Chapter 213: Chapter 125 Skin Parasite_2
It was early morning, and slowly, people from the neighborhood began to descend on the Park to exercise. There were sounds of music playing, and children’s shouts, everything seemed bursting with life.
Lu Pingping suddenly asked, “Fei, I heard the kidnappers mention something about a ransom of thirty billion US dollars. What’s all that about?”
Yan Fei replied, “It’s a long story, and I can’t explain it clearly in a short time. Let’s wait until we get back and then I’ll tell you all about it!”
Lu Pingping became worried, and said, “Fei, we don’t have that much money in our accounts. Did you sign some agreement you shouldn’t have? Or did you borrow from a loanshark? Otherwise, how could those banks in Shanghai possibly help us? Where did you get so much money?”
Yan Fei sighed. Yang Liu once said that he wasn’t as good at operating a business as Lu Pingping, and now it appeared that she was right. Lu Pingping was sharp and already knew that it would be impossible for Shanghai’s banks to lend them money when the Company was in trouble. Still, he foolishly went to those banks, only to be ridiculed and got no practical benefit. Lu Pingping was precisely right; other than borrowing from a loanshark or transferring the Company’s equity, Yan Fei really had no other way to get thirty billion US dollars in cash.
Just as Yan Fei was about to explain the details of this experience to Lu Pingping, they suddenly heard a pleading voice nearby. Turning around, they saw two young men and women walking over from the path around the small lake. The young woman was begging the young man, saying, “Yi Feng, I beg you, please don’t break up with me!”
The young man named Yi Feng was a Little Fresh Meat, looking young and handsome, while the young woman, although tall and sexy with a crisp and pleasing voice, had a face covered with acne and lumps, some oozing pus, which made her look extremely ugly.
The man named Yi Feng waved his hand, casting off the hand of the young woman who was holding him, and said impatiently, “Tan’er, can you stop pestering me? Didn’t I just tell you? We broke up amicably, no one owes anyone anything, why are you still clinging to me?”
The woman called Tan’er cried uncontrollably, still grasping Yi Feng’s sleeve and refusing to let go. Yi Feng finally lost his temper and said, “Tan’er, just look at yourself now. You look like a ghost, you could walk around at night without makeup and scare people. What makes you think you can stay with me?”
Tan’er sobbed, “But you said you liked me a lot when you were chasing me. You said you would accept everything about me, that even these pimples didn’t matter to you. Why have you changed your heart now?”
Yi Feng said impatiently, “Back then, even though you had some pimples, you were still presentable, so naturally I was nice to you. Look at yourself now, pimples covering your entire face with pus oozing out. One glance is enough to make someone sick. Who could like you?”
Tan’er cried, “I admit I am ugly. But I never despised you. Before you had plastic surgery, you were not much different from my current state!”
Yi Feng quickly looked around cautiously and said in a low voice, “Su Tan’er, I warn you, don’t talk about my plastic surgery in public, or I won’t be nice to you.”
Su Tan’er said, “Yi Feng, the money you spent on your surgery was the dowry left by my father. I didn’t even go to a big Hospital to treat my acne, I used it all on your surgery. You said no matter how you changed, you would still like me. Now that the surgery was successful, how could you forget the things you said?”
Yi Feng impatiently said, “Su Tan’er, I’m not afraid to tell you the truth, just yesterday, a female director from the Entertainment Industry took an interest in me. She wanted me to audition for her last night, even said she’s going to promote me as an idol and help me debut as an Idol Trainee. Once I debut as an Idol Trainee, I will instantly become a Major Celebrity. At that point, how could I possibly stay with you? As for the money you mentioned, I’ll pay you back after I’ve earned some—so you can stop bringing it up all the time.”
Su Tan’er said in despair, “Yi Feng, I want to be with you forever. I don’t care about your looks or your status. What I really care about is you as a person. Why won’t you believe me? Tell me, have I ever despised you for how you used to look?”
Yi Feng finally lost patience, pushed Su Tan’er to the ground, and said, “I’ll say it one more time, Su Tan’er, I didn’t get close to you because I liked you, but because your dead father left you an inheritance. I was after your money to use for cosmetic surgery, to change my destiny. All these years I’ve been with you, I was forcing myself to endure it. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thrown up behind your back. When have you ever seen me lay a finger on you? So stop fooling yourself. I will never like you and it was impossible from the start. All the things I said when I was courting you were lies. From now on, don’t come looking for me anymore. I’ve moved and changed my mobile phone number. You’ll never be able to find me again.”
After saying that, Yi Feng turned and left without regard for Su Tan’er, who was crying on the ground. Yan Fei and Lu Pingping watched the two young people break up and felt somewhat helpless. In this world, many things can be fought for, but feelings cannot be forced, just like with Yi Feng and Su Tan’er. Also, between men and women, it’s unclear who’s right and who’s wrong, because all are bystanders without the profound feelings of the parties involved.
The young woman called Su Tan’er cried on the ground for a while, then stood up with a look of despair on her face, climbed onto the railings of the pond, and was ready to jump in and commit suicide. Yan Fei frowned, stepped forward, and as Su Tan’er had just jumped into the pond, he pulled her back and said, “Little sister, it’s just a breakup, not the end of the world. Why would you think of suicide?”
Su Tan’er cried, “I spent all the inheritance my father left me on Yi Feng’s cosmetic surgery, and even mortgaged the family house. Now that I’ve lost Yi Feng and have no money, I have no courage to continue living.”
Lu Pingping stepped forward to closely examine the acne on Su Tan’er’s face and asked, “Little sister, what’s with the acne on your face?”
Su Tan’er responded, “When I was little, I had some acne on my face, which nobody really took seriously at the time. But later, the acne got worse and seriously affected my looks. That’s when I started to see doctors at the hospital, and they said it’s a severe skin Parasite infection. I’ve used many treatments for Parasite infections, but they never improved, and the acne got worse. In the end, my whole face was covered and I was completely disfigured.”
Lu Pingping then curiously asked, “And when did you meet Yi Feng?”
Su Tan’er replied, “Yi Feng was my classmate in elementary school, but we hadn’t seen each other since graduation. Later, somehow he got my WeChat, we added each other, and started chatting. After he learned about my disfigurement, he began pursuing me. I thought, since I’m already disfigured, and I was also charmed by his sweet words, I agreed to his pursuit.”
Yan Fei frowned and asked, “What’s this about Yi Feng’s cosmetic surgery?”
Su Tan’er cried, “My father died and left me an inheritance of five hundred thousand in cash. That money was originally for my treatment, but Yi Feng said the acne on my face wasn’t a disease, just normal hormone secretion during puberty and that it would be fine after some time and didn’t need treatment. Then he said he needed to go to South Korea for cosmetic surgery and that once he was successful, he could become an actor. He promised that he would take care of me and help treat my acne. I don’t know why I believed him at the time, but I gave him the five hundred thousand my father left me for his cosmetic surgery in South Korea. I never imagined that after the surgery, he really did become a Little Fresh Meat. Then Yi Feng told me he needed some money to facilitate his acting career, so I mortgaged our house to the loanshark and borrowed one million for him to grease the wheels.”
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