Xiao Wei's fingers paused:
"None left, they were all rewarded to the servants of the Xiao family. Dad said I'd get real ones, why would I want imitations?"
"Mommy!" Liu Yuelian exclaimed in anger, but didn't know how to address Xiao Wei.
Chen Yaoming, alerted by Liu Yuelian's cry, came out. Seeing the situation and hearing Xiao Wei's words, he was also at a loss.
"Hahahaha..."
Guo Xiaoli laughed hysterically, slapping her thigh:
"Hahaha, excellent, excellent, all for nothing, so satisfying, truly satisfying."
"Tian Jing's actions, I am truly impressed, this is a person with flesh and blood and emotions."
"Unlike a certain young lady, whose father dotes on her like a little princess."
"Yet she, without a second thought, gifted the birthday gift her father personally designed, perhaps even handcrafted, to a Xiao family servant."
"A Xiao family servant, puffing themselves up with pride in front of other Xiao family servants. No wonder the First Master and Second Master of the Xiao family want to seize the courtyard?"
"Isn't this clearly telling the two Xiao family masters that her father knew something was hidden beneath the courtyard?"
"Idiot! Ungrateful wretch! Useless! Fool! It serves her right to only have a daughter who can't get married by her side; this is karma."
"She snatched away the privileged environment Tian Jing grew up in, and inability to marry is retribution for some people."
"And shamelessly asked Tian Jing, who suffered for eighteen years, to transfer all her earnings to her."
"Now she's transferred it, she's donated it to the country, hahaha, impressive! I bow to no one but Tian Jing."
"She immediately delivered immediate retribution!"
"Chen Yaoming, get the household registration book, we're going to divorce. I will no longer be the drudge of this family."
"From now on, I will live only for myself!"
Guo Xiaoli didn't even glance at Chen Yaoming's now ashen face and turned to pack her things in the bedroom.
Xiao Wei stood stunned for a long time, unable to catch her breath, and fainted.
Liu Yuelian anxiously shook Xiao Wei: "Mommy, mommy, you can't be like this!"
She hadn't gotten her visa yet, she hadn't inherited the estate, mommy absolutely couldn't be like this!
"Wei Wei, Wei Wei, what's wrong?"
Chen Yaoming also anxiously shook Xiao Wei.
Guo Xiaoli peeked her head out from the bedroom: "Don't shake her, pinch the acupoint under her nose. If she doesn't wake up in a minute, rush her to the hospital."
"Chen Yaoming, the decision to divorce is final. I'll wait for you after you're done."
"Bang!" Guo Xiaoli slammed the bedroom door shut.
The sound of the door closing startled everyone in the living room.
Liu Yuelian frantically pinched Xiao Wei's acupoint. After a long time with no reaction, she cried in distress:
"Dad?"
Chen Yaoming waved his hand: "To the hospital!"
She was rushed to the hospital emergency room, and after several hours of surgery, she was finally wheeled out.
Liu Yuelian hurriedly asked the doctor about her mother.
The doctor gave her a deep look and told her:
"The patient has high blood pressure and diabetes. After being stimulated, her blood pressure rose, causing a cerebral hemorrhage. The craniotomy was very successful."
"Whether she wakes up depends on tonight. If she wakes up, she will be half-paralyzed."
"Rehabilitation therapy is possible, and rehabilitation therapy in China is quite good, but our hospital does not offer it."
"Once she wakes up, you should decide whether to transfer her for rehabilitation or discharge her as soon as possible."
After speaking, the doctor prepared to leave.
Liu Yuelian chased after him: "Doctor, doctor, will my mother be able to return to normal after rehabilitation therapy?"
"Impossible!" The doctor shook his head:
"No matter how well she recovers, she will still have slight unnatural body movements."
"But I suggest you still go for rehabilitation therapy for your mother."
"The two weeks after a stroke are the best time to start rehabilitation. The longer you delay, the harder it is to treat."
"If you don't undergo treatment, she will be a big infant who cannot be left alone and lacks the ability to care for herself."
"If you undergo treatment, even if you don't expect her to return to normal, you should hope she can regain the ability to care for herself."
"You should be grateful if she doesn't need your help to eat or use the restroom."
Watching the doctor's retreating back, Liu Yuelian hugged herself and squatted against the wall.
How could this happen?
Not to mention whether her mother could accept her physical disability after waking up.
Even the rehabilitation costs mentioned by the doctor earlier, she couldn't afford them!
Moreover, she still owed Guo Xiaoli money.
Chen Yaoming couldn't even come up with ten thousand yuan.
Chen Xue and Chen Xiang exchanged glances and walked behind Liu Yuelian:
"Eldest sister, you should go find Tian Jing or Ouyang Lei."
"We don't know if Tian Jing donated those items. After all, they were dug up from beneath the Wangfu Museum."
"Ouyang Lei is the father of your child. He should help you out now that you're in trouble, right?"
"When you mentioned him, you made him sound like a righteous person."
Yes, she should go find Tian Jing; it was she who angered her mother.
Liu Yuelian stood up abruptly:
"Please watch over Mommy for me, I'm going to find Tian Jing."
Chen Xue nodded: "You need to go and come back quickly. If you can't get anything from Tian Jing, call Ouyang Lei quickly. The hospital will likely demand payment tomorrow."
"Mhm, mhm."
Liu Yuelian hurried out of the hospital.
Chen Xue and Chen Xiang smiled and high-fived each other. If they couldn't handle Tian Jing, couldn't they handle this country bumpkin?
...
Looking at Liu Yuelian, who looked haggard and was accusing her of bursting Xiao Wei's blood vessels and demanding medical expenses,
Tian Jing secretly shook her head. She hadn't expected that in just a few days, things would change so drastically:
"Did Chen Xue and Chen Xiang send you to find me?"
Liu Yuelian's eyes widened in surprise: "How did you know?"
"Heh, in the past, I saw through the essence of the Chen family, which is why I didn't want to associate with my so-called birth mother and father."
"Relatives I recognized midway, for someone who already has her own family, are dispensable."
"Therefore, I won't be moved by their superficial familial affection."
"Put more thought into it, and calmly view yourself as an outsider, and you'll realize their acting is too fake."
"I'm telling you this much because you are Ouyang Renzhi's mother, as a final piece of advice."
Tian Jing stood up and went into the west room, taking out five stacks of money:
"Here is fifty thousand yuan, to fulfill Xiao Laoye's devoted parental love."
"You'd better save it and don't let them find out, otherwise, whose money it is will be uncertain."
"Leaving the Chen family with Xiao Wei is the best choice."
"You rely entirely on Xiao Wei for her ideas. When she collapses, you become flustered, making you most susceptible to being tricked."
"Rehabilitation therapy abroad is even more expensive, so don't listen to anyone's persuasion. Otherwise, even selling what little Xiao Wei has left won't be enough to cover the expenses."
"This is what you've gained after all your struggles. Not fighting or contending is the best, just like when you were by Ouyang Lei's side."
"He didn't give you a title, but he could still take care of you until old age. Yet you were blinded by the so-called affluent family. You'd best take care of yourself!"