Who is more ruthless
Fortunately, the second uncle did not find fault with Liu Jianchun. He just hurried back with his brother and said, "Thank goodness, your mother is saved."
It turned out that when he passed by the outpatient department, he met the attending physician, who told him that someone was willing to advance the cost of his sister's surgery, but that his family needed to cooperate in shooting a few charity videos.
The more Liu Jianchun listened, the more he felt something was wrong, so he took the initiative to follow him: "How could there be such a kind person? Are you a scammer?"
The second uncle turned his head and only then noticed Liu Jianchun's presence. He glanced at her from the side and was stunned for a long moment before he seemed to recognize her. "Who do you think is just like you two, a bunch of ungrateful people? He's a well-known figure. His father is the president of Yunfei Group, Xie Yunfei."
Xie Yunfei’s son…if not Xie Yu, who else could it be?
Xie Yu arrived very quickly. Almost as soon as Liu Jianchun learned about this, he appeared in the corridor of the inpatient department accompanied by the vice president.
In addition to medical staff, there were also a large number of media following him, eager to record every shot of him from the moment he stepped into the hospital.
Before they even reached the ward door, a nurse came chasing them from behind. She made her way through the crowd to the director and whispered something. The director's face suddenly changed, and he forced himself to explain a few words to her. Only then did she dare to speak out: "Bed 2's surgery fee has just been paid."
"Already paid it?" Xie Yu was stunned. He glanced at the dean and the director. "Uncle Li, Uncle Wang, are you guys deliberately teasing me?"
The man called Uncle Li was none other than the Vice Dean. Dean Li was old enough to be Xie Yu's father, but it seemed as though he, as an uncle, was a head shorter than Xie Yu in terms of aura. "Xiao Yu, I really didn't mean to lie to you." He then turned and coldly looked at the nurse who had come to deliver the message, "When did you pay the surgery fee?"
The young nurse realized that the director was putting pressure on her and was at a loss as to what to do. "Just now, it seemed like... ten minutes ago..."
Xie Yu saw this situation and wondered if it wasn't a coincidence, or if Jian Zhaonan knew he was coming and deliberately didn't give him the chance to tease him. He stopped threatening Dean Li and simply told Uncle Li to quickly select a new recipient so he wouldn't make a wasted trip. He never took back a promise he'd made.
The new recipient was a little girl with a brain tumor who urgently needed a craniotomy. Her condition was no less serious than Jian Zhaonan's mother's. Xie Yu took a quick look at her medical records and decided she was the right one. Unfortunately, the little girl was in a coma and unable to interact with Xie Yu. He and his team could only shoot a few videos in the hospital room, and the charity event came to an abrupt end.
Jian Zhaonan's mother's surgery was scheduled for the next afternoon.
This was the result of negotiations among many parties, including my second uncle, the family representative. He had decided the surgery date and signed the consent form, without giving Jian Zhaonan the opportunity to participate.
It was not until the end of the operation that the uncle informed Jian Zhaonan that the operation had failed and asked him if he still wanted to see his mother...
In no mood.
The moment he heard this question, he immediately answered firmly in his heart. He felt that he had done his utmost.
What more did they want from him, to have the blame for his mother's failed surgery etched on his conscience as well?
He and his mother had not seen each other for more than 20 years. They had a few brief phone calls, and he was the one who took the initiative to call her. Facing him, her son whom she had not seen for a long time, she not only showed no intimacy, but also hung up after a few words.
If she could be one-tenth as good to him as other mothers, he would repay her a hundredfold or a thousandfold.
He comforted himself over and over again, hoping that he would not suffer from insomnia at night and could sleep until dawn.
He fell asleep, but he had a dream. In the dream, his mother was surrounded by flames and said she was in pain, worse than death.
The blinding flames gradually engulfed her, then spread outward. When the flames reached him, they suddenly shot up, like a bloody mouth ready to swallow him whole...
He woke up suddenly and found that he had fallen asleep in a daze.
The screen of the mobile phone on the bedside table suddenly lit up.
It was a message from Liu Jianchun: I know you don’t want me to meddle in your affairs, but I think, they are your mother and brother after all, do you really intend to ignore them?
He tapped a few times on the screen: I didn't ignore it. I paid for the surgery and hospitalization fees.
Liu: When is the surgery scheduled? If there is anything I can help you with, just let me know.
"Go to this place and help me see her for the last time." After typing this line, he turned off his phone completely.
The last side...
When Liu Jianchun saw Jian Zhaonan's message, his throat tightened with discomfort.
She knew that their mother-son relationship was average, but she was his biological mother after all. He asked her to send her off, which also showed that he still cared about her in his heart.
If you care, why don't you go there yourself? She wanted to ask, but subconsciously felt that he wouldn't answer, so she didn't speak.
She turned down her morning training session and rushed to the address Jian Zhaonan had sent her. When she arrived, she discovered that it wasn't his mother's current home, but his second uncle's. When she entered, she saw the hostess with a gloomy face, arguing with her second uncle. Funerals always had a certain air of bad luck; no one wanted to have them hosted. It wasn't surprising that her aunt had this attitude.
Liu Jianchun didn't care whether his second uncle's family was happy or not. She came here just to do her duty as entrusted to her.
