My 26-year-old female tenant

Chapter 3: I only love you

Holding an umbrella, I left the small apartment where I had lived for 2 years with a heavy heart. In truth, I didn't feel good at all. My proposal to live with that woman wasn't a joke or an attempt to take advantage of her. At this moment, my mood was like that of a homeless child who had lost the sense of warmth, yet no one knew that I felt like crying.

But one must learn to respect reality, right? When Old Li sold the house, my departure became inevitable.

I found an ATM nearby and withdrew 1000 yuan from the card as agreed, and I also checked the user information, only then did I learn that the woman, beautiful to an excessive degree, was named Mi Cai.

I liked her name. 'Mi' represents sustenance, and 'Cai' represents colorfulness. A life with both 'mi' and 'cai' is undoubtedly a happy one. But I have neither; my current life is filled with hunger and monotony. So, Mi Cai's appearance to me is more like a satire! Mocking my destitution and the end of my rope!

...

At the corner of the long street, there was a hotel, where I stayed. Amidst the wind and rain that raged all night, I didn't fall into a daze until morning, and by the time I woke up, it was almost noon.

I checked my phone and found dozens of missed calls, all from Le Yao. She was really persistent. Seeing that I didn't answer the phone, she sent me a message saying: If she had known, she should have given birth to the child in her belly and used this so-called my child to punish me for the rest of my life.

I found it somewhat amusing. She's not afraid of being a single mother with a child out of wedlock, so why should I be afraid of being a nominal, cheap dad! Obviously, her complaints didn't cause me any psychological burden...

After a quick wash, I still hurried to the hospital. The reason for going might be due to a trace of kindness left in my heart, or perhaps it's out of sympathy between friends with benefits. I can't quite explain why, as often, people don't understand themselves very well.

Arriving at the maternity and child health hospital, after getting off the taxi, I saw Le Yao waiting at the hospital entrance with an umbrella.

She noticed me immediately, and the expression of insecurity on her face finally eased a bit. She walked towards me.

I was full of anger, but thinking of her lying on the operating table here facing the cold scalpel, I held back my temper.

Le Yao, with a solemn expression, held my arm and looked at her own stomach, as if she deeply loved me, but I didn't cherish her.

I broke free and finally expressed my discomfort: "Damn it! ... Honestly tell me, who got you pregnant?"

"You, Zhao Yang!"

"Do you believe I could strangle you?" I glared at Le Yao.

"Beast, go ahead, if you strangled me yesterday, it would have been a double murder, and today you would be on the front page of the news, and everyone in the country would know about you, this beast!" Le Yao said to me with narrowed eyes, but her body was even closer to mine.

"Are you done with this nonsense or not? I slept with you two months ago, how long have you been pregnant? Show me the ultrasound."

Ignoring my doubt, Le Yao's tone suddenly softened, deeply regretful, she held my arm tightly and said, "Zhao Yang, if we didn't have the surgery yesterday and had this child, let him call you dad, how happy you would be!"

I suppressed my anger and pushed her aside, saying, "Stop playing around, okay? ... Go get your check-up, and once you walk out of this hospital, consider me dead and never bother me again!"

Le Yao lowered her head, and after a while, she said to me, "Don't talk about life and death, I won't bother you anymore!"

...

After Le Yao finished her check-up, she was in the ward receiving an IV drip, and I sat beside her like a family member, accompanying her, yet I was always unwilling to say a word, feeling somewhat stifled in my heart.

The doctor pulled me outside the ward and said, "Young man, your girlfriend is very weak and has mild anemia. The recovery after the miscarriage must not be neglected, or it will leave health issues as she ages. I'll prescribe some medicine and health supplements for her, and you can pick them up at the pharmacy on the second floor."

I nodded without thinking much, feeling that the 1000 yuan I spent yesterday with Mi Cai's bank card should be enough to get the medicine.

With the prescription from the doctor, I went to the second floor. The staff took a full 5 minutes to hand me a bag full of medicine and health products, then said, "Total is 3016 yuan, would you like to pay by card or cash?"

I was taken aback and immediately complained, "What kind of elixir costs over three thousand? Do you think I have too much money and are trying to rip me off?"

The staff, unfazed, pointed to a man who had just bought medicine at the next window and said, "See that? He just bought 8000 yuan worth of health products and medicine. If you don't have money, don't get your girlfriend pregnant!"

"Acting like a big spender and being so happy, what a fool!" I cursed at the man's back, then remembered the weak and helpless look of Le Yao after her abortion, and restrained my anger. I took out Mi Cai's bank card from my wallet and said, "Can you give a discount, or at least round down the 16 yuan change."

The staff snatched the bank card from my hand, gave me a look, and said, "That's fresh, have you ever seen a hospital that gives discounts?"

Carrying the medicine I bought from the pharmacy, I was bleeding inside. Being a friend with benefits is really expensive!

...

I helped Le Yao, who was weak after the IV, out of the hospital. The rain was still drizzling, and the air was stuffy and oppressive due to the continuous rain.

Le Yao leaned on me for a while, then unexpectedly asked, "Zhao Yang, next month there is a film crew inviting me to Hengdian for a movie, what do you think, should I go?"

"Is it reliable?" I asked gently, not wanting to stimulate her emotions, but in reality, I had no interest in where she was going to shoot.

"I've already tried the makeup, and the director and producer are very satisfied. They think I'm quite suitable for the role."

"Alright, don't you all as models try to get into the entertainment industry? If it's an opportunity, you should seize it... Oh, here are the health supplements prescribed by the doctor for postoperative recovery. Take them back and take them on time, and I'll send you a message later on how to take them," I said, handing her the convenience bag I was holding.

Le Yao didn't take the convenience bag I offered, but stared at me for a long time and whispered, "I'm just a model for a transitional period. Actually, I graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy."

"Damn! No wonder you were so convincing when you scammed me, you're a professional. I really have no eyes, I didn't recognize you as a top student from Shanghai Theatre Academy!" I exclaimed with half sarcasm and half teasing.

Le Yao ignored my fuss and looked at me, asking, "Zhao Yang, do you think I'm beautiful?"

"Would I sleep with you if you weren't beautiful?" I stared back at Le Yao. She is indeed a beauty, and it's the kind of beauty that's very down-to-earth, with bright eyes, red lips and white teeth, and a bit of small sexiness and charm.

Le Yao nodded, "Zhao Yang, forget Jian Wei. When I become a famous actress, I will only love you!" She took the convenience bag from my hand and left like the wind.

...

It took me a while to come to my senses. A cold wind blew, and I suddenly remembered that I had promised Mi Cai to move before one o'clock. It's already half past one. I immediately hailed a taxi and drove to my old place. On the way, I remembered that I had just spent 3016 yuan on health products and medicine with Mi Cai's bank card. I told her I would only spend 1000, and now I owe 4016 yuan. How am I going to pay back so much money?

Thinking of Mi Cai's unsmiling but excessively beautiful face, I was in a mess!