Chapter 16

In the face of love, Shen Zhao can do his best to maintain his dignity, holding a determination that he would rather be broken than broken.

But facing the juncture of life and death, know that dignity can also be trampled on.

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In the hospital, after several days in a row, Shen's father's condition gradually stabilized, and there was no sudden cardiac arrest like the last time.

It's just that the man has not woken up, lying in the intensive care unit, relying on equipment monitoring all over his body, proving that he is still alive.

Shen Zhao and the class guide talked about the situation and were going to take two months off to take care of his father.

There is no such precedent in the school, but in consideration of the special circumstances, the class teacher applied for a vacation from the hospital on her behalf. Fortunately, several professors in the entire Department of Foreign Languages ​​and English had a good impression of Shen Zhao and spoke a lot for her. In the end, the dean agreed and approved her vacation.

The school hours can be made up later, and when the final exam is due, we will take the exam together with everyone and calculate the final grade. But this semester Shen Zhao was not eligible to run for scholarship.

Throughout her freshman year, Shen Zhao was the first in the entire department, so she had a share of the scholarship in the school every year. Now she wants to ask for a two-month vacation, and for the sake of fairness, she has to take her name off the list.

Shen Zhao nodded and said yes, she was already very satisfied to take such a long vacation. The scholarship was nothing, and nothing was as important as her father's health now.

Song Ling was also helping with the matter of bone marrow matching, and she kept the promise she made to Shen Zhao that day.

The cost of the ICU is calculated on a daily basis, and the total cost is not low. In addition, the bone marrow transplant operation will cost 300,000 yuan conservatively. After the operation, Shen Zhao has no energy or courage. Think again.

She sold herself to Song Ling in a helpless way of losing her dignity.

She has no choice.

Song Ling came to the hospital on time every day to see her, at five o'clock in the afternoon every day, at an unstoppable time.

Shen Zhao took time to go back to school, first went back to the academy to get the leave form, and then went back to the dormitory to get some clothes and other things.

In the past two months, she has not been at school.

She packed a suitcase and came out with books and materials from all disciplines. Chu Chu and Zhou Jinghan will send her a copy of the knowledge points in the daily class to ensure her final exam this semester.

After leaving the school, Shen Zhao dragged the box to the side of the road, preparing to take a taxi to the hospital.

Just looking up, a silver SUV suddenly stopped in front of her. She was stunned for a moment. The rear window of the car rolled down, revealing Song Ling's face that she had been watching for so many days.

Song Ling raised his eyes and looked out the window, and said softly, "Get in the car."

Ji Mingshu was in the front driver's seat. Hearing Song Ling's words, he got out of the car and walked to Shen Zhao's side, took the suitcase in her hand, and said softly, "Miss Shen, get in the car."

Shen Zhao didn't say anything, and let Ji Mingshu take away the suitcase in her hand. She stepped forward and opened the passenger door. Before anyone got into the car, she heard a cold voice from the back seat: "Sit in. Come beside me."

Shen Zhao stopped for a few seconds with his fingers on the car handle, then closed the passenger door, went around to the other side, pulled the door and got into the car, and sat beside Song Ling.

Ji Mingshu got in the car, started the car, and drove away from the school.

Before knew it, it was late autumn, and the sky gradually became colder, and the sky outside the car window was gray, as if it was going to rain.

The car drove slowly on the road, the inside of the car was very quiet, the three people had three breaths, and no one said a word.

For a while, the atmosphere was a little gloomy.

Shen Zhao lowered his long eyes, staring at one place in a daze, without blinking. She was wearing a coat, and a small face was hidden there, but only a few days ago, the whole face became smaller. These days, she hardly ate anything and didn't sleep well.

Tormented both physically and mentally, she was exhausted.

A ringtone suddenly rang in her pocket, Shen Zhao pulled back her thoughts, she took it out, looked down at the phone call on the screen, and when she caught a glimpse of the number, she was suddenly stunned.

Caller ID

Sir.

At a time like this, in a place like this.

The bell is not big, but it is very clear in the silent carriage.

Song Ling also glanced at the incoming call note on the phone screen. She lightly retracted her gaze, closed her eyes lightly, and said nothing.

Shen Zhao hung up the phone and didn't get through.

Half a minute later, the bell rang again.

Shen Zhao still didn't answer and hung up the phone. After several times, Song Ling slowly opened her eyes, and she said in a low voice, "Come on."

Shen Zhao's expression stopped, stared at the number on the screen, hesitated, and finally connected.

"Hey."

"Zhaozhao, why don't you answer the phone." The voice on the phone was not too loud or too small, and it just came out of Song Ling's ears.

Shen Zhao swallowed her sore throat, braced her mental head, and tried her best to use a relaxed tone. She slightly twitched the corners of her mouth and said, "I'm just in class, what's wrong?"

Song Ling sat beside her and listened carefully to the lies she and the person on the phone lied to.

Rui Sier didn't notice the slight change in Shen Zhao's voice, and only said happy things excitedly, "Zhao Zhao, our boss will give me three days of vacation next week, and there are five days in total on the weekend, I'll go to you OK?"

