boyutpedia Chapter 143 The Scorching Sun (42 pages)
Chapter 143 The Scorching Sun (42 pages)
Shen Yan and Qi Xuan's biological mother, Qin Yue, met in college. The two girls, who had just entered university, were roommates and members of the same club, and later became best friends.
Qin Yue was a gentle and beautiful girl from a well-off family. She was a popular figure in college, with many people pursuing her. Shen Yan, on the other hand, came from a small village and always stood next to Qin Yue, who was like a princess, like an ugly duckling who overestimated herself.
Even though it was a project completed by two people, the public's attention always seemed to be focused on Qin Yue.
Qin Yue knew this, so she always tried her best to give Shen Yan the right opportunities.
Although Shen Yan felt resentful, she generally had a happy time during her university years.
It's not terrible for people to be jealous, but once they stumble, they can never climb back up.
The situation took a turn for the worse when the two girls were about to graduate.
Qi Jin, as the sponsor of the school's poverty scholarship, came to the school for inspection, and the person he contacted was Shen Yan, who was in the student union at the time.
Qi Jin is young and promising, handsome, and his years of social experience have added to his mature and steady charm.
This made Shen Yan's girlish heart flutter uncontrollably.
However, Qi Jin clearly wasn't interested in her. Although she felt a little unwilling, she knew that matters of the heart couldn't be forced.
When did things start to go wrong?
It was probably when my father was seriously ill at home and needed money.
So during that time, Shen Yan was desperate to make money, finding any job that could earn her any money, and she didn't have any time to think about Qi Jin.
They should have been like two intersecting lines, having a little overlap before gradually drifting apart.
While working part-time at the hotel, she caught Qi Jin kissing a male model in the stairwell.
Not just male models, but also girls.
Qi Jin, who appears to have an excellent reputation and is known for his integrity, is actually quite promiscuous and indiscriminate in his relationships with both men and women.
Shen Yan felt like Qi Jin's whole world was collapsing. She quickly quit her part-time job at the hotel, wanting to take this matter to her grave.
But Qi Jin approached her.
He wanted Shen Yan to set him up with Qin Yue, but Shen Yan thought he was crazy.
Qi Jin simply pushed a bank card towards him.
A bank card with one million yuan in it.
A bank card that might save my father's life...
Qi Jin watched as the naive girl across from him looked at the bank card on the table with a conflicted expression, and he knew that he was already halfway to success.
Qi Jin spread his hands, his dark eyes filled with calculation, and looked at Shen Yan with a smile.
"Miss Shen, do you think that knowing my secret, I will let you off so easily?"
Shen Yan looked at Qi Jin, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Shen Yan still wanted to play dumb, but Qi Jin looked at the person in front of him and coldly uttered four words, "Junle Hotel".
Shen Yan clutched at the hem of her clothes, caught in a long and complicated dilemma.
Qi Jin was very patient and didn't urge Shen Yan. He just looked at the tired girl in front of him and said, "Money is hard to earn, isn't it? Will your father be able to wait for you?"
With a single sentence, he firmly grasped Shen Yan's lifeline.
She took the bank card.
He also made a deal with Qi Jin, that devil.
After graduation, everyone will embark on their own path.
Shen Yan chose to return to her small county town.
Before she left, the bank card was still in her wallet.
Half of the money inside has already been transferred home.
Qin Yue and Qi Jin came to see her off.
The two stood together, looking exceptionally close; they were a perfect match.
Qin Yue held her hand, expressing her reluctance to part, and they promised to get together again in the future.
Before graduation, they made a promise to get together often, so that their friendship wouldn't fade just because they graduated.
Now, looking into Qin Yue's clear eyes, Shen Yan wanted to say something, but when she looked up, she met Qi Jin's threatening gaze.
She was afraid.
So she ran away.
Later, her father's surgery was successful, and she found a job in the county town. There, she met Mr. Gu, and they had a simple and ordinary relationship before getting married.
There wasn't much of a dramatic event.
Later, she used the remaining money to start a business. It was tiring, but also very fulfilling.
She never accepted Qin Yue's invitation, but at night she would look at the photos Qin Yue sent her along with postcards.
Watching her share her sweet daily life in love, seeing her photos in a wedding dress, and then calling to tell her she was pregnant.
Qin Yue still looked radiant, her face beaming with happiness.
It also reveals a great deal of joy.
Like a carefree princess.
They are still well protected in an ivory tower.
As she looked at it, it was as if the guilt in her heart could be lessened.
Perhaps Qi Jin really did fall in love with Qin Yue at first sight and then settled down?
It was precisely because of this guilt that, for those two years, she would set aside a portion of every penny she earned and deposit it into a bank account.
A card that nobody knows about.
A card filled with all her guilt.
She thought that since Qi Jin and Qin Yue were so happy now, once Qin Yue's child was born, she would have saved up the one million yuan with interest, and then she would go to see Qin Yue and give her the money.
But before Qin Yue's child was even born, Qin Yue came knocking on her door.
His face was haggard and terrified.
She was also heavily pregnant.
The person who was once as beautiful as a rose now looks like she is about to wither.
As soon as Qin Yue saw Shen Yan, she hugged her tightly.
"Yanzi, Qi Jin only approached me because of the Qin family. He was with a man, with a man..."
Looking at Qin Yue's pale face, Shen Yan knew that this debt had to be repaid.
She didn't say much.
They quickly pulled the person up, hurriedly packed their belongings, and withdrew all the cash.
Her husband looked at her, said nothing, and simply helped her silently.
Mr. Gu always knew that his wife was hiding something, and she always said that she owed someone something.
He knew that Qin Yue was the person Shen Yan owed.
Twenty years ago, the internet was not as developed as it is now.
She took Qin Yue on a bus and fled to another city.
She was glad she hadn't bought a house. Looking at Qin Yue's slightly protruding belly, her beautiful and gentle face was filled with fear and sadness.
She grasped Qin Yue's hand, just as Qin Yue had always smiled and offered her opportunities back in college.
Qin Yue looked at her best friend, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes filled with tears.
Shen Yan held Qin Yue's hand, "Yueyue, it's okay, don't be afraid, he won't find you. I will take care of you and your child."
The three of them then traveled to several different places.
Back then, trains were still green, and the censorship wasn't as strict as it is now; the records were still handwritten.
They wandered around and eventually settled in another small county town.
Shen Yan took good care of Qin Yue and tried her best to make her happy.
But a person whose heart is dead can never be warmed up again.
The only thing supporting Qin Yue was the baby in her womb.
Qin Yue gave birth to a boy, but her health deteriorated.
He remained depressed ever since.
Gu's father's friend fell in love with Qin Yue at first sight.
Gentle and courteous, considerate and thoughtful.
They got together.
There was no grand, dramatic happiness, only a quiet, understated joy.
She named her child Gu Xi.
Xi, the morning light.
It embodies a mother's best wishes for her child.
Later, an accident occurred.
Only Gu Xi remained.
Shen Yan chose a cemetery with decent scenery and buried the two of them there.
From then on, Gu's parents took on the responsibility of caring for Gu Xi.