She sent a wreath to his mother, burned paper money, and kowtowed several times, but made no wishes or spoke a word. She simply didn't believe in the existence of souls. When a person died, they were dead. Even if she spoke ten thousand words to a portrait, the other party wouldn't be able to hear them.
Before leaving, she asked her brother many questions. They hadn't told him yet that the surgery had failed. He only knew that he didn't need to go to the hospital anymore, and that the adults were too busy to take care of him. He had to stay home alone and take care of himself.
Liu Jianchun thought for a while and left his contact information before leaving.
Before he found his father, his younger brother would be a burden to all his relatives, and he would be disliked no matter who he lived with. She thought, since that was the case, she might as well be a good person. Summer vacation was approaching, and there were already a dozen children living in the gym. One more child wouldn't be too much, and she could help look after them.
Jian Zhaonan's uncle did not make things difficult for her like before.
His sister died, and he looked much older overnight. His reactions became unusually slow. He listened to her quietly, wrote down her phone number, and said nothing more.
Death makes everyone numb and silent.
There is only one exception.
As Liu Jianchun arrived at the stadium entrance, he saw a Bugatti parked in front. Only someone like Xie Yu would drive such a flashy car.
Sure enough, as soon as she appeared, the main car door opened immediately and Xie Yu, dressed in a suit and tie, got out of the car.
She only glanced at him casually, recognized him, and immediately turned her head and walked to the side, absolutely not making too much eye contact with him.
Before, she might have harbored a few unrealistic fantasies about him, wondering if, after not seeing him for a few years, he'd become more collected with age, perhaps his behavior wouldn't be as absurd as before. But seeing him deliberately donating money to upset Jian Zhaonan, her heart was completely broken. A dog will always eat shit; that's the eternal truth.
"Jianchun."
She pretended not to hear and tried to take a few quick steps to get away.
"Chunchun baby." This time he didn't continue to pose leaning against the sports car. Instead, he walked up to her and grabbed the strap of her bag. While she was struggling with him, he stretched out his long arms and lifted her off the ground by the waist. No matter how much she resisted, she could only struggle in his arms.
Flirting in broad daylight on the street, even if it wasn't downstairs of her own gym, she would have wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.
Seeing that her resistance was futile, she bit his chest, causing him to grimace in pain and have to let go. She was agile and ran away as soon as she saw the opportunity.
Xie Yu rubbed her chest muscles in grievance. "Are you born in the Year of the Dog? You're always scratching and biting people. Can't you be a little gentler to your husband?"
Liu Jianchun got goosebumps when she heard this. A few years ago, she might have argued with him about the word "husband." But now, she saw through his gullible nature and wanted to quickly sever ties with him, leaving him no room for further pursuit.
"Liu Jianchun—wait a minute, I really have something to tell you." Xie Yu rushed forward in two steps, risking being bitten again, and stopped her again. However, this time he learned his lesson and did not use Neptune's seductive tactics. He took the initiative to keep a distance from her.
Miss Liu still didn't take the bait. She shook off his hand and was about to leave, pretending to be deaf and dumb.
Xie Yu was at his wit's end and could only say, "Do you want to change venues? I've found one for you."
Liu Jianchun finally slowed down his pace and took two or three steps forward before he couldn't help but look back at him: "Xie Yu, although I'm not as rich as you, I'm not so poor that I have to accept your charity."
Xie Yu looked helpless: "Sister, you're overthinking it. When did I ever say I'd give it to you for free? This is my friend's gym, so they'll definitely charge you."
Looking at Xie Yu's expression, she didn't seem to be joking. Although she resisted this person, it seemed unreasonable to refuse the benefits that were delivered to her door. She deliberately said, "Are you sure I can afford to rent your friend's gym?"
"No problem. It used to be a gym, and the area isn't very large. The price is 10% off the market price. The only advantage I can get for you is that there's their staff cafeteria downstairs, so you can bring your students there for free meals."
What he gave was not excessive, so even if she accepted it, she would not feel guilty. However, food was a problem that had always troubled Liu Jianchun. When she heard that she could eat in the cafeteria, her firm will was instantly shaken.
Seeing that there was room for negotiation, Xie Yu stepped forward tentatively and said, "Add me back so we can discuss this further."
"No need." She took out a business card from her bag and handed it to him. "This has my new number on it. Give it to your friend and we can contact each other privately."
After she finished speaking, she was about to leave again, which frightened him so much that he didn't dare to beat around the bush. "Liu Jianchun, have you ever thought about why Jian Zhaonan approached you?"
She looked at him as if he were a fool.
Xie Yu felt uncomfortable being stared at by her, but since he was pursuing her, she could only endure it. "He's been in poor form for the past year and a half. Winning the World Table Tennis Championships was a fluke. He's been appearing on TV shows more frequently lately. I guess he's preparing to retire."
She had already noticed the signs of the back injury that day. Even if Xie Yu didn't say anything, she was still worried about his physical condition: "What do you want to say?"
He said with dismay, "Women are just stupid. You don't even know that your Uncle Yan is going to be elected Chairman of the Table Tennis Association, do you? He's not after you at all, he's after your dear Uncle Yan."
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