chapter 1 receive a lot of looks

People were coming and going in the hospital corridor.
But Murray Yoxall didn't care, squatting in the corner and crying.
"Your mother's stomach tumor has become malignant. If you don't pay 15,000 dollars for surgery, she can only live for one month," The doctor's cold words pricked his heart like needles.
But Murray couldn't afford the expensive fee.
The adoptive father, Nat Yoxall, disappeared while working on a boat a year ago, and the adoptive mother, Isla Scrooge, fainted from a stomach tumor and was hospitalized. The newly graduated Murray became the mainstay of the family.
This year, in order to treat his adoptive mother, Murray not only used up his family's savings and borrowed all the online loans, but also went to the Thrussell family to be the live-in son-in-law.
He worked like a slave in the Thrussell family and lost all his dignity, only to get 75,000 dollars.
But the money was used up in the hospital in an instant.
Murray now only had a mobile phone and 2 dollars left.
"Another 15,000 dollars, another 15,000 dollars…" Thinking of the figure the doctor said, Murray felt deeply desperate. How could he get the 15,000 dollars when he was at the end of his rope?
But he couldn't just watch his mother die.
"No, I must borrow 15,000 dollars," Murray wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth and stood up, "I will never risk my mother's life."
He decided to borrow money regardless of his dignity.
Murray came to the first house and knocked on his uncle's door.
Aunt opened the door with a straight face.
Murray desperately begged his aunt for help, "Aunt, my mother needs money for surgery…"
"You are here to ask for money? Again?"
"Isn't 30 dollars enough for you?"
"Get out, get out, get out, don't come here, we don't have relatives who are so greedy for money like you…" Aunt said as she pushed Murray out, and then slammed the door.
Hearing these harsh words, Murray trembled with anger and punched the wall.
He knew that people were indifferent, but he didn't expect that his uncle and aunt, who had taken away his father's ancestral house, would refuse to help even a tenth.
Murray had no choice but to ask other relatives to borrow money shamelessly, but all of them turned him down.
They also warned Murray not to harass them again, otherwise they would call the police and arrest him immediately.
Then, the landlord also called and said that if the rent was not paid within a week, he would clear Isla's room.
Online lending companies even made fierce calls.
Murray reluctantly called Freya Thrussell who was traveling in the Maldives.
When Freya heard him asking for money, she hung up the phone in disgust.
There was nearly no hope.
After being blown by the cold wind on the street for a long time, Murray wiped away his tears and came to the Zero Bar.
This was opened by his ex-girlfriend Mandy Parish... No, it was his former roommate Omar Harrelson who lent Mandy 750,000 dollars to realize her dream.
Of course, it was also because of the 750,000 dollars that Mandy left Murray and threw herself into the arms of Omar.
With the gimmick of a cold and elegant school beauty, business here was very popular and it had become a gathering place for many rich second generations of Midsea.
Murray also became a laughingstock.
Although Murray felt humiliated coming here, thinking of his mother's surgery expenses, he could only walk into the Zero Bar.
He also believed that Mandy would lend him the 15,000 dollars because of their past relationship.
There were people playing guitars and singing in the bar, and the atmosphere was lively and noble.
The smell of perfume here made Murray feel inferior.
Murray walked into the hall, and the entire audience fell silent instantly.
More than a dozen men and women in graceful clothes looked over.
Murray also looked at Omar and Mandy.
He saw high spirits and deep disdain in Omar's eyes, but he didn't see a trace of guilt.
Mandy wore a low-cut tank top, revealing her white midriff, and her lower body was in a pair of short hot pants that couldn't be any shorter.
Her fair skin, two slender thighs, and beautiful face were very eye-catching.
However, her cold and arrogant expression made many people afraid to look at her.
She looked at Murray coldly, as if she was seeing a dog on the street.
Mandy's best friend Lavender Nelson jumped down from the high chair, "Murray, what are you doing here?" The tone was disgusted.
Murray gathered his courage and said, "I'm here to…"
"We don't need a cleaner here," Lavender sneered, "Go away."
She had always looked down on the impoverished Murray, and it was she who tried her best to bring Mandy and Omar together.
Murray hurriedly waved his hand and explained, "I'm not here to be a cleaner, I'm here to…"
"4 dollars for lemonade and 25 dollars for cocktail. Can you afford it?" Lavender sneered and hit him, "Even if you have pocket money from the Thrussell family, we still don't welcome you here."
Omar spat out, "Damn it, it's unlucky. It must be because I didn't read the almanac today, so I just ran into the live-in trash."
Omar and the others had already known about Murray's marriage as a live-in son-in-law to counteract the bad luck.
More than a dozen men and women laughed when they heard this.
"I…" Murray stepped forward bravely, and when Mandy was about to speak, a beautiful girl shouted again, "Get your dirty hands off the leather sofa."
She also waved her hand in front of her nose, as if Murray was coming out of a stinking ditch.
Murray retracted his hand as if he was bitten by a snake, his face turned red.
He knew he would be humiliated, but he didn't expect them to be so heartless.
He gritted his teeth and blurted out, "I'm here to see Mandy."
"Mandy, let's go out and talk…" Murray hoped to save his last bit of dignity.
