Chapter 1041: Just One Step Away

"It was my father, you know he's addicted to gambling. He's racked up a lot of debt at home, and all of them are high-interest loans. I've earned quite a bit of money from modeling this year, and thinking that relying on high-interest loans was no solution—interest would get compounded, and over time, our family wouldn't be able to repay it—so I took the money I'd earned to pay off my father's gambling debts."

"Because the interest was so high, my money wasn't enough. I also borrowed some from a model friend, promising to repay her this month. Only then did I cover all the gambling debts, hoping that debt-free, my mom could have an easier life and do fewer side jobs. But I never expected... he went gambling again!"

"Fei Fei... he gambled again. A few days ago, he called me to send him money. He lost at gambling, incurred more high-interest debt, and he even beat my mom, sending her to the hospital... I feel so terrible inside, Fei Fei, I really can't live like this anymore."