"What did I say?"
Li Juan placed the basin under the bed and said calmly, "Our family has no money and no background, so we won't really go against you. As long as you can give me the medical expenses, I promise we won't say anything."
What does this have to do with anything?!
I was confused. "If it wasn't Li Juan, please explain clearly. Who told you these words?"
I never covered their mouths.
Li Juan looked at me and said, "Isn't this what you meant?"
"Who told you it was my idea?"
Li Juan was stunned for a moment, then said bitterly, "You don't have to pretend anymore. I know you approached us because of this matter. You're embarrassed to say it out loud, so you asked your sister to come. I understand. We are just ordinary people and have no ability to fight against you. Don't worry, we won't get into trouble."
"Mu Ya?"
Li Juan lowered her head and said nothing.
I felt a surge of anger rising in my heart. "Li Juan, Wang Dazhu, I solemnly tell you this: I have never intended to forcibly cover your mouths. If you have grievances, redress them. If you have grievances, speak out. I've gone through so much trouble to help you, not to silence you, but to get you to speak."
Li Juan looked at me blankly, "But your sister said..."
I said coldly, "What kind of sister is she giving me? She's the daughter of a third party my father brought home. She's just an illegitimate daughter."
I don't like using this word to describe others, even Mu Ya, whom I hate the most.
This time she really pissed me off.
The door of the ward was pushed open and a child of seven or eight years old walked in. Coincidentally, this child was the one who hit me with a stone downstairs.
As soon as he saw me, he bared his teeth, ran to his parents, opened his arms to block them, and glared at me fiercely.
"Don't try to hurt my parents!"
I was speechless, "Which eye of yours saw that I was going to hurt them?"
The child shouted, "You are a bad person. You acted to deceive us. You said you would help us, but in fact you are just like those bad people. You want to use money to buy my parents to shut up."
I frowned and looked at the fierce look of the child. Suddenly, I felt a pain in my back, but I still patiently explained to him.
"Little friend, all your knowledge of me comes from what others have said. Did I say those words myself?"
The child was stunned for a moment. "Although it wasn't you who said that, it was your sister who said that. Your sister and you are a family, just like my sister and I are a family."
Children’s ideas are so simple.
As long as we are a family, we should share the responsibility for what we do.
I shook my head. "You misunderstood. She's not my sister. I have a younger brother who's in poor health and recuperating in the hospital. He's my only relative. He's kind-hearted, just like you, dedicated to protecting his family. He wouldn't selfishly demand that others not seek justice."
"You have a younger brother?"
The child's eyes widened in surprise.
I smiled. "Of course, you didn't see my brother. If he knew you were throwing rocks at me downstairs, he would definitely punish you and help me avenge you."
The child's eyes widened in fear, "Is your brother really good at fighting?"
I was amused.
Li Juan, who was standing next to her, suddenly shouted, "Wang Xiaonan! What did you do downstairs? You even hit people with stones?"
Wang Xiaonan shrank his neck.
At this moment, he no longer blocked his parents' way, but came straight behind me.
"Help me."
He tugged at the corner of my clothes.
When I looked at him, I thought of my younger brother. There was no way I could allow the angry Li Juan to really hit him.
"Alright, alright, the child is young and doesn't understand. I don't intend to argue with him. Don't hit him either. The child is still young, so teach him slowly."
Li Juan felt ashamed and grateful. "I'm so sorry. I've been so busy with my housework lately that I've neglected educating my child. The child must have overheard what your sister said, so..."
I expressed my understanding and said, "Don't worry, I don't really blame him."
As she was saying this, Li Juan's cell phone rang.
It’s Mu Yan calling.
Li Juan looked at me hesitantly, and I let him answer the call and pressed the speakerphone button.
Mu Yan's voice rang out in the ward.
"The day I gave you is up. Have you figured out what to do?"
When Wang Xiaonan heard this sound, he was like a little animal with its fur standing on end and was about to shout. I immediately hugged him and signaled him not to make a sound.
Li Juan replied, "I haven't thought about it yet. The time is too short. Can you give me more time?"
"Do you think this is a market where you buy vegetables? You're still bargaining with me! I'm telling you, you only have this one chance. If you don't agree, your husband won't get any medical expenses or compensation!"
"Don't be so stubborn. So-called justice is useless. Money comes with reality. Your husband is so badly injured. If he doesn't have medical expenses, he probably won't survive even three days."
"Also, your children at home also need to go to school and the elderly need to be taken care of, so money is even more important to you."
Mu Ya said earnestly.
Then the subject changed and mentioned me.
"And Mu Yan, why did she go to so much trouble to help your family? Isn't it because she wants you to live a good life? You don't want to implicate him, making her run around for you and end up offending the people above you, right?"
I took out my phone and typed something to show Li Juan.
——Let her come to the hospital.
Li Juan nodded. "I can't quite remember what you said to me that day. Come to the hospital again and we can talk it over."
"I don't want to go to that kind of place. I told you on the phone."
Li Juan said nervously, "If you're on the phone, forget it. I have a bad memory, and I won't be able to remember even if you tell me..."
"You can't record?!"
"I don't know how to do it. I haven't even figured out the functions of a cell phone yet."
Mu Ya collapsed, "How stupid! Wait!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Juan looked at me nervously and excitedly.
"Is the acting okay?"
I gave him a thumbs up. “Excellent.”
Li Juan breathed a sigh of relief. "To be honest, this is my first time lying, my first time deceiving someone, but it feels good to lie to someone like this."
When Mu Ya came, I hid in the bathroom of the ward.
Listening to Mu Ya's arrogant words in the ward.
All kinds of threats and inducements were used to the extreme.
"Even for your husband, you should think carefully about this. Don't let your husband die in the hospital just for the sake of so-called justice or to vent your anger."
"Look at how old your child is. He still needs to go to school. Just do as I say. Take the money and don't say anything. Just insist that this was an accident."
I opened the bathroom door and walked out.
Mu Ya was stunned when she saw me, but she didn't feel guilty at all. Then, an angry look appeared on her face. "Mu Yan, you've been waiting here for a long time? Well, you teamed up with this stinky woman to deceive me!"
"You are stupid, that's why you were fooled."
"Bitch! How dare you lie to me!"
Mu Ya gritted her teeth in anger and threw the bag in her hand towards me.
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