I'm a strange person. Despite having a poor relationship with Shen Lu, I always consider her to be similar to myself.

Suddenly hearing that she intends to betray her original intentions and leave our "team," I unexpectedly feel heartache.

I arranged to meet Shen Lu, without any preamble, and directly handed her a bank card.

"There's 100,000 inside, you can use it for now."

She took the card and examined it closely, showing a strange smile - candid, indifferent, content, and disdainful...

"Thank you. I never expected that it would be you willing to help me," she said as she inserted the bank card into my bag. "Unfortunately, your money can't solve my problems..."

Shen Lu lit a cigarette, the smoke obscuring the dim light of the street lamps. The two of us chatted for a long time on the pedestrian bridge.

It was the first time since I met her that we had a proper conversation.

She talked about her family, her childhood, her first love... but conspicuously avoided mentioning the issues she was facing.

I threw her a lifeline, hoping to rescue the drowning Shen Lu, but she didn't choose to come ashore.

That night, I felt heavy-hearted, even imagining myself in a scenario where our savings were depleted, and my boyfriend needed an expensive life-saving drug costing ten thousand per dose. In such dire circumstances, would I make the same choice as Shen Lu?

This dreadful thought kept me awake at night.

I held onto Luo Junyu with one hand and softly asked in his ear:

"Will you always be by my side?"

"Of course, I'll always be with you. Don't worry about my illness; there are effective drugs available now, and medical technology is constantly advancing..."

I passionately kissed his cold lips.