"Wang Qiheng, stop right there."
Huo Shiwen hurriedly called out to Wang Qiheng as he was about to leave, "What loan did you just mention? When did I take out a loan?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, the tuition fees for your education all these years, plus your daily pocket money, were actually taken out as loans from credit cards issued in your name. I originally thought that after you graduated, we would work together to pay off this debt, but since we’ve broken up, I guess you and your outstanding boyfriend can repay it."
Wang Qiheng looked at Huo Shiwen with a smile, "Don’t worry, I’ve set it up as installments. Just pay eight thousand a month, and it can be paid off in two years. For outstanding college students like you, this amount of money should be nothing. But you’d best hurry up, the repayment is due tomorrow."
"Wang Qiheng... what right do you have... what right do you have to take out a loan with my ID card..."
Struck with a sudden debt of two hundred thousand, Huo Shiwen felt the world spinning around her. No wonder this guy was so happy; he actually had such a malicious trick up his sleeve.
"Of course, you should use your own money for university. We were just boyfriend and girlfriend, after all. You said it yourself, there’s no obligation to pay for each other. Since our cultures and classes are different now, you educated upper-class people will surely pay back the money properly. After all, becoming a deadbeat would affect your credit, and that’s a big deal for life."
Wang Qiheng, relishing the moment, watched with a smile as the skinny man stood frozen, "White knight, you’ll need to work hard. After all, you two speak the same language, right? You wouldn’t leave her hanging with just two hundred thousand, would you?"
"Baby, what do we do?"
Huo Shiwen grabbed the man’s hand, this sudden burden making her feel as if the sky had fallen—a newly graduated student now had to turn to her new boyfriend. But, unbelievably, he shook off her hand, "Hey, hey, hey, let’s get this straight, that’s your debt, what’s it got to do with me? Are you even worth this money? You expect me to pick up your mess? Dream on."
"How... how can you treat me !"
Huo Shiwen, thrown to the ground, stared in shock at the man before her—his ruthlessness was so decisive.
"Damn it, when I was with you, you damn well said you were single. If I knew you’d been played by someone else for years, how the hell could I have gotten involved with you? We’re all adults here, just having fun. You think I’m a fucking idiot? Not only do I not have that much money, but even if I did, I wouldn’t pay off your debt. You dumped him after he supported you for seven years. If I pay your debt and you dump me, wouldn’t I be the biggest fool?"
The man grabbed his clothes and walked up to Lin Fan and Wang Qiheng, "Bro, I really didn’t know this woman was so heartless, and I didn’t know she had a boyfriend. It’s all a misunderstanding. Whatever you do with her, it’s none of my business. I’m outta here."
"Merciless, you may leave now!"
Lin Fan made way with a smile, letting the man pass. Without his sweet talk, Huo Shiwen might not have done what she did, but he was merely a catalyst. Without him, someone else would have come along, so it was bound to happen sooner or later. And his heartless actions just now helped vent some of Wang Qiheng’s resentment.
"This apartment’s lease is up today, and frankly, the feng shui here isn’t great—no wonder it was so cheap."
Wang Qiheng looked at Huo Shiwen, who sat on the ground sobbing bitterly. In just a few minutes, her situation had become so miserable. Watching her pathetic state, he couldn’t help but feel immensely satisfied.
"Qiheng... you can’t leave... you can’t ignore me..."
Seeing the two men heading out, Huo Shiwen, coming back to her senses, scrambled up and chased after them, desperately clutching at Wang Qiheng’s hand, "I was wrong... I really was wrong, Qiheng, I beg you for mercy for the sake of our seven years together. Forgive me just this once; I swear, I’ll never screw up again. Let’s go get married right now, and I’ll be with you for life."
"You want to marry me?"
Looking at Huo Shiwen with swollen eyes, Wang Qiheng snickered, "You’re a recent college graduate with no income, not even a place to live, and you’re carrying two hundred thousand in debt. What makes you think I’d marry you? Do you really think I owe you?"
"Qiheng... I’m really sorry, I was foolish and listened to his sweet talk... Really, I won’t dare again, please don’t abandon me... If you don’t want me... I’ll have nothing left but to die!"
Huo Shiwen shook her head frantically, this hand the only hope she had left for survival.
"If you’re going to die, best to do it quickly, and not waste the air of this world."
Wang Qiheng sneered as he shook off her hand. Selfish people like her, he knew, would never commit suicide. Watching Huo Shiwen’s disgrace, Lin Fan too breathed a sigh of relief, having been worried that Wang Qiheng might be soft-hearted.
"Justice is clear, what goes around comes around. Who the hell said that I was uneducated?"
Having taken a deep breath, Wang Qiheng walked towards the staircase, his decisiveness so complete he didn’t look back even once.