twenty two
Speaking of gifts, Yu Cheng suddenly remembered the birthday gift he gave Jian Yu.
Jian Yu and Yu Yao are twins, so they naturally share the same birthday.
Because Yu Yao was used to celebrating her birthday alone, she was unwilling to have a birthday party with Jian Yu.
Qi Yuexi also felt that Jian Yu was not used to the new environment after returning, and the birthday party could be postponed.
Therefore, Jian Yu's first birthday in the Yu family was spent separately from Yu Yao.
Yu Yao held a banquet at a luxurious hotel, while Jian Yu waited at home for her family to return.
At the time, Yu Cheng was still in China and prepared birthday gifts for the two of them.
The gift given to Yu Yao was a limited-edition bracelet that she had been longing for.
What was given to Jian Yu?
It seems to be some kind of doll that a female classmate gave him. He didn't like it, but out of consideration for his classmate, he casually tossed it into the trunk.
Upon seeing Jian Yu, he casually handed it to Jian Yu.
Yu Cheng didn't think anything was wrong at the time, but now he felt a little embarrassed.
How could he give away something he didn't want as a birthday present?
I remember that the banquet ended very late that day. My parents were already quite tired when they got home, and they went upstairs to rest while yawning.
Jian Yu stood in the living room somewhat reserved, his eager eyes fixed on each of them.
But not a single person in the family stopped to pay attention to her.
Then Jian Yu's gaze gradually cooled.
He clearly saw it at the time, but didn't think much of it.
Later, when they celebrated their birthdays again, he was studying abroad and didn't come back.
He always remembered to send Yu Yao a birthday gift, but he never thought to prepare one for Jian Yu.
It seems to be the same at home; at every birthday party, Yu Yao is always the only one there.
Jian Yu didn't even have a special cake; she had to wait until Yu Yao's birthday to go and get a few bites of the spare cake she hadn't tried yet.
My parents' WeChat Moments that day were full of beautiful photos of Yu Yao, not a single one of Jian Yu.
It took him a long time to scroll through all the long videos and photos in the family group chat.
Jian Yu wasn't in the group chat, so naturally he couldn't remember him.
When I occasionally think of Jian Yu, all I hear are people in the group talking about what bad things he's done again.
Yu Cheng rubbed his face with both hands, feeling a little ashamed. He had even prepared gifts for classmates he wasn't very familiar with, so how could he forget Jian Yu's?
Aunt Li had been observing Yu Cheng's reaction the whole time, and only then did she dare to continue, "Young Master, do you still remember Miss Yu Ting's dog?"
Aunt's dog?
Yu Cheng racked his brains for a long time before finally finding the matter deep in his memory.
Yu Ting took Zhao Zhi back to the Yu family's old house. Because Yu Zhentian was dissatisfied with Zhao Zhi, Yu Ting was busy mediating between them and didn't notice that the puppy had run away.
Later, Yu Yao discovered that he had fallen into a small ditch in the back garden.
The ditch was very deep, and the puppy's short legs prevented it from getting out. When it was found, it was already exhausted and on the verge of death.
Yu Yao brought it back, and Yu Ting was deeply moved. Yu Yao was very proud and didn't forget to take credit, asking Yu Ting to give her a diamond necklace.
Yu Cheng remembered that the necklace cost 500,000 yuan.
Both of them were helping Yu Ting, so why could Yu Yao ask for a gift worth 500,000 yuan, but Jian Yu couldn't accept a red envelope worth 500,000 yuan?
After Yu Yao received the gift, Qi Yuexi often said that she had helped Yu Ting a lot.
Jian Yu accepted the money, but Qi Yuexi accused him of extortion.
Although they are both daughters, Qi Yuexi has two different attitudes towards them.
In that instant, Yu Cheng suddenly realized that some of the things he had heard about Jian Yu were not entirely true.
Her family members all had a prejudice against Jian Yu, so naturally they viewed her through a biased lens.
It seems that before Jian Yu was brought back, he heard his parents discussing that the child's character was so bad, what if they couldn't teach him well after he came back?
Before even meeting him, Jian Yu had already been labeled.
Because of these labels, no matter what Jianyu does, he will be criticized.
Errors can also be magnified.
