Late February 12th, the corridors of the hospital inpatient department gradually quieted down. Most of the lights in the wards had gone out, leaving only the emergency lights on both sides of the corridor giving off a faint green glow, casting a somewhat chilly glow on the long corridor. Lin Ye sat on a bench at the door of his mother's ward, clutching a crumpled collection note tightly in his hand, his fingertips pale from straining, and the edges of the paper almost crushed by him.
This payment reminder was delivered by the nurse in the afternoon. It clearly states: 160,000 yuan for the operation fee has been prepaid, 100,000 yuan has been paid, and the remaining 60,000 yuan must be paid in full before 5 p.m. on February 13th; otherwise, the operation arrangement will be postponed. Looking at the cold handwriting, Lin Ye felt as if a huge rock was weighing on his heart and he couldn't catch his breath. In the afternoon, Ah K told him that after selling PUPPIES, 203,000 was credited to his account. After deducting the 20,000 previously borrowed from Ah K, there was 183,000 left. He thought it was enough to cover his mother's surgery and subsequent nutrition expenses, but he ignored the additional expenses for her preoperative examination and intensive care - in just one day, all expenses had accumulated to 83,000, and the remaining 100,000, After deducting the remaining 60,000, there was only 40,000 left, which was far from enough to support the mother's postoperative rehabilitation treatment.
Although her surgery is scheduled for the morning of February 14th, she will need to be observed in the intensive care unit for 3 to 5 days after the operation, which will cost tens of thousands of yuan per day for monitoring fees and medicine fees. Plus the follow-up check-ups and rehabilitation training, it will cost at least another 100,000 yuan. Lin Ye did the math. Even after paying off the remaining 60,000 yuan, there was still a huge gap in the subsequent rehabilitation expenses, and the little money he had left was just a drop in the bucket.
"Buzz -" the phone vibrated in his pocket, interrupting Lin Ye's train of thought. He pulled out his phone, and it was a wechat message from a crypto retail investor, a member of the "Musk Hotspot Tracking Group" he had joined before, nicknamed "Little Leek Comeback", who had posted screenshots of buying PUPPIES in the group in the afternoon, and now the message was filled with unmasked excitement: "Brother, you missed out so much!" PUPPIES have soared again tonight, now up to $0.000008, with a daily increase of over 700%. I bought 20,000 this afternoon, now it has become 160,000, and I guess it will double tomorrow when the exchange officially goes live!
Lin Ye's heart gave a jolt and his fingers trembled as he clicked on the screenshot sent by the other party - in the screenshot, the price chart of PUPPIES was soaring in a straight line, the account balance showed 162,000 yuan, and the profit amount was as much as 140,000 yuan. Immediately after, messages in the group flooded with comments from retail investors showing off their profits and Shouting to increase their positions. Some said they had invested 50,000 and made 400,000, some said they had borrowed online loans to increase their positions and bet on doubling tomorrow, and others flooded the screen with "target price 0.00002 US dollars, a hundredfold is not a dream".
Lin Ye subconsciously opened PUPPIES 'trading page, and the numbers on the screen made his pupils twitch: the current price was $0.0000082, a 720% surge from the initial price and a 37% increase in just a few hours from $0.000006 when the exchange announced in the afternoon; Volume broke 2,000 ETH and the number of trading addresses exceeded 12,000, and the market heat continued to rise wildly; In the telegram group, administrators have begun to predict the price after the launch tomorrow, Shouting slogans like "double at the opening, rush to $0.000016" and constantly inciting retail investors to add positions overnight, with remarks like "Add positions tonight, get rich tomorrow, miss tonight, wait another ten years" flooding the screen.
Two thoughts flashed through my mind in an instant: on one side was the huge cost gap for my mother's postoperative recovery; on the other was the nurse's reminder that "the operation will be postponed if the balance is not paid"; on the other was my mother's frail face and the hope for recovery; On the other side is the soaring price of PUPPIES token, the huge profit screenshots posted by retail investors, the temptation of getting rich overnight - with an investment of 20,000, at the current rate of increase, it could become 160,000 tomorrow, not only easily make up for the rehabilitation expenses, but also pay off the money borrowed from Ah K, and even give mother a better ward, To get better treatment for the mother.
