area51novel Chapter 241 Helping Sha Zhu Pay Medical Expenses
Chapter 241 Helping Sha Zhu Pay Medical Expenses
At this time, a nurse from the hospital came to check on the patient. The nurse gently pushed open the door of the ward, scanned the room, and then landed on Cao Wei and Xu Damao. She asked politely and formally, "Are you two the relatives of Sha Zhu?"
Seeing no one answered, the nurse continued, "Shazhu's hospital fees have been used up. He has been in arrears for two days. He needs to pay in time, otherwise it will affect the subsequent treatment."
Sha Zhu's face turned red instantly, as red as a ripe tomato, and his eyes were full of embarrassment and discomfort. He opened his mouth, but it seemed as if something was choking his throat, and he didn't know how to respond.
He had never thought that he would fall into such an embarrassing situation. Exposing his predicament without reservation in front of others was more unbearable for him than physical pain.
His self-esteem suffered an unprecedented huge blow at this moment. He wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into and disappear from everyone's sight forever.
Cao Wei, who was standing by, raised his lips slightly with a hint of smugness. He thought to himself, "Humph, isn't this idiot Zhu usually very capable? Now he's finally in trouble. Looking at his miserable state, I'm afraid he can't even afford the hospital bills."
Seeing Sha Zhu in such a miserable state, he was naturally secretly delighted in his heart, and even wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate him to relieve his hatred.
Cao Wei looked at Sha Zhu with a gloating look. His eyes seemed to be able to penetrate Sha Zhu's soul and see his inner weakness and helplessness. He could see that Sha Zhu was out of ammunition and food and had no savings at home.
Sha Zhu's face turned extremely ugly. Being seen in such an embarrassing situation by Xu Damao and Cao Wei, he felt that his dignity was being trampled underfoot, and the pain in his heart was as if being pricked by countless needles.
His brows were tightly furrowed into the shape of a "川" character, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. The sweat slid down his cheeks and dripped onto the hospital bed.
Sha Zhu said with difficulty: "Nurse, I...I will find a way to pay the money in the next two days, you first..."
Before he finished speaking, Cao Wei winked at Xu Damao, as if to say, "Here comes the opportunity, let's see how you perform."
Cao Wei knew Xu Damao's thoughts very well. He wanted to use this excellent opportunity to humiliate Sha Zhu and make him completely lose face in front of everyone. At the same time, he also wanted to establish his own image of "generous" and "kind" in the courtyard. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
Xu Damao understood what she meant and immediately smiled. He stepped forward and said to the nurse, "Miss nurse, don't worry. I'll take care of this. You go first, and I'll go over to pay the fee later."
Xu Damao's move seems generous, but in fact it is full of ulterior motives.
He wanted to use this little money to control Sha Zhu, make Sha Zhu bow his head in front of him, be grateful, and obey him from then on.
At the same time, he also wanted to take this opportunity to shut up the people in the hospital and make them think that he was a good person who was willing to help others without holding grudges, thereby changing his image in everyone's mind and winning more support and favor for himself.
The nurse nodded, turned and left the ward.
Cao Wei showed a puzzled look, which was filled with deep malice. He asked Sha Zhu: "Don't you have money to see a doctor? Why didn't you tell us earlier so that the people in our hospital could help you?"
Sha Zhu's eyes were wide open, as big as copper bells, and he shouted loudly: "No need for you to cry wolf, fake mercy! Don't I know what you are up to? Don't think I don't know what you want to do."
Sha Zhu knew very well that their motives were not pure, and he would never accept their malicious "help". Even if he was faced with the dilemma of stopping medication, even if he had to endure more pain, he would never give in.
Xu Damao frowned, and the wrinkles on his brows seemed to be the lines of conspiracy in his heart. He said, "Shazhu, you are being unreasonable. We came to see you with good intentions and wanted to help you solve your problems, but you treated us as bad people."
Sha Zhu snorted coldly: "Xu Damao, stop pretending to be a good person here. You made me become like this, and now you come and pretend to help me, do you think I will believe you?"
Sha Zhu's hatred for Xu Damao has penetrated deep into his bones, like the roots of a towering tree, firmly rooted in his heart and cannot be uprooted no matter what.
How could he be easily fooled by Xu Damao's appearance? Beneath that seemingly kind face, there was a heart full of malice.
Cao Wei said sarcastically, "Brother Zhu, don't be so stubborn. This hospital is not a charity. If you don't have money, you will have to stop taking the medicine. Then it will be difficult for you to recover. Damao has good intentions, so don't be so ungrateful."
Cao Wei's words were like a sharp blade, piercing straight into Sha Zhu's heart and hurting him deeply.
He knew that his current situation was extremely difficult, like walking on the edge of a cliff. If he was not careful, he would be crushed to pieces.
