sinovels Chapter 4 Shen Yu, you were really unfair back then!
Chapter 4 Shen Yu, you were really unfair back then!
Her father, enraged, rushed forward to argue with the person, but was shoved hard to the ground, his head hitting the concrete steps hard, and he lost consciousness on the spot.
After seven days of intensive care, my father survived, but he became a vegetable and lay in his hospital bed, never to wake up again.
The mother was also greatly traumatized by this incident, and her physical and mental health deteriorated significantly. Yet, she still had to persevere and help take care of the children and the father.
The cost of the emergency surgery, the subsequent rehabilitation treatment, the caregiver fees, and the milk powder for her two infants suddenly felt like a mountain weighing on her shoulders.
She went door to door begging all her relatives, but her uncles, aunts, and cousins still scolded her for being foolish back then, getting pregnant out of wedlock and causing such a disaster.
They made her feel ashamed with their sharp words, but in the end, everyone chipped in money, three thousand, five thousand, ten thousand, little by little, stuffing it into her hands.
But we are all ordinary working-class families with elderly parents and young children to support, and each of us has our own difficulties, so the money we can afford is limited.
The combined amount was just a drop in the bucket compared to the father's exorbitant daily medical expenses, and it wouldn't last long before it was all gone.
When she was desperate, she worked at a restaurant and someone filmed her and posted the video online. Because of her outstanding appearance, she unexpectedly gained some popularity.
Soon, a talent agency approached her, saying they wanted to sign her as an artist, offer her a high salary, and promote her in movies and TV shows.
For her father's medical expenses and for the cost of baby formula for her two children, she signed the contract without a second thought.
But once I got to the company, I realized it was all a scam.
The company's vice president took a liking to her looks and hinted that he wanted her to accompany him for drinks and accept unspoken rules, promising her leading roles in his projects.
She refused without even thinking about it.
From that day on, she was completely sidelined by the company.
The company wouldn't give her any serious roles, but instead shoved her into various film sets to do the hardest and most tiring stunt work.
She was pushed all the dirty and tiring work that others were unwilling to do offline, and she was constantly harassed by others.
Over the past six years, all the anticipation I had felt had turned into deep-seated resentment.
She hated Shen Yu for leaving without saying goodbye, hated his irresponsibility, and hated that he was always nowhere to be found when she was desperate and on the verge of collapse.
"Mom, don't cry."
Niannian stretched out her little hand and clumsily wiped away her tears, her soft voice trembling with sobs.
"We were disobedient and secretly ran away from kindergarten, which made Mom angry. We will never do it again."
Gui Gui pursed her lips, gripped her fingers tightly with her little hand, and whispered:
"Mom, don't cry. If you don't like that uncle, we'll never see him again."
Jiang Xinlan looked at the two sensible children who were so pitiful that it broke her heart. She sniffed and wiped away the tears on her face.
He hugged the two children tightly, rested his chin on their heads, and said in a hoarse voice:
"No, Mommy isn't blaming you. It was Mommy's fault; I couldn't help myself and scared you."
"Mommy," Niannian snuggled against her mother and whispered, "Will we ever see Daddy again?"
Jiang Xinlan stiffened and remained silent for a long time.
In the end, she just sighed softly, without answering, and simply hugged the two children even tighter.
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In the hallway, Shen Yu remained inside, secretly monitoring the activity within the room with his divine sense.
Hearing Jiang Xinlan's suppressed sobs from inside the door, his heart felt as if it were being squeezed tightly by a hand, causing him unbearable pain.
He had no idea what she had gone through in those six years.
But he could guess how difficult life must be for an unmarried woman who is pregnant and raising twins alone.
During the six years he disappeared, he left all the hardships that should have been shared between the two of them onto her shoulders alone.
She has suffered so much, it's understandable that she wouldn't forgive him.
Shen Yu looked down at his hands, where a wisp of spiritual energy lingered at his fingertips.
After a hundred years of cultivating immortality, in addition to repairing roads, he also learned some techniques for turning stones into gold and purifying jade.
So even though he only has the cultivation level of the third level of Qi Refining now, it's enough for him to easily earn enough money in this mortal world.
He strode down to the flower bed, picked up a pebble the size of an egg from the flower bed, and channeled his spiritual energy into the pebble.
The pale golden spiritual energy enveloped the stone, and in just over ten seconds, the originally dull gray pebble, under the tempering of the spiritual energy, had all its impurities removed and finally turned into a heavy piece of pure gold.
He weighed the gold nugget in his hand; it was about 800 grams. At the current gold price, it was enough for him to exchange for a considerable amount of start-up capital.
He turned and left the residential area, then found a branded gold shop nearby.
The shop assistants initially didn't pay much attention to him because of his ordinary clothes, but when he placed the 800-gram pure gold ingot on the counter, their attitude completely changed, and they became incredibly enthusiastic.
Ultimately, the gold shop settled the bill for Shen Yu at 850,000 yuan based on the day's market gold price.
She also accompanied Shen Yu to a nearby bank to open a bank account, and the money was directly transferred to the newly opened account.
After receiving the money, Shen Yu immediately went to a mobile phone store, bought a new phone, and got a new SIM card.
I downloaded WeChat, registered a new account, and sent a friend request to my old best friend Zhang Qiang based on my memory.
Zhang Qiang accepted his friend request almost instantly, and the message followed immediately, filled with shock:
"Holy crap? Shen Yu?! Where have you been for the past six years?! The whole class has been looking for you for six whole years, even the police couldn't find you. We all thought something had happened to you!"
Shen Yu paused for a moment, then replied: "There was a bit of an accident back then, and I've been out of town ever since. I just got back to Jiangcheng. Qiangzi, I want to ask you something about Jiang Xinlan."
There was a full five minutes of silence on the other end before a long message came back, filled with sighs and dissatisfaction:
"You dare ask Xinlan again? Shen Yu, you were really dishonest back then!"
"After you disappeared, Xinlan became pregnant with your twins. Li Qianqian, a student in the same department, led a group of people to spread rumors at school, saying she was being kept by an older man. The rumors spread like wildfire, and the school expelled her!"
"Later, her father was pushed into a vegetative state by people who came to cause trouble at their home. The family relied entirely on her to support them. She took care of two children by herself, worked countless jobs, and endured countless hardships."
"Several of us classmates wanted to help her, but she was too stubborn and refused to accept our help for nothing. She only agreed to lend us the money, and then worked her way up to pay it back."
"Later I heard that she signed with an agency, and I thought things would be better, but for some reason, she was sidelined by the company again. Now she's working as a stunt double and extra on various film sets, which is really tough."
"We all thought that you knew Xinlan was pregnant back then, and that's why you ran away to avoid taking responsibility."
"Shen Yu, if you have any conscience at all, you should make it up to Xinlan. These past six years have been incredibly difficult for her."