C5 Make up Your Mind

"Xihan..." The one who spoke was Yeh Xihan's father, Ye Rui.

His voice was rough and hoarse, and his eyes were red as he looked at her.

"Your brother... One of his legs was broken today. If he doesn't use money to redeem someone within three days, they will say that his life will be gone..."

Hearing this, Yeh Xihan's body slightly trembled.

Three days?

Even if she was determined to use her to exchange for money, in such a short period of time... She might not be able to find someone willing to pay such a high price!

Even though the hope was slim, Yeh Xihan looked at her haggard and sad parents and held back the tears in her eyes. She pretended to be strong and comforted them.

"Dad, Mom, don't cry. We will have a way..."

Yeh's mother said with tears in her eyes, "What else can we do? With so much money, where can we get it?"

Yeh Xihan looked at her mother. Yes, it was not tens of thousands, but 300,000. For an ordinary family like theirs, it was an astronomical figure. They could not afford it at all.

They were really forced into a desperate situation.

...

The next day, it was a hot summer. The sky was blue and the clouds were white. The scorching sun shone through the glass window and onto the ground.

In the classroom, Yeh Xihan was sitting at her desk. She kept spinning the pen in her hand, but her thoughts kept drifting away.

Unknowingly, the four classes had ended.

"Xihan, Xihan... Class dismissed!" A voice sounded above his head.

Her body was slightly swaying. Yeh Xihan came back to her senses and only then did she realize that everyone in the classroom had left.

"What are you thinking about? She had been absent-minded and absent-minded the entire morning. Did something happen?" The girl who spoke was Yeh Xihan's deskmate.

"No... Nothing..." Yeh Xihan shook her head in a panic. This kind of thing, she could only hide it from the bottom of her heart. She did not dare to let others know. Otherwise, if this spread out, how would everyone look down on her?

The girl sitting at the same table smiled and said, "It's good that you're fine. You had a lot on your mind this morning. I was worried that something had happened at home!"

After saying that, she said, "Let's go together after you pack up your bag."

Yeh Xihan replied softly with an apologetic tone, "I still have some other matters to attend to. I can't go back for now."

"Alright, then I will go first... You should also pack your things and go home quickly!"

"Un! I'll leave right away!"

After the deskmate left, Yeh Xihan once again lay on the desk.

She was not in the mood to go back.

The clock on the wall was ticking and turning. Every minute and every second was torture for her.

She hoped to reach six o'clock as soon as possible.

That way, she would be able to contact that person.

However, she was afraid.

When she thought of the six o'clock tonight... She couldn't help but tremble!

That kind of nervousness, fear, and anticipation made her suffer too much.

...

It was noon and afternoon, and it was finally night time.

After school.

Yeh Xihan took out the person's postcards from last night and walked to a public phone booth to nervously call the bar manager.

Yeh Xihan's heart was tightly clenched.

When the call connected.

She said softly and nervously, "Hello, hello. I am the girl from last night."

"Yeah, I've already contacted her for you."

Yeh Xihan's heart trembled slightly when she heard the voice on the other end of the phone.

They had contacted each other?

When she heard this news, she should be happy because her brother was saved.

However, she couldn't tell what she was feeling right now.

"Tonight, come to the bar and look for me."

After saying that, the manager immediately hung up.

Yeh Xihan put the phone back to the original place and went out of the phone booth. She looked up at the sky blankly.

After a while, she struggled for a while in her heart. After a long time, she finally made up her mind to go to the bus station.