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Ye Wenyu said goodbye to Lin Tingfeng, her mouth radiating coldness as if she had a block of ice in it, indicating that she would never see him again. But that very evening, when she returned to the girls' dormitory, she received a sudden phone call from her mother, who tearfully told her that her stepfather was ill and urgently needed a large sum of money for surgery.
Her mother, desperate and crying, begged her for money. Forced into a corner, and with her own feelings for Lin Tingfeng that she couldn't let go of, she took the initiative to call Lin Tingfeng and ask him for money to treat her stepfather's illness. That's how the two of them got together.
Looking back now, her stepfather's illness was like a push that completely led her from her previous hesitation and wavering into Lin Tingfeng's arms.
But now, looking back carefully, if it weren't for her stepfather's illness, she would most likely have ended up with Lin Tingfeng in her previous life, because after all, she had fallen for him at the beginning and had deep feelings for him.
Who knows?
Some things, if she couldn't understand them, she simply stopped thinking about. All she knew was that in this life, she had to stay away from Lin Tingfeng. Being with him was like a nightmare; he was the most terrifying tyrant she had ever seen. Now, thanks to her cleverness and hard work, she was doing quite well. Lin Tingfeng hadn't contacted her for three months, and she had secured a place as a student from a poor family at her school, receiving a subsidy that made her life much easier. Furthermore, her relationship with Cai Wenchuan was progressing peacefully. Everything was going smoothly, and they would get married after she graduated from university.
Therefore, Ye Wenyu is very satisfied with her current life.
However, her happy life had just begun when her stepfather's illness was about to crush her!
For the poor, life is like passing through hurdles; happiness is always fleeting, like a brief moment in time, while hardship is what truly defines life.
Seeing Ye Wenyu remain silent, Zhang Susu cried and said, "Your father just fell ill this morning. It's not a serious illness, but the surgery will cost about 50,000 yuan. However, we just bought a house, and we have to pay 6,000 yuan in mortgage every month! We also have two children to raise. My meager pension isn't even enough to cover the mortgage payments each month, so where would we get any savings? Why did you call your mother today? I was planning to call you, sob sob sob sob—" Her mother cried like a howling north wind, chilling everyone to the bone.
Ye Wenyu stood there, feeling as if all the blood in her body had drained away from the soles of her feet with a "thud." Listening to her mother's desperate cries, she wondered what to do. Her stepfather, just like in her previous life, had fallen ill and needed surgery, and her mother had asked her for money.
In her past life, she was with Lin Tingfeng because of her stepfather's illness.
Ye Wenyu's heart was burning with anxiety, like oil being fried on fire.
In this life, she has no connection with Lin Tingfeng anymore. Cai Wenchuan doesn't seem to be particularly wealthy. How much money can a young university teacher have? No matter how great a university teacher is, they live in small dormitories when they are young. Even after ten or twenty years, when they are promoted to associate professor, they only live in larger dormitories. Cai Wenchuan is particularly generous to her, spending money like water. Moreover, he just helped her apply for a poverty student subsidy for her. He has always been very caring towards her. How could she have the nerve to borrow money from him again?
Therefore, to keep her life peaceful and prevent it from collapsing like a snow mountain, Ye Wenyu tried to keep a cold heart and said, "Mom, Uncle Wang isn't my dad. You've been married to him for less than a year, and I've only met him once. How could he be my dad?" The implication was that her stepfather wasn't her father, and not a very good one at that, so she wouldn't lend him money. However, a voice in her heart gently reminded her that Uncle Wang wasn't a bad person, and that he loved her mother very much.
Ye Wenyu's heart was like a reed in a storm, swaying violently between two sides.
Zhang Susu seemed not to understand her daughter's meaning. She was lost in her own despair, perhaps her partner's illness had driven her mad. She couldn't bear the thought of her second marriage, a life of happiness crumbling like a house of cards. She continued sobbing, crying to Ye Wenyu, "Yes, you've only met him once. He's your stepfather, you're not related by blood. But Xiaoyu, he's the best man in the world! He's so good to me! I can't just watch him get sick and need surgery without helping him. I can't do it. Even if I have to sell my blood, I'll save him!"
Ye Wenyu fell silent, a desolate thought lingering in her mind: Had her mother gone mad? Had she forgotten that her eldest daughter was still a freshman in college? To survive, she had already given her all, clinging to hope amidst despair, like a pitiful little snail struggling to move forward with a heavy burden. At her age, being able to complete her studies without her parents' help was already an achievement.
Why is her mother still thinking of borrowing money from her?
Ye Wenyu felt a headache coming on, a bitter smile playing on her lips. She felt as if she were soaking in bitter water, suffering terribly.
Seeing her daughter's silence, Zhang Susu felt a glimmer of hope. She continued on the other end of the phone, tears welling in her eyes, softly pleading, "Xiaoyu, I really have no other choice. You know we don't have any wealthy relatives. I'm desperate, that's why I'm asking you for money. Please help me think of something! Do you know any wealthy classmates? I'll definitely pay you back if you give me 50,000 yuan. The hospital is waiting for me to pay. If I don't pay, they won't operate on your stepfather. Waaah, what am I going to do? Waaah, what am I going to do—"
Although she didn't see it in person, Ye Wenyu could almost see her mother's tearful face, because she had nowhere else to turn.
She thought sadly that for the poor, 50,000 yuan was like a mountain that could easily crush them.
She remained silent, not because she was unwilling to help, but because she was in dire straits herself and had no friends to lend her money to.
Her mother had an inexplicable confidence in her daughter, coupled with an unusually optimistic outlook.
Zhang Susu continued to plead, "Xiaoyu, you've only met your stepfather once, and there's not much affection between you. But how has your mother treated you? If your mother gets sick, will you try to borrow money to help her get treatment?"
Ye Wenyu was stunned, then a thought struck her. Without even thinking, she knew that if her mother fell ill and urgently needed surgery in the hospital, she would definitely borrow money, even if it meant selling herself, to raise the funds for her mother's surgery.
When she was little, she was the apple of her mother's eye. Her mother would give her 600 yuan to buy her a princess dress from the mall, even if it meant eating instant noodles for a month. Because of her mother, she was once like a real child, laughing happily.
She should always be grateful to her mother, shouldn't she?
If a person forgets where they came from, then that is going too far.
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