Chapter 25 They only want money, not people.
After Cheng Zhenzhen's hunger strike, her parents were worried that she would really starve to death, so they had no choice but to agree to her marriage with that pretty boy.
Cheng Zhenzhen was happily preparing for her wedding, but she never expected that the pretty boy only wanted money and didn't want her at all.
He arranged for someone to set a trap, making Cheng Zhenzhen believe that she had failed in her business.
Seeing the debt collectors beating him to death, Cheng Zhenzhen felt heartbroken without any surprise.
To prevent those people from beating her husband to death, Cheng Zhenzhen borrowed money from her family several times.
The previous times, Cheng Yingkang and his wife felt sorry for their only daughter and quickly gave her away.
But as she kept coming to their door to borrow money, the couple quickly realized something was wrong.
Cheng Zhenzhen didn't want her parents to continue looking down on her husband, so she just said that her business had failed and the amount of money she was borrowing was getting bigger and bigger.
Cheng Yingkang knew that his daughter had no interest in business, so he quickly stopped giving her the money.
As a result, Cheng Zhenzhen stomped her foot and said, "If you won't lend me money, plenty of others will! I'll go borrow from loan sharks right now!"
In those days, loan sharking was poorly regulated, and violent debt collection was commonplace.
Fearing that their only daughter would be beaten to death by that group, Cheng Yingkang and his wife had no choice but to borrow money twice more, but they also told her not to do business anymore and to find a job.
Cheng Zhenzhen readily agreed, but a few days later, her gigolo husband pressured her to borrow money again.
No matter what Cheng Zhenzhen said, Cheng Yingkang and his wife refused to lend her any more money, so the gigolo set his sights on Cheng Zhenzhen again.
This time, he was really going to force Cheng Zhenzhen to borrow money from loan sharks.
Cheng Zhenzhen was just love-struck, not stupid, and she immediately rejected him.
"Are you crazy! Such high interest rates! What if I can't pay them back? My parents won't be able to help me! You know what kind of people those loan sharks are. You're telling me to borrow money from loan sharks? You're forcing me to die!"
After this ordeal, her intelligence was once again on full display, and she began to doubt whether her husband truly loved her.
If her husband truly loved her, why would he force her to take out a high-interest loan?
Just as she was hesitating, she discovered that her husband had almost been beaten to death again.
She didn't know it was a trap set by the gigolo; she only thought it was a high-interest loan her husband had taken out himself.
Her husband, covered in blood from the beating, clung to her hand with teary eyes, insisting on divorcing her.
“Zhenzhen, it’s all my fault. I didn’t manage the business well, which is why I lost so much money.”
"You are the person I love most, I can't be a burden to you anymore, let's get a divorce, my debts have nothing to do with you..."
Cheng Zhenzhen is the type of person who responds better to gentle persuasion than force. Her husband previously pressured her to borrow money from loan sharks, which made me suspicious of him.
But now that her husband has to shoulder all the responsibilities on his own, she's starting to feel reluctant to let him go.
Desperate, she borrowed money from loan sharks to help her husband make ends meet.
She waited anxiously for two months, but instead of her husband making money, she saw him chasing after other women.
Cheng Zhenzhen was furious and cried out in the street, demanding an explanation from him.
At this point, she was no longer of any use. Her husband offered her some insincere comfort, then sold her to the red-light district.
Cheng Zhenzhen suffered greatly inside, and it was only after Cheng Yingkang spent all his wealth that he was able to rescue her.
Even after rescuing the person, Cheng Zhenzhen had already gone mad.
The last image in Chu Ci's mind was of Cheng Zhenzhen, naked and huddled in a corner, crying in a frenzy.
Her body was covered in cigarette burns and various whip marks, and she would scream wildly whenever she saw someone coming.
He banged his head against the wall, looking like he wanted to die.
Chu Ci rubbed his temples, his head throbbing from the sheer volume of information.
However, Cheng Zhenzhen must have suffered greatly in the red-light district to have ended up like this.
But at this moment, Cheng Zhenzhen looked innocent and spoiled, sitting on the hospital bed with her arms crossed, her eyes full of mockery.
"I didn't expect that, Aci. We haven't seen each other for two years, and your acting skills have improved a lot. No wonder you were able to fool Brother Qiang and get him to give you five hundred yuan for the fortune telling!"
