final settlement,

Yu Youwei was so shocked her jaw almost hit the floor—just three outfits, and they cost 12,000.

She weakly told the salesperson: 'This one over 6,000 is too expensive; I don't want it. Please wrap these two sets for me.'

'It's not your money, why feel bad? This set counts as my gift to you.' Xu Yaqiu handed that brand-name outfit over 6,000 to the salesperson: 'Wrap them all up.'

'All right, please proceed to the checkout, both of you.'

The salesperson led the way ahead, and Yu Youwei, caught in a bind, had no choice but to follow to pay.

After paying, they went to rent a place.

The place was also picked by Xu Yaqiu; she chose a two-bedroom, one-living-room unit.

One room as a bedroom, one as a studio, rent 3,000 yuan per month.

In these times, that's considered luxurious.

Yu Youwei felt apprehensive: 'Renting such an expensive place feels like a trap.'

'He's a boss with net worth over a hundred million; he won't care about this bit of money.' Xu Yaqiu said: 'He gave you 20,000 yuan, and there's still 5,000 left; tonight we'll go to Quanjude for a meal.'

'Cousin, spare me, I really can't spend like this.' Yu Youwei was already so nervous she couldn't cope: 'If we keep spending like this, I really won't be able to answer to the boss.'

'Look at your hopeless look, fine—then keep this 5,000 for your dowry.' Xu Yaqiu looked around the room's furnishings, furniture, etc., and found them fairly complete.

She deliberately sat on the bed to test it; the spring mattress had good elasticity.

Then she urged Yu Youwei: 'Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and call your boss over to inspect the place. Once it's arranged, you step aside first, and I'll help you check his character.'

'How will you check?'

'I have my own way; you don't need to worry about it.'

'Cousin, this is my first job; you'd better not mess it up.'

'How are you talking? I'm just looking out for you, not sabotaging you; if you don't trust me, why are you even looking for me? Honestly.'

'I didn't say I don't trust you, I just...'

'Cut the nonsense, hurry up and invite him over.'

'Alright then.'

Yu Youwei immediately dialed Lin Dongfan's number; it rang for a while, but he never answered.

She could only send Lin Dongfan a message.

After waiting several minutes, she got Lin Dongfan's reply: 'I'm busy now; first go buy a work computer, I'll come over at six tonight.'

'Okay.'

Yu Youwei breathed a sigh of relief.

She told Xu Yaqiu: 'I already said, we shouldn't spend recklessly. The boss told me to buy a computer, and fortunately we still have 5,000 left.'

Xu Yaqiu had no interest in this at all.

She turned the question back to Yu Youwei: 'When is your boss coming over?'

'He said he's busy now, he'll come over at six tonight.' Yu Youwei said.

Xu Yaqiu flopped onto the bed, lazily replying: 'Go buy the computer then; I'll wait here for him. Before you come back, give me a call.'