Shen Zhao's brows trembled slightly. The quiet carriage made her feel a little depressed. She pursed her lower lip and asked in a soft voice, "Why are you suddenly on vacation? Didn't you say you were busy before?"

In the tea room, Rui Sier poured coffee and said with a smile: "I just made a big order last week. The boss said I was doing well and gave me a few days off. Actually, it's not fake, I added that before. After a long-term shift, I just have a few days to spare, so let me rest."

Raisel happily said about her sudden vacation. They haven't seen each other since the last time they were unhappy. This time, she finally got a few days off. She wanted to make up for the lack of communication between them. unhappy.

And on that birthday, she still owes Zhaozhao a company.

Shen Zhao just lowered her eyes lightly and said nothing. She held her lips and smiled bitterly, not knowing how to tell her what happened these days. don't know how to tell her, maybe it's time for them to end.

Her eyes gradually blurred, she couldn't restrain the sadness in her heart, and choked her throat.

After not waiting for a response from the phone for a long time, Rui Sier noticed it and called her: "Zhaozhao, Zhaozhao, are you listening?"

Shen Zhao took a deep breath to prevent her from noticing her strangeness. She pulled up a bright smile and said with a sigh, "I'm listening."

"Then I'll see you next week, okay?" Raisel continued.

Shen Zhao pursed his lips and said yes.

After realizing something was different, Rui Sier pursed her lips and suddenly asked her, "Zhao Zhao, were you mad at me last time?"

Shen Zhao: "No, how could it be? Those things are not your fault."

Because of her mother's objection, she was caught in the middle of it. But even then, she still didn't give up, and she told her that she would always be together forever. As for her situation, Shen Zhao knew that it was the hardest decision Sier made for her.

With a shallow smile on Shen Zhao's face, she said warmly, "I've never been mad at you."

The other Rui Sier listened to her voice, softly, softer than ever before, but there was only gentleness left, not even the coquettish coquettish she had always been.

But she still pursed the corners of her lips, intending to impress her with the most tender words. Raisel said softly, "Zhaozhao, I love you."

Tears dripped from the eyes, slapped, hit the back of the hand, slipped from between the fingers, the warm touch stayed on the back of the hand, Shen Zhao dripped with tears, trying to answer her: "I love you too, Sier ."

The call ended with the last soft words of Wen Nong. Song Ling calmly listened to her and the person on the phone. , is also such a dialogue, plain and warm.

Only this time, it was different.

Song Ling was half leaning on the back chair, her gaze turned lightly out of the window, her dark pupils showed no emotion, her long eyelashes drooped slightly, casting a cyan shadow under her eyelids, and her long curly hair on the side of her face outlined her. With an indifferent outline, she asked her in a low voice, "When will you break up with her?"

Shen Zhao paused slightly while holding the phone, knowing what she meant.

This was a deal, not just for her father's life, but also for her and Sier's love.

This is something that needs to be faced sooner or later.

There is no escape.

Shen Zhao suddenly laughed at himself, "Song Ling, I'm very curious, what exactly do you like about me?" She paused and continued, "I don't think I have an intersection with you, but it's just a one-sided relationship, I don't. I believe that I have such a great charm that I can make you fall in love at first sight."

In her heart, falling in love at first sight is a very romantic thing, but now, Shen Zhao only finds it absurd and ridiculous.

Song Ling turned his face slightly, his eyes still fell on the window, the sky gradually began to drizzle, and the stars fell on the window, converging into raindrops.

"What do you like?" Song Ling also whispered softly following her words. After a while, she suddenly grinned, "Maybe it's a pair of eyes."

Shen Zhao didn't know what Song Ling meant, and only thought she was fooling her with nonsense and crazy talk. In her eyes, Song Ling is a lunatic, a paranoid pervert that makes people fear.

The thought deepens at the thought of the arranged encounter in Russia.

The car was parked at the entrance of the hospital, Shen Zhao took out two printed documents from her bag, and she threw them to her, "This is an IOU, and I will return it to you in the future."

Song Ling frowned, caught a glimpse of the IOU on the seat, and said in a deep voice, "I don't want this."

Shen Zhao opened the car door, "It's the last bit of dignity I have left, instead of making me feel like I've sold myself to you."

After she finished speaking, she was about to get out of the car, when Song Ling suddenly raised his hand and grabbed her wrist. There was a trace of panic in her eyes. She frowned and stared at her without speaking.

Shen Zhao turned his head and looked up at her along his wrist, gritted his teeth and asked, "Give me a deadline."

Song Ling: "What?"

Shen Zhao was impatient and asked her, "Deadline, when can such a relationship end?"

Song Ling understood what she said, and she narrowed her eyes and said, "When I hate you."

Shen Zhao's brows trembled, this is not a deal at all!

It's a calculation! It's extortion! It's blackmail! But she clearly knew that this was a trap, but she still had no choice. Except for jumping in willingly, she had no leeway.

The rain was getting heavier outside, Shen Zhao shook off Song Ling's hand, turned and rushed into the misty sloping rain.