Since Chen Huifen had cleared her aunt’s debt today, she gave herself the night off too.
After dinner, she washed the dishes and tidied up the house with Pu Sangzhi.
Feeling great, the mother and daughter went out for a walk in the nearby park.
It had been a long ti since they had had such a relaxed and pleasant outing.
Tonight, Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen were quite reflective and in high spirits.
Chen Huifen calculated the debts they still owed to relatives—450,000 in principal, not counting interest.
Luckily, their family relatives were all kind-hearted.
They had never hurried them for repaynt, and had even said, after the mother and daughter fell on hard tis, that repaying the money wasn’t important, and to forget about the interest and focus on living well first.
Because of their relatives’ and friends’ leniency, Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen’s current life was exhausting but not stressful. Their only pressure revolved around paying off the 450,000 debt...
With winter approaching and the New Year just a few months away, Chen Huifen hoped to repay so money to every household so that they could have a good ti eting during the festivities without feeling ashad.
Life was settling into a period of stability...
Chen Huifen’s goal for the next few years was to send Pu Sangzhi to complete university, while also clearing the 450,000 debts plus interest.
Once these two goals were achieved, her next aim was to save a dowry for Pu Sangzhi...
Life is brief, and there are always so tasks that must be completed.
Education, marriage, childbirth, raising children...
Chen Huifen could no longer plan for her own life, so her current goals were all for Pu Sangzhi.
...
In the evening, the refreshed mother and daughter ca back from their walk, chatting and laughing all the way.
They supported each other, snuggled together, and when their heads touched, their kinship ward everything.
Once ho, Pu Sangzhi asked Chen Huifen for the phone.
Chen Huifen seldom turned on her phone, as she was busy with work and didn’t have ti to use it, and Pu Sangzhi usually didn’t play with it either.
The only reason they kept the phone... was to not completely cut off from the world, and to stay in contact with each other.
That night, Pu Sangzhi took the phone to her room.
She locked her door, sat at her desk, and secretly logged into QQ.
It had been a while since she had logged into QQ. When Pu Sangzhi logged in, she was bombarded with a flood of ssages.
Many people, many groups, and among them, Pu Sangzhi imdiately saw a ssage from her father.
The last ssage she had sent to her father was, ’Mom and I are not doing well, what are you going to do?’
In response, her father replied, ’Where are you two now? Have you returned to your hotown? Is it lack of money, or is soone pressing you for debts? Dad is so worried...’
’Send your bank account number, I still have a little money, and I’ll transfer you so to use.’
’Xiaosang, are you there?’
Her father had sent many ssages, each line revealing his concern for their welfare.
Seeing these ssages, feeling her life gradually stabilizing, Pu Sangzhi’s resentnt also began to fade...
She picked up the phone and sent her father a ssage, ’Dad, mom has worked hard for a long ti, and finally repaid the money she owed to Auntie. We’re very happy today and more hopeful for the future...’
’Dad, is there a chance you might co back? Actually, I miss you...’
’Dad, take care of yourself. When I graduate and find a job, I will definitely pay off the debt and let you and mom live together again.’
After the hatred retreated, missing him grew more intense, Pu Sangzhi sent a series of ssages.
She and her father had always been close; he was once her mountain, holding up the sky in her heart.
During a mid-term exam, Pu Sangzhi wrote an essay about her father.
This essay brought back many old mories, and now, Pu Sangzhi truly missed her father.
After sending these many ssages, Pu Sangzhi deliberated, then sent one more, ’Dad, no matter what, you are still my dad, I love you. No matter what, you must live, life is so long, we will definitely et again one day. I’m waiting for that day.’
After sending it, Pu Sangzhi’s lips curled into a smile, she was in a very good mood.
She was about to log out of QQ when she suddenly scrolled down the screen and saw many ssages from her childhood best friend, Ye Qingcao.
The last ti she logged into QQ, Ye Qingcao had sent her 99 ssages.
Due to many other reasons, Pu Sangzhi hadn’t paid attention and ignored them.
This ti, there were still twenty to thirty ssages.
Pu Sangzhi clicked in and finally started reading the ssages seriously.
Ye Qingcao: ’Sangzhi, why don’t you reply to my ssages? Do you really not log into QQ anymore?’