Upon hearing her daughter mention Wang Qiang, who had nearly beaten Chu Ci and her grandson to death, the landlady glared at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I should have made you starve for two more days!"
"Mom! You actually scolded me for the sake of that liar?"
Cheng Zhenzhen was so angry that her chest heaved, and her pale face gained a bit of color.
He glared at Chu Ci one last time, then lay back down angrily.
The landlady helped the unsteady Chu Ci to the outside of the ward, nervously rubbing her hands together.
"Ah Ci, do you think Zhenzhen will be happy with that pretty boy?"
She felt it wasn't safe enough, "Why don't you also consider that pretty boy T? Wouldn't it be safer to consider both sides?"
"No need, Auntie."
Chu Ci sighed, "That pretty boy is no good at all. No one will be happy with him."
She briefly described what she had seen, emphasizing that the man would sell Cheng Zhenzhen to the red-light district.
The landlady was completely stunned after hearing the whole story.
Red-light district?
So that pretty boy doesn't like Zhenzhen at all!
After a brief moment of surprise, she was so angry that she trembled all over.
"That bastard! Not content with just money, he also has to harm my daughter like this!"
Chu Ci really wanted to say that the pretty boy just wanted to sell Cheng Zhenzhen for money.
But before she could finish speaking, the door to Cheng Zhenzhen's hospital room was pushed open.
Her hands were still wet, and her eyes widened in anger. "Chu Ci, no wonder my parents don't approve of me pursuing happiness, it's all because of you!"
Enraged, she flung the medicine bottle at him, sending the IV needle flying off her hand.
She didn't even care about the injury on her hand and rushed straight at Chu Ci.
"You bitch! What grudge do I have against you? I just said a few sarcastic things to you! And you actually want to ruin my good marriage!"
Chu Ci's lips twitched, and he dodged it effortlessly.
"Everything I said is true. The good marriage you talk about will only lead to your utter ruin in the end."
"You're talking nonsense! You don't even know the person I like, how could you know I'd be doomed!"
"Although I don't know him, I know that a good lover will only make you feel stable and make your life better and better, instead of lying in the hospital with an IV drip."
Cheng Zhenzhen felt that what she said seemed to make some sense, and her face went blank for a moment.
But she quickly gritted her teeth and spat, "That's just sophistry!"
Seeing her daughter about to lunge at Chu Ci again, the landlady quickly stopped her, "Aci is here to help you, what are you doing!"
"If she came to help me, she shouldn't have lied to you! If I get married, I'm sure I can live a good life with the person I love!"
Chu Ci simply smiled at her words and said goodbye, "Auntie, I'm leaving now. Come chat with my grandma sometime."
"Alright, alright, Aci, you can go now."
The landlady took her daughter back to the hospital room while scolding her.
"These are all patients here, can't you be quiet!"
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Grandma was also very concerned about Cheng Zhenzhen's situation, and couldn't wait to ask Chu Ci when he returned.
"So? Do you think your sister Zhenzhen and that person will have a good marriage?"
Instead of answering, Chu Ci asked, "Grandma, do you think those two can have a good life together in the future?"
"Is there any need to say more!" Grandma didn't mince words with her granddaughter, saying directly, "If that pretty boy were a good person, would he have done something like making Zhenzhen steal money and elope with him?"
This kind of wicked person harms their relatives and friends before getting married.
After getting married, he took advantage of his wife and her family to cause trouble.
It would be strange if Cheng Zhenzhen could have a good life if she married someone like that!
Chu Ci nodded: "Grandma, you're right. If Cheng Zhenzhen marries him, her life will be ruined."
"Huh? What did your landlady say? If Cheng Zhenzhen really wants to get married, can they stop her?" Grandma asked.
"I don't know about that."
Chu Ci shook her head, glanced at the time, and said, "Grandma, it's time to eat. What would you like to eat today?"
As it turned out, the landlady and her husband really couldn't win against their only daughter.
Grandma soon learned that Cheng Zhenzhen was going to marry that young man and had given the couple a house and a lot of cash support.
When she talked about this, Grandma's face showed no regret or anger, only an undisguised expectation.
"Your landlady and your Uncle Yingkang have already figured out how to make your sister Zhenzhen face reality. Just wait and see!"
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