Chapter 66 Debt Collection
Lao He and I were startled and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw Cheng Xiaoyan walked in at some point.
She stood at the door of the bathroom, her long legs wrapped in a baggy hospital gown. She looked haggard, her eyes were dull, and her face was as white as paper.
"Xiaoyan, we don't mean anything else—"
"Even if I die, I will never be her next."
Cheng Xiaoyan said this coldly, turned around and left.
Lao He and I felt a little awkward for a moment.
"Forget it, don't think too much. That was just my guess... For many things, it's impossible to say for sure until the end. I am a born pessimist and I tend to think of many things in a bad way." Lao He said with a wry smile.
I nodded and remained silent.
Cheng Xiaoyan’s words made me feel very uncomfortable.
Because, whether she turned into a corpse or died, I couldn't accept it.
But in life, there are usually only one and two choices, and rarely three. What if I can't accept it? Can I save her?
I am afraid that I can hardly protect myself now...
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It was when I walked to the door of my mother's ward that I remembered that I could no longer visit her. I felt very sad, but in the end, for her safety, I gritted my teeth and called Sister Sun.
I told her about my current situation and hoped that she could send someone to take care of my mother. As for the expenses, she could deduct them from my salary.
Sister Sun agreed without hesitation and told me not to worry, that she would send an auntie to take care of my mother at noon. Don't worry about the money, that she would report it to the hospital and have the hospital reimburse the money. I could just work in Building D with peace of mind.
I was so touched that I thanked Sister Sun repeatedly, but at the same time I was very confused - why was the job of the night watchman in Building D so important to the hospital?
Why did they waive my mother's medical expenses, hire a free nanny for her, and even give me such a high salary?
I can’t figure it out, so I just stop thinking about it.
I stood at the door for a long time, looking at my mother who was gradually getting older on the hospital bed. She looked around, looked at her cell phone, and looked out the window, as if waiting for something.
Maybe he's waiting for me...
Every time around this time, I should be there.
She longed to see me, wanted to chat with me, wanted to ask me how my studies were going, whether I was eating well, whether I had any friends... She was also lonely and needed her son's occasional company.
Tears flowed down my face unconsciously. I couldn't help wanting to go in a few times, but I finally suppressed the idea.
Before Grandma Cheng Xiaoyan's problem is solved, I must not harm her...
After taking a last look at my mother, I turned around resolutely and left.
As soon as I walked out of the hospital building, my cell phone rang. It was my mother calling. She asked me why I hadn't come yet. She said she had dreamed last night that I was leaving her, and she was very panicked and wanted to see me.
The hand holding the phone began to tremble slightly.
My heart feels like it's being cut by a knife.
My daily look forward to was visiting my mother after get off work, and chatting and laughing with Cheng Xiaoyan after returning to Building D.
But now, everything has changed...
"Mom, I... I may not be able to come to see you tomorrow." I tried my best to make my voice sound normal, but my trembling voice still betrayed me.
The mother seemed very nervous and asked, "Zhiyong, what's wrong with you? Did something happen?"
I didn't want to make her worry, so I lied and said that my school workload was very tight and I decided to live on campus temporarily and would not come to the hospital until the end of the semester.
My mother was relieved after hearing this, and told me to study hard and that there would be no problem on her side. She also told me to take good care of myself at school.
I agreed to her one by one, and then said that the hospital has found a special nanny for you to take care of your three meals a day, and you should eat well and sleep well. I will come to see you after a while.
After hanging up the phone, a big stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.
I sat on the ground dejectedly, and suddenly I felt a lot more relaxed, but it seemed that I had also lost some goals.
I'm so tired. I really want to have a good sleep and then not care about anything else...
No, now is not the time to be decadent!
I slapped myself.
The issue of Building D has not been resolved yet, and the threat from Cheng Xiaoyan’s grandmother is still there, so we can’t rest now.
I thought about it for a while, and the only key point I could approach at the moment was Cai Kun.
Although he was firm last time and didn't intend to interfere in the affairs of Building D, I didn't intend to give up.
At worst, I can go to his house and make trouble every day. I don’t believe this guy can keep his composure!