Ye Qingcao: ’But it seems you’re still active on apps... A few days ago, I saw your video on TikTok, and you’re quite popular there. Still, when I leave comnts, you ignore .’
Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi, what’s wrong? Don’t you want to be friends with anymore? Are you mad at ?" (sad face)
Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi, I asked around and finally found out that you are studying at Longxiang. Can I co to see you? I don’t want to just lose our friendship like this..."
Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi, can you reply to please? I’m also studying at Ruizhong, and we aren’t far apart. I want to co see you..."
Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi! (crying emoji) Are you really ignoring ? Sangzhi (crying emoji 10), I’m so sad! (crying emoji 20)"
Seeing these ssages from Ye Qingcao, Pu Sangzhi’s lips slightly curled up.
She felt a bit guilty and sowhat embarrassed...
Back then, their families had partnered together in business. From a small company, they expanded until the company went public. Their fathers were top executives in the sa company.
Thus, when the company later went bankrupt, both their families faced huge debts together.
However, before the company went under, Ye Qingcao’s father had divorced her mother because of an affair.
As a result, when the company collapsed, Ye Qingcao, Ye Xi, and her mother did not share in the debts.
Not only that, but Ye Qingcao’s father had jumped from a building because he could not handle the overwhelming debts...
Consequently, all the creditors went after Pu Sangzhi’s father and Pu Sangzhi’s family.
It was because of this past connection with the Ye Family that now, in defeat, Pu Sangzhi felt inferior, shut herself off, and did not dare to interact with the siblings from the Ye Family.
The ssages from Ye Qingcao to Pu Sangzhi were thus ignored.
Pu Sangzhi probably had gradually co around recently.
As life beca more stable and the path ahead clearer, Pu Sangzhi slowly regained the sense of security she had lost.
Now, feeling secure, Pu Sangzhi finally replied to Ye Qingcao’s ssages.
She replied, "Qingcao, I’m at Longxiang now. I’m really sorry to have worried you. Let’s et up if there is a chance (smile emoji)"
After replying, Pu Sangzhi closed the chat window.
As she continued scrolling down, suddenly, she saw a ssage from Ye Xi.
Ye Xi...
Seeing this na, Pu Sangzhi rembered the scene of Ye Xi coming to her ho after the company went under, and how she had hidden from him due to her sha.
Pu Sangzhi clicked on Ye Xi’s chat window and also saw the ssages he had sent.
Ye Xi: "Sangzhi, are you at Longxiang now? How is life?"
Ye Xi: "Can we et? My sister and I are both worried about you..."
Ye Xi: "Anyway, can you reply to , please?"
Reading these ssages, a slight warmth spread through Pu Sangzhi’s heart.
This brother and sister cared for her sincerely, their concern was genuine...
Pu Sangzhi also replied to Ye Xi, "Brother Ye Xi, I’m fine, thank you for caring. Let’s et next ti."
After replying, she was preparing to log out of QQ.
However, just as she was about to press ’log out’, the QQ ssage alert sounded again.
Ye Qingcao had replied...
That lively, free-spirited, cheerful best friend sent her ten consecutive ssages.
Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi! You finally replied to !"
Ye Qingcao: "Ahhh! I’m so excited!"
Ye Qingcao: "Tell quickly, how can I find you?"
Ye Qingcao: "Let’s et, let’s et, let’s et!"
Ye Qingcao: "I’ve missed you so much, Sangzhi! (kiss emoji)"
Looking at a whole page of ssages, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help laughing out loud.
Too lazy to ssage back, she directly made a QQ call to Ye Qingcao, who answered quickly...
The mont it connected, Pu Sangzhi almost had her eardrums burst by the shouting from the other end.
Ye Qingcao: "Ahhh! Sangzhi! I’ve missed you so much! You are so cruel, ignoring ! You broke my heart!"
Pu Sangzhi laughed helplessly, "Sorry, I didn’t have a phone and I rarely log onto QQ."
Ye Qingcao sobbed, "I don’t believe it! You have a boyfriend now! And you are playing TikTok with Huo Feng! You just didn’t care about ! Ah~ I’m so upset~"
Pu Sangzhi: "..."
Huo Feng really is...
Pu Sangzhi was genuinely curious; how had he managed, that her long-ti uncontacted best friend knew about his existence, Huo Feng?
And so naturally referred to him as ’Huo Brother’...
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