Chapter 27: She is in Dire Need of Money

Bo Yanching unlocked the clasp and lowered the car window, revealing his sharply defined profile.

Xu Tingting happily exclaimed, “Uncle, what are you doing here?”

Bo Yanching nodded towards Nan Jiaojiao with his chin, “Giving a ride.”

“Ah?” Xu Tingting’s gaze shifted back and forth between the two, her surprise evident, “Jiaojiao knows Uncle?”

Nan Jiaojiao cleared her throat slightly, “You could say that.”

After all, a physical relationship is still a relationship.

“What a coincidence, that’s so fortunate.

Uncle, are you leaving now?

I’m heading to my brother’s hospital, and Wanting is also going to the hospital to take care of her mother.

Is it on the way for you?”

Bo Yanching smiled faintly, “Giving you a ride is always on the way.”

He and Xu Shu had been childhood friends, and he had watched Xu Tingting grow up.

In their group of friends, she was the beloved little sister.

Bo Yanching spoke to her with indulgence in his voice.

Nan Jiaojiao had been standing by, smiling faintly the entire time, her exquisite face revealing no other emotions.

“Then we’ll be off first, Jiaojiao.

Let’s hang out another day,” Xu Tingting said.

“Sure, go ahead with your things.”

Nan Jiaojiao spoke to her with a smile, and before leaving, she politely glanced into the car, “Thank you, Uncle.”

Bo Yanching grunted in acknowledgment, without any other instructions, and Nan Jiaojiao headed towards the teaching building.

Xu Tingting, after pulling Ye Wanting into the car and about to buckle up, heard Bo Yanching say, “Wait for me in the car for a moment.”

He opened the door and got out of the car, circling the front, and followed Nan Jiaojiao at a discreet distance.

Half an hour later, when Nan Jiaojiao came down from the building, she looked at the map on her phone, walking slowly, seemingly lost in thought.

She missed the last two steps, stumbled but steadied herself, then stood still, engrossed in her phone.

From a third-floor window, Bo Yanching, dressed in a black shirt and draping his jacket over one arm, rested his hand on the railing, his cool gaze fixed on the figure below.

The principal sighed beside him, “Every year, Nan Jiaojiao is eligible for a scholarship, but she’s always refused, except she accepted this year.

It’s tough for this kid, coming from a remote mountainous orphan.

I remember the first year, an elderly person brought her to enroll – hair all white, wearing a clean but overly simple gray robe.

I learned later that the elder had adopted her, and it wasn’t easy to send an orphan to university.

Nan Jiaojiao really does tug at your heartstrings.”

Bo Yanching’s hand on the windowsill paused, “Part-time work and part-time study?”

“I’m not sure about that.

I’ve never seen her work part-time nearby.

The girl is a genius, pretty, too.

That face…

has caused her a lot of trouble.”

A girl with no background and no connections, yet she’s attending one of the top three most expensive schools—lacking a financial source, merely her face was enough to fuel rumors.

With Nan Jiaojiao gone below, Bo Yanching straightened up, “The school’s machinery and equipment – I’ll replace them with new ones.

Get rid of those inappropriate rumors.”

The principal, hearing this, immediately glanced downstairs and had an epiphany.

Master Bo was a major benefactor of the school, and although he hadn’t stated it explicitly, he clearly intended to support Nan Jiaojiao.

Indeed, there were rumors in the school about Nan Jiaojiao being a rich man’s mistress, and the principal didn’t dare think further, hastily giving his assurances with great joy.

Xu Tingting and Ye Wanting had a chat for a while, and soon, they saw Bo Yanching approaching.

Both fastened their seatbelts obediently.

As the car merged into traffic, the taxi carrying Nan Jiaojiao passed by.

Bo Yanching covertly shifted his gaze back, “Is Nan Jiaojiao really strapped for cash?”