Wild Man & His Crazy World

Chapter 19 Financial Aid

In the evening, the two of them took a cab to the upper side of Galaxy fashion district, the high-end shopping paradise for the wealthiest people in Guang City. Li Meng was wearing a gleeful smile of her face as she could not contain the excitement of being able to splurge on luxurious brands again. People filled the streets of a lively city at night time, especially the streets on Galaxy fashion district. The rich of well-off citizens of Guang City were attracted to spend their money at Galaxy Mall, as they spent their cash on extravagant items and enjoyed lavish meals to flaunt their wealth. Li Meng linked her hands around Qin Ming's arm as she thought to herself. Qin Ming really is a fool. I'm going to ditch him again after spending all his money. I'd like to see his face when I dump him again for being a poor loser. Hahaha. Qin Ming saw a Swiss chocolate shop at the junction. Teuscher was crowned with the title of being the best chocolatier in the world. Chocolate was an obligatory gift for couples. Teuscher was considered the luxurious brand among all chocolates as 1 pound of black chocolate truffle cost 500. Qin Ming remembered that he used to pass by this shop whenever he delivered food to Galaxy Mall. He witnessed as the rich men could afford to buy a box of the chocolate that cost at least thousands as gifts to their girlfriends. He swore to himself silently at that time, that he would treat his girlfriend to the best chocolate in the world when he's rich. Qin Ming said, “Mengmeng, please wait for a moment. Let me buy you some chocolates.” Li Meng gazed along his line of vision and spotted the luxurious chocolate brand from Swiss, Teuscher. Yang Wei brought me here the other day, but even he was reluctant to spend so much money on chocolate. Li Meng quickly grabbed hold of that man. “Don't buy that, it's too expensive. I'll settle for Dove chocolates. You did not earn much money anyway.” I'm right, you know? You've only earned 88 thousand. I'm planning to spend all that on a new iPhone, LV bag, Cellini outfits, Cartier wristwatches and lipsticks from Dior. So don't go wasting the money to buy some expensive chocolate that I cannot show off to others after digesting the whole thing in my stomach. Li Meng pondered on the balance that might be left after buying everything that she wanted. The girl wanted to scam a diamond ring using Qin Ming's money as well. Qin Ming could not help but be touched by Li Meng's words. He patted the girl's hand gently and said, “Don't worry, we'll have enough money to spend. A box of chocolates would cost just a few thousands at most. I'm willing to spend any amount of money to make you happy.” Qin Ming walked towards the chocolate shop in big strides. He was feeling cheerful as Li Meng had returned to her old self. She's the same Li Meng that would encourage him to be frugal where possible. Perhaps this is true love. Qin Ming ordered a box of gilded black chocolate truffles. He had seen famous people showing off their 'golden bricks' over the Internet that looked just like the ones in his hand. The layer of gold leaf doubled the price of the 8 pieces of high-end black chocolate truffles to 3000. Qin Ming was about to return to Li Meng's side with the chocolate in his hand when he saw a bunch of people surrounding a young girl beside the streets. The girl was kneeling on the floor with a piece of cardboard hanging beside her. A few striking words were printed on the cardboard. “Please help save my family, dear kind souls.” From the content printed on the cardboard, the girl's mother contracted a form of cardiovascular disease that required an additional 100 thousand to perform a heart bypass surgery. Thankful words were also printed on the cardboard in order to show the girl's gratitude towards anyone that was willing to help her. “Pffft. Why is there a beggar here at Galaxy Mall? You're going to be driven out of this district in no time.” “You're quite a pretty girl, so why are you doing something as shameless as this?” “You're saying that you're a university student? Ha! What a joke. You're tainting the reputation of every university student in this world.” “Let's report this girl to the police. Although she'd scammed a box of money that amounted to a negligible sum, this is considered an undesirable fraud.” The girl did not speak. She lowered her head and received the criticism in silent. Qin Ming noticed that the girl displayed her identification card, student card, her mother's diagnosis letter as well as an online crowd funding page on the screen of a phone before her knees where she kneeled. The crowd funding’s interface showed that the girl had only managed to gather 10 thousand so far. That amount was far from reaching the target of 100 thousand to prepare for her mother's emergency surgery. “That identification card and student card are probably fake. It's not difficult to fake such identification nowadays.” “Don't mind her. The security will be here to chase her away soon.” “Hey, pretty girl. I'll pay you 20 thousand a month if you offer yourself up to me. How's that?”