In the middle of the night, in the long corridor of the silent hospital, Shi Jinglan sat on a chair with peaceful eyes, waiting for Xia Zhijin to pay the fee and come back.
Footsteps sounded softly, and Xia Zhijin walked towards the pale light with heavy steps, his face pale as paper.
"Thank you..." Xia Zhijin stood in front of Shi Jinglan, lowered her always proud neck, and said in a hoarse voice.
In any case, Shi Jinglan should be grateful for being able to come in time in the middle of the night and help her get in touch with the transfer.
There was a time when Xia Zhijin was very close to her, and her trust in her was even more like her daughter than Shiman. Although Shi Jinglan didn't respond much, she liked her closeness from the bottom of her heart. But now, their relationship may never return to the past.
"Where is it full?" Shi Jinglan asked.
"She's drunk." Xia Zhijin narrowed her eyes and said calmly.
Although Shiman loves to play, since Xia Zhijin came, Xia Zhijin didn't like Shiman to drink, so Shiman hardly drank alcohol. When Shi Jinglan thought about the events during this period, he could probably understand what Shiman was up to.
She put her face on the other leg, looked at Xia Zhijin's face, frowned imperceptibly, and asked her sharply, "Are you sick?"
"It's nothing, just a little cold." Xia Zhijin replied calmly in a brave manner.
Shi Jinglan let out an annoyed "heh", and said concisely: "If you really collapse, your sister may have to work harder than now."
Xia Zhijin was poked into a soft spot. She looked at Xia Zhiqi who was asleep on the chair beside her with red eye circles, her breathing was slightly stagnant, and after a few seconds, she replied: "I see."
Seeing the girl's stubborn appearance, Shi Jinglan sighed inwardly. She took out a bank card from her bag and handed it to her, and said casually: "There is 200,000 in the card, let's pay it in advance."
Xia Zhijin turned her eyes mechanically, and her tired eyes fell on the card that Shi Jinglan held between her two slender fingers. She looked down at the cold face, and her whole body seemed to be exuding arrogance, her back molars were clenched tightly, her chest seemed to be pressed by a big rock, so heavy that she could hardly breathe.
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Xia Zhijin's fists were gripped too hard, and her flat-cut fingertips still sank deeply into the flesh of her palm. After a long while, she still gave a wry smile, betrayed her dignity, spread her palms, took the card from Shi Jinglan's hand with difficulty and slowness, and promised embarrassingly but firmly: "I'll give you an IOU, give me After a little time, I will definitely return it to you in the future."
When Shi Jinglan heard this, she narrowed her eyes, and a mocking smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her lips. She asked her in a cold voice: "Zhijin, whether you admit it or not, you still took the initiative to use the resources of the Shi family, or you relied on the Shi family. There are some things that cannot be repaid with money."
Xia Zhijin's face suddenly became paler, and under Shi Jinglan's reminder, even her waist, which had always been straight, showed fatigue.
What Shi Jinglan said was right, no matter how awe-inspiring she said in the past and how strong she wanted to be, now, the evidence is convincing—she still borrowed the power of the Shi family, or accepted Shi Jinglan's money.
Maybe, in Shi Jinglan's eyes, she is the out-and-out white lotus that stands up and down? However, the situation is stronger than others. She looked at her sister who was helpless and fell asleep, and thought of her grandma in the intensive care unit whose life and death were uncertain. She couldn't return the card in her hand no matter what.
The heart is higher than the sky, and the body is low.
Xia Zhijin's throat was choked and hurt, and there was gradually misty water vapor in his eyes. For her who is still struggling to live like this, talking about love and feelings is really too extravagant.
Even I have to look down on my spineless self, so why ask others to look up to her? She raised her head and blinked her eyes, forced back the tears, and repeated the promise choked up: "Auntie, this is a loan, and I will definitely pay it back."
Shi Jinglan's eyes gradually darkened. After a while, she looked calm and asked Xia Zhijin in a calm tone: "If you insist, you can borrow it. Well, that's a loan, but my loan is conditional."
