Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 144: Dad, when will you come back?

Since Chen Huifen had cleared her aunt’s debt today, she gave herself the night off too.

After dinner, she washed the dishes and tidied up the house with Pu Sangzhi.

Feeling great, the mother and daughter went out for a walk in the nearby park.

It had been a long time since they had had such a relaxed and pleasant outing.

Tonight, Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen were quite reflective and in high spirits.

Chen Huifen calculated the debts they still owed to relatives—450,000 in principal, not counting interest.

Luckily, their family relatives were all kind-hearted.

They had never hurried them for repayment, and had even said, after the mother and daughter fell on hard times, that repaying the money wasn’t important, and to forget about the interest and focus on living well first.

Because of their relatives’ and friends’ leniency, Pu Sangzhi and Chen Huifen’s current life was exhausting but not stressful. Their only pressure revolved around paying off the 450,000 debt...

With winter approaching and the New Year just a few months away, Chen Huifen hoped to repay some money to every household so that they could have a good time meeting during the festivities without feeling ashamed.

Life was settling into a period of stability...

Chen Huifen’s goal for the next few years was to send Pu Sangzhi to complete university, while also clearing the 450,000 debts plus interest.

Once these two goals were achieved, her next aim was to save a dowry for Pu Sangzhi...

Life is brief, and there are always some tasks that must be completed.

Education, marriage, childbirth, raising children...

Chen Huifen could no longer plan for her own life, so her current goals were all for Pu Sangzhi.

...

In the evening, the refreshed mother and daughter came back from their walk, chatting and laughing all the way.

They supported each other, snuggled together, and when their heads touched, their kinship warmed everything.

Once home, Pu Sangzhi asked Chen Huifen for the phone.

Chen Huifen seldom turned on her phone, as she was busy with work and didn’t have time to use it, and Pu Sangzhi usually didn’t play with it either.

The only reason they kept the phone... was to not completely cut off from the world, and to stay in contact with each other.

That night, Pu Sangzhi took the phone to her room.

She locked her door, sat at her desk, and secretly logged into QQ.

It had been a while since she had logged into QQ. When Pu Sangzhi logged in, she was bombarded with a flood of messages. freewebnoveℓ.com

Many people, many groups, and among them, Pu Sangzhi immediately saw a message from her father.

The last message she had sent to her father was, ’Mom and I are not doing well, what are you going to do?’

In response, her father replied, ’Where are you two now? Have you returned to your hometown? Is it lack of money, or is someone pressing you for debts? Dad is so worried...’

’Send me your bank account number, I still have a little money, and I’ll transfer you some to use.’

’Xiaosang, are you there?’

Her father had sent many messages, each line revealing his concern for their welfare.

Seeing these messages, feeling her life gradually stabilizing, Pu Sangzhi’s resentment also began to fade...

She picked up the phone and sent her father a message, ’Dad, mom has worked hard for a long time, and finally repaid the money she owed to Auntie. We’re very happy today and more hopeful for the future...’

’Dad, is there a chance you might come back? Actually, I miss you...’

’Dad, take care of yourself. When I graduate and find a job, I will definitely pay off the debt and let you and mom live together again.’

After the hatred retreated, missing him grew more intense, Pu Sangzhi sent a series of messages.

She and her father had always been close; he was once her mountain, holding up the sky in her heart.

During a mid-term exam, Pu Sangzhi wrote an essay about her father.

This essay brought back many old memories, and now, Pu Sangzhi truly missed her father.

After sending these many messages, Pu Sangzhi deliberated, then sent one more, ’Dad, no matter what, you are still my dad, I love you. No matter what, you must live, life is so long, we will definitely meet again one day. I’m waiting for that day.’

After sending it, Pu Sangzhi’s lips curled into a smile, she was in a very good mood.

She was about to log out of QQ when she suddenly scrolled down the screen and saw many messages from her childhood best friend, Ye Qingcao.

The last time she logged into QQ, Ye Qingcao had sent her 99+ messages.

Due to many other reasons, Pu Sangzhi hadn’t paid attention and ignored them.

This time, there were still twenty to thirty messages.

Pu Sangzhi clicked in and finally started reading the messages seriously.

Ye Qingcao: ’Sangzhi, why don’t you reply to my messages? Do you really not log into QQ anymore?’

