Miaomiao was completely unaware that she had been taken advantage of. She just went to school, attended classes, and did her research as usual.
Li Erya went to the hospital to pay the medical bills. There was 20,000 yuan short, and the money she had was only enough to sustain her daughter's treatment for one more month.
One month later, Li Erya, who was once again at a loss, went to find Miaomiao.
Although Miaomiao was surprised, she still gave her the money. After all, no one had ever told her whether she should or should not give the money. Being used to doing as she pleased, Miaomiao thought that if others needed help and she had plenty, it was okay to give. She had absolutely no concept of the greed and insatiability behind this matter.
Because Wei Ziqi had been reminded by Yao Mingxuan last time, he tried hard to refrain from asking about Miaomiao's family affairs. He had no idea that Miaomiao had lent out such large sums of money one after another.
As for Li Erya, every time she took the money back, her parents would intercept it. They would make a big scene in the hospital. Sometimes they would take all the money, and sometimes they would take half.
Every time Li's parents went to the hospital to cause trouble, they would cry and wail, complaining about how hard their lives were. They fabricated a bunch of illnesses and accused their daughter of being unfilial, saying that she used the money to please men and her step - daughter, emptied the family, and didn't care about her parents' lives.
The couple cried so loudly and pitifully that the on - lookers who didn't know the truth believed their words. They pointed fingers at Li Erya in the hospital. Under the pressure of public opinion, Li Erya would always happily give a part of the money she got from Miaomiao to the couple.
For Li Erya, getting money from Miaomiao was so easy every time that she completely forgot the original intention. These were borrowed money, which needed to be repaid.
She took it for granted that her now - wealthy younger sister was an ATM. Under the constant instigation and the scenarios set by the Li family couple, she even began to feel a bit resentful.
Especially every time she heard her parents say that they had wanted to abandon her at first, her resentment grew stronger.
Several times when looking at her daughter on the hospital bed, Li Erya would think that if she had been the one abandoned back then, maybe it would be her living a life of luxury now, instead of Miaomiao, since they looked almost identical.
The hospital was urging them to pay the fees again. This time, the payment was for her daughter's organ transplant. The hospital informed Li Erya that they had found a suitable organ. As long as the fees were paid, the operation could be carried out at any time.
Li Erya was overjoyed when she heard the news. Without hesitation, she got on the train to the imperial capital and blocked Miaomiao at the school gate.
This was already the tenth time she had come to the school to find Miaomiao.
Not only Wei Ziqi, but even Yao Mingxuan and the others looked at Li Erya with strange expressions.
What on earth could be the matter that made this woman come to find Miaomiao again and again? The key was that they weren't allowed to know. Miaomiao never took the initiative to tell them, making it seem like some kind of secret.
"What on earth do you want from Miaomiao?" Wei Ziqi finally couldn't hold back.
Miaomiao and he used to talk about everything. She would automatically tell him what happened to her without even being asked. When she had something she couldn't decide or was troubled about, she would confide in him. Only regarding this Li Erya matter, she had never said a single word from beginning to end.
Miaomiao wasn't the type to hide things. Unless someone specifically told her not to mention it to others and she promised, she would keep her promise.
So, every time Li Erya came to find Miaomiao, it must be something shady. Even if it wasn't that dirty, it definitely wasn't honorable.
"I'm talking to my own younger sister. Even if you're her friends, you can't interfere so much," Li Erya was overwhelmed by the news that her daughter could have the organ transplant soon. All she wanted now was money. Rarely, she changed her timid nature and started to argue back.
"Miaomiao only has three older brothers. She doesn't have an older sister at all, not even a cousin sister. When your family abandoned Miaomiao back then, you already defaulted that she was no longer a part of your family. Now, after Miaomiao was adopted, she has the surname Lin! Strictly speaking from a legal perspective, your family is nothing. Don't try to claim a relationship randomly. Quickly tell me what you want from Miaomiao, or I won't let Miaomiao go with you today," Cheng Ruan was extremely angry and worried.
With Miaomiao's fighting ability, if used well, she could be a chivalrous girl who did good deeds; if used badly, she could be a criminal. Cheng Ruan was really afraid that someone would take advantage of Miaomiao and make her do something bad.
Especially Li Erya's behavior was really suspicious.
"I... I just came to borrow some money... My younger sister is rich now, and someone in our family is sick. She has the ability to help. What's wrong with me borrowing money?"
Seeing Cheng Ruan acting like an old hen protecting her chicks and determined not to let Miaomiao go, and Miaomiao standing quietly and obediently behind Cheng Ruan without any intention of going with her, Li Erya stammered out the reason for her visit.
Borrowing money was really embarrassing, but it wasn't illegal. Losing face was okay. Her daughter's life was more important at the moment.
"Borrowing money?! So, every time you came here before, you were here to borrow money from Miaomiao?" Cheng Ruan was shocked. How could someone borrow money from a younger sister who was abandoned by their family and was still a high - school student?
Cheng Ruan really couldn't understand. Full of shock, without waiting for Li Erya to explain, she pulled Miaomiao over and asked, "How much money have you lent her?"
Wei Ziqi also frowned. But then he thought that the amount should not be large. Otherwise, Lin Yao would definitely have noticed. Since he hadn't received any news from Lin Yao, maybe this sum of money was insignificant.
But no one expected that Miaomiao had lent out nearly one million yuan in total.
"The first time was 100,000 yuan, the second time was 200,000 yuan, the third time was 50,000 yuan... The ninth time was 80,000 yuan."
Miaomiao counted on her fingers the money that Li Erya had taken from her during this period.
Even Li Erya herself couldn't believe it. She kept calculating in her mind whether she had really borrowed that much money.
In her impression, there was always a gap of ten days or half a month between each visit. Every time she got the money, she would hand it over to the hospital and her parents. So she didn't even realize that she had taken nearly one million yuan from Miaomiao.
"You just lent out so much money like that? Didn't Uncle Lin ask you at all?" Cheng Ruan exclaimed loudly, feeling a headache. Just this one time when she didn't inquire about Miaomiao's private affairs, such a big thing happened.