Chapter 33: Chapter 33: Just a Light Five Million

The payment clerk’s eyes lit up when she saw Yun Zijin again.

’Could it be this lady wants to pay someone’s fees again?’

"Nurse, I’m here to pay a bill."

Chen Junsheng took a debit card from his worn-out wallet and handed it to the clerk.

"Whatever he owes, just charge it to me."

Chen Junsheng instinctively turned his head, but he saw that the speaker was wearing a face mask and sunglasses, making it impossible to see her face.

"Thank you, but there’s no need. I can handle it myself."

Chen Junsheng smiled at Yun Zijin. Although he looked simple and rustic, his smile was sincere.

"Sir, I went to a temple yesterday to have my fortune told. The abbot said I have to do more good deeds to spend money and avert disaster. I just helped a leukemia patient pay off all their medical bills.

You seem like such a good person, you wouldn’t want me to fail at spending money and be unable to avert my disaster, would you?

If you really want what’s best for me, you’ll let the nurse here swipe my card."

This was the second time, and Yun Zijin was clearly getting the hang of it. She was really getting into character.

"You’re..." Chen Junsheng was stunned. He never thought someone would actually believe in fortune-telling and go this far with it.

"But I can’t just let you pay my bills for free. Why don’t you give me your bank account number? I scraped together 70,000 yuan this time, I can pay you back a little to start..."

"No, you can’t pay me back! Absolutely not! If you pay me back, my attempt to spend money will fail, I won’t be able to avert my disaster, and I’ll hold you responsible!

Sir, just take pity on me. Please, just let me help you pay the bill. Let me do a good deed to accumulate some good karma and avoid this calamity, okay?

This amount of money is nothing to me, but being able to help someone in need *and* avert my disaster makes me happy!

Ma’am, swipe the card! Quickly! Just like last time, charge a bit extra!"

Yun Zijin waved her Black Gold Card, urging the clerk to hurry up and swipe it.

"Right away!"

The clerk loved dealing with people who not only paid off the entire bill at once but also pre-paid an extra hundred thousand or more. Even the motion of swiping the card seemed a little more cheerful.

Seeing people worry and frown over their bills every day, she felt like she might get depressed herself one of these days.

But today, she’d met an angel. She had no idea if that whole "spending money to avert disaster" story was true, though.

Having successfully paid for the second person, completing her spending task while also helping someone else, Yun Zijin felt a deep sense of joy in both body and soul.

"Sir! Thank you for helping me spend money to avert disaster! Just use the money on your card to buy some nutritional supplements for the patient in your family. And don’t you dare think about paying me back!"

With that, Yun Zijin scurried away. Zero One, walking behind her, successfully blocked Chen Junsheng, who had tried to follow.

Once she was sure Chen Junsheng wasn’t chasing her, Yun Zijin breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

’These days, you even have to worry about being chased down for doing a good deed.’

"SOB... SOB... You’re still so young, how could you..."

"Don’t be sad. This is too expensive. I’m not getting treated anymore. Just come travel with me instead!"

When Yun Zijin heard this, she knew she’d found her next target for completing a spending task!

"Get treated! Why wouldn’t you get treated! There are always more solutions than problems. Tell me what’s going on; I’ll help you come up with a plan!"

Yun Zijin suddenly appeared from behind the couple, her words leaving them completely stunned.

Randomly Spend had already sent her the couple’s information on a virtual screen. One look was all it took for Yun Zijin to know they met her criteria for assistance.

"Excuse me, I couldn’t help but overhear a little of what you were saying just now. I was just passing by, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop!"

Yun Zijin gave the couple an apologetic smile, but since she was wearing a mask, they couldn’t see it.

"It’s fine. This is a public place, anyone can be here."

The woman forced a smile, but it truly wasn’t a pretty sight.

"I heard you say this lady is sick. Is the illness very expensive to treat?"

"Yes. It’s cancer. What kind of cancer isn’t expensive?"

A single round of chemotherapy costs thousands of yuan. A family that wasn’t extremely wealthy wouldn’t be able to bear the cost.

"So you..."

Yun Zijin couldn’t bring herself to finish the sentence.

"It’s okay. I already know how it will end."

"Maybe... I can help you? Anything that can be solved with money isn’t a real problem!

Come on, come on, let’s go inside and talk."

Yun Zijin grabbed the woman’s arm and started walking toward the hospital entrance. The woman’s husband hurried to follow.

"Uh... no, thank you. I’ve already decided not to get treated. Your money is the blood, sweat, and tears of your parents. What would it mean for you to spend it on a stranger like me?"

The woman said, trying to pull her hand away from Yun Zijin’s grasp.

"I grew up in an orphanage; what parents? Don’t worry, the money is all my own. Besides, I’m an adult, so I have full control over my own finances.

I’m not saying I can help you with everything, just that I’ll do what I can. At the very least, it could buy you some more time, right?

Also, the whole reason I came to the hospital today was to do good deeds and spend money to avert disaster. You’re the third patient I’ve decided to help today.

I have a feeling that after I help you today, my risk of a bloody calamity will be gone!

So, miss, could you really bear to let a poor soul like me, who’s just trying to save her own life by spending money to avert disaster, perish tragically just because I failed to spend enough?

You couldn’t do that, could you?"

The woman: ...

’You’ve made it impossible to say no, so what could I possibly say?’

"Are you that ’angel sister’ everyone in the hospital is talking about today? The one who’s generously opening her wallet to spend money and avert disaster?"

The moment her husband heard Yun Zijin mention "spending money to avert disaster," he suddenly recalled the bizarre incident at the payment window he’d overheard people talking about while waiting for his wife’s examination.

Yun Zijin: ... (°ー°〃)

’So why ’angel sister’ and not ’fairy sister’?’

"That’s right! It’s me! So you don’t need to feel burdened at all! Helping you pay your bill means my ’do good deeds and spend money to avert disaster’ plan for today will be a complete success!

You wouldn’t want my plan to fail, would you?"

Yun Zijin turned and looked at them with a serious expression.

The couple hurriedly shook their heads. After she’d put it like that, it would seem a bit too heartless to refuse.

Yun Zijin grabbed the woman’s hand, marched straight to the payment window, and handed her Black Gold Card to the clerk inside. "Ma’am, swipe the card!"

The nurse: ...

"You’re back again. Who are you paying for this time?"

’The people who came to the hospital today are really lucky.’

"She’s the patient, and this is the patient’s family."

"Let me see her ID card to look her up."

The woman took her ID card out of her purse and handed it over.

"Yang Jingfang. You just had your examination today. Have you decided to be admitted for treatment?"

The clerk didn’t mention what her illness was.

"Of course, of course! Use the best of everything. Just... casually charge five million. That should last for a while. I’ll come back to check in some time."

Yun Zijin had originally planned to say 2.1 million, but the words changed as they left her mouth, becoming five million.

’The extra two million can be considered a bonus from me for today!’

’I have so much in my savings anyway. It’s no big deal to help a few more people in need.’

"That... that’s too much! You can’t! Nurse, don’t swipe the card yet!"

When the woman heard Yun Zijin say five million, she was so frightened she almost had a heart attack and quickly yelled for them to stop.

Hearing "five million," the payment clerk didn’t dare to swipe the card either. It was just too much!

Before, she had charged enough to cover outstanding debts, surgery costs, and some follow-up treatment fees without hesitation.

But to swipe for five million all at once? Her hand went limp at the thought.