Chapter 12: Helpless Decision 1

Gu Xiaoqin paused for a moment. Then she continued, "And... I'm the only friend you know in this city. But I... You know my family's condition. I can't even afford 500 yuan now. How are you going to find that one million yuan?"

Lan Keqin seemed to have thought of something. Her small hands were tightly clenched into fists. Her expression was full of sadness and helplessness. "Xiaoqin! I... I have a way to get the money. I just don't know if he's still there."

Lan Keqin thought of Di Junlin. She thought of how he said that he would use ten million yuan to support her for three months. This was the only way she had now. Her mother's life could not be compared to her dignity and chastity. If she could save her mother's life, she would be willing to be his lover for the rest of her life.

If it wasn't for her mother's compassionate heart when Lan Keqin was young, she probably wouldn't have lived until now. She would have frozen to death at the foot of the cold wall.

Lan Keqin's parents were only her adoptive parents and she was not their biological daughter. However, Lan Keqin* treated her better than others treated their own daughter.

At that time, Lan Keqin had just been born when she was ruthlessly thrown away. If Lan Keqin* hadn't passed by and heard the cries, she would have probably died.

Not only this but, after Lan Keqin was picked up by Lan Keqin*, she fell sick every few days. The people in the village said that Lan Keqin couldn't live on and advised Lan Keqin* to throw her away, but Lan Keqin* couldn't bear to do so. She said, "As long as this child is still alive, I will not give up on raising her."

It was also because of mother Lan's insistence that Lan Keqin survived. When Lan Keqin grew up, everyone in the village said, "Keqin! You have grown up. You have to be more filial to your mother in the future. It was not easy for your mother to raise you."

Later on, Lan Keqin found out that she was not born by Mother Lan. It turned out that she was sick when she was young and only gradually recovered after she was four years old.

Therefore, she was still very thin and small. Although she was more than 1.6 meters tall, she still looked very thin and small. She was so thin and small that people wanted to hold her in their arms, take good care of her, and love her.

This was also one of the reasons why she went to the orphanage to volunteer. When she saw those children, she thought of how she had been abandoned.

When Gu Xiaoqin heard this, she asked Lan Keqin in surprise, "How can you find the money? And who is this 'he' that you are talking about?"

Lan Keqin stammered, "It's... It's that... man from last night." She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Gu Xiaoqin because she was afraid that Gu Xiaoqin would look at her with a spurning gaze.

Gu Xiaoqin saw that Lan Keqin had lowered her head and guessed 70-80%, but she still asked Lan Keqin, "You mean...?"

Lan Keqin nodded then looked up at Gu Xiaoqin, "I have no choice. I can't just watch my mother have a chance to live and not save her. I can't be so selfish." As Lan Keqin spoke, tears fell again.

Normally, no matter how aggrieved she was at work, she would never shed a single tear. But now, she cried like an emotional person.

Gu Xiaoqin sighed and looked at Lan Keqin with heartache. "Keqin! I understand you. You made this choice because you were forced to. It's just that... is that man good? Is he ugly? Is he old? In that aspect... does he have any hobbies?"

Gu Xiaoqin's question immediately reminded Lan Keqin of what had happened in the afternoon. Her body was still burning in pain, which made her unconsciously shiver.

"What's wrong? Is he ugly? Or is he very old? Or does he have a strange hobby?" Gu Xiaoqin immediately asked when she saw Lan Keqin shiver.

Lan Keqin shook her head and forced a bitter smile on her face. "No, it's not what you think." Lan Keqin thought of Di Junlin's appearance. Then, with a red face, she stammered, "He... He is very good-looking, also... also very young, also doesn't... doesn't have any bad fetishes." The only bad thing is that, when he does it, he is too powerful. Lan Keqin didn't dare to say that last sentence. She also couldn't say such words...

Seeing Lan Keqin stuttering, Gu Xiaoqin asked in disbelief, "Really? You're not lying to me?"

Lan Keqin waved her hand in panic, "I'm not lying to you, really."

Gu Xiaoqin held Lan Keqin's small hand and then said in relief, "It's good that he's not. I'm just afraid that he's an old man, ugly, and has a hobby. You're so young, haaa...!"

Hearing this, Lan Keqin lowered her head sadly.

Gu Xiaoqin patted her shoulder, "Don't be sad, I won't tell anyone about this."

Lan Keqin's eyes reddened when she heard Gu Xiaoqin's words. She nodded.

"Keqin! Let's go buy some vegetables! You're hungry now. Go to bed early today—you still have to go to work tomorrow. You didn't go to work today and didn't ask for leave. The supervisor will definitely count you as absent from work."

Gu Xiaoqin touched her rumbling stomach and said sadly.

Lan Keqin's expression instantly became sorrowful when she heard that she was absent from work. Absent from work meant that her wages would be deducted for three days.

...

"Keqin! Wake up. Wake up, it's time to go to work."

Gu Xiaoqin saw Lan Keqin still sleeping on the bed and hurriedly shook her.

"Uh-huh!"

"Xiaoqin! Don't move, let me sleep for a while."

"Ba-la! Ba-la!"

Lan Keqin closed her eyes, one hand pushed Gu Xiaoqin's hand away, mouth also "ba-la"-ing twice. This appearance looks very cute.

Gu Xiaoqin: "..." What a lazy pig.

"Hey...!"

Gu Xiaoqin sighed. Lan Keqin, what is good about this bad habit of lazing in bed and your sleeping posture is also not good. Every day she was squeezed in the corner.

"Lan Keqin! Wake up, the sun is shining on your butt. If you don't wake up, you'll be late. If you're late, your salary will be deducted!"

Gu Xiaoqin saw that Lan Keqin was still unwilling to wake up, so she could only use the old method.

As expected...

When Lan Keqin heard that she would be late and that her salary would be deducted if she was late, her eyes opened in a flash.

"No. No, my salary can't be deducted."

Lan Keqin got up, brushed her teeth, washed her face, and changed her clothes. In less than ten minutes, she was done getting ready.

"Xiaoqin! Let's go," Lan Keqin said energetically.

...

Gu Xiaoqin pulled Lan Keqin as they ran and said, "Hurry up. If it's a little later, we'll have to wait for the next bus."

Lan Keqin really couldn't bear the twinge of her lower body, so she whimpered in pain, "Xiaoqin... No, I don't want to run anymore. I'm in pain..."

Gu Xiaoqin suddenly stopped, "Xiaoqin! Where's the pain? Did you twist your ankle?"

Lan Keqin said with a red face, "No, it's... it's there... It's there. " Lan Keqin's ears turned red as she said this.