Chapter 71: Negotiation
Qiao's mother made too much noise, causing many students to come out to watch, Bai Yu several close students rushed out from the classroom, and even the homeroom teacher in the office next to the teacher rushed out.
Several teachers rushed forward to protect Qiao Lan, and quickly called the security guards, who rushed over and pulled away Qiao's mother who was making a lot of noise.
Qiao's mother was pointing at Qiao Lan while tearing her apart, scolding her for being heartless, saying that if it wasn't for her parents giving her such a pretty face and smart brain, she would be able to have the life she has today.
The security guard tries to pull Qiao's mother away, but Qiao's mother scratches her several times.
While the students around her were talking, Qiao Lan stood quietly and stared in the direction of Qiao's mother.
When Qiao's mother finally left, the homeroom teacher and the others turned around and saw Qiao Lan, who was being held tightly in Tan Mo's arms.
"Ahem", the homeroom teacher who was about to speak was embarrassed, although he had already turned a blind eye to Qiao Lan and Tan Mo's little love affair, but after all, in front of so many students, the homeroom teacher still felt that he had to control it.
"That, Qiao Lan," the homeroom teacher coughed again, "come to the office later."
Qiao Lan realized that she was being held in Tan Mo's arms. Qiao's mother's arrival had made her feel tired, and the chest against her back made her feel so relieved that she really wanted to stay in Tan Mo's arms.
It's just a shame she can't, and the circumstances around her right now don't allow it.
Qiao Lan is not the real Qiao Lan in the book is not the real daughter of Qiao's family, but Qiao's mother's behavior today still made her so angry that she lost control of her emotions.
What qualifies someone like that to be a parent?
No, they are indeed parents who are devoted to their children, and would do anything for Qiao Yuan, except that their daughters, other than Qiao Yuan, are probably not considered their children at all in their hearts.
Kidney transplant, such a ridiculous thing, and Qiao's mother can say it in all seriousness.
Qiao Lan followed her homeroom teacher to the office, leaving behind a crowd of chattering students and Tan Mo, whose eyes were fixed on her.
When Qiao Lan came out of the homeroom teacher's office, several teachers in the office were so angry with Qiao's mother that their lungs hurt. The homeroom teacher was so furious that he remembered that Qiao's mother had left a phone number for him the last time he approached Qiao Lan, and he turned around and called Qiao's mother in order to do some ideological work.
Qiao's mother disliked Qiao's mother and said that the homeroom teacher was meddling in her own business. The homeroom teacher hung up the phone and yelled at Qiao Lan for being such a good kid and having such a fucked-up parent.
The students didn't know what was going on, but after two days, all the students who knew the gossip almost heard about it, because Qiao's mother tried to get into the school to look for Qiao Lan, just like Qiao's mother said, if she didn't achieve her goal, then she would definitely make Qiao Lan feel bad too.
Qiao's mother is a lunatic when she meets Qiao Yuan, and because of Qiao Lan's refusal, she is unilaterally paranoid that Qiao Lan will be able to adapt to Qiao Yuan, and so her behavior becomes more and more aggressive.
It happens that this period of time in the senior high school in remedial classes, the school security management is not as good as before, and was Qiao's mother drilled two times, the latter is really prevented from coming in, and she does not know where to find out Qiao Lan's phone number, as well as Qiao Lan dormitory another good relationship with the friend's phone number, every day, either by phone or text message.
Qiao Lan herself was harassed even so, but because of their own things to disturb others, this is Qiao Lan can not stand, especially Xiang Xiaohan, originally to Qiao Lan has a problem, and recently took the opportunity to not less choke Qiao Lan, said can not deal with their own things, Qiao's mother disturbed her Qiao's mother is interfering with her studies.
At first, people didn't know what was going on, and some of the students who were unfriendly to Qiao Lan even listened to Qiao's mother, thinking that Qiao Lan was ungrateful and unkind, saying that her character was not up to par. When Qiao's mother made more noise, everyone finally realized what had happened, and no one said anything bad about Qiao Lan anymore.
After all, it's incomprehensible to contribute one's kidney for one's own brother, and many people pitied Qiao Lan for having such parents.
