"Hanhan, your father's company has gone bankrupt. You should return home."
Liang Han was stunned looking at the voice message sent on his phone seven hours ago.
The noise in her ears gradually faded away, and after dancing all night long, she almost thought she was dreaming.
"Bankruptcy? What a joke!"
Wearing an exaggerated outfit, she hurriedly pushed open the door of her classmate's house, walked to the front parking lot, and called her mother in China.
The phone beeped several times before Shanshan picked up the phone: "Hello, it's Hanhan..."
The voice became several degrees hoarse. After listening to the conversation, Liang Han felt his vision go white and he almost fainted.
Four hours later, she completed the procedures for taking a leave of absence and packed her luggage for the landlord's house.
I was about to place an order for luggage delivery service via mobile phone as usual, but when I was on the payment interface, I received a system prompt - bank card No. xxxx has been frozen and suspended.
Her fingers trembled slightly, and only then did she believe that what her mother said was true.
I had no choice but to carry my bags myself, grabbed a taxi coupon, and rushed to the international airport.
Check in your luggage, go through security, and board the plane.
Sitting in his seat, Liang Han still hadn't recovered.
Ten hours later, the plane landed in Country Z.
Although she was extremely tired, she didn't feel sleepy at all. She could even clearly feel the strength of her heart pounding.
When she took a taxi home, she saw her mother loading things onto a truck.
"Mom!" she cried out.
Liang's mother turned around, revealing a pair of bloodshot eyes.
"Mom, what's going on with Dad? I didn't understand over the phone. Bankruptcy is serious, but our villa isn't mortgaged. Why was it forcibly taken away by the court?"
Liang Han tried hard to stay calm. His mother was in great pain and not in good condition. If she couldn't hold on, the family would be finished.
After hearing her question, Liang's mother's eyes reddened and tears flowed uncontrollably: "Your father's company has been in trouble since the year before last, but he kept it a secret from me. Last year, he wanted to switch to the building materials business, so he mortgaged our two villas. In the end, he was cheated by his partner, who ran away with the money, leaving your father with a mess... Xiaohan... Our family is finished... Completely finished..."
Liang Han's body swayed backwards, her legs feeling weak. She took a deep breath, and then a deep breath, until the cold air finally filled her head, and she barely regained her sanity.
"Mom, don't cry yet. I'll think of a solution." She pinched her nose bridge with her hands and kept thinking, "Where's my dad? Where is he now?"
Mentioning this seemed to have suddenly touched Liang's mother's breaking point. She cried and shook her head, her eyes filled with sadness: "Your father, he can't be contacted..."
Can’t get in touch?!
Could it be possible that he abandoned them and ran away? !
A surge of blood rushed to his heart, Liang Han clenched his fists and almost cursed.
But he still suppressed his temper and comforted his mother with red eyes: "Mom, don't worry about him! Come on, let's move our things first and settle down first."
None of the valuable mahogany furniture, porcelain vases, collectibles, or gold jewelry were taken away, as these were all items to be auctioned by the court.
After collecting things in the house, Liang Han didn't expect that in the end they only took away some clothes and small, worthless items.
More than an hour later, she and her mother moved into a nice apartment.
The owner of the apartment was a good friend of my mother. After hearing about this, she didn't charge them a penny and just let them live there.
But this is not a long-term solution. Liang Han looked at his mother's sobbing back in the house, and felt bitter and sad in his heart.
She hasn't finished her graduate studies yet and only has an ordinary undergraduate degree. It's not easy for her to find a high-paying job in City C.
But no matter how difficult it is, she has to bite the bullet and try.
Otherwise, what would happen to the mother who has been a full-time housewife at home? What would happen to herself?
It only takes a moment for a rich second-generation to fall from a life of luxury into the quagmire.
Liang Han thought life was bad enough and it couldn't get any worse, but who knew that even harder times were yet to come.
A flood swept through City C.
Countless people were swept into the water and lost their lives, and countless others lost their homes and became displaced.
There is a shortage of food and water. As long as there are supermarkets and fruit stalls that have not been flooded, they will definitely be looted by the people.
Liang Han had never seen such a scene before. The flood alone scared her so much that she stayed at home for several days.
