With that idea in mind, Chu Qingjiu took Qi Wu to Li Zihao's room. Auntie Wang made no attempt to stop him.
Since Chu Qingjiu already had Li Zihao under his control, getting hold of the novel Li Zihao had written was easy.
After reading it, Chu Qingjiu and Qi Wu understood the broad outline of its story.
The male and female leads were probably modeled on Li Zihao himself and Chu Zhi.
The protagonist was named Hao Youqian, but he had been born with impaired legs, and his family had spent a great deal of money trying to treat him.
The female lead, Chu Chu, came from a well-off family and had been Hao Youqian's childhood friend.
But Hao Youqian's father was illiterate. While borrowing money for his treatment, he had unwittingly become entangled with loan sharks. The interest kept piling up until they could no longer repay it.
Left with no other choice, Hao Youqian's family moved to a remote suburb. Housing there was cheap, but the living conditions were poor. Hao Youqian had thought they could live in peace there, until the loan sharks found his father, beat him half to death, and demanded that they pay up immediately.
With no other option, Hao Youqian got back in touch with Chu Chu, hoping to borrow enough money from her to repay part of the debt first. Chu Chu was delighted to hear from him again, because they had feelings for each other. Hao Youqian simply believed he wasn't worthy of her.
They arranged a time, and Chu Chu said she wanted to come see him. Hao Youqian went out in his wheelchair and waited near his home for Chu Chu to arrive with the money.
But the loan sharks happened to return that day. His father couldn't