Lin Ye's heart began to grow restless. He stood up, paced back and forth in the corridor, and crumpled the demand note more and more. He recalled what K had said in the afternoon: "We've already made enough money for the operation. There's no need to take this risk again," he recalled the painful lesson of losing all his savings from gambling on coins and the tragedy of his mother's death due to lack of money for the operation. Reason told him that he couldn't touch PUPPIES anymore. It was a pure hype. Once the promoters started selling off, the price was bound to plunge. Not only will he lose all his remaining savings, but he may also fall into a deeper debt crisis and not even be able to guarantee his mother's surgery.
But whenever he looked down at the figures on the demand notices, thinking that his mother might not receive better treatment after the surgery due to lack of money, thinking that his mother had always lived frugally and kept the best for herself since childhood, and now that she was seriously ill, he couldn't even raise the money for her recovery, the guilt and resentment in his heart would flood in like a tide, drowning his reason little by little. He was too eager to earn money, too eager to let his mother recover in peace, too eager to get out of this situation of being penniless and desperate.
From the safe passage at the end of the corridor came K's soft snoring - K had been so busy all day that he was too tired to sleep against the wall of the safe passage, his phone screen still lit up, resting on the PUPPIES trading page showing his 1 billion token holdings, which had made more than four times the profit. Looking at Ah K's sleeping figure, Lin Ye felt a tinge of envy and a tinge of luck in his heart: Ah K bought it too, and he knew that the driver behind it was Lao GUI. With Lao GUI around, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. As long as he put in a small amount and made enough money to recover, he would sell it immediately without being greedy. There should be no problem.
Once this thought emerged, it was like a wild grass that could no longer be contained. Lin Ye went to the bench, sat down, and trembled as he opened his mobile banking account, looking at the 20,036 yuan in his balance - this was all his last savings, the money he had saved by living frugally, originally intended for emergencies, and his only hope now.
He hesitated for a long time, his fingers hanging over the phone screen, not daring to press the transfer button. He recalled the last time he bet on money, and it was the same. He was blinded by the temptation of getting rich quickly and threw all his savings into it without hesitation. As a result, he lost all his money and owed K 20,000, almost delaying his mother's surgery. But this time, it's different. PUPPIES are much more popular than the last ponzi scheme, and there's an exchange that has taken the initiative to go online, with an old ghost behind it, and the gains are far more than expected. As long as they can seize this opportunity, they can get out of the predicament completely.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I'll bet again, just once." Lin Ye murmured in a low voice, tears welling up as he looked up in the direction of the ward, as if he could see his mother's sleeping face. "This time, I will surely win. I will surely earn enough money to make you recover well and never let you suffer again."
Having said that, Lin Ye, without hesitation, pressed the transfer button hard with his fingers and transferred all 20,000 yuan from his mobile banking to his anonymous cryptocurrency wallet, leaving only 36 yuan as living expenses. The moment the transfer was successful, his heart was pounding and his palms were drenched in cold sweat, with both anticipation for the future and fear of risk, he knew that this was his last bet, and if he won, his mother would recover smoothly and he would pay off his debts and start a new life; If he lost, he would be completely in a desperate situation, unable to save his mother or face to see K again.
After being transferred into the wallet, Lin Ye immediately took action, copied PUPPIES 'contract address and quickly placed orders to buy. At this point, the price had risen to $0.0000085, 20,000 yuan, which, at the current exchange rate, converted into USDT, a total of 280 million PUPPIES tokens were bought. He held his phone tightly, his eyes fixed on the trading page without blinking, praying that the price would keep rising and that he would win the bet.
