Chapter 416 You Have No Chance
Orphanages take in children, but they don't raise them for life without compensation.
Most of them are raised until they reach adulthood or sixteen years old, and then they are released to live on their own.
After Ye Wanxi entered high school, she moved out of the compound, but she would still come back to visit the old director and the children in the compound when she had free time on weekends, bringing them some food and helping them with their studies.
Of these children, the older ones are probably in junior high or high school now and no longer live in the compound.
Most of the people who have gathered around are about the same age as Xiao Yan. They were just old enough to remember things when Ye Wanxi left, but they remember this older sister who once told them stories and bought them delicious food more than anyone else.
"Sister Xixi, you haven't come to see us in so long. Shuangshuang misses you so much."
"Your sister misses you all very much."
"Why doesn't your sister come to see us?"
"Because my sister is busy with work, she doesn't have time. But when she's less busy in the future, she'll come to visit you more often, okay?"
"Okay." The children huddled together, as if they had just thought of something, and asked timidly, "Is Sister Xixi so busy because she's going to be a big star?"
Ye Wanxi was slightly taken aback, then chuckled and said, "How did you know that my sister became a big star?"
"It was Brother Xiaoyan who said it." When Ye Wanxi asked them this, the group readily betrayed Xiaoyan.
Xiao Yan's face darkened; he was furious at his teammate's betrayal and loudly retorted, "I didn't!"
“Yes.” The friends didn’t care about Xiao Yan’s shout and continued to reveal more. “Brother Xiao Yan said that Sister Xi Xi is a big star now. She’s very busy. She has to film TV dramas and commercials. She has a lot of work, so she hasn’t come back to see us for so long. She didn’t mean to abandon us.”
"Brother Xiaoyan also said that Sister Xixi gives money to the headmistress every month so that she can buy us small gifts. Our notebooks and erasers were all bought for us by the headmistress with Sister Xixi's money. They are gifts from Sister Xixi."
"Brother Xiaoyan also showed us the TV show that Sister Xixi filmed. Sister Xixi on TV is so pretty and beautiful. I want to be a big star like Sister Xixi and appear on TV when I grow up."
The speaker was a little girl with two pigtails, her clear eyes filled with admiration for Ye Wanxi and anticipation for the future.
Ye Wanxi softened, reached out and patted her head, encouraging her, "We're both so beautiful, we'll definitely be the most popular stars in the future. But before that, our future stars need to study hard and be good students who love to learn and know how to learn, so that more people will like us when we become stars."
Ye Wanxi doesn't object to the children in the orphanage becoming stars in the future, provided that they first learn what they're supposed to learn.
Only with ability can one have confidence and the freedom to choose what one wants to do; otherwise, it's all just empty talk.
Shuangshuang didn't quite understand what Ye Wanxi meant at this moment, but she firmly believed that Ye Wanxi was right. For the sake of her future ideals, she nodded seriously: "I will study hard and be a good child."
Ye Wanxi was amused by the child's innocent and naive appearance.
Xiao Yan, who was a few steps away from Ye Wanxi, saw this scene, gave a haughty snort and turned his face away, but couldn't help glancing at Ye Wanxi out of the corner of his eye.
After Aunt Meng finally managed to soothe the child in her arms, she saw Ye Wanxi surrounded by several children, talking to them like a queen of the kids. A slight smile appeared on her tired face.
“When you left the orphanage, these children were still there, right? They all remember you. Especially Xiaoyan, he’s a big fan of yours, he’s watched every single one of the TV dramas and commercials you filmed.”
Ye Wanxi felt a little guilty after hearing Aunt Meng's words: "I should have come back sooner. By the way, Aunt Meng, this child is..."
"You mean this child?" Aunt Meng looked down at the child in her arms and said in a hoarse voice, "This child was abandoned at the gate of the yard three months ago."
A knowing glint flashed in Ye Wanxi's eyes: "An abandoned baby?"
"Um."
"Does this child have a heart problem?"
Aunt Meng sighed: "He has a congenital heart condition and needs surgery, but he's so young..."
Ye Wanxi understood. The heart is an important and fragile organ. The child is still young, and any change in one part could affect the whole body. Surgery is definitely necessary, but not now.
If we don't do it, this child's illness is like a time bomb that could explode at any moment, and the hospital will definitely spend much more money and energy on him than on other healthy children.
Given the current situation, the orphanage may not be able to afford the children's daily care and subsequent medical expenses.
"What are you going to do?"
Aunt Meng gave a bitter smile: "What else can we do? It's a little life, after all. We can't just stand by and watch it die. We'll just have to take it one step at a time."
Aunt Meng knew all too well that the medical expenses for just one child would be enough to bankrupt them, but she couldn't bear to stand by and watch such a young life quietly pass away.
Ye Wanxi was not surprised by her answer: "In that case, let me do my part as well."
"you?"
As Ye Wanxi and Feng Tianyu were talking, they didn't notice that Xiao Yan had somehow run up to Feng Tianyu's side.
He looked up at the older boy who was several heads taller than him, and asked seriously with a tense little face, "Are you Wanxi's boyfriend?"
Feng Tianyu looked down at the little boy with a cold expression: "I am."
Have you known each other for a long time?
“A long time.” Feng Tianyu seemed to understand something after saying that, and chuckled, “Longer than you.”
"Impossible, you're lying! I've never seen you before, and you and Sister Wanxi couldn't have known each other longer than I have!"
Feng Tianyu chuckled and leaned down to meet his gaze, saying, "When I met her, you weren't even born yet."
Startled by his sudden closeness, Xiao Yan took two steps back, then angrily shouted, "Impossible! You're lying to me! You bad liar! When I grow up, I'll definitely take Wanxi back!"
When Guan Xuan returned carrying a large pile of drinks and snacks, she heard this as soon as she got close: "???"
What's going on? This little vixen's charm has leveled up again! Now she's not just after women, she's even after children! The boss's pool of rivals has expanded once more!
Feng Tianyu's face darkened instantly upon hearing this: "You like her?"
Xiaoyan instinctively sensed danger, but she gritted her teeth and insisted, "So what if it is!"
"Unfortunately, she's mine. In this life, the next life, and the life after that, she'll always be mine. You have no chance."
"You!" The little guy's face turned red, and he was about to continue arguing with Feng Tianyu when Ye Wanxi noticed the commotion and came over.
"What are you guys talking about?"
(End of this chapter)
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