Chapter 705: 705 She is not human
“Enough, I’ve co today not for catching up on old tis, nor to listen to your grievances. Right now, Xuanxuan is lying in the hospital, and you owe us an explanation,” ng ilin folded her arms, wanting to know if these parents still had a shred of conscience.
“What explanation can we give at this point? Because she called off the marriage, her mother and I have been hounded by creditors at our door. What can we do?” Cao Father said sullenly.
“And you?” ng ilin turned her gaze to her own older sister.
“I…” Cao Mother glanced at her husband, touching her neck guiltily.
“So you an to say you’re disowning your daughter?” ng ilin asked.
“How can we disown her? Where would we get the money to pay people back?”
“You don’t have the money to pay back, so was what you collected joss paper?” ng ilin retorted, “Did you spend any of that money on Xuanxuan? Are you still trying to squeeze money out of Xuanxuan even now?”
“She’s my daughter!”
“She hasn’t sued you heartless couple, that’s her way of repaying your parental kindness. What now? Still thinking of extorting money?” ng ilin was almost amused by this couple, “Luckily I was cautious back then. I decided to deal with the house after Xuanxuan’s wedding, and right now, I’m really glad I did. Because I know her father is worthless! I’m telling both of you clearly, if you don’t want to end up with nothing, not even a roof over your heads, stop harassing Xuanxuan. Once she’s recovered, I will take her abroad.”
“ilin…” Cao Mother wanted to say sothing, but was cut off by ng ilin.
“No? Fine, we’ll settle everything today, the house, the past loans, and the grudge for causing my son’s death. Today, I’ll be heartless too.”
Hearing about the loans, Cao Father obviously felt guilty, his intended rebuttal stuck in his throat.
“No response? Feeling guilty? You still rember how you exploited to borrow money from my in-laws, and then reneged on it, causing to have a miscarriage and divorce. Cao, let tell you, I’ve been working in the legal profession while I was abroad. If you don’t want to end up in prison, from now on, shut your filthy mouth and disappear from mine and Xuanxuan’s sight.”
“ilin… don’t, he’s still your brother-in-law after all!” Cao Mother tried to defend her husband.
“I don’t even have a sister, where would I get a brother-in-law.” ng ilin snorted coldly, “I’ve made myself clear. If you don’t want to end up holess at your age, stay away from Xuanxuan from now on. Let’s both pretend the other doesn’t exist. If you insist on making a scene, I don’t mind. I’m back in the country now, and if it cos to it, I’ll personally send you to prison, which would be a good deed done.”
Upon hearing the word “prison”, Cao Mother thought of the bleak detention center, quickly begging for rcy, “ilin, we promise not to contact Xuanxuan again. Please spare your brother-in-law and .”
“What’s your attitude?” ng ilin asked, pointing her chin at Cao Father.
“Hmph, my Cao family lineage ended eight hundred years ago.”
“With your beastly behavior, even if your ancestors were still alive, they wouldn’t leave descendants to you, as they’d only be a curse upon the world.” ng ilin berated them fiercely and issued another round of warnings, even taking out her lawyer’s badge to pressure the two old foes to prevent them from harboring any ill intentions.
As for debts and dowries, they’d better figure it out themselves, whether by begging or borrowing, it would have nothing to do with her and Yixuan from then on.
Or if that cripple breaks their legs, she’d just clap and cheerfully look on.
…
In the VIP pathology area of the hospital, Yixuan’s room.
It was very quiet without the reporters. When Tang Ze entered with flowers, the nurse was dozing off.
Yixuan was awake and hadn’t called for anyone. Seeing Tang Ze, she asked softly, “Mr. Tang, what brings you here?”
“Where’s your aunt? She was here the last few tis I ca.” Tang Ze put down the flowers and took a seat beside Yixuan’s bed.
“She probably went to confront my parents for an explanation. She’s impatient, and as soon as I got better, she couldn’t wait,” Yixuan explained with a smile, “She wants to take abroad, but I want to stay. Because I know there are more people here who need to wake them up.”
“You need to take care of yourself first, and I believe you’ve seen the recent good news, right? All major platforms are introducing strict regulatory policies, and the online environnt has beco much cleaner these past few days,” Tang Ze said, “An Lan… is a person who keeps her word. Since she promised to give you a second chance, she will definitely make it happen.”
“I believe in her,” Cao Yixuan said, “I’ve… also seen a lot of online exposés about An Lan. If I were half as strong as her, I wouldn’t be in this ss right now.”
“Tsk… She’s not a mortal, so don’t you ever treat her like an ordinary person!”
As soon as Tang Ze finished his sentence, both of them froze, then they looked at each other and smiled.
“Anyway, you take good care of yourself. Nothing in this world is worth sacrificing your life for. Once you are better, we still have a lot of things waiting for you to do.”
“Don’t worry, soone who has already ‘died’ once won’t let you down again.”
No matter how bad it is, it can’t be worse than the ti I fell from the building.
I’ve survived everything, really… made it through.
With so many people caring for and helping her, she won’t have such dark thoughts again.
“That’s good to hear. By the way, do you have a place to stay after you’ve settled things with your parents?” Tang Ze suddenly asked.
“This… I haven’t thought about it, my aunt is going to go abroad.”
“If you don’t mind, let handle this for you. I may not have a big villa to offer, but a safe and warm small apartnt is definitely possible,” Tang Ze offered.
“Won’t that be too much trouble for you?” Cao Yixuan felt a bit embarrassed.
“Selling you to Peak is the real deal, an apartnt is nothing,” Tang Ze joked.
Cao Yixuan smiled, looking gentle and beautiful, and said, “Then I won’t be polite.”
Tang Ze nodded.
For so reason, he found himself visiting the hospital frequently, just to see Cao Yixuan’s smile.
She wasn’t particularly stunning, but her smile, with its comforting dimples, especially when she was happy, felt like a breath of spring.
How wonderful would it be if such a girl could always keep smiling?
Tang Ze had yet to realize how dangerous his thoughts were; he simply acted on impulse, thinking it was the right thing to do.
But perhaps, starting a romance now… wouldn’t be too late, right?
It’s just that she might not feel the sa about him.
…
Following the incident with Cao Yixuan, the online response was significant, marking a small step forward.
It remains to be seen, though, whether those keyboard warriors forced into the sewers will stir up more trouble behind the scenes.
Also, because of Cao Yixuan’s incident, Jian Yichen completed the second half of Shi Lan’s film and sent it to Shi Lan’s email.
The film also needs to get back on the schedule.
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