sinovels Chapter 860 Extra Chapter 2: Help
Chapter 860 Extra Chapter 2: Help
Chapter 860 Extra 2: Help
Reminder: This chapter is about the previous life.
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May 2016, the beginning of summer.
Weather: cloudy.
Yuzhou No. 8 Middle School, Class , Grade , the third class in the afternoon, a self-study class.
In the classroom, there are piles of books and test papers on the desks. The classmates are buried in the sea of books. The second hand of the clock hanging on the wall is spinning rapidly. The blackboard at the back indicates a reminder that there are 32 days left until the college entrance examination.
Four consecutive seats.
A dark-skinned, somewhat handsome boy raised his arm and gently nudged Jiang Ning on his left. There was a hint of embarrassment in his smile: "Brother Ning, do you have any money? Lend me fifty."
Jiang Ning looked away from the phone screen and asked curiously: "Brother Nan, are you going online?"
Ma Shicheng next to him said: "Brother Ning, don't lend it to him. He is using a stupid net and will definitely lose all the money."
Guo Kunnan argued: "I am pursuing my junior high school girl, how can it be called a waste of time?"
Jiang Ning asked back: "Is there any difference?"
Guo Kunnan: “Fuck!”
Ma Shicheng: "Ever since Brother Ning stopped pursuing Shen Qing'e, he has been speaking in a tough manner."
Jiang Ning's face flickered abnormally. Now Shen Qing'e had a new lover. After repeated blows, he had already lost his spirit.
Ma Shicheng noticed Jiang Ning's subtle expression. He realized that he had said the wrong thing and simply patted Jiang Ning on the shoulder: "It's okay, the next one will be better."
Guo Kunnan sighed and tried to find something to say: "Hey, you know, Xue Yuantong from our former class 8 hasn't been to school since the incident that day."
After hearing this, Ma Shicheng showed a bit of strangeness on his face: "I heard that the students in Class 1 thought she was sleeping and slept through the entire evening self-study session. It was not until after school that the teacher called her and realized that she had fainted."
Guo Kunnan lowered his voice and said, "It is said that the students from Class 1 went to the hospital to visit her and said that she had acute leukemia."
When Jiang Ning heard this, two images emerged in his mind. One was a short, childish-looking little girl who often held a cup of boiled water and ate large biscuits.
The other is Xue Yuantong today, who is surrounded by the halo of being the best student in the city. She has a slim figure, is innocent and pure, and is admired by everyone.
Jiang Ning had heard of leukemia for a long time, so he subconsciously asked, "Does it require a marrow transplant?"
Ma Shicheng shook his head: "I don't know. There are many types of leukemia, and each has a different treatment plan."
Jiang Ning: "It would be nice if Chen Qian was still here, he would understand a little bit more."
After the class division, Chen Qian was admitted to the experimental class.
As he was speaking, class monitor Huang Zhongfei walked into the classroom and stood at the podium.
Yu Wen, who had a big mouth, asked, "Squad leader, what's wrong?"
Huang Zhongfei frowned and said to the whole class: "The situation is not very good."
He and Teacher Shan went to the hospital in the afternoon to visit Xue Yuantong. Xue Yuantong looked normal, but after asking the doctor for details, Shan Qingrong ran to a corner of the hospital and smoked a cigarette silently.
Before leaving, Shan Qingrong stuffed three thousand yuan into his pocket, and Huang Zhongfei also put in three thousand yuan.
Geng Lu said: "Xue Yuantong's family is probably not well off, should we donate a little? Even a few dollars is fine."
Before the other students responded, Zhang Chi in the last row said dissatisfiedly: "Why should I donate?"
Geng Lu had a hot temper. She replied bluntly, "If you don't want to donate, you don't have to. No one is asking you to donate. And I just said that as long as you want to donate, a few dollars is also a token of your appreciation. Besides, let me ask you one more question. Zhang Chi, have you ever copied other people's homework? Do you dare to swear?"
Facing Geng Lu's series of attacks, Zhang Chi looked depressed and was speechless. He said, "Whoever wants to donate can donate. I won't donate anyway!"
Shan Kaiquan cursed: "You are such a fucking scumbag!"
Zhang Chi looked up and met everyone's disgusted gazes. He gritted his teeth and said, "I just placed 50 bets on the one-yuan treasure hunt. The prize is an iPhone 6s. I swear I won't win this time. In exchange, I'll get Xue Yuantong's health back!"
