Chapter 1
At the end of August, there seemed to be an invisible steamer in the sky in D City, making people breathless.
Today is the last day to return to school. Vehicles are lined up hundreds of meters away from the school gate, and students carrying luggage are everywhere in the gaps.
There had just been a heavy rain, and the rainwater and dust were mixed together. The universal wheel kept rolling, and the muddy water was thrown onto the clean outer shell of the suitcase, staining the white and shapely calves, causing a lot of complaints.
Apartment building number eight.
Yara met Aseel, her roommate who had just returned to school, downstairs, and the two walked together.
They are seniors this year and are the eldest sisters in this undergraduate apartment. There were familiar school girls in the corridor of the apartment. I sweetly shouted "Hello, senior" to them.
The dormitory was at the corner of the first floor. Yara accidentally touched the door handle while looking for the key, and the door slowly opened.
Thinking of a possibility, she turned her head and reminded softly: "Aseel, Dana should be sleeping, let's move more gently."
Aseel nodded.
Opening the door, the curtains were thickly covered, and a ray of sunlight sneaked in through the gap. I could see someone sleeping on the bed to the left of the window.
They moved very lightly, placing their suitcases next to their seats and not in a hurry to pack them away.
Yesterday afternoon, Dana told the dormitory group that she had cleaned their place. Yara took a piece of paper and wiped the table and chairs. There was no trace of dust.
The two of them sat quietly scrolling through their phones. About half an hour later, a soft female voice sounded: "You're back."
Dana sat up halfway, sliding the thin quilt down to her lower abdomen, revealing two thin white arms, like freshly cleaned lotus roots.
She sat up on the bed, looking sleepy, and her voice was nasal.
"Did I wake you up Dana?" Yara asked.
"No." Dana yawned, "I slept long enough."
Seeing her waking up, the two of them prepared to pack their bags.
After returning to school, everyone always has endless things to talk about.
Yara spoke alone most of the time, and they only had to echo. The topics ranged from fun vacation anecdotes to thesis topic selection, to graduation internship.
"How did your recent internship go?" Yara asked.
Dana nodded.
She finally woke up and took out her mobile phone from the bedside frame. There was a message on it from the foreman.
Aseel, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "I really envy Dana to be able to intern at Al Noor Holdings. I heard that the internship salary at Al Noor Holdings is higher than that of other companies after becoming a full-time employee."
"If I could be as good as Dana, I wouldn't have applied for several internship positions and been rejected." Yara sighed.
Al Noor Holdings Group is the largest enterprise in D City and involves many industries. It is said that wealth cannot last more than three generations, but Al Noor Holdings Group has a long history in D City and has always been the largest enterprise in D City and even the country.
Especially now that the Al Noor Holdings group has passed into Bilal's hands. In just five or six years, the group's development has been brought to new heights, involving multiple industries, and the business empire segment has been expanding.
"It's not as high as the rumors." After saying that, she got off the bed, put on her bunny slippers, and reached out to open the curtains.
"Have you ever met a big boss during your internship?" Yara's eyes were shining.
Dana held the rubber band in her mouth and tied it into a ponytail, but she spoke clearly, "I haven't seen it before."
"What a pity."
Dana: "What a pity. It's not like you haven't seen him before. Aren't all your financial magazines related to him?"
"Please," Yara rolled her eyes, "Can the photo be the same as the real person?"
The three of them talked and laughed, with Yara finding the topic most of the time, Dana answering, and Aseel occasionally chiming in.
When it was dark outside the window, the last roommate, Layla, arrived belatedly.
When Yara saw everyone gathered, she suggested going out to eat.
Dana packed her schoolbag and shook her head lightly: "You go ahead, I have a part-time job tonight, so it's time to go out."
"Ah? Dana, aren't you an intern? Why are you still working part-time?" Aseel asked in surprise.
Dana shrugged her shoulders and said, "Work two jobs and earn two dollars."
Aseel said "Ah" in surprise again, "The internship salary at Al Noor Holdings is already high enough."
Aseel is a bit weird. She had already asked similar questions when she started working several jobs in her sophomore year.
Dana would answer more seriously at first, but now she is too lazy to respond. After a long time, she said: "No."
In the more than ten square meters of space in the dormitory, a subtle atmosphere continues to spread.
"That's amazing Dana!" Yara said quickly, "It's okay, you can go. Do you need to bring you breakfast tomorrow?"
Dana shook her head: "No need. I'll go directly to the company tomorrow morning."
Then he left the dormitory.
The door was gently closed, but the weird atmosphere did not completely dissipate.
Aseel glanced at Yara, licked his lips, and thought for a few seconds: "Although Dana's financial situation is not good and she needs money... but whether she can afford this, her health is the most important thing."
Pause for several seconds.
Yara's tone was a little harsh: "Aseel, it's enough to say these things once. Who are you trying to embarrass?"
Dana left the subway station and saw that she was about to be late. She waved down a taxi that was driving towards her and sent a message to the manager without raising her head: "Master, go to Rosa."
The driver was a middle-aged man with only a few sparse hairs on his head. When he heard the address, he kept looking at her in the rearview mirror.
Dana could see from the corner of her eye that the driver was hesitant to speak, but she didn't look at him and closed her eyes while hugging her schoolbag.
Seeing her like this, the driver didn't care if she really wanted to rest, and chatted with her enthusiastically: "Girl, I think you are quite young, right? It's not safe to go there alone so late."
Maintaining the most basic courtesy, Dana frowned and replied, "I'll graduate from college soon."
The driver laughed awkwardly, and Dana thought the conversation was over.