The students of the 18th class know more, for example, everyone in Qiao Lan's dormitory knows that Qiao Lan's family hasn't given her a penny for two years, and that she earns all her tuition fees from her own work.
Hao Ying remembered Qiao Lan's reasoning when he rejected her, he said that she didn't have the time or the effort to fall in love with him, and that she didn't have such an easy life as he imagined, at that time, Hao Ying didn't understand the meaning of it, but now she finally understands it.
She really lived a much harder life than he had imagined, and Chen Yaoyang, who knew about it, was silent about it for a long time.
Qiao Lan's classmates who are close to her started to think of ways to give her advice, some told her to leave it alone, some told her to call the police, and some said to go to the hospital to try, maybe it's not a good match at all.
But it was immediately countered by others going.
If it doesn't adapt then naturally all is well, but what if it does?
Isn't that pushing Qiao Lan into the fire?
Qiao's mother is Qiao Lan's relative, the police won't care about these things; and don't pay attention to Qiao's mother don't care, how can you not care, Qiao's mother is like a madman, Qiao Lan is now in the last six months of her senior year of high school, if we let Qiao's mother continue to make such a mess, Qiao Lan's study efficiency will definitely be affected. Qiao Lan is now in the last half of her senior year of high school.
It's the unending blood relationship between Qiao Lan and Qiao's mother that makes the matter more and more difficult.
One day while passing by Chen Yaoyang, Chen Yaoyang suddenly called out to Qiao Lan, who stopped in her tracks and Chen Yaoyang looked at her for a long time before saying, "If you need help or money, you can call me."
Qiao Lan was slightly surprised.
Because Chen Yaoyang's attitude towards Qiao Lan was too harsh in the beginning, Qiao Lan had always had a bad impression of Chen Yaoyang, and later on, they didn't have much interaction, so Chen Yaoyang suddenly said this, Qiao Lan really didn't expect it.
Qiao Lan sincerely thanked Chen Yaoyang, but still said no.
After that, Hao Ying also approached her and said he could lend her money.
"Isn't your mom just short of money for the surgery, I can lend you, it's not much but it's better than nothing."
He can't come up with hundreds of thousands of dollars, and his parents won't give him too much for fear of spending money, so Hao Ying can't do anything about it.
Qiao Lan still thanked Hao Ying and said she refused.
She knew it was the good intentions of everyone, but she didn't like to be in debt to other people didn't like to bother people, and she didn't like the fact that everyone was trying to help her in a pitying manner, she hadn't come to the end of her rope yet.
Qiao Lan tries to cheer up and listen well, but it's still a bit hard and she's really tired.
She buried her head in her arms, her mind full of Qiao's mother.
Qiao Lan has thought about this far more than anyone else.
Apart from the most urgent task of kidney transplantation, Qiao Lan is also thinking about how to sever the relationship with Qiao's family, or to find a way to deprive Qiao's family of their custody and guardianship over her. Even if this is over, there is no guarantee that the Qiao's family will continue to do anything else in the future.
If she couldn't she could go to the courts, it would be a big delay and interfere with her studies, but now that it was like this, how bad could it be at worst.
Tan Mo turned around and looked at Qiao Lan, thought for a moment and took out a lollipop from her school bag and handed it to Qiao Lan.
Qiao Lan took the candy and tore the paper away, the sweet flavor filled her taste buds.
Qiao Lan exhaled, her head still resting on her arm, her face turned over to look at Tan Mo.
"Momo," Qiao Lan called out to Tan Mo.
"Uh-huh," Tan Mo looked at her seriously.
"I'm so tired," Qiao Lan said.
She doesn't want to show weakness in front of outsiders, but Tan Mo is not an outsider to her.
Tan Mo is the most important person to her, the closest friend, the closest family member, and the person she, in her heart, carefully likes.
Whether in her last life, or in this life, Qiao Lan has always been a person, no parents, no dependence, never rely on other people, the lack of love since childhood, the girl knows the most clearly a truth is that, rely on others is never as good as relying on oneself.