Wang Longlong: "You are confused, Chi Zi! You were never going to win."
Huang Zhongfei originally wanted his classmates to help him, but some people resisted at the very beginning.
Besides, the bloodline of Class 8 is no longer pure, and many students transferred in later, so he finally gave up.
As the bell rang, many students stood up and left. Jiang Ning called out, "Yuzhu, do you want to go out for dinner?"
Huang Yuzhu looked embarrassed. Thinking of his useless brother, he declined politely: "Not today. I have something to do at home."
Jiang Ning: "Okay."
At this time, a female classmate walked up to Jiang Ning's desk, tapped the pile of textbooks with her fingers, and said condescendingly: "When you go out to eat, bring me a crumb cake and a cup of lemon tea."
Jiang Ning extended his sight and saw a pair of fair and tender hands with a gold ring on the middle finger, which made the fingers look more delicate. This was the ring given by Shen Qing'e, a 'good friend of the opposite sex', a gift that Jiang Ning could not afford at all.
He raised his head and met Shen Qing'e's beautiful face.
Jiang Ning felt inexplicably depressed. This familiar face seemed to be telling him, repeatedly emphasizing, that he was a boy with ordinary looks, average grades, no special skills, and was simply mediocre.
People like him are not worthy of the other person at all.
Jiang Ning moved his lips: "My phone screen is broken, I need to fix it after school, so I don't have time to bring lunch."
Shen Qing'e narrowed her eyes, slowly retracted her cold gaze, and nodded: "Okay."
Immediately, she taunted, "The screen of your phone is broken. You were playing games in class and the teacher caught you, so you got scared and dropped it on the ground, right?"
Jiang Ning was silent for a few seconds: "It has nothing to do with you."
Shen Qing'e looked at his cowardly look, and she was furious: "There's only one month left before the college entrance examination, and you're still playing games? No wonder you're criticized every day."
Jiang Ning suddenly thought of his great aunt. Accusing him of playing games was just a form of suppression.
"It has nothing to do with you." Jiang Ning said.
Shen Qing'e: "And to be honest, your gaming skills are pretty bad. Last time I played against him, he led me to seven consecutive wins."
After saying that, Shen Qing'e turned and left.
Jiang Ning picked up the broken cell phone, turned around and left the classroom without saying a word.
Shen Qing'e walked back to her original seat, planning to call someone to bring her dinner.
While she was looking for something, Geng Lu stood up and said with a smile: "Qing'e, I just happened to be going out. Let me bring you some food."
Shen Qing'e was pleasantly surprised: "Ah, is it possible?"
Although they are classmates, her circle consists of Yu Wen, Jiang Yanan and others, and she does not have much interaction with the art student Geng Lu.
Geng Lu: "On the way."
Shen Qing'e smiled happily: "Okay, thank you."
After she gave the money, she sighed slightly, "How ironic! I asked Jiang Ning to bring me food, and he made excuses, but you actually took the initiative to help me."
Geng Lu took over the smile and said playfully, "It's indeed ironic. He has been bringing you food for two years, but he didn't bring it for you today. I just brought it to you on the way."
"Hehehe~" Geng Lu covered her mouth and laughed.
Shen Qing'e realized that she had been tricked. Her face turned green and red, and she shouted, "Give me back my money."
Geng Lu raised the corner of her mouth: "I am just collecting some interest for others, is that not okay?"
Shen Qing'e stared at Geng Lu, her expression gradually recovered, she suddenly put on a smile, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Geng Lu, you don't like Jiang Ning, do you?"
"I don't want it anyway. If you like it, I can give it to you. Oh, and I still have the essay he sent me. Can I take a screenshot and send it to you?"
Shen Qing'e was full of mockery and disdain.
Geng Lu stared at her: "So, you think this is ridiculous?"
……
Yuzhou First People's Hospital.
Orthopedics, Department.
The cool girl, with lunch box in hand, stood in front of the door and knocked gently.
"Please come in."
Xue Chuchu opened the door: "Doctor Feng, I cooked at home."
She put down the lunch box and found a girl about her age standing next to Dr. Feng.
Dr. Feng looked at Xue Chuchu and felt sympathy for her situation.
She first thanked: "I love the food you cook the most."
Xue Chuchu said: "Sister, if you like, I will bring it to you every day in the future."
