"Is... is that so?" Jiang Nan said softly. She had always been like this—putting on a calm front while inwardly panicking. Whenever it came to certain special moments, she would become extremely shy and nervous. After all, she had originally been a very introverted person.
However, ever since that moment during last New Year when she had gathered her courage and taken Lin Fei's hand, Jiang Nan seemed to have undergone some inexplicable change.
"Fei Fei Ge."
"What is it?" Lin Fei asked softly.
"My current salary, plus all the benefits and bonuses, comes to about fifteen hundred. But school is about to start again. I..." She hesitated, but eventually said it anyway. "I don't want to go to school anymore. Those college graduates end up earning about the same as me anyway."
"What are you talking about?" Lin Fei's expression turned serious. "Continuing your education is what you should be doing. This job isn't something you can do forever. At most, it's just part-time work."
"But..." Jiang Nan trailed off.
"Enough. When school starts, focus on your classes. I'll come see you when I have time." Jiang Nan's school was near Third High School. Because of the changes in her family circumstances, she could no longer attend the expensive private school she had originally enrolled in. She was now studying in the high school division of City Seventh High School near Third High School. Seventh High was rather chaotic, but the tuition was cheap. This had been Jiang Nan's own decision. She insisted on using her own wages to cover her tuition and daily expenses.
Jiang Nan looked gentle on the outside but was strong inside. For her to say something like that now, she must have gone through something that made her want to run away. Lin Fei