Chapter 77 A Lucky Draw: Twenty for Your Life
The next day, Mom went home to rest, and Ayu took over taking care of Dad.
Mr. Xu is still undergoing treatment and has not yet been out of critical condition.
But today, two people who are completely unrelated actually came together.
An hour ago, Ma Bo asked the navigation to the hospital where Uncle Xu was, and parked in the parking lot.
Just as she was backing her car into the parking space, a car that was parked on the side waiting to pass suddenly accelerated and rushed up to her!
The sounds of collisions echoed through the parking lot.
Ma Bowen was jolted awake by the impact inside the car. She exhaled, glanced at the car next to her, and rolled her eyes dramatically.
She unbuckled her seatbelt and got out of the car.
He inspected the damaged area of the car, took photos and videos, and did it all in one swift motion.
Then he crossed his arms and leaned against the car, staring at the Cayenne driver, waiting for the other person to speak first.
The driver's side window of the Cayenne rolled down, revealing a handsome face filled with apology. He scratched his head and said with great remorse, "I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry. My brain just short-circuited and I stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake..."
Although he was a handsome guy, Bowen's gaze towards him did not soften at all because of his good looks; the word "stupid" almost overflowed from her eyes!
She tapped on her car and said decisively, "What do you mean? Go through insurance?"
The man got out of the car and looked at its terrible condition, then grinned awkwardly, "Whatever, I'll cover all the extra costs... I'm really sorry, I just got my driver's license and I have no experience with these things..."
Ma Bowen shook his head, pursed his lips, and sighed through his nostrils.
She opened her phone and said, "Add me on WeChat. I don't have time to deal with this right now; I need to go see the patient urgently. If we settle this privately, besides the additional costs after insurance reimbursement, you also need to compensate me for some of the emotional distress and time lost, because of this..."
Upon hearing that it could be resolved by paying money, the other party quickly chimed in, "Because this is entirely my fault! Okay, okay, I have no objection—"
He looked at his car and said apologetically, "What a coincidence, I'm also here to visit a patient. Um... if it's alright, could you please park your car for me? I might not be able to find a parking spot right away."
Good heavens, Bowen is completely speechless.
She had no choice but to say, "Okay, I'll help you stop, but it won't be free."
The man nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, thank you, miss..."
"hehe."
Bo Wen smiled insincerely, silently complaining to himself: "Heaven is indeed fair. Good-looking but brainless, anyone who dates such an idiot is truly doomed!"
After parking the car, Bowen glanced at the ward number sent by Ayu. Looking at the location of the underground parking lot and the road signs, she quickly found the elevator entrance of the corresponding building.
The other man also seemed to be looking for the elevator entrance; he was pacing back and forth on the map on his phone.
Ma Bo asked: "..."
She couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Which ward are you going to?"
Li Jiajing: "Intensive Care Unit, Building 5, Room 712."
"?" Bowen immediately realized, "You've come to see Ayu's father?"
Li Jiajing's eyes lit up with joy: "Could it be... you are too?"
Bowen let out a long sigh: "Come with me."
...
Then the two of them appeared together in front of Ah Yu.
The 7th floor was quiet. Bowen saw Ayu sitting at the entrance of the ICU, and silently walked over and touched her head.
“You’ve come…” Ah Yu smiled, her lips curving upwards, but her eyes were lifeless.
Bowen nodded, and then Xu Zhiyu saw Li Jiajing following behind her.
She was slightly surprised: "Eh? What brings you here too?"
Li Jiajing said heavily, "I noticed you haven't been playing mahjong for a while, so I asked Sister Suying at the teahouse, and she told me about it. Then I went online and watched some videos... Zhizhi, I'm sorry I'm late."
Ma Bo frowned and gave him a strange look.
Ah Yu understood: "Not at all, things happened so suddenly, I don't even have the heart to run the shop right now, let alone play cards."
Li Jiajing: "Uncle is hospitalized, the expenses must be huge. If you need money, just tell me."
Xu Zhiyu paused for a moment. She was indeed short of money, but she definitely wouldn't take Li Jiajing's money.
It would be better to sell the car.
Xu Zhiyu: "Fortunately, I have some savings, which should be enough to last me a while."
She turned to look at Bo and asked, "Why are you back again? Did you take another day off?"
Ma Bo asked, "It's okay. I had a day off this time, so I came back to keep you company and see if there's anything I can help with. You look very tired, so why don't you go back and rest, and I'll stay here and keep watch?"
Ah Yu said, "Actually, there are only two hours of visiting time a day. When the patient is transferred from the ICU to a regular ward, someone will need to stay with them. I'm here now only because I'm worried about them. I don't have that many other things to do."
Because I feel sad, I don't want to leave.
Bowen knew she was upset, but he still earnestly comforted her: "What's done is done. If you ruin your health like this, what will your mother do?"
Xu Zhiyu said, "She...she's not having an easy time either..."
Ma Bo asked, "No one would feel good if something like this happened to them. But one of you has to step up and take responsibility for the situation and the family. Keeping all your emotions inside will only put more strain on your body. If Uncle Xu knew that he had become a burden to you, he might regret not dying back then!"
