In fact, Xu Qingran could no longer hold on after three days.

In the past three days, her part-time job supervisors have called her one after another to fire her. Xu Qingran's three or four part-time jobs have all fallen through. The medical expenses at the hospital have suddenly increased. This morning, the hospital called to inform her to settle the hospitalization fees for the past few days. Song Ning used imported drugs, which cannot be reimbursed by medical insurance. Each treatment course costs more than 10,000 yuan, and each treatment course only lasts for seven days. All the miscellaneous expenses added up to more than 40,000 yuan.

Xu Qingran stood in the corridor holding the hospital bill, feeling cold from head to toe. Incredulous, she went to confront the hospital.

"Why did it only cost a few hundred a day before, and suddenly it's so much more? Did you make a mistake?" Xu Qingran asked the nurse anxiously by the window, insisting that the hospital had made a mistake with the bill.

The nurse raised her eyes and said, "That's because someone used to pay your fees every day; you only need to give a small amount."

"Someone paid the fees for us?" Xu Qingran was taken aback, and a name instantly came to mind. "Is their surname Song?"

The nurse replied, "Yes."

Xu Qingran immediately understood. She hadn't sold the jade pendant before because she didn't want Song Qingyou to misunderstand, nor did she want her money. But she should have known that hospitals were places where money was burned. Could she afford the expensive medical expenses with her meager salary?

Xu Qingran slumped against the wall, feeling utterly defeated. She had lost her job, and Song Qingyou had suddenly stopped paying her hospital bills. The hospital kept pressing her for payment, and she was going crazy.

Xu Qingran felt a chill run down her spine and suddenly ran upstairs to Song Ning's room, shouting at the just-awakened Song Ning, "What did you say to my sister that day!"

Song Ning frowned, but her expression wasn't harsh: "How many times have I told you not to speak so loudly in public? It makes you seem very ill-mannered. And you should knock before you come in."

Xu Qingran's courage vanished completely after shouting that one sentence. After the impulsiveness came endless cowardice. She lowered her head and slowly walked to Song Ning's side: "What did you say to my sister? Why did she block my WeChat and phone number after she went back? Before, even though she didn't like me, she would still occasionally reply to my WeChat messages. Why did it suddenly become like this? Mom, what did you say to her?"

Although Xu Qingran wasn't particularly bright, she wasn't stupid either. At first, she thought that Song Qingyou's words at the ward door meant that she had finally accepted her and acknowledged her as her sister. However, upon closer observation, she would have noticed that although Song Qingyou was smiling, her smile was cold and emotionless. It wasn't the way she looked at her sister; rather, it was as if she were looking at a piece of disgusting trash.

Although Song Qingyou didn't like her before, it hadn't reached this point.

Now, not only have they blocked her on WeChat and phone, but they've also cut off her hospital bills. And all of this turned around after that conversation with Song Ning.

Song Ning coughed a few times and said in a hoarse voice, "I told her to give you the shares, and then let you return to the Song family to acknowledge your ancestry. After you graduate from university, you can go to the company to help her. What happened to her? Did she do something to you?"

Xu Qingran's expression froze, and she said urgently, "Mom, how could you say that to her? I don't want her shares, I don't care about those things! Aren't you just trying to take her things by saying that? Everything in the Song family belongs to her, we can't just take it so openly!"

Song Ning said with exasperation, "What do you know? What do you mean 'it's all hers'? Those things originally belonged to me; she was just in line to inherit them! If I hadn't given birth to her, would she be where she is today? Would she be sitting comfortably in the head seat of the Song family?"

Song Ning kept coughing, and Xu Qingran didn't dare to argue with her anymore. She patted her back to help her catch her breath: "But she has also suffered a lot. Mom, can we not take things from my sister? Let's go home after your surgery, okay?"

Song Ning angrily brushed her hand away: "How could I have given birth to such a useless child like you? If I don't help you plan for the future, what will you do? Live like your classmates, working nine to five every day and earning only a few thousand a month? Working part-time jobs from early morning to late at night, being taken advantage of by those shady people? You are my daughter, isn't everything I do for your future? Your father is dead, and if I die too, you will have no relatives left in this world. Song Qingyou is your sister, she has an obligation to take care of you. You have my blood in your veins, it is only natural for you to return to the Song family, what right does she have to stop you?"

"But……"

"No buts." Song Ning interrupted sharply, then realized that her tone might have been too harsh, so she softened her voice and touched Xu Qingran's face: "Silly child, the Song family's things should have a share for you in the first place. Don't think too much about it. Be good, help me go downstairs for a walk."

Xu Qingran wanted to retort but didn't know what to say. It seemed like she was powerless to say anything. She couldn't resist Song Ning, nor could she convince herself to take Song Qingyou's things.

She took Song Ning's arm and walked forward with her head down.

Song Ning walked very slowly; her body was severely depleted, and she had to pant after just a few steps. "Listen," she said, "go home today and bring the family's household registration book. I need to change my name back and get a certificate from the hospital."

Xu Qingran secretly looked up and asked, "Mom, what do you need this for?"

Song Ning said, "You don't need to worry about it, just do as I say."

Xu Qingran replied softly, "I understand, Mom."

Song Ning added, "You and Song Qingyou are sisters from the same mother. Even if there are any misunderstandings, the blood relationship is there, and she won't do anything to you. Besides, she has already promised me that you can return to the Song family. After I finish my surgery, I will start arranging for you to be recognized by your ancestors."

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