Chapter 551: Chapter 551

"Mom, why don’t we go to Xiaocao’s place?"

Pu Sangzhi suddenly thought of the Ye Family, and of Ye Qingcao, who had been in good terms with her just last month.

"That doesn’t seem right."

Chen Huifen frowned, "The Ye Family not being dragged into debt is already a blessing. How could we have the nerve to bring trouble to them?"

Pu Sangzhi understood Chen Huifen’s concerns and knew that she didn’t want to bother the Ye Family...

But now it seemed they truly had no place to turn to.

Surely they couldn’t leave Chen Huifen to rent a place on her own, right?

Even if they let her rent a place by herself, that wouldn’t guarantee her safety. What if the debt collectors found her again?

Then, she would be alone in the rental place, subject to abuse, bullied...

Pu Sangzhi simply couldn’t rest easy with the idea of Chen Huifen living alone.

At this moment, she really wished someone could replace her to take good care of Chen Huifen, she really hoped her father would come back.

Even if her father’s return would bring a heap of trouble.

But as long as her father returned, she and her mother wouldn’t have to feel so helpless and adrift... Googlᴇ search 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

They couldn’t hold up the falling sky by themselves.

"Mom... shouldn’t we try to contact Dad again?"

Pu Sangzhi asked Chen Huifen, "Can you think of any way to reach him? Or maybe I’ll send him a QQ message... Yes, I’ll send him a message..."

Pu Sangzhi got right to it, immediately picking up her phone, logging into QQ, and finding her father’s account, which had a grayed-out profile picture...

Although she knew there was a possibility that her message would disappear into a void without a trace.

Nevertheless, Pu Sangzhi held on to the last shred of hope and sent a message to her father.

She sent several messages...

She wrote: [Dad, where on earth are you? When can you come back? Mom and I are in trouble again; those people found us. We are now homeless; we can’t even stay at Grandma’s anymore.]

She also wrote: [Dad, please come back soon. We really need you...]

And she sent: [Dad, if you don’t come back, Mom and I can’t hold on any longer. Never have we felt such immense pressure in our lives; just the two of us women... it’s so hard...]

After sending so many messages, Pu Sangzhi’s eyes quietly reddened again.

She took a deep breath in a hurry, holding back her tears and only after regaining control of her emotions did she finally put down the phone.

Seeing her so eager to find their father, Chen Huifen also picked up a phone on her side, saying, "I’ll call your Uncle Wu again, see if he has any news of your dad."

Pu Sangzhi quickly reached out to stop Chen Huifen, "Mom, let’s try to contact him on our own, don’t ask anyone for help anymore. The reason the news spread so widely this time is that Uncle Wu has been looking everywhere. Let’s not rely on him any longer, it might not be a good thing. It could even bring more trouble, we’re better off... waiting for Dad to contact us himself."

"But your dad, he..."

Chen Huifen felt there was sense in Pu Sangzhi’s words, but also felt, "If he could contact us himself, why hasn’t he done so for such a long time? I’m starting to wonder if he’s dead out there..."

"If he really died out there..."

Pu Sangzhi choked up, "If he’s dead out there, then even if we ask people to look for him, we won’t be able to bring him back. So, let’s not ask anyone to search for him anymore. The more we look, the more danger he might be in, the better he may hide, and the more we look, the more danger we ourselves might be in. Let’s just let him contact us... we’ll wait, that’s all..."

After thinking about it, Chen Huifen found Pu Sangzhi’s words to be extremely valid.

After considering it, the reason why things had blown up to this extent was because Chen Huifen had contacted Wu Yuan to search for someone, which then revealed the address where she and Pu Sangzhi were staying.

Initially, it was also because she didn’t listen to Pu Sangzhi, let her selfishness take over, and couldn’t bear to give her dad 10,000 yuan...

Right after that, however, feeling guilty, she had others go look for him.

Now, reflecting on it, Chen Huifen truly felt that all the troubles were caused by her alone; she was the one who had created the mess!

If she had just listened to Sangzhi earlier or had given the 10,000 yuan...

The situation wouldn’t have turned out ; they wouldn’t have made one mistake after another, leading them to such a dire situation.

With that realization, Chen Huifen was filled with regret!

She couldn’t help but clench her fist and thump her chest, feeling suffocated and unable to breathe; it was just too stifling!

Pu Sangzhi took a deep breath, "Let’s find Xiaocao."

