Chapter 764: 762 I need money
But she did not allow herself to break down, instead she remained very calm, dryly saying just one sentence: “I need money.”
On the other end of the phone, Deng Cong was stunned…
This made Deng Lishan’s heart grow even colder: “If you don’t have it, forget it. Don’t try to fob me off.”
“No, Shanshan, is it just money you want? Is one million enough? There’s also a house in Yancheng…”
“Do you need it urgently? I can ask a friend in Yancheng to deliver it to you, it will probably take about an hour, can you wait?”
“If you care about me so much, why have you ignored me for so many years?” Deng Lishan started to cry.
“I have cared about you. I’ve been to your house many times, I’ve bought you lots of things, sent gifts over during festivals through my assistant, and even called your teachers.”
Deng Cong hurriedly conveyed all this, while Deng Lishan on the other end of the phone was now stunned.
Because she thought of something.
If everything Deng Cong said was true, then the wall that stood between father and daughter must have been built by her so-called good mother— the good mother who lost a son and then took it out on her daughter.
Her brother had died, but what was her fault?
“I know you won’t believe these things I say, so shall we talk when dad comes back from work? No, don’t wait for that, I am heading back to Yancheng now.”
“No need, we can talk when you’re back,” said Deng Lishan, “But right now, I need a place to live.”
Although Deng Cong didn’t know what had happened to his daughter, he still immediately said on the phone, “I’ll have someone send you the keys to the Yancheng house. No, not send, I’ll have him pick you up and take you there directly, to change the locks on the spot.”
After the father and daughter finished talking, Deng Lishan hung up first. At this moment, her feelings were extremely complex, as if she had inadvertently opened Pandora’s box and she didn’t know where she was heading, but she was certain of one thing— just as Shi Lan had said, taking that step did not turn out as bad as she had imagined.
Perhaps, she too, deserved happiness, right?
After his daughter hung up the phone, Deng Cong’s mouth had spread into a grin that nearly split his head.
The crew had never seen him so happy.
Indeed, that girl from Peak was a miracle worker. In such a short time, he had already gotten to hear his daughter’s voice as he had wished.
So he immediately called Shi Lan back: “You brat, you’ve got some nerve.”
The young lady had just got home and was about to shower when she heard Deng Cong’s excited voice on the phone and knew Deng Lishan had called him.
But she still had a few words of caution: “Don’t be too happy too soon, and, don’t call your ex-wife. Let’s wait until you’re back in Yancheng and see your daughter.”
Deng Cong’s excitement instantly dimmed.
“There are some things you should know.”
Because of what Shi Lan said, Deng Cong was deep in thought all evening.
But knowing his friend had picked up his daughter, he felt somewhat comforted.
Only, after his friend called him and said a few words, his heart twisted once more.
“Your daughter doesn’t look good, her physical and mental state seem off, looks like she has suffered a lot. Didn’t she live a good life with your ex-wife? But when I see her, it’s as if no one cares for her.”
“To figure out what’s been happening, after I sent your daughter home, I went around your ex-wife’s neighborhood and asked around. Turns out she gambles every night until the wee hours, and is quick to beat and scold your daughter. It’s no wonder.”
After Deng Cong heard this, he was almost furious enough to make a call.
Every time he called his ex-wife, she would gloss over everything, even saying that the daughter was doing well…
But remembering Shi Lan’s instructions, he held back, though now he was eager to return.