Chapter 5

Vanessa, hearing my words, had her unhappy mood from the failed date instantly lifted. She wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me on the cheek. This kiss nearly made me sick. Taking advantage of her going back to the bedroom, I rushed to the bathroom and scrubbed my face vigorously. Thinking about her parents gave me a headache. Vanessa's parents were just casual laborers with no education and little money, living in a poor rural area. Their original farm was lost due to her father’s gambling, leaving the family in dire straits until Vanessa started dating me and their lives improved. That was also the direct reason why Vanessa became a flight attendant—to get close to wealthy people more easily. Thinking about her behavior earlier, I felt like strangling her. While cheating on me, she still expected me to entertain her parents. It was clear that this visit was another attempt to ask for money. Over the past two years, I had given them at least two or three hundred thous