Entwined by Dawn: The CEO's Relentless Obsession

Chapter 1044: Insatiable Greed 6

Hearing Yu Wen’s words, Xu Rou quickly turned to look at the office door, and sure enough, saw someone around 1.75 meters tall wearing a thick down jacket, carrying a briefcase as they came in from outside.

Yu Wen, sharp-eyed, spoke again before Xu Rou had a chance to speak.

"Oh, Xu Rou, aren’t you busy? Don’t tell me you’re suddenly not busy because **** arrived, that would be quite dismissive of me!"

Xu Rou’s expression was slightly awkward, but she smiled very gently at **** and then withdrew her gaze, continuing with her work.

But her ears were keenly focused on listening to what Yu Wen and **** were saying.

When Tian Tian returned to the office after class, besides her and Xu Rou, no other teachers were around.

This was rather strange since today wasn’t anything special.

"Xu Rou, why is no one here? Don’t they have classes?"

Seeing Tian Tian take the initiative to talk to her, Xu Rou’s eyes brightened.

"Director Chen went to the department meeting, others have classes, some have sudden family matters, so they took leave, Yu Wen’s computer had some issues, she went elsewhere to borrow a computer temporarily, **** helped to check her computer, said the motherboard was broken, and moved it downstairs for repair."

Tian Tian: "..."

Ha, what a coincidence!

Tian Tian had a class in the morning and a class in the afternoon; she had already finished the morning class and was now tidying up, getting ready to go back.

Xu Rou looked at her, a glimpse of struggle flashed in her eyes, and after a long time, she finally summoned the courage to speak.

"Um, Tian Tian."

"What’s up?"

Tian Tian asked Xu Rou while tidying up.

Xu Rou’s face was slightly red due to embarrassment, seeing Tian Tian didn’t look her way, she felt a bit discouraged.

But thinking of her mom still sick in the hospital, and her savings with **** almost spent, there was still the new house needing renovation, money was needed everywhere. Xu Rou gritted her teeth and spoke softly with a red face.

"Tian Tian, I... I want to ask to borrow some money from you."

Tian Tian, while putting things away, paused.

She turned to look at Xu Rou.

Seeing Xu Rou had already lowered her head, red-faced and looking towards the ground, Tian Tian thought of Xu Rou’s shy and gentle disposition and furrowed her brows.

"How much do you want to borrow?"

Xu Rou didn’t expect Tian Tian to be so straightforward, but considering Tian Tian’s current status, she understood Tian Tian’s decisiveness.

Thinking it was indeed the first time asking Tian Tian for money, Xu Rou hesitated a bit, looking anxious.

"Fiv... fifty thousand!"

Tian Tian: "..."

Fifty thousand?

As colleagues who have known each other for less than a month, suddenly asking to borrow fifty thousand might be a bit too much?

Tian Tian thought about her previous jobs, when Zhang Yuexin pressured her to repay money but she didn’t have any, she also considered borrowing money from others but couldn’t bring herself to ask, and in the end, she endured alone.

Just as she thought about that, Xu Rou spoke hastily.

"Tian Tian, I know asking for this much is a lot, since we aren’t particularly close, but...I really have no other way, my mom is still in the hospital, she has diabetes, and the doctor says the condition is quite serious, she needs inpatient checks and treatment, and I’ve almost spent all my previous savings."

Tian Tian’s initial slight dissatisfaction suddenly changed.

Her most profound memory about borrowing money in life was the year her dad fell ill, when she knelt at her uncle’s house entrance, washed by the heavy rain, and kept kneeling for three days till she borrowed life-saving money.

With a sour feeling in her heart, Tian Tian concealed the bitter emotion in her eyes.