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It was ti for winter break after the examinations ended. Gu Junling and his friends intended to go on a vacation by the beach. Wen Xinya was extrely tempted to go on the trip with them. However, as the nominated candidate of the Zhishan Club, she had no choice but to take part in the winter break charity drive hosted by it. Hence, she had to turn her friends down reluctantly.
The drive was rather simple, and all she had to do was to deliver so wheelchairs that had been bought by the Zhishan Club to the elderly in a sanatorium in the suburbs.
Wen Xinya arrived at the sanatorium at ten o’clock in the morning. She had previously found out all the relevant information about the sanatorium that had caught the attention of Zhishan Club because they were known for accepting patients from all walks of life.
After speaking to the director of the sanatorium, Wen Xinya completed the task and began strolling around the premises leisurely.
She caught sight of a woman in a wheelchair who was bending forward in a bid to pick up sothing from the ground. Noticing that she seed to be in a dangerous position, Wen Xinya strode towards her quickly and picked up a golden bangle for her. “Auntie, here’s your bangle!”
The woman had a deadpan expression on her gaunt and emaciated face. Her complexion was dull and pale, and she seed to be terminally ill.
The woman grabbed the bangle away from Wen Xinya forcefully as if she was afraid that soone might steal it. “The bangle is mine. It’s ant for my daughter’s dowry.”
Her voice was muffled and she appeared a little nervous. Tears began to well up in Wen Xinya’s eyes.
“Wen Xinya, what are you doing here?” asked a shrill voice that had popped up out of nowhere.
Wen Xinya turned around instinctively, only to see that there was an extrely emaciated silhouette standing behind her. She widened her eyes and took a closer look at the silhouette.
“What do you want? Don’t you dare hurt my mother.” The girl warned, running forward agitatedly. She stood in front of the woman in the wheelchair as if shielding her from Wen Xinya. She trembled uncontrollably and yet, she refused to take a step back.
Wen Xinya finally realized that it was Shen ngting, who had beco even thinner since the last ti Wen Xinya had seen her in school. She seed much more haggard, to the point where she was almost unrecognizable.
She had turned from a youthful and lively teenager to a horribly thin and sickly-looking girl.
Shen ngting had a change of expression and suddenly dropped onto her knees in front of Wen Xinya. Weeping miserably, she pleaded. “Wen Xinya, I was wrong to have tried and hurt you with the knife. I apologize. If you want revenge, take it out on . Please don’t hurt my mother, her days are numbered...”
“I’ve never thought of taking revenge or hurting your mother. If I wanted to take revenge on you, I wouldn’t have let you go at the Institute the other day. Don’t assu that I’m the sa as you,” said Wen Xinya, staring at Shen ngting, who was no longer as prideful and haughty as before. After all, everyone had a softer side to them which they were willing to show in order to get what they wanted. Shen ngting was no exception, for she was willing to sacrifice her pride for her mother’s sake.
Shen ngting began to quiver, and then she bit her lips tightly. She turned as pale as a sheet, and there was a complicated mix of emotions in her eyes.
Staring at her calmly, Wen Xinya said, “Even till today, do you still think that everything that you did was worth it? Have you ever reflected on yourself or blad yourself for ending up in such a sorry plight?”
Shen ngting froze and guffawed loudly all of a sudden. “Wen Xinya, what rights have you got to lecture ? Yes... I may have brought all of these upon myself, but so what? You and I are different. You are the subject of everyone’s envy. You’re wealthy, have an enviable family, status, and everything that I don’t have. I have nothing except an ill-stricken mother who also has depression. I just want to live a better life and send my mother for better treatnt. What wrong did I do?”
Wen Xinya was suddenly filled with a complicated mix of emotions. Recalling her previous lifeti, she had also lived a horrible and pathetic life, and even lost herself during the process, unlike Shen ngting, who always rembered what she wanted and would resort to all ans to fulfill them. She suddenly realized that she indeed was in no place to lecture Shen ngting.
Staring at her maniacally, Shen ngting continued, “No one else is there to plan my future for , except myself. Every man for himself. What wrong did I do? Tell , just what did I do wrong?”
Noticing that Shen ngting’s emotions were getting unstable again, Wen Xinya decided not to argue with her any further. After all, Shen ngting’s values had nothing to do with her. Hence, she turned around and left.
“Mother... Mother, are you alright?” Shen ngting asked worriedly, looking at her mother who was twitching and having a terrifying seizure.
Shen ngting broke into hysterics and began screaming and yelling at the top of her lungs, “Mother, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare . Mother...”
The woman opened her eyes and raised her dry and wrinkled hands together in a bid to caress Shen ngting’s face. However, she dropped them again soon after. “ng... ngting!”
“Mother, Mother... I’m here, I’m here!” Shen ngting exclaid in surprise, for it had been long since her mother called her na lucidly. She grabbed her mother’s hand and placed it on her face.
The woman then raised her trembling hand and shoved the golden bangle into Shen ngting’s hand. “I... don’t have anything else... other than this... It’s... your dowry... dowry! Don’t... don’t listen to Ning... Ning Shuqian... She’s... she’s not a decent person. She’ll harm you. You must... live... well...” Before she could even finish speaking, her eyes rolled backward and she twitched in pain. White foam then gushed out of her mouth.
Wen Xinya recovered from the shock and hurriedly proceeded to call the doctor.
The doctor rushed towards them in no ti and imdiately proceeded to do a brief checkup on Shen ngting’s mother while Shen ngting wept in agony. She pleaded. “Doctor, please save my mother. She’s the only one left that I have in this world...”
The doctor frantically advised. “Send her straight to the hospital for an ergency rescue! There are equipnt here, but they’re not enough!”
Unfortunately, the ambulances in the sanatorium happened to be away at the ti. Yet, Shen ngting’s mother was in critical condition and had to be treated as soon as possible. Wen Xinya had no choice but to get the driver who helped deliver the wheelchairs to send them to the hospital.
The sanatorium assigned one doctor and two nurses to perform ergency rescue on Shen ngting’s mother while Wen Xinya headed to the hospital together with them.
Although she had had a feud with Shen ngting previously, she could not bring herself to leave them in the lurch.
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