"Otherwise?" Su Rou retorted. She wasn't the kind of person without self - awareness. Compared with these foreign girls, she wasn't pretty or sexy. Moreover, since she hardly communicated with her classmates, how could she attract the attention of boys?
Su Yuze didn't say anything more. Her beauty was something that no one but him could pry into!
"Let's go out for dinner today," Su Yuze said as he fastened her seat - belt.
"Okay."
Su Yuze drove onto the street and casually chatted with Su Rou about school. Actually, the main point was to ask if any boys had shown her attention.
You know, little Rou'er was rather slow when it came to matters of the heart. Back then, she had only confessed to him because he'd forced her. What if she was in a foreign country now, surrounded by so many handsome men with high noses? What if she got bewitched?
"No, I haven't even talked to any boys."
"What about Jiang Ling?" Su Yuze asked.
"That... was just an accident," Su Rou said with a laugh. Then she looked out of the window. "I'm hungry. Let's go for dinner quickly."
"Alright."
Su Rou was looking at the scenery outside the window. When they reached a cross - road and the traffic light turned red, Su Yuze stopped the car.
"Hey?" Su Rou looked outside. As if she'd discovered something, she suddenly sat up straight, then leaned against the window and looked out. "Brother Ze, look at that!"
"What?" Su Yuze looked in the direction she was pointing. There was a man lying across a bench by the roadside. Although he looked like a beggar, he was wearing a suit, but it was all dirty.
Su Rou took a closer look. "Doesn't he look like Wen Haotian?"
"Yeah..." Su Yuze nodded. "It's him."
In just two weeks, Wen Haotian had become like this. How badly had his business suffered? "He's really pitiful."
"He's not pitiful. He brought this on himself," Su Rou thought. If Wen Haotian had known this would be his fate, he shouldn't have done what he did back then.
Of course, every pitiable person must have something hateful about them!
The traffic light turned green. Su Yuze shifted his gaze and continued driving. Su Rou could still see Wen Haotian's desolate figure in the rear - view mirror. He seemed to have lost a lot of weight. Well, it was only natural. After going through so much, it would be strange if he could still gain weight.
Su Yuze took out his phone, found a number, and dialed it. "Hello? This is Su Yuze... I have the latest information about Wen Haotian. He's in front of the park on Chaoyang Street. Don't you want to find him?"
"..."
"You're welcome." Su Yuze hung up the phone.
"Brother Ze, are you selling information?"
"Sort of," Su Yuze replied. Since Wen Haotian had disappeared, there were still many people looking for him. He was just doing a favor. "Come on. Don't let Wen Haotian spoil our appetite. Don't think about it."
"Okay." Sometimes, Su Yuze could be really calculating!
...
Wen Haotian was truly penniless at this moment. He was wandering the streets, all dirty. Most importantly, the wounds on his body were still throbbing with pain. Since he had no money to go to the hospital, he could only rely on his body to heal itself.
But as people got older, their self - healing ability declined significantly. And since his bank card had been stolen, he hadn't eaten much. Naturally, he was suffering even more.
"Ugh..." As Wen Haotian walked, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.
The pain was so intense that he couldn't help but bend over, hunching his body as he walked slowly. Pedestrians on the street looked at Wen Haotian with strange looks. In their eyes, Wen Haotian was just a dirty beggar. If they were accidentally touched by him, who knew what germs they might catch!
"Mummy, what's wrong with that grandpa?" A little girl who looked like a doll pointed at Wen Haotian's back curiously and asked in a childish voice.
"Baby, don't get close to him," the young woman said immediately as she picked up the little girl and quickly walked past Wen Haotian.
Wen Haotian gave a bitter smile. He could even faintly hear the young mother's instructions to her daughter. "Baby, remember, if you ever see someone like that on the street in the future, stay far away from them. Do you understand?"
The little girl lifted her innocent face. "Mummy, is it because they're monsters?"
"Well... in a way, yes. So to prevent the monsters from taking you away, you must stay away from them. Do you understand?"
"I understand. In the future, when I see such strange people, I'll definitely stay far away," the little girl said firmly.
The pain was so intense that Wen Haotian couldn't walk anymore. So this was how he looked now. He'd been regarded as a monster! He used to be the CEO of the Wen Group!
The pain in his abdomen continued. He trembled as he took out a small bottle of medicine from his pocket. There was only one pill left. This kind of medicine was very expensive and was only available in private hospitals. But even if it were cheap, with his current situation, he couldn't afford it!
Wen Haotian was a bit torn. There was only one pill left. If he took it now, what would he do in the future?
He wanted to endure the pain, but he couldn't! The pain was becoming more and more obvious, making him break out in a cold sweat... In the end, the pain defeated his rationality. He took out the pill, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it with his saliva.
"Huff... Huff..." Wen Haotian gasped heavily. Then he lay down on a bench, curling up his body as he waited for the pain to subside.
As the pain gradually eased, Wen Haotian relaxed a bit. The empty bottle in his hand fell to the ground. Immediately, a strong sense of hunger hit him. He licked his dry lips. He was so hungry.
Wen Haotian rested for a while and then was about to get up to find something to eat. But just as he stood up, he saw about ten young men walking across the street. They looked like thugs. Experience told Wen Haotian that these people... were most likely here to find him.
Wen Haotian was so scared that his scalp went numb. Then he hid behind a big tree. Who had sent these people?
The leading man looked around. "Where is he?"
"Maybe he's nearby, boss. Let's split up and search," several men behind him said.
The leading man thought it made sense and then instructed his men. "You guys go look over there. You guys, come with me. We must find Wen Haotian."
"Yes!"
Wen Haotian's back was tightly pressed against the tree trunk. Fear spread in his heart. His legs involuntarily trembled. It wasn't until those people left that Wen Haotian tremblingly walked out from behind the tree.
"Are they trying to drive me to death?"
Damn it. He couldn't stay in this place for long either!