Chapter 2741 - 2803: Truly a Good Person

Not all men are good to women just because they want to sleep with them, and not every one of these things is filled with sleaze and filth. There are always some people who genuinely want the other person to become better. Li Yifei just didn’t want to snuff out that stubborn, tenacious spark in this girl’s heart. He wanted it to keep burning, because it could light up Li Minjia’s whole life. If it was doused now, whether this girl would fall or not was another matter, but she would definitely change, at the very least she wouldn’t be so pure anymore.

As for Li Yifei himself, he’s a guy with a strong sex drive—any woman in the Li family could testify to that. But that doesn’t mean he’s some horny teddy dog who’ll hump the sky, the earth, and the air, spraying his seed everywhere. Li Minjia is great, but he’s not about to use money to threaten her, and he’s even less eager to just push her down and sleep with her.

That’s why it’s damn hard for good people to do good deeds. It’s just saving a person, yet you have to give money, waste your breath, and still make the other party believe that you really don’t want to sleep with her, that you really just hope she can keep going, make her future brighter, make it better.

Of course, Li Yifei also understood Li Minjia’s mindset. Putting himself in her shoes, what else does she have right now besides her body as a bargaining chip? What other valuable thing can she take out to thank Li Yifei? Nothing, not a single thing. That’s reality.

Patting Li Minjia on the shoulder, Li Yifei looked at her youthful, pretty face and finally said, "Remember what I said, every word was sincere. Sure, I won’t deny I also want to sleep with you, but that’s just male physiological instinct. Outside of instinct there’s a lot more. If you can grow into something great in the future, achieve a lot, that’s way more satisfying than sleeping with you. You’re willing to sacrifice yourself for your mom, that proves your nature is good. A girl like you deserves a better future. And you don’t need to pay back that hundred thousand. Just keep it first. With that, these years of tuition won’t be so hard. If possible, go for a master’s degree. Nowadays college graduates are everywhere—pick up a brick and toss it, half the people it hits might be college grads."

Li Minjia had just opened her mouth when Li Yifei continued, "That’s all I wanted to say. How you choose is your own business. Studying is your only way to change your fate that barely requires any other kind of effort. Go back, I’m running out of time. Oh right, leave me a phone number, if I’m coming I’ll tell you in advance!"

"Mm, mm." Li Minjia was so moved she could hardly speak. She’d met quite a few kind people as she grew up, who’d given her a lot of help; she’d always been grateful. But today, Li Yifei’s appearance made her feel even more hope toward the world and the future. As for what he said, she remembered almost all of it. It wasn’t hypocritical preaching; every sentence was reasonable, real talk, all good words, all for her own good.

After he wrote down the phone number, Li Yifei glanced at the time and realized that if he didn’t leave now he really wouldn’t make it. So he turned and left. The car quickly disappeared. Looking at his departing figure, Li Minjia waved at him, and when she walked back into the stairwell, she finally couldn’t hold back and burst into tears. This time she wasn’t crying out of desperation, but out of being moved, and a kind of inexplicable, complicated emotion.

Back in the room, Li Minjia’s mother stood up. She’d already watched for a while from the balcony earlier and had seen Li Yifei’s car. It was an enormous vehicle, those little sedans next to it looked like toys. Because this time when Li Yifei came to the provincial capital, he was driving that Knight Fifteen he was so fond of. That car could practically be called a gigantic beast; when it was on the road, it practically looked down on all smaller cars. Even famous SUVs and all kinds of jeeps were just tiny Witch compared to it.

Naturally, Li Minjia’s mother didn’t recognize this car model, but she still knew that a car like that absolutely wasn’t ordinary. So who exactly was this friend of her daughter’s? When her daughter came back in, she asked very seriously.

With her emotions still churning, being questioned by her mother made Li Minjia take a deep breath and say, "Mom, he really is my friend, but not a very close one, so I’m not very clear about his situation either. It’s just that when he heard about your condition, he wanted to come and take a look."

"You’re lying, Jiajia. Mom’s raised you so many years, I know you too well. You were lying just now, that’s definitely not how it is." Li Minjia’s mother said.

"No... no, everything I said i..."

"Mom’s already like this, why are you still lying? Did you give up something? He’s that rich... and that capable, it wouldn’t be..." At this point, Li Minjia’s mother’s face changed drastically. She grabbed her daughter’s hand and said, "Did he want you to be with him? How could you... I don’t agree. If that’s the case, I’d rather not get treated than ever allow my daughter to do that kind of thing!"

"Mom, what are you thinking!" Li Minjia shouted in a panic.

"What am I thinking? If that kind of thing had happened, why would he still come and save me?"

Li Minjia’s mother was indeed sensitive enough to tear the truth open in one stroke, just with some deviation: it was her daughter, for her sake, who was willing to sell herself if necessary. But the nature of the matter was about the same. Li Minjia’s mother didn’t guess wrong.

