Chen Wei could only borrow from his colleagues and cla.s.smates.
Because Chen Wei had left the company, after receiving a phone call from Chen Wei, his former colleagues either said that they had no money or simply hung up the phone. In the end, no one lent Chen Wei even a penny.
Among the cla.s.smates, only a few old buddies lent the money to Chen Wei, but their wages were not as high as him, and they were not as generous either. Most people only lent Chen Wei less than 30,000 yuan in total, which was barely enough. The treatment was too expensive.
Desperate, Gao Qi decided to use credit card cash withdrawal and online loans.
There were many drawbacks to online lending. Chen Wei didn"t want Gao Qi to experience this. So the couple applied for a credit card withdrawal. Chen Wei had a larger credit card limit, hence, a total of 80,000 yuan was withdrawn.
Chen Wei secretly picked out some relatively reliable online loans, intending to borrow money after a few days.
Although Chen Wei tried his best, the money slowly ran out and eventually, Gao Qi"s father pa.s.sed away.
As they had been using the best treatment plan, where the patient was treated for 3 whole months, more than 900,000 yuan was spent on treatment cost. But all in vain, as the aged man had still left their side.
The night before the old man took his last breath as if returning to life, he was awake a lot. He held Chen Wei"s hand as tightly as before. Every time he woke up, his eyes had a complex emotion in them. Yet, he couldn"t speak out his thoughts. For a long while, the old man stayed silent, then let out a long sigh. Finally, he pa.s.sed away.
A wave of sadness struck Gao Qi, as she gave a heartbreaking wail and pa.s.sed out.
Chen Wei used the credit card to withdraw the remaining 30,000 yuan, brought the ashes of the old man from Shencheng back to his hometown, and arranged for a funeral.
After returning to Jicheng, Gao Qi wanted to use her work as a way to numb the pain of losing her father. She often traveled for business-related issues or she would reach home late after working overtime.
Although Chen Wei had more time at home, he was also very busy in creating a resume and looking for a new job.
It was now that HR"s meaningful words showed its power.
Veteran employees were a rare a.s.set to the company. On the other hand, previously fired veteran employees would always make people wonder whether their work experience and working ability were sufficient enough for the next job.
In a month, Chen Wei gave an interview in three companies but never received an offer.
Gao Qi was always home late, and she was tired most of the time.
Chen Wei felt distressed seeing Gao Qi"s condition, knowing that she was drained by work and alcohol, so he didn"t say much. He silently handed her a gla.s.s of honey water when she came home.
Every night, Gao Qi would lean in his arms, and the two often talked about the future.
Where their future house would be, what style they"d be decorated with, and what name will they give to their child in the future …
Until everything fell to pieces yesterday.
At noon, Chen Wei was on his way to another interview. His mother suddenly called and told Chen Wei that his father was hospitalized. She asked if Chen Wei could send some money home.
Hearing that his father was sick and hospitalized, Chen Wei panicked and quickly asked his mother what had happened to his father.
The mother just mumbled a few words; minor problems, not serious, it was best to send tens of thousands of dollars first.
Later, after Chen Wei"s firing questions one after the other, his mother blurted out the truth: his father was diagnosed with liver cancer and the condition was very serious. He needed surgery urgently and it cost around 100,000 yuan.
But because Chen Wei had been given the money his family had saved two months ago, to get through his difficult times, they didn"t have anything to pay for the surgery.
Chen Wei already owed more than 80,000 yuan plus interest on his credit card and hadn"t returned his friends" 30,000 yuan. How could he immediately cash out 100,000 yuan?
In a hurry, Chen Wei called Gao Qi and asked her to help him think of a solution.
After hearing about the situation, Gao Qi comforted Chen Wei and said that she would go home immediately and take the precious jewelry and bags to the p.a.w.nshop. They should bring around 100,000 yuan.
At the same time, Gao Qi also advised Chen Wei to go for the interview first. After all, liver cancer surgery cannot be done immediately. Chen Wei"s father had his wife for taking care of him. Right now, his father required money and not people.
‘After the liver cancer surgery gets completed, future treatment costs will also be high, and if you find a job early, you can also have financial security.
When I go home and get my bags and jewelry, I will immediately take the money, and then fly over to Bingcheng, to accompany your mother. Wait until your interview is over, it"s not too late."
With such a thoughtful and warm-hearted girlfriend, Chen Wei"s uneasy heart settled down, and he was ready to give the interview.
Gao Qi was right. After finding a new job and having a stable income, his father"s treatment plan could be guaranteed to be the best.
Under great pressure, Chen Wei became more focused and serious, and his interview performance was excellent.
First-round, second-round, third-round … At last, Chen Wei reached the final round.
The company"s CEO, w.a.n.g Yu, had dinner with Chen Wei because he couldn"t make time for the interview.
At the table, w.a.n.g Yu and Chen Wei talked about work and life. After learning that Chen Wei was fired because of absenteeism by the company to take care of his girlfriend"s seriously ill father, w.a.n.g Yu was deeply moved.
Of course, Chen Wei did not tell w.a.n.g Yu that his father had liver cancer or that Gao Qi was accompanying his mother in Bingcheng. Chen Wei was very relieved that his interview went well.
Bingcheng was not far from Jizhou. He could reach there by air in two hours. It was enough to visit his father every weekend.
After bidding farewell to w.a.n.g Yu, it had already turned 9:30 pm. Chen Wei hurriedly took a taxi home and planned to go straight to the airport after getting his ID card to visit his father.
The moment the door opened, a messy sight greeted Chen Wei.
The doors and drawers were wide open, and things were scattered on the floor.
All of Gao Qi"s bags, jewelry, clothes, shoes, computers, tablets … all gone.
Even the bottles and jars of her daily skin=care makeup were gone.
Chen Wei was a little embarra.s.sed. Was it that Gao QI couldn"t get 100,000 yuan, so she took whatever she could?
WOuld those half-filled bottles and cans even be accepted?
Chen Wei quickly called Gao Qi.
“Sorry, the number you"re dialing is …” A cold female voice said monotonously.
How stupid! It"s 10:30 in the evening. Gao Qi should be on the plane flying to Bingcheng. She must have kept the phone on flight mode. How could she answer the phone!
Chen Wei shook his head and called his mother.
“Mom, did Gao Qi call you over to talk about the money?” Chen Wei asked softly.
“Do you mean Xiaoqi? No. Is something wrong?” His mother was a little confused.
“Oh, I forgot to tell her your account number. It"s okay, mom, I"m arranging money here, so I forgot.” Chen Wei explained and hung up the phone.
Blame his bad memory. He was busy interviewing and forgot to send his mother"s account number to Gao Qi. She must have been afraid of calling and delaying his interview.
Chen Wei wiped the sweat from his forehead, scolded himself, and started looking for his ID card.
Chen Wei was usually sloppy and often loses things. Since he was with Gao Qi, his ident.i.ty cards had been collected by Gao Qi. Now he rummaged around for a long time and was unable to find his ident.i.ty card.
In the process of looking, Chen Wei was surprised to find that everything Gao Qi had disappeared, and even some insurance contracts and information that he usually kept at home were missing.
It must be that Gao Qi intended to accompany his mother for a long time in Bingcheng. In order not to delay work, she took these materials away!
Chen Wei had to sit on the sofa and wait for Gao Qi"s call to ask about his ID card.
When Gao Qi arrived in Bingcheng, she would surely see the missed calls and call back.
Half-past eleven.
Half-past twelve.
Every time he made a call, he heard the phrase, “Sorry, the number you have dialed is…”
Chen Wei"s face gradually lost its color.
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