"When I was anesthetized on the operating table, he cried and called me sister."
"Heh..."
The more she spoke, the more ridiculous it became.
"I told him not to treat me like that, but he still left."
"Now you want me to give him a letter of forgiveness, and I truly cannot go against my conscience. I can't write it."
"Xiao Min..."
"Get lost!"
Tang Xiaomin suddenly roared.
"When my kidney was harvested, why didn't you try to persuade Tang Xu? He should also pay the price for his actions!"
"Don't even mention you; even if Zhang Meiyu and Tang Zhongcheng knelt before me, a letter of forgiveness would be impossible!"
Tang Xiaomin made her stance clear.
Tang Ye knew that at this point, further words were useless.
Tang Ye silently left the Tang Corporation.
Although he had known for a long time that this would be the outcome, he still felt a pang in his heart upon Tang Xiaomin's refusal.
What was he fantasizing about?
He fantasized that Tang Xiaomin would be merciful.
Now, was that possible?
Finally, Tang Ye went to the detention center to see Tang Xu.
Tang Xu was distraught, silent, head bowed, sitting on a bare chair.
Green stubble was growing on his chin, making him look utterly dejected.
Seeing Tang Xu, Tang Ye first let out a helpless sigh.
"From childhood to adulthood, I was never as good as you. You were once someone I looked up to."
"But in the matter of Tang Yiyi, I fell into the trap before you did, and I understood it before you."
"This is a conversation between me and Tang Yiyi. Listen to it yourself and recognize who she truly is."
Tang Ye played the previous recording.
When he heard Tang Yiyi say that she was only with him so that he could help cure her, he closed his eyes heavily.
Afterwards, he remained silent.
Tang Ye put away his phone and said.
"Now, you should know what kind of person Tang Yiyi is."
"As long as you insist that you were deceived by Tang Yiyi, the rest will be left to the lawyers to strive for the lightest possible sentence."
After a long while, Tang Xu finally spoke.
"How is Xiao Min?"
Hearing him mention Tang Xiaomin, Tang Ye was slightly surprised for a moment.
"She... she's furious and refuses to give you a letter of forgiveness."
"But it's okay. Now that we have the recording, as long as you insist that you were deceived by Tang Yiyi, the rest depends on the lawyer's skill."
Although the Tang family was not as prosperous as before, they could still afford a capable lawyer.
As for Tang Yiyi, with Tang Ye recording such words, her guilt would only be heavier.
Tang Xu remained silent.
This worried Tang Ye greatly, as he understood Tang Xu's thoughts best.
"Why are you not speaking? Even now, you're not thinking of yourself, and you still want to help Tang Yiyi?"
Tang Xu remained silent.
"Don't be foolish; she's not worth your sacrifice."
"Even if she's sick, the judge will consider her condition and handle it leniently. They won't do much to her unless she gets better. You don't even have to go to jail. Do you understand?"
Tang Xu was not stupid and understood.
He understood his family's good intentions.
However, he had made a mistake, and that was that.
This time, he did not want to evade it.
He did not want to shift his responsibility onto Tang Yiyi, a patient.
This was the last thing he could do for Tang Yiyi.
"Please tell Mom and Dad that I'm sorry to them. I'll take responsibility for my actions like a man."
Hearing Tang Xu's words, Tang Ye was utterly shocked.
He had been running around to help Tang Xu, and in the end, Tang Xu didn't appreciate it, and he had worked for nothing.
"I think you've gone mad."
"Even now, you're still misguided. Do you love Tang Yiyi that much?"
How could someone be so foolish, so silly!
To love someone to the point of losing one's mind.
Tang Xu said, "From the moment I took action, I knew what my fate would be."
"You don't need to persuade me, nor do you need to worry about me."
"I've wronged Xiao Min, and I can't fulfill my promise to Yiyi. Let me bear what I deserve."
After speaking, Tang Xu got up and left.
He offered no resistance or struggle, willingly accepting the legal punishment.
It was unclear whether he felt guilty towards Tang Xiaomin, or if he could no longer face the fact of Tang Yiyi slowly dying.
Tang Ye's efforts were in vain.
He returned home and conveyed Tang Xu's intentions to his parents.
Zhang Meiyu fell silent.
Tang Zhongcheng also fell silent.
No matter what they did, the situation was bad.
Both Tang Xiaomin and Tang Xu were their children.
Tang Xu's straightforward and uncomplaining acceptance of legal sanctions brought a sense of release to his parents and brother.
Let him bravely bear his mistakes like a man.
Sometimes, doing nothing was the best course of action.
...
Another week passed.
Tang Yu was discharged from the hospital.
Tang Yu's left face was disfigured. Although he underwent plastic surgery to salvage it, his appearance could never be fully restored.
On this day, several members of the Tang family came to pick Tang Yu up from the hospital.
With his family by his side, everything went smoothly for Tang Yu.
They coincidentally encountered Tang Yiyi in the hospital lobby.
Tang Xu had ultimately taken all the blame upon himself, clearing Tang Yiyi of suspicion.
Tang Yiyi, alone, leaned on a crutch, like an elderly person nearing their end, her body hunched over.
Every step she took seemed to be her last ounce of strength.
Her hair was disheveled, tied with a simple hair tie.
Her face was pale, her lips devoid of color.
She had no one by her side.
She owed a lot of money to the hospital, and they no longer admitted her, forcing her to leave.
She had no choice but to go.
Fate has a way of bringing people together unexpectedly.
The Tang family members, looking at the haggard Tang Yiyi, each had different feelings in their hearts.
Zhang Meiyu hated Tang Yiyi to the core, wishing she would die immediately. Sudan Fiction Network.
Tang Zhongcheng had been deceived, leading to a family in disarray. Although the main culprit, Li Xue, was dead.
Now, Tang Yiyi had caused Tang Xu to be imprisoned.
With old grudges and new resentments combined, he also hated Tang Yiyi to the core.
As for Tang Yu, he only wanted the Tang family to be well. He couldn't manage, nor did he want to manage, anything else.
Tang Ye averted his gaze, not wanting to look at Tang Yiyi.
"Mom, let's go."
Zhang Meiyu and the others withdrew their gazes from Tang Yiyi and walked out without looking back.
Watching the receding figures of the Tang family, Tang Yiyi wanted to call out.
But suddenly, she didn't know what to call out.
"Dad" was not her dad.
"Mom" was not her mom.
"Brother" was not her brother.
She dragged her weak body and quickened her pace to catch up with them.
She was so helpless and lonely at this moment.
She longed for the Tang family to look back at her, even just once.
At least, not to leave her all alone.