novelden Chapter 198 This person is a beast!
Chapter 198 This person is a beast!
Chapter 198 This person is a beast!
"Don't worry about the money, I'll figure something out," Wang Tongzhou said, frowning.
“Money is no problem; we can treat him for free,” I said with a smile.
Zhuang Yan's strong reaction made me even more determined to take him back for treatment.
"I won't go with you." Zhuang Yan said coldly, "I'm the patient, and I'm not confused. I hope you can respect my decision."
"Zhuang Yan, what's wrong with you? You're going to give up such a good opportunity?" Wang Tongzhou couldn't understand.
"I've already said I don't want treatment." Zhuang Yan turned his head away.
Wang Tongzhou was very angry: "Zhuang Yan, as a friend, I really have to say something to you. Is it worth it to give up on yourself for a woman? You used to be so successful, look at yourself now."
Zhuang Yan clenched his fist: "If you don't want to care about me, you don't have to come anymore."
"You!" Wang Tongzhou was furious.
"Village chief, let me talk to him." I pulled Wang Tongzhou aside.
Zhuang Yan's words were indeed hurtful.
Wang Tongzhou was doing it for his own good.
"Hmph, I won't care even if you ask me to!" Wang Tongzhou turned and left angrily.
I told Dai Chen'an to go out too.
"No matter what you say, I won't go with you," Zhuang Yan said sternly.
I smiled slightly: "I won't try to persuade you, but I want you to see this."
I showed some footage of He Ya receiving treatment at the hospital.
Zhuang Yan frowned.
“She’s in my hands now, don’t you want to go see her?” I stared at him.
"I don't want to." He turned his face away.
"Take another look at this." I played a few more congratulatory videos.
After he finished reading it, a dark look flashed in his eyes.
“Mr. Zhuang, you can think it over carefully.” I smiled. “We’ll go back tomorrow afternoon.”
After saying that, I walked towards the door.
"Wait." Zhuang Yan clenched his fist: "I'll go with you, but I have conditions."
"You want to see her?" I smiled slightly. "It's not impossible, but I need your cooperation."
He looked at me intently and asked, "What do you want me to cooperate with?"
"Then just leave it alone," I said with a smile. "You just need to remember that the more truthful you are, the better off she will be."
He paused.
I turned and left.
After coming out.
Wang Tongzhou, on the contrary, advised me: "Professor Shen, Zhuang Yan's temper is just like this. Actually, he wasn't like this before. Ever since he became lame, his personality has changed."
“Village chief, you’re quite good to him.” I said with a smile.
“We’ve been childhood friends. When we were kids, we went swimming in the river, and my foot got tangled in the weeds at the bottom of the river. He saved me.” Wang Tongzhou said sadly, “He was smart from a young age and had excellent grades. He was the first college student in our village.”
"What's the feud between your village and Hejia Village?" I asked curiously.
“Hejia Village is based on clans, unlike our village, which has people of all surnames. Of course, most of the people in our village are surnamed Zhuang. Many years ago, a girl from our village married into the village and later had a child. Then the girl went mad, and the child also went mad when he grew up. They said our village was a scourge, and the whole village covered up the matter, which caused all the descendants of their village to have this disease,” Wang Tongzhou explained.
"When did this happen?" I asked.
“That was a long, long time ago. I heard it from the elders, who in turn heard it from their own elders. Anyway, it’s been a long time,” Wang Tongzhou said. “Later, the elders in our village said that the girl’s maternal grandmother was from Hejia Village. People in our village thought that Hejia Village had concealed it first. In short, the two villages kept shifting the blame to each other, and later the two villages even fought. It is said that many people died. Since then, the two villages have basically stopped intermarrying.”
"I see." I frowned slightly. "Actually, it's quite easy to figure out what happened."
“Professor Shen, I understand what you’re saying, but what good is it if you say you’ve found the problem?” Wang Tongzhou asked. “If the problem is in Hejia Village, then there will undoubtedly be a new round of arguments. If it’s in our village, it’ll be the same. They don’t care about the truth. Even if you put the truth in front of them, they’ll pretend they can’t see it. In the end, Hejia Village is just using this incident to divert attention from the conflict.”
“Village chief, I will give you an explanation for this. What you said makes sense.” I smiled. “But only by figuring this out can we save those sick children, right?”
Wang Tongzhou looked at me and said, "If we can save those children, that would be a good thing, Professor Shen. I'm not trying to shirk responsibility, it's just that those people in Hejia Village are really inhuman."
"What exactly happened?" I asked.
“Professor Shen, this is my home. Why don’t we go for a cup of tea and have a good chat?” Wang Tongzhou invited.
"Okay." I looked at Dai Chen'an and said, "You can go back now."
"Okay." Dai Chen'an left.
I went to Wang Tongzhou's house.
His daughter is about the same age as me.
Upon seeing guests arrive, they immediately boiled water and brewed tea.
"This is my daughter, Wang Tian, she just graduated from university," Wang Tongzhou introduced his daughter. "This is Professor Shen, she's about your age."
I immediately explained, "No, no, I'm older than your daughter."
"Professor Shen, hello." Wang Tian said warmly, "These are homemade persimmon cakes, please try them."
"Thank you," I said.
Wang Tongzhou poured a cup of tea and said, "Actually, this matter has a lot to do with Zhuang Yan. Although we don't intermarry with Hejia Village, the two villages are adjacent, and the children's schooling, work, and life still have some overlap between the two villages."
I nodded.
"Zhuang Yan is not only the best-looking person in our village, but he's famous for miles around. When he was in school, many girls liked him and even pursued him, secretly giving him gifts and such," Wang Tongzhou said.
I laughed and said, "But he likes the girls from Hejia Village?"
“Yes!” Wang Tongzhou slapped his thigh: “We can’t figure it out either. He Ya from Hejia Village isn’t the prettiest, and we don’t know why he likes her. He just said that he feels happy as soon as he sees her, like he suddenly understands. Anyway, I don’t understand either. But He Ya is smart and does well in her studies. The two of them always study together and research projects. That year, they both got into university.”
At this point, Wang Tongzhou's expression darkened.
"Later, I don't know what happened, but Zhuang Yan came back from school that year and was always depressed." Wang Tongzhou looked puzzled: "I asked him what was wrong, and he said He Ya had changed."
"How did it change?" I asked, puzzled.
“I asked him the same question, but he wouldn’t tell me,” Wang Tongzhou said. “Not long after, we heard that He Ya’s twin sister, He Xi, had gone mad. Zhuang Yan used to dislike her sister, but he had secretly visited her several times.”
I also felt something was off: "By the way, does Zhuang Yan have any other relatives?"
“He has an older brother,” Wang Tongzhou said angrily. “That man is a beast!”