amaotonovel Chapter 34 brings an unexpected event.
Chapter 34 brings an unexpected event.
Bai Li opened the live streaming app and accidentally saw a private message.
Yuanshan Yiyi: Sister, do you still remember Shishui?
Bai Li certainly still remembered Shi Shui. She knew Shi Shui from the voice chat room before, and he was a guy with a looks score of over 80. So she spent all her money on him. Moreover, Shi Shui was the first guy of the opposite sex to spend money on Bai Li after she got the Godly Rich System. Although Bai Li was busy, she didn't forget about Shi Shui.
She hadn't opened the live streaming app for a long time, and hadn't received any messages from Shi Shui either. Bai Li remembered that Shi Shui was doing quite well streaming by herself when she left. Could something have happened to her?
White Pear Frying Snow: I remember, what's wrong?
Distant mountains, so beautiful!
Yuanshan Yiyi replied with an exclamation mark instantly. She didn't expect to receive a reply from Baili Jianxue. After all, this older sister hadn't appeared in the live stream for a long time and should have retired from the industry. But she had no other choice but to send a message to her.
Yuanshan Yiyi: After the theater closed, Shishui hasn't been broadcast for a long time.
As messages popped up one by one, Bai Li learned the whole story.
It turned out that after she left, the voice chat room closed down, and the owner absconded with the money. Shi Shui stopped broadcasting after that, and Yuanshan Yiyi was worried that something had happened to him.
A thought flashed through Bai Li's mind: Could it be that Shi Shui didn't receive the money she sent him? The live stream revenue is split between the singer and the voice chat room, and the company settles accounts with the singer monthly. Now that the boss has absconded, Shi Shui's money is very likely gone.
Bai Li immediately found Shi Shui in her contacts. She didn't even type a message; she made a voice call directly.
At this moment, Shi Shui was sitting in the sensitive, intersecting corridor of the hospital. Outside was an endless, dark night, and under the ever-burning lights, Shi Shui looked like a statue. He hadn't slept for two days and two nights. His figure was becoming increasingly thin. His once handsome face was now deeply sunken, his eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze was full of confusion and pain. He stared at the chat history on his phone, his thoughts in a jumbled mess.
The boss suddenly withdrew his investment and ran away.
Actually, all of this was foreshadowed. Rumors had been circulating in the hall that the owner had accumulated debts and was planning to close down. It was Bai Li's unexpected appearance that allowed the hall to survive.
But thinking about it now, the boss probably saw that the white pears were a lot of money, so he took advantage of the last few to cut some more. When the white pears didn't appear for a long time, the boss immediately took the money and ran away.
All the money Bai Li spent on gifts for Shi Shui during the PK battles, including the money the audience in the hall spent on the singers on the microphone, and the salaries of the hall managers, are all gone.
As if fate hadn't dealt him enough blows, his mother's condition suddenly worsened at this critical juncture.
The local hospital couldn't handle my mother's condition, so we transferred her to a hospital in the provincial capital, where she was immediately admitted to the intensive care unit.
The doctor said the patient's condition requires further observation and surgery may be necessary at any time. Family members will need to sign and pay the fees at any time.
But he simply didn't have enough money.
"How could this happen? Why now of all times?" The flames of anger and helplessness burning within Shi Shui were raging, almost consuming him and making his very soul tremble.
He had never felt so powerless before; the air around him felt like solidified lead, pressing down on him and making it hard to breathe.
His hand gripped the phone tightly, his knuckles turning white, as if it were his last lifeline.
New messages kept coming in on his phone. All the managers and singers in the hall had jointly reported the case to the police. But Shi Shui knew that it would take time for the police to collect information and arrest criminals. Reporting the case might recover the money, but it wouldn't solve his immediate crisis.
He had considered borrowing from relatives, but those so-called relatives had cut off all contact with his family long before his father's failed investment and subsequent escape.
In this vast darkness, he could not find a single ray of light to rely on, and a sense of powerlessness overwhelmed him like a surging tide.
It was at this moment that Shi Shui received Bai Li's voice message.
The ringtone sounded particularly jarring in the quiet hospital corridor. Shi Shui stared at the name flashing on her phone screen, her lips trembling slightly.
It's Bai Li, that mysterious older sister who often spends a fortune in his live stream and then disappears.
