"Apologies are necessary, but shouldn’t there be some punishment as well?" Shi Lan said. "Even if there weren’t specific instructions, one would ask for the patient’s opinion. Moreover, there were special orders, right?"
After hearing Shi Lan’s words, the young nurse turned pale.
"I don’t mean to scare you, but I hope you remember this lesson."
The head nurse knew what Shi Lan meant and quickly said, "Let’s not talk about a fine, but you’re going to work two additional night shifts this month."
Although the young nurse felt wronged, she also realized it was her negligence. And since there was no fine, it was indeed a minor punishment for a greater lesson. She would remember this.
Seeing this, Sun Ling looked at Shi Lan with admiration and said, "Boss, why is it that wherever you go, you manage to handle these things so clearly and convincingly?"
"I’d like to know why, after being with me for so long, you still haven’t learned a thing!" Shi Lan asked Sun Ling with disdain. "It’s about time I headed to Peak. I suspected someone might come to cause trouble, so I came to check things out. Now that the fly has been chased away, when your mother arrives, you can transfer hospitals."
"Thank you, Boss. Take care!"
Sun’s father did call later, but not until that afternoon.
Sun’s mother originally scoffed at the idea of answering this man’s call. Yet, she wanted to know what game he was playing, so she pressed the call button and put it in front of Sun Ling.
"Xiaorong, have you found Xiaoling?"
"Sorry for taking up the time that you could’ve spent having sons last night. After this, I won’t call you anymore. Once we hang up, we can block each other," Sun’s mother said.
"Xiaorong, how could I have known that the Qiu family would be so bold?"
"So you’re saying that if you hadn’t seen the news, you wouldn’t have called, right?" Sun’s mother felt like her chest was about to explode. "In all these years, did the child ever do you wrong? You’ve never lacked the praise of ’Dad’ in private or in public. Now, when trouble strikes and you’re asked to help look for her, you feel it’s a waste of your time. Sun Qingli, one needs to have a conscience."
"I called not to argue with you. Since you’re so spirited, that means Xiaoling is fine. Goodbye."
"Mr. Sun." At this point, Sun Ling finally spoke up, keeping her father on the line, "Thank you for your concern. I’m not dead."
"Since you and mom are divorced, I can change my name too, right? Don’t ever think of having a daughter when you fail to have sons in the future. One last wish for you—I hope you never have a son."
After speaking, Sun Ling hung up the phone for her mother and directly deleted the number that belonged to the Sun surname.
"Mom, look, it’s peaceful now."
Sun’s mother couldn’t help but cry, hugging Sun Ling tightly: "It’s mom’s fault for not facing this sooner, making you suffer all these years."
"Mom, believe in me, I won’t be inferior to any boy!"
"Of course, Mom believes in you!" Sun’s mother sobbed, "I’ve always been proud of you."
Sun Ling had always lived in a cicada’s chrysalis, evading the feeling of being neglected at home, but in the end, she still had to break free and piece herself back together, shouldering the weight as she moved forward. Perhaps human growth occurs in such an instant.
Seeing the white streaks in her mother’s hair, Sun Ling gently swept them aside, then said, "Mom, let’s do what we want to do. I believe that one day, those who were blind to our worth will see our brilliance."
"As for those who have hurt us, I won’t forgive them. Why should I forgive?"