Chapter 35 (1/2)
Chapter 35
Qiao Mu was dejected when she returned to school. She had departed with her heart filled with hope in the morning. She had initially thought that everything would go smoothly. Being in a most unflattering position was not the conclusion she had in mind.
The cell phone started ringing. Qiao Mu’s brows furrowed together when she saw the incoming call. She hesitated for a moment before she answered the call.
She really could not afford the money — she did not even have three thousand RMB on her now, let alone three hundred thousand RMB. Qiao Mu wanted to make it clear to Zhou Jieru.
The call had just connected when a hysterical voice screeched into her ear. “You wicked girl, it has been so many days now. Where is the money? Are you messing with me? You’re asking me to wait for death if you don’t give me money! How is it this difficult for you to give me some money? Isn’t this just an easy task for you? Are you deliberately being unfilial to your mother?!”
Qiao Mu bit her lip and her fingers tightened around the cell phone, “I’ve already done my best. I’m unable to give you three hundred thousand RMB.”
“It’s only three hundred thousand RMB. Why are you being so stingy? I saw on the newspapers that Qiao Group had just sealed a business worth a few million RMB a few days ago. You’re really becoming more and more unfilial now. Did you use all the money that Qiao Jiannan gave you to buy those luxury items? You shouldn’t be so materialistic as a young woman. Think about me, your mother, who you need to support!” Zhou Jieru sounded unkind, as if she was a creditor demanding for debt money. She was upsetting Qiao Mu with her every word.
Qiao Mu thought she had a very strong mental capacity, but she could not bear the pain of such a verbal assault from her own birth mother.
Although Qiao Ya also always provoked Qiao Mu with various scornful words at home, Qiao Mu bore it quietly. However, this was unbearable. That woman on the other end of the phone was not a stranger, but her birth mother!
Qiao Mu had a lot of things she wanted to say to refute this woman, but what was the point of it? This woman had always assumed that she was rich, and her retort would be regarded as playing self-pity!
When Zhou Jieru did not get Qiao Mu’s answer, she continued to say impatiently, “Why do you stop talking? Did I get it right? The loan shark has given me a few more days. You better quickly think of an idea, just give me one or two hundred thousand RMB for emergency purposes. Otherwise, you’ll have to collect my dead body!”