Jiaguo, August 29, 2018, 11:00 PM.  

Song Zhining, drenched from head to toe, pushed open the door and slumped down against the wall beside it.  

She stared blankly at the ceiling, tears silently streaming from the corners of her eyes.  

She had just received a call—if she couldn’t come up with the medical fees soon, her father, Song Hemian, would be forcibly discharged from the hospital.  

On top of that, the sexual harassment from her boss today had pushed her to the brink of collapse.  

Ring ring.  

Her phone rang. Biting her lip, she answered.  

“Song Zhining, when are you paying the rent? If you keep this up, I’m kicking you out!”  

The landlady’s rough voice blared through the phone, startling Song Zhining into a panic.  

“Please, just give me a few more days! My salary hasn’t come in yet, I beg you! All my savings have gone to my father’s treatment—I’ll pay you as soon as I get my paycheck!”  

“You can’t even scrape together 1,600 for rent? What kind of job do you even have here? Three days—that’s your last chance. If you can’t pay, get out!”  

The landlady hung up with a string of curses.  

Unable to pay the medical bills, sexually harassed by her boss, and now facing eviction—the triple blow shattered Song Zhining completely, and she broke down into uncontrollable sobs.  

Why?  

Why did all this have to happen to a 23-year-old girl?  

Song Zhining wasn’t a local of Hucheng; she was from Shaxi Village in Jinling City, the neighboring region.  

Her family included her grandparents and two twin brothers in middle school.  

Over a decade ago, her father, Song Hemian, and mother, Jiang Rou, had divorced. The reason? Her mother had ventured out into the wider world and met a wealthy businessman.  

Not long after, she returned home, resolute in her decision to divorce.  

She left behind all three children, walking away with nothing.  

Though she grew up without a mother, the rest of the family doted on them, and her father never remarried.  

Song Zhining was determined to prove herself, eventually testing into university—though it was just a mediocre second-tier school.  

Still, in Shaxi Village, she was considered a minor academic prodigy.  

Everyone praised the Song family for their improving fortunes, all thanks to their hardworking daughter.  

But the reality?  

After graduating, Song Zhining spent three months job hunting before finally landing a position.  

She endured a brutal internship before barely managing to secure a full-time role.  

Now, she lived the life of an overworked beast of burden, earning a meager 5,000 yuan a month.

Song Zhining worked tirelessly every day, spinning like a top, all to earn more money and save as much as she could.  

After much struggle, she had finally managed to save up a few tens of thousands.  

But then, two months ago, her father, Song Hemian—who worked as an accountant in their village—suddenly collapsed. After being rushed to the hospital, he was diagnosed with a serious illness, and the medical bills instantly wiped out over a hundred thousand yuan, including all of her savings.  

They even ended up owing the hospital tens of thousands more.  

Song Hemian’s condition required surgery—medication alone could only alleviate the symptoms, not cure the root cause.  

But the surgery cost a staggering one million yuan.  

Where on earth was she supposed to get that kind of money?  

A few years earlier, her grandmother had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and was hospitalized, draining most of the family’s savings. Though she survived, she now required long-term medication to stay stable.  

Her younger brother, Song Yunzhou, had been frail since birth and frequently fell ill, also needing regular medication.  

The money for Song Hemian’s treatment had all been borrowed from relatives, friends, and fellow villagers.  

Song Zhining had already exhausted all her savings and maxed out her credit cards, but it still wasn’t enough.  

She didn’t want her father to die.  

But what could she do? Was she really supposed to… sleep with her boss?  

Just the thought of that greasy man made her stomach churn.  

In terms of looks, she had mostly taken after her mother—delicate and ethereal, like an otherworldly fairy untouched by mortal concerns.  

From middle school all the way through university, she had never lacked male admirers.  

But she had no interest in romance—she only cared about making money.  

Who would’ve thought that after finally landing a job, her boss would turn out to be a balding middle-aged man who would try to sexually harass her?  

He had outright told her—if she refused to be with him, she could forget about keeping her job.  

But Song Zhining had been raised with the principle that she would never be the “other woman” in an affair.  

At least now she had work experience—if things got worse, she could just find another job!  

Having made up her mind, Song Zhining got up and headed to the bathroom for a shower.  

Just as she stepped inside, her phone suddenly lit up, and a streak of golden light shot into the device.  

A few seconds later, the glow vanished.  

When Song Zhining finished her shower and came out, she grabbed her phone, ready to start sending out resumes.  

“What is this?”  

She frowned at the unfamiliar app on her screen.  

It had a golden auspicious cloud icon, exuding an air of mystery, with a name written beneath it:  

Future Commission Station.

Song Zhining was absolutely certain she had never downloaded this app before—nor had she ever heard of it.  

“Could this be some kind of malware virus?” 

She immediately tried to uninstall it.  

But not only did it refuse to be deleted—she accidentally tapped on it instead.  

…

[Future Commission Station  

Level: LV1 (Upgrade by completing a certain number of commissions)  

Station Master: Song Zhining  

Age: 23  

Completed Commissions: 0] 

“What the heck is this?”  

Song Zhining didn’t understand, but the fact that the app had stolen her personal details, including her age, made her even more convinced it was a virus.  

She had to get rid of it!  

Suddenly—  

A new notification popped up.  

[You have a new commission message. Please check.] 

Almost as if compelled by some unseen force, she tapped on it.  

…

[Time: August 29, 2019, 23:20  

Client: Qin Rouxia  

Commission Details: On August 30, 2018, at Galaxy Shopping Mall, my daughter Lele will be kidnapped. Please, I beg you, save my daughter!]  

August 30, 2018?

Wasn’t that… tomorrow?!

…

The Next Day 

Song Zhining went to work as usual, but her mind kept wandering all morning.  

“Xiao Ning! Xiao Ning! What’s going on with you? I’ve called your name like five times! What do you want for lunch? Wake up!”  

Su Yue, her colleague, gave her a sharp nudge, finally snapping her out of her daze. “Oh, is it lunchtime already?”  

Su Yue was her senior at work—the one who had trained her when she first joined. They had grown close and always ate lunch together.  

Su Yue nodded. “Yeah, get your stuff ready. What do you feel like eating?”  

“I heard there’s a new noodle place on the first floor of Galaxy Shopping Mall. Wanna try it?” Song Zhining blurted out, almost as if guided by some unseen force.  

She had stayed up until 3 a.m. last night studying that mysterious app and finally understood what it was—a commission platform from the future, and she had been bound as its Station Master.  

By completing tasks assigned by future clients, she could earn substantial rewards.  

This was just the basic version—once she completed enough tasks, it would level up!  

What would happen after the upgrade? She had no idea.  

“Sure, let’s go!” Su Yue agreed cheerfully.  

The two set off immediately.  

Galaxy Shopping Mall—the exact place mentioned in the commission, where Qin Rouxia’s daughter had been kidnapped.  

Song Zhining didn’t fully believe the app was real.  

After all, she wasn’t some protagonist in a novel, blessed with an overpowered cheat ability.  

But she still wanted to check. If it was real, she could save a life!

And when it came to human traffickers, Song Zhining had nothing but pure hatred!