Chapter 25: Greed

Jojo says goodbye to Star Swirl and leaves in a hurry. However, just as she finished listening to the phone, Li Xingxuan felt the continuous vibration of the energy lock, and without time to hesitate, Star Xuan followed and turned on the "shared state".

Unexpectedly, Jojo's destination turned out to be a star hotel. She walked to the door of room 812, took out the card from her bag and swiped it, and the door opened. What caught my eye was a man, who looked young, but definitely older than Jojo. He looks good and is well dressed, but when he speaks, Star Swirl is shocked, "My girlfriend came with me on a business trip, and you have to see me, which makes me very embarrassed." A hint of sarcasm appeared on Qiaoqiao's well-behaved face: "Is that the ugly girl you said had to stick to you?" Haven't you had enough of breaking up with her? The man looked embarrassed and tried to explain: "But her father is the boss of the company after all, you wait for me to accumulate enough contacts and come out of the company......" "Forget it," Qiao Qiao interrupted him coldly, "As I said before, you give me a sum of money, I won't embarrass you in the future." "How much do you want?" The man asked. Qiao Qiao stretched out his finger and gestured: "One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand...... Seven digits. "You...... This is blackmail! The manly face turned blue, "Do you think the money came so easily?" I'm not going to give it to you! Qiaoqiao unhurriedly took out an envelope from her bag and shook off the photos, which turned out to be all kinds of ambiguous photos of her and the man in front of her, and most of the background was a hotel room. The man looked at the photo on the ground, his eyes were grim: "I didn't expect you to blackmail me so deliberately, don't you want to think about the consequences?" "Think for yourself, a million is nothing compared to your ambitions." Jojo left the remark and left the hotel.

This shared content completely subverted Li Xingxuan's impression of Qiaoqiao, although he only got along with her for a short time, Qiaoqiao's side may not be known at all. What puzzled Star Swirl the most was why she needed such a large sum of money, and what was the problem?

At night, Li Xingxuan waits for Mr. X to get off work at the coffee and book bar, but meets Gu Yi, who is not on duty, and it seems that he is looking for Xingxuan. "Gu Yi, why don't you answer the phone in the afternoon?" "Are you waiting for him again?" Gu Yi didn't answer Star Swirl's question, but instead questioned her. Seeing that his anger still did not subside, Star Swirl wanted to tell the truth for a moment, Gu Yi was the person she was closer to than Mr. X. But what she is worried about now is that the truth will involve Gu Yi in these strange events, how can she say that she can make him feel more at ease?

Seeing that Li Xingxuan didn't answer, his brows frowned, Gu Yi softened his tone: "Xuanyue, men know men best, I always feel that the store manager is not serious about you." And you've been hiding a lot of things from me lately, like the last time you went to work as a tutor in the spring tree, and then you didn't tell me what happened, is it that I'm no longer qualified to know this? Xing Xuan looked into his eyes, there was only pure worry in them, at this time, whether it was Li Xuanyue or Li Xingxuan, she didn't want to push Gu Yi further.

"I was in contact with him all because of my sister." Star Swirl gets the crux of the matter anyway. "Your sister? Why? Gu Yi was obviously full of doubts about this answer. I can't tell you the details of my sister's affairs, please forgive me for my distress, just because something happened to her, I have to help her, and Mr. X is the only one who knows the truth of the matter. Some of the words were already on her lips, but Star Swirl swallowed them back, and although the explanation was ambiguous, it was a more sincere answer.

Gu Yi wanted to continue to ask, and saw that Mr. X had already walked in front of the two. "It's almost closing, what else do you need?" He looked at Gu Yi, and there was still a hint of banter in his tone. Gu Yi gritted her teeth and looked at Star Swirl, who nodded at him with an indescribable look on her face. Gu Yi finally stopped lingering in the store and left in silence. Mr. X is not interested in Star Swirl's conversation with Gu Yi, and he asks about the source of energy, and Star Swirl briefly recounts the events of the day, and the two enter Jojo's dream together.

In the dream, Qiaoqiao was sitting with a middle-aged couple and a boy in his teens, all of whom looked somewhat alike. The woman opened her mouth and said, "Qiaoqiao, your brother may not be able to get into a key high school, can you think of a way?" Qiao Qiao glanced at the boy and replied with a displeased expression, "What can I do?" A flattering smile appeared on the woman's face: "Isn't the son of the principal of T Middle School quite interesting to you?" If you associate with him, he will listen to you. "Just that fat-headed, big-eared retard? Are you blind to me? "Don't say that, he just looks a little stupid, but there is nothing wrong with his IQ. Moreover, his family has money, and if you follow him, our family will be able to ...... in the future." "You are pushing me into the fire pit!" Jojo stood up, glared at the three people in front of him, and resolutely turned away despite their dissuasion.

She went back to the hotel and saw the familiar man lying on the bed waiting for her. "Jojo, why are you upset? Come here. The man opened his arms to her. Jojo walked over and was embraced by the man, and the two of them were entangled. While his ears were grinding, there was a dripping sound, and the door was opened. A fat woman with heavy makeup rushed in, and she came up and grabbed Qiaoqiao's hair while swearing. But the man beside her didn't protect her, but just lowered his head and apologized to the woman in front of him: "I was wrong, she seduced me, blame me for not being tempted." Jojo wrapped herself in a blanket and looked at the man in disbelief: "When did I seduce you?" Isn't it true that you always come to the school to find me, and give gifts and flowers, can I be tempted? "Yes! She's just trying to get money out of me, a college student from a poor family like her. "I'm not like that...... Jojo explained tearfully, but he remembered something again.

At this time, the green light of the energy lock turned on, and Li Xingxuan walked in front of Qiao Qiao. She looked at herself blankly, her clothes were well dressed, and there was no one around. "You're a good girl, and you deserve to be tempted by good boys." Star Swirl looked into her eyes, feeling sorry for Jojo's situation. "A boy like Gu Yi?" Jojo muttered, "But I'm hungry for money, and I'm hungry for the material things money brings, and I'm just using scum, is this really wrong?" "Lust is endless, and you can't let it go because of that little greed in your heart." "But...... Can I get back? Jojo smiled wryly. Star Swirl nodded solemnly, the compass in the middle of the energy lock rose, the hands rotated, and everything fell silent.

"It's finally over." Star Swirl and Mr. X return to the café and book bar, only to be surprised to find Gu Yi sitting in the dark, staring at them.