Chapter 12 — I'm in charge of my own life

I looked straight at her: "I'm just saying, those costs shouldn't be automatically transferred to me and my parents." Her eye sockets slowly turned red: "But you have 200,000 yuan."

“That's MY scholarship.”

“I will pay you later.”

“When will I pay?”

She was dumbfounded: "Wait until I graduate and go to work..."

“What if you can't find a job? What if you want to study for a master's degree? What if your parents get sick? Are you going to tell me again that you're having trouble, telling me to wait a little longer?”

To Van Tinh's face became increasingly pale. Bui Huc Ngon directly interrupted: "That's enough! She said she would pay, why do you need to force her so much?" I nodded: "Okay, don't ask her anymore. I'll ask YOU." Bui Huc Ngon's heart jumped. I asked the staff to show the screenshot that Duong Vu Kieu sent. A photo of a black car priced at 280,000 yuan appeared on the big screen. 【Rolling price is about 280,000 yuan, do you have any other suggestions? My father said he would buy one for him after graduating from college.】 The whole hall erupted in sounds of surprise. Bui Huc Ngon's face changed completely: "This is my personal matter. It has nothing to do with today's matter."

“Of course it's relevant.” I looked at him. "You said To Van Tinh doesn't have 120,000 to go to college. Your family has prepared a budget of 280,000 to buy a car for you. Are you willing to spend it?"

He was speechless. I continue to ask:

"You said helping her is the responsibility of the three of us. I spent 200,000, that's called honesty. So what do you call it when you give up the 280,000 yuan car?"

“The Best Time!” Bui Huc Ngon gritted his teeth. “I told you, it was a gift my parents gave me when I passed university.”

"The scholarship is also a corporate reward that encourages me to enter university. What is the difference in nature?"

“The car is my parents' money!”

"That's why you feel sorry." My voice is very light. “As for my scholarship, you don't feel sorry.”

There was silence in the stands. The comment stream on the livestream suddenly increased at a dizzying speed, making it almost impossible to see the words clearly. 【Green beans, it turns out this guy's family has nearly 1 billion to buy a car!】 【Taking his girlfriend's money to support his girlfriend???】 【No wonder he keeps saying that Poinsettia won't lack money in the future, he doesn't lack money himself!】 【200,000 of someone else's money can be ethically kidnapped, 280,000 of your own is not the same. Speechless.】 Bui Huc Ngon's face turned pale: "My family and Van Tinh are not related. How can we pay her tuition?"

“What about me?” I retorted. “What relationship do I have with her?”

Once again, he was speechless. To Van Tinh suddenly stood up.

"I never asked for money from Huc Ngon's family. I didn't want to accept it." She trembled. "You and Huc Ngon are in love. If you take money from his house, you will never be able to raise your face in front of his parents in the future."

The whole hall was buzzing again. I looked at her: "So when you take my money, you can raise your head?" Her lips lost all color: "That's not what I meant."

"What does that mean? You don't want to owe your boyfriend a favor. Should you choose to owe me? Because I used to like him, so I won't dare to ask for your debt? Or because I'm a good student, so 200,000 is not as important to me as to you?"

To Van Tinh's tears fell.

“Me I just want to go to college..."

“You can study. Loans, scholarships, support lines can all help you enroll. But he doesn't want to shoulder those things. He wanted the gentlest, most dignified path. Then let my parents continue to wake up at 3 a.m. kneading dough and shoulder the price of that dignity for you."

To Van Tinh staggered.