When the Doctor Uses A Hack-Chapter 616: Cherish

In Zhang Wenbo’s nostrils, the New York air was so enticing.

Filled with the freedom and extravagance of capitalism.

Harboring ideals for the future, he was about to see his American house.

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300,000 US dollars—that was all of Zhang Wenbo’s savings, but… it didn’t matter. Thinking of the beautiful future that awaited, he felt it was all worth it.

As soon as he got off the plane, he couldn’t wait to call A-Lian.

But… the call just wouldn’t go through.

Zhang Wenbo chuckled and cursed, could this little cutie be planning to surprise him?

Little rascal!

Zhang Wenbo had known her for two years already. This woman frequented high-class circles and drove luxury cars—surely she wouldn’t deceive him over a mere 300,000 US dollars.

Even her parents, Zhang Wenbo had personally looked them up, without the least bit of doubt, because the photos really did resemble some mid-level leader.

He returned to the apartment he rented, ready to unpack his luggage quickly and head out.

But as he opened the door, Zhang Wenbo was stunned!

The whole apartment was a mess as if a thief had been through it!

Zhang Wenbo was filled with rage. With these terrible crime rates, after searching for a while, he found all his valuable belongings were gone!

Fuck!

Zhang Wenbo silently cursed and picked up the phone to call the police.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door. When Zhang Wenbo opened it, he saw the landlord.

"Dr. Zhang, isn’t it time to pay your rent?" The landlord was over sixty but liked to work out, so he was still quite robust.

Zhang Wenbo anxiously said, "Mr. Peter, there’s been a burglary in my room! I have to call the police first, please wait a moment."

Old Peter looked at the mess in the room, and his eyebrows immediately furrowed.

He lived just across the hall. Upon learning of the burglary, he also grew angry. He looked at Zhang Wenbo, "A burglary? I have cameras in the hallway. Do you want to check them out?"

Zhang Wenbo eagerly nodded, following Peter into his room. After turning on the footage, he was momentarily dumbfounded!

During the days he was gone, aside from his girlfriend A-Lian, no one else had entered the room.

Upon closer inspection at that moment, he realized that all the valuable things had been taken by A-Lian herself.

At that point, Zhang Wenbo froze!

He picked up the phone to dial A-Lian’s number repeatedly, but he couldn’t get through at all.

Even using Peter’s phone was to no avail!

Right then, Zhang Wenbo panicked!

He hurriedly hailed a taxi to A-Lian’s residence, only to find out she had long gone.

He attempted to find any leads to her whereabouts, but… this A-Lian seemed to have vanished into thin air all of a sudden.

In that moment, Zhang Wenbo’s scalp tingled, a sense of despair suddenly rising within him.

Could it be… he had been conned?

Thinking this, he felt weak all over.

He never imagined he would see the day when someone would deceive him.

He rushed to the police station, and after reporting the burglary, he suddenly found out… even the name and ID were fake!

And most importantly,

The police told him, "This woman, her real name is Amy, and in the past few days, we’ve received three reports about her. We’ll contact you when we find any clues."

"One thing is certain, this is a con artist, and she’s part of a gang that specifically targets Chinese students and rich second-generation immigrants."

With this revelation, Zhang Wenbo was shell shocked!

He was dumbfounded.

He never expected that, always being the one to deceive others, one day he would be the one deceived!

Coming out of the police station, Zhang Wenbo felt as if his soul had been hollowed out.

All his hopes seemed to vanish at that moment.

So much for high-ranking officials!

So much for being a rich second generation!

So much for the wealthy and beautiful!

Fuck them all to death far away.

Zhang Wenbo shouted loudly, but no one around paid any attention to him, and he slumped to the ground, his body limp.

At that moment, he was filled with regret…

And remorse!

Fantasies were just an outburst of his own desires…

His dreams were snuffed out by someone else’s hands.

For a long time.

He sat there in silence, countless memories replaying in his mind.

The bits and pieces of life, like fleeting clouds, constantly perform in my mind.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that these five years, for him, were like junk food, lacking anything worth savoring.

What was the dream in the beginning?

He found he had forgotten...

What was the original intention?

He actually dared not face it...

What are people most afraid of?

They are most afraid of being unable to face their mistakes, unable to turn back, to walk the road of regret...

Looking at the capitalism he envied, looking at this bustling New York, he staggered like a beggar, bumping along yet not knowing where to go.

Because the road back had been sealed off by his own hands.

"Haha..."

"Hahaha..."

"How ridiculous!"

...

At this moment, he began to miss Shi Na madly, desperate to tell her he was wrong!

He was wrong from the start!

But, when he mustered the courage to dial the phone, he found he didn’t even have the right to apologize.

He had been blocked.

He missed his children, but upon careful thought, he couldn’t recall what they looked like now.

Suddenly, a few words flashed in his mind: You don’t deserve it!

Zhang Wenbo laughed out loud.

Right!

He didn’t deserve it.

Just then, the phone suddenly rang.

Zhang Wenbo saw it was his brother, picked up the phone to speak, but suddenly heard the other side say:

"Zhang Wenbo, don’t contact me anymore. I don’t have a brother like you. You didn’t even come to our father’s funeral—are you even human?" The voice was very calm, yet very resolute!

He hung up the phone.

Zhang Wenbo wanted to cry.

Right!

He didn’t deserve it!

He didn’t deserve to be a son!

He didn’t deserve to be a father!

He didn’t deserve to be a husband!

Once upon a time, a loving family awaited his return, a devoted wife tended to the household, loving children calling out "Dad," a caring father preparing sumptuous meals...

All these!

All these wonderful things...

He found he had grown accustomed to them day by day, taking them for granted, overlooking them... until he ignored them altogether.

He started to greedily seek so-called thrills, so-called "fantasies"...

It was at this moment that he realized happiness was actually so simple, but he had not cherished it.

Now, when he thought he was wealthy enough and capable enough, he found he no longer deserved happiness!

Because he had let down those happy moments!

He didn’t deserve happiness!

Some people, who were willing to be kind to you for no reason, had already left.

And some people, who foolishly waited for you, had lost heart.

At this moment, Zhang Wenbo knew.

He had nothing left...

Looking at the New York sky, he suddenly felt that his once-envied bustling nightlife was nothing but an illusion. Stay tuned with novelbuddy

By the time he realized it, his heart had died in a foreign land!

He didn’t even dare to think about regret!

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PS: I wish everyone to cherish the extraordinary within the ordinary, to spend more time with your parents, with your spouse and children during this period.

Fictional stories are not real, but the emotions are genuine. Some ask, what is the purpose of writing this?

Well, I want to say, the purpose of writing is to remind everyone not to overlook the emotions in life.