Chapter 233 Meeting for the Last Time
Chapter 233 Meeting for the Last Time
"What makes you think I'll keep giving in to your demands? Just because I love you?"
She's right.
Unintentionally, I seem to have done something despicable, using some of her past mistakes to force her to compromise and make amends.
I can let go of the past, but I can't let go of the matter of the kindergarten principal.
I held her hands tightly. "Yafei, I beg you! My mother, the headmistress, is my only concern in this world. I can't bear to see anything happen to her."
"I need your help one more time, just this once."
"If you're willing to help me, I can stay by your side forever. I won't go to Hancheng, I won't go to work, I won't go anywhere else, I'll just stay by your side, okay?"
But this time, Song Yafei shook me off.
"who do you think You Are?"
Song Yafei's voice was cold and harsh.
"When I loved you, I would agree to anything you wanted. But what about you? You forced me to compromise time and time again, and after we made up, you planned to leave again. What do you take me for?"
"When you're by my side, you're insincere and ignore my existence. But when you need something, you come to me for help. Do you really think I don't feel pain?"
You don't deserve my feelings for you!
After coldly uttering those words, Song Yafei took something from the drawer and brushed past me.
I stood there, stunned, my heart aching so much I couldn't breathe.
Not only for the director and the people at the orphanage, but also because of Song Yafei.
She might be right.
Perhaps I unknowingly took advantage of her feelings.
It seems she really had no reason to help me.
But she's about to go abroad to find Yu Chengliang, and I don't know who else I can ask for help.
The villa's gate opened, and the familiar sound of an engine pulled me back to reality.
I collapsed to the ground, the cold touch stinging my eyes, and tears welled up in my eyes.
How to do?
How can I protect the people and things I cherish?
Sitting helplessly on the ground, I hated my own powerlessness and the fact that I had personally placed my self-respect under Song Yafei's feet.
I couldn't help but raise my hand and slap it hard across the face!
How can I place all my hopes on someone else?
I hate my own powerlessness.
My body started to throb with pain. At first, I tried to endure it, but when my hair was soaked with cold sweat, I managed to get up and swallow a handful of painkillers.
Then she curled up and nestled on the sofa.
Song Yafei is gone, and Aunt Lin is gone too.
I don't know how I got through it. I didn't distinguish between day and night, I didn't eat, the pain blurred my consciousness, and I couldn't even feel the changes around me.
I don't know if I fell asleep or not. I didn't regain consciousness until the afternoon of the next day when my phone rang. I answered it and it was Hu Mei calling.
Hu Mei told me, "Aunt Wang was sentenced to 10 years."
"The director has also been investigated, but for the time being, things are okay. She only needs to bear the responsibility for inadequate supervision, and the orphanage's legal status has been revoked."
Are you ok?
But what a blow this must have been for the headmistress!
I propped myself up and sat up, feeling dizzy because I hadn't eaten or rested.
"What about the children in the orphanage? What will happen to them?"
Hu Mei sighed, "The orphanage will be shut down, and the children will be temporarily placed in other welfare institutions until the matter is investigated."
In the end, it still came to this point, but I didn't expect things to develop so quickly.
Perhaps because Song Yafei had spoken up for them, everything seemed to have slowed down.
This time, it seems she really doesn't care about anything anymore.
Perhaps, as she said, she no longer loves me, so why should she meddle in my affairs?
Besides, she has Yu Chengliang, whom she cares about more, abroad. What am I to her?
There was a long silence on the phone. I hesitated and didn't dare to ask, but I still had to ask.
"How is the headmistress doing?"
Hu Mei reassured me, "Things aren't as bad as you think. The director is alright, and the children will be well taken care of."
“I will follow up on everything, so you don’t need to worry.”
Instead, she seemed more worried about me. "How are you? You don't sound well."
"I am fine."
Because I hadn't eaten for a long time, my throat was dry and sore. "I'll trouble you to take good care of the orphanage."
After saying that, I quickly hung up the phone.
I failed to do anything, not even to protect the orphanage and the director, whom I cared about most.
I was speechless in front of those children, and I dared not go to see the headmistress.
Even though I know they will understand, I cannot forgive myself for being so incompetent.
Even though Hu Mei said things weren't as serious as I thought, I still felt a surge of irritability and pain.
The image of Song Yafei's resolute departure always echoes in my mind, causing me a pain in my chest that feels like ants are gnawing at it.
After hanging up the phone, I lay back down on the sofa.
After lingering on the sofa for a long time, I suddenly realized that even if I couldn't save the orphanage and the director, I should still do what I could.
So he called Lin Qiuran, intending to buy some useful items for the children.
Even if they go to other orphanages, at least their daily needs will be guaranteed.
I learned from Hu Mei that the children would be assigned to two or three orphanages in a relatively concentrated manner, and our caregivers would go with them.
In that case, my preparations won't be unnecessary.
With that in mind, I disregarded everything else and called Lin Qiuran to ask him to go to the market with me to make purchases.
It was already late at night when I finished preparing these things. I dragged my tired body back to the villa, planning to take them to the orphanage with Lin Qiuran early the next morning.
To have the energy to do these things, I cooked some noodles when I got home, ate a few bites, and then went to bed to rest.
The next morning, I called Lin Qiuran, and the two of us, along with the truck driver, delivered the items to the orphanage.
But to our surprise, as soon as we arrived at the orphanage, the caregiver rushed out and told us some bad news.
"Mr. Zhang, the hospital director is unwell and has gone to the hospital."
boom--
I was struck dumb. Something had happened to the headmistress; the worst had still happened.
His legs felt as if they were half-filled with cement, and he couldn't move an inch.
Lin Qiuran put down what she was holding, came over to help me, and pulled me into the car.
"Quick, get to the hospital!"
I trembled even when I spoke.
On my way there, I received a call from Hu Mei.
Her voice was urgent on the phone, "Xiao Tian, come to the First Hospital quickly, the hospital director's condition is not good, you have to come quickly!"
what?
I can't believe it!
Unacceptable!
The phone slipped from my hand. Lin Qiuran was very worried and answered Hu Mei's call.
He drove incredibly fast. "Tian, sit tight, I'm taking you to see the dean one last time."
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