owlsbooks Chapter 1124 I Was Cheated
Chapter 1124 I Was Cheated
The woman raised her head and glanced at He Yudong with empty eyes, without saying anything.
"What's wrong with you? Do you need help?" He Yudong asked again.
The woman finally spoke, her voice hoarse and tearful: "I...I was deceived..."
"Were you cheated? What happened?" He Yudong asked.
The woman began to tell her story in bits and pieces. Her name was Li Mei, and she was a waitress at a KTV. A few days ago, she met a man who was generous and took good care of her, making her think she had found true love. The man promised to take her abroad and let her live a good life. Li Mei believed it, gave all her savings to the man, and followed him to this city. Unexpectedly, the man disappeared after getting the money, leaving her alone.
After hearing about Li Mei's experience, He Yudong was filled with sympathy. Although he was also a pauper, he still wanted to do his best to help this poor woman.
"Don't cry," He Yudong comforted, "It's already happened, crying is useless. What are your plans?"
Li Mei shook her head and said in despair: "I don't know, I have no money and no relatives, what should I do..."
He Yudong thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you take a rest here first, I'll go buy you something to eat."
He Yudong ran to a nearby convenience store and bought some bread and milk. Li Mei ate them ravenously, as if she wanted to swallow all the grievances and pain into her stomach.
Looking at Li Mei, He Yudong felt very uncomfortable. He felt that he and Li Mei were very similar, both were poor people teased by fate.
"What are your plans for the future?" He Yudong asked.
Li Mei shook her head, her eyes blank: "I don't know...what else can I do..."
"What did you do before?" He Yudong asked.
"I'm a waitress at a KTV..." Li Mei said in a low voice, with a trace of shame on her face.
He Yudong was silent for a moment, then said, "How about...I can help you find a job."
Li Mei raised her head and looked at He Yudong in surprise: "You...can you help me find a job?"
"Let me try," He Yudong said, "I know some people who may be able to help."
In the next few days, He Yudong asked people around to help Li Mei find a job. However, things did not go smoothly. Li Mei had a low education, no skills, and only worked in KTV, so many companies were unwilling to hire her.
He Yudong did not give up, he continued to work hard to find opportunities.
One day, He Yudong was on patrol when he heard someone quarreling. He walked over and saw that it was two women quarreling. One of the women was the company's cleaner, and the other was a customer of the company. The customer accused the cleaner of not cleaning well, and the cleaner argued that she had tried her best.
He Yudong tried to persuade them, but the two women refused to listen and kept arguing more fiercely. Finally, the customer even slapped the cleaner.
He Yudong saw this and immediately stepped forward to stop him. But the customer pointed at He Yudong's nose and cursed: "Who do you think you are? How dare you interfere in my business?"
He Yudong suppressed his anger and said, "I am the security guard here. I have the responsibility to maintain order here."
"Security? You're just a watchdog!" the customer said disdainfully, "What qualifications do you have to control me?"
The customer's arrogant attitude completely angered He Yudong. He could no longer bear it and grabbed the customer's wrist and twisted it hard.
"Ah!" the customer screamed.
He Yudong did not let go, but instead increased his strength.
"You...you let me go!" the customer screamed in pain.
He Yudong snorted coldly and said, "Who do you think you are? Can you just beat people up?"
"I...I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again..." the customer cried and begged for mercy.
He Yudong then let go of his hand. The customer covered his wrist, glared at He Yudong fiercely, and then walked away in disgrace.
The cleaner said to He Yudong gratefully: "Thank you, Xiao He."
He Yudong smiled and said, "It's okay, this is my duty."
After this incident, He Yudong realized that the security job was not as simple as he thought. He needed to face various challenges and might even be in danger.
However, he did not back down, but instead strengthened his belief that he would work hard to do his job well and protect the people here.
A few days later, the cleaner found He Yudong and said that she was going to resign and go back to her hometown to take care of her sick mother. He Yudong's heart moved and he thought of Li Mei.
"Auntie, after you resign, is this position still open?" He Yudong asked.
"They should be recruiting. Go ask the Human Resources Department." said the cleaner.
He Yudong immediately found the HR department and asked if the cleaning position was vacant. The HR department told him that the position was indeed vacant and asked if he was interested.
He Yudong expressed his willingness to accept the job without hesitation.
In this way, Li Mei became a cleaner in the company. She was grateful to He Yudong and vowed to work hard to repay He Yudong's kindness.
He Yudong felt a little relieved when he saw Li Mei busy at work. He felt that he had done a good thing and helped someone in need.
However, he didn't know that this was just the beginning...
One night, He Yudong was patrolling in the underground parking lot when he heard a faint groan. He followed the sound and found a man lying on the ground, groaning in pain...
