Just then, the piercing ring of a telephone came from downstairs, sounding particularly abrupt in the quiet night."Chen Yu, you have a phone call!" the landlady shouted from downstairs, her voice tinged with impatience.Chen Yu was startled. Who would be calling him so late? Had something happened at home? He hurried downstairs and took the old-fashioned black telephone. His palm was already sweating."Hello, is this Chen Yu?" a strange man's voice came from the other end of the line. It sounded friendly, with a hint of a Jiangxi accent."Yes, this is Chen Yu. May I ask who this is?""My surname is Zhang. Master Wang introduced me," Zhang Qinsheng's voice sounded sincere, like an elder concerned about a younger relative. "Master Wang said you are an educated and good young man, currently looking for a job. I have a good opportunity here, I wonder if you're interested in learning more?"Zhang Qinsheng's words made Chen Yu both excited and puzzled. When did Master Wang introduce him? But on second thought, maybe Master Wang took pity on him and took the initiative to help him find a job. This kind of mutual help among fellow townsmen was common at the time.Chen Yu's heart pounded, and he gripped the receiver tightly. "What kind of job?""It's like this, our company specializes in recruiting talent for overseas enterprises. Right now, a large company in Thailand is looking to hire a batch of Chinese-speaking employees, and the compensation is very good," Zhang Qinsheng paused, his voice carrying a sense of mystery. "It's not convenient to talk about the specifics over the phone. Tomorrow at ten in the morning, come to the Jiangxi Hotel on Shengli Road, and we can talk in detail. Just call me Brother Zhang, no need to be too nervous.""Okay, Brother Zhang, I'll see you tomorrow then. Thank you for giving me this opportunity!" Chen Yu's voice trembled with excitement."You're welcome. We're all from the same hometown, we should help each other out," Zhang Qinsheng's voice was full of laughter, but if Chen Yu had been keen enough, he might have heard a certain calculation hidden in that laughter. "By the way, you should dress a bit more formally tomorrow, to make a good impression."After hanging up the phone, Chen Yu was so excited he could hardly sleep all night. He tossed and turned in bed, his mind filled with wonderful images: a high-paying job, returning home in glory, Yang Yuling's admiring expression...Perhaps, this was the opportunity he had been waiting for. Perhaps, fate was finally about to smile upon him.The gears of fate began to turn quietly at this moment, while Chen Yu, still dreaming, was completely unaware that he was about to step into a meticulously designed trap.A trap that would completely change the trajectory of his life.
