The sky gradually darkened, and darkness engulfed the earth. From time to time, a few dog barks could be heard. The night was terrifyingly quiet, and thoughts were flying everywhere. Tonight was another sleepless night...
After taking care of her father and taking his medicine, Xiaoling returned to her room. She did not turn on the lights and just leaned against the door blankly, thinking about her father and that person. She thought about all these things that she did not understand. He didn't understand why his heart was so uneasy and hesitant…
In the room, the alarm clock was ticking. In the quiet night…Suddenly, a loud bang came from downstairs. The sound of glass shattering woke Xiaoling up from her sleep. A sense of fear and nervousness arose. Xiaoling quickly ran downstairs to her father's room...
"Dad? Father! What's wrong?" As soon as she entered the door, Xiaoling saw that the cup had shattered and her father had fallen to the ground. Xiaoling's heart tightened as she had a premonition, but she did not dare to confirm it. "Dad, wake up! Wake up, what happened? Dad!"
The silent night was broken, accompanied by heartbroken shouts and tears.
On the hospital bed, her pale face was pale, accompanied by slow breathing and the cold room. Xiaoling waited quietly in a daze. She didn't dare to take a deep breath for fear of waking her father up.
Then, the doctor called Xiaoling out. Fear lingered around her, making her breathless.
"Doctor, how is my father?”Xiaoling stared at the doctor and asked.
"We can't delay any longer. The condition has begun to deteriorate and we need to operate on her as soon as possible.”
"How much do you need?" The questions that she was used to made Xiaoling feel powerless.
" At least 300,000…"
"…" Xiaoling fell silent. " I'll think of a way to get the money. Please save my father…" Although he had expected it to be a large sum, he was still shocked when he found out.
Early in the morning, the school was as noisy as usual. Laughter, birds chirping... the beautiful environment made people involuntarily like it.
In the Student Union office, Ye Feng was busy with documents in his hands when the door was opened with a bang. Xian rushed in from outside and shouted,"Not good, not good, Xiaoling is missing, Xiaoling is missing.”Xian seemed to be used to looking for Xiaoling the first thing he did when he came to school. But today, when she went to look for her, she didn't see anyone. What made her even angrier was that no one knew where she went! For this reason, Li Xian's heart is uneasy.
"Gone?" Hearing Xiaoling's name, Night put down the document in his hand and asked Xian coldly. He looked indifferent on the surface, but there were some inexplicable emotions in his heart.
"I don't know either. I just…"
"Leave!" Before Xian could finish, Shang Si suddenly replied.
"Leave? Why would he ask for leave for no reason? Was he feeling unwell somewhere? Was he sick?”Xian asked nervously.
Shang Si looked at Ye and said casually," She is sick, but…" She paused for a moment and saw Night frowning."But it's not Xiaoling who's sick. It's her father. She heard that her illness had acted up last night and she was in the hospital now…Xiaoling asked for leave to take care of her father.”
"Phew, you scared me to death! I thought something happened to Xiaoling." Xian heaved a sigh of relief. He did not think about this deeper question at all. On the other side, Ye was still frowning, not relaxing at all. "It's fine. I'll go back to the classroom then.”With that, Xian left the office, leaving Shang Si and Ye behind.
Shang Si looked at Ye and said," Xiaoling's father's illness and her family's situation. Do you think Xiaoling has the ability to take responsibility?"”
"Are you asking me to help her?”She looked at Shang Si calmly and said," I don't think there's any reason to convince me to help her.”
"In terms of business interests, you really have no reason to help her. However, things often don't go according to people's wishes.”Shang Si looked at Ye, who continued working as if she hadn't heard anything, and quietly left the office thoughtfully.
Xiaoling? " She's nothing…" Night put down her work and looked out of the window. She thought to herself," I don't understand why I still care about her so much. Can such emotions lie to me?"
In the face of reality, there are too many unexpected things. What we need to learn is to face them head-on.
Xiaoling did not go to school for three whole days. She didn't eat or sleep every day, running around with a high fever. He went to all the relatives he could, hoping that they could help his father…but ever since his father went to prison, they stopped contacting him, let alone borrowing money. Everyone avoided them, and even better, everyone said that they deserved it. The sense of powerlessness made the haggard Xiaoling gradually lose her confidence. She didn't know what else she could do, and she didn't dare to imagine what she would do if something happened to her father.
She worked everywhere, but the money she raised was only a drop in the ocean. She didn't know how many times she had cried. She felt so scared. She was afraid that something would happen to her father and that she would be alone again. Her father's illness could not be delayed any longer. The exhausted Xiaoling could only tell herself that she could not admit defeat. She could not admit defeat! There must be a way…There must be a way! Xiaoling was so convinced…
There were not many people in the tavern during the day. Xiaoling leaned against the wall weakly, thinking about how she could get money as soon as possible.
" Child…" the old woman called out softly.
"Hmm? Lady Boss, what's the matter?" Xiaoling forced a smile. Her voice was so weak that it made one's heart ache.
"There's 50,000 here, you can take it first…we'll think of a way to get the rest.”The lady boss took out a stack of money that was tightly sealed by the newspaper and handed it to Xiaoling.
"No! I can't take your money, you…you should put it away, put it away!”As she spoke, Xiaoling's eyes began to redden and tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Child, this old woman only has this much…Don't push it anymore, hurry up and gather the money to treat your father's illness!”
" No, no…" Xiaoling shook her head and tried hard to stop her tears. She cried," I can't take your money, I really can't!”
"Hurry up and accept it…Otherwise, I won't dote on you anymore.”
