The bitter struggle of Gret

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  "Gret, can you now tell me what's going on?" Wu Yu sat on the sofa in Gret's home, still questioning him in a cold tone.

  Gao Wei, who was standing beside him, even if he was foolish, knew that Gret had gambled on the ball, and gambling was an absolute taboo for professional players. At this time, he also looked at Gret with a puzzled face.

  Gleit sat on the sofa, his windbreaker already removed, with a complex expression on his face. He rummaged through his pocket for a moment, then tossed several sheets of paper onto the table, relaxed and leaned back against the sofa, saying slowly:

  "This is the lottery ticket I bought over the past few months."

  Wu Yu lowered his head and glanced at the lottery tickets on the table, but didn't reach out to take them. Instead, he looked at Gretel and said, "Was it intentional handball in the last game?"

  Gleit's face grew even more somber, he lowered his head and nodded slightly.

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  "Are the losses caused by your mistakes over the past two months also intentional?"

  Gret still nodded.

  Gao Wei's brain was already overwhelmed when he saw this, he widened his eyes and looked at Gret and then Wu Yu. He had thought that Gret was just betting on the ball, but didn't expect him to also fake a handball, deliberately giving the opposing team a penalty kick opportunity, causing their team to lose!

  He didn't realize that prohibiting professional athletes from betting on games was to prevent them from cheating in the game. Once a professional athlete starts betting, he is not far from manipulating the game, and that is a dark abyss that will swallow people whole.

  Wu Yu's face was stern, and he didn't say a word. Gretel hung her head in shame, unable to speak. Gao Wei was shocked by the conversation between Wu Yu and Gretel, and couldn't utter a word. His mind was still reeling from Gretel's fake kick incident, and he didn't know how to handle it.

  The small room fell silent instantly.

  ……

  "Why are you doing this?" Wu Yuding stared at Gret for several minutes before speaking.

  Gret raised his head, and his face calmed down a lot. He let out a long sigh, stood up from the sofa, and walked towards the inner room. Wu Yun and Gao Wei also got up and followed Gret's footsteps.

  Gret took the two to a room, gently turned the doorknob, and appeared in front of the three was a room decorated with colorful colors, with posters of ball stars all over the wall. Wu Yu and others could see at a glance that this was a child's room.

  "My son is 8 years old, his name is Antonio. I think you also know that he got sick at the age of 5 and has been fighting against illness ever since."

  "For the past three years, I have been working hard to earn money, and he has been fighting against his illness. Unfortunately, I am not a very outstanding player, and the money I earned from playing football is barely enough to cover Antonio's medical expenses."

  "In three years, I've spent all the savings from my decade-long career. This house is also rented back, Antonio and his mother are receiving treatment in Lisbon."

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  "Now it's come to the most critical stage of his treatment, I must earn enough money to sustain the wonderful life that has yet to begin for him."

  "Two months ago, I found that relying solely on my football salary, it was impossible to continue supporting Antonio's treatment. I had no choice but to gamble, using my career as a bet, in exchange for a glimmer of hope for Antonio's recovery..."

  ……

  Gretel stroked the objects in the room with one hand, while telling his story in a calm yet heart-pounding tone. Wu Yu and Gao Wei stood at the door, looking at Gretel's face which revealed a hint of sadness, both feeling somewhat unwell in their hearts.

  After a long time, Gret finally finished his story. He turned around and looked at Wu Yun calmly, saying softly: "Do you understand now?"

  Wu Yu raised his head and looked at Gret's moist eyes, discovering that this tough guy on the court had actually shed tears while telling his own story.

  "I understand your difficulties, but you must stop such behavior!"

  "I'm just a little short of money to cover Antonio's medical expenses, I have no choice!" Gret said with a heavy tone, her eyes cast down.

  "Do you know what the consequences of betting on soccer will bring to your family?! Are you going to let Antonio and his mother live a miserable life?!" Wu Yu suddenly walked over, grabbing Gret's collar, saying angrily.

  At this time, the scene of his father jumping from the top of the building flashed through his mind again, and the sound of his mother holding him and his infant brother crying out in grief also kept echoing in his mind. Sometimes he even hated his own father for going to gamble but not daring to take responsibility, leaving them three lonely mothers and sons.

  At this moment, facing Gret, although he was not very familiar with the other party, but he did not want to see the other party fall into an irretrievable situation.

  "I have no other choice!" Gret said calmly, but with a resolute tone that bordered on desperation, as Wu Yun pulled her own spirit.

  "You have to make a different choice, you can't gamble on the ball anymore! Do you want to be banned from the game or even go to jail? Have you thought about it, once you're in jail, what will your family do?! What about Antonio?!" Wu Yu was still gripping Garet's collar, his eyes wide and round, his face flushed red, the veins on his neck bulging, as he furiously shouted at Garet.