But his dignity was like a solid shield that would not allow him to bow to them, even in the face of the threat of death.
Sha Zhu glared at Cao Wei fiercely, and that look seemed to turn him into ashes: "Shut up! You two have teamed up to harm me, and now you are still talking nonsense here. Even if I die here, I will not take your money."
Sha Zhu's attitude is as firm as iron. He will never show any weakness in front of them. He will use his strength and perseverance to fight against their malice.
Xu Damao said: "Whether you accept it or not, we drank together that day, and from now on I will treat you as a brother. I have done this out of kindness, and I don't care what you think of me."
After saying that, Xu Damao turned around and went out to pay off the debt that Sha Zhu owed for the past two days. It wasn't much, just a dozen yuan, and he also paid for one more day.
To Xu Damao, this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket and is not worth mentioning at all.
After all, this money was originally the compensation that Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai paid to their family. He took it out now just to pretend to achieve his ulterior motives.
Xu Damao returned to the ward with a hint of pride on his face, as if the flag of victory was flying over his face: "Shazhu, I have already settled your account. I don't intend to ask you to pay this money back. Just consider it as a gift to you. We are neighbors after all. Don't make a fuss like enemies all day long."
Xu Damao thought that this would make Sha Zhu so grateful that he would give up the idea of revenge and fall into his trap obediently.
Sha Zhu, however, showed no appreciation and said through gritted teeth: "Xu Damao, you did this voluntarily. Don't think that I will be grateful to you for doing this. I tell you, I will definitely return the money. If you want to use this little money to threaten me and make me give up my revenge, then you'd better give up the idea as soon as possible. Although I, Sha Zhu, am down and out, I am not the kind of soft persimmon that can be easily manipulated by others."
Sha Zhu's eyes were full of determination. He would never change his revenge plan because of this little money. He wanted Xu Damao to pay a heavy price for everything he had done.
Xu Damao's face changed slightly. He was angry but couldn't get angry. He could only force himself to say, "Shazhu, why are you like this? I was so kind, but you took it for granted. I've already told you that you don't have to pay back the money. Why are you still arguing?"
Xu Damao didn't expect Sha Zhu to be so ungrateful. His plan didn't seem to go as he expected, which caught him off guard. The anger in his heart was like a blocked flood, constantly surging in his heart.
Sha Zhu sneered, "Xu Damao, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. You made me a family without a family, and now you come to pretend to be a good person. Do you think I will believe your lies? The hatred between you and me cannot be resolved with this little money."
Sha Zhu's hatred for Xu Damao has surpassed everything, like a raging fire that nothing can extinguish.
He would not be easily moved by Xu Damao's small favors. In his heart, only revenge could calm his anger.
Cao Wei watched the two men deadlocked and couldn't help but say, "Shazhu, if you want to pay back the money, pay it back now. Xu Damao was so kind to give it to you, but you are still biting Lu Dongbin. Who can't say harsh words? If you want to pay back the money, pay it back. Take out the money now."
Cao Wei wanted to further enrage Sha Zhu, causing him to lose his mind in anger and reveal his flaws, so that they could better deal with him.
Sha Zhu stared at Cao Wei with his eyes wide open, as if he was about to spit fire. He gnashed his teeth and yelled, "Shut your stinky mouth! I don't have any money now, but as soon as I have money, I will definitely pay you guys back immediately!"
Although Sha Zhu's pockets were cleaner than his face at the moment and he couldn't even take out a coin from his body, his words were loud and decisive, without any hesitation or retreat.
Hearing Sha Zhu's tough response, Cao Wei couldn't help but sneer, his face full of disdain and sarcasm.
He said in a sarcastic tone: "Oh, that's easy for you to say! Do you think you can make money appear just by talking? In my opinion, you are a complete pauper. Don't expect to pay back this debt in your lifetime! How about this, I will be kind enough to lend you some money? But... hehe, the interest rate is shockingly high!"
As Cao Wei spoke, he glanced at Sha Zhu, his eyes full of mockery and ridicule, as if he had made up his mind to laugh at Sha Zhu so that he could understand how dire the predicament he was in was, thus completely breaking down the last line of defence in his heart and making him admit defeat and surrender.
At this time, Sha Zhu's face was ashen and gloomy, just like the dark sky when a storm is about to come, depressing and dull.
As the saying goes, a penny can make a hero fall. Back then, the mere twenty yuan was just a drop in the bucket for him, not even a fraction of his monthly salary!
But now, all his savings have been spent on these compensation payments, and he is not left with a penny... Not to mention repaying the debts, his pockets are cleaner than his face.
This little bit of money turned out to be the last straw that broke the camel's back, putting him in such an embarrassing situation.
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