Ye Qingcao: ’But it seems you’re still active on apps... A few days ago, I saw your video on TikTok, and you’re quite popular there. Still, when I leave comments, you ignore me.’

Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi, what’s wrong? Don’t you want to be friends with me anymore? Are you mad at me?" (sad face)

Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi, I asked around and finally found out that you are studying at Longxiang. Can I come to see you? I don’t want to just lose our friendship like this..."

Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi, can you reply to me please? I’m also studying at Ruizhong, and we aren’t far apart. I want to come see you..."

Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi! (crying emoji) Are you really ignoring me? Sangzhi (crying emoji +10), I’m so sad! (crying emoji +20)"

Seeing these messages from Ye Qingcao, Pu Sangzhi’s lips slightly curled up.

She felt a bit guilty and somewhat embarrassed...

Back then, their families had partnered together in business. From a small company, they expanded until the company went public. Their fathers were top executives in the same company.

Thus, when the company later went bankrupt, both their families faced huge debts together.

However, before the company went under, Ye Qingcao’s father had divorced her mother because of an affair.

As a result, when the company collapsed, Ye Qingcao, Ye Xi, and her mother did not share in the debts.

Not only that, but Ye Qingcao’s father had jumped from a building because he could not handle the overwhelming debts...

Consequently, all the creditors went after Pu Sangzhi’s father and Pu Sangzhi’s family.

It was because of this past connection with the Ye Family that now, in defeat, Pu Sangzhi felt inferior, shut herself off, and did not dare to interact with the siblings from the Ye Family.

The messages from Ye Qingcao to Pu Sangzhi were thus ignored.

Pu Sangzhi probably had gradually come around recently.

As life became more stable and the path ahead clearer, Pu Sangzhi slowly regained the sense of security she had lost.

Now, feeling secure, Pu Sangzhi finally replied to Ye Qingcao’s messages.

She replied, "Qingcao, I’m at Longxiang now. I’m really sorry to have worried you. Let’s meet up if there is a chance (smile emoji)"

After replying, Pu Sangzhi closed the chat window.

As she continued scrolling down, suddenly, she saw a message from Ye Xi.

Ye Xi...

Seeing this name, Pu Sangzhi remembered the scene of Ye Xi coming to her home after the company went under, and how she had hidden from him due to her shame.

Pu Sangzhi clicked on Ye Xi’s chat window and also saw the messages he had sent.

Ye Xi: "Sangzhi, are you at Longxiang now? How is life?"

Ye Xi: "Can we meet? My sister and I are both worried about you..."

Ye Xi: "Anyway, can you reply to me, please?"

Reading these messages, a slight warmth spread through Pu Sangzhi’s heart.

This brother and sister cared for her sincerely, their concern was genuine...

Pu Sangzhi also replied to Ye Xi, "Brother Ye Xi, I’m fine, thank you for caring. Let’s meet next time."

After replying, she was preparing to log out of QQ.

However, just as she was about to press ’log out’, the QQ message alert sounded again.

Ye Qingcao had replied...

That lively, free-spirited, cheerful best friend sent her ten consecutive messages.

Ye Qingcao: "Sangzhi! You finally replied to me!"

Ye Qingcao: "Ahhh! I’m so excited!"

Ye Qingcao: "Tell me quickly, how can I find you?"

Ye Qingcao: "Let’s meet, let’s meet, let’s meet!"

Ye Qingcao: "I’ve missed you so much, Sangzhi! (kiss emoji)"

Looking at a whole page of messages, Pu Sangzhi couldn’t help laughing out loud.

Too lazy to message back, she directly made a QQ call to Ye Qingcao, who answered quickly...

The moment it connected, Pu Sangzhi almost had her eardrums burst by the shouting from the other end.

Ye Qingcao: "Ahhh! Sangzhi! I’ve missed you so much! You are so cruel, ignoring me! You broke my heart!"

Pu Sangzhi laughed helplessly, "Sorry, I didn’t have a phone and I rarely log onto QQ."

Ye Qingcao sobbed, "I don’t believe it! You have a boyfriend now! And you are playing TikTok with Huo Feng! You just didn’t care about me! Ah~ I’m so upset~"

Pu Sangzhi: "..."

Huo Feng really is...

Pu Sangzhi was genuinely curious; how had he managed, that her long-time uncontacted best friend knew about his existence, Huo Feng?

And so naturally referred to him as ’Huo Brother’...