"Yes, yes, you're so beautiful. With your face ruined like this, what will you do in the future?" Shi's mother was furious and anxious, clapping her hands, stomping her feet in distress, her eyes also turning red.
"Dad, Mom, this was just an accident. Besides, the government has already provided compensation." Shi Ran lowered her head, her slender fingers covering her face as she touched the hideous scar, feeling a dull ache in her chest.
The scar on her face was a lifelong pain, enough to make her so self-conscious that she dared not face anyone.
"Wuwu... my poor daughter."
Shi's mother sat by the bedside and pulled Shi Ran into her arms. "I knew you didn't want to come home for the Lunar New Year. Such a big thing happened, and you kept it from me and Dad, you silly girl. Wuwu... our family is full of unfortunate people."
Her son's gambling addiction had caused them to lose so much money that they eventually had to sell their house and were almost driven to the streets. They were chased by debt collectors everywhere, which led to Shi Min Kui having his legs broken.
They thought that was the worst that could happen, but then Shi Ran was unfortunately disfigured by an accident.
At that moment, Shi's mother was almost plunged into despair.
Shi's father sighed repeatedly, not knowing what to say. He just looked at Shi Ran with heartache. "It's okay, you're still young. You can have plastic surgery for repair later."
"Yes, yes, yes, cosmetic surgery technology is very mature now. Dad and I will earn money to take you for reconstructive surgery, and it will definitely get better."
Shi's mother held Shi Ran's hand. "Girl, don't worry, please don't be sad or upset."
"Daughter, don't worry, with Dad here, no matter what it takes, I'll take you for surgery." Shi's father's gaze was firm, possessing the dignity of a father, and even more so, his sense of responsibility.
The two of them believed it and didn't ask any more questions about the disfigurement. Shi Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and her hanging heart finally settled.
"I think so too. I'll get reconstructive surgery when I have money. So, it's not a big deal, don't worry too much."
She smiled slightly, instead comforting her parents.
However, they didn't know that Shi Ran had keloid-prone skin, and her disfigurement was irreparable.
The family sat together and chatted for a long time. Shi Ran kept comforting her parents until they were finally at ease.
After going to the bathroom to wash up, she said to her parents, "Dad, Mom, I'm going downstairs to eat."
"Go, go," Shi's father waved his hand.
Shi Ran nodded and left the ward.
Leaving the inpatient department, Shi Ran looked at the time on her phone. It was already eleven in the morning.
She took out her phone, found the phone number of 'Meng Jingwei' saved on it, and dialed.
After a while, a mechanical voice rang out from the other end of the phone, "Hello, the user you have dialed is switched off. Please try again later."
"Switched off?"
Shi Ran found it unbelievable and called again, but the result was still switched off.
She called several times in a row, and the phone was always switched off.
Shi Ran thought that Meng Jingwei was filming in the crew and figured she must be busy, so she turned off her phone.
So, she used her current WeChat account to add Meng Jingwei's WeChat.
She found a breakfast shop near the hospital, ordered a soy milk and rice noodles, and sat in a corner to eat.
Being pregnant, she couldn't stand greasy food, but Shi Ran could only endure the discomfort in her stomach and eat a few bites.
There were many things to do during the day, and she had to eat more to have the energy to do other things.
Shi Ran was fortunate that her pregnancy reaction was not as severe as that of other pregnant mothers, some of whom experienced intense reactions and even vomited from pregnancy until their babies were almost born.
Her pregnancy only caused slight nausea, which she could tolerate by enduring it.