vrcanaries Chapter 8 Your Heart Is So Dirty
Chapter 8 Your Heart Is So Dirty
It was said to be a funeral.
In fact, by the time I arrived, Sasha had already turned into ashes in a small box.
It was placed in a larger box and buried in a public cemetery.
Many orphans are buried here, and no one mourns them.
After the funeral, the dean could barely stand, yet he still had to check on each of us children who had come from afar.
Especially me.
She specifically called me aside, handed me a card, a small red booklet, and a stack of hospital payment receipts.
“When I heard from Xu Hu that you were going to transfer the money, I thought I should tell you not to. Although they said it would cost two million for the surgery, that’s life, you have to accept it. I just wanted to give it a try, but it turned out the same.”
I shook my head: "Didn't we say back then that we had found a matching bone marrow donor? We just need to do a few more rounds of chemotherapy, and we're just short of money?"
The dean interrupted me forcefully: "Zhang Tian, is there something wrong between you and Song Yafei?"
My heart skipped a beat, and my eyes widened as I looked at the headmistress.
I turned my head to the side, trying to avoid her scrutiny.
The headmistress forcefully shoved the card and bill book into my hands.
“I’ve had my suspicions since you haven’t come to the orphanage for a long time.”
Therefore, the headmistress preferred to face immense pressure and raise money from all sides rather than put me in a difficult position.
Sasha only came to me when there was no other way.
"Dean Mama." I choked up silently.
The headmistress shook her head and continued to expose all my pretenses.
“A couple of days ago, I brought up the issue of surgery fees. Firstly, I wanted to give Sasha a chance, and secondly, I wanted to see if you were really in trouble.”
I lowered my head heavily, clutching the bill and notebook tightly in my hands.
I understand what the dean means.
If nothing had happened to me, Song Yafei would naturally have taken full responsibility for Sasha's illness.
otherwise.
Even now, I can't even keep pretending that we're a loving couple.
Seeing my reaction, the headmistress didn't know what else to say and could only sigh.
"Please don't blame me for testing you with Sasha's illness."
My nose suddenly stung, and I felt as if all my mental support had collapsed.
"Headmistress, I'm sorry, I..."
I choked up and couldn't speak.
The headmistress didn't comfort me; she just squeezed my hand tightly for a moment.
"Sasa's journey has been quite smooth."
I know she wasn't talking about Sasha's illness, but rather the entire process from Sasha's final treatment to her burial.
More precisely, it was the last 50 I transferred.
She pointed to the three items that had just been handed to her and introduced them to me one by one.
"This card is what's left over after paying all the fees with the 500,000. It's not much, only about 100,000."
"The hospital payment statement is a detailed breakdown of the expenses incurred using your share of the money."
"The little red book is a record of all the money you kids contributed during Sasha's hospitalization."
The director comforted me, saying, "I'm not capable enough to repay you all. Perhaps when these children grow up a bit more, they will be able to repay you."
My eyes are sore.
The cramping in my stomach had reached its peak.
My heart and body are filled with immense grief.
After saying those words, the headmistress left.
I gazed at her weathered, hunched figure, unable to calm my emotions for a long time.
The rainstorm came suddenly.
I was drenched completely.
But I didn't want to go home, so I walked back to Sasha's tombstone and stayed there watching over her.
In my hazy state, I could still see her bright smile at me, saying that she was doing well over there, that her body was no longer in pain, and that many older sisters and brothers cared about her.
When I woke up again, everything around me was white.
Two or three doctors were examining me.
I was a little taken aback, but when I looked up and saw Song Yafei, I understood.
Indeed, only she could be so generous as to get me admitted to a VIP ward right away, with several doctors seeing me at the same time, and no one dared to say that she was wasting public resources.
I glanced at her, then closed my eyes again.
Song Yafei waited until all the doctors and nurses had left before moving a chair and sitting down beside my bed.
"I didn't know it would turn out like this," she said, her voice low and strained as she apologized.
I could easily sense her regret and shame.
But it's no longer necessary.
"You can go now," I replied.
Song Yafei looked up in disbelief: "You're kicking me out, just because of Sasha?"
“She’s dead,” I roared.
Song Yafei was startled by me. Her hand, which was about to peel an apple for me, became unsteady, and the apple fell to the ground. The knife also made a clatter at the foot of the bed.
"So you think death is the greatest tragedy?" Song Yafei gritted her teeth, then suddenly laughed, flung the chair away, and smashed it on the ground.
I think she would rather throw the chair right in my face right now.
“She’s dead, and you don’t even want to talk to me anymore. Just like when she was sick, you went crazy. You, who never said a kind word, have actually learned to bow your head and bend your back.”
"Zhang Tian, I really wonder, if Sasha were just a few years older, would you dote on her, put a ring on her finger, and get married to her?"
I suddenly started coughing.
He coughed up a pool of blood.
I had no time to worry about it.
Pointing to the door, he breathed heavily, signaling Song Yafei to leave.
"Song Yafei, please leave, I beg you, just leave. I never want to see you again."
I screamed in despair.
Her body was trembling violently on the bed.
Because of my violent reaction, the detectors in the room started beeping one after another.
Various shades of red appeared on the display screen.
The automatic pager connected to the main control panel kept ringing.
The doctors and nurses arrived quickly and hurriedly tried to calm me down.
"President Song, what's wrong with you all?"
A doctor who had been in contact with Song Yafei asked.
Song Yafei seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation only now, and stood behind the doctors, watching them work.
I ignored her intense and complex gaze and pleaded with the conscientious doctor.
"Could you please ask her to leave first?"
"Or, I can give you a discharge certificate and I'll quit treatment."
The doctors looked at each other in bewilderment.
Then, everyone turned to look at Song Yafei.
I felt desperate again.
Now, I can't even make my own decisions about being discharged from or admitted to the hospital.
"Song Yafei, I have no money left. I can't even afford medical expenses if I stay here."
I made a final plea to Song Yafei.
Upon hearing this, Song Yafei suddenly fled in panic.
The doctors and nurses were stunned for a long time.
A few minutes later, after confirming that my condition had stabilized, they left.
Naturally, I also didn't have a discharge certificate.
Song Yafei wielded considerable power.
I can't even leave the ward unless she says anything.
As soon as it peeked out, the nurses in the corridor nervously looked in its direction.
Two days later, the nurses who had been looking at me had turned into two strong bodyguards.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served to them.
The doctors prescribed the best and most expensive medicine.
The transfer notifications that I couldn't receive before have finally arrived.
It wasn't three million, it doubled to six million.
I threw my phone on the bedside table, hired a bodyguard, and had him bring me a computer.
Song Yafei's money is not easy to get.
I still owe Lin Qiuran 500,000 yuan. Even if I deduct the remaining 130,000 yuan from the card that the dean gave me, I still owe more than 300,000 yuan.
Xu Hu and his group must be short of money right now.
I need to patch up the huge hole in the orphanage.
I'm also worried that my complete falling out with Song Yafei will affect the orphanage's future funding.
All of these things combined made me very anxious.
I think I need to get these things done before I'm completely immobilized.
But my thoughts lasted only a day before I was caught up in a sensational event in the entertainment industry.
I knew from the start that Yu Chengliang would become a hot star in the industry.
With Song Yafei behind him, capital will pave the way for him.
I know that my name appears under his trending topics from time to time.
After all, it's a mistress and a legitimate husband.
The epic battle between the two sides has always been a topic of great interest within the gaming community.
What I didn't expect was that this incident would directly affect all my future plans.