His parents had always said that Jian Yu was severing ties with them to quell the theft of the ruby necklace, and he had believed them. But now he felt that Jian Yu might genuinely want to sever ties.
Yu Cheng was getting a little anxious, so he couldn't help but pick up his phone and contact his old classmate.
The following afternoon, Prime Minister Ou relayed Jian Yu's recent situation to Yu Cheng.
Looking at the small figure on the hospital bed, Yu Cheng felt a pang of sadness.
How come you're so thin?
Why do you look so pale?
Without carefully reading the text, Yu Cheng dialed Prime Minister Ou's number directly, "What's wrong with Jian Yu?"
Ou Xiang clicked his tongue. "Yu Cheng, is this really your sister? Why is she treated so differently from your Yu Yao?"
This was the first time Yu Cheng had been questioned. "Jian Yu has some personality issues, so my mother is a bit strict with him."
That's what he said, but Yu Cheng felt his ears burning.
He raised his hand and rubbed it, not understanding why he felt guilty.
He was telling the truth; Jian Yu does indeed have some personality issues.
“I haven’t found anything wrong with Jian Yu’s personality yet. She caught a viral cold from one of her tutoring students, and because of her weakened immune system, she has now developed pneumonia. What you see is her condition in the hospital today; it’s very bad.”
Yu Cheng was momentarily stunned. "Jian Yu's tutoring student? What do you mean? Didn't she drop out of school?"
Ou Xiang took a sip of coffee before slowly saying, "Your Jian Yu did indeed drop out of school, but not because she's been fooling around outside as your family thinks. She's been tutoring high school students every day to earn money. The tutor is a senior girl named Gao Hui, who has good grades, but she's improved by several tens of points under your sister's tutoring. A few days ago, Gao Hui caught the flu and passed it on to Jian Yu during her tutoring session. Gao Hui has a good constitution and recovered after taking medicine for two days. Jian Yu got medicine from the hospital, but after taking it for a few days, her condition worsened, and she was hospitalized this morning."
Yu Cheng was still somewhat puzzled. "My mom said Jian Yu's grades were very poor, and it took her a lot of effort to get into her current school. She was also lucky during the college entrance exam because the admission score was low. In previous years, Jian Yu wouldn't have been able to get into her current university with her grades. How could she possibly improve her score by several tens of points by tutoring others?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Ou Xiang's eyes. "No way! I have a client who is a teacher at Jianyu School. I just happened to have investigated the school's information. Jianyu's admission score that year was the highest in the past ten years."
A look of doubt flashed in Yu Cheng's eyes. "How is that possible?"
"You can check it online yourself! This kind of thing is public knowledge, what's there to talk nonsense about?"
Yu Cheng opened his mobile browser, entered keywords, and the admission scores for the past few years appeared.
Yu Cheng looked at these numbers and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Ou Xiang remained silent. After a long silence, Yu Cheng murmured, "How come it's different from what my mother said?"
Ou Xiang sighed inwardly, "I'm just as puzzled!"
“Jian Yu has been very hardworking since she entered university, and she has won a first-class scholarship every year. Because of her excellent grades, her counselor cherishes her talent and, unable to persuade her otherwise, changed her application to withdraw from school to a leave of absence.”
To be able to win a first-class scholarship, his grades must be pretty good. Yu Cheng nodded silently.
"Gao Hui's mother just came to visit Jian Yu. She hopes that if Jian Yu has the energy, she can bring Gao Hui over and ask Jian Yu to help with her studies."
"Taking extra lessons at the hospital?"
"Because Gao Hui's school is closed for the next two days, Jian Yu usually tutors Gao Hui during the day at this time."
Yu Cheng shook his head. "They're all sick, why bother with extra classes? What if they catch something else?"
“Gao Hui’s mother said that Gao Hui has already had the flu and will not be infected again.”
"Jian Yu agreed? No way, she looks quite ill in the photos, how could she have the energy to tutor?"
"Don't worry, Jian Yu didn't agree because she's delirious with fever right now."
"Has she left? Never mind, I'll go over there!"
Yu Cheng closed the document, gave Bai Jing a few instructions, and then rushed to the hospital.
Ou Xiang was in a coffee shop not far from the hospital. He guessed that Yu Cheng would arrive soon before he got up and headed to Jian Yu's ward.
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