Lin Jie, holding Lele, who refused to walk, walked into the first-floor lobby of Xiangtai Apartment and was politely stopped by the security guard at the property, "Mr. Lin, there's a relative who claims to be your cousin, waiting for you in the guest area!"

Relative? Cousin?

Lin Jie instinctively frowned, the word "relative" was quite an unfamiliar term for him.

He looked toward the guest area of the lobby and saw a young woman standing up there.

She looked to be about twenty-one or twenty-two years old, of medium stature, with a round face, a ponytail, and a slightly pointed chin. Overall, she wasn't particularly beautiful, but she wasn't bad-looking either, a type that grows on you.

Lin Jie noticed she was dressed plainly, in brown hiking shoes, jeans, and a black turtleneck sweater.

After locking eyes with Lin Jie, the young woman carried a backpack in her left hand and a somewhat worn light red down jacket in her right. She jogged over to Lin Jie.

Bowing repeatedly, she said urgently, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Mr. Lin. I'm pretending to be your relative, otherwise, the security here wouldn't let me wait for you!"

"I mean no harm, I just want to see you."

The security guard became a bit annoyed, took a step forward, blocked between Lin Jie and the young woman, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Lin, do you want me to chase her away?"

The young woman anxiously said, "Please, Mr. Lin, give me ten minutes to tell you something."

"No need to chase her away, I'll listen to what she has to say!"

After saying this to the security guard, Lin Jie went to the guest area, sat on a sofa, put Lele on the ground, and pointed to the sofa opposite him, saying to the young woman who followed, "Whatever it is, sit down and talk."

"Thank you!"

The young woman sat down, a bit excited, and said, "My name is Xu Pingying, I'm from a small town in Huangnan Province. This year I'm studying at a normal university in Huangnan Province, I'm a junior."

"My father is forty-seven this year and has uremia. He currently survives on dialysis, which he needs three times a week. Our family is in heavy debt and really can't hold on anymore."

"I know you established a charity fund, and I'm here to ask for your help!"

As she spoke, Xu Pingying opened her backpack, took out a lot of documents, and handed them to Lin Jie.

Lin Jie took the documents and glanced over them. There were hospital cases, various inspection sheets, and family situation statements with official seals, among other things.

An Kexin had once reminded Lin Jie about situations where relatives of patients come to seek help. After all, those with intentions could find Lin Jie's address from publicly available information on the internet.

This was indeed the first determined person to find their way here.

Lin Jie roughly flipped through the materials, handed them back to her, and said businesslike, "The Anlin Charity Fund has already opened an online aid application channel. Since you're in Binhai, you can also directly go to the charity fund's office to apply on-site."

"You must know something about my situation to find your way here."

"I will be going back to school soon. I don't participate in the specific operations of the charity fund, as these matters are handled by professional staff."

Xu Pingying accepted the documents back, feeling a bit disappointed, and said, "I know, what you said. I have already applied for aid from the Anlin Charity Fund through phone, the internet, and letters!"

"However, there hasn't been a response yet."

"I also understand that the Anlin Charity Fund you established must have received dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of aid requests. You can't possibly help everyone and can only choose some to assist."

Her face looked worried as she said, "It's extremely difficult at home. My father and mother are insisting that I finish college. Watching them get thinner every day, I'm very distressed and under a lot of pressure."

"Mr. Lin, I'm planning to donate one of my kidneys to my father, but we really can't afford the two hundred thousand for the surgery."

Xu Pingying, with red eyes, looked at Lin Jie, pleading, "Please help me, I beg you!"

Looking at the pleading Xu Pingying, Lin Jie somehow thought of Lin Miao.

Was she once like Xu Pingying, looking everywhere for a way to survive and begging others for help…

Seeing Lin Jie seemingly lost in thought as he looked at her, Xu Pingying blushed.

She bit her lips, a resolute look flashed in her eyes, she took a few rapid breaths, leaned a bit closer to Lin Jie, and whispered, "I understand, in this society, it's all about exchanges of benefits..."

"I... I have never had a boyfriend, I can accompany you..."

Lin Jie was startled out of his daydream, his face straightened, and he said, "Xu Pingying, you've obviously misunderstood my intentions, I have no such thoughts about you."

"Moreover, the charity fund has strict regulations on such matters. If similar benefit exchanges are discovered, the applicant's qualification is immediately revoked, the relevant staff member is immediately dismissed, and the person is held accountable for their economic and legal responsibilities."

It must be said, when Lin Jie looked stern and spoke solemnly, he was quite intimidating.

Xu Pingying was immediately scared to tears, and with a crying voice, she pleaded, "Please don't revoke my father's application qualification. Over the years, all the money my family could borrow has been borrowed, and there's really nothing we can do!"

"My mother works tirelessly day and night to earn money, my father is enduring his illness, and I'm in college. This tormenting life is driving me crazy."

"I just want to do something for my father and my family, please don't revoke my father's application qualification… I really have no other way… I beg you… I beg you... sob..."

Xu Pingying finally broke into tears.

Initially, she was trying very hard to hold back, her body quivering, crying with sobs.

Gradually, her crying got louder until it turned into loud wailing, as if she was releasing all the pain and suffering bottled up in her heart these years through her tears...

She was like an abandoned child, crying so helplessly and miserably, that it tugged at Lin Jie's heart.

He said very helplessly, "Alright, alright, don't cry anymore."

Seeing signs that Xu Pingying was about to cry even more, Lin Jie immediately said, "Do you want to treat your father's illness or not?"

The crying finally stopped, and Xu Pingying, with her face full of tears, looked at Lin Jie and said with sobs, "Are you willing to help me?"

Lin Jie said gloomily, "Go to the Anlin Charity Fund's office and submit an application there. If what you say is true, they will process it as a priority."

"Thank you! Thank you..."

Xu Pingying immediately stood up, bowing to Lin Jie while saying thank you repeatedly.

Lin Jie hurriedly said, "If you don't quickly disappear from my sight, I'll change my mind."

"Thank you!"

Saying this again, Xu Pingying grabbed her backpack and coat and ran out of the apartment.

After returning home, Lin Jie called An Kexin and explained the situation of Xu Pingying, ending with, "I saw her crying so pitifully, so I agreed."

"Kexin, have the fund people follow up on this. If what she says is true but doesn't meet the fund's aid criteria, I'll help her as an anonymous donor through designated assistance!"

An Kexin said angrily on the phone, "Does the fund lack your twenty or thirty thousand?"

"But, Lin Jie, this won't work."

"One or two is fine, but if all patients' families cry in front of you and we have to help them all, even a fund of over a billion won't suffice."

Lin Jie said sheepishly, "Kexin, I'm not an indiscriminate do-gooder, I know how to discern."

An Kexin took a deep breath and said, "There are still many pitiful people in the country, and our ability is limited. We can only help a few. Lin Jie, you need to harden your heart a bit!"

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