566: Chapter 537: Saving 566: Chapter 537: Saving “So they will dig up everything about you, but what will you do if they find your mother?
How will you face her?” Liu Hun asked Qi Gongru.
“I don’t even know how to face her!
Can’t you just not bring her back?
Is it okay if I don’t sing anymore?” Qi Gongru stood up, her eyes already brimming with tears as she loudly asked Liu Hun.
“No!” Liu Hun also slowly stood up, took out his handkerchief, wiped the tears from Qi Gongru’s face, and spoke soothingly, “You still have a father, don’t you?
You need money!
Lots of money, so you must keep singing!
For yourself, and for your father.
And…
you should understand the love your father has for your mother.
If it weren’t for his love for her, he wouldn’t have had to do those dirty deeds.
You should consider his feelings.”
Qi Gongru shook her head at Liu Hun, crying, “He doesn’t know anything anymore!
He doesn’t rember anything!”
“He will rember!
And he will know everything you’ve done for him!
I promise you, as long as you keep going, I will give you a healthy and complete father, and a happy family,” Liu Hun sincerely promised Qi Gongru.
“I don’t believe you!” Qi Gongru shook her head, though young, she had already developed a character that found it hard to trust others.
“I’ll take you there!
To see with your own eyes!” Liu Hun told Qi Gongru, then wiped the tears from her face, “Don’t cry, you must look pretty, lest your father sees you and feels sad.”
Qi Gongru didn’t know what to say, the things she heard from Liu Hun had already muddled her brain, and she just dumbly followed Liu Hun as he led her out of the office.
Sitting in the car on the way to the retirent ho, Qi Gongru didn’t say a word, just stared blankly out the window.
Liu Hun had also been lost before, but after those monts of confusion, he moved forward with determination.
He believed that Qi Gongru, who had gone through trials and tribulations, would be able to make it through as well.
The car drove on, the path becoming more and more remote, until it stopped outside a sowhat dilapidated retirent ho.
“Boss Liu, we’re here!” The Monkey announced after parking the car.
“Let’s get out,” said Liu Hun as he opened the car door, ready to step out, but Qi Gongru grabbed his arm, “You…
you didn’t lie to ?”
“No!” replied Liu Hun firmly, “So, I hope you respect your father’s choice, and give both your mother and yourself a chance.”
After hesitating for a while, Qi Gongru finally nodded.
“Gongru, co to see your dad again?
You’re famous now, but you always rember to visit, you’re so dutiful!
Who is this?” The woman in her fifties, the matron of the ho, smiled at Qi Gongru and asked.
“He’s my friend,” Qi Gongru explained simply, her heart seemingly hoping that her relationship with Liu Hun could be more harmonious.
“Oh!
Alright, co with !” The matron said and led them up the stairs.
Liu Hun noticed the damp walls were starting to show signs of decay, while each wooden door looked bleak with age.
The two arrived at the door of Qi Anwei’s room, and Liu Hun suddenly said to Qi Gongru, “Let go in first.”
Although Qi Gongru didn’t know what Liu Hun ant, she trusted the man before her and nodded her head.
“I’ll leave you two to talk, I’ll go downstairs now,” said the matron with a smile to both of them, and then she left.
Liu Hun opened the old room door, and a stale dust sll rushed towards him.
A middle-aged man with an unkempt beard sat on the bed, staring blankly out the window, seemingly unaware of the newcor.
Liu Hun looked around, the room was furnished very simply, and though worn, it was tidy and clean.
On a small table for one, a water glass was set, which Qi Anwei occasionally picked up chanically to drink from.
Seeing this, Liu Hun placed his right hand on the man’s shoulder.
Qi Anwei once again chanically picked up the glass and took another sip.
Liu Hun stood waiting, and in less than a minute, the middle-aged man with a vacant stare and rigid expression suddenly seed to wake from a daze, and turned to look at Liu Hun in astonishnt.
“Dad!”
Behind Liu Hun, a call from Qi Gongru rang out.
Liu Hun knew it was ti for him to step out and leave the father and daughter alone.
After leaving the room, Liu Hun found the matron and said, “Hello, I’m Liu Hun.”
“Hello, Mr.
Liu,” the matron greeted and shook hands with Liu Hun, smiling.
“How long has this retirent ho been around?” Liu Hun casually asked.
“Over twenty years,” the matron answered with a tone that seed to carry a weight of years.
“Oh, it looks like it’s fallen into disrepair over the years.
Is it a funding issue?” Liu Hun continued to ask, not only moved by compassion.
“Ah!
It all cos down to money, after all.” The director sighed and continued, “Actually, our nursing ho wasn’t short on funds originally, and it used to be in a good location.”
“What was the reason, then?” Liu Hun asked, quite curious.
As the director spoke, his eyes filled with indignation, “Originally, our nursing ho was in a nice location, so many people had their eyes on our land.
I also wanted to expand the nursing ho, find a more serene location and then make it bigger to take care of more people.