But later, in order to fill her stomach, she went out.
I worked as a volunteer for half a month and earned a lot of food in return.
Just when she thought her life was finally getting better, a cold wave came again!
She was shivering in the apartment, and the mineral water had frozen into ice cubes, leaving her and her mother without a source of drinking water. She had no choice but to go out in the cold wind and try to find dry ice and matches.
After much difficulty, he found a lighter in a tobacco and alcohol shop, but when he walked out, he was pinned to the ground!
The frozen flood was smelly and cold, and when she pressed her face against it, she felt numb for a moment.
"Help! Someone is robbing!"
She screamed with all her might.
There was a residential complex nearby, and she just hoped someone there could save her!
"You stinky bitch, you dare to shout for help! I'll tear your mouth apart!" A burly man said as he put his hands into Liang Han's mouth and pulled them apart.
Liang Han struggled desperately, tears streaming down her face: "Wuwu... let me go... let me go..."
Seeing that she not only refused to give in but was still resisting, the man became furious and slapped her hard: "Fuck you, I told you to be quiet!"
The slap was so powerful that Liang Han's head buzzed. The next second, the scenery in front of him was spinning, and hot liquid with a rusty taste flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
Another man was wasting no time searching her body, from her neck to her chest to her waist and butt, and finally to the small bag on her back. Then, he exploded in anger: "Fuck, all they found were six lighters, a bunch of keys, and a heating pad! I'm so impressed! This woman is so broke!"
The man who slapped her gave an incredulous expression: "Where's her bag? Did you search it?"
"We searched! Look for yourself, there's nothing!"
The man leaned over and took a closer look, and it was true!
His face suddenly turned the color of liver. He was so angry that he raised his hand to slap the person under him again.
Suddenly, something hard hit his wrist with a bang.
Hiss! It hurts!
The man cried out and turned around quickly: "You're looking for death!"
He thought that his fat face could scare away girls nearby.
However, the other party not only did not hide, but instead walked towards them quickly, holding a slingshot-like thing in his hand, and raised his hand to shoot again.
Bang!
This time the hard object showed no mercy and hit his right eye directly.
Blood immediately flowed out, and the man was in pain and horror. He covered his eyes and cried out: "Ah, my eyes! My eyes! Come and help me, Brother Liu!"
The man next to her, called Brother Liu, was also frightened. After noticing the slingshot in the girl's hand, he immediately raised his hand and begged for mercy: "Beautiful lady, please be kind. We were wrong. We will leave now."
He moved back while speaking.
Who knows, bang!
A marble hit his forehead, making a dull sound.
"Leave your things here." He heard the girl say coldly.
His forehead immediately felt a burning pain, so he had no choice but to take out everything he had stuffed in his pockets and put them on the ice tremblingly: "Here...here to you..."
After saying that, he turned around hurriedly, covered his forehead and stumbled away.
The man whose right eye was blinded also turned around and ran, but unfortunately he only had one eye left and his vision was limited. In addition, he was running in a panic and his foot kicked a bump on the ice. He instantly fell forward and landed flat on his face.
Liang Han stared at the scene blankly, letting tears and blood cover his face.
When she finally reacted, she mechanically turned her head and looked at her best friend squatting in front of her. She could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
"Xiao Yue! It's you, Xiao Yue! Wuuwuwu... Why are you here... Are you okay... Wuuwuwu..."
Song Yue gathered the things on the ice one by one and put them into Liang Han's small backpack. She helped her up and said, "This is Nanshan Community. Don't you know the way? Come on, follow me home first."
From being robbed to making a strong comeback, this scene was seen clearly by the residents of the buildings next to the road.
Before entering the community, Song Yue looked up deliberately and saw people standing on the windowsills of every floor on both sides.
Most of them had complicated expressions, and it was hard to tell whether they were surprised or afraid, or both. In short, Song Yue ignored those people, withdrew her gaze, and calmly helped Liang Han back home.
"Wow, it's really Xiaohan. How many years have we not seen each other? Xiaohan, please sit down first. Auntie will get you some hot water."
As soon as she saw Liang Han with blood all over his face, Lin Xiaojuan hurried to the kitchen.
"Auntie, don't... water is too precious now..." When Liang Han heard that she was going to get hot water, she sobbed hurriedly.
