Chapter 744 — The Zhong Family Takes Off
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"Students, our classmate Zhong Yongliang has found a suitable donor kidney and has just undergone transplant surgery. He is back in the hospital now, and as members of this collective, we ought to go and visit him—after all, he is one of Senior Three Class Five!" Ms. Liu said. "This activity is voluntary. Those willing to go to the hospital, get ready and wait at the school gate—the school bus is already parked there. Those who don't want to go can stay in the classroom for self-study!"
The bus had come straight from the press conference site, so there was no waiting to be done—they could board directly and head for the hospital.
It was senior year, and the time they had left together was not much. So after hearing Ms. Liu's words, everyone stood up, ready to go and visit Zhong Yongliang.
"Let me stress one point: you must not discriminate against Zhong Yongliang. You must give him ample warmth and friendship! Let him feel the care of the collective!" Ms. Liu exhorted. "Who would want to suffer such a wretched fate? Zhong Yongliang is pitiful enough already, so we absolutely must not make him sad again!"
Everyone nodded, one after another. They thought of how they had looked at Zhong Yongliang with those strange eyes before—had it caused him any confusion or hurt, they wondered?
Gu Mengyao actually did not want to visit Zhong Yongliang. It would be better if Zhong Yongliang were dead—how could she possibly care about him?
But as the young miss of the Gu Group and the daughter of the school's chairman, she could not possibly not go. How would others see her then? Even if she did not care herself, she had to consider her father's reputation!
She could not let people say that Gu Pengzhan's daughter was cold and heartless—that when a classmate was in the hospital, she would not even go to visit!
So although Gu Mengyao was reluctant, she still rose to her feet with Xiao Shu and stepped out of the classroom.
Wei Zhao, of course, minded nothing. He took his cues entirely from Gu Mengyao: if the young lady went, he went; if she stayed, what reason did he have to go at all?
This was the second time the entire class had come to visit Zhong Yongliang. When Zhong Fabai received Teacher Liu's phone call, he was hardly surprised. He knew his plan had succeeded! His son had successfully won the sympathy of both the police and the school, transforming himself from the original suspect into the victim.
"Yongliang, you are maturing more and more with every passing day! You handled this matter well - I would call it a truly satisfactory conclusion!" Zhong Fabai hung up the phone and praised his son. "Your classmates are coming to visit you at the hospital. They are already on their way."
"That goes without saying. Without setbacks, how can a person ever grow? I was far too naive before! I was played for a fool by Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu!" Zhong Yongliang nodded slowly. "I won't be so foolish again."
"Mm. It is for the best that you can see things clearly now." Zhong Fabai patted his son on the shoulder. "You are giving up on Gu Mengyao as well, aren't you?"
"Whether I give up or not - it is far too early to say. But the day I soar to the top, Gu Mengyao will sooner or later become my plaything!" Zhong Yongliang let out a cold laugh. "Since she never liked me in the first place and treated me like a performing monkey, I will not let her off easily either!"
"Having a goal is a good thing, but do not act rashly." Zhong Fabai felt that having something to spur his son forward was perhaps not such a bad thing after all.
"Rest assured. Until I have real strength behind me, I won't do anything foolish," Zhong Yongliang said. "Oh, that reminds me - once my kidney recovers, I plan to go up the mountain and visit Zhang Naipo. See if there's anything I can do to help him. From now on, I'll be counting on him!" RO