He tried to salvage the situation, pleading, "You're the best. I sincerely beg you to put aside the dowry issue for now. Please save my mother; she's in the hospital right now, waiting for this money to save her life."
Just as he was struggling to form a coherent sentence, Chen Chunxiang, who had been silent all along, suddenly gave a cold laugh.
"Hmph, isn't this all your own fault? If you hadn't withheld her daughter's dowry, would she be in the hospital?"
"mom……"
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyu's expression became even more anxious.
After much thought, he could only put on a pleading, bitter face.
"Lanyin, Lanyin, I beg you... We're family now. Please don't worry about these things, just lend me the money. Mom really needs it urgently. I'll pay you back later... I really will."
"You actually expect me to pay you back?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yuelan couldn't help but snort coldly.
"That money was my mother's emergency fund, not something to be used as a safety net for the Shen family! I can't even take care of my own mother, let alone help you treat someone who doesn't treat me like a human being!"
"Your mother only married me into your family one night ago, and she humiliated me in front of the whole family, treating me like a servant. Now that she's sick and hospitalized, she actually expects me to pay for her life-saving treatment? What kind of absurd thing is this! Why should I pay for it?"
"Lanyin, don't talk like that! Mom is still waiting for treatment, things aren't as bad as you think..."
"Stop talking! I don't want to know!"
Before Shen Zhiyu could finish speaking, Liu Yuelan coldly interrupted him.
She turned around and slammed the door shut with a loud bang.
She said, word by word, "Don't try to take advantage of me anymore, and don't expect me to pay for anything! As for your mother's medical treatment—that's your Shen family's business, it has nothing to do with me, and I won't get involved anymore."
"Lanyin, please listen to me..."
Shen Zhiyu, standing outside the door, was extremely anxious.
Xue Xiaobao walked over with a frown and suddenly grabbed Shen Zhiyu's arm.
"Stop knocking, she doesn't want to see you at all! Isn't your mother still in the hospital? Why aren't you leaving now? What are you wasting your time here for?"
“Yes,” Chen Chunxiang said coldly from the side, “You’re such a disappointment. You should go back and try to save your mother first. I’ll go and talk to Lanyin later and see if she’s calmed down. Maybe she’ll soften in a few days and go back to live with you.”
"But you also need to remember this: Lan Yin only entered your Shen family because of you. If you can't keep her and make her suffer, then don't blame me for being ruthless as her mother!"
Shen Zhiyu stood there with his head down, his lips pressed tightly together, unable to utter a single word.
If only I had known this day would come.
He shouldn't have acted impulsively and taken all the money back.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.
Half an hour later, Shen Zhiyu arrived at the hospital.
Zhu Xiuqin had been bandaged up and was lying in bed receiving an IV drip, still unconscious.
Su Chenwei, who was standing to the side, stood up after seeing Shen Zhiyu.
"Now that you're here, I have to go back."
Shen Zhiyu hesitated for a moment, then paced back and forth in the room twice.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't get my money back."
His voice trembled slightly as he spoke.
"What?"
Su Chenwei looked up in shock, her brows furrowing into a deep frown.
"Didn't I tell you to go back to the Shen family to find money? What, you didn't find any?"
The house wasn't big; you could see the whole thing at a glance. Logically, there was nowhere to hide the money...
Su Chenwei couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"Could it just vanish into thin air?"
Shen Zhiyu lowered his head, nervously picking at his fingers.
"We found it, but..."
He paused for a moment, then stammered.
"Lan Yin took it..."
Despite this, Su Chenwei heard it clearly.
She paused for a second, then a cold laugh surfaced in her mind.
People usually say that Liu Yuelan is sensible, gentle, considerate, and capable.
But now, all she has is a dowry of one thousand.
She revealed her true colors, which is truly chilling!
"Then you decide for yourself."
Su Chenwei uttered a sentence calmly.
She slammed the payment slip on the table.
"The doctor has agreed to treat the patient first and settle the bill later, but we still owe 98 yuan, which needs to be paid. You can decide for yourself."
After saying that, he turned and left without looking back.
She couldn't be bothered with this messy affair, and she had no desire to get involved in the Shen family's murky waters.
As soon as Su Chenwei stepped out of the room, a thought began to cross her mind.
Given Zhu Xiuqin's temperament, once she found out that Liu Yuelan had taken the money, she would...
This will likely cause a huge uproar, and who knows how many chaotic and messy things will happen.
Before the thought had even fully formed, Zhu Xiuqin had already started humming.
She was in so much pain that her face was contorted, and she managed to open one eye to look around.
"Zhiyu, oh dear... where are we now? How did we end up in the hospital?"
Soon, the scene from earlier flashed through Zhu Xiuqin's mind, and her face suddenly changed color.
She turned over and tried to sit up, shouting angrily, "That Chen Chunxiang actually instigated her son to beat someone! What a vicious woman! This isn't over! I'm going to find someone to confront her; her son can't be let off so easily! Ouch!"
Before she could finish speaking, she accidentally pulled off the IV needle while moving.
He was in so much pain that he was grimacing, and his whole face was twitching.
Shen Zhiyu, who was standing nearby, rushed out to find a nurse. As he ran, he could still hear Zhu Xiuqin cursing incessantly.
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