Rebirth 90: The Long Road to Finding a Son

Chapter 487 Sun Xiaohao's Decision

No one cared about Zhan Jinhua's life or death. When she had a fever, the nurse only gave her more antipyretics and didn't even take her for a checkup.

After a few days, Zhan Jinhua recovered from the illness, but her brain was completely useless.

She began to immerse herself in her own world, startling from time to time, either crying and repenting, or kneeling in one direction and begging for mercy.

She looked like she was suffering from paranoid delusions, or perhaps possessed by a ghost. No one could pinpoint the specific illness, but she continued to take her antipsychotic medication regularly.

Because her injuries never fully healed and she frequently incurred new ones, Zhan Jinhua was left with a leg disability and an awkward gait. A fractured right arm healed abnormally, leaving her unable to exert force or perform fine movements.

In just three months, she went from being in good health when she was admitted to the hospital to being a disabled person who could only barely take care of herself.

Sun Xiaohao has been in contact with the mental hospital. Whenever he remembers, he will call to ask about Zhan Jinhua's recent situation.

Upon learning that Zhan Jinhua's mental and physical condition continued to deteriorate, Sun Xiaohao felt a sense of pleasure in revenge.

He has been working for a few months now and has completely adapted to the work rhythm. In fact, this is the first time in his two lifetimes that he has worked steadily.

Now I can get a salary of more than 5,000 yuan every month. Spending the money I earned through hard work gives me an unprecedented sense of accomplishment. At the same time, I have also learned to save money and no longer spend money lavishly like before.

He still had several hundred thousand yuan in his bank account, which he had gotten from Qian Jinling. He had been living off his money for years, and had barely touched his own savings.

Shi Xuejiao had been staying with him since she moved in. Shi Xuejiao cooked her own breakfast and dinner, and Sun Xiaohao gave her 2,000 yuan a month for living expenses, which was considered as a partnership.

In order to make the two of them eat better, Shi Xuejiao learned a lot of delicious food recipes from tutorials on the Internet, and her cooking skills improved significantly.

The two of them would occasionally go out for a good meal as a reward for their hard work.

Sun Xiaohao found this kind of life quite pleasant. Although not rich and powerful, it felt very much like home. This was a novel and satisfying experience for Sun Xiaohao.

He then realized that Shi Xuejiao had the potential to be a good wife and mother. This was very different from the somewhat greedy Shi Xuejiao in his dream.

In the dream, Shi Xuejiao was not satisfied even though she received 30,000 yuan of living expenses from the Sun family every month. She always despised Sun Xiaohao for his lack of ambition and ability.

Sun Xiaohao did not want to admit that he was a useless person who only knew how to eat and wait for death in his previous life. Faced with Shi Xuejiao's accusations and complaints, he was very upset and always quarreled with Shi Xuejiao about these things.

He classified Shi Xuejiao as "greedy", but now he understood that the reason why Shi Xuejiao was always dissatisfied with him was not because the money given by her family could not satisfy her appetite, but because she was disappointed with him.

If he leaves his family and can't even support himself, how can he support his wife and children?

Although he doesn't earn much in this job now, it is earned through his own hard work.

His monthly living allowance of 2,000 yuan was clearly arranged by Shi Xuejiao. The breakfast and dinner for the two of them were quite good.

The two are now living together. Except for the lack of physical intimacy, their life is no different from that of an ordinary couple.

Shi Xuejiao's first blind date went wrong, and the Shi family did not receive the betrothal gift as they wished, so they naturally refused to give up.

Soon, they arranged a second blind date for Shi Xuejiao. Although Shi Xuejiao was conflicted, she had learned from her previous experience and was able to remain calm in the face of her parents' unreasonable demands and did not compromise.

Under Sun Xiaohao's guidance, Shi Xuejiao completely let go of her worries, broke up with her family, and didn't even go home for the Chinese New Year.

Sun Xiaohao spent this New Year's holiday with Shi Xuejiao. Since neither of them had family to rely on, they could just stick together for warmth.

For the New Year’s Eve dinner, Sun Xiaohao assisted Shi Xuejiao, and the two of them worked together to prepare eight dishes.

After dinner, the two went out together to watch the fireworks show and fully experience the lively atmosphere of the New Year.

Sun Xiaohao had always believed that only with money, lots of money, could he live a happy life. But now, he no longer has such ignorant thoughts.

