Xiang Qi laughed even louder. As she laughed, she grabbed an orange from the table and threw segments of it at Jiang Anqing's face, like a madwoman. Jiang Anqing's hair, face, and clothes were all covered in orange juice.

"If we don't see her this way, how should we see her? Should we treat her like a sister and share wealth with her?"

Jiang Anqing remained calm: "If you can really do that, then you can do whatever you want to me."

Xiang Qi's expression instantly turned cold. She pointed at the door and shouted, "Get out! Get out now, right now!"

Overwhelmed with emotion, she couldn't catch her breath, and felt a lump in her throat. Suddenly, everything went black, and she collapsed onto the bed.

Jiang Anqing was stunned by the scene. After a long while, she frantically pressed the emergency button by the bedside: "Doctor, doctor, the patient has fainted! Come quick, come quick!"

Xiang Qi was immediately taken to the emergency room.

Fortunately, she was rescued in time and her life was not in danger, but Jiang Anqing was scared half to death. The caregiver called her for a long time, but she still sat there blankly and did not come back to her senses for a long time.

Later, she overheard the nurse calling Li Shuhui, who was undoubtedly on her way. She knew she had to go.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something, turned her wheelchair around, and came to the doctor. She asked the doctor what illness Xiangqi had.

"It's a type of congenital heart disease. The patient's symptoms are quite rare, and it's most likely hereditary. However, according to the pattern of this disease, it should only develop around the age of 40 or 50, but this patient's condition has appeared much earlier, which is somewhat troublesome." The doctor frowned.

Jiang Anqing's expression grew more serious, with a hint of guilt in her eyes: "Why did the onset of the disease accelerate?"

"This is very complicated. It's related to diet, emotional instability, and major life events. Given the current rate of her illness, surgery needs to be arranged as soon as possible; that might offer a chance. However—"

"Doctor, we have money, we have money, don't worry, we're not short of money." Jiang Anqing tightly gripped the doctor's clothes.

The doctor glanced down at the clothes being pulled, his brows furrowing even deeper, a hint of impatience in his eyes: "This isn't about money. The problem is that there are very few people in the world who can perform this kind of heart surgery on her. That's the most difficult thing to do."

"But if you could get Dr. Sun... never mind, Dr. Sun wouldn't agree."

Jiang Anqing seemed to have grasped at a straw: "Doctor, please tell me, which Dr. Sun? We will do everything we can to save her. Please tell me, doctor."

The doctor sighed: "There are a few more Dr. Suns in the cardiology department, and this is of course Dr. Sun Yanqing."

After saying that, the doctor pulled the clothes back from Jiang Anqing's hand and left without looking back.

Jiang Anqing stood there, stunned.

She naturally knew Sun Yanqing; Sun Yanqing was the doctor who operated on her and Xiang Jin's good friend!

The success of his surgery proves that Dr. Sun is indeed exceptionally capable!

but--

If they wanted him to perform surgery on Xiang Qi, then they couldn't keep it from Xiang Jin anymore. Xiang Jin and Xiang Qi already had a deep-seated grudge, and she wouldn't agree to treat Xiang Qi.

What should I do...?

The caregiver pushed Jiang Anqing back. When they were almost at the ward, they saw Xiang Jin standing at the ward door, holding a bag and walking towards her.

"Mom, where have you been? You look terrible. Are you feeling unwell?"

"Mom's fine. She just went out for a walk and is probably a little tired. By the way, didn't you leave? Why are you back?"

"I forgot something at the hospital, I'm coming back to get it."

Xiang Jin pushed Jiang Anqing back to the ward, and together with the caregiver, helped her to bed to rest. He then gave the caregiver a few more instructions before turning to leave.

Back in the car, Murong Xiao started the engine.

“I think Mom is hiding something from me.” Xiang Jin looked ahead, her fox-like eyes clouded with a thin layer of mist. “I just noticed she wasn’t in the ward and was about to go out to look for her when she came back. She looked terrible and seemed to have something on her mind.”

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Xiang Jin shook his head, sensing it must be something else.

"Is this some kind of intuition between mother and daughter?" Murong Xiao said half-jokingly.

Xiang Jin smiled and said, "Maybe."

There are some things she can't explain or articulate, but she always feels something is off. Maybe she's overthinking it, after all, the results of the paternity test have had a huge impact on her.

………………

That day, Xiang Jin got up early, made breakfast for Jiang Anqing, and then rushed to the hospital.

Jiang Anqing had already woken up, and the caregiver was wiping her body. When she saw Xiang Jin, her dim eyes regained some light: "A-Jin is here."

"Mom, how are you today?"

Jiang Anqing nodded.

Xiang Jin set out breakfast for her. Jiang Anqing praised her for being capable, but after taking a few bites, she stopped eating and looked at her with some hesitation.

"Ah Jin, Mom has something to tell you." She hesitated for a long time before finally speaking with a determined expression.

"Mom feels much better now, so let's get discharged this afternoon. You can help me find a place to live by myself."

"Why do you suddenly want to be discharged? You can stay in Haitang Bay after you are discharged."

Jiang Anqing shook her head: "You're married now and have your own family. How can I keep living at my daughter's house? That's not proper. Besides, there's no cure for my health. It doesn't matter if I live a few days less or a few days later."

"Mom, you're still very weak and need to stay in the hospital to recover," Xiang Jin earnestly advised. Her kidney failure was already severe, and medication had become the norm. She simply couldn't leave the hospital. Besides, they were urgently searching for a kidney donor, and once a donor was found, surgery would be necessary. Discharge would only delay things.

"I think I'm all better, Ah Jin, so don't worry about me."

After saying that, Jiang Anqing told the caregiver to pack her things and insisted on getting out of bed to change her clothes, no matter how Xiang Jin tried to persuade her.

But she had only been standing on the bed for a short while when her legs gave way and she almost fainted. Xiang Jin, who was next to her, quickly helped her up.

"Mom, please just rest and recover in the hospital, okay?" She didn't know why her mother was suddenly so stubborn. "If there's anything you want to do, you can tell me. I'll definitely find a way to do it."

Jiang Anqing hesitated for a moment: "Isn't this a bit much? It's always troubling you."

“We are a family. You gave birth to me and raised me. This is only right.”

"No, thank you. Mom already owes you too much, and it's really not good to trouble you any further," Jiang Anqing said, looking troubled.

It seemed he really needed her help but was too embarrassed to ask, which piqued her curiosity: "Tell me what it is, just in case I can't do it. If I can't, then it's not a trouble for me."