章)In September, the city of New York still swelters with the oppressive heat of summer, the sky overcast as if a storm is imminent. The gloomy clouds hang low, mirroring the state of mind of Pei Nanxin.
She stands outside the intensive care unit, her hands tightly clutching the fabric at her waist, occasionally glancing up at the closed door. After about half an hour, the door finally opens, and Pei Nanxin immediately springs to her feet, grabbing the white coat of the doctor who just stepped out, her voice laced with anxiety as she asks, "Uncle Zhang, how is my mother? Is she okay?"
Her last few words are spoken softly, as if uttering them with more force would summon an answer she dreads to hear.
"The rescue was successful, and there is no immediate danger to her life. However, Nanxin, as I told you a few days ago, your mothers condition is critical, and she could take a turn for the worse at any moment. The medical facilities in Germany are superior, and most importantly, there is Dr. Geoffrey Fenn, a leading authority in neurology."
Zhang Yongsheng frowns and speaks solemnly to Pei Nanxin, feeling genuine compassion for the eighteen-year-old girl. He has been the attending physician for Pei Yiru, Nanxins mother, ever since she was admitted to the hospital two years ago due to a car accident.
He is well aware of their familys situation; the two women have been relying on each other for survival. To pay for the treatments, they sold their home and exhausted all their savings. For half a year now, Nanxin has had to work while attending school and caring for her mother, who has been in a coma.
If this was all, it might have been bearable, but Pei Yirus condition worsened a month ago, requiring multiple rescues, each time narrowly escaping danger.
But this is not a sustainable solution. If this continues, Pei Yiru will inevitably leave Pei Nanxin behind.
"I understand, but Uncle Zhang... money..." Pei Nanxin is well aware of the situation, but money is a significant issue. Where can she find the funds to send her mother to Germany for treatment?
Zhang Yongsheng frowns at Pei Nanxin, "Nanxin, this opportunity is very rare. You can go to Germany with our medical team, which will save a considerable amount on airfare, and it will be safer with doctors on the flight. However... the treatment costs in Germany..."
Seeing Pei Nanxin biting her lip and not speaking, Zhang Yongsheng pats her shoulder, reminded of his own daughter who passed away prematurely.
"Here, I have about 150,000 dollars saved for a house, take it for emergency use."
Hearing this, Pei Nanxin immediately looks up, her eyes shining as she gazes at Zhang Yongsheng, "Uncle Zhang, thank you, thank you. I will work hard to pay you back as soon as possible."
"But the deposit for hospital admission is at least 200,000 dollars, and our medical team will depart in two days. We are still short of 50,000..."
"Uncle Zhang, please take care of my mother for me. I will gather the money, I will bring the 50,000."
Pei Nanxin nods firmly to Zhang Yongsheng, then turns and runs out of the hospital.
As soon as she leaves the hospital, Pei Nanxin takes out her phone and dials a number, "Ill do the thing you mentioned before. Get the money ready."
At the entrance of the economics study room at A University, Pei Nanxin nervously tugs at her clothes, taking out a mirror to check her carefully applied makeup.
The girl in the mirror, with heavy makeup, looks so different that Pei Nanxin almost doesnt recognize herself. Where is the sixteen-year-olds pure appearance? This makeup ages her by more than ten years.
She puts the mirror back in her bag and takes out a photo, looking at it carefully again to memorize the appearance of the boy in the picture, then takes a deep breath.
She pushes the door open and goes in. Although the school has just started, the academic atmosphere at A University is very strong, especially in the economics department, where the study rooms are almost always full.
Pei Nanxin quickly and accurately finds her target - Ye Yichen.
"Ye, Ive finally found you. I know it was my fault last time, I shouldnt have asked you to break up with other women. I wont do it again, dont break up with me, I cant live without you."
Ignoring the strange and surprised looks around her, she throws herself into Ye Yichens arms.
"Ye, look, this is my ultrasound report, we have a baby." Pei Nanxin excitedly takes out a prepared B-ultrasound report. "As long as you dont break up with me, I dont mind if you have other girlfriends."
Even without looking, she knows everyone in the classroom is watching them.
Yes, her purpose here is to expose Ye Yichens true face and to gather enough money for her mothers treatment in Germany.
This Ye Yichen is quite a character, he doesnt immediately refute, but takes the report and looks at it seriously.
She knows everyone is waiting for Ye Yichens response, they all want to know if she is really Ye Yichens woman, and more importantly, whether the child in her belly is really his.
Pei Nanxin glances at the study room door with her peripheral vision, a girl in a white dress slightly raises her chin, signaling her to hurry up.
Anyway, this guy named Ye Yichen is not a good person either. If he hadnt done something similar, he would have refuted it long ago. Its probably because he has done too much that he cant even be sure if she is one of his many women.
Pei Nanxin closes her eyes, steels her heart, stands on tiptoe, and embraces his neck, her small mouth covering his thin lips.
As required, she just needs to kiss him mouth to mouth for five seconds so that the people outside the door can take a picture, but the subsequent development is completely out of control.
She vaguely feels her body tighten, and when she suddenly opens her eyes, she sees Ye Yichens mouth pull out a sly smile, and then her head is firmly fixed by him.
Ye Yichen takes the initiative, and his kiss is quite aggressive. Her head and waist are tightly held by him, and there is no place to escape. She can only let him pry open her lips, like a snake, slip into her camphor mouth, and slowly suck away all her strength.
Such a live performance seems to be not enough for him. His lips slowly move to her ear pit, gently contain her small earlobe, and then whisper in her ear, only for her to hear, "This... is called a kiss."
After saying that, he mercilessly pushes her away, looking at the stunned Pei Nanxin. Ye Yichens voice is still not loud, but it is just enough for everyone in the study room to hear, "If you are so sure that this child is mine, then give birth to it. After the identification is confirmed to be mine, I will take responsibility."
Has Ye Yichen admitted it? Has her purpose been achieved? Now everyone should think that Ye Yichen is a scum, right?
But what happened next left Pei Nanxin completely confused.
The Lou Lanxin who paid her to take revenge on Ye Yichen suddenly rushed in and slapped Pei Nanxin hard in the face.
"Nanxin, dont be crazy anymore. Ive already let Jie give you. What else do you want! We have been in the same class since kindergarten. As long as its mine, you want to rob. Because you are my friend, I let you, even my boyfriend... I let you, but you are not satisfied. However, Ye Xuechang and I are not the kind of relationship you think. We just work together in the student union. Its really not what you think. Dont wronged Ye Xuechang anymore."
Pei Nanxin looks at Lou Lanxin in disbelief and suddenly understands everything. It turns out that this play is not to take