“What story? What are you talking about?” Emma completely did not understand what Cindy was saying, but she knew that Cindy was not joking, because Cindy was serious.
“There was a boy, whose father was a worker and mother was unemployed. He had a sister eight years younger than him. When he was ten, his father died of an illness and the only breadwinner in the family disappeared. He was ten and his sister was two, and to support the family, his mother worked from dawn to dusk, working two jobs.”
“He had a good academic record, but his family was really poor. When he graduated from junior high school, in order to let his younger sister go to school, and also to make his mother not so hard, he chose to drop out of school. Then, at the age of 16, he went to work as a laborer on a construction site. Later he was drafted into the army when he was eighteen. He served as a soldier for ten years and sent all his meager salary home every month to support his sister’s schooling and family expenses.”
“When he was twenty-eight, his mother died. He might have been in the army. He didn’t even see her last. Worrying about his sister, he gave up the original promising army, applied for discharge to take care of her sister. Without a degree or any professional skills, he came back and worked as a security guard to raise his sister, who is studying at university.”
“Unfortunately, his sister developed uremia, which was quite serious, and had to have a kidney transplant. The kidney transplant and the subsequent treatment all added up to 80, 000 dollars. He began to borrow money. Then he applied for a job as a bodyguard and the agreed price was 80, 000 dollars a year. In fact, he is a very arrogant man, with his own dignity and pride. He would never have done such a thing as bodyguard, which is ordered by others to act according to others. But for the sake of his sister’s illness, he had to do it.”
Cindy said slowly, most of it was the news she got from Frost, and some of it was her own guess, but what she said was really close to the truth of the matter.
After hearing what Cindy said, Emma was very surprised, widened her eyes and asked, “Are you talking about Carl?”
“Yes, that’s him. When he was a soldier, all his money was sent to his family. After he left the army, his sister was ill. The 80, 000 dollars he took from your father is actually money for his sister’s treatment.
“As I said before, he was a very proud man, with his own dignity. And he would never have been your bodyguard if he has another way. He doesn’t want you to pay for him because of his pride. And he’s only paid for himself because he really doesn’t have any money.” Cindy continued.
“How do…How do you know that? Did he tell you?” Emma asked in surprise.
Cindy shook her head and said, “Since you said he is a wood, do you think he would tell others about it? His sister told me.”
“His sister? Do you know his sister?” Emma was even more surprised.
“Yes, I have a good relationship with her. Her sister is a student in our class, and I am her head teacher and instructor. Today, I saw him when I went to the hospital to meet her on behalf of the school with the money we donated to her sister, and then I knew the story. We donated more than 8, 000 dollars in total. I contacted the Student Union to organize this activity, in fact, I just wanted to give her family a little help, because I knew his family was very poor.”
“However, he didn’t take the money, he asked me to take back the money to help others in need, saying he will not take the money since he now had the cure money, and he doesn’t want other people to help since he can do it himself, and he doesn’t want pity and sympathy of others. Furthermore, he also wants his sister to become an independent person.”
“It is not a small amount of 8, 000 dollars. Others would take it without thinking, but he did not. If you say he is stingy, I can only say, he is too generous and refused 8, 000 dollars without blinking.”
Cindy sat on the bed and said. In fact, not only Emma, but also herself was touched by her words.
Emma was surprised. She cannot image that Carl Ye is such a person. But, what Cindy said was not like a fake, and Cindy had no need to make up a story to deceive her.
Moreover, Cindy reminded that Carl gave back her money of 1, 700 dollars to buy clothes. This style was exactly the same as that his refusal to donate, she had to believe that it is true.
“Has… Has his sister been cured?” Emma asked Emma after a long time.
“Not yet. Surgery is on next Monday. I went to ask the doctor today, and the doctor told me the truth when he heard that I was a teacher. The operation could be successful, because it has been a very mature technology. However, the key problem is not the operation, but the kidney source. Although the source of the kidney is a match, no one can tell whether the kidney can match the patient. It’s just a matter of luck.”
“It’s not fair. Frost Ye is only twenty years old. She is a very clever girl. It will be a pity if she could not be cured.” Cindy also couldn’t help sighing.
Emma nodded and said, “If this is the case, he indeed has a tragic life. I’ll apologize to him tomorrow for what I said to him today.”