Pei Ji: "Nan Yu has severe social anxiety disorder. You should have taken him to see a doctor. To put it bluntly, how can a patient make money? I'm already being lucky if he doesn't lose money to me."

“Uncle’s gambling debts, your medical expenses, and your daughter all need money. Xiaoyu is working for me. I told my uncle that he works as a helper at a barbecue restaurant, which is why he earns so much. You know, he wouldn’t be able to earn such a high salary without resorting to crooked means.”

"Xiaoyu's only asset is his face, which happens to be what I like. He earns 50,000 a month, and he gets extra tips as long as I'm happy. His job is simple: he's available whenever I call. It's not like what you think of as being together. To put it bluntly, he's just a human pet."

“If you feel ashamed of doing this, I can terminate the contract with Nan Yu at any time. However, I don’t know if you can afford the penalty for breach of contract. Don’t even think about dying. Your son’s efforts will not have been in vain if he is still alive.”

Use softness to be soft, and strength to be strong.

Simply refuting them won't eliminate the seed of doubt in the other party; it's better to go along with it and return the favor.

Pei Ji did not need her gratitude.

She only needs to feel guilty towards her son.

Nan's mother went from being angry, confused, shocked, and bewildered at the beginning, to finally breaking down in tears.

As Pei Ji had predicted, when his gaze fell on Nan Yu, there was no longer any anger, only guilt.

It's because she's a useless mother, only dragging her son down.

For a moment, she thought of death, and Pei Ji directly blocked her escape route.

After a long silence, Nan's mother said in a trembling voice, "Could you please go out first? I need to say a few words to my son."

Pei Ji looked at his quail wife.

Nan Yu was nervous, but she still nodded.

After the boy left, tears welled up in Nan's mother's eyes. She patted the edge of the bed and said, "Come here."

Nan Yu moved closer and sat down carefully, initially keeping a distance. But once she got closer, her heart seemed to calm down, and she softly called out, "Mom."

Nan's mother grasped her son's hand, choking back tears as she asked, "Tell me, is what he said true?"

Nan Yu lowered her head and didn't dare to say a word.

He didn't speak, which made Nan's mother even more heartbroken, and she couldn't stop her tears. "Mom is sorry."

Nan Yu clumsily took out a tissue to help her mother wipe her tears: "Don't cry."

“Child, how much is the penalty for breach of contract? Mom will earn it after I get out of the hospital. We're not...we're not doing this anymore. Don't worry about your dad anymore either. He's a bottomless pit; no amount of money can fill it. Just make sure you have enough to live on. Don't worry about us…”

He spoke each sentence with a tremolo, haltingly.

“Mom, he treats me very well. I’m not treated like a dog and he doesn’t order me around. He arranged everything, from transferring me to another hospital to my uncles’ accommodation. He even gave me a ring.”

As she spoke, she took out the pink diamond she always carried with her, but she didn't wear it on her finger; the one on her middle finger was just an ordinary platinum ring.

Nanmu didn't recognize pink diamonds or understand their value. Judging from their size and luster, she felt they were worth tens of thousands.

Her own child, a boy, was kept by another man for the sake of this broken family. How can she reconcile with herself?

“Xiaoyu, don’t accept anything from him anymore. I don’t care whether I live or die, but your life can’t be ruined. Tell me how much the penalty is. I’ve put a card with your uncle for you and your sister in case of emergency. It’s not much, just 50,000 yuan. Take it and pay it back, son.”

Even if we know it's just a drop in the ocean.

She didn't want to see her son humiliated.

Nan's mother cried uncontrollably, and Nan Yu felt distressed, her nose also stinging.

"I can't pay it back." Nan Yu choked up, pointing to the pink diamond, "Twenty million... Mom..."

When the numbers were revealed, Nan's mother was stunned.

Nan Yu was so frightened that she went to see a doctor.

Fortunately, Pei Ji was right at the door.

