In the hospital corridor, people come and go. Tom, however, pays no attention to anyone and squats in a corner, crying loudly. "Your mother's stomach tumor has worsened. If you don't pay the 100,000 for the surgery, she will only live for another month."
The doctor's cold words sting like needles.
But the expensive fees, Tom can't afford at all.
Foster father Smith went missing on a boat a year ago, and foster mother Elena fainted and was hospitalized due to a tumor in her stomach. Just-graduated Wang Fan became the main support of the family.
This year, in order to treat his foster mother's illness, Tom not only used up all the family's savings and borrowed from all available online lending platforms, but also went to the Tang family to become a son-in-law through marriage. He worked like a slave at the Tang family, losing all his dignity, just to earn a hundred thousand. But this money was quickly spent in the hospital.
Tom now only has a cell phone and ten yuan left on him.
"I still need a hundred thousand, I still need a hundred thousand..."
Thinking about the number the doctor mentioned, Tom felt deeply desperate. With no way out, where could he possibly come up with this hundred thousand?
He can't just stand by and watch Mother die.
"No, I must borrow a hundred thousand."
Tom wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth, and stood up. "I can't let anything happen to Mother."
He decided to put aside his dignity and borrow money.
Tom arrived at the first house and knocked on the door of his uncle.
His aunt opened the door with a stern face. Tom pleaded desperately, "Auntie, my mom needs money for surgery..."
"Do you still want money? Do you still want money? Giving you two hundred bucks isn't enough?"
"Get lost, get lost, get lost, don't come here, we don't have greedy relatives like you..."
Auntie said as she pushed Tom out, then slammed the security door shut.
Upon hearing these sarcastic and cutting words, Tom was so angry that he trembled all over and punched the wall. He knew that people could be indifferent, but he never expected that his uncle, who took away his father's ancestral home, would refuse to lend a hand with even a tenth of the help. Tom had no choice but to shamelessly ask other relatives for money, but he was turned away at every door.
They also warned Tom not to come and harass again, otherwise they would immediately call the police to arrest him. Then the landlord also called, saying if the rent is not paid within a week, he will clear Elena's room. The online loan company also made frantic calls.
Tom reluctantly called Tang Xue who was on vacation in the Maldives.
Upon hearing him ask for money, Tang Xue hung up the phone in extreme annoyance.
At the end of the road.
After standing in the cold wind on the street for a long time, Tom wiped away his tears and arrived at Zero Degree Bar. This bar was opened by his ex-girlfriend Yuan Lina, no, it was his former roommate Huang Dongqiang who lent five million to Yuan Lina to fulfill her dream. Of course, it was also because of this five million that Yuan Lina left Ye Fan and threw herself into the arms of Gao Qiqiang. With the gimmick of the aloof campus beauty, the business here is very hot, becoming a gathering place for many rich second-generation in Zhonghai.
Tom also became a laughing stock.
Although Tom felt ashamed to come here, he could only walk into Zero Degree Bar when he thought of Mother's surgery fees.
He also believed that Yuan Lina would lend him one hundred thousand based on their past relationship.
There is someone playing the guitar and singing in the bar, and the atmosphere is very lively. The scent of perfume here makes Ye Fan feel inferior. Tom walks into the hall, and the whole room instantly quiets down.
A dozen or so gorgeous clothes caught the attention of both men and women.
Ye Fan also looked at Gao Qiqiang and Yuan Lina.
From Gao Qiqiang, he saw confidence and disdain, but not a hint of guilt.
Yuan Lina Wearing a low-cut tank top, revealing a pristine midriff, and the lower half is a pair of incredibly short shorts. Fair skin and long, slender thighs, coupled with a beautiful face, are quite eye-catching. However, her cold and aloof expression makes many people hesitant to make eye contact.
She looked at Tom emotionlessly, with a detached feeling, as if she were seeing a dog on the street. Yuan Lina's best friend, Yang Qianqian, jumped down from the high chair and said, "Tom, what are you doing here?"
The tone is disdainful.
Tom gathered his courage: "I came to..."
"We don't need a janitor here." Yang Qianqian sneered, "You can leave."
She has always looked down on the penniless Tom, and it is precisely her vigorous matchmaking of Yuan Lina and Gao Qiqiang.
Tom busily waved his hand and explained, "I'm not here to be a janitor, I'm here to..."
"Lemon water twenty-eight, cocktail one hundred and eight, can you afford it?"
Yang Qianqian Cold sarcasm: "Even if you have the pocket money given by the Tang family, we still don't welcome you here."
Gao Qiqiang Snorted: "Damn it, bad luck. Didn't check the almanac today, ended up running into a door-to-door waste."
Tom They were already aware of the matter of being a son-in-law for others.
A dozen men and women laughed at the words. "I—" Tom plucked up his courage and stepped forward, looking at Yuan Lina who was about to speak, when a beautiful girl called out again.
"Take your dirty hands off, this is a genuine leather sofa."
She waved her hand in front of her nose as if Tom had come out of a sewer.
Tom recoiled his hand as if bitten by a snake, blushing with embarrassment.
He knew he would be humiliated, but he didn't expect them to be so heartless. He gritted his teeth and blurted out, "I'm here to find Yuan Lina." "Lina, let's go outside and talk..."
Tom hopes to save a little face in the end.
Yuan Lina Her long legs were raised, and her fair toes shimmered in the light. There was no sarcasm, no movement, but this was precisely the greatest disdain.
