"I'll go borrow a phone right now!"

Qin Yu thought about it and realized that Xia Lan was right; there was indeed nothing to hide.

Qin Yu had accepted Qin Jun and Xiao Yuqin in his heart, but the time they had spent together was still short, and there wasn't much affection between them yet.

Lu Wu appeared before him when he needed his father the most, and taught him all the way.

He carefully nurtured his growth, and he supported and affirmed all of his decisions.

In Qin Yu's heart, no one could replace Lu Wu's position.

"Brother Qin, what are you doing at the door?"

Zhang Zhen happened to come over to check on Qin Yu and Xia Lan. Seeing the two standing at the door, he quickly went up to ask them what was wrong.

Is there anything I can help you with?

"You've come at the right time; I'd like to make a phone call."

Qin Yu saw Zhang Zhen and went up to him.

"Of course! Brother Qin, come with me!"

Zhang Zhen nodded and took Qin Yu to make a phone call.

Xia Lan waved to Qin Yu, then went back to the ward to keep Zhao Pandi company.

In the ward, Zhao Pandi, with an IV drip, stared at the ceiling, her gaze somewhat unfocused.

When Xia Lan came in and saw Zhao Pandi like this, this was probably her true state!

"Pan Di".

Xia Lan called softly, bringing Zhao Pandi back from his reverie.

"Lanlan".

Zhao Pandi stopped pretending nothing was wrong and became somewhat dull and silent, as if her heart had died.

"There's something I'd like to discuss with you!"

Xia Lan looked at Zhao Pandi. If Xia Lan wanted to help her with her future life, she would definitely help her to the end.

"you say."

Zhao Pandi turned to look at Xia Lan, waiting for her to ask.

"Qin Yu and I have discussed it, and I want to sponsor you to finish university."

Xia Lan said earnestly to Zhao Pandi.

"Don't be so quick to refuse!"

Seeing Zhao Pandi frown unconsciously, Xia Lan didn't want to hurt her self-esteem, but she also couldn't bear to see her suffer any more.

"This money is a loan from me! You can pay me back slowly after you graduate from university and start earning a salary!"

"I didn't mean to refuse, I just wanted to say thank you!"

Zhao Pandi looked at Xia Lan and reached out to hold her hand.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today! I might have resigned myself to my fate, accepted my family's arrangements, and just let myself go."

Zhao Pandi was very clear about her situation; she also knew that she had nothing now.

Only this body of steel remains.

If Xia Lan hadn't come to save her, she would have met her end with this body full of hard bones.

Hunger and death did not break her will; if she had resigned herself to her fate, then she would have truly died.

But she didn't want to 'die'.

"Don't say that, I believe you won't!"

Xia Lan looked at Zhao Pandi. She had fought for so long, she would definitely not give up.

"In that desperate situation, if it weren't for your words, I really would have gone home and given in to my mother!"

Zhao Pandi looked up at the ceiling, recalling the indifference of the villagers. If it weren't for Xia Lan, she would have chosen to obey.

Such oppression, such despair, such... darkness.

It was as if she was making a futile struggle against the whole world.

Whenever she felt she couldn't go on, she would remember what Xia Lan had said to her before they parted.

Soon, she will be able to break free from that fate and gain her freedom.

You must persevere.

She persevered, and she succeeded.

Xia Lan held Zhao Pandi's hand in return, remaining silent.

"Don't be like this, I've really come to terms with it! Although they did hurt me, not everyone in this world is like them."

“They are pathetic, and I sympathize with them.”

Zhao Pandi smiled at Xia Lan.

“When they tell me that women should get married and have children, I really think they are pathetic.”

"They lived their whole lives with this mindset."

Xia Lan nodded.

"We don't pity them, they deserve it!"

Xia Lan couldn't help but shed tears, feeling sorry for Zhao Pandi.

"Exactly! They deserve it."

Zhao Pandi laughed.

"For the next period of time, I'll shamelessly ask you, a pregnant woman, to take care of me!"

"I would be delighted."

Xia Lan and Zhao Pandi looked at each other and smiled.

"You're free now. No one will control you anymore. You can read until nine o'clock before going to bed. You can come with us for a boat trip on the lake and wear a skirt..."

Xia Lan spoke of freedom one after another.

Zhao Pandi's eyes shone even brighter.

When Qin Yu returned, Zhao Pandi was already filled with boundless anticipation for her future.

Qin Yu held a bowl of white porridge in his hand and smiled at Xia Lan.

"The doctor said that she can only drink a little bit of plain rice porridge soup now, and she can't eat anything else!"

Xia Lan took the white porridge and nodded.

"What? I can only drink plain congee? I can't touch oily food anymore?"

Zhao Pandi stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

She can't eat anything?

Is the price of freedom really that high?

Xia Lan glared at her, amused.

"That means during your hospital stay, you can only drink plain rice porridge and recover little by little."

"You've been hungry for too long. If Yu-ge and I had been any later, you would have really starved to death!"

"oh."

Zhao Pandi nodded obediently. When Xia Lan fed her porridge, Zhao Pandi tasted the plain white porridge that should have been tasteless, but she found it to be slightly sweet.

"Hmm? Why does it taste so sweet? Did you add sugar to it?"

Zhao Pandi looked at Qin Yu and asked.

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