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“Sister, are you really going to make me stop going to school? That's amazing! I knew you loved me the most!” Once outside the school, Qiao Chen was still caught up in the joy of not having to attend this school anymore.
Qiao Nuo shook off Qiao Chen's hand, her anger evident on her slightly haggard face. “This is about transferring you, not about you quitting school!” She was already calculating where to find a school that would accept Qiao Chen mid-term. “You really drive me crazy! I’ll just get you into any school, and if you can’t get into college, you’ll go work as a bricklayer!”
Qiao Chen realized that his sister was genuinely angry and kept his mouth shut, afraid to say anything further.
Seeing Qiao Chen like this only made Qiao Nuo more upset, but after all, he was just an eighteen-year-old kid; how could she take all her frustration out on him?
She turned and walked to the right, intending to head to the hospital.
Qiao Chen hurriedly followed, grabbing onto Qiao Nuo’s sleeve like a pet that had upset its owner but feared being abandoned.
With this, Qiao Nuo’s anger dissipated; in the end, she couldn’t bear to be upset with him. She took Qiao Chen’s hand and they walked together toward the hospital.
At that moment, a black Bentley drove out of the campus, its understated luxury gliding smoothly past Qiao Nuo and her brother.
In the back seat of the car, a man sat with his gaze fixed intently on the two siblings outside.
The secretary in the passenger seat noticed her boss's demeanor and felt puzzled about his intentions. She could only ask, “Are you planning to help the Qiao family siblings?”
The man in the back seat did not respond immediately. Instead, he shifted his gaze from the siblings outside back into the car. His eyesight was sharp enough to see the bittersweet smiles on Qiao Nuo and Qiao Chen's faces.
He turned around and said slowly, "No, we are mutually beneficial."
"Huh?" Alice didn't understand. She wanted to ask more, but from the rearview mirror, she saw that Jin Chengyan had already closed his eyes.
A couple of days later, a lawyer's letter indeed arrived at the small apartment where Qiao Nuo was temporarily staying. It seemed that the other party was not planning to let Qiao Chen off the hook.
She definitely couldn't let Qiao Chen know about this; otherwise, with his impulsive nature, who knew what he might do? To make matters worse, no school was willing to accept Qiao Chen. As a transfer student with average grades, public schools were naturally reluctant to take on such a risk.
She was struggling to find a job and had no money to pay for medical expenses... Right now, Qiao Nuo didn't even know what the worst situation could be because there were even worse things waiting for her!
While she was at the hospital stairs, she received a call offering her a job with a monthly salary of three thousand. For a recent graduate, it was indeed a decent job, but the location was too far and the hours were long. Qiao Nuo hesitated about whether to accept it...
"Sis, sis..." Qiao Chen rushed over anxiously and grabbed Qiao Nuo's arm. "They pushed Dad out of the ICU. Are they not going to save him anymore?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Nuo immediately hung up the phone and ran toward the ward.
Why? Just because they hadn't paid the hospital fees for a few days, they were going to kick her father out of the ICU? She had promised that as long as she had money, she would definitely pay them. Couldn't they wait just a few more days?
When she reached the ward, she saw the nurses removing all the equipment from her father. He lay there unresponsive while they continued their work on him.
"Why are you doing this to my dad?" Qiao Nuo tried to put the equipment back on him, but she didn't know how.
"Miss Qiao, you have already accumulated too much debt with the hospital. The daily costs in the ICU are nearly ten thousand. The hospital is not obligated to provide free treatment for you. However, the director is kind-hearted and has agreed to free up a bed for you," the nurse said before leaving.
Qiao Nuo wanted to say something more, but her feet were rooted to the spot, unable to move.
What was wrong with the nurse's words? They indeed had not paid the hospitalization fees. The daily treatment cost in the ICU was exorbitant; the hospital was not a charity. Why should they provide care without reason? They had been kind enough not to directly discharge her father from the hospital; what more could they expect?
In that moment, a thought flashed through Qiao Nuo's mind that she had never considered before.
Fortunately, Qiao Chen pulled her back.
"Sister, let's transfer Dad to another hospital. I won't go to school; I'll go out and find a job right now. I will find a way!"
Qiao Nuo looked at Qiao Chen's youthful face, which displayed determination. He was still wearing the uniform of Noble School because ever since they were kicked out of their home, they were not allowed to take anything with them.
Qiao Chen was a child who couldn't endure hardship. These past few days, sleeping on a hard board bed, he had struggled with discomfort for the first few nights due to the poor sleeping conditions.
"Xiao Chen, you stay here and behave. I'm going out for a bit; I'll be back soon." Somewhere deep inside her, she had already made a decision.
"Sister, where are you going?" Qiao Chen had never seen Qiao Nuo in such a trance-like state. It was as if life itself was inaudible to her. After saying that, she left without caring about anything else!
But miraculously, two hours later, the hospital staff actually brought her father back to the ICU!
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