My ex-boyfriend is looking forward to my bankruptcy

This efficiency was faster than he had imagined. After learning that Mu Jingyan and the others had just left, Qu Tao calculated the time and found that they would arrive around dusk.

"How did you reveal the news to Mu?"

"Hey, don't mention it." The voice that had been raised suddenly dropped several degrees. "In order to pass the message to him, I walked around their gate no less than ten times from last night to this morning."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to a nice meal later."

After hanging up the phone, the old man looked at the chessboard. No matter how he moved, he was bound to lose.

"No more, let's eat."

"No, just two more steps and I'll win."

"Tao Tao," the old man coughed twice and said earnestly, "This man is old and can't stand being hungry. Can we wait until the afternoon?"

"......" Xi Mozhou's scheming must have been learned from the old man. Qu Tao refused to give in. "Then don't move the chessboard. Let's continue this afternoon."

The old man gave him an obscure look and went to the kitchen. Qu Tao looked towards the yard through the glass window.

As soon as Xi Mozhou woke up in the morning, he took the big golden retriever to the yard for training.

"Xi Xiaozhou, go and pick up the ball."

The big golden retriever looked at the flying ball and sat still. Xi Mozhou touched its head as if coaxing a child.

"Be good...remember your name now. Go and get the ball back."

"Be good, and I'll give you meat later."

The big golden retriever was still sitting there motionless. Xi Mozhou looked towards the glass house helplessly, and happened to meet Qu Tao's eyes.

"Deserved it."

Qu Tao gloated and mouthed to him, then thought of the call from Han Feng and stood up and walked towards the yard.

"Okay, it's been called by its original name for three years, how can it be changed so quickly? Fengzi just called and said Mu Jingyan and the others have already packed their bags and left. You should think about how to find an opportunity to talk to Shi Jun."

"Don't worry, he will definitely go to the hospital tonight. I have arranged for someone at the hospital. Let's go to the hospital tonight."

Sure enough, after dinner, Xi Mozhou received a call from the hospital.

"Mr. Xi, the boy in the photo is here at the hospital."

.......

In the hospital corridor, Shi Jun was wearing a beige sweatshirt, light blue jeans, and white sneakers, looking like a vibrant college student. However, the silk scarf around his neck looked a little out of place and looked very abrupt.

When he reached the front of the ward, Shi Jun pulled the corners of his mouth, thinking that the smile on his face was natural without any flaws, and then he pushed open the door.

"Mom, are you feeling better today?"

The mother and son have depended on each other for more than ten years. She thought that one day in the near future, she would pass away, leaving Shi Jun alone and helpless.

The first time Shi Mu saw him, her eyes immediately became misty and she spoke while holding back her sobs.

"Junjun, aren't you guys on vacation? Where have you been these past two days? Why hasn't Mom seen you?"

Shi Jun didn't dare look into Shi Mu's eyes. After sending the nurse away, he sat on the stool in front of the bed and held Shi Mu's bony hand.

"My teacher found me a job, so I've been a bit busy these days, so I didn't come to the hospital to see you."

"Are you tired? Have you eaten?" Mother Shi paused for a moment, unable to suppress the sobs in her throat, before continuing, "Junjun, my illness can't be cured. I can't burden you any longer. Please arrange for me to be discharged from the hospital, and then we can go home, okay?"

"Mom, I've already paid the medical bills. Just cooperate with the doctor and don't worry about anything else."

"Junjun, the medical expenses are not a small amount, Mom doesn't want to..."

The suppressed sobs finally burst into tears. Shi's mother held Shi Jun's hand, her eyes full of heartache and reluctance.

"Junjun, Mom knows you've borrowed a lot of money from teachers and classmates. I don't want you to be burdened with so much debt even after I'm gone. You're still young and have such a long way to go... How are you going to pay it back by yourself?"

"Mom..." Shi Jun interrupted her unfinished words, his eyes red and his voice tearful. "Mom, you're my only relative. For my sake, can you please stop saying such discouraging things and let's get proper treatment, okay?"

Mother Shi looked at him, stroking the back of his hand with her fingertips. Finally, she couldn't hold back her tears and they rolled down her eyes.

Shi Jun took the tissue next to him and gently wiped her tears, as if he was talking to his mother, but also to himself.

"Mom, it will be fine, believe me, everything will be fine!"

"Junjun, Mom..." Shi's mother burst into tears again, "Mom is worried about you."

"I know, Mom, I'm not tired. Really, as long as you can get better and stay with me, I won't be tired at all."

After Shi's mother fell asleep, Shi Jun wiped his tears, walked out of the ward, and saw Xi Mozhou and Qu Tao sitting on the bench in the corridor. He was stunned for a few seconds and walked over.

"Are you waiting for me?"

Qu Tao didn't answer his question. He stood up from the bench, stared at the scarf around his neck, and spoke softly.

"are you OK?"

Shi Jun lowered his head, staring at his toes, and seemed to consider for a while before speaking.

"The friend request that morning wasn't from me."

Qu Tao always treated him as a child, worried about scaring him and even more afraid that he would think too much, so he quickly explained the purpose of his visit.

"I know. We didn't come here to question you."

"Then what are you doing here?"

Shi Jun finally raised his head, saw the undisguised heartache in Qu Tao's eyes, and lowered his head again.

"I chose this path myself. I don't need anyone else's sympathy. Go ahead."

"We don't want to sympathize with you, we want to help you."

"unnecessary."

"But..." Qu Tao didn't finish his words. Shi Jun had already started walking towards the elevator. He looked at Xi Mozhou for help. "You should talk to him."

Xi Mozhou gave him a reassuring look and quickly caught up with Shi Jun in front of him.

"Don't go, let's talk."

"I don't think I have anything to discuss with you."

With a stubborn look on his face, Xi Mozhou no longer thought about whether his words would hurt him, and just said what he wanted to say.

"You're just a substitute in his place. He beat you to the hospital last time. What about next time? Have you ever thought about it?"

"Even if you choose the path you said, what about your mother? What would happen to her if something happened to you before your time? Do you want her to die before her time?"

Seeing that Shi Jun's expression had relaxed a little, Xi Mozhou continued to persuade him earnestly.

"We will help you with your mother's medical expenses. Leave him, study hard at university, spend time with your mother, and stop being his pawn, okay?"

This was the first time he showed patience towards someone other than Qu Tao.

The age of 18 is supposed to be the best time in life. Like Qu Tao, he felt sympathy for the child.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it. I like to be by his side, even if I'm just a pawn."

Shi Jun said this and looked at Qu Tao beside Xi Mozhou.

"His target has always been you. Protect yourself and don't add strangers as friends."

After Shi Jun finished speaking this time, he didn't give the two a chance to speak again and ran out immediately.

Qu Tao took a few steps after him, raised his voice unwillingly, and said, "What about you? Why don't you learn to protect yourself?"

"When two people are together, tolerance is a good thing, but there must be a bottom line. If you don't want to leave him, you can stay with him, but you have to learn to turn your back on him and know how to protect yourself. If you tolerate him too much, he will only become more and more shameless towards you."

Listening to Qu Tao's words, Shi Jun smiled sadly. He knew very well that because of his indulgence, Mu Jingyan was becoming more and more harsh and cruel.

It's just... the repeated physical pain slowly gave him a morbid pleasure.

Especially seeing Mu Jingyan unable to get the love he wants, torturing him and herself.

Being stuck in the same mud gave him great satisfaction.

He hated this terrible world and hated his birth even more!

If his mother passed away, he never thought about continuing to live, because no one was worth his care anymore!