After her mother fell ill and was hospitalized, the high cost of treatment emptied her family's already meager savings. Fortunately, Dr. Feng was the vice president of an association. After learning about her family's situation, he helped her contact many donors and solved the medical expenses.
Doctor Feng introduced: "My daughter, Bai Yuxia."
Bai Yuxia was looking at the girl in front of her at this moment. She was so beautiful, with almost perfect facial features, especially her aloof temperament. She seldom envied others' appearance so much.
Doctor Feng advised: "Chuchu, I am helping you raise the medical expenses for your friend. She has good grades, and now something has happened. It has a great influence, and many people in the city are willing to help."
Xue Chuchu: "Well, thank you, Dr. Feng."
Doctor Feng mentioned: "Don't bother with Mr. Li. If he dares to come to the hospital again, I will sew his mouth shut."
Bai Yuxia joked: "My mother is the best stitch doctor in Yuzhou."
Xue Chuchu wanted to laugh, but her smile was inevitably tinged with sadness: "Yeah, he came to my door the day before yesterday to look for me, but was bitten by the neighbor's dog. He won't come again."
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Dr. Feng could not help but remind her: "No matter what, you must not go astray. Your mother would never want to see that."
"I know." Although Xue Chuchu tried her best to avoid it, she still encountered endless temptations with her appearance. She never wavered and never believed it.
Doctor Feng was satisfied. She picked up the milk tea at hand and said, "Chu Chu, drink it."
Bai Yuxia saw this and said, "Mom, don't you remind others every day that drinking milk tea is not good?"
Doctor Feng leaned back in his chair, his charming face showing a bit of laziness: "As long as it tastes good, it's fine. Besides, I'm so tired from work, can't I enjoy myself a little?"
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After Xue Chuchu said goodbye to her benefactor Dr. Feng, she went to the Hematology Department of the inpatient department.
As soon as she stepped into the corridor of her department, illuminated by the dim lights, Xue Chuchu felt cold all over. She walked forward and through the windows of the wards on both sides, she saw the skinny patients, some complaining in a low voice, some with numb expressions on their faces.
Xue Chuchu was extremely terrified when she thought that Tongtong would become like this one day.
She couldn't help but breathe heavily and walked faster. Finally, she reached the ward where Tongtong was and pushed open the door. Tongtong closed his eyes and slept quietly.
Her skin was pale, and even when she fell asleep, her brows would still occasionally furrow slightly.
Xue Chuchu didn't disturb her. She put the lunch box away and stood quietly by the bed.
Half an hour later, Tongtong opened her eyes. The pain in her bones made her frown even deeper.
When she saw Chuchu, her eyes still sparkled, and her voice was soft: "Chuchu, you're here!"
Xue Chuchu: "Yeah, I cooked you yellow catfish, and your favorite dish, shredded pork with green peppers and potatoes."
Xue Yuantong: "Chu Chu, you are the best."
"Wow, there is milk tea. Did you buy it?" Tongtong coughed lightly twice.
"Doctor Feng gave it to me."
"Can I drink?"
"No, the doctor said...that drinking milk tea is not good for you." Xue Chuchu forced a smile.
"Then I'll just take a small sip, okay? Just a small sip, please Chuchu."
Xue Chuchu couldn't bear to be cruel in the face of her begging. She hesitated for a while: "Then you can only drink a small sip. When you are discharged from the hospital, I will treat you to a super large cup!"
Xue Yuantong's face lit up with a bright smile: "Okay."
She put her mouth on the straw, and Chuchu beside her stared at her closely.
Xue Yuantong grinned: "Chu Chu, do you remember when we were little, you bought a pack of soda and I said I would only take a sip."
She was extremely proud: "I ended up drinking half a pack in one go, isn't that awesome?"
"Yeah, that's great." Xue Chuchu.
"And if you buy spicy noodles, I will just wow..."
"Chu Chu, what's wrong with you..." Xue Yuantong found that Chu Chu suddenly burst into tears.
She hurriedly looked for tissues and wanted to wipe Chuchu's face, but when she looked down, she found bright red blood dripping on the bed sheet, and then falling like pearls from a broken string.
It was her own blood.
Xue Chuchu grabbed the tissue bag and wiped Tongtong's nose while pressing the call bell. The blood-stained tissue fell all over the floor.
After a long time, the nurse left.
Xue Yuantong lay weakly on the hospital bed, she turned her face away and looked into the distance.
