Genius Club - Chapter 1339 - 25, 42, Blue Eyes, All Beginnings_2
Chapter 1339: Chapter 25, 42, Blue Eyes, All Beginnings_2
“So… in what way did you lie to me about this matter? I don’t quite understand. You also had no money on you at the time, naturally, you couldn’t pay for the newspaper for me, so we both had to run away.”
CC pressed her lips together.
She raised her head and looked into Lin Xian’s eyes:
“This is what I need to apologize for, Lin Xian. I’m very sorry I lied at the time, actually…”
“[I had money on me, I just didn’t want to take it out.]”
She paused for a moment.
She continued:
“When Grandma from the orphanage passed away, it was already anticipated that the orphanage would close, and then the children would be cleared out.”
“She knew in her heart that many people would be willing to adopt the younger kids, after all, nurturing them from a young age would create bonds. But… big kids like me, teenagers, wouldn’t be taken in by normal families, only wandering the streets was an option.”
“Grandma was very worried about us older kids. Before she died, she called us one by one to her bedside, telling us many things, asking us to be safe, to be aware of bad people, to distinguish right from wrong, to be kind to others, and not to go astray.”
“In the end… she gave each of us [20 US dollars], it was the last bit of money she had. She said that the war had taken her husband and children, and when she left, she would take nothing with her, only worrying that we’d starve on the streets.”
“This 20 US dollars was the last asset Grandma left for us older kids; she told us this was the last thing she could do for us… She reminded us several times that unless it was absolutely necessary, we should never use it, as it’s our ’life-saving money.’”
“For years, I’ve always sewn this 20 US dollars into my underwear pocket, never dared to use it; no matter how hungry, hard, or difficult… I’ve never been willing to use this 20 US dollars.”
“This is the life-saving money Grandma left us with, it should never be used unless absolutely necessary, this 20 US dollars is indeed more important to me than life.”
CC tiptoed and took a step forward.
Closer to Lin Xian.
Her voice became very soft:
“So… Lin Xian, on the day we first met, I did lie to you; I clearly had money on me and could have pulled out some change to help you pay for the newspaper; but… I wasn’t willing to take it out.”
“That’s also what I’ve been feeling ashamed and regretful about these days. You did so much for me, treated me so well, took care of me in every possible way, fulfilled all my wishes.”
“甚至于, the moment you get money, all you think about is me, spending nearly all of it on me. But I…”
CC pressed her lips together and lowered her head:
“I wasn’t even willing to take out two cents to lend you at the time, I feel really guilty.”
Having listened.
Lin Xian inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.
Turns out it was just this little thing…
Making him all tense and jittery:
“What’s the big deal about that.”
Lin Xian chuckled softly:
“This kind of small matter isn’t worth mentioning, and I completely understand your actions at the time. On October 28th, we had just met, didn’t even know each other, we were complete strangers.”
“You’re not Jesus, not Holy Mary, why should you take out the life-saving money Grandma left you to help me? It’s inherently unreasonable.”
“Now we’re familiar, we’re friends, of course helping each other is the right thing; but at the time from your perspective, I was just a newspaper-stealing thief, no one in their right mind would use their own money to help me.”
“Not to mention you, if I put myself in your shoes, I’d certainly do nothing about it if it didn’t concern me… so you have nothing to feel guilty about CC, the fact you ran away with me at the time, willing to take me to church charity meals, I’m already very grateful to you.”
CC unwilling to take out the money to help him back then, Lin Xian obviously understood.
This poor Brooklyn girl, calculated everything to the tee, considering the cost-effectiveness of every action, eager to make every penny count.
She wasn’t willing to take out the life-saving money Grandma gave to help him back then, what wrong was there in that?
“Well, that’s how it is… ”
Hearing that Lin Xian seemed not to blame her, CC’s tone became much more relaxed, a familiar smile reappearing on her face:
“But you’ve been so good to me, I must repay you somehow!”
“Even if you didn’t resent me for the newspaper money, I can’t just accept your kindness without any conscience, so… this morning, I deliberately didn’t go with you to find the fireworks store owner.”
“After you left the inn, I immediately got up to wash up, then went to Brooklyn Heights commercial street.”
“What were you doing there?” Lin Xian was puzzled.
CC chuckled again.
Taking another step forward, the distance between her eyes and Lin Xian’s eyes was less than half a meter:
“Back when you took me to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, didn’t you spend a long time looking at the shop windows of the watch store? You said you really need a watch, and mentioned that you used to wear Rolex.”
“Now that you’re getting wealthier, you can have whatever you want, I think the only way I can repay you is to give you what you lack most, which is a watch.”
With her hands always behind her, CC finally brought her hands to the front.
In her slender white right palm, she held a white square gift box, and then held the edges with both hands, offering it to Lin Xian’s chest:
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