一夜情

“You still have parents and siblings. Isn’t it better to live? There are so many people out there who would do extremely risky things to stay alive or even just to get a chance to stay alive. Now, there’s an opportunity placed in front of you, but you’re choosing to give it up.” Zhao Chuchu looked at him and asked, “Do you think it’s a good thing that you care so little about your life?

“I’m willing to save you because my husband said that you are a good person. If it was someone like Yu Linjiang, I wouldn’t save him, even if he kneeled and begged me to unless he could convince me with money.”

Zhong Peifeng didn’t say anything for a long while.

After quite a bit of time, he said softly, “Mrs. Xie, I know you’re doing this for my sake, but if I owe you and Zizhao too much, I wouldn’t know how to face you guys in the future.”

“Why are you so stubborn? Think about it. How sad would your parents be if they had to watch you die before them at such a young age? They sacrificed so much for you. How can you just leave them like this? Isn’t that considered unfilial?”

“I’ve studied for so many years, yet you’re clearly wiser than me, I’m sorry…”

Zhong Peifeng looked genuinely embarrassed.

“So do you want to be treated or not?”

“Since you have already said all these things to me, if I continue to refuse, I would be a fool who couldn’t tell good from bad. Mrs. Xie, I will never forget what you did for me to save my life. If there’s anything that I can do for you in the future, please let me know. I will do everything in my power to help you and repay you.”

“Okay, just remember that you owe me a favor.”

“But Mrs. Xie, is it possible for me to continue staying at Qingyang Academy?”

“Don’t try to do two things at the same time. Your condition is already very severe. I don’t even know how you managed to endure for so long. As long as you stay alive, you can continue studying again whenever you want. But if you die, you’ll have nothing left. Mr. Zhong, you are still so young. I don’t think you’re short of these one or two years, right?”

“You’re right. When will I start the treatment? I’ll tell the principal about it.”

“Any time.”

“Thank you very much, Mrs. Xie.”

Zhong Peifeng bowed down low toward Zhao Chuchu to show his gratitude.

“Alright. If that’s the case, you should go back and prepare. It’s getting quite late. I need to return home with my husband.”

“Goodbye, Mrs. Xie.”

Zhong Peifeng stood in the gazebo and watched as Zhao Chuchu left. Xie Heng walked forward when he saw Zhao Chuchu walking over.

“Shall we head home?”

“Yes.”

Xie Heng took over Zhao Chuchu’s medicinal box. He then said to the vice principal, “Vice Principal, please excuse my leave.”

“Okay, take care.” The vice principal waved his hand and did not ask any questions.

Xie Heng and Zhao Chuchu left the academy holding each other’s hands.

Only then did Zhong Peifeng walk out of the gazebo and go to the vice principal.

“How are you?” the vice principal asked. He was quite concerned for his student. “Mrs. Xie looked very serious. Are you ill with a rare disease?”

“Vice principal, I would like to leave the academy for about a year to treat my illness. Mrs. Xie said that my condition is already very serious. I need to start treatment as soon as possible. Otherwise, I might be in mortal danger.”

The vice principal looked at Zhong Peifeng. Zhong Peifeng had always looked underweight and pale. The vice principal didn’t spot anything out of the ordinary about him. He thought that Zhong Peifeng was just too poor and couldn’t afford food. He even helped him financially in secret several times. He had never imagined that Zhong Peifeng actually had a severe disease. He wondered how Zhong Peifeng endured the pain of an illness like this. No one knew about this for the two years he had been in the academy.

“If Mrs. Xie said so, she is probably quite confident that she can cure you. Don’t think about it too much. You can always study later on, but your health cannot wait. If you need money, just let me know,” the vice principal said gently.

“Thank you, Vice Principal.” Zhong Peifeng felt a sour feeling in his nose. “Okay, you should tell the principal about this. Hurry up, the faster you start your treatment the better. Disease doesn’t wait for people.”

“Yes, I will go right now.” Zhong Peifeng bowed and then separated from the vice principal.

The principal already knew that Zhong Peifeng and another teacher were pulled aside by Zhao Chuchu for a separate consultation. When he saw Zhong Peifeng, he was quite concerned as well. “Peifeng, if you’re sick, you should see treatment. I will leave a spot at the academy for you. Don’t worry.” The principal spoke before Zhong Peifeng even said anything, which made Zhong Peifeng feel extremely touched.

“Thank you so much, Principal. Mrs. Xie said that I will need about one to two years to be cured and recover fully. I’m afraid by then…”

“Regardless of what happens, your health is always the most important. You’ve always been a hardworking student. I believe that you’ll be able to make it even after two years. You cannot let your illness drag on. There’s no other place that you can stay in the capital city, right? You can stay at the academy, but you can’t stay in the dorm room anymore. You should move to my house. There’s a wing room that’s still empty. You can prepare medicine there as well..”