There's not even enough water to drink now, how can I wash her face...
However, just as she finished speaking, a basin of clean, hot water was brought to her.
Liang Han couldn't help but be stunned: "This..."
There is such a big basin of water, and it’s hot!
Wait, she suddenly realized that this room was also unusually warm!
"Xiao Yue, your family..." She was dumbfounded and so shocked that she didn't know what to say.
Then he saw Song Yue gave him a look, meaning that they could talk about this later.
Although she was scared to death along the way, fortunately her mind was still online. She nodded and obediently accepted her friend's kindness.
The moment her chilblained hands dipped into the warm water, she almost cried.
So warm, really warm!
How she wished she and her mother could have access to such hot water.
She wrung the pink towel half dry and gently placed it on her face.
The heat penetrated into the pores and instantly warmed the numb skin.
She used the towel to sniff behind her back, trying to suppress the sourness.
"Thank you Xiaoyue, thank you uncle and aunt..." After cleaning her cheeks, she said with her head down.
Lin Xiaojuan waved her hand and said you're welcome, then tactfully followed Song Tianyuan into the bedroom and gently closed the door.
Only the two of them were left in the living room, and Liang Han finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Xiao Yue... your water... and the heat in this room..."
Liang Han is a good friend that Song Yue has known since junior high school, and it has been 12 years since then.
She comes from a wealthy family, is open-minded and has a bold personality, but she is exceptionally good at keeping her mouth shut.
Tell her little secret, she won't even tell her parents.
To be honest, if the incident with Zou Chen in the previous life had not happened, Song Yue would have told the truth to her friends without hesitation.
But now, with the lessons learned from the past, she will never be able to be 100% open with anyone other than her parents in this life.
So she lied a little: "I watched a lot of doomsday survival movies before, and the sense of substitution was very strong, so I prepared a lot of water in advance. As for the heat at home..."
At this point, she changed the subject: "Sorry, Xiaohan, I can't explain this to you."
Liang Han was stunned. He didn't expect his good friend to refuse directly.
I was originally feeling a bit of anticipation, but for some reason, it dropped a lot at this moment.
But she knew very well that there were some things that one should not ask too much about. Even between best friends, there should be space and secrets between each other.
It was as if she didn't want Xiaoyue to know that her family was bankrupt.
She really couldn't bring herself to say such an embarrassing thing.
So he forced a wry smile and said, "Okay, I understand, Xiaoyue. I promise not to spread your family's affairs."
Song Yue believed what she said and kept her promise. After giving her good friend a warm hug, she got up and went to the kitchen: "I'll get you something to eat. What do you want to eat?"
Liang Han was stunned again. In today's world, did she still have any choice? Bread and biscuits were good enough, but Xiaoyue actually asked her what she wanted to eat?
With a mixture of surprise and suspicion, she blinked and asked tentatively, "... Braised beef instant noodles, do you have any?"
She really misses the taste of oily soup now.
Unexpectedly, the people in the kitchen burst out laughing: "I'll give you the instant noodles later, you can take them back and eat them. I have real braised pork at home, do you want some?"
Liang Han:!!!
The real... braised pork!
How rich must they be to still be able to afford to eat meat and vegetables a month and a half after the natural disaster!
Even if she tried to be polite, Liang Han couldn't resist the simultaneous protests from her brain and stomach. In the end, she gave in and said, swallowing her saliva, "I want...I want to eat..."
Then she saw with her own eyes that her good friend took out a plate of braised pork, a plate of minced meat and eggplant, a bowl of tomato and pork rib soup, and a bowl of rice from the refrigerator and put them all into the microwave.
After more than ten minutes, two dishes and a soup came out hot!
Looking at the greasy braised pork and the slightly sour pork rib soup on the table, Liang Han's eyes widened.
From the moment she entered the door, she could tell that Xiaoyue's family had no worries about food and drink, but she never expected that their life could be so good!
For a moment, I felt a mixture of envy, melancholy, sighs...all kinds of emotions intertwined in my heart.
But in the end, all thoughts turned into hunger!
She picked up the bowl and chopsticks, no longer caring about her image, and started eating with big mouthfuls!
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