Chapter 233 The Culprit
"Although our family is not wealthy, we at least have enough food and clothing on a daily basis."
"But that year, I found that the financial situation of my family seemed to be getting tighter and tighter."
"I don't understand why. I asked my grandparents, but they didn't tell me. They just told me not to worry about it and to just study hard."
"I thought it was just a matter of family troubles and a temporary cash flow problem, but it would be better after a while. But unexpectedly, the situation has gotten worse and worse..."
"After he retired, my grandfather became a primary school teacher in the next village. The school is not far from our home. It takes about 20 minutes to get there by bike."
"But one night, my grandmother and I waited for a long time for Grandpa to come back, but he didn't come back. We went to the school where Grandpa taught to look for him, but the students in the village said that Grandpa had passed away long ago."
"My grandmother and I realized something was wrong, so we quickly followed the paths around the village to look for Grandpa. Finally, we found him unconscious in the reeds by the river outside the village."
Two crystal tears slid down Huayue's beautiful eyes, and her voice became sad and choked.
"Grandpa's body was covered in wounds, and there was blood all over the ground. Those injuries clearly showed he was beaten..."
"My grandmother and I were terrified and quickly carried grandpa to the village doctor. Later, because his injuries were too serious, he was transferred to the town hospital."
"The doctor said that grandpa had two broken ribs and the broken bones had poked into his liver, so he needed surgery."
"The operation will cost a lot of money, but we really have no money..."
Hua Yue couldn't hold it in any longer and finally burst into tears. Yu Qingchuan looked at the tears streaming down her face and felt as if his heart was being pricked by a needle. He felt so uncomfortable that he took the tissue on the table and gently wiped Hua Yue's face.
When Yu Qingchuan's hand touched Hua Yue's face, both of them were stunned.
Even Qiao Yu, Cheng Sinian and Luo Zhenzhen who were standing by opened their eyes slightly wide in surprise and stared at the two of them.
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
Huayue was still sobbing uncontrollably, but in this atmosphere, she felt like she couldn't cry or not cry.
"Ahem..." Qiao Yu coughed lightly, touched his nose, and took the initiative to speak to break the deadlock: "So what happened next?"
Yu Qingchuan came to his senses, stuffed the tissue into Huayue's hand, and silently withdrew his hand, lowering his head with his ears slightly red.
Hua Yue came back to her senses after hearing this, and she let out a light breath before continuing slowly, "Later, my grandmother and I went to ask the doctor, hoping they could give us a few days to perform the surgery on Grandpa first. We'll gather the medical expenses as soon as possible."
"The doctor was a good man. After learning about our situation, he helped us buy a week's time with the hospital."
"The operation went smoothly. After Grandpa knew that he was fine, Grandma asked me to stay with him in the hospital while she went home to find a way to borrow money."
"Luckily, Grandpa is a kind and helpful person. After the villagers learned about our difficulties, they were willing to help us. We scraped together some money and finally managed to pay for Grandpa's surgery."
"But we can't even afford a penny for the subsequent hospitalization."
"After grandpa woke up and learned about the situation, he insisted on being discharged. We had no choice but to complete the discharge procedures for him."
"It was deep winter at the time, and the weather was extremely cold. Grandpa was discharged from the hospital before he had fully recovered, and he caught a cold on the way, and his health worsened."
"But we have no money and can't afford the medical expenses for another hospitalization. We can only let grandpa take care of him at home."
"But even so, the high medical bills are overwhelming us. Even if my grandmother and I work three jobs every day, it's just a drop in the bucket."
"With nowhere else to turn... I thought about returning to the 'brothel village'."
At this point, a flicker of embarrassment crossed Hua Yue's face. She lowered her head, her hands tightly clutching the corners of her clothes. She didn't dare look at Yu Qingchuan beside her.
This was the first time she made up her mind to reveal her past to outsiders.
She was very scared.
I was afraid of seeing contempt and disdain in his eyes.
But she had no intention of stopping. Now that she had spoken, she might as well be completely honest.
"I know that doing this is self-degrading, but I really have no other options. I can't just watch Grandpa die of illness..."
Tears as big as beans began to fall from Hua Yue's eyes again, but she didn't care. She just lowered her eyelashes and continued, "I went back without telling grandma."
"I wanted to go back and find my biological mother. But the villagers said she had been taken away by her family."
"I thought it was weird because I'd never heard we had a family before."
"But I asked many people, and they all said the same thing. I had no choice but to believe it."
"So I regained hope and thought about going back to see if I could find my biological mother. Even though she wasn't very kind to me before, at least she didn't starve me to death."
"So I thought, after all, we are mother and daughter, she should be able to help me."
"So I went back and told my grandmother about it, but after listening to me, my grandmother asked me to promise her very seriously that I would never mention my biological mother again."
"Grandma's mood swings were quite dramatic at the time, which made me wonder if something had happened that made her so wary of my biological mother."
"But we were so short of money at the time... Grandma was overworked and didn't eat much, so she became thinner and thinner. She looked like she was going to collapse at any moment... So later on, I secretly tried to find out about my biological mother without telling her."
"When I found my biological mother, she had already moved into a villa."
"I only found out later that all the women in our village had been trafficked."
"Back then, my grandmother was trafficked to a brothel and gave birth to my mother. Later, my grandmother passed away, and my mother stayed in the brothel until her grandmother found her."
"I tried everything to contact my biological mother. I begged her humbly, hoping she could save grandpa."
"Even if you can just lend us a little money."
"But it was this contact that allowed me to finally know the whole truth of the matter."
Tears welled up in Huayue's eyes once again, and her voice was suddenly filled with hatred. Her eyes were filled with intense anger, and her whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
"That woman...the family's gradual financial hardship and Grandpa's injury during that time were all caused by her!"
"If it weren't for her, Grandpa wouldn't have gotten into trouble at all! She is the culprit behind our series of tragedies!"
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