Chapter 37

Jiang Yuan took a taxi back to her apartment and reunited with her mother.

When Zhang Rong saw her, she hugged her and cried, scolding her dad while crying, “You don’t know how to behave and indulge in gambling! You have been a loser all your life and now you have dug such a big hole for us, what are we going to do…”

Jiang Yuan’s heart was in a mess and she didn’t know what to do now.

No matter what, she had to get her father out first.

It was too late so it was useless to go to the police station at this time. She comforted Zhang Rong who had been in a panic all night and let her go to bed but she couldn’t sleep.

According to what her mother said, the debt her father owned, together with the loan shark was more than 600,000 yuan plus the assault, fortunately the injury was not serious but the loss was certain. In addition to the more than 100,000 yuan that relatives and friends were not in a hurry to get it back, they had to pay back 600,000 yuan at once.

The savings in the family had been secretly taken by her father to gamble and there was only a fraction of it left and she did not have much money herself. The only thing their family could rely on were the two houses in the family, the old house of her parents and the one in her name, her small apartment. The old house couldn’t be sold for any money so they could only sell her house.

She looked around the apartment and said, “Let’s sell it, as long as father is okay.”

It’s just that…

Even if the house was sold now, it was impossible to get the money all at once. If they couldn’t get the money in a day, her father would spend an extra day in the detention center.

She held the phone in a daze. When Zhong Jing woke up and couldn’t find her, he would definitely call her. Then should she tell him about this and borrow money from him since it was an emergency?

Would her relationship with him become different because of this money?

The sky gradually brightened and it was morning soon.

Zhang Rong didn’t sleep well either. She was in a daze, half-asleep and half-awake and and got up at about six o’clock.

Jiang Yuan made some breakfast and both the mother and daughter ate a little. Jiang Yuan advised her mother: “We can earn more money if we lost the money but the most important thing is to get dad out first. I will go to the real estate agency for this apartment today. On the side, hang it up and resell it, the money should be just enough.”

Zhang Rong said worriedly: “I know that selling the house is the only way for us now. Your father had already borrowed money from all our relatives and money so how could they still lend money to us, but even if we sell the house, we will not get the money right away. Ah, on the loan shark side, if we don’t repay the money and if they don’t reconcile in one day, your dad will have to stay inside the prison.”

Jiang Yuan paused and said to her mother, “I have a friend who should be able to lend me money for an emergency, we will sell the house and return the money to him later.”

Zhang Rong’s sad expression dissipated a little and asked, “Is it a friend you met after going to the big company? Can he really lend us money?”

Jiang Yuan nodded, “I think so.”

Zhang Rong’s eyes flushed and she nodded, “That’s good, it will save your father some pain.”

When Jiang Yuan went downstairs with her mother to take a taxi to the police station, she got a call from Zhong Jing. She avoided her mother and walked aside and whispered to him that she had encountered something in her house and needed a sum of money urgently and asked him if he could lend her for an emergency.

Zhong Jing was very happy and asked, “How much?”

“Six hundred thousand.

“Okay, send me your account and I’ll send it.”

“…” Jiang Yuan didn’t know what to say, she paused and said: “Thank you.”

“Yeah.”

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yuan came back and told Zhang Rong that she had borrowed the money from a friend. Zhang Rong knew that most of the problem was solved and she felt a lot more at ease.

The two took a taxi and went to the police station and signed a settlement agreement with the loan shark and repaid the money and paid for the damages, the police then let Jiang Nian go back.

The family of three hugged and cried for a while, Zhang Rong cried and scolded and Jiang Nian cried bitterly saying that he would never gamble in the future.

Later, Jiang Yuan sent the two of them home and the three talked for a while. Jiang Yuan said that she still had to go to work and left.

After she left, the couple talked about Jiang Yuan’s money and Jiang Nian was puzzled: “How does my daughter have such a generous friend? He lent her 600,000 at once, did she say what kind of relationship she has with him?”

Zhang Rong was flustered before and she didn’t ask or think about it at all but now that Jiang Nian said this, she also realized that something was not right. Yesterday, Jiang Yuan was away from home in the middle of the night and came back from outside. And when she answered the phone this morning, she deliberately avoided her. She didn’t hear what her daughter said to the other party. Anyway, Jiang Yuan borrowed the money with a few words.

“She only said it was from one of her friends. You mean—” Before waiting for her husband to answer, Zhang Rong shook her head, “It must be a noble person that my daughter met. I understand my daughter and she will never do those disgusting things. ”

“What are you talking about, I’m just asking if she has a rich boyfriend, what are you talking about? Is there anything else you haven’t told me? Huh? You tell me!”

Zhang Rong was forced by Jiang Nian so she told him her doubts.

If it was a serious boyfriend, why didn’t their daughter tell them but carefully avoid it?

The couple were dumbfounded when they thought of those “disgusting” things.

——

Before Jiang Yuan went to Shengyuan, she went to a real estate agency and asked the agency to help her put up the house and sell it.

The intermediary said that they could only try to sell as soon as possible but the time could not be guaranteed. If she was in a hurry to sell, the price might be lower. Jiang Yuan said that she could accept it.

She went to Shengyuan around one o’clock in the afternoon.

She didn’t come for half the morning but Zhong Ze didn’t say anything to her. She explained to him that something happened at home and it took a long time. Zhong Ze asked her if the matter was resolved and she said that it was resolved so he let her go. After that, he went back to painting.

She went back to her office and sent a message to Zhong Jing asking if he was busy and if she could go up to see him.

Zhong Jing replied to her: Come up in half an hour.

She waited for half an hour then went to take the elevator to the top floor.

“What happened?” Seeing her come in, he got up from the office chair and walked towards her.

Jiang Yuan talked about her father’s affairs again and said, “I will pay back the money after I sell the house which should be very soon.”

Zhong Jing took her hand, “It’s good that the matter is resolved, don’t think too much about it.”

“I must.”

Zhong Jing didn’t want to argue with her about this issue, “As you like.”

He felt her hand was unusually cold so he put her two hands together and wrapped them in his big hands to keep her warm, “Why are your hands so cold? Huh?”

He touched her forehead, it wasn’t hot but it was as cold as her hands, “You don’t look well either, how do you feel? What’s wrong?”

She was anxious and nervous all night, hardly slept much and ate very little during the day. After running around all morning, she actually felt very weak and. She replied, “I am fine, I’m a just little hungry, I’ll just go get something to eat.”

She was about to leave but he pulled her back, bent down and picked her up, “Just rest here, I’ll get you something to eat.” Zhong Jing carried her to the bed in his lounge and touched her face, “Lie down, I’ll go get the food.”

He pursed his lips and frowned but said nothing.

She wasn’t used to being taken care of by him like this and she didn’t know how to refuse.

The man smiled, “What do you want to eat?”

Jiang Yuan smiled and let go of the corner of his clothes, “I am okay with anything.”

The man took her hand and kissed the back of her hand and tucked her with a quilt, “I’ll be back soon.”

“Okay.”

Seeing the man’s back disappearing at the door, the corner of Jiang Yuan’s mouth rose slightly, the man seemed to be treating her better and better.