Just like now, although he and Shi Xuejiao are not rich, they have also experienced the taste of happiness.

Maybe Shi Xuejiao's thoughts will change in a few years, but at least now the two of them are happy and satisfied together.

Sun Xiaohao looked at Shi Xuejiao's profile, who was talking and laughing under the fireworks, and made a decision in his heart.

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For Sun Xiaohao, happy days are always short.

Half a year later, Sun Xiaohao showed signs of health problems and went to the hospital for a check-up, where he was diagnosed with leukemia.

I don’t know if it’s because he is about to complete his mission, but the time of his illness in this life seems to have come earlier.

He knew that his life was already in the countdown. Fortunately, he had almost accomplished everything he wanted to do, and even if he died now, he would have no regrets.

Sun Xiaohao can now look at death calmly.

The lease of the rented house was about to expire, and he was worried that Shi Xuejiao would not be willing to renew the lease for this house with an annual rent of nearly 20,000 yuan, so he renewed it for another year.

He also told Shi Xuejiao that he wanted to take her out for a trip, so they each took three days off and went to the outskirts of Beijing together.

Shi Xuejiao didn't know what was fun here, but Sun Xiaohao took her directly to a one-bedroom house and told her that it was the house under his name.

Under Shi Xuejiao's envious gaze, Sun Xiaohao said, "I want to give this house to you. Let's go and transfer the ownership today!"

This time, Shi Xuejiao's eyes turned from envy to shock. You know, although this place is not Beijing, the housing prices have skyrocketed in recent years, reaching more than 20,000 yuan per square meter, more than double what Sun Xiaohao bought it for.

The house is now worth more than one million yuan. Can Sun Xiaohao just give it away?

Although the two of them have lived under the same roof for almost a year, there has been no substantial progress in their relationship.

Shi Xuejiao had long been prepared to become Sun Xiaohao's boyfriend, but Sun Xiaohao never made their relationship clear and never crossed the line.

Now Sun Xiaohao suddenly said that he wanted to give her a house. She didn't know what Sun Xiaohao meant and her heart was beating fast.

Sun Xiaohao knew what Shi Xuejiao was worried about and explained, "I haven't been to this house for a long time, and I guess I won't be able to live here in the future. The world is so big, I don't think you should be trapped in that small place.

Would you be willing to be a salesperson all the time and be harassed by your family members who hold you back from your studies?

Times have changed. If you are beautiful, you can have many career options. You have outstanding looks and a good figure, so you can definitely change your lifestyle."

As Sun Xiaohao was talking, he opened the shopping app on his phone and said to her, "Look, these online clothing stores don't require any special skills to be models. You can definitely give it a try.

Maybe after a while, when e-commerce develops further, the live streaming sales model will emerge. By then, you can become a live streaming sales host.

In addition to working for others, I can also manage my own account, which is much better than being an ordinary clerk with a fixed salary."

Shi Xuejiao was confused and felt that what Sun Xiaohao said was very far from her own perspective.

Sun Xiaohao encouraged Shi Xuejiao: "Wait, I'll help you get a job as a model for an online clothing store. You can give it a try first. E-commerce will be a good career path in the future."

In her previous life, Shi Xuejiao and Sun Xiaohao had a falling out due to their different ideas. Taking advantage of the popularity of the child-swapping incident, she entered the live streaming industry and unexpectedly became a hit, making her live streaming a thriving business.

Originally, she was worried that without the support of the Sun family, she would be left with nothing but poverty and starvation with her two children, so she was so obsessed with getting a house.

But after a conversation with Yuan Jie, Shi Xuejiao suddenly realized her mistake and felt that she should not go along with Zhan Jinhua and get involved in this muddy water.

After she got over this matter, she stopped talking about the time of the baby exchange and continued the live broadcast quietly. Unexpectedly, she got an unexpected gain.

This may be what the ancients said: "One loses in one place, but gains in another." She did not covet what was not hers, but instead gained the sympathy and recognition of the public.

Sun Xiaohao felt that with Shi Xuejiao's personal conditions, even if that incident had not happened, if she had switched to e-commerce as soon as possible, she might have been able to make a name for herself.

Once she achieves financial freedom, she will no longer be deceived by other people's small favors.

He also often discussed with Shi Xuejiao the criteria a woman should have for finding a husband, and Shi Xuejiao must have listened to him.

Sun Xiaohao knew that there was not much he could do for Shi Xuejiao. Now, transferring his property to Shi Xuejiao could be considered as making up for the debt he owed in his previous life.

