Chapter 114 Her Self-Esteem
It’s late at night, and thousands of lights are shining brightly. Among these lights, how many are people who are working hard alone in a foreign land?
Chen Lingling was tired from crying and fell into a deep sleep.
Lin You came to the outside of the ward and glanced at the time. It was just past nine o'clock.
Ms. Su should not be asleep yet. She walked to the end of the corridor while calling Ms. Su.
As expected, Ms. Su answered the phone very quickly. She was watching a melodrama from the 1980s, and she didn't know what key plot she saw. When she was talking to Lin You, she was obviously not paying attention.
"Why did you think of calling me now?" asked Ms. Su.
Lin You's gaze fell on the end of the city skyline, and his tone was filled with blatant longing.
"I missed you."
When Ms. Su heard this, she immediately laughed, "Wow, my daughter with a gourd mouth can now say nice things to please people."
"Believe it or not." Lin You smiled.
Ms. Su: "Of course I don't believe it. But what happened today? Please don't hide it from me. As your parents, we don't ask for anything else, we just hope that you are safe and sound."
Lin You responded gruffly, "I'm fine. Lingling just met a scumbag, and I'm with her."
"Scumbag?" Ms. Su put down the remote control, her voice rising twice. "Lingling is such a good girl, and how could a man have the heart to do such a scumbag to her? He's such a piece of shit!"
"That's right." Lin You cursed a few times, hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "Mom, what do you think if I let Shi Jingyuan help me deal with that scumbag?"
After she asked this question, Ms. Su on the other end of the phone was silent for a long time.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. When Ms. Su heard her words, she understood Lin You's concerns.
"Do you think that you and Xiaoshi are together out of pure love, and you don't want to bother him with these things, thinking that it will ruin your relationship, and you will look down on yourself for being like this?"
Hearing this, Lin You pursed her lips and nodded.
Ms. Su sighed, "You've been like this since you were little. You just don't know how to adapt when doing things."
Lin You said nothing.
Ms. Su: "In this society, how can things be so black and white? You forget that people are not independent individuals. People live in society and are born with social attributes. Social attributes include interpersonal relationships. The interpersonal relationships around you are also part of who you are."
"People always say that life is born unfair, that everyone has a different starting point and different social attributes."
"I don't think Xiao treats you as an outsider. Your business is his business. He doesn't think you are taking advantage of him. It's purely your pride that's getting in the way."
Lin You didn't expect that Ms. Su pointed out her problem so directly.
Ms. Su paused and continued, "Xiaoyou, let me ask you another question. If Xiaoshi wasn't from the Shi family, and he was just an ordinary person like you, would you discuss this matter with him and ask for his help?"
Lin You was startled and replied in a low voice, "Yes."
Ms. Su: "That's it. You're hesitant not because you're afraid of bothering others, but because you're not on equal terms with Xiao. Your pride won't allow you to beg for help from a stronger person."
"Now that the problem has been found, shall I hang up?"
Lin You responded, "Well, go watch TV."
Ms. Su nodded. "Okay, stop being so overly complicated."
After saying that, Ms. Su hung up the phone.
Lin You stood at the end of the corridor and did not move for a long time.
The sky is deep blue, with no stars or moon, only the occasional neon light streaking across the sky, leaving behind some gorgeous afterimages.
*
Lin You returned to the ward and washed her face in the bathroom. Then she saw herself in the mirror and her face looked a little pale.
After all, she is not living as an independent individual in this world.
She couldn't change the world, but she didn't want to compromise herself, so she decided to be... not so perfect.
Thinking of this, she called Shi Jingyuan.
Telling the story of Chen Lingling was not as difficult as she had imagined.
Moreover, after listening to it, Shi Jingyuan did not mind as much as she expected.
He asked with a half-smile, "Just because of this issue, you and your friend cried all night?"
What seemed like a huge matter to her and Chen Lingling seemed like a trivial matter in his mouth.
"When faced with a scumbag like this, your friend should be thankful that he discovered his true colors before the child was born."
He smoked a cigarette and said lightly, "Then you can rest assured to accompany her. As for Ah Bai... I will handle it. I will give you news tomorrow."
"Jingyuan," Lin You hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "Do you think I'm taking advantage of you?"
"Heh," Shi Jingyuan laughed directly, "How can this be considered exploitation? Lin You, actually... I would be happier if you could trust me more and rely on me."
As he spoke, he sighed in a pretentious manner, "You know what? Sometimes I feel like you're discriminating against me. Because I'm rich and outstanding, you treat me differently!"
Lin You: “…”
Shi Jingyuan: "Don't deny it, you're just wearing tinted glasses."
Lin You did not deny it, but he also absolutely could not agree with his statement.
Shi Jingyuan was just complaining and didn't intend to get any response. After chatting for a few minutes, the two ended the call.
What Lin You didn't expect was that Shi Jingyuan's movements were so fast.
The next morning, entertainment news was flooded with big news.
The news that Abai was being kept by a rich woman was confirmed, and gossip sources also reported that the rich woman was very old, two years older than Abai's biological mother.
Lin You was reading the news, and the more he read, the more his worldview exploded.
One of the news items was reported by Abai's friend, saying that Abai planned to marry a rich woman in order to get her property, and the two of them also teamed up to trick other women into giving birth to their children.
These days, for the sake of profit, these people do things that are inhumane.
Chen Lingling's eyes turned red with anger when she saw the news. "So, I'm not the only victim? He also got two other girls pregnant?"
Lin You twitched the corner of his mouth, still retaining his final seriousness, "This is what the gossip news says."
Chen Lingling clutched the quilt and gritted her teeth, "What should I do? I really want to stab him right now!"
"Calm down!" Lin You frowned. "If these rumors get out, his career will definitely be ruined..."
Before she could finish her words, a man wearing a mask suddenly appeared at the door of the ward.
Chen Lingling was the first to see him, and even though he was wearing a mask, she recognized him at a glance.
"Abai! How dare you come here!"
Chen Lingling struggled to sit up, and Lin You quickly held her down. "You're not well yet, don't get excited. If you want to beat someone up, I'll do it!"
The scumbag came to her door, and Lin You didn’t think that today’s matter could be let go.
Lin You made up her mind that if this scumbag dared to bully Lingling again, she would make him pay even if she had to risk half her life!
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