Chapter 204: Signing A Contract With An Agency and

Borrowing Money

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Just like that, her cousin’s family left in a hurry. As An Nuo watched them leave, she felt that her mother was simply the most powerful person in the world.

On the other hand, An Xinzhi scratched his head and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw his brother leave so quickly.

“Honey, the company won’t lose money,” he promised Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia rolled her eyes at him. “To think that I actually married you.”

Of course, she knew that they wouldn’t lose money. An Xinzhi’s business mind was beyond the reach of ordinary people. Perhaps it was because the heavens favored fools. In short, An Xinzhi’s company was doing well.

“See?” Jiang Xia poked An Xinzhi’s shoulder. “As soon as they heard that our family might need money, they ran faster than anyone else.”

She was naturally talking about An Bei’s family. She had made up those words just now to let An Xinzhi see what kind of brother he had.

An Xinzhi also understood what Jiang Xia meant. He opened his mouth but didn’t say anything. He turned around to get a blanket for Jiang Xia and covered her legs.

For a moment, no one mentioned An Bei and the others.

Wen Xueyi had originally planned to get An Bei to ask An Xinzhi for money to support their lifestyle, but she didn’t expect to be stopped by Jiang Xia.

“It’s all your fault!” She pinched An Bei’s ear angrily.

“Ouch—” An Bei cried out in pain, not daring to dodge. “Big Brother’s family is in trouble too…”

An Bei’s words made Wen Xueyi even angrier, but she couldn’t say anything.

After all, she didn’t want to attract trouble. It would be even more difficult if An Xinzhi’s debtors came to look for them.

“Then tell me what to do! We can’t go home now and 1 don’t want to stay in that small hotel!” Wen Xueyi questioned him coldly.

An Bei’s gambling debt was astronomical. It was even comparable to the living expenses An Xinzhi had given them for a year.

It was true that they couldn’t go home, but it was not as if they did not have any money at all. If they were strict with their spendings, their family could still survive for more than a month.

But based on the extravagant spending habit of the three of them, they were destined to not last long.

“Mom.” An Jia suddenly stood up. “I’m going out for a while.”

Without waiting for a reply, she walked out.

Frustration invaded her brain. Some of it was because her life had not been smooth recently. She really couldn’t stand such a life.

An Jia didn’t want to see her parents fighting over money, nor did she want to stay in this dreary atmosphere anymore.

She understood that her family was in dire need of money. Looking at her parents who were planning to tighten their belts, An Jia slowly exhaled. She then walked out of the room and stood on the street.

An Jia took out her phone from her pocket and found a contact number.

“h.e.l.lo?” Her tone became fawning. “May I ask if what you said to me before still counts?”

Students from Hui University’s Film and Performance Department would always receive invitations from some talent scouts to find some good seedlings in advance to sign contracts with them. An Jia was one of them.

Some time ago, when she was shopping with her cla.s.smates, a manager took a fancy to her and asked her if she wanted to be a celebrity. However, An Jia didn’t lack money at that time, so she naturally didn’t have such thoughts.

An Jia followed the address given by the manager to an office building and looked up.

The height of the building was especially majestic. The big screen on the top was playing a certain advertis.e.m.e.nt, and it looked very legitimate.

Seeing this scene, An Jia was slightly relieved. At the very least, it didn’t seem like a scam.

“Have you changed your mind?” The manager was waiting for her at the door.

As he spoke, the manager sized up An Jia, as if he was judging her value.

The last time, An Jia had rejected him so decisively. The manager felt that it was a pity but he didn’t expect the other party to take the initiative to come so quickly.

To judge An Jia by ordinary standards, she could definitely be considered pretty. She was slightly better than ordinary people, and she was not too bad as a talent.

“Yes.” An Jia clenched her fists by her side, clearly a little nervous.

The manager didn’t say much. After confirming her ident.i.ty, he brought An Jia upstairs and into his office.

He pushed the contract on the table in front of An Jia. “This is the contract. If there are no problems, you can sign it.”

An Jia didn’t hesitate. She picked up the few thin pieces of paper and read them twice to confirm that there was nothing wrong before signing them.

She then signed it decisively because she was really short of money.

“Alright, the advance money will be transferred to your account immediately. Remember to report on time tomorrow.” The manager said as he kept the contract.

An Jia heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that there would be money soon and turned to leave the office.

As expected, before she could even walk out of the building, her cell phone rang.

Twenty thousand yuan.

It was not much, but it was enough for An Jia to survive in school for a period of time.

She felt a little better and took the car back to the hotel she was staying at recently.

Wen Xueyi and An Bei were no longer fighting. Seeing An Jia come in, An Bei suddenly stood up and stood in front of her.

“I need the money now. Transfer it to me.” His tone was gentle. He was always like this when he asked for money.

An Jia’s face turned pale. She silently clenched her cell phone in her pocket and said reluctantly, “What money, Dad?”

“The money that just arrived in your account. I know of it,” An Bei exposed her.

An Jia bit her lip. She had forgotten that this card belonged to An Bei, so An Bei would have been notified.

The feeling of regret immediately spread throughout her body, causing An Jia’s entire body to stiffen.

“Hurry up!” An Bei urged impatiently.

Seeing him like this, An Jia subconsciously took a step back, and her eyes became uneasy.

An Bei was good at everything except gambling. Hence, once he had money, he wouldn’t be able to control himself and gamble away everything.

An Jia looked at her mother for help, only to see the greenish-purple corners of her eyes. Only then did she know why the two of them stopped quarreling.

She stood rooted to the ground, speechless. Under An Bei’s last urging, she reluctantly transferred the money to him.

“Be good. I’ll buy you new clothes when I earn back my capital.” An Bei coaxed her after getting what he wanted.

However, An Jia knew that he would never get his capital back.

Seeing An Bei walk out of the door without hesitation, An Jia turned to look at Wen Xueyi, who was sitting on the bed without saying a word.

“Mom…” She called out softly.

Wen Xueyi blinked and slowly looked at her.

Seeing her mother like this, An Jia didn’t know what to say. She just collapsed on the ground dejectedly, her mind empty as if she had lost herself.

How did their family fall to such a state?

As long as a gambler didn’t know how to control himself, he would most likely lose everything.

“Open the door!” came a rough voice from outside.

An Jia looked at the silent An Bei and could only keep her mouth shut.

An Bei, who had just left with the money, came back that night with a pile of debts and led the debt collectors to the hotel.

The door was knocked loudly, but none of the three people in the room said anything.

The knocking continued for a long time, encompa.s.sing occasional curses and threats. Only after a few hours did it fade.

When An Jia went to the company the next day, everyone was shocked by the dark eye circles under her eyes.

“Brother Li, can you lend me some money?” she asked weakly.

An Jia couldn’t do anything about her father’s incompetence and gambling, but she still had a life ahead of her.

The manager, who was Brother Li, raised his eyebrows and looked at An Jia thoughtfully.

“How much?” he asked.

An Jia gave a number, and the manager agreed readily.

“Alright, come with me then.” He brought An Jia to the office.

Looking at the contract in front of her, An Jia was a little puzzled.

“Sign this and I’ll lend it to you,” Brother Li explained..