Chapter 1 The Beginning of the Dream
The rainstorm was like a waterfall, the lightning was thundering, and the No. 1 Central Hospital was inside the cold steel walls.
In the high-end VIP independent delivery room, the air is fresh and the environment is very elegant.
At this time, a doctor with a handsome face, deep eyes and clear outlines stood beside the hospital bed. He said in a deep voice to a young and beautiful mother lying on the bed.
"Sister, my brother is not forcing you. Let me tell you the truth. The child's organs are atrophied and his neurological development is incomplete. The probability of survival is very low. Even if there is a miracle and he survives by chance, there is a high probability that he will be disabled and disabled. Mental retardation. And it’s not that severe. He may not even have basic cognition.”
"Is there really nothing we can do?"
The woman in front of him asked crying.
"Hey~ there is no hope at all."
The doctor slowly took off his glasses, wiped them, and sighed helplessly.
"My poor child."
The woman in front of him was also completely desperate. This was no less than a death sentence.
"However, a young couple happened to be sent next door just now. On their way to the hospital to prepare for delivery, they were killed in a car accident. The only good thing is that the fetus in the belly was saved. We only need to exchange the two children. After that, I will erase all evidence. As for this child, I will find a way to adopt it and raise and take care of it myself.”
"But I can't bear to let him go."
"If you don't want to let it go, you have to let it go. In his current state. If he was born in a chaebol family, it is very likely that he will be erased as a shame. Even if he is not erased, he will spend his whole life being laughed at by everyone, not to mention Your status is not stable now. If something like this happens again, you may be affected. When the time comes, your status will not be guaranteed, and our family will also be implicated. Think about it yourself!"
"I know."
The woman in front of him replied with determination and tears streaming down her face.
"Okay! I'll do it right away."
Then the doctor turned around and left the delivery room.
Not long after, a healthy baby born in the car accident was brought in by a nurse and placed next to the woman.
The woman looked at the baby placed beside her, tears falling drop by drop.
When everything settled, the doctor walked towards the general ward outside and came to Ward A302.
He pushed open the door to the ward, only to find that it was empty. He was stunned and shouted loudly.
"Come here!"
"Doctor Xiao, what's wrong?"
Several nurses ran over in panic.
"Where's the baby?"
"Taken away by the family members of the deceased."
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Twenty years later, outside the high wall of the Demon City of Country Z.
In a private house with dim lighting and a stale smell in the air.
The light bulbs flickered on and off, and a buzzing sound came from the television. At this time, a dark figure sat up on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, and slowly turned his head.
A young man with messy hair and a very thin face appeared.
At this time the alarm clock also rang.
"Buzz~~"
Su Mo got up and turned off the alarm clock, got dressed, walked to the kitchen and took a look. The vegetable basket was empty. Then he walked to the refrigerator and opened it. The huge refrigerator was cleaner than his face.
Su Mo could only sigh helplessly.
"It's time to work again."
After washing up, he walked to the corner of the room, picked up an old snakeskin sack on the ground, and walked out of the room.
The moment he opened the door, dazzling sunlight came in.
He raised his hand to slightly cover his black eyes, and the dazzling sunlight reflected on his fair face. His handsome face had a sense of morbid weakness, his thin lips moved slightly, and there was a trace of laziness at the corners of his mouth.
Su Mo came to an old street. Although it was very old, it was an urban village located in a prosperous big city.
There are very small storefronts on both sides of the street, and the storefronts are all old apartments. Due to the passage of time, most of the wall surfaces have fallen off and are pitted.
Su Mo walked to the door of a convenience store nearby.
The owner of the convenience store was an aunt who weighed 200 pounds. When he saw Su Mo, he smiled brightly and picked up a bottle of orange juice and handed it to him.
Su Mo opened the lid and drank.
"Would you like some more bread?"
Aunt Li asked with a smile on her face.
"No, I'll just go to the bun shop next door to eat something."
Su Mo replied tacitly, then shook the old snakeskin bag in his hand.
Aunt Li suddenly understood and quickly replied: "Wait for me!"
Then the aunt hurriedly walked to the cashier, picked up a pile and counted it, then walked out, put it into Su Mo's snakeskin bag, and said with a smile.
"This is this year's rent. The total is twelve thousand yuan. Please keep it."
"Oh."
Su Mo responded, turned around and was about to leave.
Aunt Li quickly called Su Mo to stop.
"Wait."
"What happened."
"The lease expires next year, can it be renewed? In terms of rent"
Aunt Li looked at Su Mo nervously. You must know that the rent in Xinjie outside starts at 120,000 yuan a year.
"Business as usual."
Su Mo waved his hand listlessly and replied.
"Thank you so much, please walk slowly!"
Aunt Li smiled happily and replied from ear to ear.
Su Mo walked towards the next store with a cold expression and started collecting from door to door.
Along the way, the owners of hair salons and small restaurants saw Su Mo and greeted him with a smile.
"Good morning, charterer!"
"Okay."
Su Mo responded simply.
Everyone laughed and put the rent money into Su Mo's bag.
At noon, Su Mo dragged a heavy snakeskin sack to a nearby Four Seasons Internet cafe.
This Internet cafe looks a bit old, but the location is very good. It is directly opposite a university in Xinjie.
"Uncle Wang!"
Su Mo shouted in a rare voice.
Then a man with white hair came out. When he saw Su Mo, he hurried up to help drag the sacks.
"Xiaomo, why don't you transfer the money and still accept cash?"
"When grandpa left, he repeatedly told me to collect cash. If people don't have anything to do, problems can easily arise."
"That's right. I don't see you going out normally. You can't do this."
Uncle Wang nodded in agreement.
“It’s no fun to go out alone.”
"Okay, by the way, you came just in time, let me tell you something."
"What happened?"
"I may not rent anymore."
Uncle Wang sighed helplessly to Su Mo.
Su Mo was also stunned. He asked a little puzzled: "Why don't you rent? The rent here is very cheap. I won't rent if others want to rent. If it doesn't work, I won't charge you this year's rent at the worst. What can I say to you? Also my grandfather’s best friend.”
The reason why Su Mo’s rent is so cheap. It's because he and his grandfather moved here from Gaoqiang twelve years ago and were helpless. The neighbors here took great care and concern for them.
Later, my grandfather purchased all the properties and land in this urban village from a real estate developer and managed them uniformly.
Before his death two years ago, his grandfather had specifically told him that everything would continue as before until they moved out without rent.
"Xiao Mo, I understand what you mean, and I also know what you said. But what you don't know is that Internet cafes can't continue to operate. Nowadays, young people don't like to play this anymore, and they all use VR equipment. Especially Recently, the cross-generational technology ZR and the first epic game, Star Ring, were released. Who is still playing this old handheld computer without even a single person in sight for a day? ”
"Then what are you going to do if you don't open an Internet cafe?"
"I plan to return to the countryside to retire."
"But I remember your relatives in the countryside, haven't they always relied on you to send money? Where will the income come from if you don't provide money?"
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