Zhu Hao frowned slightly, took out her phone, and asked, "Can someone get out of bed so quickly after heart surgery?"
The moment Fang's mother saw those words, her face, hidden beneath her exquisite makeup, contorted for a moment.
Zhu Hao stared intently at her, his gaze fixed on her heart.
It's only been less than a week.
Can patients who have undergone heart surgery be discharged from the hospital?
"How can you talk like that, child?" Mr. Fang sat down next to Mrs. Fang and pulled her into his arms with a look of heartache. "Your mother misses you. She insisted on coming to see you. She even dressed up carefully so you wouldn't worry. Her wounds haven't fully healed yet. How could you talk to your mother like that?"
“Husband…” Zhu’s mother interrupted him at the right moment, her face showing obvious signs of exhaustion, “It’s alright, I’m fine…”
Zhu Hao stared at the two people in front of him, who seemed to be really into acting, with amusement.
They thought they had kept it a secret, but Tang Song's people were among the doctors, both during the surgery and in the post-operative care.
Tang Song had already told her that the person on the operating table that day was not Fang's mother at all, but another heart patient.
During the surgery, the doctor Tang Song sent in only saw that the face of the person lying on the operating table was blocked, and did not examine it in detail. His attention was focused on the surgery itself. Later, he realized that the person on the table and Fang's mother seemed to have different body types.
Since then, she has never contacted the Fang family again.
The last shred of compassion she had for her mother-in-law vanished.
Despite being related by blood, the best distance between them is that of strangers.
Fang's mother raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eye, secretly observing Zhu Hao's reaction out of the corner of her eye.
That chubby little face was devoid of any emotion, as if he were facing a complete stranger.
Mr. Fang glanced at Mrs. Fang, a hint of anxiety unconsciously showing on his face.
Fang's mother glared at him, signaling him to shut up, then gave him a slightly ingratiating smile, "Daughter, Mom's alright now. Were you worried about Mom? Cough cough cough..."
She deliberately covered her mouth to cough, and took a sip of hot water to moisten her lips. "Actually, the doctor didn't allow me to come out, but I really missed you. I haven't seen you for two years, and now that I finally see you, I really... couldn't help it."
Fang's mother looked on with emotion, as if she were lost in memories. "I still remember the first time I saw you two years ago, your face looked exactly like mine when I was young. I was so stunned, I thought I was hallucinating. But it was real. You have no idea how happy I was. I wanted to give you the best things in the world to make up for all the years I've neglected you..."
As she spoke, Fang's mother's eyes reddened, and her voice choked with emotion, "What happened two years ago was our fault. Can you... please stop blaming us? We're still family. I promise I'll never force you to do anything you don't like again."
Fang's mother looked very sincere as she made her vow. If Zhu Hao hadn't known that they had conspired to deceive her before, she would have really believed it.
Zhu Hao's lips curled into a sarcastic smile as she lowered her eyes to type, then pushed her phone in front of them. "No need. I'm doing just fine now. Please don't bother me anymore."
Before Mr. Fang could see clearly, Zhu Hao put away his phone and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" Fang's mother's eyes sharpened, and she quickly stood up and grabbed Zhu Hao's wrist.
Best wishes, a shadow has fallen over your future.
She looked up and saw Fang Ming, whose face was hesitant.
Zhu Hao turned around and stared at Fang's mother, who had quickly rushed to his side, his gaze involuntarily falling on her heart.
The fluctuations are regular and appear perfectly normal.
Zhu Hao chuckled and pulled his wrist away. "Just say what you want to say directly. No need to beat around the bush."
Fang's mother hesitated, then looked up at Fang Ming.
Fang Ming understood, and pressed down on Zhu Hao's shoulders, trapping her in the seat. "Why are you in such a hurry, little sister? There's still half an hour before work, isn't there? We all miss you and want to talk to you more."
Zhu Hao bit her lower lip, not believing Fang Ming's explanation at all.
Fang's mother seemed to have lost her patience and said bluntly, "Daughter... it's like this, you know my health isn't good. I had heart bypass surgery before, which cost a lot of money. The family company also had some problems recently, and we can't afford any more money right now..."
"I don't have any money either." The cold, mechanical voice rang out, sounding particularly abrupt amidst the crowd of voices.
Everyone else in the coffee shop was drawn to her, but Zhu Hao remained unfazed. "If you're asking me for money, I don't have any."
Fang Ming frowned, glancing at Zhu Hao with disdain before quickly regaining his composure and speaking in a gentle tone, "What are you thinking, little sister? Why would Mom, Dad, and your brother ask you for money? Wouldn't people laugh their heads off if word got out? They'd say our Fang family can't even afford to raise a girl."
Fang's mother looked rather unpleasant, but still agreed, "Yes, daughter, what kind of people do you think we are?"
Zhu Hao looked up and glanced at the people at the table. "You won't ask me for money directly, but you'll marry me off to make money."
Zhu Hao deliberately turned up the volume on his phone so that everyone in the coffee shop could hear him.
Everyone cast strange glances at them, almost burning the Fang family members' faces.
Fang Ming was restless, his temper flaring up as if he couldn't control himself. He clenched his fists and lowered his eyes to conceal his emotions.
Mr. and Mrs. Fang were only momentarily flustered before regaining their composure.
Mr. Fang said with a serious face, "Son, you can't say things like that. When we found you, you had a physical defect and couldn't live on your own. That man was a reliable man we carefully selected who could take good care of you."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him looked away, but some busybodies still secretly took out their phones to take pictures.
Zhu Hao's eyes trembled slightly, and she gripped her phone tighter and tighter.
"Daughter," Fang's mother took a palm-sized gift box out of her bag and pushed it in front of Zhu Hao, "This is a gift from Mom for you. Do you like it?"
Before Zhu Hao could touch it, Fang's mother opened the gift box herself, revealing a delicate silver key inside.
Zhu Hao looked puzzled.
Zhu's father looked smug. "It's a large, single-level apartment in the city center, 300 square meters. Your mother said it would be more convenient for you to attend classes this way, so you won't have to squeeze into the dormitory with your roommates anymore."
Fang's mother looked at her expectantly, "How about we go take a look together after get off work today?"
A murmur of discussion arose around them.
"Holy crap! What kind of family does this? They just casually own a 300-square-meter apartment in the city center?"
"You don't recognize him?"
Who is it?
"You know Fang Ling, right? She's the one who played the junior sister."
"Know."
“These people look like Fang Ling’s family. Fang Ling had previously posted photos of her celebrating her parents’ birthdays on her homepage.”
"No way? The one being called 'daughter' isn't Fang Ling."
"It should be Sister Fang Ling, the Fang family's biological daughter. Fang Ling is not their biological daughter, but an adopted daughter."
"Wow! It seems Fang Ling's life in the Fang family isn't so great. With Fang's parents so eager to please their biological daughter, what about their adopted daughter, Fang Ling? They might as well just sever ties with her..."
"Bang!"
Fang Ming suddenly stood up, kicking the stool over.
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