"Mom, I’ll just tell you the truth, but don’t get agitated!" In the end, Li Minjia couldn’t hold out against her mother. Pulling her to sit down, she laid everything on the table, and she repeated some of what Li Yifei had said.

"Jiajia, how could you be such a silly child!" Tears streamed down from Li Minjia’s mother, and she cried extremely bitterly. She hated herself for being incapable, making her daughter suffer with her; she hated her own weak body for getting this illness and dragging her daughter down; she hated herself for not just dying immediately and freeing her child.

If her daughter suffered because of this, then there’d be no point in living. But luckily, her daughter had met a good person—someone who was genuinely helping her and her mother, and had even spoken so many truths. It was hard to believe such a person really existed.

"Mom, I actually thought about it too. Even if I did give myself to him, it wouldn’t be a big deal. Never mind half a month or a month, even a year or two, as long as you’re healthy, I’d accept it. Besides, even putting you aside, doesn’t a man like that deserve to be liked? Doesn’t he deserve my sacrifice? I even brought it up again just now, but he still refused. I’ve told you his exact words. I really am grateful to him. I know we shouldn’t owe too many favors, but with how things are now at home, even if he cures you, we still have to live. That’s why I’m choosing to accept his help, and there will definitely be a chance later to repay all this kindness. I believe I can do it!"

"You child... This time Mom won’t stop you anymore. He’s a good man, really a good man!" As a mother, no one knew better than her how beautiful and outstanding her daughter was. Yet this man was only trying to help her, not take advantage of her. That kind of person is even rarer. If it weren’t for all the complicated things involved, she might have thought that her daughter following such a man would be a pretty good choice—maybe even an excellent outcome.

"Mom, don’t worry. I know where the line is. I brought it up a few times and he wouldn’t accept it, and he said those things too, so I won’t mention it again. That’s also a way of respecting him. If possible, I’ll repay him in some other way!" Li Minjia said firmly.

Holding her daughter’s hand, Li Minjia’s mother said, "It’s okay to be poor, but don’t lose your pride. Mom’s body actually doesn’t matter that much. I’m just afraid I won’t be able to stay with you in the future, won’t get to see you marry and have children. That’s what Mom can’t accept. Since we happen to have this opportunity today, let’s talk it through. Mom’s planning to pin her hopes on that doctor. I’ve never heard of anyone treating illness like that, so we can give it a try. If he can’t cure me, then that’s that. Don’t waste more money on Mom!"

"No way. As long as there’s hope, we’ll keep treating!" Li Minjia cut her off, her attitude resolute.

Li Minjia’s mother opened her mouth but couldn’t go on. Her daughter’s stance was too hard to change, but from her own point of view, she still didn’t want to drag her child down. Her daughter had almost sold herself already; if the treatment didn’t work, the money needed would be a bottomless pit, and she couldn’t guarantee her daughter wouldn’t act impulsively again. So in secret, she had already decided that if the treatment failed, she would end her own life while her daughter wasn’t home.

Of course, that was something for later. For now, the mother and daughter were still full of hope, the hope brought by Li Yifei. His appearance had temporarily saved Li Minjia and her mother, so they began to look forward to the treatment in the afternoon or evening.

Brother Hu’s whole family was also looking forward to Li Yifei’s arrival—actually, it should be said a big extended family. Because once they knew Li Yifei was coming to attend the wedding, lots of relatives on both Brother Hu’s and Wang Yaxin’s sides knew about it. At first they were all stunned; they’d never known that Brother Hu had this kind of connection. That’s the richest man in Ning Province, a big-time entrepreneur, clan chief of a great family, famous and formidable, dominating a whole region. That kind of big shot is actually friends with Brother Hu—oh, even if he’s just a little brother, that’s still an honor. So from the originally booked fifty tables, Brother Hu decided to add twenty more. Why? Even then he was afraid it wouldn’t be enough, because too many people wanted to come. He’d already picked one of the best hotels; the place was really spacious and very professional. Those twenty extra tables were because once a lot of relatives heard Li Yifei was coming, they directly started calling up their own friends.

What, you say you have to bring a gift if you go? Come on, spend five hundred yuan for a chance to see the richest man in Ning Province in person. Even if it’s just from one side, that’s rare enough, isn’t it? And if you manage to snap a photo, wouldn’t that be a blessing across three lifetimes? What kind of person is a richest man? He’s the God of Wealth. Richest man, richest man—of course, only the one with the most money can be called that. Otherwise, how could he be called the richest? This is even more useful than the God of Wealth, because the richest man is alive, jumping around in the flesh.

So for that, forget five hundred, does that even count as money nowadays? Even five thousand, plenty of people would still be dying to squeeze their way in. When have you ever heard of a richest man going to someone’s wedding? Brother Hu’s wedding—this was the very first case!