When he reached the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "Be back before ten o'clock."
"Um."
The door closed gently, Li Susu touched her hot forehead, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.
However, Li Minghai’s disgusting words kept circling in my mind.
She suddenly thought of something, hesitated for a moment, and dialed her mother's phone number.
"You stupid girl!" Zhou Caiying's shrill voice pierced my eardrums as soon as the call was connected. "You still remember to call home? My family is so poor that they can barely make ends meet, and you don't even know how to transfer some money!"
Li Susu dug her fingertips into her palm: "I... don't have much money on hand."
"Transfer as much as you have to me!" Zhou Caiying's voice was mixed with the sound of mahjong tiles clashing. "Your father, that damned fellow, sold off the last 8,000 kilograms of corn in our house at a low price!" She suddenly coughed in excitement. "If you dare to give him a penny, I will--"
"How's grandma?" Li Susu interrupted her, her voice as light as a feather.
The other end of the line fell silent, leaving only the sound of heavy breathing. After a long pause, Zhou Caiying spoke in a hoarse voice, "Advanced lung cancer. Surgery costs 48,000 yuan."
She sneered, "Your uncle and the others said it can't be cured, leaving me as the unfortunate victim..."
Li Susu looked at the swaying tree shadows outside the window and remembered her grandmother hunching over as she boiled brown sugar water for her.
Cold tears slid to the corners of her mouth, carrying a salty taste: "I'll transfer 3,000 first, and I'll borrow the remaining 20,000..."
"Whatever you want!" Zhou Caiying suddenly raised her voice, "That old man tortured me a lot when he was young anyway!"
In the background came the shouts of fellow card players urging people to play cards.
The call ended abruptly. Li Susu kept holding the phone until the screen went completely dark.
The moonlight shone on her trembling eyelashes, reflecting the broken light in her eyes.
She slowly stood up, the moonlight casting a long shadow behind her. She walked to the cloakroom and pulled out the gold-stamped bank card from the innermost pocket of her backpack—this was the "pocket money" that Bo's mother had forced upon her last week.
His fingertips caressed the raised family crest pattern on the edge of the card, and the coolness of the metal seeped into his skin.
"This is a gift from your aunt, don't refuse it." Bo's mother's gentle words at that time are still ringing in my ears.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew outside the window, making the curtains rustle, which sounded very much like grandma's wheezing when she coughed.
She recalled that when she was twelve, her grandmother secretly put the money from selling eggs into her schoolbag and said, "Susu, take it. Don't let your dad see it."
The bank card gradually became hot in my palm.
Li Susu suddenly recalled the burning conviction in Bo Junyi's eyes when he said, "Your troubles are nothing." But the more she thought about it, the more she couldn't...
My phone suddenly vibrated, and a text message from the hospital urging payment caught my eye: [Family of Zhou Fenglan, please pay the surgery deposit as soon as possible].
The old teacher who always stood straight was now registered as "Zhou Fenglan" on her hospital bed.
Li Susu clenched the bank card tightly, and her nails scratched the surface of the card, leaving tiny scratches.
After the light in Aunt Lin's room went out, Li Susu put on a coat and tiptoed downstairs. She crossed the busy streets, walked into the 24-hour self-service bank, and inserted her gold-stamped bank card into the ATM.
When the screen showed the balance, Li Susu took a breath - five million.
She subconsciously looked back, afraid of being seen.
He entered the amount with trembling fingers, and ultimately only withdrew 30,000.
Instead of transferring the call to her mother, she called her aunt directly.
On the phone, my aunt's voice was tired: "Susu? Why are you so late..."
"Grandma's surgery can't be delayed," Li Susu said in a low voice. "I've already transferred the money. You should go and complete the paperwork tomorrow morning."
Auntie was silent for a moment, "Susu, where did you get the money?"
Li Susu said calmly, "I borrowed it from my roommate. I'll pay it back later. Grandma's treatment is more important."
"Susu, after you've calmed down, I'll help you pay the money back."
"It's not easy for you, aunt. Don't worry. I can handle it myself."
"Good boy." Auntie was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but sigh, "When will you come back to visit? Your grandma is always nagging about you..."
Li Susu's throat tightened. "I've had a lot of exams lately. I'll have to wait until I'm done with this."
After hanging up the phone, she just walked out of the bank when a black Mercedes-Benz slowly stopped in front of her. The window rolled down, revealing Zhou Huaixu's face: "Susu?"
Sitting in the passenger seat was an elegant woman, about thirty years old, who was looking at her with interest.
"Don't get me wrong," Zhou Huaixu chuckled, "my sister."
Li Susu nodded politely: "Hello."
Bo Siyu raised her eyebrows and thought that this girl was indeed beautiful, no wonder her cousin was thinking about her.
She deliberately teased: "How about taking your junior schoolmate along? One more person won't make much difference anyway."
Zhou Huaixu looked at Li Susu: "It's not impossible."
"No, I have something else to do..." Li Susu took a half step back.
Bo Siyu opened the car door and held her hand affectionately: "Little sister, just think of it as chatting with me. I'll take you back in an hour."
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