Mandy crossed her slender legs, and her white toes shone in the light. There was no sarcasm or movement, but this was precisely the biggest disdain.
Omar's lips curled up with a hint of teasing, "Mandy is my girlfriend now, not just someone you can meet freely."
He also rubbed Mandy's leg in a demonstrative manner.
Murray's cheeks burned, "Mandy, I really have something to ask you. Let's go out and talk."
Mandy looked at Murray without response, only with arrogance and indifference, as if looking at an insignificant ant.
"Go away, I feel sick when I see you," Lavender shouted impatiently, "Don't ruin our mood."
Looking at Mandy who didn't even leave a fig leaf for himself, Murray felt very disappointed and sad, but he still managed to say, "Mandy, I want to borrow 15,000 dollars from you," Murray made a promise, "Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back. I can pledge my ID card and graduation certificate to you…"
"15,000 dollars?" Lavender shouted exaggeratedly, "Murray, you want to borrow 15,000 dollars?
"Your whole outfit is not even worth 15 dollars, how dare you borrow 15,000 dollars?"
Murray looked at Mandy and explained, "My mother needs money for surgery…
"I know this is very abrupt, but I'm really need help. Please," He also took out his mother's medical records in the hope of impressing Mandy.
Omar looked at him as if looking at an idiot, "Your father disappeared and your ancestral house was taken away by your uncle. Now your house is rented. You are a live-in son-in-law and also don't have a job. How dare you borrow 15,000 dollars?"
In the past year since graduation, Murray had either been busy with his mother's illness or catered to the Thrussell family, and had not found a job in a company.
So now he was still a jobless person.
"After my mother's surgery is over, I will find a job right away. I will definitely be able to pay it back," Murray was so ashamed that he wanted to turn around and run away, but at this point, he had to persist.
"Mandy, I beg you, my mother needs to have an operation and really needs this money…" At this moment, Murray felt as humble as a dog.
Lavender sneered, "We are not your father. Your mother needs money for surgery. Does it have anything to do with us?"
"Mandy, please help me," Murray looked at Mandy and begged, "I will definitely pay you back the money."
Everyone looked at Mandy.
Mandy looked at Murray coldly, and in a tone even colder than her expression, saying words that chilled Murray, "Wanting to borrow money from me?
"Don't you think it's ridiculous?
"What does your mother's life or death have to do with me?
She sneered, "Do you think there is still a remaining relationship between us?
"Stop being self-sentimental.
"There is not a white swan would care about a toad."
Murray looked at Mandy in astonishment and was unable to believe that she had said these words.
"Our group is not the place you can enter."
"My money is also not for you to borrow."
"I don't have any feelings for you at all."
"By the way, when I was dating you, I was sick, and you gave me a piece of Tai Chi jade, saying it would keep me safe."
"Now, I return this piece of Tai Chi jade to you. You use it to keep your mother safe and sound," Mandy took out a piece of Tai Chi jade from the drawer under the table and threw it into Murray's hand with an expressionless face, "Go away, don't come here again.
"It's inappropriate for you to appear at the Zero Bar. You're causing trouble for me and Omar." Her voice was very calm, without any arrogance, but it pushed people to the ground, as if looking at an ant on the ground from the sky. "As a human being, you must have self-awareness."
Lavender pushed Murray away, "Get out of here, you toad."
Murray looked desperate.
Omar suddenly said, "I can lend you 150,000 dollars."
Murray's eyes lit up, and his whole body was excited, "Really?"
Omar smiled playfully, "Kneel down."
Murray's blood surged all over his body, and there was anger in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Plop!" Murray knelt down straight.
His knees hurt, and his heart hurt even more.
But for the sake of his mother, Murray never hesitated.
"Hahaha!" Lavender and the others laughed out loud, surprised that Murray, who was known as the toughest bone, would kneel in front of them like this.
Someone picked up the cell phone to film the scene.
Mandy raised her snow-white chin, as proud as a princess, and was even more contemptuous: a man without a backbone.
Omar went to the bathroom and came back with a cup filled with yellow liquid, and then placed it in front of Murray with a bang.
"Drink it on your knees," Omar threw out a bank card, "I'll lend you 150,000 dollars."
Looking at the glass of liquid, Murray was stunned for a moment, then became angry: This is urine!
"You bastards!" Murray threw the cup over and said, "You bully others too excessively."
Mandy and the others screamed and were in a mess.
Omar was furious and ordered, "Beat him!"
Murray turned around and ran away.
Seven or eight dandy young men rushed forward.
Two fists were no match for four hands, and Murray was quickly knocked down.
He leaned against the wall and protected his head with his hands.
He had no feeling at all in his hands and just held his head instinctively.
The head was protected, but the rest of his body could not be protected. After being hit by a few heavy punches, Murray began to bleed.
Mandy, Lavender, and the others shouted happily.
Murray's counterattack seemed to be treasonous to them, so he himself was the only one to blame.
"What a trash!" Omar stepped on Murray's head.
"Bang! "Murray's hands holding his head finally let go, and he slid feebly along the wall to the ground.
He passed out.
A stream of blood flowed out from the palm of his hand and seeped into the ancient Tai Chi jade… "Whoosh!" the light flashed away.