After a pause, she added: "Two conditions, you choose one. One is that you quit the entertainment industry, and you will accompany Shiman to study abroad next semester. The Shi family will bear the liquidated damages, school application, tuition and living expenses, and your grandma and You don't have to worry about your sister, Shi's family will take care of her, you just need to persuade Shiman to go out together and take care of her. After graduation, if you want, you can choose any position in Shixing Group. Second, now and Shiman Let’s break up, don’t delay each other.”
Xia Zhijin trembled almost imperceptibly when he heard the words, and stared at Shi Jinglan unbearably. Panic, anger, and sadness flashed in her eyes, and she opened her mouth as if she wanted to protest something, but in the end, she gritted her teeth, smiled bitterly, and fell silent.
Quit the entertainment circle and be a real captive canary beside Shiman? From now on, lie down and admit to being ridiculed, right? From then on, let others slaughter you, right? She looked at her younger sister who woke up after visibly moving a little while ago, but hurriedly closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, and she couldn't respond to that sentence. She is already like this, what about Zhiqi? Will Zhi Qi become like this because of her? Perhaps, it is true that each individual has his own way.
Shi Jinglan was a little disappointed by her hesitation. She calmly said: "Zhijin, do you know? You are good in everything, but there is one thing that is particularly bad."
"Too proud, I don't know how to be flexible." Shi Jinglan sighed.
The girl can be regarded as she grew up watching, she knew Xia Zhijin's temperament too well, so from the beginning, she didn't think she was with Shiman at all.
Shi Man is the successor of Shi Xing. In this life, Shi Man is doomed not to be able to live a normal life like other ordinary people. The aura on her body was given to her by the Shi family and is innate.
And if Xia Zhijin was born with such a background, if she wanted to be with Shiman, she was doomed to bear the pressure and harm that Shiman's aura brought her. This kind of pressure and injury was not given by her, but also by countless external voices, or even by myself, and it will last for a long time.
As for Xia Zhijin, she was too outstanding, too proud, and too strong, not the kind of person who could willingly endure being a person without her own name for a long time. Even without her deliberate obstruction and deliberate forbearance during the passionate love period, Xia Zhijin would break down and leave sooner or later.
Shiman is too easily hurt with her. Enthusiasm doesn't necessarily translate into commitment. It's like, she insisted on going her own way back then, but in the end she didn't get the other party's perseverance. Family status, class, this is something that can only be truly surpassed if one has surpassed it.
She even wondered if Xia Zhijin was so sensible, would she love Shiman so much. From the first temptation, she was disappointed. In Shiman's eyes, love is greater than the sky, but in Xia Zhijin's eyes, the first time his kindness is greater than Shiman's; the second time, his self-esteem is greater than Shiman's comfort. For the third time, freedom is still greater than time.
In Shiman's heart, Xia Zhijin will always come first, and in Xia Zhijin's heart, except for the closest relatives, Shiman is still ranked behind many other things.
Since Xia Zhijin couldn't pass the test in his heart, since he hesitated like this, since it couldn't last long, since both of them would be unhappy, and the harm would come sooner or later, then, short-term pain is worse than long-term pain.
"Then let's break up." Shi Jinglan said coldly.
A crisp applause resounded in the quiet space of the early morning.
Zhou Qin's eyes were red, and she almost used all her strength to slap Xiao Wanqing on the face of Xiao Wanqing, whom she once regarded as a family member. Her palms paused in the air, slightly aching and trembling from too much force.
Xiao Wanqing was caught off guard, and received a slap, her mouth became neutral with the smell of blood, and her fair face was red and swollen, which was shocking. Her ears were buzzing, her eyes turned black for a moment, her head was tilted, her eyes were red, and she didn't even dare to cover her eyes in embarrassment and shame.
This is what she deserves, she is the one who is sorry for Zhou Qin.
Lin Xian never thought that her mother, who has always been gentle, would actually do something. She was careless for a while and didn't react in time. That loud slap fell on Xiao Wanqing's face, and it also fell hard on Lin Xian's heart. The circles of her eyes immediately turned red, and she roared angrily: "Mom, what are you doing?!" While sitting up on her knees, she reached out to hold Xiao Wanqing's face to see her injury: "Panpan..."
"I'm fine..." Xiao Wanqing didn't dare to be too intimate with Lin Xian under Zhou Qin's nose.
