Chapter 870 : A Sigh of Reflection

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"Get ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍in."

"Thank ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍you, driver."

The ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍woman opened the back door and got in, not forgetting to thank Chen Fan. She was quite polite.

Chen ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Fan didn't turn around, just nodded slightly in response.

After ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the woman sat in the car, the cabin was filled with a strong perfume scent.

Chen Fan, uncomfortable with the perfume smell, reached out to open the window a crack.

The woman in the back seat had been texting since she got in.

After a while, the phone rang.

The woman answered it.

"Hello!"

The person on the other end was clearly also a woman. They chatted about many things, apparently the woman on the phone was asking this woman to go to work, but she said it was very late and she had just finished work, planning to go home and rest.

As soon as the woman in the back spoke, Chen Fan was stunned for a moment.

Because the voice was really familiar.

It seemed to be someone he knew.

Since she was on the phone, Chen Fan didn't turn around, but looked at the rearview mirror instead.

The lighting in the back wasn't great, Chen Fan could barely make out a general outline.

This woman wore a black mini skirt, dressed very provocatively, with her hair down covering half her face.

Even so, when he saw her face, Chen Fan still recognized who she was.

Li Jiao.

From dorm 326, Song Linlin's roommate.

Brother Jie's ex-girlfriend.

There hadn't been any news of her for a long time.

Since Brother Jie went to prison and Li Jiao unilaterally broke up with him, she had completely cut off contact with everyone.

Basically disappeared from everyone's social circle.

Chen Fan didn't expect to run into her here.

Running into an acquaintance this late at night.

Chen Fan was reflecting on this, hesitating whether to say hello later.

But the content of Li Jiao's phone call in the back gave Chen Fan an even bigger shock.

Li Jiao refused to go to work, wanting to go home to rest, but the woman on the phone disagreed and kept persuading her.

The other person's voice was very loud, and since the car was quiet, Chen Fan could barely hear some content.

The woman on the phone said this client was very important, very rich, and must be entertained well.

But Li Jiao cursed, saying the client was already notorious in their circle, had a very bad temper when drinking, and liked to get physical.

Previously, a sister was beaten black and blue.

Now no one was willing to take his order.

As Chen Fan listened, he felt something wasn't quite right.

This... was this entertaining legitimate clients?

What kind of client would hit people after drinking?

Not just Chen Fan, even the driver's face turned green, Chen Fan noticed him cursing "bad luck" under his breath.

It seems the driver had already guessed Li Jiao's profession.

Sure enough, Li Jiao couldn't win against the woman on the phone, and finally accepted this business.

After hanging up, she started texting again rapidly.

Soon the phone rang again, Li Jiao immediately adjusted her tone, switching to a different manner.

"Hey, Manager Liu, I'm already in the car. I'll be there soon."

"Oh, Manager Liu, you're such a tease, how could I be deliberately avoiding you? I just left home."

"Don't worry Manager Liu, I'll make sure you have a good time today. I'll be there soon."

"Oh, stop it, Manager Liu, you're always teasing me..."

The phone conversation was completely unconcealed. Chen Fan even unconsciously shrank his head, afraid of being seen by her.

He wasn't afraid of being recognized, but worried it would be awkward if Li Jiao saw him.

After driving for about 15 minutes, Li Jiao asked the driver to stop.

After getting out, she voluntarily paid the fare, then took her small handbag and disappeared into the night.

After Li Jiao left, the driver cursed "bad luck" somewhat depressingly.

"If I had known what she did, I wouldn't have picked her up earlier."

"Brother, do you know what she does?"

Chen Fan smiled, and the driver smiled too.

"Brother, you're in the same business? You noticed too?"

"Let me tell you, these women, they're not just regular nightclub hostesses, they're professional independent escorts."

"I've picked up such passengers several times at night. When they get in the car, that smell, even strong perfume can't hide it. Several times I almost threw up."

"These escorts are more open than nightclub hostesses, they play wilder too. They'll do any requests. Of course, they earn more too."

Taking Chen Fan as a fellow insider, the driver immediately opened up.

"Let me tell you, although their work isn't very clean, it brings in money fast."

"I have a friend who also drives a night taxi, don't look at me like that, really just a friend..."

"He got tired of driving taxis and once tried their service."

"These women, they don't have a fixed workplace, not like hair salons or barbershops, they come directly to you, you can play however you want, and the fees are expensive too."

"Last time I... cough, my friend tried once, several days of taxi earnings gone."

"He chatted with them, said different services have different fees."

"Some prettier women, entertaining 3-4 clients a night, earning several thousand yuan is no problem at all."

The driver sighed.

"But this line of work relies on youth, work for a few years, save some money, go back home to buy a house, then marry an honest man, the latter half of life is basically taken care of..."

Chen Fan didn't listen to the driver's rambling, but was recalling Li Jiao's expression when she got out of the car.

Her face was covered in thick makeup, her clothes were bold and revealing.

Her whole image had completely changed from her university days.

Chen Fan didn't know what exactly made Li Jiao choose such a path.

But thinking back, Li Jiao becoming like this seemed to have shown signs early on.

Back in school, seeing Chen Fan was handsome and earning money from his startup, she had actively pursued him.

After Chen Fan clearly rejected her, Li Jiao settled for second best, choosing to steal her roommate Liu Qianqian's boyfriend, getting together with Brother Jie.

Dating Luo Wenjie wasn't because Brother Jie was handsome, his looks couldn't be called handsome. It was mainly because Brother Jie had earned quite a bit of money from Cheat Studio at that time.

Later when Brother Jie went to prison, Li Jiao abandoned him and chose to be with a foreigner.

Although Chen Fan didn't know what happened to Li Jiao afterwards, this woman seemed to have always been very clear-minded and practical.

She knew very clearly what she wanted, and was willing to take risks for it.

But her vision was very short-sighted. To achieve her goals, she could give up anything, like friendship, or love...

Thinking of her sweet and innocent smile from that first social gathering.

Comparing it with her current mature but tired smile.

Chen Fan couldn't help but shake his head.

A sigh of reflection.