“Hahaha, Mr. Long, what's the matter with you? Don't you see that the girl clearly stated she wanted 100 thousand?” “Damn, she might run away from me after I pay her 100 thousand for a night. She's not worth that price. You can book a young model for 1 month with that amount of money.” “Pfft. What's wrong with youngsters nowadays. You have your limbs intact, yet you're here pulling off such a humiliating act to scam money off the public. Don't you know that there's something else that you can do? It's called finding a job.” The mockery from the crowd added to the girl's anguish. She drooped her head further as she was at a loss. That was her first time doing something like that after all. The poor girl had no other choice except to bear with the insults and hope for some kind-hearted person to help her. Qin Ming did not know if the identification card was falsified, but he was certain of the girl's identity through the student card. That helpless girl kneeling on the floor was one of the prettiest girl in their university. She's Bai Yuchun from Hua Sheng University of Technology's E-commerce course. Qin Ming trusted Bai Yuchun's statements. He sensed that the girl was truly seeking for assistance from public to help solve her crisis. Qin Ming could no longer stood by as the crowd continued their condescending sneer. He walked up to the crowd and said, “If you're not going to help her, then the least that you can do are to refrain yourselves from pointing your fingers and humiliate others. She's just a girl that disregarded her own dignity in order to help her family. It's not an easy feat to do something as courageous as this. What's with all the hurtful and baseless words?” The people surrounding the girl were there to judge the girl from on high to make themselves feel good. Naturally, Qin Ming's sudden criticism would not sit well with all of them. Someone said in a sarcastic tone. “Oh? Here's the hired help. I was just wondering when the assistant pop will up to make this scam more convincing?” “You're right. There are more 'professional beggars' nowadays. They would curse their own parents to be contracted with critical illnesses for the purpose of cheating more money from the public.” “Eh? Are they putting on a skit? There, here's some money.” Someone threw some coin on the floor for Qin Ming to pick up. It was a cheap attempt to humiliate him. One of the people noticed the chocolate in Qin Ming's hand. “Look at him. He's even purchased chocolates from Teuscher, not to mention that he even bought a box. I'm only willing to spend on a few pieces with monthly salary over ten thousand. How spoilt do you have to be to spend in such an extravagant manner?” Restless emotions started to spread throughout the crowd. “Damn, you cheated money from the public and spend without a care in such a high-end place. What a loathsome person. I must report this to the police.” “Yea, let's report to the police. I should not have been so kind as to donate 10 earlier.” “Seize them.” Bai Yuchun became anxious in the face of the angered crowd. She hurriedly explained. “I don't know him. Please do not misunderstand this guy. He's just trying to help me. Hey you, please go away while you can. I don't want you to be dragged into my own trouble.” But the commotion from the uneased crowd quickly drowned out her diminished voice. Bai Yuchun's cardboard was torn into shreds by the violent people surrounding her. Someone even poured water to smear the words written on the floor. She hugged the donation box in her arms tightly and backed away from the crowd helplessly. The girl clung to that box while suffering jabs and curses as that money was her mother's only hope to recover. Qin Ming roared as he lost his patience. “Everyone shut up! I'm not a hired help. The reason why I placed my faith in this girl's words was because she's from the same university as I do!” “Eh? We're from the same university?” Bai Yuchun looked towards Qin Ming astoundingly. She thought to herself. You don't have to put yourself in such an unpleasant situation to stand up for a stranger like me. Someone in the crowd shouted. “How can you prove that you're not a hired help?” Qin Ming said, “I'll contribute to the donation box. I'm only carrying 88 thousand with me right now, but I'll donate all of the money. Is that enough to proof my identity?” Qin Ming took out stacks of cash from his bag and inserted the money into the donation box. “Ah! Don't.” Li Meng broke down in despair and shrieked from behind the crowd. That sudden high-pitched noise was sufficient to force everyone to cover their ears subconsciously.

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