Lin Xinlan accepted it; the bracelet was smooth and green with a tinge of red, showing she had worn this jade bracelet for a very long time.
"Thank you," she said with a grateful smile to the nurse.
The nurse also smiled slightly, "Are you her relative? Why haven’t I seen you come to visit her these last few days? Her condition was very serious, she was in so much pain that she could not sleep, I guess she was in a lot of pain when she passed away too."
Lin Xinlan was stunned, didn’t say anything, and left.
Her mood was somewhat gloomy, stifled, even the sunlight outside couldn’t cheer her up.
After leaving the hospital, she found a coffee shop to sit down to rest, ordering a cup of coffee.
Taking out her phone, she thought for a moment, then decided to make a call to Rong Shaoze.
She rarely called Rong Shaoze, she couldn’t count the number of times on the fingers of three hands, so he was quite surprised to receive her call.
"Hello, what’s the matter?" he asked in confusion.
Lin Xinlan stirred her coffee, trying to speak up, "Zhou’s mother has passed away, were you the one who arranged for her body to be taken care of?"
"You know already? Yes, I sent someone."
"Where is she buried now? I want to go see."
"What’s there to see, I’ll take you next time."
"No, just tell me the address, I’ll go by myself."
"I said, I’ll go with you next time, I’m not at ease with you going alone."
Lin Xinlan couldn’t help but laugh, "What’s there to worry about, you’re not afraid I’ll run away, are you?"
The man on the other end fell silent for a moment, then said indifferently, "I am afraid that you’ll run away."
Lin Xinlan was slightly taken aback, then said kindly, "I want to take Zhou Lian to see her mother and to take care of Zhou Lian’s affairs, as Zhou’s mother entrusted me to send Zhou Lian to the welfare home. If you’re worried about me running away, you can arrange for someone to go with me."
Rong Shaoze frowned slightly with impatience, not at her words, but at her insistence on meddling in other people’s business.
Why should she be so concerned about other people’s affairs? If she had nothing better to do, she could pay more attention to him.
But he knew how stubborn this woman could be, if he didn’t agree, she would probably get upset again.
"Alright, tell me where you are, I’ll have the driver pick you up."
Rong Shaoze had already assigned her a car with a private driver.
Before their divorce, her status resembled nothing like that of the Young Madam of the Rong Family.
After the divorce, it was more like she lived the life of the Young Madam.
Lin Xinlan went to Zhou’s mother’s house to pick up Zhou Lian, and found the home empty, which was as she expected. Seeing Zhou Lian struggling to cook on a small stove alone, Lin Xinlan felt a twinge of pity.
At only ten years old, she had to bear the hardships of life—there were indeed too many pitiful people in this world.
Perhaps because she was reminded of Xiaocong, who also had a disability, Lin Xinlan was especially kind to Zhou Lian.
She told her that it was her mother who had asked her to come pick her up, that she was taking her to a place to live.
When Zhou Xi, her brother, returned, he would come to take her home.
She spoke gently, not wanting to scare the child, but Zhou Lian just stared at her without any reaction.
Lin Xinlan knew she was mute and couldn’t speak, so she reached out to take her hand, but Zhou Lian pulled away. She shrank fearfully into a corner, staring at her warily as if she was a bad person.
Lin Xinlan continued to smile, repeatedly assuring her she was not a bad person, but Zhou Lian didn’t believe her.
She then remembered the bracelet Zhou’s mother had left her and took it out to show Zhou Lian.