Since Zhuang Yizhan returned to China, thanks to his treatment and recuperation, seventy to eighty percent of the toxins in Old Madam Yi's body have been eliminated, her complexion has begun to improve at a visible speed, and her energy and spirit have returned.
"Grandma, in another six months, you will be fully recovered." Yi Tianran would visit Grandma Yi as usual and help her out to bask in the sun.
Grandma Yi sighed, "I thought my old bones were about to give way, and I was most worried about my precious granddaughter. But now it seems that with Xiao Fu by your side, my worries were unnecessary."
Yi Tianran's lips twitched. "Grandma, you've only met him a few times! How can you trust him so much?"
The shrewd old lady said, "I've lived to this age and seen all sorts of monsters and demons. I can see through Fu Yunchen's true feelings for you at a glance."
Yi Tianran leaned on her shoulder and muttered softly, "Men are all fickle."
She has seen too many couples, even those who are deeply in love and even elope for love, eventually face the seven-year itch, become estranged, and ultimately even break off their relationship.
"Xiao Fu has been pursuing you for six years. Don't you even trust him?" Old Mrs. Yi seemed to see through her heart and cut to the chase. "No, you don't trust yourself."
Yi Tianran was speechless for a moment.
The old lady was right about some of the things she said.
It wasn't that she didn't trust Fu Yunchen, but rather that she refused to believe she could maintain the relationship forever; she feared she would eventually grow tired of it.
A loving couple, they have endless sweet nothings to say to each other every day.
But if they become sworn enemies, they will blame each other, hate each other, and even hurt each other with the most hurtful words.
She doesn't want to become that kind of person.
“Sometimes, you just need to take one step, and you’ll find that things aren’t as complicated as you imagined.” Old Mrs. Yi squinted at the back of her hand and said meaningfully, “You’ll understand soon enough.”
Feelings are uncontrollable; you can't escape them just because you want to.
...
As Yi Tianran left Old Mrs. Yi's place, she pondered the deeper meaning behind her words.
Until they reached the riverbank, they saw a woman leaning against the bank, her eyes red, her face haggard, and her expression dazed, as if she had experienced some tremendous blow.
She approached the riverbank step by step, and it looked like she was about to slip and fall into the river.
Yi Tianran's eyes sharpened, and she quickly stepped forward to pull her down from the riverbank.
The woman fell to the ground with a thud, looked up blankly, and met Yi Tianran's clear eyes. "Madam, are you alright?"
Seeing the sincere worry in her eyes, the woman seemed to be stimulated by something, suddenly clutching her head and breaking down in tears, "Waaah..."
The woman's cries were particularly mournful, as if she were trying to vent all the despair and grievances in her heart.
She looked at least fifty years old, yet she cried like a child, her heartbreaking cries tugged at the hearts of passersby.
Looking at her like this, Yi Tianran couldn't help but think of when she first returned to China and saw Old Madam Yi, who was lying in bed looking sickly, pale and ashen.
She unconsciously squatted down, took out a wet tissue and handed it to her, "Can you tell me what happened? Maybe I can help you."
Judging from the woman's appearance just now, it was obvious that she wanted to jump into the lake and commit suicide.
Now that she has seen it, as a detective with professional ethics, it is impossible for him to ignore it.
The woman choked back tears as she looked up at her serene face and suddenly realized that this might be someone she could trust.
Since she was already desperate and no one could possibly cheat her out of anything, she had no qualms about it.
Yi Tianran led her into a restaurant across the street, found a private room, and listened as she slowly poured out her despair and pain.
So, this is actually a very real thing.
“My husband was diagnosed with a serious illness six months ago and has been receiving treatment in the hospital ever since. We have spent all our savings and borrowed from all the relatives we could to pay for his treatment…”
The woman clutched her scalp in pain. “Actually, our family was quite well-off. My husband earned 100,000 yuan a year and had even planned to send our son abroad to study next year with the money we had saved. But after this incident, his source of income disappeared, and the cost of medical treatment is a bottomless pit. Fortunately, he is strong enough for me and his health has improved somewhat.”
We finally saw a glimmer of hope. The attending physician said that if we had surgery, there was a 50% chance of recovery. We were all ready to give it a try, but the surgery was too expensive. I even sold our last property to raise the money for the surgery, and then...and then..."
The woman suddenly covered her mouth in anguish, tears streaming down her face once more.
Yi Tianran had a vague idea: "So the money was stolen?"
"My son took it." The woman was utterly devastated, her voice hoarse. "He blamed me for gambling the money on a 50% chance of the surgery's success, for not thinking of him. No matter how much I begged him to give the money back, it was no use. Later I found out that he didn't keep the money for himself, but gave it to a female celebrity he liked, saying that if he helped her through her difficulties, the female celebrity would meet him and fall in love with him..."
Even Yi Tianran was a little dumbfounded.
What kind of char siu was this?
He took his father's life-saving money and gave it to a female celebrity?
Is this something a normal person would do? Even an animal has more humanity than him!
If this were an ancient fantasy or supernatural drama, this kind of scoundrel would have been struck by lightning long ago.
Wait, a female celebrity!
Her eyelids twitched, and a strange premonition washed over her.
"Excuse me, do you know which female celebrity he's a fan of?"
With red eyes and a sorrowful expression, the woman said, "That day, in order to get my money back, I secretly checked his phone and saw that he was following a female celebrity named Yi Lianxue!"
"..." Yi Tianran suddenly stood up and said with a serious expression, "Where is your son now? I need to see him. Perhaps I can help you, but I need your cooperation."
The woman paused slightly, a strange sense of anticipation rising within her. "Alright."
...
Half an hour later, in a simple rented room.
The woman entered the house with her key, then led Yi Tianran inside. They saw instant noodle boxes scattered all over the floor and piles of various kinds of garbage, with a foul odor permeating the air.
"I'm sorry, that little rascal is just too lazy..." The woman glanced at her apologetically, afraid of being scared away.
Fortunately, Yi Tianran has a strong ability to adapt to situations. Having done so many tasks and encountered many strange people and things, she will not be easily swayed. "It's okay, take me to see him first."
The woman nodded repeatedly, stepped over the pile of garbage, took a few steps forward, and opened the door to the cubicle—
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