Chen Huifen turned to look at Pu Sangzhi, who continued, "Having you stay with the Ye family is the most reassuring path for me. I trust that Auntie Wu will take good care of you, and so will Xiaocao and Brother Ye Xi. They will be better to you than your aunt would be."

At this moment, they really had no one else to turn to, which is why Pu Sangzhi thought of the Ye family.

Pu Sangzhi believed that no matter how much those people investigated, they would never be able to trace any connection to the Ye family! They wouldn’t find out that her mom was going to stay with the Ye family!

Only by settling Chen Huifen in with the Ye family could Pu Sangzhi feel at ease about attending school, able to stay there...

Otherwise, arranging for her to stay with any other relatives would only make Pu Sangzhi feel uneasy!

Because those relatives had already severed ties with them after the incident at their home.

If it weren’t for their grandmother, who had been protecting them all this while, going to great lengths to safeguard them and even leaving them so much...

Only then had those relatives treated them somewhat like family.

Otherwise, it would be like now.

When disaster struck, no one was willing to take them in...

Even if they were taken in reluctantly, it wouldn’t bring peace of mind.

The Ye family might not be the best solution, but at the moment, it seems to be the most suitable one.

As an elder who lacked decisiveness, Chen Huifen eventually didn’t say anything and handed the decision-making power directly to Pu Sangzhi.

Pu Sangzhi also sent a message to Ye Qingcao in front of her, asking if Qingcao was asleep yet.

Ye Qingcao instantly replied: [Not asleep, not asleep! Chatting with my crush! Sangzhi, you’re actually reaching out to me, what’s up? Are you having fun on your trip?]

At this moment, all their friends still thought that Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng had arrived in Beijing and were wandering around the city.

But in reality, this was not the case...

Pu Sangzhi took a deep breath, put everything on the line, and sought help from Ye Qingcao, sending a message: [Xiaocao, something happened to my family. Can you help me? Could you ask your mom if she can take me and my mom in? Or perhaps just my mom...]

Ye Qingcao instantly replied: [Of course! What happened to you guys? Hold on, I’ll talk to my brother right away and ask him to drive over and pick up Auntie!]

Pu Sangzhi just knew that Ye Qingcao wouldn’t reject her. Seeing Qingcao’s eager and warm response, Sangzhi felt like a weight had been lifted from her chest, at least by half.

But that was only half.

She asked Ye Qingcao: [Xiaocao, don’t be hasty. Can you speak to your mom for me? I’d like to hear her thoughts first.]

Ye Qingcao immediately responded: [Definitely! Sangzhi, what you said has me so worried! I’ll go and ask my mom right now, and I’ll have her call you. Is it okay for you to talk on the phone? How’s the signal in Beijing?]

Feeling that texting was not enough to express her concern, Ye Qingcao sent a voice message: "Sangzhi, is your Auntie home alone? Is it urgent? Do you need my brother and me to pick her up first? Let’s pick her up and talk slowly!"

Pu Sangzhi played Ye Qingcao’s voice message, with Qingcao’s passionate and anxious words emanating from the phone.

Hearing Qingcao’s voice, Chen Huifen was filled with a flood of emotions, "Qingcao is such a good kid..."

Pu Sangzhi then said, "Mom, actually, Auntie Wu and Brother Ye Xi are also very kind. They’ve always treated us like family; they are dependable."

Soon after, in just a couple of minutes, Pu Sangzhi’s phone rang. It was a call from Brother Ye Xi!

Pu Sangzhi immediately answered the call and turned on the speakerphone so that Chen Huifen could participate in the conversation.

From the phone came Brother Ye Xi’s concerned voice, "Sangzhi, what happened to Auntie? What happened at home? Just give me a quick rundown, and I’ll be right there to pick up Auntie."

"Brother Ye Xi, we’re okay for now," replied Pu Sangzhi.

"I’ll go pick up Auntie first. I’m not at ease with her being home alone while you’re up in Beijing," Ye Xi said.

From the other end of the phone, they could also hear Ye Qingcao’s clamoring voice, "Sangzhi! Don’t worry, we will definitely take good care of Auntie while you’re not home! My brother and I are getting dressed right now to come pick her up!"

"Stop making noise, let me talk to Sangzhi first," Ye Xi chided Ye Qingcao, finding her too loud and disruptive.

"I’m going to start driving now. On the way, you can tell me everything slowly. We’ll share the burden of whatever it is with you. Could it possibly be debts?"

Not shying away from the topic, Ye Xi brought it up directly, "Even if it’s debts, they’re a burden for both families, don’t be afraid, we’ll shoulder it with you."