Where can it be all right? Lin Xian saw the faint redness and swelling on her fair face, his heart felt like being pricked by a needle, and the pain caused tears to fall from the corners of his eyes.
She turned her head to Zhou Qin and said with angry eyes: "Mom, you are too rude. How can you do it, how can you..."
Before she finished speaking, another "pop" sounded in the air.
Zhou Qin looked at her plausible questioning of her daughter, feeling as if there was a fire burning in her heart, pain and annoyance, grief and indignation, this slap, she wanted to slap Lin Xian. She had never used corporal punishment to educate Lin Xian, but today, anger had gone to her head, and she wished she could wake Lin Xian up and let her see what she was doing.
But in the end, her slap fell on the side face and ears of Xiao Wanqing who reacted and protected Lin Xian again.
Xiao Wanqing hugged Lin Xian, gritted her teeth, and restrained herself from humming. Her brain and her ears seemed to be roaring, and her cheeks were hot, as if even the air was hurting.
Lin Xian stared in astonishment at Xiao Wanqing who was frowning and showing pain, and burst into tears, choked up, "Xiao Panpan, I don't want your protection!"
She stood up, stood in front of Xiao Wanqing, clenched her fists, and yelled at Zhou Qin with a crying voice: "Mom, you are too much, all mistakes are my fault, what are you doing to me?" Come on, if you have something to do with Xiao Wanqing, why do you beat her?"
Xiao Wanqing's ears were so ringing that she couldn't hear what Lin Xian was saying, but she immediately grabbed Lin Xian and called her: "Lin Xian, don't..."
Zhou Qin looked at Lin Xian who was stubbornly staring at him in front of him, and Lin Xian and Xiao Wanqing who were disheveled and miserable. He trembled angrily and his eyes turned black.
"Why? Lin Xian, you actually ask me why." Zhou Qin murmured, with tears welling up in his eyes. This is the daughter she has regarded as the apple of her eye for nineteen years.
"Lin Xian, just because I'm your mother! I beat her, why, do you want to beat her back?" Zhou Qin's voice also carried a shrill cry.
"Mom..." Lin Xian choked up and called out. This was the first time she saw Zhou Qin, who had always been strong, cry, and she felt very uncomfortable.
"What? Don't fight, right?! If you don't fight, you will go back with me!" Zhou Qin gritted her teeth word by word, and then she stretched out her hand to pull Lin Xian.
Lin Xian pulled Xiao Wanqing and struggled hard: "I won't leave, Mom, calm down, we need to have a good chat."
But Zhou Qin turned a deaf ear to it, and just kept pulling her out of bed, as if trying to pull her out of this magic den. "Is there no one? It's easy to chat."
"Sister..." Xiao Wanqing was a little dizzy, but she still suppressed it, wanting to ease the tension between Zhou Qin and Lin Xian.
However, when Zhou Qin saw Xiao Wanqing's actions, he seemed to be stimulated by something, and became more and more manic: "Lin Xian, did you hear that, I will let you go back with me!" Zhou Qin turned up the volume angrily.
The next moment, she was dizzy, her body swayed suddenly, and she almost fell to the ground.
Lin Xian was stunned for a moment, and immediately ignored the struggle, and instinctively jumped off the bed to support her, and shouted nervously: "Mom, Mom, what's wrong with you..."
Xiao Wanqing also got out of bed in a panic to help her up.
However, in just a moment, Zhou Qin stood firm. Her face was pale, and her physical discomfort was obvious, but she seemed extremely disgusted, and immediately avoided Xiao Wanqing's probing eyes.
Zhou Qin shook his head vigorously, held Lin Xian's hand tightly, and insisted weakly: "Lin Xian, you don't want to piss me off, so come back with me now."
"Mom!" Lin Xian called her helplessly. How could she walk away seeing her lover in a state of dismay and despair.
Xiao Wanqing felt that Zhou Qin looked at her with hatred at this moment, like a sharp knife, piercing straight into her heart, and the pain was so painful that she could hardly breathe. It turns out that this is how it feels to be hated by someone you love. She almost thought that she was going to forget.
Her lips were already stained with blood from her bite. She looked at Zhou Qin and Lin Xian who were stiff, closed her eyes, and comforted Lin Xian: "Xianxian, go back with your mother first."