She pulled Xie Yunhuai aside and said with a fake smile, "Brother, I think we should still let the doctor take a look at you. What if something happens? I won't be able to explain it to Auntie."
If Xie Yunhuai were to get into trouble again, she would truly lose face.
He led Xie Yunhuai into the house in a flash and walked up to the director.
The camera only caught a fleeting glimpse of a face, leaving viewers with another wave of question marks.
Who is this?
I think I just heard Ye Shuwei say something about men?
No, he's so handsome! His face is like a sculpture.
Are they new guests? Why are all the guests today so high-quality?
[This wall is so cool... no, I mean, this ceiling is so white...]
Is this the legendary look of deep affection when gazing at a dog? I've seen it now!
[…Sorry, I was busy just now. I wanted to ask everyone a question: If people can't control their desires, where will humanity's future lie?…Sorry, I was busy again.]
Stop laughing, I'm scared.
After explaining the situation to Director Yan, Su Jin accompanied Xie Yunhuai to see a doctor.
She sat opposite him, watching him discuss his medical history with the doctor. Bored, she unconsciously looked out the window at the clouds and birds.
Xie Yunhuai gently woke Su Jin, who was lost in thought.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Xie Yunhuai pointed to the oxygen mask, "Xiao Jin, could you help me hold it? I can't hold it steady."
Upon hearing this, Su Jin looked at his slightly trembling hand and reached out to support him without thinking much.
Xie Yunhuai's obedient eyes curved into a smile. "Thank you, Xiaojin."
The voice was a little hard to hear through the oxygen mask, so Su Jin leaned closer and asked, "What did you say?"
Before he could speak again, Su Jin looked down and noticed the wound on his wrist, which looked like a mark from being whipped.
Su Jin turned his trembling wrist, saw the marks on it, and asked with wide eyes, "What happened? Who did this?"
Xie Yunhuai's expression remained unchanged, showing none of the panic or embarrassment he had anticipated from being discovered.
He kept his eyes fixed on Su Jin, without saying a word.
Su Jin deduced, "Who would hit you like that? Your enemy? Impossible. In a society governed by law, who would dare to be so audacious?"
Suddenly, a possibility occurred to her, and she exclaimed incredulously, "It's... Auntie?"
She realized that hitting someone could be defined as a family matter, and that the only thing that wouldn't be addressed was domestic violence.
It is perfectly natural for parents to hit their children.
Xie Yunhuai still had a smile on his lips and hummed in agreement.
Su Jin's amber pupils trembled slightly in the sunlight, her dark eyebrows furrowed in disbelief.
Because Xie Lan had helped her before, pulling her out of the woods when she was at her lowest point and in her most difficult time.
Su Jin was wearing a blue and white school uniform at the time. She knelt down and begged Xie Lan, "I beg you to sponsor me to finish high school. I will repay you a thousand times over."
The Su family no longer wanted her to finish high school. They figured that the old lady's will only required them to support Su Jin until she grew up, and now that she had completed nine years of compulsory education, they had no obligation to continue supporting her.
They planned to marry Su Jin off, earn a dowry, and squeeze every last drop of value out of her.
Su Jin sensed that their attitude towards her had suddenly changed, and vaguely guessed that she might not be able to continue her studies.
This suspicion came true when her parents arranged to introduce her to a strange man.
She was just a teenager who hadn't yet entered society, and she immediately burst into tears and went to find the two people she trusted most.
Lin Shihe and Xie Yunhuai.
The slightly inexperienced Xie Yunhuai saw her cry for the first time in his life, and he was flustered and at a loss for what he had never done before. "Don't cry, Xiaojin. Otherwise... ask my mother if she can help."
Su Jin didn't notice the struggle and fear in his eyes when he said this, and stopped crying.
"Really? Thank you, brother!"
Xie Lan first met Su Jin at this time.
To be honest, she had no patience to listen to the little girl in front of her rambling on; her time was precious.
When she impatiently got up and left, Su Jin had no choice but to kneel down and beg her.
This was the first time Su Jin had ever given up her dignity. In the past, when her parents asked her to kneel down and admit her mistakes, she always stood up straight.
She has her own self-respect, but this time she really had no other choice.
"Auntie, I really can't stop going to school. I've come this far, and if I don't go to school, my life will be over. I can't let it end like this..."
She clutched her school uniform pants, repeating the same phrase over and over, tears blurring her vision.
Xie Lan stood frozen in place, staring at the person in front of her. Su Jin's eyes were frighteningly bright, washed by tears.
That was a yearning for life.
Xie Lan agreed. She was indeed a businesswoman and never did business at a loss. But she was also a mother and admired ambitious women.
Seeing a girl begging her, her unwavering heart softened for a moment.
Xie Lan extended her hand to Su Jin, "I will sponsor you to finish high school and won't let your parents interfere. I will also give you your tuition and living expenses for your first year of college."
Su Jin listened blankly, afraid that she wouldn't be able to meet the conditions the person in front of her was about to offer.
Xie Lan continued, "I don't need you to repay me a thousand times or ten thousand times. I don't lack money."
"I want you... to graduate from university and establish yourself in this society using your own abilities."
Su Jin swallowed hard. "...Is there any more?"
Xie Lan chuckled and said, "That's all."
Su Jin helped her stand up, unable to believe that she had gained her future at such a small price.
...
But now, her sense of right and wrong seems to have been slapped twice.
Su Jin's head was buzzing, and after a long while, she asked, "Why...why did your aunt treat you like this?"
Xie Yunhuai just smiled, shifted his body, and said in a muffled voice, "Don't ask anymore, Xiaojin."
You shouldn't know these things.
Xie Yunhuai knew he had put her in a difficult position. His mother had helped her before, but now that she knew about these things, she must be very upset.
Su Jin pursed her lips, her eyes reddening.
She shook her head and apologized softly, "I'm sorry, brother..."
Xie Yunhuai felt a sharp pain in his heart and raised his uninjured hand to touch her eyes.
"Don't cry, Xiao Jin, don't cry, don't cry..."
This makes me feel like a sinner.
Su Jin tried to hold back her tears, but upon hearing Xie Yunhuai's voice, she found it hard to suppress them.
"Brother, I don't know... I..."
Her brows were furrowed, she didn't want to shed tears, her throat felt sore and she couldn't form a complete sentence.
Xie Yunhuai pinched her cheek like he did when they were little, "Brother knows, I know everything. Xiaojin did nothing wrong, don't be sad, okay?"
Seeing that she was about to cry, Xie Yunhuai also felt heartbroken and wanted to cry.
"It's all my fault, I made you cry."
Su Jin sniffed, "How can I blame you, brother? I'm sorry."
Xie Yunhuai's fingers traced the feel of her skin. "Brother will never blame you, only you..."
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