After speaking, He Qinqin became a little worried and touched Shi Yao's lips with her fingers in a somewhat ambiguous way: "Your lips... are you alright?"
Shi Yao was so numb from the medicated oil on his tongue that he lost all feeling. Even so, he still tightened his jawline, revealing his golden profile. He licked his lips with the tip of his tongue and continued to say in a bubbly voice, "It's okay, baby. You're so hot, I love it."
He Qinqin was so flustered by Shi Yao that she couldn't say a word for a long time. She could only blush and punch Shi Yao with her hand: "You rascal!"
Shi Yao went to the kitchen, picked out a few vegetable leaves from the refrigerator, and then put water into the unwashed, oily pot to cook noodles.
Fifteen minutes later, a steaming bowl of vegetable noodles was placed in front of He Qinqin: "This is my newly learned Jade Cloud Mist Noodles."
Shi Yao casually made up a fancy name and bowed in a knightly salute: "Your Highness, please have a meal."
Shi Yao's words, coupled with his knightly salute and his black security uniform, made He Qinqin feel that Shi Yao was incredibly handsome, making her dining experience truly ceremonial.
"Shiyao, would you like to eat something with me?"
"No need, I still need to go out and earn money to support my little princess and the family."
Shi Yao had just filled his stomach with that egg, and he put his raincoat back on: "I'm going to work the night shift at Xiangtian Internet Cafe, don't wait for me to come back."
He went to internet cafes to eat barbecue and beer, and ate imported food for a week, which spoiled his palate.
At 8 p.m., the sound of rain could be faintly heard in the basement. He Qinqin sat on the sofa and looked at her phone, which was filled with several credit card payment reminders.
She bit her finger anxiously: "What should I do? I'll pay off the debt with my salary this month, but I still have 20,000 yuan left on my credit card."
He Qinqin hadn't expected that living alone would cost so much money. Normally, at the Si family's house, she didn't have to worry about these things.
He Qinqin sent text messages to everyone in her contact list who she could reach, asking for a loan. The 20,000 yuan shouldn't be much to her fellow international students, especially since everyone had been eager to invite her to parties when she was studying abroad.
However, what He Qinqin didn't expect was that after the message was sent out, red exclamation marks appeared in the chat boxes of many people.
"These snobs actually dared to delete me!"
Those who didn't delete He Qinqin replied with a long message, scolding her harshly and inexplicably calling her an ingrate.
Or perhaps the words were laced with sarcasm, "Oh, isn't this the Si family's little princess? Didn't you used to laugh at me for not being able to afford Chanel's custom-made clothes? Now you have to borrow 20,000 yuan?"
He Qinqin swiped her fingers, each text message agitating her nerves, making her cry in anger.
But before the tears could fall, an even bigger drop of water fell from her head, soaking her jeans.
He Qinqin suddenly felt the sound of raindrops in her ears become clearer. She looked up and saw that a large part of the ceiling was wet. The basement was leaking!
He Qinqin wanted to retreat to the basement, but as soon as the door opened, the water in the hallway kept flowing into the room, and a little mouse taking a bath took the opportunity to scurry in.
"Ah!!!" He Qinqin was so startled by the little cutie that she jumped up, lost her balance, and slipped and fell to the ground.
A sharp pain shot through my tailbone.
"Ugh—" The dirty water soaked her pants and hands, making the frostbite on her hands sting. When it splashed on her face, it had a damp smell that eroded her skin.
Ignoring the pain in her tailbone, He Qinqin quickly climbed out of the sewage, shaking her hands in disgust.
"My phone!"
He Qinqin's phone had been submerged in water after the fall. She covered it with a sofa cover, picked it up, and found that it wouldn't turn on.
Shi Yao went out, and her younger cousins often stayed out all night. Her aunt and uncle were playing mahjong at the mahjong parlor. Seeing that the area of water seeping from the ceiling was getting bigger and bigger, He Qinqin was really anxious and didn't know what to do. She could only take out an umbrella and leave first.
It was pouring rain outside, and each unit in the residential complex had access control, so she couldn't get in. There were also few people around on this rainy day.
He Qinqin stood in the pouring rain, looking around blankly. The cold rain seeped into her collar, making her feel cold and itchy.
After running in the rain for a while, He Qinqin finally found a bus stop to take shelter from the rain. She touched the itchy parts of her body and then realized that she had developed a rash.
There are a lot of bacteria in the sewage; I guess I got infected from it getting on my skin.
He Qinqin's hands were frostbitten and cracked, and after being soaked in the sewage, they became red, swollen, and itchy, and she also felt pain in her tailbone.
He Qinqin understood that if she didn't go to the hospital to treat her wound in time, it would continue to fester and worsen, and the twisted coccyx would also affect her mobility, but she couldn't even afford the medical expenses.
As for medical insurance, He Qinqin, who lacked common sense, had no idea what medical insurance was. In the past, when she was sick or uncomfortable, she would go to the company's private hospital and never used medical insurance.
What's more, she didn't bring anything with her.
Just then, a speeding car passed by, its tires running over the puddles in front of the bus stop, splashing dirty water directly onto He Qinqin's face, making her eyes irritated and itchy.
"You son of a bitch!"
He Qinqin couldn't help but curse!
As soon as he opened his mouth, the dirty water on his face flowed into his mouth.
An indescribable taste filled her mouth, and He Qinqin's last line of defense completely collapsed. She threw her head back and burst into tears, "Waaah, I want to go home! I want a rose bath! I want a private doctor!"
A car headlight approached from afar, and a white BYD stopped in front of He Qinqin. The driver rolled down the window slightly: "Hello, is this the ride-hailing car you ordered?"
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