Going Home

In the waiting hall of Macau International Airport, Li Yao and Lin Xiaoxi sat side by side, waiting for their flight home.

Li Yao closed his eyes to rest, while Lin Xiaoxi played with her phone.

They had stayed in Macau for seven days. After the first day, Li Yao forbade Lin Xiaoxi from gambling. Li Yao, on the other hand, went to the casino every other day or two, making three to four million each time before leaving, never being greedy. Of course, he took Lin Xiaoxi with him every time. As a result, Lin Xiaoxi witnessed Li Yao's process of making money through gambling.

Lin Xiaoxi suddenly felt a little unfamiliar with Li Yao.

It seemed like this wasn't the Li Yao she knew.

The former Li Yao was cheerful and handsome, a bit careless, and overall a fairly ordinary student. But this time, gambling with him... it felt very different. Before the roulette, Li Yao's every bet seemed full of confidence, as if he had seen through everything, and he remained calm even when losing money.

The most exaggerated time, Li Yao lost eleven consecutive bets but didn't get anxious at all.

That calm and confident demeanor infected Lin Xiaoxi.

This is probably what a successful person is like.

Li Yao, who was pretending to sleep, didn't know what Lin Xiaoxi was thinking. If he did, he might laugh out loud. The reason he was so calm was because the game of roulette held no surprises for him anymore.

Confidence is always built on strength.

Blind confidence is arrogance and stupidity.

Now he had 9.6 million RMB in his bank account from winning at roulette this time, a huge sum of nearly ten million!

Every time Li Yao saw that string of numbers in the bank app, he couldn't stop smiling.

Although this money was obtained through cheating.

But he felt no guilt at all.

Reality is unreasonable.

The rich get richer.

The poor get poorer.

And people like Li Yao, who possess extraordinary powers, will naturally gradually occupy more wealth.

It's the rule, the way of heaven.

Li Yao took this money with a clear conscience.

At noon, the plane arrived at Macau International Airport. Li Yao and Lin Xiaoxi boarded through the VIP channel, and were seated in first class with the flight attendant's polite and comfortable smile... enjoying drinks and snacks after the plane took off, this feeling was indeed a bit shuǎng (satisfying).

Li Yao sincerely felt—

It's good to be rich.

By the time they returned to their hometown county, it was already dark, but it wasn't much of a problem. Li Yao and Lin Xiaoxi had hired a private car to take them back, which cost more than two thousand yuan. They would never have splurged like this before.

Now they had money, and didn't care about that little bit.

In the residential complex, Lin Xiaoxi said goodbye to Li Yao and returned to her home.

In the stairwell, Lin Xiaoxi knocked on the door exaggeratedly, wanting to give her parents a big hug~ Your good daughter is home~ And I brought you back money~ Happy or not? Unexpected or not? Surprised or not? But after knocking for a while, no one opened the door. The neighbor across the hall opened the door and said, "Xiaoxi, you're back. Didn't you know your mother is in the hospital? Old Lin is really something, how could he not tell you about such a big thing?"

Lin Xiaoxi was struck by lightning and instantly froze.

"Auntie, what did you say? My mom is in the hospital? What happened?"

"You really don't know? I don't know the specifics either, but an ambulance came suddenly a few days ago, and Old Lin hasn't come back since. I don't know the specifics."

Lin Xiaoxi staggered back two steps, and leaned against the door with a bang.

She felt like she had no strength in her body, as if her bones had been taken away.

The old auntie across the hall hurriedly came over to help Lin Xiaoxi up: "Oh dear, child, what's wrong! Don't let anything happen to you. How about this, Auntie will go to the hospital with you. Old Lin too! Keeping such a big thing a secret!" The auntie grumbled as she prepared to take Lin Xiaoxi to the hospital. Lin Xiaoxi finally came back to her senses. She first thanked the auntie, and then said, "Auntie, it's okay, I'll go home and pack up first. By the way, which hospital did my mom and dad go to? Oh, the Central Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, right? I got it, I'm really okay, thank you, Auntie!"

After dealing with the auntie, Lin Xiaoxi took out the key from her bag and opened the door to go inside.

