Chapter 1
My name is Nala Yao, I am an ordinary housewife, married to my husband Hao Wu for three years, and have a two-year-old son. We're not rich, so my family struggles to make ends meet.
But I didn't expect that last month, my son's sudden fainting, it gave us a heavy blow to this not rich family.
My son just turned two years old, was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, and the doctor told me it would cost me a million dollars to treat him.
I was devastated on the spot at the huge cost of treatment and didn't know what to do! But the thought of my son lying in a hospital bed made me want to treat him at any cost, even if it cost me all my money.
So when I got out of the hospital, I went to where Hao Wu worked to discuss the cost of treatment with him.
What I didn't expect was that Hao Wu acted indifferently and said he had no money and couldn't borrow. He told me to find my own way.
I was so angry that I slapped him on the spot. I didn't have time to feel sad, I went around trying to borrow money. But I'm just a mall sales clerk can borrow money is just a drop in the bucket, those days I was in tears all day.
When I was cornered, a young woman who worked with me came up with a solution. To save my child's life, I gave up my dignity and had to accept her advice.
And now I lay sore and limp on the hotel bed, the bruises on my body like a mockery of how intense the lovemaking had just been.
That's right, I made an erotic deal with a strange man for the cost of my child's surgery by using myself as an object.
The bathroom door was pulled open and the man was walking towards the other room in his shorts. And I took advantage of the gap to busy myself picking up my clothes and putting them on.
The man soon returned, he languidly sat next to the sofa handed me the check, full of playful voice sounded "Nice service today. Here's your reward."
His words shamed me and relieved me at the same time, I reached for the check and looked down, but it was only two hundred thousand dollars.
But a young woman I knew told me there was a million for a deal.
I thought of the child waiting to save his life and I was a little anxious, "Sir, aren't you mistaken, wasn't it the money that was promised?"
But my friend clearly told me there was a million dollars, and I was a little anxious when I thought of the child waiting for the surgery,"Sir, are you making a mistake, wasn't it a million that was promised?"
The man looked at me in amazement, directly stood up reached out and cupped my chin, his body was tall and upright standing up full of oppression
I was a little scared to struggle, and his mocking voice rang in my ears, "A million? Oh, I've seen a lot of women like you, and don't you look at yourself, take the money and get out of here."
His words made me cringe a little, but I also knew that I might not get a penny for pissing him off, so I didn't dare pester him too much after he let go of me, then took the check and rolled out of the room in a huff.
After cashing the check, I took a taxi to the hospital. Then I handed over all $200, 000 to the toll booth. The doctor didn't start giving my child an infusion until after making sure I paid my bill.
I sat on the edge of the bed, watching the child's pale face, dazed.
Three years ago my current husband, Hao Wu, started wooing me crazily. His thoughtfulness and care made me fall in love quickly.
I thought my married life would be very happy, but after having a child, Hao's attitude towards me and the child became colder and colder, and scolding me and the child whenever he wanted. But in order to give the child a complete home, I have been swallowing my anger and stooping to compromise.
But this time, I really couldn't hold back any longer, Hao Wu's actions made me angry and sad, and also filled with disappointment about this marriage, feeling like I was blind.
"Mommy, Mommy," the child's voice pulled my thoughts back, and I sidled up and wiped my eyes with my hand, smiling at the child reluctantly. "Honey, mommy's here."
"Mommy, where's Dad? Why isn't Dad coming to see me?" asked the child weakly.
With a twinge in my heart, I held back my emotions and told my son that Daddy had to work and would come and see him later.
After getting the baby settled, I asked the nurse to help take care of him while I went home to pick up some supplies for my life.
When I went upstairs to open the door to my room and change my shoes at the entrance, I heard Hao Wu and my mother-in-law talking in the kitchen and they didn't notice me coming back.
Because I heard their mention of my name and the child, I then stopped to hear what they were saying.
The words of my mother-in-law and husband shocked me and I fell into an endless abyss of darkness.
