Chapter 22: Are You Leaving?

"Zhang Ma, please come in."

Shi Yi politely opened the door and invited Zhang Ma to come in.

The room was sparsely furnished, with only a bed, a table, and a chair. Shi Yi sat on her bed and let Zhang Ma sit on the chair in front of the table, the two facing each other.

"Zhang Ma, is there something you need from me?"

Zhang Ma looked into Shi Yi's eyes and asked with concern:

"Second Miss, how is your health?"

Shi Yi smiled slightly, "I'm much better, don't you worry."

"Miss, you must take your medicine on time and take good care of your body! You don't know, the last time I opened your door and saw the blood all over the floor, I was scared to death..."

Zhang Ma's face was full of heartache, and her eyes began to turn slightly red.

That morning, she wanted to wake the Second Miss up, but no matter how she called, there was no response. Fearing something had happened, she found the spare key and opened the Second Miss's door.

As a result, she saw the Second Miss alone, unconscious on the floor.

Blood was still flowing from the corners of her lips all over the floor.

Zhang Ma was terrified at the time and immediately picked her up, wanting to send her to the hospital. At this time, the Second Miss slowly woke up. She refused to go to the hospital no matter what, and wouldn't let Zhang Ma tell anyone. She only said she had ruined her stomach by drinking. Zhang Ma had no choice but to find some stomach medicine for Shi Yi to take. Fortunately, later on, the Second Miss's body got better day by day.

She hadn't vomited blood again.

"Zhang Ma, thank you so much for that day." Shi Yi said sincerely, "Otherwise... I don't know if I would still be alive right now."

"Phooey, phooey, Miss, you must never say such things again!" Zhang Ma's face turned red with anxiety: "You will definitely live a long and healthy life!"

"Live a long and healthy life... I don't dare to hope for that." Shi Yi curled her lips, "However, since Heaven has let me survive, I will definitely take good care of myself in the future."

Hearing Shi Yi say this, the heart Zhang Ma had been holding finally relaxed a little.

She had watched the Second Miss grow up from childhood, and had also watched how the Second Miss was forced step by step by the Shi family into an orphanage, framed and imprisoned, and tortured until she was covered in wounds.

She felt heartache from the bottom of her heart for this sensible and tenacious little girl.

But during this period, she also saw with her own eyes how the Second Miss lived like a dead person, living like a walking corpse every day...

Zhang Ma really worried that one day, she would commit suicide.

Hearing the Second Miss say this, Zhang Ma carefully took out a square object from her bosom and handed it to Shi Yi.

"Second Miss, actually, I came here today to give you this."

Shi Yi lowered her head to look. What Zhang Ma was holding was a file folder.

"This is..."

"This is the document the courier sent for you this morning. You know, every corner of the house is installed with surveillance by the Eldest Young Master. Only your room, the Eldest Young Master shouldn't have installed surveillance... so, I had to come to your room and hand this to you personally to be at ease."

Zhang Ma knew this must be something very important to the Second Miss.

Shi Yi's heart warmed, and she took the file folder from Zhang Ma's hands. She didn't know how long Zhang Ma had hidden the folder in her bosom; it still faintly carried her warmth.

"Thank you, Zhang Ma."

She tore open the file folder bit by bit and took out the stack of documents inside. The next moment, her pupils contracted! She saw the words "Medical Examination Report" written in large characters, and in the name column, it was her own name.

Shi Yi quickly flipped to the last page and saw a bright red stamp at the end of the document, with the two bright red characters "Qualified" on it.

Chu Yehan had indeed kept his promise!

Shi Yi's heart was filled with joy. She knew Chu Yehan couldn't be helping her sincerely; he was doing this only because he hoped she would go to Africa to work and then die in Africa sooner.

But she didn't care.

She didn't care at all about the war-torn, virus-ravaged place, or the vicious oath of dying without a burial place. Her only wish was to escape this home and do one thing she truly wanted to do before she died!

"Zhang Ma, I... I succeeded!"

Shi Yi's voice was tinged with a tremor, and she hugged Zhang Ma excitedly, holding her tightly.

Zhang Ma was also moved to tears. Although she didn't know what the Second Miss meant by success, she was happy for the Second Miss from the bottom of her heart!

Moreover, she also had a strong premonition—this time, the Second Miss might really be leaving this home.

"Second Miss, are you... leaving?"

"Mm, I can finally leave this home, leave this hell."

"That's great, Second Miss! You must go far away, fly high, don't, don't come back again..."

"Mm, I will go far away, fly high, and never... never come back again."

"Second Miss, Zhang Ma, Zhang Ma is sincerely happy for you."

Zhang Ma's voice choked up at some point, and her tone was intermittent, "But, but... no matter where you are... you must take good care of yourself... don't forget... what you just promised me... you must eat on time... rest more... don't tire yourself out... when you encounter things... don't... don't be stubborn... don't force yourself..."

Shi Yi's vision was already blurred by tears.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter how much questioning or grievance she had suffered, Zhang Ma had silently accompanied her, supported her, and taken care of her.

In this home, compared to Liu Wanxin, Zhang Ma was more like her mother.

She was also her only family left.

"Zhang Ma, don't cry, I promise you, I will take good care of myself, I won't be stubborn, and I won't force myself."

Shi Yi wiped the tears from her face, got up from Zhang Ma's shoulder, held her shoulders, looked into her eyes, and continued: "Zhang Ma, your kindness to me, Shi Yi, I will always remember in my heart, but in this life... I, I have no way to repay you, I can only wait for the next life to repay you."

Hearing the Second Miss's words, Zhang Ma felt her heart suddenly tighten, and tears fell *plop, plop*.

"Second Miss, what are you saying! I watched you grow up from childhood, in my heart, you are like my own child... I really cherish you, and I feel heartache for you... I don't need any repayment... Zhang Ma only hopes you live well in the future... live a peaceful and healthy life forever."

Shi Yi smiled gently, pulled a tissue from the table, and carefully wiped the tears from Zhang Ma's face.

"Zhang Ma, if you cry again, you'll summon my dad and mom. Leaving here is a good thing, you should be happy for me!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely take your kind words, and for the rest of my life..."

"Peaceful and healthy." ===== CHAPTER 23 =====