"No, I don't. What's wrong?"
Hearing her friends' reactions, Miaomiao knew something was off. It seemed she had done something wrong.
Cheng Ruan was taken aback for a moment. Then, scolding her like she was iron that refused to turn into steel, she said, "Do you know what 1 million means? Some people may not earn that much in ten years, and you just gave it away so casually? If you gave it to someone worthy, I wouldn't say anything. But look at this woman. Every time she comes to you, it's for a loan. Is she really in urgent need of money? She's just lying to you."
"She told me her daughter was sick. If she didn't get treatment, she would die..."
Miaomiao thought and thought but still couldn't figure out what she had done wrong. Helping others was a good thing, wasn't it? Why were her friends so angry?
"Don't worry, I'm not scolding you. It's just this woman... Let me ask you. What illness does your child have? How much money is really needed for the treatment? Where did you spend nearly 1 million? If you can explain everything clearly or show the receipts and certificates from the hospital, we can let this go. But if you can't show anything, I'm sorry. We'll have to call the police and sue you for fraud."
Cheng Ruan was still calm. She wasn't blinded by anger. After comforting the confused Miaomiao, she turned to Li Erya and asked.
"I have the receipts. I really do. My daughter is really sick. I'm telling the truth. There's not a single lie. She has congenital kidney failure. She needs a kidney transplant and follow - up treatment. We didn't spend a single cent of this money. We paid it all as hospital fees."
Hearing that Cheng Ruan was going to call the police and sue her, Li Erya immediately burst into tears, which was very different from the way she had been urging Miaomiao to give her the money just now.
"Show us the substantial evidence. Stop your act of pretending to cry. We're not falling for it. If you can't show the evidence, don't blame us for being tough." Cheng Ruan wasn't falling for it. To be precise, except for Miaomiao, no one present was falling for it. They all watched Li Erya warily.
Seeing that showing weakness didn't work, Li Erya had to take out the photos saved on her phone. These were the materials she had planned to use to claim insurance after her daughter was discharged from the hospital, so every expense was very detailed.
The three friends blocked Miaomiao firmly behind them. They huddled together and began to calculate the amounts on the photos one by one. But in the end, they found that the treatment expenses were only a little over 400,000 yuan, more than half less than the 1 million.
"The total treatment expenses add up to 430,000 yuan. I'm standing right in front of you. We didn't have a single cent before. All these expenses were paid by Miaomiao. Then where's the other half? Where's the money?" Cheng Ruan was so angry that she was shaking all over. It was obvious that Li Erya was taking advantage of Miaomiao's kindness and treating her like a fool.
This was something she couldn't tolerate. She would rather Miaomiao donate this money to those in need or just throw it away than give it to Li Erya.
"My... my parents... They were always there. Every time I came to see Sanya, they would wait for me at the hospital gate. Then they would cry and make a scene, asking me for money. They only left me half, and sometimes they even took it all. So the money that really got into my hands wasn't much." Li Erya explained guiltily. But in the end, she even seemed to think she was quite reasonable and became more confident, feeling that it wasn't her fault that the money was taken away.
"You think you're so reasonable. It's your problem that the money was taken away. It has nothing to do with our Miaomiao. But you made her pay for it and you're so confident. Looking at your clothes, it doesn't seem like you come from a rich family. I'm really curious how long it would take you to earn 1 million. It's so easy for you to get this money that you've gotten used to it, right? Go back. Miaomiao will definitely not give you any money this time. With us here, you won't be able to take a single cent from her."
Cheng Ruan looked at Li Erya coldly and mercilessly told her to leave.
Li Erya was stunned for a long time. Cheng Ruan grabbed Miaomiao's wrist and wanted to leave without looking back.
When they were almost out of sight, Li Erya finally came to her senses. She ran towards Miaomiao like a crazy woman, hugged her thigh, and began to cry loudly.
"Don't go, Sanya! You can't ignore us! My daughter is still waiting for this money for a kidney transplant. This time, I don't need much. I only need 300,000 yuan. I promise this is the last time I'll borrow money from you. I promise I'll pay you back in the future. My daughter is really waiting for this money to save her life. Please, save her. She's only three years old!"
Miaomiao was a little moved by this heart - rending wail. Cheng Ruan looked down at Li Erya and stopped Miaomiao from saying anything. She said, "Stop pretending to be pitiful. Miaomiao has already given you this 300,000 yuan. It's all with your parents. If your parents don't want to give it, why are you coming to us? Miaomiao has been kind enough to you. Please don't do such things in public that will make people misunderstand. It'll only ruin your impression on others, and you won't get any money. Also, I'll say it again. Miaomiao has no legal relationship with your family. That relationship ended when you threw her into the orphanage. There's no need to morally blackmail us here. Instead of doing this, you'd better think about how to raise money for your daughter. And don't call Miaomiao Sanya anymore. She has her own name, her own father, and her own family and friends. Her name is Lin Miaomiao, and it's only Lin Miaomiao."
Seeing that Cheng Ruan had said so much, Yao Mingxuan also helped to pull Li Erya's hands away, wanting to shake her off and leave this troublesome place.
But they hadn't gone far when Miaomiao felt a bit uncomfortable hearing the loud crying behind them and wanted to turn back.
But Li Erya's hysterical roar that followed completely dispelled all her thoughts of helping this woman.
"Do you know! Back then, they wanted to throw me away, not you. Your father should have been mine, and you're the one who should have lived in that family. You stole my fate. I'm so miserable, and you won't even help me. We look exactly the same. We're sisters. How can you be so cold - blooded?"
Miaomiao slowly turned back. She looked at Li Erya coldly, clenched her fists, and finally held back her anger.
Actually, Li Erya's accusations didn't really bother her. What she cared most about was what Li Erya had said: Your father should have been mine.
Trying to take her dad away?
She wanted to beat her up!