The afterglow of the setting sun illuminates the western sky red, and the evening glow fills the sky, brilliant and dazzling.
"It's so beautiful." Tongtong said softly. The boundless and free fields appeared in front of her eyes. She recalled: "Chuchu, actually the happiest time for me was when we were little. We stole watermelons in the fields. You were timid and ran faster than me every time."
"Ah, I actually don't want to grow up at all, and I don't want to come to the big city at all. I want to be a rustic little country girl, herding sheep in the countryside every day, and wait for you to become glamorous in the future..."
Xue Chuchu grabbed Tongtong's hand, which was as cold as ice. She said, "When you get better, let's go home and herd sheep together, okay? I'll also help you steal watermelons."
"Just like when we were kids, okay?"
Xue Chuchu imitated her childhood voice and responded softly: "Don't worry, I'll go find you to play after dinner~"
For a moment, it seemed as if I had returned to my carefree childhood.
At that time, Xue Yuantong would always finish her meal first every day and run next door to call Chuchu, and Chuchu would always respond to her like this.
Xue Yuantong's face turned even paler. She reached out and touched Chuchu's hair, with a smile on her face: "Hehe, no need, Chuchu. You can eat slowly in the future. Don't be in a hurry. This way you won't burn your tongue..."
Instantly, Xue Chuchu's nose felt sore and her eyes were hot.
She didn't hide it from Tongtong.
Why has it never succeeded?
……
After coaxing Tongtong to sleep, Xue Chuchu walked out of the ward. She stood in the corridor outside, wiping away her tears, and prepared to go to the inpatient department of the Department of Neurology to visit her mother.
When she reached the middle of the corridor, she met Aunt Gu who was holding a report form in her hand. Her weather-beaten face looked pale.
"Aunt, what does the doctor say about Tongtong's illness?" Xue Chuchu asked hurriedly.
Aunt Gu said with difficulty: "Three weeks at most. If the situation is not good, it may be less than two weeks."
Xue Chuchu was shocked. She stood there in a daze. Then, she grabbed Aunt Gu's hand in panic: "What about bone marrow transplant? Is it not possible? What about chemotherapy? What about transfer to another hospital? If Yuzhou can't cure it, let's go to the provincial hospital."
Aunt Gu's face was still pale, and her voice was hoarse: "The bone marrow has been found, but if you want to transplant the bone marrow, you have to survive the first stage."
Xue Chuchu leaned against the wall in a daze, unable to bear it.
Aunt Gu slowed down and said, "Chu Chu, your mother is still waiting for you."
Xue Chuchu left in a daze.
Aunt Gu put the report at the nurse's station and then walked into the ward.
Aunt Gu walked to the bedside, and Tongtong, who was sleeping, immediately opened her eyes: "Mom, you're back."
"Mom, I'm hungry." Tongtong said.
Aunt Gu: "I'll heat up the food for you."
She picked up the lunch box and went to the microwave in the corridor outside to heat it up. Soon, she returned to the ward.
Aunt Gu sat on the edge of the bed, picked up a spoon to scoop up rice, and always blew gently on each mouthful, feeding her daughter mouthful by mouthful. But Tongtong, who was usually greedy, only ate two mouthfuls today and couldn't eat any more.
"Tongtong?" Aunt Gu asked.
"My throat hurts." Tongtong said.
"Okay, wait until the pain stops before eating." Aunt Gu put away the lunch box.
"No, I want to eat more."
Aunt Gu continued to feed her. Xue Yuantong took two bites and said she wanted to play with her cell phone. Aunt Gu put the cell phone in front of her.
Xue Yuantong swiped a few times and suddenly blinked: "Mom, my vision is suddenly so blurry?"
She turned her head and looked out the window, vaguely seeing that the sky had darkened. The red color should be the sunset glow, which was getting redder and redder. Gradually, everything became invisible.
She stretched out her hand, trying to grab something, but there was nothing, only endless coldness.
She said, "Mom, I can't see."
Aunt Gu moved closer and found that Tongtong's eyes, which used to be bright, had become cloudy, with fine bloodshot threads forming a web.
Aunt Gu remembered the doctor's advice and suddenly realized that her daughter could not see.
She stayed there for a long time, and her face, which had been gentle for many years, showed a rare complaint: "How many times have I told you not to stay up late playing with your phone? Why don't you listen?"
Xue Yuantong opened his eyes and felt around his mother's face with his little hands: "Mom, I'm fine."
