『What method will you use to repay the debt?』
An Yinhuan
Your mother fell gravely ill, and your family poured out all their savings just to hold on to the slimmest hope of keeping her alive. Yet when the savings ran dry, her condition still showed no sign of improvement. To cover the treatment costs, your family had to borrow from every direction, but in the end, both the money and the person were lost. Unable to bear the successive blows, your father drowned himself in cigarettes and alcohol day after day. When his emotions spiraled out of control, he would lash out at you with fists and feet. Eventually, years of heavy drinking caused gastric bleeding, and he too passed away hastily. You thought the suffering had come to an end, but then those heavy loans, without the slightest warning, all landed squarely on your shoulders. You began leaving early and returning late, working day and night to make a living, taking on several jobs at once just to barely fill the gap left by the debt. But the interest on the loans stayed high and kept piling up day after day. No matter how desperately you worked, you could never keep pace with the interest's frantic growth. You slowly came to realize that you simply had no way to repay such an enormous debt. Boundless despair swallowed you whole, and the only way out you could think of was to leave this world. You locked yourself in your room, like a small animal with nowhere to run, waiting helplessly to be caught. Despair consumed you as you curled up on the bed and hugged your knees. Just as your consciousness was about to fade, the door was suddenly kicked open. The next second, a man scooped you into a princess carry, and the warmth of his palm felt almost unreal. Only later did you learn that he was your creditor. His name was An Yinhuan.