After several negotiations, I reached an agreent with a real estate company.
We would relocate, and they would compensate us, but then…
Alas!
The financial crisis!
After that, the departnt in charge kept changing, and the real estate company used this as an excuse to drag things out.
Years have passed, and that piece of land has beco very valuable.
They are even less willing to compensate now.
Even though I have the land deed, it’s hard to find a place that will deal with it fairly.”
“Can’t you sue them?” Liu Hun asked with so confusion.
Logically, there should be a rule of law society nationwide, there should definitely be a place to reason things out.
“We tried… But they demand renegotiation on the grounds that the original authorizing departnt no longer exists.
I negotiated with them again, only to be given the runaround: people were either unavailable or just stalling.
If they pretend to be negotiating with you, the courts can’t do anything about it.
Sigh!” The director sighed heavily.
“Which real estate company is it?” Liu Hun asked the director.
“Runfeng Group…
I’ve looked into it, they’re very influential.” There was a sense of helplessness in the director’s tone.
“Maybe…
I could help.” Liu Hun suddenly spoke up, imdiately thinking of Runfeng Developnt Bank, but he had been too caught up in the affairs of Imperial City to lend a hand up until now.
“Really?
Mr.
Liu, thank you so much!” The director was quite excited as he shook Liu Hun’s hand.
“No need for thanks, you’re too kind!” Liu Hun said, and then he pulled a checkbook from his jacket, wrote a check for half a million, and handed it to the director, “Here’s half a million.
It’s not much, but it should be enough to fix this place up a bit.
Consider it my contribution to charity.
I’ll invest more in charitable causes when I have the opportunity.”
“Thank you!
Thank you, Mr.
Liu!
I’m truly grateful!” The director was so overwheld that his words stumbled as he spoke.
Then he handed Liu Hun his business card.
Just as their conversation ended, Qi Gongru walked over supporting Qi Anwei.
“Gongru…
is your dad…
better?” The director’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at the rejuvenated Qi Anwei and asked.
“Yes!
Thank you, director, for taking care of my father these years!
Thank you…
It’s just that the fees for these few months…” Qi Gongru said with so embarrassnt.
“No need!
No need!
This gentleman has already helped our nursing ho a lot.
There’s no need to worry about that anymore.” The director spoke joyfully, genuinely pleased by the sight of Qi Anwei’s recovery.
“Well…
Go ahead and talk!
I have to get busy.” Seeing that the three of them seed to want to speak privately, the director tactfully excused himself.
No sooner had the director left than Qi Anwei shakily tried to kneel before Liu Hun, who imdiately stepped forward to help him up, saying, “No need for such formalities!”
“Thank you for saving !
I had been living in a fog, as if trapped in a series of fragnts.
My mind was aware, but I couldn’t express it.
It wasn’t until I saw you drop sothing into my cup, and after I drank it, I completely returned to normal.” Qi Anwei said, gripping Liu Hun’s hand tightly, overwheld by emotion, having thought he would spend the rest of his life in that dreamlike state.
“I was once a Doctor myself; saving lives and helping the injured is my duty.
You don’t need to be so formal.” Liu Hun said with a smile.
Exchanging glances with her daughter Gongru, they nodded in agreent, and then Qi Anwei said to Liu Hun, “Mr.
Liu, Gongru and I have decided that whatever you arrange, no matter what it is, we are willing to go through fire and water to complete it.
Gongru will also listen to you and ensure not to go against your wishes.”
“Uh-huh!” Gongru tearfully nodded to Liu Hun.
“Have you also told your father about your family reunification?” Liu Hun asked Gongru, not knowing if Qi Anwei was fully aware that Zhang Yan had returned.
“Ah…
after experiencing so many twists and turns in life, I’ve co to accept it.
If she is willing to co back and repent, we’re still a family.” Qi Anwei sighed, his eyes devoid of anger and resentnt.
“Alright then!
Let’s talk in the car!” Liu Hun escorted them into the car.
Xingle Imperial City Super Girl—the national competition for the top seven regions to advance from the top 20 began in the Beijing District.
Thousands of dia outlets nationwide focused on the Beijing Show Palace, with hundreds of millions of people witnessing the entire process of a superstar erging from the masses.
Among these twenty exceptional girls, one almost captured everyone’s attention, the contestant surrounded by scandal and continuous debate—Qi Gongru.
“Welco to Imperial City’s Star of Tomorrow talent show!
I’m Lin Baoyi!”
“And I’m Tian Qinan!
To all our viewers in front of their TVs, welco!”
After the two hosts finished their introduction to the cara, Lin Baoyi continued, “Xingle Imperial City Super Girl is all about choosing the best civilian idol!”
“That’s right!
So!
This ti!
We’ve given the deciding power for the New Territory’s top 20 to top 10 advancent to 100 dia representatives from Southeast Asia!
Welco!” Tian Qinan gestured to the dia judges’ seats.
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