That's life; you never know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

Before Zhou Mufeng entered the ward, the doctor had already explained the details to him. Zhou Ling had reached the late stage of cervical cancer and had at most six months to live. With the current medical conditions, chemotherapy would be meaningless.

He pretended to be relaxed as he went in, trying to suppress his inner panic and fear, and to give her the impression that his illness wasn't serious.

Zhou Ling stayed in the hospital for a week, and once her condition was under control, she was discharged.

She was in good spirits and insisted on going back to make snacks and open a shop.

Zhou Mufeng couldn't dissuade her, only telling her not to overexert herself no matter what.

When he got back to the company, he hid in the bathroom and cried in a very suppressed way.

Overnight, he grew from a child into a man, charging into battle like a warrior.

Miaomiao came to find him and saw that his eyes were red, so she knew he had been crying. She quickly asked him what was wrong, saying that no matter what, if you're sick, you should get treatment!

He had never told Miaomiao about his illness before. When she visited him, she didn't notice anything unusual. Only after repeated questioning did he reveal the truth.

"Mu Feng, is there really no way to treat this? Should we contact hospitals overseas?"

Without waiting for Mu Feng's reply, she took out her phone and called Huo Xiao.

"Uncle Huo, I need your help with something. Mu Feng's mother has late-stage cervical cancer. Could you perhaps contact a hospital overseas?"

Huo Xiao was startled and quickly comforted Miao Miao: "Don't worry, it's nothing, I'll contact them right away."

After hanging up the phone, he immediately went to find Lu Wanqing and asked her about her attitude.

Lu Wanqing smiled wryly and actually started talking to him about her time working in the countryside.

He had never met Zhou Ling, but given the relationship between Zhou Mufeng and Miaomiao, he had to hear Lu Wanqing's opinion.

I never expected the two of them to have such a connection.

“Then I’ll tell Miaomiao that we can’t get in touch with the overseas medical team. In her condition, even if she goes abroad for treatment, she won’t live for another year or two.”

Huo Xiao got up, ready to leave, but she called him back.

“I’ve long since let go of what happened over the years, so just tell Miaomiao the truth.”

This child thought of you first because he believed you had the ability.

Without a magnanimous heart, she could not have thrived in the business world for so many years.

What does a dying person have to worry about?

Huo Xiao did indeed inquire about overseas treatment institutions, where the annual cost was around 300,000 yuan, which could help control cancer cells and extend lifespan by one year.

This outcome, if told to Zhou Mufeng, would only add to his troubles.

He still lied to Miaomiao, telling her that there was no other way abroad either.

Zhou Mufeng's face was numb, devoid of any expression.

This was something he had anticipated. He had already been seen at the best hospital in Beijing, and the diagnosis was correct. Even if he went abroad, there would be no miracle.

Regardless, Zhou Mufeng's mother is ill, and as friends, we should all go and visit her.

At first, Zhou Ling was able to work in the store, but later her physical strength deteriorated, and she could only rest at home.

Zhou Mufeng hired a nanny to take care of him personally.

Friends would often come to my home to express their condolences and leave some money as gifts.

Zhou Ling was still saying that her son was very popular, and that it wasn't worth so many people making a fuss to come and see her just because she was sick.

Huo Xiao, as the general manager, naturally had to come as well.

But when he saw Zhou Ling, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, cold from head to toe.

Although Zhou Ling has aged and become haggard, her overall appearance has not changed much from twenty years ago.

He could recognize her face even if she were reduced to ashes.

After putting his things down, he hurriedly ran out of the house, clutching his chest and panting heavily.

Memories flooded back to me.

When he first met Zhou Ling, he was just a young man who had just turned eighteen.

Because his parents were away doing business all year round, they left him at his grandmother's house in the countryside. He did finish high school, but he just coasted through it, spending his days hanging out with the unemployed people in the village.

Zhou Ling, who called herself Xiao Fang, came to their house and said that her father was in jail and her mother had sent her to get money to save him.

He even presented evidence to convince his grandmother.

His grandmother was so anxious and distressed that she fainted on the spot.

Because he didn't have much affection for his father, he didn't plan to give up any of the family's money.

My family isn't wealthy; we only have a little over a thousand yuan.

Grandma said it was for him to use when he got married.

As a result, his grandmother died of illness because of this news, and he absolutely refused to allow Zhou Ling to take the money.

At that time, Zhou Ling was still full of bad intentions. She knew that he was young and ignorant and didn't understand anything. At this time, she didn't think about saving Huang Ming. All she wanted was to get that thousand yuan and run away.

One night, while Huo Xiao was sleeping alone, she secretly crawled into his bed, ripped off his clothes, and lay on top of him.

After a scream, the neighbor rushed into the house and saw an indecent scene.

Zhou Ling was shameless and insisted that Huo Xiao had forced himself on her.

The onlookers were all neighbors from the village, and naturally sided with Huo Xiao. However, Zhou Ling persisted with her crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide. Huo Xiao had to hand over the more than 1,000 yuan before she stopped making false accusations.

Huo Xiao, being young and hot-blooded, felt increasingly uneasy and became more and more angry. As Zhou Ling was leaving, he ambushed her from behind and broke her head.

The neighbors were frantic. If their child were accused of being a hooligan and assaulting someone, their precious child would be ruined!

Someone felt sorry for him and quickly helped him get a letter of introduction and gave him some money so that he could go to the capital to stay with his relatives.

He came to the capital and found a distant relative who was working in the government. The relative changed his surname to Huo Xiao and made him a doorman.

His months working as a gatekeeper broadened his horizons, but also made him increasingly restless, always feeling that he shouldn't continue like this.

Coincidentally, he made a mistake at work because he offended his boss, and was severely criticized by his relatives. So he simply followed his friend and started looking for a job on his own.

By sheer coincidence, he ended up working at Wenwan Garment Factory and gained Lu Wanqing's trust.

From then on, he was like a different person. He no longer expected to rely on others and began to make his own way in the world.

He walked out of Zhou Ling's residential area, and looking at the bustling traffic, his thoughts were pulled back.

His most hated enemy in this life was right in front of him, and he wished he could use every means at his disposal to tear her to pieces.

But when he thought about the fact that she only had six months to live, he felt that it would be pointless to take action.

Just as he was struggling with his decision, Zhou Ling, who was drinking water, suddenly froze, as if she had remembered something.

Could it be such a coincidence?

Is that person really the same child from back then?

Huang Ming and Yu Meifeng's child has actually become the general manager of such a large group.

I wonder how that couple is doing now.

Oh, what a terrible thing to do back then!

If Mu Feng knew about those things, what would he think of her?

Her back was soaked with cold sweat.