Chapter 342 - Backed Against A Wall
Beauty and the Bodyguard
âHeâs your boyfriend, so whatâs wrong with borrowing some money from him! You can test if his feelings for you are true at the same time, too!â Mrs. Tang said. âSee how Wei wants to sell his kidney for Danâs sake- whatâs wrong with Lin Yi lending you some money!â
âIâ¦â¦â Tang Yin bit her lip and turned to her father for support, but Tang Ju only lowered his head.
He felt like crap- would things be like this if he were successful in life?
âSis, does brother-in-law really have that much money?â Wei couldnât hold the question in- no one would sell their kidney unless it was the only possible option.
âDonât listen to her, Wei! Heâs not your brother-in-law, heâs just a classmate Iâm a bit close with.â Tang Yin looked at Weiâs hopeful eyes, unsure of what she should do.
She knew that her relationship with Lin Yi would only get foggier if she asked him to lend her this money⦠But if she didnât, Wei was going to sell his kidney to save Danâ¦..
âSis, could you try asking him?â Wei was sure that this guy was Tang Yinâs boyfriend after hearing her response- it was almost a certainty.
âI⦠Wei, itâs not that I donât wanna help you, but how am I supposed to return that money if I do borrow it? Weâre nowhere near capable of giving it back!â Tang Yin sighed.
âHeâs gonna be my brother-in-law sooner or later, sis- your his girl already, heâs not going to force you to return the money or anything, is he?â Wei asked. âDan and I arenât disabled or anything, you know, weâll still be working⦠Weâll be able to return the money one dayâ¦â¦â
âThatâs right, Yin- your cousin brother never asked you for anything before! Itâs but a simple gesture, whyâre you so bad at thinking things through!!â Mrs. Tang was getting angry- why was her daughter dodging this solution, did she want to force her cousin into selling his kidney?! âIâll make the call if you donât want to!!â
(these people are ridiculous)
âYou⦠You guys just wanna force meâ¦â¦â Tang Yinâs eyes were getting red and tearing up. âYou guys donât understand at all, you donât know whatâs going onâ¦â¦â
Tang Yin wanted to say that Lin Yi might not even be with her in the future, but the words stayed in her mouth.
âYin, how is this forcing you? Do you think mom will ever let anything bad happen to you?â Mrs. Tang was a bit displeased- it wasnât like she was telling her to commit a crime or anything! Why was she so against borrowing money from Lin Yi when it was such a feasible option?!
âIâll make the call, alright! Iâll make the call!!!â Tang Yin stood up and ran out the house with her phone, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed in the yard.
Her mother and cousin didnât understand at all! What sort of position did they think she was in, did they really think that she could just ask Lin Yi for one hundred fifty thousand???
Lin Yi liked her now, that was true, but it wasnât anything official- their relationship was as blurry as it got! Where did she come off asking him for that much money? Sheâd have borrowed money like that from him for her father a long time ago if she couldâve!
She dialed Lin Yi up after the sobbing finished. She still couldnât just let Wei sell his kidney.
Lin Yi hadnât gotten a text back from Tang Yin ever since heâd replied, and just assumed that she hadnât seen it when his phone rang.
âHello? Tang Yin?â Lin Yi was pleasantly surprised from Tang Yinâs call- it was a good start that sheâd be the first to call like that. âWhatâs wrong, you miss me or something?â
â......â She couldnât stop a slight smile to form on her lips- Lin Yi had cheered her up a bit. âOf course not, who do you think you are!â
âHahaâ¦â Lin Yi laughed. âWhatâs up? Itâs pretty late.â
Lin Yi actually understood Tang Yin pretty well- she was the introvert type, a girl who acted tough but couldnât express her feelings very well. She wouldnât just call him just to say hi, at least not at the stage they were at.
âLin Yiâ¦â¦ Thereâs something⦠I need to beg you forâ¦â¦â Tang Yinâs heart grew solemn once more at the topic.
âWhatâs that?â Lin Yi was surprised- this wasnât how Tang Yin usually acted?
âUmâ¦. Could you⦠lend me one hundred fifty thousand..? Donât worry, Iâll return it to you, I guarantee it!â Tang Yin said after some hesitation.
âOne hundred fifty thousand?â Lin Yi paused at what Tang Yin was saying- it didnât sound like her at all! Was this the same girl who tried to reject his offer of buying her a cellphone?
The fact that sheâd even ask this meant that Tang Yin had come across some unavoidable trouble, trouble so serious that she simply had no other choice. Tang Yin wasnât someone who was greedy for money- sheâd have been contaminated by society long ago if she were.
âI really need this money⦠My cousin brother got into some trouble, heâll have to sell his kidney without the moneyâ¦â Tang Yin didnât want Lin Yi to think she was that kind of girl.
âHis kidney??â Lin Yi was speechless. âTell him to calm down- moneyâs not a problem. Give me an account and Iâll get someone to transfer the money!â
Lin Yi wouldnât have been able to say something like that if the request had come in a couple of days earlier, but he now had Guangboâs one hundred million to back that up.
âAh??â It was Tang Yinâs turn to be surprised- never would she have expected for Lin Yi to just say yes without asking for any details!! Did he really trust her that much? Didnât it occur to him that she might be lying for the money?
âWhat? Itâs just one hundred fifty thousandâ¦â¦â Lin Yi, naturally, wasnât so unfamiliar with Tang Yin that heâd think she was lying.
âThen⦠Wait a secondâ¦â¦â Tang Yinâs heart was thumping and her face was red- sheâd gathered all of her courage to ask Lin Yi worried that he might reject her right away, or that he might have trouble getting the funds⦠After all, not every rich kid could just pull out a sum like that.
But Lin Yi made it sound so easy- he didnât even hesitate at all⦠It made Tang Yin very grateful and relieved.
âMom⦠Lin Yi needs an account numberâ¦â¦â Tang Yin couldnât stop a soft smile from forming on her lips as she said the wordsâ¦
Sheâd been forced to ask the question, but now that Lin YI had said yes she kinda felt like letting people know how much Lin Yi cared for her⦠Even a girl like Tang Yin liked to show off once in a while.