lcionline Chapter 10 You're Still So Kind
Chapter 10 You're Still So Kind
My body suddenly shrank.
A conditioned reflex to want to get away.
Song Yafei sat on the edge of the bed, looking at me.
Under her gaze, I could only sit silently, trying to keep as far away from her as possible.
I didn't dare look into Song Yafei's eyes, afraid that if I turned around, we would start arguing.
"You're still so kind." After a long silence, Song Yafei finally spoke.
I looked out the window, pretending to let it go in one ear and out the other.
"You can easily let go of someone who wants to kill you, someone who hates you to the core."
"Is this the first time you've met her?"
"And me, how long have we been together?"
"More than ten years."
"My childhood sweetheart, you just turned around and left."
Song Yafei stood up from her chair.
It seems that she can't control her emotions when this matter is mentioned.
"Zhang Tian, tell me the reason."
Even if you're just kidding me, what if?
I still looked out the window.
As I was thinking, the leaves turned yellow.
it's all over.
Whether it's love, faith, or trust.
"Zhang Tian, say something." She suddenly lunged forward, grabbed my collar, and tried to turn my head toward her.
I forcefully broke free from her grasp.
Because of the excessive force, the hands gripping the bed board were marked with red marks.
I really don't understand what Song Yafei is so fixated on.
They want revenge on me, and now I am experiencing the taste of despair.
What else does she want?
"Do you intend to stay here for the rest of your life? Abandoning everything outside? Including the orphanage?"
I turned around abruptly and stared at Song Yafei.
Song Yafei laughed: "Look, Zhang Tian, no matter what, the orphanage will always be a thousand times, a hundred times more important than me, right?"
I ignored her sarcasm and gripped her hand tightly.
With all my might, I asked in a hoarse voice, "Song Yafei, what did you do to the orphanage? Did you withdraw your investment?"
Song Yafei stared at my hand, its veins bulging, for a long time before violently shaking it off.
She said matter-of-factly, "Zhang Tian, I am a businessman. Businessmen value profit. Donating to orphanages is just for the sake of a good reputation."
Donating to one family is one thing, donating to another family is another.
There are other orphanages in the world, and I can donate to any of them and still gain recognition.
She smiled and said something that nearly broke me: "Even if I donate money to the farthest reaches of Africa, people will only praise my kindness and compassion, and they will still respect me."
I shook my head: "But you promised."
"Did I promise you I would sponsor the orphanage you work at? That was years ago, when we were in love. And now?"
I watched in a daze as Song Yafei slowly approached me.
Her face gradually magnified before my eyes.
But I gradually lost my vision.
Before my eyes, I can still see the image of Song Yafei holding me in her arms at night, making a tender promise to me, right after we got married.
"Don't worry, Zhang Tian, from now on, I will raise Sasha with you, and I will treat your orphanage as our home. We will support our family together."
I closed my eyes tightly, even stopping my breathing: "Song Yafei, you're crazy."
"Yeah, I'm crazy. Didn't you already know that?"
"So, you really withdrew your investment?"
For the first time after I filed for divorce, I looked seriously into Song Yafei's eyes, trying to see even the slightest hint of denial in them.
At this moment, Song Yafei moved away from me and turned to walk towards the door: "Zhang Tian, it's not that I want to withdraw my investment, it's that your good mother, the dean, she personally came to the company and asked me to withdraw the sponsorship. From now on, I may really not care about them anymore. Anyway, it's them who don't want me to care."
My heart has turned to ice.
I frantically searched for my phone and called the hospital director.
Song Yafei was still watching me with great interest at the door: "Zhang Tian, what's the use of you calling? Anyway, whether the investment is withdrawn or not, the main power is still with me. Do you think she can just ignore the lives of all the orphans if I transfer the money?"
My hand gripping the phone trembled.
For several days, thanks to careful care and the effects of painkillers, my stomach rarely protested or cramped without warning.
There was also a fishy, sweet taste in my throat.
I understand that what Song Yafei said was the key point.
But I'm still worried about the headmistress.
For my sake, she actually disregarded the orphanage.
She loved each of us children as if we were her own, but all those children brought her no peace and instead caused her all sorts of trouble.
“Zhang Tian, your hospital director mother won’t answer your calls unless you go out and find her yourself.”
I hung up the phone after several unanswered calls.
He raised his head, wanting to have a serious talk with Song Yafei.
Song Yafei had already left first.
I haven't found a job yet.
Then, the orphanage issue suddenly resurfaced.
All roads lead to one destination.
I have to give in to Song Yafei and continue to pretend to be in love with her.
However, there is an overwhelming amount of information about infidelity online.
The rumors about my despicable behavior of abandoning Song Yafei and then shamelessly returning to her after she became rich have spread far and wide.
These are nothing compared to what's really going on.
The worst thing that happened was that Sasha was mixed in with them.
They have someone who's involved in Sasha's situation.
Sasha is an orphan, and that's not wrong of her.
The orphan is using Song Yafei's investment and is also making Song Yafei pay exorbitant medical expenses.
These days, even some moderately wealthy families may not be able to come up with that much money all at once to pay for their child's medical treatment.
So many children die from leukemia every year.
What does the death of Sasha mean to them?
Why should she be able to enjoy Song Yafei's repeated favors?
Song Yafei isn't her mother. It's her ability to make money. She has also helped so many impoverished students and families in need, and sponsored several orphanages. She holds many charity events every year.
So many people need her, how could she possibly be responsible for the life and death of every one of those she sponsors?
Public opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of the government.
But it quickly veered towards the headmistress's mother, and then towards me.
Then I will lead more children from orphanages out of poverty.
Whether they are adults, have entered society, or are still children who rely on the headmistress and other orphan sisters and brothers to barely survive.
This fire will, like a rolling fireball, grow bigger and bigger.
Whether for my sake or for theirs, the headmistress's mother has to stop this substantial sponsorship.
I searched for information online, feeling incredibly choked up.
I've thought too much about using the last of my life to build a bridge for these children and the headmistress, racking my brains to find a way out of their predicament and relieve their worries.
I never imagined that the final thing left behind in the end of my life would be such a terrible truth.
I think I can't go on like this anymore.
Otherwise, all the children in the orphanage, including everyone I know, will suffer.
After thinking it over for a long time, I turned my phone back to the call screen.
I dialed a number that I didn't recognize, but which was enough to solve my immediate problem.