Jiang Anqing sighed, "I really can't bring myself to say this... To be honest, I'm being too selfish. I just want you to be healthy and happy, and I also want you and Aqi to get along well. I know Aqi has done many wrong things, but she's not a bad person at heart, she..."
"Mom, just get to the point." Xiang Jin's expression turned cold.
She called the caregiver to help her lie down on the bed and covered her with a blanket. Jiang Anqing hesitated whether to speak, but finally made up her mind: "Ah Jin, Ah Qi is sick. Could you ask Dr. Sun to perform the surgery on her?"
Xiang Qi was stunned: "What did you say?"
Jiang Anqing met her eyes and sighed, "Mom only just found out that Aqi was hospitalized. This hospital is so small, and it's just one department, so the information is very readily available. Mom just casually asked around, and the doctor said she has heart disease."
"And then?" Xiang Jin never expected that what she asked for was Xiang Qi, which surprised her greatly.
“Her illness is quite special and complicated, and only Dr. Sun can treat it. I know that Aqi did something wrong. She is too proud and refuses to admit it. Other than that, she has no other problems. Ajin, you have always been kind and generous. Why don’t you help her? I believe that after this incident, she will realize her mistake and be willing to get along with you.”
"Mom, do you know what you're saying? You're asking me to forgive my enemy and to take the initiative to make peace?" Xiang Jin didn't understand, she really didn't understand.
"Aqi isn't your enemy; you grew up together..."
"How can she not be my enemy? All my misfortunes are caused by her and Li Shuhui. And you've been imprisoned for so many years, and your health has deteriorated to this point. Have you forgotten all of that? What she's getting now is her retribution. I've already shown her kindness by not causing her any more trouble. Why should I help her?"
“Ah Jin…this isn’t Ah Qi’s fault, it’s Li Shuhui…”
"None of them are innocent."
“Ah Jin… Mom just wants you all to get along well. In this life, it’s always good to have more sisters to help you out so that life can go smoothly.”
"My life has been much smoother without her."
"Ah Jin!"
"Alright! We can talk about anything else, but not this. Mom, you should get some rest. I'll come see you another day."
Xiang Jin left the hospital with her bag, unwilling to say anything more. This was a way of preserving face for herself and Jiang Anqing, not wanting to strain their mother-daughter relationship too much. Jiang Anqing clearly didn't understand this; she hadn't expected Xiang Jin to react so strongly, especially since Xiang Jin had always been so kind and sensible.
Has her mindset changed since marrying Murong Xiao? Jiang Anqing sighed.
………………
After leaving the hospital, Xiang Jin went to find Bai Ning Shuang, and the two agreed to meet at their usual spot.
Upon hearing this, Bai Ningshuang nearly jumped off the sofa: "Is she seriously ill? I advise you to be forgiving, but you're not a saint! Is she your mother or Xiang Qi's mother?!"
Xiang Jin was stunned for a moment. She took a sip of wine, shook her head, and felt an indescribable disappointment.
Instead of showing understanding, her eagerly awaiting mother helped Xiangqi in every way, which was indeed a blow to her.
"I won't budge on this. Okay, enough about me. What about you, Yan Qing and Gu Feiyang? What are your thoughts?"
"Don't even mention it, I wish I could dig a hole and bury myself right now." Ever since the two proposed, he suddenly became temperamental, trying every possible way to please her, which annoyed Bai Ning Shuang to no end, and she had considered moving out several times.
"And who do you personally lean towards?"
Bai Ningshuang shook her head; she didn't know, she really didn't know.
She is most afraid of making choices, and now that she has to make a choice, it would be better to just kill her.
Xiang Jin didn't say anything more. The two chatted for a while, ate some food, and then went home.
………………
These past two days, Xiang Jin went to the hospital for a short visit and then left. Jiang Anqing gave her the same gentle instructions as before, and Xiang Jin nodded. The two of them tacitly avoided mentioning Xiang Qi again.
That morning, Xiang Jin was still making soup at home when she suddenly received a call from the hospital saying that there was a suitable kidney donor and the surgery could be performed that afternoon.
Xiang Jin rushed to the hospital to inform Jiang Anqing, but Jiang Anqing remained calm and said, "Forget it, Jin, I won't have the surgery. Let's just leave it at that."
Xiang Jin was angered by her attitude: "Why?"
"There's no reason why, I just don't want to do it anymore. It's been hard on you and President Xiao for putting in so much effort. I'm getting old, and I don't want to be an eyesore to you anymore. Let nature take its course."
Xiang Jin laughed, a cold laugh. She had never spoken to her in this tone before, but she couldn't help herself: "What, are you still trying to force me with this method? I thought you had given up threatening me, but it turns out you haven't."
"Ah Jin, Mom isn't what you think."
"Is that so? Then tell me what it is, what exactly do you want to do? You want me and Xiang Qi to get along peacefully, but what makes you think we can get along peacefully? I may be soft-hearted, but I'm far from being soft enough to forgive an enemy!"
"Aqi is not your enemy..."
"I know, she's my biological sister, my half-sister. But so what? Does being related by blood mean we're not enemies? You witnessed firsthand how she hurt me..."
Hearing her words, Jiang Anqing was clearly stunned. After a long while, she said, her face pale and her hands trembling, "So you knew everything..."
"I'm not stupid."
"Did you tell Xiang Deming? Does Xiang Deming know? Does Li Shuhui know?" She panicked, and her words became unsteady.
"Are you so afraid of them finding out? Mom, is my identity really that shameful?" Xiang Jin didn't understand.
Jiang Anqing shook his head, closed his eyes, and looked as if he would rather die than speak.
Xiang Jin's heart sank.
Although she had expected her attitude, seeing her like this still hurt her deeply, as if an invisible hand was squeezing her heart.
After a while, Jiang Anqing gradually calmed down. She was certain that Xiang Jin hadn't told Xiang Deming and Li Shuhui. As long as they hadn't been told, there was still room for maneuver, so she didn't need to panic.
She spoke slowly, trying to soothe Xiang Jin's emotions: "Ah Jin, many things are not as you imagine. The past is too complicated. I will tell you about it when I have time. I didn't expose your background for your own good. You didn't tell them, probably for my sake too... Ah Jin, Ah Qi is indeed your biological sister."
"So, I should save her?"
“Now that you know, of course you have to save her. Are you going to watch your own sister die? Ah Jin, you weren’t like this before. How did you become so heartless? You’re living such a good life now, married to such a wealthy CEO. Can’t you be a little more forgiving towards Ah Qi?” Jiang Anqing’s eyes reddened, and she became somewhat agitated.
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