Ye Xiu had never been so lucid before. The instant she sat up, she slapped herself hard again.
She’d lived in a daze for so many years and had never noticed a thing.
Bai Da, the one she had always considered honest, was not at all honest.
Sure, the three of them went to work together, and yes, they were friends. But her feelings for Bai Da had always been purely platonic from the very beginning.
As for Nan Jin, maybe there was a bit of a hazy feeling, but she had never taken that step.
When she fell into the trap, the person who stayed with her for three days, whether it was Bai Da or Nan Jin, was uncertain.
The point was that ever since she put on that bracelet, she hadn’t been lucid, always being led by the nose. To be a devoted wife and mother?
She, Ye Xiu, had never once considered that.
Some people think that "I’ll take care of you" is the most touching declaration of love.
Couldn’t she take care of herself?
That phrase was charity.
"I am willing to take care of you," that’s "I’ll take care of you."
Once I’m not willing anymore, you’re just a plain Jane.
"I’ll take care of you" becomes "You depend on me for support."
"I’ll take care of you," right from the start, was assigning a hierarchy.
The one doing the caring becomes the superior; you need to ask for money, whether it’s for buying anything, you still need to report back.
Even if Bai Da had always been desperately buying her things, as if he was pampering her.
But he never once respected her wishes.
In Bai Da’s eyes, his money was his to control, which is why he could buy watches, clothes, shoes, lunch boxes without asking her if she needed them.
This is so-called "I’ll take care of you."
But at the time, she didn’t realize what this signified, that it wasn’t her.
Ye Xiu didn’t know what "I’ll take care of you" meant to others, but at the very least, for her, she didn’t want it; she preferred equality between two people.
Work together, she wasn’t afraid of hardship or pressure, what she needed was understanding and respect.
Yet Bai Da had never given her respect.
The first time she regained some clarity was when the bracelet shattered, even though she knew she was sorry for Xingxing, she hadn’t fully come to her senses. She just knew she needed to stay away from Bai Da.
Very well, Bai Da was such a schemer towards her.
So-called honesty, phooey.
Now wasn’t the time to talk about this, she needed to find Xingxing. Ye Xiu saw that she was on a temporary hospital bed, with a worried Li Mo by her side, as well as several other doctors.
Li Mo hadn’t expected Ye Xiu to hit herself as soon as she woke up, that slap.
It was loud and forceful, leaving a red swell.
"I’m fine, I just feel like I’m not a good mother, not knowing about my daughter’s condition. What’s the situation with the needle in my daughter’s body now?"
Ye Xiu seemed like a completely different person, still the same person but with a totally different demeanor.
The Ye Xiu from before was somewhat fragile. Although she loved her daughter, she didn’t know what to do, only knew of feeling guilty and self-blame without any sense of responsibility.
But the Ye Xiu now seemed like a changed person.
She logically knew what was most urgent even emanating an aura.
"Bai Zhi’s current situation requires a decision from you, her mother. We need to do another checkup tomorrow and then a consultation about whether to have surgery. If we don’t operate, we don’t know when she might become paralyzed, but if we do... the success rate is only fifty percent."
Li Mo didn’t hide anything, and laid out all the information.
"I understand. May I discuss it with my daughter first before telling you? Please take care of Xingxing and Wu Wa for me."