But here, she meets Tan Mo, the boy she used to protect and depend on, now grown up and taller, not knowing when the change slowly took place, Qiao Lan realizes with hindsight how much she depended on Tan Mo.
Qiao Lan thought back to a few days ago when Tan Mo wrapped her in his arms, she felt empty behind her, one step back and she would be plunged into darkness, but at that very moment Tan Mo appeared behind her.
She took a step back, and instead of darkness, there was a warm chest behind her.
Like right now, she was really tired, she didn't want to show weakness with all the others, yet she wanted to do so in front of Tan Mo, a boy who was clearly years younger than her, and who had now become the only thing she could hold on to.
She wanted to hug him like last time, or she wanted him to touch her, and Qiao Lan knew she was starting to think about it again, but she couldn't help it.
People need warmth and dependence so much when they are vulnerable.
Qiao Lan looked straight at Tan Mo and was about to say something when Tan Mo suddenly held out his hand.
Warm hands move up from Qiao Lan's line of sight and end up in Qiao Lan's hair.
Tan Mo gently touched Qiao Lan's hair, gently but seriously.
"Close your eyes and rest if you're tired," Tan Mo said, "It's okay."
It's okay.
Tired then close your eyes and rest.
Everything is me.
The teenager looked at the girl's face, it was warmth, it was pity, it was a deep to the bone fondness that everyone could see at a glance, but when he left the school, all of that disappeared, and there was only gloom in those eyes.
Uncle Chen drove ahead with Tan Mo Dao, "It's been contacted."
Tan Mo hmmmed and looked down at the time, 5:48 p.m., forty-two minutes before the appointed time.
After an unhurried meal and dragging on past the appointed six-thirty, Tan Mo arrived late at the place where he had agreed to meet the man.
An upscale restaurant that Qiao's father and Qiao's mother have never been to in their lives.
The best thing about this place, the quiet, the secrecy.
Qiao's father Qiao's mother looked around the exquisite and gorgeous decoration, and also looked at the menu of amazingly priced dishes, scared in the end did not dare to move.
Six-thirty passed, a long time after the appointed time, until nearly seven o'clock, when two men finally walked in from outside.
A very good-looking teenager about Qiao Lan's age, and a middle-aged man following the teenager.
Qiao's father Qiao's mother hurriedly stood up and said in a flattering manner, "I didn't expect the person who contacted us to be so young and handsome."
Tan Mo looked at Qiao's father and Qiao's mother with a smile, Qiao's father and Qiao's mother couldn't kiss their asses, Qiao's father winked at Qiao's mother, and Qiao's mother said, impatiently but cautiously. "That... You, you said you can help us find a matching kidney for Yuan Er, and also, help us pay for it, you're not kidding."
Tan Mo looks up, "You're not coming if you're joking?"
"That's certainly no joke!"
Qiao's mother hurriedly added, "I told you that my Yuan Er's good fortune rested on his laurels, and there are many good people in this world, so I'm really very grateful to you."
"Don't be thankful just yet", Tan Mo said faintly, "I can help you, but on one condition."
"On what terms?"
Tan Mo raised his eyes and looked at the couple who couldn't hide their urgency.
The two of them can do this for their son, but they have pushed Qiao Lan to such a state. Tan Mo thinks of Qiao Lan's helpless but exhausted look, and her heart is filled with irony and heartache.
"relinquish custody of Qiao Lan and separate from Qiao Lan," Tan Mo said in a more verbal way with the two, "and sever all ties with Qiao Lan from this point forward, if you can."
Qiao's father was quick to say, "It can be done!"
What can't this be done!
"Don't worry", Tan Mo dipped his eyes and took a slow sip of water before continuing, "From now on no one in your family is allowed to see her or look for her, get out of her sight clean, if you can do that then everyone is safe and sound, if you can't. "
The teenager's light brown eyes narrowed as he said, in a single word.
"If you can't do it, I'll let someone re-dig out the kidney that was fitted to your son, and how to fit the kidney into your son's body, and how to get it out when the time comes", the teenager looked at the two couples who clamored and changed their faces, and leisurely said, "I've finished, now, you can think about it. "
Published at: 08/04/2024 05:00