Gao Qiqiang A smirk played at the corner of his mouth.
"Lina is my girlfriend now, not someone you can just find whenever you want." He provocatively rubbed Yuan Lina's leg.
Tom's cheeks turned red: "Lina, I really need to talk to you, can we go outside?"
Yuan Lina looked at Tom without any response, her face showing only arrogance and indifference, as if she were looking at a insignificant ant.
"Get lost, seeing you makes me sick."
Yang Qianqian impatiently shouted, "Don't ruin our mood."
Looking at Yuan Jing, who didn't even leave herself an inch of modesty, Tom felt very disappointed and sad, but still managed to say, "Lina, I want to borrow 100,000 from you." Tom made a promise:
"Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back. I can leave my ID card, diploma, and other things with you as collateral..."
"100,000?"
Yang Qianqian exclaimed in an exaggerated manner:
"Tom, you want to borrow 100,000? Your whole body isn't even worth 100 bucks, and you dare to borrow 100,000?"
Tom looked at Lina and explained, "My mom needs money for surgery..."
"I know this is very sudden, but I really need the money to save a life, please."
He also took out Mother's medical records hoping to move Lina. Gao Qiqiang looked at him as if he were an idiot: "Your father is missing, the ancestral home was taken by your uncle, now the house is rented, you are a door-to-door son-in-law, you have no job, what can you use to borrow a hundred thousand?"
Since graduating this year, Tom has been either busy taking care of Mother's illness or serving the Tang family, and has not yet found a job in a company. So now he is still unemployed. "Once my mom's surgery is done, I will immediately look for a job. I will definitely repay it."
Tom felt so ashamed that he wanted to escape, but at this point, he had to persevere. " Lina, I beg you, my mom needs surgery, we really need this money..." At that moment, Tom felt as lowly as a dog.
Yang Qianqian sneered, "We're not your parents. What does it have to do with us if your mom needs money for surgery?"
"Lina, please help me out."
Tom looked at Lina imploringly, "I will definitely pay you back the money."
Everyone looked at Yuan Lina. Yuan Lina looked at Tom with a cold expression and spoke in an even colder tone, saying words that chilled Tom's heart: "Borrow money from me? Don't you think it's ridiculous? What does your mother's life and death have to do with me?"
She sneered, "Do you really think there's still any lingering affection between us?"
"Don't flatter yourself."
"No swan would ever care about a toad."
Tom looked at Yuan Jing in astonishment, unable to believe that she had said those words.
"Our circle is not one you can enter."
"And Yuan Lina's money is not something you can borrow."
"I have absolutely no feelings for you."
"By the way, when we were together before, I got sick and you gave me a piece of Yin-Yang jade, saying it would bless me with safety and peace."
"Now, I'm returning this piece of Yin-Yang jade to you. Take it to bless your mom with safety and peace."
Yuan Lina pulled out a piece of Yin-Yang jade from the bottom drawer of the desk and threw it into Tom's hand without expression:
"Let's go, don't come here again."
"It's not appropriate for you to show up at Zero Degree Bar, you're causing trouble for me and Qiqiang."
Her voice is very calm, without a hint of arrogance, yet it presses people down to the ground, as if looking at an ant from God to the ground:
"To be a person, one must have self-awareness."
Yang Qianqian pushed Tom away: "Get lost, toad."
Tom A look of despair.
Gao Qiqiang Suddenly spoke: "I can lend you 100,000."
Tom Eyes lit up, full of excitement: "Really?"
Gao Qiqiang Smiling playfully: "Kneel down."
Tom His whole body surged with anger in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
*Thud*
Tom knelt down straight.
Knees hurt, heart hurts even more.
But for Mother, Ye Fan is determined.
"Hahaha—"
Yang Qianqian and her friends laughed loudly. They couldn't believe that Ye Fan, who was known for being tough, was kneeling in front of them.
Someone picked up their phone and took a picture of this scene.
Yuan Lina raised her snow-white chin, looking as proud as a princess, with a strong sense of disdain:
A man without any backbone.
Gao Qiqiang went to the bathroom, came back with a cup filled with yellow liquid, and placed it in front of Tom with a snap.
"I drank it on my knees."
Gao Qiqiang threw a bank card: "Here's a hundred thousand for you."
Looking at the cup of liquid, Tom was first stunned, then became angry:
This is urine!
"You bastards!"
Tom threw the cup over: "This is too much."
Yuan Lina They screamed incessantly, in a mess.
Huang Dongqiang Suddenly became furious and ordered, "Get him!"
Tom Turned around and ran.
Seven or eight idle rich surged forward.
Two fists were no match for four hands, and Tom was quickly knocked down.
He leaned against the wall, protecting his head with both hands.
He completely lost sensation in his hands, only instinctively holding onto his head. While he protected his head, other parts couldn't be protected, and after taking a few heavy punches, Tom started bleeding. Yuan Lina and Yang Qianqian cheered loudly.
Tom's counterattack was seen as extremely rebellious by them, so it was purely a case of reaping what one has sown.
"What a waste!"
Gao Qiqiang stepped on Tom's head.
"Peng—"
Tom's hands, which were holding his head, finally loosened, and he collapsed weakly against the wall, sliding to the ground.
He passed out.
A surge of blood flowed from the palm, seeping into the ancient Yin-Yang jade...
"Swoosh—"
The light flashed and disappeared.
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