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Chapter 235: Chapter 235: Plenty of Medical Expenses
Suddenly, Mei Hanqing saw a familiar figure through the car window, tearfully running in panic.
Upon seeing this, Mei Hanqing almost instinctively shouted, "Stop the car!"
Hearing Mei Hanqing’s abrupt command, Ye Xunhuan didn’t hesitate a bit and slammed on the brakes!
The moment the car stopped, Mei Hanqing flung open the car door, hurriedly stepped out, and ran toward a little girl who looked about five or six years old, dressed in tattered clothes.
Ye Xunhuan, following her action, looked on and saw this dirt-streaked, tattered-clothed little girl with a face full of terror, her small face streaming with tears, frantically running forward, with a Tibetan Mastiff barking wildly and giving chase right behind her.
The little girl was crying while running, her hand tightly clutching a transparent plastic bag filled with beverage bottles.
As the child and dog raced, malicious laughter echoed from behind. Meanwhile, bystanders seemed so accustomed to this scene that no one stepped in to stop or help the little girl.
Seeing this, Ye Xunhuan felt an inexplicable surge of rage within him.
"Diudiu, come here quickly!" Mei Hanqing screamed hysterically.
Mei Hanqing recognized this little girl; she was an orphanage kid named Diudiu, who loved singing, dancing, and painting. She was intelligent, adorable, and as pure as an angel.
But this angel had fallen to earth, only to suffer such pain!
As the Tibetan Mastiff continued its pursuit, a terrified Diudiu could barely see through her tears. But when she saw Mei Hanqing, her face twisted, and she burst into tears, "Sister Hanqing..."
Just as the Tibetan Mastiff was about to catch the little girl and bite down, Ye Xunhuan swiftly opened the car door. Like a ghost, he whooshed next to the girl and his right foot flew out with speed!
"Bang!"
His kick landed heavily on the dog, sending it flying several meters away, where it landed and convulsed on the ground.
Meanwhile, Ye Xunhuan looked at the little girl and said, "Little friend, it’s okay now, it’s okay!"
Just then, Mei Hanqing finally arrived.
Once she reached the little girl, Mei Hanqing scooped her into her arms, not caring a bit about the dirt on her: "Diudiu, are you okay...?" n𝚘vp𝚞𝚋.com
Saying this, Mei Hanqing began to frantically and carefully check the little girl, her face a mix of panic and concern, not hiding anything.
"Sister Hanqing, they won’t let us pick up bottles; they bully us because we are young..." Diudiu sobbed and said, "Sister Hanqing, when can you come back...?"
Seeing Diudiu’s tear-streaked face, Mei Hanqing felt as if a knife was being ruthlessly twisted in her heart, causing unbearable pain. Her breathing became rapid, and her eyes filled with tears, but she forcibly held them back.
"We won’t pick bottles anymore, no more picking bottles!" Mei Hanqing held Diudiu tightly in her arms: "Never again, from now on I’ll give you money..."
Diudiu, very sensibly, said, "Headmaster Grandpa has said that it’s been very hard on you alone; if we continue like this, we will drag you down, becoming a burden to you..."
"Diudiu doesn’t want to be a burden to Sister Hanqing..."
Hearing Diudiu’s words, a swirl of intense emotions tore through her heart. The reality was harsh: while others of her age were in school, enjoying laughter and love, surrounded by parental care, living a happy and content childhood,
what about her?
She was out collecting scrap.
At that moment, Ye Xunhuan felt like he already knew why Mei Hanqing had come here.
Just then, a man in his thirties and a woman of the same age approached.
"Kid, you actually dared to kill my dog?" The middle-aged man’s face, plump with fat, twisted into a menacing glare at Ye Xunhuan.
Seeing the man and woman, Diudiu became very scared and immediately hid in Mei Hanqing’s embrace.
Upon seeing this, Mei Hanqing stood up while holding Diudiu, "You let your dog bite people and say nothing?"
"Miss Mei is back!" The middle-aged man revealed a sycophantic smile upon seeing Mei Hanqing, his gaze greedily sweeping over her body!
The woman beside the man, noticing how her man was behaving, immediately looked displeased and pinched him on the waist, "What, bewitched by this vixen again?"
Under the pain, the man drew in a sharp breath but dared not flare up; instead, he grinned sheepishly at the woman.
"What, you’re meddling again?" the woman coldly said, "Good, you didn’t come to find me, but I was going to find you. You killed my Tibetan Mastiff, so what are you going to do about it?"
"You let your dog bite people and say nothing?" Mei Hanqing said with a cold face.
"They came here to steal, why can’t I let the dog loose?"
"I didn’t steal, I picked it up!" Diudiu said bravely.
"Picked it up?" The woman glared viciously at Diudiu, causing him to frightfully cower on Mei Hanqing’s shoulder. It was clear that Diudiu had frequently been bullied by this woman, "Coming into my restaurant and quietly taking things, is that picking up?"
"That is stealing!"
"I... I didn’t!"
Businesspeople like to nitpick; even a bottle or two in their eyes represents profit, unwilling to let children take them away, leading to conflicts with the children!
However, children are just children after all, forever the weaker party, beaten and scolded, they could only leave quietly with tears and empty hands.
Apparently, Diudiu had picked up some bottles at their place, but this couple felt that their interests were infringed upon, so they became relentlessly unforgiving.
"You want the bottles?" Ye Xunhuan suddenly spoke, "And want me to compensate you for the dead dog?"
"What do you think?"
"I’ll give it to you!" Ye Xunhuan nodded.
"You can’t give it to them, they..." Mei Hanqing hastily interjected.
"It’s alright, it’s just money!" Ye Xunhuan spoke nonchalantly, "How much do you want?"
At Ye Xunhuan’s words, the couple’s eyes suddenly lit up, immediately saying, "Five... fifty thousand!"
Hearing the other party blurt out fifty thousand, Mei Hanqing’s face immediately turned sour, "You..."
"Fifty thousand it is, I’ll give it to you!" Saying this, Ye Xunhuan pulled out a card, "There’s a hundred thousand in here, the extra is for your medical expenses!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Xunhuan swung his open hand and smacked the man across the face!