Thinking of this, I walked out of the hospital directly, hailed a taxi, and went to Cai Kun's house.
…
I came to Cai Kun's house again , and before I knocked on the door, I saw a few strong men standing at the door, arguing outside.
I vaguely heard words like "Pay back the money quickly, or I'll sell your wife", "Burn down your house", "Kill your whole family".
One of them took out paint and kept splashing it on the door, while several others hit the door hard with iron rods in their hands.
I was a little surprised. Could it be that Cai Kun owed a loan shark and was harassed by someone?
Logically speaking, in today's society, even if it's a loan shark collecting debts, few people dare to be so rampant, knocking on doors and throwing paint - but these people gave me a very unusual feeling , with fierce eyes, tattoos on their arms and necks, they didn't look like ordinary thugs.
They knocked for a long time, but when the door didn't open, they became impatient. One of them took out a gasoline bottle, opened the lid, and poured gasoline on the door. Then he took out a lighter and sneered, "Why don't you come out? I'll burn you two dogs to death!"
The door opened with a clang. Cai Kun's wife poked her head out and said in horror, "Don't set the fire!"
"Damn it, you finally came out!" A bald man rushed over, grabbed Cai Kun's wife's hair, pulled her out, and slapped her in the face.
The lighter fell on the door, but did not ignite. It turned out that this was not gasoline, but just ordinary water.
Several thugs surrounded Cai Kun's wife, cursing at her and kicking and slapping her from time to time.
"Fuck you, let my wife go!"
There was a roar from inside the house, and I walked a little closer. Then, I saw Cai Kun rushing towards me with two kitchen knives in his hands, looking murderous. But before he got close, he was knocked down by two thugs with punches and kicks.
Needless to say, the two difficult couples were severely beaten and looked miserable.
"When will you pay me back?" the long-haired man in the lead said coldly.
Cai Kun’s wife cried and said that if she was given some more time, she would be able to pay it back soon.
The long-haired man slapped him and cursed, "Give me some time? How long have I given you?"
"Or, why don't you move all the furniture here?" Cai Kun's wife said, covering her face and trembling.
The long-haired man sneered and said that if all these broken copper and iron were moved away, it would only cost about 100,000 yuan, but you owe me 500,000 yuan. Now the interest has doubled, a total of 600,000 yuan. How do you plan to pay me back?
Before Cai Kun's wife could speak, Cai Kun got angry and yelled, "You fucking loser, how come you owe so much money?"
Cai Kun's wife didn't say a word, but just kept crying.
"This house is not bad." The bald man suddenly said.
Cai Kun didn't understand what he meant, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, if I could give you this house, I would have given it to you a long time ago - the problem is, this is the house rented to us by the hospital, we don't have the right to sell it."
"Then what do you say we should do? We can't and we have no money. Do you want to be a deadbeat?" the bald man yelled angrily.
"Can you give us a little more time?" Cai Kun asked cautiously.
"how long?"
"One year...oh no, half a year will be enough."
Hearing this, the faces of several thugs suddenly darkened.
The bald man rolled his eyes a few times, and suddenly walked up to Cai Kun's wife, grabbed her up, pinched her chin, and grinned: "Although this woman is a little old, she is still pretty and pretty. I think her skills are not bad... How about this, let her work in our nightclub, it will probably not take long for her to pay off the debt."
"Well, that's a good idea." The long-haired man nodded with a smile.
The bald man chuckled, hugged Cai Kun's wife tightly in his arms, and said with a lewd smile: "But before going to the nightclub, let me check the goods first to see if her skills are really good enough!"
After saying that, regardless of Cai Kun's wife's struggle, he was about to take off her clothes.
"I...I'll kill you!"
Seeing this scene, Cai Kun's eyes suddenly turned red, and he rushed over with a rage, but before he could get close to the bald man, he was caught by several thugs and beaten up.
"I've changed my mind." The long-haired man suddenly said coldly, "We want this woman. I want your hand, too."
After saying that, the long-haired man took out a sharp knife from his body, pressed Cai Kun's hand, and chopped it down fiercely...
(There is a red envelope in the next chapter)