  Gleit seems to have been startled by Wu Yu's excited expression, and a hint of surprise appears in his originally calm and desperate eyes.

  And Gao Wei, who was standing aside, did not go forward to pull Wu Yu away, because he knew that Wu Yu was so excited, it was because he remembered his own experience, and he didn't want Antonio to suffer the same tragedy as him.

  After more than a minute, Wu Yu slowly calmed down. He let go of Gretel's sleeve and walked to the door, pausing for a moment before turning his head slightly to say to Gretel:

  "Absolutely no more betting on soccer! If you need anything, just tell me and I'll help."

  After finishing speaking, he turned his head and left.

  Gao Wei looked at Greet with a strange expression, then looked at Wu Yu who was walking forward without looking back, and finally let out a sigh, following his good friend and leaving Greet's home.

  ……

  "Xiao Yu, why are you leaving just like that?" Gao Wei caught up with Wu Yu and said in puzzlement. He couldn't understand why Gret didn't even agree to stop gambling yet, but Wu Yu was already leaving, wasn't that equivalent to giving up on the efforts they made earlier? "Gret is an adult, his age is much older than you and me, he can think clearly about the pros and cons. I've said all that needs to be said, saying more won't help, now let's think of a way to help him raise money." Wu Yu said while walking away.

  "How are we going to raise the money?" Gao Wei looked a bit bewildered: "I don't know if my dad will be willing to help me."

  "Let's take a look first..."

  ……

  "Xiao Yu, you want to borrow money from me?" Hua Bin looked at the handsome young man in front of him, his tone revealing his astonishment.

  Since he got to know Wu Yun, he knew that this child, although looking very elegant and quiet, was actually very stubborn inside and would not easily ask others for help, let alone borrow money from others. Now Wu Yun has unexpectedly opened his mouth to borrow money from him, and as soon as he opens his mouth, it is a considerable amount.

  "Yes, Uncle Hua, this time you have to help me." Wu Yu said with some embarrassment. This was perhaps the first time he had borrowed money from someone else, or maybe not, but he definitely wouldn't borrow more than 5 times, so he felt especially embarrassed.

  "Has your grandfather's condition relapsed again?" Huabin asked with concern. The money Wu Yu borrowed from him, he could still take it out, but he still wanted to ask clearly where Wu Yu was going to use the money.

  "No, my mom said grandpa's surgery went very smoothly and he is currently recovering, no major issues."

  Wu Yun hastily waved his hand in denial, he didn't dare use a family member's health as an excuse to borrow money.

  "This time, I was actually helping a friend borrow money. His son is ill and needs a large sum of money for treatment, so I wanted to help him out." Wu Yu continued to tell the truth, he had no intention of hiding it from Hua Bin, after all, it was not a small amount of money.

  "Hmm..." As soon as Hua Bin heard that Wu Yu was borrowing money for a friend, he started to hesitate.

  If it was Wu Yu himself borrowing the money, he would definitely help him out without a doubt as long as he could be of assistance, because he believed in Wu Yu's character. But if Wu Yu was borrowing on behalf of someone else, he wouldn't be so willing to lend a hand, after all, he wasn't running a charity and didn't know the other person.

  Wu Yu saw Hua Bin's hesitant expression and knew he was unwilling to lend money to Gret, a person he didn't know. Wu Yu himself didn't have the nerve to continue pestering him, so he thought of retreating and thinking of another way when Hua Yan happened to come back.

  Hua Yan saw the strange expressions of the two, and curiously asked what was going on. Hua Bin then told Hua Yan about Wu Yu borrowing money from friends. Hua Yan immediately coaxed her father to let Hua Bin lend money to Wu Yu.

  "Dad, just lend it to him, Xiaoyu's grandfather just had surgery and they don't have money now, that's why he wants to borrow from you. Later when he shoots an ad and earns money, he can return it to you, what are you worried about?" Hua Yan pulled on her father's arm, saying in a sweet voice.

  Hua Bin was made to feel a bit embarrassed by Hua Yan, and Wu Yu on the side also couldn't bear to watch, wanting to stop Hua Yan. But before he could speak, Hua Yan shook Hua Bin's arm, continuing to act spoiled:

  "Dad, didn't you always teach me that being willing to help others is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation? Now you can't even do it yourself, how can I believe in it..."

  Hua Yan took out almost everything in her book bag to help Wu Yu, including things that were nearly rotten, which made Wu Yu and Hua Bin's skin crawl.

  Hua Bin finally couldn't withstand his daughter's persistence, and added to that, she was shaking him so hard that he was getting dizzy. He hastily smiled wryly and nodded, saying: "Alright alright, I'll lend it to Xiaoyu, don't shake me again, or my arm will break..."

  "Yeah! Thanks, Dad!" Hua Yan exclaimed with joy, hugging her father and kissing him on the cheek.

  Wu Yu stared blankly at the side...

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