At this moment, Fan Xiaoxing, who had been silent, said: "Xinyan, it’s still better to see it for yourself. You can know a person but not their heart. Don’t be deceived by her."
Xinyan understood that Fan Xiaoxing was looking out for her: "You’re right too, thanks for the reminder."
Actually, Xinyan knew that Zhao Xiaoxue likely wasn’t lying. She had seen Zhao Xiaoxue’s cousin staying at 307.0 before, and felt at the time that she indeed had health issues.
It’s just that Zhao Xiaoxue mentioned back then that her cousin came to the Capital for medical treatment, so I didn’t interfere.
Plus, Zhao Xiaoxue’s expression just now couldn’t be faked, but I couldn’t dismiss Fan Xiaoxing’s good intentions either.
Zhao Xiaoxue was truly anxious, though she wasn’t that close with her cousin Liu Rufang. But the doctor said if this surgery was missed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
No matter what, she couldn’t just watch. Whatever the future held, at least she’d tried to help, so she could feel at peace later on.
She knew her actions today were indeed somewhat excessive, and even had some of the moral coercion Han Xinyan mentioned. But she had no choice; most people in the dorm relied on the school’s monthly subsidy to get by.
Among the people she knew, none could come up with that amount of money at once, and time was pressing. If the money wasn’t fully collected by the afternoon, tomorrow’s surgery couldn’t be arranged smoothly in advance, so she had to thick-skinnedly approach people.
When Xinyan walked out of the classroom at noon, she saw Zhao Xiaoxue standing outside.
Seeing Zhao Xiaoxue like this, she felt a bit more favorable about her than before: "Alright, come with me."
On the way, Zhao Xiaoxue wanted to speak several times but stopped when she saw Xinyan didn’t mean to talk.
Approaching the entrance of the alley, Xinyan didn’t let her follow home. She didn’t want others to know where she lived: "Wait for me here for a while, I’ll be right out."
Zhao Xiaoxue naturally understood: "Okay, sorry for the trouble."
When Xinyan went back, she saw Granny Zhang serving soup. After putting down her bag: "Granny, leave the soup there after you serve it; I’ll carry it in when I get back."
Granny Zhang saw her heading out: "You just came home, why are you going out again?"
Xinyan raised the envelope filled with money in her hand: "I’m sending some things to a classmate; I’ll be back quickly."
Granny Zhang watched her jog out the door: "Come back quickly, or the dishes will get cold."
Even after running far, Xinyan didn’t forget to respond.
When Zhao Xiaoxue saw Xinyan coming out, she was so moved her eyes turned red.
Before borrowing money from Xinyan, she had tried borrowing from people in her own dorm already. Except for two classmates who were quite close, lending her three yuan each, the others found excuses to refuse.
She was genuinely anxious, but had no other way; that’s when she thick-skinnedly went to 306.
Just as Xinyan said, she wanted to morally coerce Xinyan into lending her money.
But now, Xinyan really lent her the money, and she felt she had been truly excessive.
Xinyan handed the envelope over: "Where’s the IOU?"
Zhao Xiaoxue took out paper and pen from her crossbody bag and quickly wrote an IOU for Xinyan: "Han Xinyan, thank you. I will certainly try my best to repay you promptly."
Xinyan reviewed the IOU and found no issues, then handed over the money: "Count it."
Zhao Xiaoxue confirmed the amount in the envelope: "That’s right, a whole hundred yuan, thank you."
Taking advantage of Xinyan’s unsuspecting manner, she gave Xinyan a bow: "It’s cold, it seems like it might snow. You should head back. I’m leaving now."
After speaking, she placed the envelope into her crossbody bag and turned to jog away from there.
Xinyan watched her run towards the bus stop nearby, then turned to head back. But before she reached the gate, she felt snowflakes falling on her face.
She lifted her face to feel them: "It’s really snowing."
Just as Granny Zhang came out of the kitchen: "What are you muttering to yourself over there?"
Xinyan pointed to the sky: "Granny Zhang, it’s snowing."
Granny Zhang felt it as well, holding her plate while looking up at the sky with a smile: "It really is. Grandma Tong said she heard on the radio that it would snow these days."
Hearing this, Xinyan was frustrated internally, realizing she had overlooked this matter.