The school bell rang, interrupting their conversation.

Qiao Xiaoni has a protective nature, and as a friend she acknowledges, she would never allow Zhou Meiling to be bullied.

On the bustling streets, people, bundled up in thick cotton-padded coats, were busy making a living.

Qiao Lingling was dressed in very thin clothes, carrying a suitcase, and wandering aimlessly down the street. She must look very pathetic right now.

That day, after escaping, she traveled all the way to Kyushu City, feeling uneasy and anxious, fearing that her father would catch her and take her back.

After a series of close calls, Qiao Xiaoni arrived in the big city, where she went to university.

The moment I stepped into the big city, I was filled with envy. I even silently vowed to settle down and make a living in this city. I would definitely show off to everyone when I made money.

With the money she stole from her grandmother, she rented a nice apartment—a one-bedroom apartment with a private bathroom. She had finally settled down in the big city.

After spending most of her money on rent, she decided to look for a job. That's when she discovered that jobs weren't so easy to find.

She doesn't know anything, and working as a waitress seems too tiring; she could only afford two decent meals a day and wouldn't earn much money. Plus, being from out of town, she'd definitely face discrimination.

Then, they inquired everywhere about factories that needed workers, and went to inquire whenever they heard of such a thing.

As it happened to be winter, many factories closed down. Even those that were still operating didn't need staff, so she remained unemployed.

She'd been living off her savings at home, and this morning she received a devastating shock: the person who rented the house to her wasn't the owner at all.

It was the previous tenant who took his money and ran away long ago, owing the landlord a month's rent.

Unable to contact him, the homeowner angrily rushed to the house with the keys.

She then discovered that the tenant had changed, and after some negotiation, she wasn't asked to pay rent for that period. Because she couldn't pay the rent, the landlord evicted her, and she didn't take many of her belongings with her.

I only took some personal clothes; all the things I recently bought were left in the house.

She wanted to take those pots and pans, but she couldn't carry that many things, so she had to give them up.

In just half a month, she fell into misfortune again.

Watching the crowds of people coming and going, she considered begging, but she couldn't bring herself to do it, so she could only keep walking and walking with the flow of people!

She could no longer hold on and collapsed on the roadside.

Gao Jing went out to get some water and saw a crowd gathered at the door. She put the basin down at the door, squeezed through the crowd, and saw a little girl lying unconscious at the door.

"This little girl is wearing only thin clothes; she's probably freezing."

"He looks like an outsider, not one of us."

"Should we take her to the hospital?"

"Are you stupid? Taking someone to the hospital costs money! Who's going to pay for it? Are you going to pay?" you argued incessantly with the middle-aged couple.

Gao Jingxin couldn't bear to see such a thing happen, so she first helped the person up and then addressed the crowd.

"Could you please make way? Could you please help me get this person into the store so she can warm up?"

Upon hearing this, some people stepped forward to help form a queue, while others made way, and they quickly escorted the person into the store and placed them on a single bed.