As time passed, at half past eleven at night, PUPPIES saw another small surge in price to $0.000009, and Lin Ye's profit from holding had reached $1,800, and $20,000 had turned into $21,800. Looking at the profit figures on the screen, Lin Ye's heart was filled with excitement and a long-lost smile appeared on his face. He secretly congratulated himself on his decision and was even more determined to keep holding - as long as it rose a little more, he could make more profits and be one step closer to his mother's recovery expenses.
Just then, he recalled the huge gap in postoperative rehabilitation, the 60,000 yuan balance, and the daily care fee of over ten thousand yuan. The profit of 21,800 yuan, though he saw a glimmer of hope, was still far from enough to fill the entire gap. "If only I could invest a little more, if only I could borrow some money to increase my position and double tomorrow, that would solve all the problems completely." This thought suddenly popped into Lin Ye's mind.
Once this thought emerged, it entwined him like a vine, making it impossible for him to break free. He opened his phone and began to search through various online lending platforms, swiping his finger quickly through the screen to browse the loan amounts, interest rates and repayment periods of each platform. Some platforms indicated that with his credit record, he could borrow up to 50,000 yuan at an interest rate of 0.05% per day. Although the interest was not low, as long as PUPPIES doubled tomorrow, he could easily pay off the loan and still have some money left.
Lin opened the application page of an online lending platform, followed the prompts to fill in his personal information, entered the loan amount of 50,000 yuan and the repayment period of one month. Just as he was about to click "Submit Application", his fingers suddenly stopped and what K had said before flashed through his mind: "Usury and online lending can't be touched. Once you get involved, you'll be in a hopeless situation. I almost lost my family because I borrowed usury back then."
He recalled the terrifying consequences of usurious loans, and the news that he had lost everything and his family because of borrowing online loans. Terror welled up in his heart and his fingers trembled uncontrollably. He closed the application page and shook his head vigorously in an attempt to dispel the crazy thought: "No borrowing, absolutely no borrowing. If the price plummets tomorrow, not only will I lose 20,000, but I will also owe 50,000 in online loans, and then it will be really over, and my mother's surgery will be completely ruined."
But after calming down, looking at the still slowly rising price on the transaction page, looking at the figures on the collection note, and thinking of his mother's postoperative recovery expenses, his heart began to struggle again. "Just borrow 20,000, no more," he said to himself in his mind, "Borrow 20,000 to add to the position, and if it rises by 50% tomorrow, I can pay off the loan and make a profit of 10,000. That way, the gap in rehabilitation expenses will be much smaller. Just borrow 20,000, bet one last time, never be greedy again."
Lin Ye opened the online lending platform again, changed the loan amount to 20,000, and filled in the application information again, but just a second before submitting the application, he hesitated again. He recalled the guilt he had felt when he borrowed money from Ah K, the repeated help and reminders from Ah K, and the pain of Ah K losing his mother because of gambling on currency and usurious loans. The guilt and fear intertwined in his heart prevented him from making a decision.
He stood up and walked to the door of the safe passage, looking at the sleeping Ah K, his heart filled with guilt. He knew that Ah K had always advised him not to get involved in cryptocurrency trading and not to take risks, but because of a momentary impulse, he was once again stuck in the quagmire of gambling and even had the idea of borrowing online loans, betraying Ah K's trust and help. If K had known what he was doing now, he would have been very disappointed.
Lin Ye gently woke up Ah K, his voice trembling with a hint of guilt: "Brother Ah K, I'm sorry, I... I bought PUPPIES again." K was woken up, rubbed his bloodshot eyes, and looked puzzled: "What did you say? How much did you buy?" Lin Ye lowered his head, not willing to look into A K's eyes, and said in a low voice, "I bought all of my last 20,000 savings, now... Now I still want to take out online loans to increase my position. I need money. My mother's postoperative recovery expenses are not enough. I really want to make some money so that my mother can recover well."