At this desperate moment, Shi Shui knew clearly that perhaps only Bai Li could help him now; he had no other choice.
Shi Shui gritted his teeth and answered the call. The woman's gentle voice instantly struck the softest spot in his heart, and his eyes uncontrollably reddened, tears welling up and almost spilling out.
"Shi Shui, what happened?"
Shi Shui took a deep breath. He didn't want Bai Li to hear his disheveled state, so he tried his best to calm his voice. However, when he opened his mouth, his trembling voice still came out uncontrollably.
"Sister, I..."
These two words seemed to have exhausted all his strength, like a painful groan from the depths of his soul. Even he was startled by the unfamiliar voice, and the rest of the words seemed to be stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered.
Just from those few words, Bai Li already sensed something was wrong.
In addition, the faint sounds of hospital queuing and patient notifications in the background intensified Bai Li's bad premonition, so she asked directly, "Where are you?"
"At the hospital, Mom..."
Shi Shui suppressed the bitterness in his heart. He knew there was no need to hide anything now, and slowly revealed the seriousness of his mother's illness.
After listening to Shi Shui's explanation, Bai Li asked directly, "How much is needed for the surgery?"
She had suffered from illness and pain, and her time in the hospital gave her a deep understanding of the ins and outs of it.
When faced with exorbitant surgery fees, some hospitals will simply place the patient in the intensive care unit for observation until the family has raised enough money, maintaining their fragile vital signs. It's like a person hanging on the edge of a cliff; only when enough money is raised will they be pulled back to safety and receive further treatment.
He was still short 500,000 yuan. When Shi Shui thought of the exorbitant surgery fees, his heart started pounding so hard he could hardly breathe.
He gripped the phone tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force. The phone was his only lifeline as he teetered on the edge of a cliff, and he dared not relax his grip even slightly, fearing that if he let go, even this last glimmer of hope would vanish.
He knew perfectly well that he and Bai Li had only crossed paths online, and their relationship was so illusory and fragile that they couldn't even be considered friends.
Across that invisible yet seemingly unbreakable network, deception and concealment are like thorns hidden in the shadows, ready to prick people's hearts at any moment.
Bai Li hasn't appeared in his live stream for a long time, and their communication is like a kite with a broken string. Under these circumstances, would she trust herself? Would she believe the words of a stranger? Would she lend him money based on just a few words from a stranger?
Various thoughts flashed through Shi Shui's mind, each one like a cold raindrop hitting his heart.
How will Bai Li view her request? Will she think she's a liar who fabricated such a lie to swindle her money?
Or perhaps she would mock her own misfortune, laughing at him for desperately seeking help from someone he barely knew.
But Shi Shui still managed to say with difficulty, "I'm short 500,000. Sister, can you lend it to me first? I will definitely pay you back later."
Faced with this cruel illness and life-or-death decision, all possible speculation and worries became insignificant. Her mother was still battling death in the intensive care unit, every second costing her life. Shi Shui had no other choice but to temporarily set aside her dignity and pride.
"Send me your bank card number, and I'll transfer the money to you to pay for the surgery. Also, send me your address."
Bai Li acted decisively and transferred 500,000 to Shi Shui without the slightest hesitation.
Human life is of paramount importance. Five hundred thousand is nothing to Bai Li right now. In her opinion, the value of life is far greater than money. If five hundred thousand can buy a life, it is really worth it. Moreover, she believes that Shi Shui is not the kind of person who would lie.
Upon receiving the address from Shi Shui, Bai Li didn't delay for a moment. She gathered her men and rushed over that very night.
When she finally arrived at the hospital the next morning, walked through the corridor filled with the smell of disinfectant, and saw Shi Shui, her heart clenched.
The man in front of her was completely different from the Shi Shui in the photos she remembered. Back then, although Shi Shui was indeed thin, she still had youthful flesh on her cheeks and looked relatively healthy.
But it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe him as emaciated at this moment. He was extremely thin, and his clothes, which used to fit him well, now hung loosely on his body, as if he were a skeleton.
His face was thin and pale, devoid of color, with deep-set eyes surrounded by heavy dark circles. His eyes were bloodshot, and his hair was disheveled. He looked exhausted, as if all the vitality of life had been drained from him.