Huang Wen's originally gloomy face slowly changed after hearing her words, and his eyes gradually turned red.

"Cousin, don't worry, I will definitely get good grades."

They are the same age, but Huang Wen is two months younger than Shao Mo. This is also the first time that Huang Wen calls her cousin.

Shao Mo was very relieved and said, "Do your best."

Looking at Huang Wen's thin and yellow face, Shao Mo touched out another 30 yuan and gave it to him. "Don't just eat vegetarian food. If your body breaks down, everything else will be in vain. There's no need to gamble your future and prospects just to save a few dollars. From today on, have at least one meat dish for every meal. This money should be enough for you to eat until the college entrance examination."

Huang Wen held the money, lowered his head to wipe away his tears, and nodded in agreement.

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After walking the dog, Zeng Fang changed Fak's water and dog food, then habitually picked up a pen and walked to the calendar hanging on the wall, wanting to make a check mark.

But when she got closer to the calendar, she found that today was the last day for her to "pay her debt".

After today, she won't need to come here every day to walk the dog.

The debt was paid off, but she did not feel as happy and relaxed as she had imagined.

Just as I was daydreaming, the door of the apartment was suddenly opened from the outside.

Shen Zhen walked in carrying a bag and saw her standing by the wall with a marker in her hand. He vaguely understood something.

He put his things on the coffee table, walked up to her, looked at the calendar, then looked at her, and said with a twitch of his lips, "Congratulations, the debt is paid off."

Zeng Fang didn't say anything, but slowly took a pen and ticked the number 25.

Shen Zhen stared at her for a moment, then suddenly turned and walked towards the room.

"Just put the key on the coffee table, and remember to close the door when you leave."

After a pause, Shen Zhen turned around again and said, "If you want to eat the snacks on the coffee table, take them away. They were given to me by others. I don't like to eat this kind of stuff."

"Shen Zhen."

Shen Zhen stopped.

This seemed to be the first time the little fat girl called him by his name seriously.

In the past I would always call him “hey”, or I would scold him with his full name when I was angry.

Shen Zhen didn’t think his name was nice before, but when the fat girl called it, he suddenly felt that his name was quite nice.

Facing Shen Zhen's teasing and inquiring gaze, Zeng Fang mustered up the courage to speak, "Although I don't owe you anything, if you don't have time to take care of Fake in the future, you can call me on the pager."

Shen Zhen chuckled, "Are you addicted to working? I don't have the money to hire you."

Zeng Fang glared at him and said, "I don't want your money. I just want to spend more time with Fake."

The smile on Shen Zhen's face slowly disappeared.

At Fak's age, he has to live one day at a time. No medicine will work for him and will only increase the burden on his body.

"You keep the key. If you want to come over, just come directly. You don't need to tell me."

After Shen Zhen finished speaking, he was about to leave, but was stopped by Zeng Fang again.

Shen Zhen was a little annoyed, so he simply turned around and walked in front of her, looking down at her and said, "What else do you have to say? Can you say it all at once?"

When she got closer, Zeng Fang discovered that Shen Zhen's eyes were heavily bloodshot and his brows showed fatigue, as if he had not slept all night.

Zeng Fang couldn't help but ask, "What did you do last night?"

Shen Zhen pulled the corner of his mouth, "Do you want to control me?"

Zeng Fang blushed, "It's up to you to say it or not, I'm just asking casually, I have something to ask you."

Maybe he was really too tired, Shen Zhen took out his cigarette case and walked towards the balcony.

"Ask."

After blowing out a smoke ring, Shen Zhen spoke to Zeng Fang in the living room.

"Did it really cost two thousand dollars to treat your eyes at the hospital?"

Shen Zhen paused in shaking off the ash from his cigarette and glanced at her with his narrow eyes, half smiling.

In fact, Zeng Fang had already suspected it, but she didn't want to delve into it, or in other words, she didn't want to break the connection with Shen Zhen.

But now everything was over, she and he owed each other nothing, and she finally had the courage to ask the doubts that had troubled her for so long.

"Yeah, it's fake. It's only a hundred dollars. I cheated you. What are you going to do?"

Shen Zhen admitted it frankly and even acted like a rogue, but Zeng Fang couldn't get angry.

She just wanted an answer.

"Why?"

Shen Zhen didn't answer.

"You deliberately tricked me with a fake medical bill, are you trying to play a trick on me? Do you want to enslave me and do hard labor for you?"

Shen Zhen still didn't answer, just looked at her quietly.

Silence is acquiescence.

Zeng Fang couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or lost. It felt like something in her heart was sinking little by little, and her eye sockets and nose felt inexplicably sore and swollen.

She took a deep breath and suppressed her emotions.

"I understand. I won't blame you. After all, I was the one who hurt you first. It's a blessing that your eyes are fine. We are even now."

After saying that, Zeng Fang picked up her bag and left the apartment.

Watching the apartment door being closed, Shen Zhen suddenly seemed to react, threw away the cigarette, and ran after him.

Hearing footsteps behind her, Zeng Fang was hesitating whether to look back, but soon someone grabbed her arm.

"no."

Shen Zhen looked down at her, breathing heavily, "It's not to tease you."

Zeng Fang's heart suddenly rose again, and she stared at the other person with her big eyes without blinking, "Why is that?"

Shen Zhen pursed his lips.

It was summer, and he was wearing a round-neck black T-shirt, with his entire neck and collarbone exposed, making him look particularly elegant.

He has a very fair complexion and handsome facial features, but his aura is cold and gloomy, and inexplicably gives off the air of an ascetic young man.

Zeng Fang felt a little soft-hearted and didn't want to force an answer, but Shen Zhen spoke anyway.

"To be able to see you."

Boom! It was as if fireworks were exploding in my mind.

Joy and sweetness secretly filled every corner of her heart.

"Ha, you really believed it? I lied to you."

The smile on Zeng Fang's face faded before it could even bloom.

Shen Zhen laughed wantonly and annoyingly, "The doctor told Fak to go out and breathe some fresh air to change his mood. I don't have that much time to take him out to play every day, so I wanted to find someone to do it for me, and you just happened to run into me. Although it's a bit unkind, I still want to thank you for taking care of Fak for me for so long."

"Thank you so much, I don't need it!"

Zeng Fang was so angry that she turned around and left, but she was grabbed by Shen Zhen after taking a few steps.

"Are you angry? You were the one who had to ask. You got angry when I told you the truth. Do you like to hear lies?"

Zeng Fang tried her best to hold back the tears that were about to fall, "Shen Zhen, do you think I'm so stupid that I really believed your lies? At first I agreed to help you walk the dog because I felt guilty about you, and later I took care of Fake because I really liked it. I will still come here every day when I have time in the future."

Zeng Fang left angrily after saying this.

This time, Shen Zhen did not stop her. Instead, he stood there and watched her slowly walk away and eventually disappear.

Second update~ 　　I may have to update twice recently because I don’t feel well and want to keep some drafts on hand in case of emergency.

The situation is a bit serious now. If you have the conditions, please stock up some medicine at home, such as antipyretic and cold granules, isatis root, etc. There is no need to buy lotus at a high price; ordinary cold medicine will be enough. I hope everyone is safe. Xoxo.

(End of this chapter)