Chapter 118: Chapter 118 Xiaoyi is Not an Outsider Chapter 118: Chapter 118 Xiaoyi is Not an Outsider Ye Chuyi staggered several steps backward before she steadied herself, exhausted from the high-intensity surgery followed by a whole night of caregiving.
Her eyes were bloodshot as she looked coldly at Lin Yueqin, “Madam didn’t call them? Did either of them answer the phone? Has anyone called Madam back?”
“You say I want to kill Madam, but in fact, it’s you who wants to kill her. You desperately tried to stop her from coming to the hospital for a check-up, and even after she ran out of medicine, you wouldn’t let her come back to the hospital for more. Lin Yueqin, Madam has been so good to you, and this is how you repay her?”
At this, Lin Yueqin flew into a rage, “How dare you talk back to me? You little beast, to think you would frame and slander me—I have been nothing but loyal to Madam! I wish for her health more than anyone!”
She yelled, stepping forward to grab Ye Chuyi’s clothes and raising her hand to slap her across the face.
“Stop.”
A weak voice interrupted Lin Yueqin’s shouting.
Lin Yueqin stiffened, slowly turning her head to look at the hospital bed, “Madam, you, you’re awake… Did I wake you? I didn’t mean to, Madam.”
Wen Nianyou rushed over with a face full of joy, “Mom, you’re awake, that’s great! Mom, you scared me to death, you know?”
As she spoke, she started to cry again, “Mom, why didn’t you tell me and Dad about such a major surgery? No matter what, you should have told us, so we could have come with you. How could we rest easy knowing you came to the hospital alone!”
Wen Xingye’s tone carried reproach, “Jinyu, didn’t I say I would accompany you to the hospital? Why did you come by yourself? You disappeared, and I was worried sick about you all night long, do you know that?”
Lady Wen’s voice was frail and hoarse, “I was vomiting blood all day yesterday, and I really had no choice but to come to the hospital. However, before I left, I instructed Tian Ma once you got home, to tell you that I am in the hospital. Didn’t she tell you?”
Tian Ma is another maid in the family, an old servant who had been with Lady Wen for many years.
Wen Xingye hesitated for a moment before replying, “This Tian Ma, perhaps with her old age, she’s become forgetful. I got home, and she said nothing at all!”
“Didn’t you see the call I made to you?”
“Oh, my mobile just happened to break.”
“I see.”
Lady Wen responded softly, without pursuing the matter any further.
The hospital room fell deadly silent, and aside from Lady Wen, everyone else knew that these were merely excuses from Wen Xingye; he hadn’t come home at all last night.
The nurse chose that moment to enter, breaking the silence, “It’s time to change the dressing.”
Ye Chuyi subconsciously took it, “I’ll do it.”
She had changed the dressings all of last night.
However, Wen Nianyou snatched the bandages away, “Chuyi, let me do it. You, an outsider, shouldn’t be doing this. These intimate, important tasks should be done by a daughter. Don’t trouble yourself, you may leave.”
Lady Wen frowned slightly, “Youyou, Xiaoyi isn’t an outsider, how can you——”
“Mom!”
Wen Nianyou raised her voice, cutting her off, “Are you mad at me for not answering your call? Are you upset with me? Why are you starting to take an outsider’s side?”
“I’m not upset with you, it’s just that Xiaoyi, she…”
“Mom, I’ve been busy with work all of yesterday. Your illness has been a huge weight on my mind. I worry about you every day and want to help you recover. That’s why I decided to start a medical company. From now on, no matter what illness you have, I can take care of you, and you won’t have to suffer anymore.”
Lady Wen was stunned at first, then deeply moved, “Youyou, you have really grown up, a dutiful and thoughtful child, even starting a company for me.”
“It’s what I should do.”
As Wen Nianyou spoke, she changed the dressing for Lady Wen, “But, starting a company turned out to be not as simple as I thought. It needs a lot of money for investment. It’s a shame I don’t have much. Mom, you might have to wait a bit longer before you can use the medicine from my company.”
“How much more do you need?”
“Ah, Mom, you’re in the hospital sick, don’t worry about these little things. I can handle it myself. I’m only short by sixty million, that’s all, not much. If I ask my classmates and friends, I should be able to borrow it.”