"I still have things to do, so I’ll be going now. See you next time, Bai Zhi."
Ouyang spoke to Bai Zhi with composed indifference before executing an especially extravagant and flamboyant turn to leave.
The way he greeted Bai Zhi made it seem as if they were well acquainted.
Ye Xiu felt puzzled. Who was this child and why did they seem not quite right in the head?
Of course, once they had left, Ye Xiu stopped caring and only looked toward Bai Zhi.
"Xingxing, are you feeling any better now? Did Uncle Li Mo come by?"
Right now, her most pressing concern was her daughter’s foot.
"He came. He said the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner will be here by noon, then everyone can discuss together."
Bai Zhi nodded, surprised by how smoothly things were going, so smoothly it was almost unbelievable.
"That’s good, that’s good."
Ye Xiu finally felt relieved and pulled out the medical report, placing it directly in front of Bai Yu.
"You say that Bai Da is suffering, is feeling aggrieved, but look at this. See how many needles there are in your sister’s body. Over the years, who has really suffered?"
Ye Xiu’s face darkened as she coldly took out the medical report and the X-ray film, pointing them out to Bai Yu who couldn’t understand it.
"Look carefully, here, here, and here—these are all needles.
With so many needles in her, she’s worked for you all these years. Tell me, aren’t you even slightly moved?"
Ye Xiu’s gaze kept circling his face, noting his disbelief before he regained his composure.
"Mom, what does this prove? That I should feel bad for her?"
Actually, he was shocked to learn that there really were needles in Bai Zhi’s body, but what did that have to do with him?
He wasn’t the one who put them there. Why should he bear the consequences?
"Bai Yu, I don’t need anything from you. I just want you to understand a fact: I cannot possibly stay with someone like Bai Da just for you, and you..."
Even if there had been a flicker of pain, even just a little bit of heartache on his face earlier, she would have thought there was still hope for her son.
But there was none. He merely showed a moment of bewilderment before returning to calmness, indicating that he didn’t care about the needles in Xingxing’s body. All he cared about was himself.
This Bai Yu, Ye Xiu truly wanted to toss into the deep woods to let him live by himself for a while.
Her head was pounding with anger.
"Mom, if you’re going to be so selfish, disregarding us for your own sake, then I won’t acknowledge you in the future, and I certainly won’t take care of you."
Bai Yu thought it over and reluctantly laid out his final decision, portraying himself as pained and helpless, as if Ye Xiu was the ungrateful one.
"Oh, fine, no problem."
Ye Xiu suddenly burst into furious laughter. Did Bai Yu spend all his brainpower on this?
Otherwise, why only threaten her?
"Bai Yu, don’t think too highly of yourself. With the way you’re acting now, even if you say you would take care of me, I wouldn’t believe it. It’s crazy how I even thought for a moment that you might... Forget it, forget it. Just go."
Ye Xiu had lost all hope and began to shoo him away.
Bai Yu’s face flushed with anger, feeling that Ye Xiu was mocking him as he spoke with a darkened expression.
"Mom, you’ll regret this."
Bai Zhi is not your daughter, and you’ll regret how you’re treating Xixi.
At last, in the hospital ward, Bai Da was finally and with great difficulty helped into the bed by Nan Xi.
"Daddy, why doesn’t Mommy have me in her eyes?" Isn’t it said that a mother will always be good to her own child?
Nan Xi couldn’t understand why her mother ignored her so thoroughly.