Aunt Gu's tears rolled down her cheeks and she continued to blame her: "You never listen to me. Every time I tell you not to eat snacks, why do you always eat them secretly?"
"Mom! What's wrong with you?" Tongtong called out blankly. She stroked her mother's face in panic, her fingertips filled with hot tears.
Aunt Gu kept complaining and pointing out her daughter's faults.
Tongtong cried, "Mom, I was wrong. I will be obedient in the future. Please don't blame me, okay?"
Aunt Gu finally burst into tears, expressing her deep resentment towards the heavens: "Why, why am I not the one who is sick?"
……
Night, 11 o'clock.
In the city, Jiang Qitian’s home.
Jiang Ning stayed in the small room, with the desk lamp emitting warm yellow light.
He was writing his math test paper seriously. He had solved this problem once before, but when he encountered it again, he still had no idea.
An inexplicable irritation filled his heart. He took out his mobile phone, opened QQ, found Xue Yuantong in the list, and clicked into her QQ space.
What caught the eye were photos related to study, key points for essay writing, and problem-solving ideas for various subjects. All of them were taken and organized by Xue Yuantong and posted on QQ space.
Jiang Ning found the solution to the problem in the mathematical set and solved it successfully.
When he exited Xue Yuantong's space, he suddenly realized that she hadn't updated her status for a week.
Jiang Ning was silent for a while.
He had indirectly received favors from Xue Yuantong, but had never repaid him.
There was a sudden knock on the door. Jiang Ning was about to get up to open the door when he heard his aunt scolding him angrily: "Longlong, you are playing games with him again? You play games all day long. I'm really worried that you will learn bad things from others!"
Jiang Junlong defended himself: "I'm not playing games."
"Go back to your room!" the aunt shouted sternly.
Jiang Junlong was helpless: "Brother Ning, I'm going back first."
Jiang Ning listened to everything that happened outside the door. He didn't say a word from beginning to end.
He had experienced similar things too many times in the past three years and no longer wanted to make excuses. After all, there was only one month left before the end.
The next second, the screen of his Redmi 2a phone lit up.
Shen Qing'e: "I don't understand why you always play games with Junlong. What are his grades? What are yours? No wonder your aunt hates you."
Jiang Ning: "Aunt likes you, okay?"
Shen Qing'e: "Haha, it's indeed better for me."
Jiang Ning: "Well, everyone is nice to you, including my old self."
Shen Qing'e: "Yeah, that's not like you, no one loves you."
Jiang Ning turned off the screen of his mobile phone, opened the door and walked out of the cabin.
His aunt, who was watching TV in the living room, raised her head and glanced at him. Jiang Ning also didn't say anything and pushed open the door.
My aunt's voice floated over: "We will go to bed later, and no one will open the door for you when you come back."
Uncle Jiang Qitian frowned: "What are you talking about?"
Jiang Ning was no longer listening.
Late at night in May, the temperature was cool and comfortable. Jiang Ning walked on the street, walking aimlessly and non-stop.
He saw the traffic on the road, the lights of the residential buildings, the customers drinking in front of the barbecue stalls, and the KTVs with flashing neon lights. The city was so prosperous and wonderful, but unfortunately it had nothing to do with him. He did not belong here.
If you think about it carefully, it seems that no one in the world cares about him or cares about him.
He seemed to be lonely all the time.
A gust of wind blew by, making Jiang Ning feel cold.
He stumbled upon the ICBC ATM, glowing brightly in the corner.
Jiang Ning walked forward unconsciously, stretched out his hand and pushed open the glass door. He stood in front of the ATM, inserted his bank card, and withdrew the remaining 500 yuan, which was all his assets.
He grabbed the money and strode towards Yuzhou No. 4 Middle School with extremely urgent steps.
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Ning looked at the wall of the playground on the east side of the school. He took a breath, took another deep breath, then took a run-up, grabbed the wall, and climbed over it in a panic.
The playground was pitch black, there was no one in sight, and all the lights in the teaching building were off.
Jiang Ning crossed the playground, broke into Teaching Building No. 3, and went up to the second floor.
He pulled open the window of Class 1, Grade , and climbed into the classroom in the dark.
He found Xue Yuantong's seat, confirmed it again, and then put all the 500 yuan he had just taken out into the hole in the table.
In the dark classroom, Jiang Ning murmured, "Get better."
(End of this chapter)