Lin Xiaoxi didn't pack her luggage, nor did she tidy herself up.

Lin Xiaoxi slumped into the sofa, staring blankly at the coffee table.

At this moment, she felt an unprecedented sense of loneliness and helplessness...

What to do? Right, find Li Yao! He must have a way!

For some reason, Li Yao's calm and confident figure in the casino suddenly appeared in Lin Xiaoxi's mind. She took out her phone and dialed Li Yao's number, almost crying, "Hello, Li Yao... my mom is in the hospital!"

On the way to the Central Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Li Yao's scalp tingled a bit.

Why are things happening one after another!

First, the elder daughter transmigrated, then the Lin family faced an economic crisis, then Lin Xiaoxi's luck inexplicably soared, and now, as soon as he gets back, Aunt Lin is hospitalized!? Uncle Lin... what kind of wind is blowing in your house lately? Li Yao pinched his brow, feeling a headache.

—Just after answering the phone, his parents asked what happened. As soon as Li Yao finished speaking, the two elders packed their things and prepared to go to the hospital together.

They didn't even know about the Lin family's trouble! Now is a good time to offer help in the snow. Old Lin might be so happy that he'd give his daughter to our pig!

It's really heartbreaking for parents that their own pig won't dig up the cabbage...

The two elders had their thoughts written all over their faces. How could Li Yao let these two treasures go with him! It took a lot of persuasion to keep the two elders at home.

Sigh...

Life is so hard.

Li Yao couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Lin Xiaoxi saw that Li Yao's mood was a bit low and thought he was unhappy, so she whispered, "I'm sorry, Li Yao... I'm troubling you."

"It's okay, your family's affairs are my affairs, it's no trouble."

The trouble is my own parents!

Why are they so energetic!?

Are they trying to show their presence!? However, Lin Xiaoxi misunderstood. She was stunned for a moment and said, "But Li Yao... you're really not my type. I, I... don't like boys..."

Li Yao's face darkened instantly.

What, can't we get over this hurdle? Is this ever going to end? He simply stopped and said seriously, "Don't worry, I have no thoughts about you. I'm looking at your sister's sake..."

Lin Xiaoxi interrupted, "I know my sister and I look alike, but... my sister is gone, and you should move on sooner. You have money now, and you're good-looking, so many girls must like you. It's my problem, I don't like boys..." Lin Xiaoxi grabbed Li Yao's arm and said to him with sincere eyes.

You're very clever with your words, big sister! Li Yao slapped Lin Xiaoxi's hand away and didn't bother to explain.

—There's no point in explaining to a drama queen.

The more you say, the more the drama queen will imagine.

Watching Li Yao's departing figure, Lin Xiaoxi pursed her lips, and tears of emotion flickered in her watery eyes, "What a good man, it's a pity for my sister... she didn't have the luck."

(Lin Xiaowei, far away in another world, suddenly sneezed...) Lin Xiaoxi followed Li Yao's footsteps and found Aunt Lin's ward at the hospital nurse station according to her name...

In the ward, Uncle Lin was lying on the bedside, snoring softly.

Obviously, he was exhausted these past two days.

But Aunt Lin was awake. She was looking at her husband with gentle eyes, and her hand, still on an IV drip, gently rested on Uncle Lin's hair, softly stroking his hair...

Seeing Lin Xiaoxi and Li Yao enter the ward, Aunt Lin was a little surprised, "Xiaoxi... why are you back?"

Uncle Lin, who was already sleeping lightly, also woke up and felt very surprised, "You're back so soon?"

Lin Xiaoxi rushed over all at once, but she was just a young girl who had just come of age, and her temperament was still very delicate.

Uncle Lin kept comforting her, "It's okay, your mom's blood pressure was high, and she was dizzy, so she was sent to the hospital, it's okay, be good~"

After finally coaxing Lin Xiaoxi, Uncle Lin asked her to go to the bathroom to wash her tear-stained face.

When Lin Xiaoxi left, Li Yao asked, "Uncle Lin, tell me, what exactly is going on?"