When he died, he would no longer be able to influence the direction of Shi Xuejiao's life. Then, how Shi Xuejiao lived would depend entirely on her own luck.

Shi Xuejiao hadn't expected Sun Xiaohao to trust her so much, giving her a house worth over a million yuan without hesitation. If he said he had no ulterior motives, Shi Xuejiao was a little skeptical.

Was Sun Xiaohao proposing to her with the house? But Sun Xiaohao hesitated. She tried to take the initiative, but Sun Xiaohao had no intention of taking advantage of her.

In the end, Shi Xuejiao completed the house transfer procedures with Sun Xiaohao in a daze, and turned from a proletarian into a homeowner.

She always felt a little uneasy and asked Sun Xiaohao if he suddenly gave her the house because he wanted her to do something.

Sun Xiaohao perfunctorily responded, "Just keep this house. Our meeting was fate. I don't need you to do anything. But I have one thing to tell you in advance: you can do whatever you want with this house, but you can't use it to support your parents. That would be a bottomless pit. You have to think more about yourself."

After resolving the house issue, the two returned to Qingyang City, and Sun Xiaohao went directly to complete the resignation procedures.

Shi Xuejiao was even more puzzled and asked him why he suddenly wanted to resign when he was doing a good job.

Sun Xiaohao responded: "I just want to live a different way."

He then went on to explain his plans: "I'm going to live with my mom out of town for a while, so you'll be living alone in this house from now on. I've renewed the rent for another year, so don't worry about it expiring. If you feel lonely living here, you can always call your former roommates over to keep you company!"

Shi Xuejiao faintly heard the sadness of parting from Sun Xiaohao's words.

She asked tentatively, "When will you be back?"

Sun Xiaohao responded: "My mother is seriously ill, I am going to fulfill my filial duty to her, and I may not be back in the short term..."

Thinking that Sun Xiaohao, with whom she had developed feelings, was about to leave, Shi Xuejiao felt a little reluctant. She gave him a big hug and whispered, "I'm here, waiting for you to come back!"

Those few words brought warmth to Sun Xiaohao's eyes. In his two lifetimes, this was the first time he'd been so moved. Perhaps only good people were worthy of such a wonderful feeling.

He stayed here for another week. When Shi Xuejiao went to work, he cleaned the house inside and out.

Before leaving, he said goodbye to Shi Xuejiao formally and then boarded the high-speed train to Jiangyuan City.

Zhan Jinhua is still in the mental hospital and has been tortured beyond recognition.

When Sun Xiaohao brought her in, she was still a gas tank, about 1.5 meters tall, and her weight matched her height. But now she was so thin that she looked unrecognizable, and it was estimated that she weighed less than 100 kilograms.

Besides being thin, he was also mentally retarded. When she had come to see Zhan Jinhua before, she had recognized him and even felt afraid. This time, when Sun Xiaohao showed up again, Zhan Jinhua had no reaction.

Sun Xiaohao grabbed her neck, and she could only struggle with one hand. Then she heard Sun Xiaohao say, "I didn't live longer than you in my last life. Is it the same in this life? I think we should go on the road together, to be companions on the road to the underworld, so that you won't be left here to continue to harm others..."

Zhan Jinhua has many tricks. Although she looks miserable now and can hardly make any waves, Sun Xiaohao is still worried that Zhan Jinhua is pretending.

When he was about to die, he had only one thought, which was to get rid of Zhan Jinhua before he died, so as not to leave any hidden dangers.

Zhan Jinhua seemed not to understand what Sun Xiaohao was saying. She struggled with a silly smile on her face.

Sun Xiaohao endured the pain in his bones and increased the strength of his hands. Zhan Jinhua was dishonest, waving her arms in the air and accidentally hitting Sun Xiaohao in the face.

Although the force was very small, Sun Xiaohao's gums were bleeding.

He spat a mouthful of bright red saliva at Zhan Jinhua's face and cursed, "You're dying, but you still won't stop, are you?"

He then took out a small knife he always carried with him and stabbed it into Zhan Jinhua's thigh, saying bitterly, "If we're going to bleed, it's only fair that we both bleed. The blow you hit me just now makes us even. As for the life you owe me, I'm going to take it back with my own hands..."

As he spoke, he stabbed Zhan Jinhua in the stomach again and watched her fall down in front of him without any extra expression on his face.