"Hey!" Li Jiajing was incredulous. How could A Yu's friend speak so rudely?
"Isn't that a bit too much to say?"
Bowen's words are never pleasant to hear; she always gets straight to the point.
Upon hearing her words, Ayu suddenly covered her face and began to sob, "How could this be? How could it be a burden? Bowen, I'm just too heartbroken. I don't know how to accept this... Every time I think about this, I can only comfort myself that there will always be people in the world who suffer such misfortune, and we are just one of many unfortunate people. But even so, I still can't face it, face the fact that a once living, breathing person can only lie quietly in bed forever..."
Ma Bo's eyes reddened as he asked, "You have to face it, even if you can't! What else can you do but face it? Are you going to die? Are you going to run away? Are you going to abandon her? Let your mother bear this pain alone? With you and your father in this state, do you think she still has the will to live?"
“I didn’t run away, I didn’t run away… I’ve been holding on. I know my mom is in even more pain, but I’m my dad’s daughter, and I’m suffering too. I don’t have any energy left to comfort her…” She cried even harder, wiping her tears with the back of her hand.
Bowen felt a pang of sadness and pulled her into his arms.
Li Jiajing couldn't bear to watch any longer. He turned his head away and swallowed.
Xu Zhiyu cried in her best friend's arms. Ma Bowen looked at her firmly and said, "Ayu, you have to believe that no matter how great the pain in this world is, it will dissipate with the passage of time."
"You've suffered."
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Meanwhile, at the same time, in Shanghai.
Outside the door of Young Master Lin's tightly closed room, two well-behaved servants were anxiously discussing something, unable to make up their minds.
Because a muffled sound had just come from inside the room, but none of them dared to rush in to check.
Xiao Qing: "Why don't we go and tell the butler? Mr. Derek will decide whether or not to tell the master."
Ah Bing: "But haven't there been enough noises from the young master's room these past two days? He's probably smashing things and throwing a tantrum. Didn't the master and the others install surveillance cameras in the young master's room? They'll know immediately if anything happens! If we go to the master about this, he'll probably seize on it and give the young master a good scolding! You know, if the master scolds the young master, none of us will get away with it!"
Yes, Xingmian has been smashing things in her room and banging on the door these past two days, crying and begging Lin Shukai to let her out.
He really tried everything, from kind words to harsh ones, and even knelt down in front of the surveillance camera at the corner of the wall!
Kneel down!!
No one would believe that Lin Xingmian would do such a thing!
However, Lin Shukai was determined not to let him out. Lin's father had no other thoughts. His only intention was to let Xingmian calm down. Now was not the time to go back to Mushui. This last month was crucial. Even if Xingmian cried, everything should be discussed after the college entrance examination!
This is the most important matter for the Lin family right now!
Xiaoqing: "But I feel like that noise just now was different from the previous ones... I'm really worried..."
Ah Bing: "How about this—if there's still noise inside in half an hour, it means the young master is smashing things in the room. If it's quiet inside within half an hour, we'll go tell the butler!"
Xiao Qing hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Okay..."
Half an hour later.
Ah Bing stayed behind to keep watch, while Xiao Qing ran off to Master Lin's study—
The master and the butler were both inside.
Xiao Qing described in detail the noises that had just occurred in the young master's room to the butler and the master.
Following Master Lin's orders, the butler retrieved the surveillance footage from Xingmian's room. Just as Master Lin was reviewing the footage, Abing came stumbling and scrambling up, shouting as he ran:
"It's terrible! It's terrible! Master, Master! Hurry, hurry, the young master..."
After Xiao Qing left, the man guarding the door was the same male servant who helped Lin Xingmian escape at his eighteenth birthday party. The two were about the same age, and he was closer to Xingmian.
So he pressed his ear against the door and called "Young Master" a few times, but no one responded.
Young Master can be temperamental, but he'll always answer when Abing calls him. So Abing quickly took out his key, opened the door, and went inside. After looking around, he found the bedroom was a mess and no one was there!
Then, he opened the bathroom door—
After hearing A-Bing's horrified description, Lin Shukai slammed his hand on the table and stood up. He only gave Derek a look, and the butler immediately understood and contacted the family doctor.
Master Lin's fierce eyes held a deep rage as he descended the stairs, cursing, "You stupid thing!"
"You've driven me crazy! Let's see whose house you can sell to pick up women!"
"You've got some nerve! You're willing to give up a necklace worth seventy million, and you're willing to give up your life too!"
"From childhood to adulthood, I've wronged you and owed you everything! Have I ever let you suffer even a little bit? All you do is cry and make a scene over a woman, never letting it end!"
"I'm here today to see if you're really dead or just faking it..."
Lin Shukai was furious and went straight to his son's bathroom.
The first thing that catches the eye is a bloodstained and shattered mirror, followed by the pale and lifeless son.
He leaned obediently against the wall, his head drooping limply to one side, a black rope between his lips.
He held a bloodstained shard of mirror in his right hand, while his left wrist was bright red, the red spreading across the bathroom floor.
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Author's note: Waaaaah... I feel so bad, like I have angina.
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