Nanmu received timely treatment and there are no major problems. We instructed her to avoid stimulating the patient as much as possible.

When Nan's mother woke up again, Pei Ji was sitting on the bench beside her.

Seeing him made me feel depressed. I had so much to say, but I didn't know how to say it. My mouth opened and closed, and my brows were furrowed.

Pei Ji: "Please speak frankly."

"The penalty for breach of contract," Nan's mother asked with difficulty, "How much?"

Pei Ji: "Ten million."

Nan's mother had roughly guessed that the amount was high, but she didn't expect it to be so much. She closed her eyes, and a string of tears streamed down her face. She had married the wrong person, causing her two children to suffer. She wished she could die.

"How was the contract signed?"

Pei Ji: "I'll keep going until I get tired of it."

"When will you get tired of me?" Mother Nan asked with resentment, hating herself for being so weak.

Pei Ji used polite language, but he was not polite at all: "I am the kind of person who takes a long time to get used to new things. Maybe even when you become a mountain of people, I will not get tired of you."

"Of course, if you really can't bear to see your son suffer, you can tell me what you think about our relationship. Maybe after hearing it, I really won't like it anymore and we can break up. Nan Yu won't have to pay any penalty for breach of contract, and I'll even give him some additional compensation."

Pei Ji used platitudes.

He didn't believe that Nanmu could suddenly explode.

He wouldn't lie to his parents about this during his studies; the only person he suspected was…!

"Your classmate came to say he saw you and my son..."

Nan's mother didn't say anything more, clearly still unable to accept it. The child gave her a bunch of photos and videos, and she fainted after watching them. She was then taken to the hospital. Later, she saw her son and also saw the boy in the video.

Pei Ji showed the photo to Nan's mother, "Is it him?"

Nan's mother shook her head; it was a tall, thin young man.

Indeed, though it may be foolish, it shouldn't be too foolish. Pei Ji made an excuse to go out, contacted someone, and focused his investigation on Yu Mochi.

The mother's condition is getting better day by day after leaving the ICU.

Auntie also took Nan Lili back home.

Nan's mother wanted her uncle to go back as well, but he refused.

I insisted on waiting for my sister to come along.

Nan's mother couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she could only let her younger brother stay in the hospital for a few more days.

"Sister, Xiaoyu's boss is really nice. You're using imported medicine now, costing tens of thousands a day, which they don't reimburse. But the boss is considerate of Xiaoyu's hard work at the barbecue restaurant, and he just covered the tens of thousands of yuan for the medicine. You've met a good person."

Nan's mother forced a smile, but it was an ugly one.

"Youngest sister, I want to go home. We owe people too much. I'm feeling much better now, and I can take regular medicine. I don't need any imported medicine."

“That’s true. It costs tens of thousands a day, and we really can’t afford to pay it back. But the doctor said that with your condition, if you take imported medicine, the regular medicine won’t be effective. Our Xiaoyu works for them, right? If necessary, I can go and help out and earn more money so we can buy the medicine ourselves.”

The uncle knew nothing; all he wanted was for his sister to live well. As a sibling, he sometimes felt a deeper connection to her than to his own children.

Upon hearing this, Nan's mother couldn't hold back her tears again.

The family has a lot of debt.

My illness is a burden on others.

I want to die but I can't.

Living is a money pit.

Not only did it implicate his son, but it also affected his brother's family.

"Let me be quiet, be quiet..." Nan's mother spoke in a hoarse and weak voice, her eyes closed, but tears slid down her cheeks and into her hair.

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"Thanks, Brother Lin."

Pei Ji finished thanking him and was about to hang up when Pei Lin said, "Wait."

"Um?"

Pei Lin stared at the photos and documents on the desk for a few seconds. "It's nothing."

Pei Ji hung up the phone inexplicably. His hesitation was unlike his older cousin's usual style. He decided to ignore it and go out to hug his wife.