Hearing this, Ah K's face darkened instantly. He stood up abruptly, with a hint of anger and a hint of helplessness in his tone: "Lin Ye, you are confused! Didn't I keep telling you not to touch this coin? Don't be blinded by the immediate profits. This is a hype. Once the old ghost starts selling off, the price is bound to plummet. Then not only will you lose all your 20,000 savings, but you will also owe online loans and even your mother's surgery won't be guaranteed. Have you forgotten the lesson from last time? Have you forgotten how my mother died?"
Lin Ye's tears fell instantly. He looked up at Ah K and said with a choked voice, "Brother Ah K, I know I'm confused, I know I'm sorry to you, but I can't do anything. The hospital's payment notice has come down, there's still 60,000 remaining balance, my mother needs 100,000 for postoperative recovery, and I have only 40,000 left. I really can't do anything. I saw PUPPIES rise so high that I wanted to gamble once, just once, I wanted to earn enough money to treat my mother well, I didn't want her to be wronged anymore."
Seeing Lin Ye's breakdown, Ah K's tone softened. He sighed, patted Lin Ye on the shoulder, and felt helpless in his heart. He knew that Lin Ye wasn't greedy, he was just too anxious, too eager to save his mother. Anyone in such a desperate situation might have made the same choice.
"I know you're anxious and I know it's not easy for you," K said with a hint of weariness and a hint of heartache, "but you can't bet your mother's life, you can't bet your future. As for the money, we can think of a way. I can help you borrow a little more. I can sell some of my tokens to make up for your mother's recovery. But you must promise me to give up the idea of borrowing online at once and not increase your position any more. No matter how much the price rises tomorrow, don't be greedy. As long as you can keep your 20,000 savings or make a little profit, sell immediately. Do you hear me?"
Lin Ye looked at Ah K, his heart filled with gratitude and guilt. He nodded vigorously, and tears streamed down his face uncontrollably: "K brother, thank you, thank you, I promise you, I won't take online loans anymore, I won't increase my position, no matter how much the price goes up tomorrow, I won't be greedy, as long as I can keep my 20,000 savings or make a little profit, I'll sell immediately, I won't gamble anymore, I won't touch cryptocurrencies anymore."
K nodded, feeling a little relieved in his heart: "That's right. I'm here with the money. Don't worry about it. Let's work together to make sure we can raise enough money for your mother's recovery and make her recover smoothly."
Lin Ye wiped away his tears and nodded. He sat back down on the bench, opened the transaction page of his phone, looked at the price of PUPPIES on the screen, and the impulse in his heart gradually subsided, replaced by a touch of calmness and vigilance. He knew that Ah K was right. He couldn't gamble with his mother's life and his own future. This was his last bet and the last time he touched cryptocurrencies. No matter what the outcome was tomorrow, he would keep his promise and never be greedy. As long as he could raise enough money for his mother's rehabilitation, he would leave immediately and live well with her.
At midnight, PUPPIES 'price stabilized at $0.0000092, Lin Ye's position profit had reached $2,400, and $20,000 turned into $22,400. He held his phone tightly, staring at the screen without blinking, praying silently in his heart, praying that the price would continue to rise tomorrow, praying that he could win this final bet, praying that his mother would recover smoothly, praying that he could get out of this predicament soon and start a new life.
The emergency light in the corridor still emitted a faint green glow. Ah K leaned against the wall and fell asleep again. His phone screen was still on, lingering on the trading page of PUPPIES, which showed his holdings and profits. He had decided to sell some tokens early tomorrow morning to raise enough money for Lin Ye's mother's rehabilitation and prevent Lin Ye from falling into the quagmire of gambling on tokens again. To prevent another tragedy from happening.
Looking at the sleeping Ah K, Lin Ye secretly vowed in his heart that when his mother recovered, he would work hard, earn money well, pay off Ah K's money, repay Ah K's help, never touch coins again, never make such impulsive decisions again, show filial piety to his mother, live well, not let down Ah K's trust, not let down his mother's expectations, and not let down his own future. At this moment, the price of PUPPIES on the screen was still fluctuating slowly, as if foretelling that tomorrow would be the ultimate gamble that would determine Lin Ye's fate.
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