Ah, right, I just remembered the male protagonist's mother is on the verge of death and unable to undergo surgery due to financial constraints.
After the male protagonist's mother passes away, he falls into deep depression, and his personality grows increasingly cruel.
But as someone who has read the novel, Karel knows that the male protagonist's mother doesn't actually die. Instead, she is kidnapped by scientists and brought back to life.
However, the protagonist doesn't know this and only believes his mother has died from her illness. Fortunately, the female protagonist is there to comfort him, making the male protagonist more dependent on and deeply in love with her.
In the future, when the male protagonist becomes wealthy and powerful, he constantly helps the female protagonist, who faces bankruptcy.
Of course, all the villains will get their karma from the male protagonist, including Karel himself, as the main villain, who will suffer the most brutal punishment.
Imagining what would happen to him, Karel shivered in fear. Even if he wanted to repent, it would probably be too late because he had bullied the male protagonist verbally and physically multiple times.
"But it doesn't hurt to try... Maybe" he murmured as he approached the male protagonist.
When Daniel realized someone was near, he lifted his head and saw a familiar figure: the man who always bullied him.
He gritted his teeth. Why was this guy always around him? Was he here to mock him again? Was he still not satisfied? That spoiled rich kid who always did whatever he wanted.
Karel stared at Daniel's furious and despairing expression, and unconsciously, a smirk crept onto his face. "Do you need money?" he asked arrogantly.
Daniel ignored Karel's words and started to get up from his seat. However, he stopped himself, clenching his fists so tightly that his sharp nails dug into his skin.
"Yes, I need money" Daniel replied, glaring sharply at Karel.
Daniel didn't know why he had answered Karel's question. But what he did know was that he needed money for his mother's surgery.
He didn't care if Karel hit or insulted him, as long as he got the money and his mother could be saved, he was willing to do anything.
"Fifty thousand. Yeah, fifty thousand. I promise I'll pay it back for the rest of my life, even with interest, if you want. Just give me the money now."
Karel laughed at Daniel's statement. "Relax bro, I'm not a loan shark" He opened his backpack to take out his wallet. Then, he pulled out a sleek black card and extended it toward the male protagonist.
With a hopeful expression, Daniel reached out to take the card. But before he could grab it, Karel pulled it back. Daniel secretly growled in frustration.
Was Karel playing with him?
"But nothing is free. Even public toilets charge a fee" Karel teased, the sly grin on his face growing.
"I promise I'll pay" Daniel growled, trying to steady his breathing so he wouldn't lose his temper and punch the guy in front of him.
"Not money, but something else. How about that?" A sly grin reappeared on Karel's face.
"I'll do anything" Daniel replied without thinking, desperation clear in his voice.
"Anything? Hmm, alright, here, take it" Karel said, extending the card again.
But Daniel hesitated.
Karel raised an eyebrow impatiently. "Come on, take it"
Hearing that, Daniel quickly snatched the card and gripped it tightly in his hand. "Thank you. I'll go pay now" Daniel said, sprinting at full speed. With this, his mother could undergo surgery.
After making the payment, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Tears started to well up. His mother would be okay, right?
He roughly wiped the tears from his cheeks and unconsciously glanced at the sleek black card in his hand. He thought that sly boy might trick him, but he hadn't expected this.
Shaking his head, he tried to brush off negative thoughts. Without delay, he ran to return the black card. However, when he arrived at the hallway where he'd met Karel earlier, he couldn't find that sly boy.
Quickly, he started walking around, searching the hospital for him. "Daniel?" the doctor called out. "Your mother's surgery will begin in two hours. You can meet her now to finalize the procedures."
Daniel turned and nodded, feeling somewhat relieved at the news. Maybe he could return the black card tomorrow, he thought.
The atmosphere at SUN High School was lively this morning, with students beginning to arrive, including Karel, who was carrying his black bag.
Today's lesson was biology. Since he had been a doctor in his past life, biology posed no challenge to him.
When the bell rang, the biology teacher entered the class and started explaining the day's topic.
With a ruler in hand, she wrote down some key points on the blackboard before asking a question to the students. "Do you know what the immune system is?" she asked.
After asking, the teacher scanned each student's face in the class. "Where's Daniel? Why isn't he here?" she asked, noticing her star student's absence.
"His mother in hospital, Ma'am. He left a letter, and I've placed it on your desk" the class president answered.
The teacher nodded. "Can anyone answer my question? Karel, how about you?"
"The immune system is the human defense system that protects the body from pathogenic infections" Karel answered.
The woman displayed a satisfied smile. "Karel, your biology grades were perfect before, but it seems they dropped this month?"
"Sorry, Ma'am. I wasn't very focused during the last test. I'll do my best to achieve a perfect score on the next one" Karel replied politely, maintaining his image as a respectful student in front of the teachers.
"Alright, I'll look forward to your perfect score" the teacher responded with a small nod before sighing and continuing her lecture on immunology.
Unlike physics and mathematics, which often felt boring, Karel actually enjoyed biology lessons.
After class ended, the students began noisily leaving the classroom. Karel was now enjoying a bowl of his favorite soup in the cafeteria.
"Boss, are you joining us this time?" asked Raka, his friend who sat beside him. Raka had long black hair tied neatly and wore cross-shaped earrings that always added to his rebellious appearance.
Karel simply hummed, "Hmm" as he continued eating his soup.
Hearing that, Ervin, another friend with a baby-faced and playful demeanor, jumped with excitement. "Yes!"
Among them, Ervin's appearance stood out the most. His innocent and cheerful face didn't quite match the rough image of the other troublemakers in their group.
Besides Raka and Ervin, there were two more friends who weren't present. Jake, who was currently at the basketball court. And Rafael, who was taking a month off school to attend an internship program abroad.
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