On that day, an unprecedented fierce quarrel broke out in the Cheng family.

Finally, Cheng Yining locked himself in the room and stopped listening to anyone.

She leaned her back against the door, covered her face and cried softly, her eyes were red and swollen, and finally she couldn't help squatting on the ground and crying loudly...

From that day on, Cheng Yining began a week-long cold war with his family.

Even protesting by going on hunger strike!

Not a drop of water!

The other side.

Cha Baiwan has never found Cheng Yining since her 20th birthday.

The joy of celebrating her birthday that the two had originally agreed to celebrate was gradually replaced by worry.

Finally, he was really worried and went to the Cheng family in person.

After a round of difficult negotiations with Cheng's father and mother.

He was then allowed to take a look at Cheng Yining.

But when he opened the door and saw Cheng Yining, who was starving and dying, breathing like a ghost, but still refused to compromise~

Cha Baiwan thought of himself as a 1.80-meter-tall, indestructible man of steel, but in an instant, he was about to collapse!

His heart felt like it was being gripped by a huge force. Intense pain spread to his fingertips. His knuckles gripping the door handle turned white from the force he exerted.

"ah……"

After a moment, Cha Baiwan seemed to finally react. He clenched his fists and smashed them against the wall. His eyes were red and he growled in anger.

An indescribable emotion rose in his eyes, it was sadness, hatred, deep resentment and disbelief.

He took heavy steps, walked to Cheng Yining's side step by step with difficulty, and slowly knelt down beside the bed as if exhausted.

"Xiao Ning... Xiao Ning..."

Cha Baiwan felt extremely distressed, and with trembling hands he touched Cheng Yining, who was pale and thin, and whose cheeks were almost shriveled and unrecognizable.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

He turned his head angrily and looked at the Cheng family's parents outside the door, who had expressionless and harsh faces.

He said in a hoarse voice: "I agree to all the conditions you just mentioned, but I have to take Xiao Ning away first. She needs to go to the hospital."

After saying that, he ignored Cheng's father and mother, and opened the door for him and let him in. Then he shrank aside, not daring to say another word.

Holding Cheng Yining, he left the Cheng family directly.

Behind him, the younger brother of the Cheng family followed carefully from a distance with red eyes.

The girl in my arms was as light as a piece of paper.

Cha Baiwan felt heartbroken and stayed in the hospital until Cheng Yining woke up. Only then did he slowly smile.

The look he gave Cheng Yining was as gentle as water.

"Xiao Ning, don't worry, your parents have already agreed to our marriage."

Cheng Yining's weak and tired eyes suddenly brightened up.

Cha Baiwan grabbed Cheng Yining's hand, put it to his lips and kissed it gently.

"But... they have a condition..."

Cha Baiwan paused, pretending to be relaxed and said to her: "...They want me to pay 20,000 yuan as a betrothal gift."

"No……"

Cheng Yining wanted to sit up excitedly, but was quickly held down by Cha Baiwan. "Don't be impatient. Listen to me first."

Cha Baiwan was silent for a few seconds, then raised the corners of his mouth again, with a slight smile, and said in a gentle voice:

"I've thought about it. Your parents' concerns are not unreasonable. At the moment, I can't give you the life you want..."

Cheng Yining spoke hastily, his voice hoarse and difficult to understand, "All I want is you!"

"I know! I know..."

Cha Baiwan looked at her tenderly, gently touching her lips which were dry, flaky and cracked due to lack of water, and his heart was broken.

He brought over the warm water placed beside him, helped Cheng Yining up, and held him in his arms.

"Come, drink some water first."

"Don't do such stupid things again, I'll take care of everything!"

Cheng Yining was thirsty, so he swallowed a glass of water directly, and then he felt his throat felt better.

She turned to look at Cha Baiwan, "Don't agree to their conditions, they are deliberately making things difficult for you..."

Cha Baiwan put his hand over Cheng Yining's mouth and said, "Your throat hurts, so just say less."

After a pause, Cha Baiwan smiled easily.

"Actually, this time I came here, I also have something to tell you."

"...Brother Rao and I found a way to make a lot of money in the south."

"This time, even if your parents didn't object, I still wanted to give it a try."

"Xiao Ning, wait for me for two years... After two years, I will come with a sedan chair and marry you home, okay?"

Cheng Yining's eyes were filled with tears and his face was pale. "Do you really have to go?"

"Well, I don't want to miss this opportunity. This time, I can really make a lot of money." Cha Baiwan nodded affirmatively.

A good man has ambitions!

Cheng Yining didn't want to trap the wings of Cha Baiwan, the eagle, because of himself.

She concealed her heartache and asked uncertainly, "Will it be dangerous?... Don't lie to me, I want to hear the truth!"

Cha Baiwan suppressed the bitterness in his heart, pinched his palms tightly, lowered his head and kissed her temple lightly.

Assure her, "There's no danger! Really."

"You know that it's a special economic zone now. There's gold and opportunities everywhere. As long as you're diligent, you can make money..."

Cheng Yining had a blank expression and lowered his eyes. I wonder what he was thinking?

After a while, tears flowed from her eyes.

Cheng Yining forced himself to smile, and said with a sob: "Okay! As long as you say it, I will believe it."

"I will wait for you in Rongcheng! You must come back!"

Cha Baiwan hugged Cheng Yining, who was in tears, tightly in his arms and kissed the top of her head lovingly.

Thinking of the belittlement and sarcasm directed at him by Cheng's father and mother, there was more helplessness and sadness in his eyes, and a hint of embarrassment.

…

Ever since we parted.

Cheng Yining hadn't seen Cha Baiwan for almost a year, and today was their first meeting since they parted.

Cheng Yining came back to his senses from the past and noticed the sudden silence between the two of them.

She looked at Jiang Tiantian's worried eyes and said, "Sorry, Miss Jiang, I just lost my composure!"

Jiang Tiantian smiled knowingly, "It's a matter of feelings, I understand, you don't have to mind it."

"By the way, from now on I will call you Yining, and you can just call me Tiantian, don't call me girl and leave me girl."

"Well, okay! I'll listen to you."

The two walked back to the main hall.

Jiang Tiantian asked directly: "Yining, now you can tell me why your family wants to sell that yard?"

Cheng Yining hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth, "I have a younger brother who is three years younger than me. He made friends with the wrong people and became addicted to gambling..."

Having said this, Cheng Yining's eyes dimmed.

"In the past few months, his family has been helping him pay off his gambling debts, time and time again. They've scolded him, beaten him, and even put him in solitary confinement..."

"Every time, he would kneel down and beg for mercy in tears, swearing never to gamble again."

"But every time, once I let him go, he would be harassed by someone again and dragged into gambling..."

"My academic performance was so good, but it plummeted, and I failed the college entrance examination."

"We don't know what to do in our family?"

Jiang Tiantian pondered for a moment, "How much gambling debt does he owe now?"

Cheng Yining pursed his lips and said a little embarrassedly: "...about 8,000 yuan."