" Grandma, Grandma…" Xiaoling swallowed hard." I'll pay you back as soon as possible!" Thank you, thank you…"
"Don't give up. Xiaoling will definitely get her own happiness!”Xiaoling smiled. It took her a long time to calm herself down. She sat quietly and fell into deep thought.
Ring, ring, ring. The sudden ringing of the phone woke Xiaoling up from her daze.
"Hello…"
"This is the hospital. Is this Miss Park Xiaoling?”
"It's me. What's the matter?"
"Your father's illness acted up just now…but you don't have to worry. He's already been rescued. However, if you delay any longer, your life will be in danger. Please come to the hospital as soon as possible to sign the surgery consent form.”
"What?" What should he do? What should he do now? Xiaoling's mind was in a mess." Please…Please save my father, I beg you…"
"We will try our best. Please collect the surgery fees as soon as possible.”
" I understand. Thank you." Xiaoling hung up the phone anxiously.
"What's wrong? What happened?" The lady boss asked uneasily as she looked at Xiaoling's pale face.
"Dad…what should we do? What should I do?"
"Child…don't worry, don't worry…I'll think of something for you, I'll think of something for you…"
Xiaoling suddenly thought of something. I have an idea. I'll go out for a while…I'll definitely return the money to you.”Xiao Ling ran out impatiently with tears in her eyes.
At this moment, in the Student Union office…
"Night?" Shang Si called out softly, trying to catch Night's thoughts.
"You found it?"
"Yes, the surgery costs 300,000 yuan. For the past three days, Xiaoling had been gathering money everywhere, but there had been no results.”Ye had clearly said that this matter had nothing to do with him, yet he wanted to investigate Xiaoling's current situation himself. What was Night thinking?
Night suddenly fell silent. Shang Si felt strange and wanted to ask," Night?”
The corners of Ye's mouth suddenly curled up slightly and he smiled mysteriously." I want to see how strong her self-esteem is. The lily that was struggling in the mud? I'm really looking forward to it!"
Bang, bang, bang. Ye had just finished speaking when he heard a hurried knock on the door.
"..." Xiaoling's voice was so hoarse that she didn't know what to say. She sat at the door and knocked weakly. She had no other choice. Only he could help her now. No matter what, she could not lose her father. She could not…
" You've arrived quite quickly…" Shang Si was confused by the expressionless Ye. What would he do? Shang Si came to the door…and as soon as the door opened, Xiaoling rushed in.
As soon as she entered the door, Xiaoling seemed to be somewhat awake. He was so shocked that he didn't know what to do. What was he doing? He looked up at Night, who was looking at him quietly as if he was waiting for something. Xiaoling suddenly lowered her head and clenched her fists. Xiaoling kept telling herself that self-esteem was nothing. As long as he could save his father, as long as his father did not leave him, everything did not matter. Father is waiting for me in the hospital. I need this person's help! No matter how much she hated him, no matter how detestable he was…she couldn't back down now!
" I need your help. Please save my father…" Xiaoling said calmly without looking up.
"So this is your attitude when you ask for help?”Ye Xiao stood up and walked towards Xiaoling." Give me a reason. Why should I help you?”
Xiaoling gritted her teeth and pursed her dry lips." I'll return the money to you as soon as possible."”
Night laughed disdainfully." Aren't you proud? Didn't you say that young masters like us don't know anything other than playing with others? I really don't know what help is.”
" I'm sorry…" Xiaoling's nerves began to weaken. She no longer had the energy to think about other things.
He looked at Xiaoling, who kept her head lowered and did not know what she was thinking. Ye couldn't bear to do that. After all, she had already apologized to him…She had already put down her pride and begged him. What else did he want? Did he really just want to play with her?
Night glanced at Shang Si, who then took out a piece of paper from somewhere and handed it to Xiaoling. Xiaoling looked at the paper in her hand strangely." Sign it and I'll lend you the money."”
Xiaoling took the piece of paper from Shang Si's hand. On it was written in black and white: " Park Xiaoling borrowed 300,000 yuan from Dongcheng Ye. Before paying off the debt, she used her freedom as collateral.”He was surprised. What was the difference between this and selling oneself? Looking at this unreasonable IOU, Xiaoling could not make any other expression other than helplessness. Perhaps all of this was within this person's expectations, and she could no longer escape…Xiaoling was already unable to extricate herself from this person's dark vortex.
"You don't have to worry…this isn't a contract. As long as you pay off your debt, the receipt is just a formality.”
Night's words startled Xiaoling. He's right. As long as I pay him back as soon as possible, it's fine. Saving Dad is more important now! He took the pen from Shang Si's hand and signed his IOU without hesitation. Night walked toward Xiaoling and handed her a check with a total of 300,000 yuan written on it. Xiaoling took the check with calm hands.""Thank you…"
Xiaoling, who had finally let go of the huge burden in her heart, was on the verge of a mental breakdown. Her tears flowed out like a fountain…Even though Xiaoling tried her best to stop it, she realized that she could no longer control herself.
Ye knew that Xiaoling would come to him for help. He knew that she would sign the IOU that she had prepared beforehand without hesitation. Only this…Looking at the tearful Xiaoling and thinking about the stubborn Xiaoling who refused to lower her head, Night suddenly felt a dull pain in his heart.
"Let's go to the hospital." Shang Si reminded him calmly.
" Thank you. I'll return the money to you as soon as possible…" Xiaoling said as she rushed to the hospital.
Looking at Xiaoling's back as she left…Ye knew that Xiaoling was only so close to him because of money, and he only wanted to grab onto Xiaoling's weakness. As for Xiaoling, when he realized it, he had already fallen into her emotional whirlpool and was at a loss. What kind of existence was she in his heart?
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]