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“No, no, no, this is all as it should be. Even though I often work overtime, I probably wouldn't get this much compensation, right?” Wen He was still questioning the amount.

“He didn't buy you social insurance, plus there were no clock-in records or anything. I also scammed him a bit, so the compensation was increased tenfold based on your original amount.”

“A… amazing…” Wen He didn't understand this aspect either.

But since Gao Chongting was a lawyer and said so, he had to believe it. He just felt very shocked.

“Then let's go have a big meal tonight! My treat!” Wen He was both excited and happy.

“Okay! Let's go eat KFC!” Cheng Yudie suggested.

“KFC…” Wen He hesitated for a moment, then asked embarrassedly, “Would it seem silly to have this for a big meal?”

Wen He certainly knew that Cheng Yudie's suggestion was because he wanted to eat it, but he was afraid that they were all tired of KFC.

He didn't want Cheng Yudie and Gao Chongting to compromise for his sake.

Considering others first in everything was a habit that Wen He couldn't change.

“How could it be silly? KFC is actually quite expensive. I haven't had it in a long time,” Cheng Yudie said seriously.

“Yeah, you don't think we can eat that stuff every day, do you?” Gao Chongting echoed.

Hearing this, Wen He felt a little more relieved. Then, they set off together.

When they arrived at the entrance of KFC, Wen He took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to go inside.

He knew that the things inside were expensive, and he never dared to enter before.

This time, he ordered a lot of things.

He ordered everything he wanted to eat.

Fried chicken, French fries, hamburgers, ice cream, taro pie…

With all kinds of dream foods in front of him, Wen He's eyes lit up.

The three of them were so full that they couldn't finish it all, and they had to pack the rest to take back.

“Speaking of… there's something… I don't know if I should ask…”

After eating his fill, Wen He opened his mouth hesitantly.

“What is it?” Cheng Yudie asked, puzzled.

“Just ask if there's anything you want to ask. We're all such close people,” Gao Chongting replied very frankly.

“You… you must have something on your mind, right?” Wen He looked at Gao Chongting.

“Me?” Gao Chongting pointed at his nose in disbelief.

Wen He nodded.

“Hahahaha, what could I have on my mind? I made more than five thousand yuan from running this case for you. I'm happy beyond words,” he laughed.

“Definitely. You can't fool me,” Wen He said with certainty.

“…”

Smiling, Gao Chongting's smile gradually disappeared until he finally fell silent.

“How did you see that?” he asked, somewhat puzzled.

“Maybe… I'm more sensitive to low moods.”

“So, you knew when I first got back to the apartment?”

Wen He nodded again.

“Sigh…”

Gao Chongting sighed heavily, no longer hiding his bad mood.

“Actually, it's nothing. It's just that my first love is getting married soon, and I'm a little sad…”

Gao Chongting recalled the message he had received at the time.

“I'm sorry, I've been waiting for you for too long. I don't dare to wait for an uncertain future anymore. I met someone decent through a blind date, and I'm getting married in a few days. Forget about me…”

A message that wasn't too long was like ten thousand sharp thorns, piercing deeply into his heart.

“Are you in love?” Wen He asked.

“Probably… at least I love her,” Gao Chongting said.

“Then why?”

“Because I can't afford a house. I can't give her a stable home.”

They had been in love since high school until graduation, a full six or seven years of relationship.

Both were each other's first love.

After the woman took him home, she encountered strong opposition from her parents.

The reason was naturally because Gao Chongting's family wasn't wealthy enough.

Leaving aside the bride price, just not having a house or a car was enough to kill this relationship.

Gao Chongting could understand that parents didn't want their daughters to suffer. A house was the most basic guarantee for a family.

No one wanted to live a life where they could be kicked out by the landlord at any time.

Helpless, Gao Chongting and his girlfriend eventually separated.

Gao Chongting promised her that he would definitely work hard to earn money and marry her back home.

And she had also persuaded her parents.

She didn't want anything else besides a house.

She didn't need a bride price or a car, just a small house for the two of them to live in would be enough.

But…

The gravity of reality was too heavy.

Extremely high housing prices, without the support of parents, were extremely difficult.

Gao Chongting worked day and night, running around tirelessly, but he was always far from his goal.

Year after year passed, and his girlfriend initially comforted him.

But as she got older and older, her parents urged her more and more fiercely, and her friends around her were all married, she also began to get anxious.

But every time she asked, she would always get Gao Chongting's reply, “Wait for me for a while.”

She waited one year, two years, three years, five years…

To this day, she had been waiting for seven years.

From a young woman to almost a middle-aged woman, she still hadn't seen Gao Chongting make any substantial progress.

The final outcome was that two lovers who loved each other parted ways.

“How much more do you need? After the lawsuit, I should get a lot of money. I can lend it to you,” Wen He said.

“No… I can't pay it back,” Gao Chongting shook his head bitterly.

Perhaps he had known that the final outcome would be like this, but he still held a glimmer of hope.

“Tell me?”

“I had saved a lot of money, but half a year ago my mom accidentally fell and got a cerebral thrombosis. All the money I saved over the years was spent. Actually, I already knew at that time that this day would come sooner or later. I was just lying to myself.”

Hearing this, Wen He fell silent.

“You may not know, but I'm about to die. My illness is terminal lung cancer. I only have less than two months to live. What I mean is, I can earn a lot of money, but I don't have the fate to spend it anymore. I can buy you a house. Go get her back.”

Although…

Although Wen He knew from the beginning that Gao Chongting would not accept his proposal.

But he, like Gao Chongting, held a glimmer of hope.

“What!?” Gao Chongting was so shocked by Wen He's words that his eyes widened.

He turned his head and looked at Cheng Yudie in disbelief.

He saw Cheng Yudie hanging her head in pain, with some tears in her eyes.

It seemed.

Cheng Yudie already knew about this.

Then what Wen He said was true…

“No, I don't accept it.”

“You can do whatever you want with this money, but you can't give it to me.”

“Wen He, do you know? When my mom was seriously ill, I had already thought about what would happen today.”

“I had already experienced extreme pain during that time, and that was when I met you.”

“During my darkest time, you were always by my side, always comforting me and listening to me.”

“I can't accept this money no matter what. No matter how much you earn, it's all your hard-earned money.”

“If you insist on doing this without my consent, I will be very angry.”

“What's more, she and I may have already foreseen this ending. Let's just break up amicably.”

“After seven years of waiting, I feel sorry for her. It's because I'm not working hard enough, it's because I don't have enough ability. Even if we really get together, I can't give her a better future.”

“After this lawsuit is over, I might go back to my hometown. My dad hasn't been feeling well recently, and I have to go back to take care of them.”