The people around immediately started talking and pointing.
After saying that, Ye Nian'an didn't even bother to give Shen Xiang another extra glance.
She turned to Xu Yao, her previously cold expression softening instantly: "Xu Yao, what are you doing here?"
Xu Yao waved a packet of medicine in his hand: "A friend's mother is in the hospital, so I came to deliver some things. I just finished my business when I saw this crazy woman trying to pounce on me. Luckily, I arrived in time."
As he spoke, he glared at Shen Xiang again, his eyes filled with a strong warning.
"I'm very busy."
Ye Nian'an withdrew her gaze, her voice filled with undisguised annoyance: "I need to go home and be with my ten precious babies, to enjoy my lucky life of having many children. I don't have time to waste talking nonsense with you scum."
Instead of throwing a tantrum here, you should think about how to raise that astronomical medical bill. After all, one is a 'living dead' and the other is a 'vegetative state' person. The days ahead are long.
She deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "living dead" and "vegetative state".
Every word was like a small knife, precisely stabbing into the hearts of the Zhang family.
"Let's go, seeing them is bad luck and ruins my mood for going home and hugging my baby."
"Okay, sister-in-law."
Xu Yao readily agreed, and the two turned around side by side and left gracefully.
Shen Xiang stood frozen in place, listening to the surrounding people's comments of "serves him right" and "retribution," and hearing Shi Fangfang's even more sarcastic and mean curses, she felt all the blood rush to her head.
"ah--!"
She let out a desperate scream, her vision went black, and she could no longer hold on. She fell straight backward and fainted completely from anger.
Chaos erupted once again in the corridor.
...
Outside the hospital, the winter sun shone warmly on my skin.
Ye Nian'an took a deep breath of the fresh air, exhaling all the stale air from before. Her mood was not affected at all; on the contrary, she felt a sense of relief, as if she had just watched a farce.
"Sister-in-law, are you feeling better now?"
Looking at her relaxed expression, Xu Yao couldn't help but laugh and ask, "If you're still not satisfied, I'll go back and curse them a few more times for you. I guarantee I'll curse them so badly their ancestors' graves will emit auspicious smoke."
"No."
Ye Nian'an shook her head, a faint smile playing on her lips: "We don't need to lift a finger to deal with them. The current outcome is the best punishment for them."
In her past life, she was the one who "caught in the crossfire," allowing those awful members of the Zhang family to cause trouble in peace.
Without her, they would only tear each other apart and consume each other, ultimately destroying themselves in a quagmire.
"That's true."
Xu Yao nodded in agreement: "Those people are like rocks in a latrine, smelly and hard. It's better to stay away from them to avoid getting yourselves covered in bad luck."
Seeing that Ye Nian'an was carrying a bag of Chinese medicinal herbs, he asked with concern, "Sister-in-law, are you not feeling well? Why did you come to the hospital alone?"
Ye Nian'an explained, "It wasn't me; I opened it for someone else."
"That's good……"
Xu Yao finally relaxed his brows: "Sister-in-law, you're raising ten kids all by yourself now, your health is the most important thing! With Yan-ge not home, you have to take good care of yourself."
"If there's any heavy or tiring work, just let us know. Song Yan and I will be there whenever we call. Don't be shy about it!"
He patted his chest and made a solemn vow.
"I know, you two are the kids' godfathers, who else would I be polite to if not you? Besides, there's Grandma and the others too, don't worry."
Ye Nian'an was amused by his serious expression, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
The unpleasantness I felt at the hospital earlier had long been forgotten.
But at this moment, the hospital ward was filled with gloom and despair.
Shen Xiang slowly woke up after her philtrum was pinched. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Shi Fangfang's face, which was full of contempt and disgust.
"You're awake? I thought you were dead."
Shi Fangfang snorted coldly, crossed her arms, and spoke without any politeness.
"Shen Xiang, you saw what happened today. That little bitch Ye Nian'an has climbed up the social ladder now. We can't afford to mess with her."
"But our Zhang family's money will never be used to fill the bottomless pit for your son's vegetative state!"
"I'm putting my words here today!"
She pointed at Zhang Weimin, her voice shrill: "If you dare to use family money to pay Tang Jiang's medical bills again, I'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with you to get a divorce tomorrow!"
"I'm not living like this anymore! I'm taking Bingbing and leaving. You Zhang family can clean up this mess yourselves!"
Zhang Weimin was cornered, his face flushed red. He looked at his aggressive wife, then at Shen Xiang on the hospital bed with pleading eyes, and felt utterly overwhelmed.
He was a man, an elder brother; he couldn't just stand by and watch Shen Xiang and her son be driven to desperation.
But he is also a husband and a father; he cannot ruin his family for the sake of outsiders.
Finally, as if all his strength had been drained, he slumped down and uttered a few words with difficulty to Shen Xiang.
"Shen Xiang... I'm sorry... You... you'll have to figure out how to pay for Jiang'er's medical expenses yourself."
These words, like a final judgment, plunged Shen Xiang into an abyss of no return.
Her support, her future, all her hopes...
At that moment, everything vanished into nothingness.
"Aaaaaah!"
After leaving the hospital, Ye Nian'an did not go home immediately.
She turned a few corners and entered a quiet old alley.
After confirming that there were no tails behind her, she stopped in front of an inconspicuous wooden door and knocked three times rhythmically.
"Squeak—"
The door opened from the inside, revealing a thin but energetic face.
"Nian'an, you're here."
Liu Tingting stepped aside to let her in and quickly closed the door.
This is an extremely secluded courtyard, a secret base that Liu Tingting secretly built with her own money.
Apart from her and Ye Nian'an, no one else knew.
"Your complexion looks much better."
Ye Nian'an looked her over and nodded in satisfaction.
Back then, Liu Tingting had a sallow complexion, sunken eyes, and an aura of impending death emanating from her entire body.
Although still thin, his face has regained color, and his eyes have become clear again, no longer so murky and desperate.
"It's all thanks to your medicine."
Liu Tingting led her to sit down in the main room and poured her a cup of hot tea: "I feel like my strength has returned. I used to be out of breath after walking just a few steps, but now I can walk around the yard several times."
"Don't be careless."
Ye Nian'an didn't stand on ceremony and directly took her wrist, closing his eyes and concentrating.
Under her fingertips, Liu Tingting's pulse, though still deep and thin, was much stronger than when they first met. The lingering, stagnant life force was being slowly dispelled by a gentle vitality.
"The recovery is going well."
Ye Nian'an withdrew her hand and took out an oil paper package from her cloth bag.
"This is a newly prescribed medicine, with some herbs added to strengthen your body and replenish your vital energy. Although the cancer cells in your body have been suppressed, the root cause is still there. Remember to take it on time and do not skip a single day."
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