Once a person takes on all the pressure, no matter how hard they try to hold on, there will always be a moment when they might break down because of a simple, ordinary sentence.
Upon noticing that he was crying, Shi Lingheng frowned: "Men don't shed tears, so why are you crying?"
Jiang Cheng wiped his eyes hard, but the tears seemed to be disobedient, falling more and more uncontrollably.
Her voice was still trembling with tears, her tone stubborn: "Am I really such a useless person..."
It seemed both pathetic and laughable.
Shi Lingheng stood silently to the side, letting him compose himself before saying, "Some things, you just have to tough it out."
He didn't say anything like "there's no hurdle you can't overcome" or "you have to learn to let go"... he just said it calmly and managed to get through it...
These few words already reveal the bitterness within.
Jiang Cheng looked up at him.
"What happened? If you want to talk about it, then talk about it. If you don't want to talk about it, remember what I said: calm yourself down and stay rational so that you can come up with a solution."
After Shi Lingheng finished speaking, he turned and left the house, leaving Shi Lingheng alone in the house to sort out his emotions.
Jiang Cheng had always known that his father's affairs could not be discussed. His father had gone to great lengths to arrange for him and his siblings to be sent to the countryside as educated youth before the incident, precisely to prevent them from being implicated. If their father's affairs were known to others, they would also be labeled as bad elements.
But……
He doesn't care about anything else right now.
No matter how much hardship lies ahead, how could he stand by and watch his father, who had once doted on him and his siblings so much, simply ignore his father's misfortune...
He was going all in, regardless of the consequences...
In his eyes, Shi Lingheng was far more capable than him, and perhaps he could help him come up with a solution.
“It’s my father. He injured his leg while working and had a high fever that wouldn’t go down. He was on the verge of death and needed medicine, but… so I…”
This news came after Jiang Cheng found out about the village where his father had been resettled and secretly asked an old friend to look after him. Fortunately, this friend was loyal and would write to inform him of any important matters.
My father hasn't written since his last letter...
The siblings were already unfilial enough for not being able to stay by their father's side to take care of him, but now that they had learned of this, their hearts were torn apart like ants gnawing at them, yet they were helpless.
Medicine isn't something you can just buy with money or coupons. Doctors have to specify the purpose and the person who will use the medicine when they prescribe it. Jiang Cheng's father was not one of those people who were not eligible for the medicine. For minor illnesses, he could only tough it out. For major disasters, it was up to fate whether God wanted him or not.
Jiang Cheng covered his face, finally breaking down in tears: "I have no way to save him, I'm so useless. Every day when I open my eyes, I'm terrified of hearing the worst news..."
Shi Lingheng was silent for a moment, then turned around...
Jiang Cheng assumed that Shi Lingheng was also unwilling to deal with this matter. He smiled bitterly. Who would want to get involved in this troublesome affair?
But to his surprise, Shi Lingheng rummaged through the drawers and pulled out a package, handing it directly to him: "This is some commonly used medicine that my family prepared for me when I went to the countryside. I think it should be of some use to him. This is all I can do to help you. The rest is up to luck..."
He handed the small package to Jiang Cheng. Ignoring his tears, Jiang Cheng opened the package with trembling hands. Inside were some commonly used anti-inflammatory and antipyretic drugs as well as external wound medicine.
He knelt down with a thud: "From this day forward, my life belongs to you..."
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