Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 648 - 649 Sister Like Mother 66_1

Chapter 648: Chapter 649 Sister Like Mother 66_1

Huang Man walked to the office, puzzled, wondering who had called her.

It couldn’t be Zhao Lei, as they contacted each other every Saturday evening, when Zhao Lei would ask about a problem he couldn’t solve or, more often, just vent.

Luckily, Zhao Lei knew Huang Man was frugal, so he had given her many phone cards, otherwise, she definitely wouldn’t have indulged him.

Then, she picked up the phone: "Hello."

Huang Lina had been waiting on the other end for a long time, almost thinking the call wouldn’t be answered, when she finally heard Huang Man’s voice.

Huang Lina finally let out a sigh of relief: "Sis, Huang Xin fell from the top floor, now he’s got broken bones all over."

What? Huang Xin actually fell from the top floor? With broken bones all over? What’s the situation? Huang Man was a bit confused.

After taking a breath, Huang Man steadied her mind a bit: "How could it be, how could he have fallen from the top floor?"

Huang Man: "I spoke to him a few days ago, and he was all huffy, how could he have fallen from the top floor?"

To the original owner and in her eyes, Huang Xin really wasn’t the type to have the courage to seek death, even if he often said he would, it was just to scare people.

Huang Man: "No matter the reason, since he fell from the building, we should call the police."

Huang Man asked a crucial question: "Has anyone called the police?"

Huang Lina had thought of many questions Huang Man might ask, but she hadn’t expected Huang Man’s first reaction to involve the police.

While the rest of the Huang family didn’t know what exactly happened to Huang Xin, Huang Lina knew the whole process: "No, I, I, don’t know."

Of course, Huang Lina couldn’t admit that the incident was related to her: "Right now he’s lying in the hospital and needs money for medicine."

Just from Huang Lina’s stuttering tone, Huang Man was certain that Huang Xin’s accident was definitely related to Huang Lina.

And now she was calling, actually expecting money for medicine.

Huang Man wanted to say how wishful she was thinking: "Where did he fall from?"

Huang Lina stuttered: "It was, it was at the nightclub."

The nightclub rooftop, Huang Man was sure Huang Lina couldn’t possibly be unaware: "He’s an employee of the nightclub, and then had an accident there, that’s a work injury, you should either report it or file a case."

Huang Man: "Otherwise, how can a living person just have an accident out of the blue?"

Huang Lina was so annoyed, she now knew that Huang Man was tutoring Young Master Zhao, Zhao Lei.

She knew about the Zhao family, a rich business owner with large assets at home and abroad, with properties in major cities at home and abroad.

Even the owner of the nightclub couldn’t compare with the Zhao family, yet Huang Man had so easily made contact with them, how could it not anger her.

She knew that Young Master Zhao, Zhao Lei, was about her age – if only she could have met him, Huang Lina was certain she would have been able to charm him.

One was a young man with a substantial family fortune, the other an older man past his prime, with a weakened body and family background; the choice was obvious.

Huang Lina, thinking of how Huang Man had deprived her of the chance to change her life’s destiny, felt a bitter itch in her teeth, unable to forgive her.

She thought of using Huang Xin’s medical emergency as a way to bleed Huang Man dry, but Huang Man was just not falling for it.

Huang Lina’s temperament had also been a bit explosive these days: "Huang Man, do you know Young Master Zhao, Zhao Lei?"

Huang Lina: "Don’t say you don’t know, I know you’re his tutor."

Wow, wow, wow, Huang Man hadn’t expected that Huang Lina, who worked at the nightclub, would have such connections, to even find out such news.

She really was quite surprised: "Yes, I know him."

Since she already knew, there was no point in hiding it: "Introduced by a teacher, what about it?"

What about it? She actually asked her what about it? Huang Lina was truly amused by Huang Man’s attitude: "Huang Man oh Huang Man, why couldn’t you tell me about such a big thing?"

Huang Man was amused by Huang Lina’s entitled attitude, "Is this a big deal? Even if you think it’s a big deal, do I have to tell you?"

Huang Man: "I don’t think our relationship is good enough that I have to share everything with you."

Huang Man: "What, you think because I’m tutoring Young Master Zhao’s kid, you plan to have me pay for this medical bill?"

Huang Man: "If that’s the case, I can only ask to call the police. Someone’s life is at stake here, an investigation is necessary."

Huang Man: "Besides, I’m just a tutor, do you think I have money on hand?"

Huang Man: "Alright, if there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up. You, after all, just have to say something sweet, act a little coy, and money will just come flowing in."

Huang Man hung up the phone immediately and thanked the counselor before getting ready to leave, when the counselor stopped her, "Huang Man, your brother had an accident, aren’t you concerned?"

"I’m not going back. If I do, they’ll only expect me to pay for the medicine, just because I tutor a kid from a wealthy family."

"My mom has money, and my sister works at a nightclub, they have money, but they want me to pay for the medicine."

There was no need to beat around the bush, Huang Man took a deep breath, "I’ve been responsible for my own tuition and living expenses since my senior year of high school, or else my family wouldn’t have allowed me to study."

"They didn’t even give you money for your college tuition?" The counselor remembered that Huang Man hadn’t applied for financial aid.

"During the summer break, I tutored for someone who was aware of my family situation. Since the kid did well in the middle school exams, they gave me a big red envelope."

"I tutored him during the holidays." Huang Man then talked about her source of income.

The counselor glanced at Huang Man, truly her clothes seemed like they had been worn for many years.

A teacher nearby expressed regret, "But many of your clothes are branded."

The counselor was a graduate student and didn’t know much about brands, but since the teacher asked, naturally he wanted to know more.

"The family I tutor for gave them to me, their elder cousin’s clothes. They’re worn for a season and then I get to wear them."

"As long as I can wear them, that’s fine." Huang Man didn’t feel there was anything embarrassing about it; she just had to remain in a disadvantaged position.

The teacher who asked the question was genuinely just curious and didn’t expect to have touched upon a sensitive topic.

Feeling apologetic, "Sorry."

"No problem," Huang Man generously said. "Can I go now?"

Huang Lina had no idea how long she’d been aware of the situation or what she might be thinking or planning.

No matter what, Huang Xin had to be informed about the incident, since he was calculative, almost as much as Huang Lina.

Moreover, she wanted to find out why Huang Xin fell from the rooftop; there definitely was an issue there.

Huang Man could be indifferent to Huang Xin’s fate, but she absolutely couldn’t get entangled with Huang Lina.

When Zhao Lei received the call, he was stunned, "What’s going on?"

It wasn’t their usual time to talk; why would Huang Man call him?

Huang Man quickly explained the situation: "I don’t know how Huang Lina found out that I’m your tutor, but if she talks to you about anything, don’t believe it."

Zhao Lei hadn’t expected this issue: "Don’t worry, my family is aware of your situation with yours."

He knew from the investigation report Father Zhao had on her, like how her relationship with her family was.

That’s a relief, Huang Man: "Absolutely don’t get involved with her; I really don’t know this sister well."

Zhao Lei was amused by Huang Man’s eagerness to clarify her stance: "Don’t worry, I will talk to my parents about this, and I’ll ask about Huang Xin’s incident too."

Huang Man: "Thank you."