CHAPTER 145: CHAPTER 145 HUO YANTING SAYS HE WILL MISS HER

No, no!

The three of them all have criminal records. Lin Banxia felt dizzy for a moment and decided not to help them. Fine, this could serve as a test of the strength of their friendship. If she didn’t help and they merely laughed it off, then maybe she’d lend a hand in the future when difficulties arose and she had the ability to assist.

But the fear was that she might not even be able to protect herself.

So, Lin Banxia picked up her phone.

With a conflicted expression, she said to Zhang Yike, "Yike, I’m truly sorry. I may not be able to help with your request. I’m sorry. Please keep looking to see if there’s another good job opportunity."

"Banxia, we’ve shared a friendship for over three years. How can you refuse to help me? Do you not remember those days in college when I brought you meals and water every single day? I’ve helped you so selflessly before, and now I’m just asking for a small favor from you, which is little more than a few words for you. Yet, you refuse to help me? How can you be so cold and ungrateful?" Zhang Yike broke into tears almost instantly, dredging up past events to accuse her of being indifferent and heartless.

"Yike, don’t be like this. I have my own difficulties. If I could help, I definitely would. But I hope you can try to understand my situation too."

"Oh, I see now. Back then, I didn’t understand what kind of person you were, but now I do. You’ve climbed the ladder, so naturally, you look down on us common folk. Fine, if that’s the case, then forget it. Better to rely on myself than beg others. I’ll figure out a way on my own. Goodbye!" Zhang Yike hung up the phone in a fit of anger, her tone dripping with disappointment.

Lin Banxia was stunned, not expecting how quickly women could turn on you—faster than flipping a page of a book.

So, Lin Banxia gave the same response to her other two friends. While their reactions weren’t as extreme as Zhang Yike’s, they still expressed varying degrees of resentment toward her.

In the end, the three friends gathered together to discuss the matter. All were simultaneously deeply disappointed in Lin Banxia, to the point of harboring traces of bitterness.

"Lin Banxia is such an ungrateful woman. Does she really think we’d beg her for anything? I bet she’s just scared we’d steal her boyfriend once we get into the Huo Family’s company," Zhang Yike said. She had naturally seductive looks, like a fox spirit. Despite her lowly origins, her pride was immense. She had always carried herself like a queen, confident in her good looks.

With her words stirring the pot, the other two female classmates also began to develop feelings of disgust toward Lin Banxia.

"Yike, we support you applying to the Huo Family’s company. All three of us should go together and see who gets in. Then, when we see Lin Banxia, we’ll tell her off to her face!"

"Exactly. What kind of lousy friend is she? We were all close in college, and we’d promised to support each other after graduation. But now that she’s hooked up with Mr. Huo, she treats us with disdain and refuses to acknowledge us. Who needs someone like her?"

"Alright, let’s all apply together. We’ll confront Lin Banxia, that traitor, when we get there."

United in their resolve, the three women raised their glasses in celebration. It seemed like their main purpose in joining the Huo Family’s company was purely to infuriate Lin Banxia.

In doing so, they had entirely abandoned their original dreams.

Lin Banxia couldn’t help but sigh. It seemed as though she had lost three friends in just one day.

From the tone of their words, it was clear they were unlikely to reach out to her again in the future.

So be it. After all, she didn’t need friends now. She had always fought alone.

Still, as for Lin Shiyi’s scheming against her—there was no way she’d let her off easily.

She decided to return to the Lin Family and cause some trouble.

By evening, as office hours ended, Lin Banxia went to find Huo Yanting. Using the excuse of retrieving her mother’s keepsakes, Huo Yanting surprisingly agreed. Not only that, but he handed her the keys to his sports car, worth millions.

Lin Banxia reached out blankly to take the keys, for the first time showing a hint of gratitude toward the man.

But the man, as always, remained aloof, reminding her in his usual cold manner, "Make sure to come back early. I might miss you."