The Eleventh Chapter: Childhood Friends

  Meng Jun hadn't woken up yet, having suffered so many frights, and just now she had been fighting for her life with that group of people. Her physical strength must have been depleted too much. Du Mingfeng knew he had to hurry and send her to the hospital, his own wounds also needed treatment, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get up successfully.

  Du Mingfeng became even more flustered, holding Mu Jingyun's soft body tighter, hoping to gain some strength from her. However, he failed, and the more he held her tight, the more fearful his heart became. A nameless fear seemed to have taken root in his heart with the arrival of that man, Mu Xingchen. It was this sense of inferiority and fear brought by Mu Xingchen, as well as the unwillingness to be a man who had his loved one taken away, that later drove him to do many absurd things that he himself regretted. These actions not only deeply hurt Mu Jingyun but also deeply hurt himself.

  It wasn't until much later that the people from the snack shop slowly walked over. They probably didn't dare to come out until they saw the smoke and blood outside had finally dispersed, and then they saw Du Mingfeng quietly and sadly holding the girl. So they all came over to help, and helped them call a taxi.

  When they arrived at the hospital, Meng Jun woke up as soon as he got out of the car.

  "Mingfeng brother, where are we?" As soon as he opened his eyes and finally saw his loved one, Mengjun's heart that had been hanging in the air finally put down.

  "I sent you to the hospital. You fainted just now." Du Mingfeng gently stroked her face with a loving expression. When he thought about how she had been tightly held in the arms of that ruthless and overbearing man earlier, his heart felt a very complicated emotion.

  "Oh." Meng Jun softly responded, and couldn't help but lower his head to carefully examine himself from head to toe. Was that sinister man really going to let him and Ming Feng Ge off like this? Did he really have such a good heart?

  "Meng Jun, let's go register. It's already past 11 o'clock, there should only be emergency registration left." Du Mingfeng pulled Meng Jun's hand and walked towards the registration room.

  After a simple examination, Meng Jun didn't have any major problems, and earlier it was just a bit of excessive fright and physical exhaustion. Du Mingfeng's wound wasn't deep either, it seemed that Mu Xingchen had held back when he struck.

  It just so happened that a total of over 300 yuan was spent. Fortunately, Du Mingfeng had just received an award of over 500 yuan today.

  "Meng Jun, are you hungry? Let's go eat!" Du Mingfeng put the 200 yuan into his pocket, and his heart ached slightly at the thought of the over 300 yuan medical expenses that had been spent. It was really true that plans couldn't keep up with changes - this money was originally meant to buy Meng Jun a new dress for her upcoming birthday in half a month's time.

  Du Mingfeng's family was relatively poor, his mother had been ill for a long time and had retired on medical grounds, receiving only a small amount of pension every month. His father and Meng Jun's father worked in the same unit, teaching at a middle school, they were classmates during their school days and remained close after marriage, living in houses provided by the school for over 20 years. This relationship also provided fertile ground for Du Mingfeng and Meng Jun to develop their feelings for each other. Although his father's salary was not low, after paying for his mother's medical expenses, there was not much left, adding to the daily expenses and tuition fees of his siblings, it was really a struggle to make ends meet. Over the years, Meng Jun's father had secretly helped them many times.

  When Du Mingfeng was still young, he regarded Meng Jun's father as his lifesaver, and Meng Jun was the goddess in his heart. When he graduated from high school, he resolutely gave up going to college. Because seeing his father's increasingly hunched back, he really couldn't bear to let his father bear the burden of life alone.

  Besides, owing the Zhu family so much, how can he face the people of the Zhu family as his future son-in-law? Meng Jun's father is fine, but Uncle Zhu has liked him since childhood and has determined that he will be his son-in-law. Every time he helps them, it is with a willing heart and no expectation of return. But Meng Jun's mother is not okay, she is a shrewd woman. Every time he goes to find Meng Jun, he is especially afraid to face her, especially her sharp eyes, as if they want to pierce him all over and make several holes before stopping. She is Meng Jun's stepmother, and he doesn't plan on arguing with this woman about anything.

  He started working at the age of 18, firstly to alleviate his family's burden and not owe the Zhuo family so much; secondly, it was also to save more money, so that he could marry Meng Jun as soon as possible. He worked hard from dawn till dusk, enduring a lot of hardships that people of his age had never endured. Whenever he couldn't hold on, he would think about the happy life with Meng Jun in the future, and this thought would give him infinite strength. Now he has saved 50,000 yuan, which should be enough to cover his sister's and Meng Jun's university tuition fees.

  Since Meng Jun started dating him, she has been very considerate and never let him spend money recklessly to buy her things. But this year is different, it's her 18th birthday, he must give her a decent gift. However, this means that the beautiful dress will have to be put on hold, he needs to work extra shifts.

  "Fortunately, my dad is on duty at school today. If I hadn't returned so late, he would have definitely been worried." Meng Jun said with a sweep of her disheveled hair. Anyway, her stepmother wouldn't care about her. Little did Meng Jun know, a disaster was heading towards her home.