Under the dim light, the woman's heavily made-up face looked particularly pale, and her eyeliner was smudged, like two black tear marks. The smell of alcohol mixed with the smell of cheap perfume on her body irritated He Yudong's nose. The woman sobbed and said something intermittently. He Yudong couldn't hear clearly, but he felt upset.
He wanted to turn around and leave, after all, this had nothing to do with him as a security guard. But the woman suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes and cried even louder, like a frightened little animal. He Yudong sighed, squatted down, and asked, "Miss, what's wrong with you? Do you need help?"
The woman raised her head and looked at him with tearful eyes, her eyes full of despair and helplessness. "I... I was cheated..." She choked and said, "My boyfriend... He took all my money and left me here..."
He Yudong listened, feeling annoyed. He had seen too many such clichéd plots. In the underground parking lot, a distraught woman was cheated of money and sex. It was simply a standard setting in TV dramas. He even suspected that this woman was acting here on purpose, waiting for a fool like him to take the bait.
"Call the police." He Yudong said coldly, "The police will help you."
The woman shook her head and cried even harder. "It's useless... I have no evidence... The police won't care about me..."
He Yudong stood up and prepared to leave. "Then you're on your own," he said.
"Please... help me..." The woman grabbed the corner of his clothes again and begged, "I really need help..."
He Yudong looked at her, struggling in his heart. He didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but he couldn't bear to see her like this. In the end, he softened his heart.
"Okay, I'll help you." He said helplessly, "How do you want me to help you?"
The woman stopped crying, and a sly light flashed in her eyes. "Can you... lend me some money? I need a taxi home..."
He Yudong was stunned. He didn't expect that a woman would make such a request. How much money could he, a security guard who had just found a job, have?
"I have no money," he said coldly.
“Please…” the woman begged again, “I will definitely return it to you…”
He Yudong looked at her with disgust in his heart. He felt like a fool, being played around by this woman.
"Go away!" he roared, "Stop bothering me!"
The woman was startled by him, let go of his clothes, and took a few steps back. She didn't expect that this seemingly honest security guard would suddenly get so angry.
He Yudong turned and left, ignoring her. He felt that he was really unlucky to encounter such a thing on his first day at work.
He returned to the duty room, still feeling indignant. He picked up the thermos cup on the table and took a few gulps of water, trying to suppress his anger.
Suddenly, the door of the duty room was pushed open, and a tall man walked in. The man was dressed in a suit and had an extraordinary demeanor, and it was obvious at first glance that he was not an ordinary person.
"Are you the new security guard?" the man asked in a deep and magnetic voice.
He Yudong nodded and looked at him warily. "Who are you?"
"I'm the owner of this building," the man said. "My name is Li Qiang."
He Yudong was stunned. He didn't expect that he would meet the boss of the company.
"Hello, Mr. Li." he said quickly.
Li Qiang smiled, walked up to him and patted his shoulder. "I heard about what happened to you just now." He said, "You did a good job and didn't get cheated by that woman."
He Yudong was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his boss would know about this.
"That woman is a repeat offender," Li Qiang continued. "She often defrauds people of their money in underground parking lots. The fact that you didn't fall for it shows that you are very alert."
He Yudong felt a little proud after hearing this. It seemed that he was not that stupid.
"To reward you." Li Qiang took out a check from his pocket and handed it to him, "This is your bonus."
He Yudong took the check, took a look at it, and was stunned by the number on it.
"One...one million?" he asked in disbelief.
Li Qiang smiled. "Yes, one million," he said, "you deserve it."
He Yudong's hands were shaking as he held the check. He didn't expect that he would get so much money for such a small thing.
"Thank you, Mr. Li!" he said excitedly.
Li Qiang patted him on the shoulder. "Do a good job," he said, "I believe in you."
After saying that, Li Qiang turned around and left the duty room.
He Yudong looked at the check in his hand, feeling mixed emotions. He felt like he was dreaming.
One million is a huge sum of money for him.
He can use this money to change his destiny.
He can rent a good house, buy some new clothes, and learn some skills to improve his abilities.
He can even...
He suddenly thought of Lin Xiaoyu.
If he had money, he could pursue her.
He can buy her beautiful clothes, take her out to eat delicious food, and...
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and his heart beat faster and faster.
He felt that his life was full of hope.
However, he didn't know that this was just the beginning...
The next day, He Yudong took the check to the bank to withdraw money.
When he saw the balance in his account, he was shocked again.
There is only one dollar in the account.
He took the check and checked it again and again. It was indeed this check.
He ran to the bank counter and asked the staff.
The clerk took the check, checked it carefully, and then told him that the check was fake.