After Qiu Chunli was taken away, Ji Linfeng was completely stunned. He couldnât understand how things suddenly turned out like this.
He still hasnât managed to speak with his daughter. Earlier, the nurse said she was awake, and Director Zhang even mentioned yesterday that they should observe her a bit more before deciding whether to move her out of the critical care unit. But now even Director Zhang has been suspended. What should he do about his daughter now?
Heâs anxious as if heâs an ant on a hot pan. The hospital staff look at him strangely, and he hears people talking about his familyâs affairs wherever he goes. Heâs truly pointed at and criticized everywhere he turns.
Worried that his son couldnât handle it, he sent him home and instructed him not to come back for a few days.
Watching his son prepare to leave, he pondered, "Xiao Lei, youâre not young anymore. You know the ins and outs of the situation. If this is true, your mom indeed did wrong, but she did it for your sister. We canât blame her for that. Right now, the only one who can save her is your Second Brother. I know itâs not right to approach him now, but we have no other options. Your sister is certainly not someone we can rely on right now, so itâs all up to you now."
Ji Xiaolei looked bewildered, "Dad, how could mom deceive people?"
He wanted to say more, but ultimately couldnât, because she was his own mother. He was grateful to the sister who donated her kidney to his own sister, but now he really canât face her anymore.
Ji Linfeng didnât know how to comfort his son and could only say, "Whatever mistakes she made, she always loved you both."
These words made Ji Xiaolei feel like he didnât want to stay here another moment. Is hurting others a way to show love for them?
Not wanting to hear anything else from his dad, he turned and ran out of the hospital, needing some quiet time.
Qiu Shaocheng was also anxiously wanting to curse someone. He truly didnât expect his daughter to be so ruthless; that was his own niece after all. What should he do now in this situation?
Without getting the money back, his younger son might run into trouble, but he couldnât leave now, feeling somewhat overwhelmed.
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Han Chunxue lived not far from the hospital. She was the first to learn about Qiu Chunliâs situation, initially wanting to go over to see whatâs happening, but she was stopped by her own husband, Sun Baowei: "Second Brother explained clearly that day, youâd better not bring trouble on yourself."
Han Chunxue furrowed her brow, "I donât want to meddle; I just want to see if itâs true. How could she be so ruthless?"
Back when they found out Ji Xiaowen could prolong her life with a kidney transplant, Qiu Chunli often visited their home and her Big Brotherâs house, trying to get the kids tested. This is no small matter; it canât be promised easily.
Because of this, Qiu Chunli said many unpleasant things. They tolerated her because sheâs the youngest in the family, and no one held it against her. Little did they know the kidney donor was deceived, and coincidentally, it was her own niece.
What she didnât know was that Qiu Chunli gave up on having the Han Family save her daughter not because she didnât want to, but because she found out their blood types didnât match, so she lost hope.
And Ji Familyâs Big Sister-in-law wasnât an easy person to deal with. Upon learning about her intentions, she almost severed ties with Ji Linfengâs family, which made her remember the child given to the Qiu Family. Who knew it would lead to such a situation?
Sun Baowei advised, "Alright, since Second Brother already spoke that day, what could you do by going over now? Besides, you wonât be able to see her at the hospital, and if you meet Ji Linfeng, what could you say? He might have to ask for your help for Xiaowen and Xiaolei, then how would you handle that?"
Han Chunxue felt frustrated and didnât know what really happened back then. But now knowing the issues with her Second Sister-in-law and niece were related to Qiu Chunli, she wished she could slap her twice now.
The Han Family saved and cherished her, yet she brought endless suffering to Second Brother. Itâs not about three days or five days, three months or five months, nor even three years or five years. Itâs an eighteen-year timeline; how many decades does one have? Second Brother spent the best years of his life in endless self-blame and regret.