Lin Jiajun's slap was too forceful.
Liu Chunlan was knocked right to the ground.
Covering her face, she screamed:
"Lin Jiajun, what gives you the right to hit me?
"I am your sister's mother-in-law! Even she wouldn't dare lay a hand on me, so who do you think you are?"
Lin Jiajun shook off his hand:
"So what if I hit you?
"What are you going to do about it?
"You damn old hag, your whole family is nothing but trash. Get lost!"
Liu Chunlan sat on the floor, wailing like a banshee:
"This godforsaken outsider! Will someone please stand up for me?
"I'm just an old woman, and he slapped me right in the face!
"I can't live like this anymore, I might as well just die!
"I really should just go and die!"
Her howling attracted the attention of other patients and their families.
Soon, a crowd gathered around her:
"Ma'am, who hit you? Do you need us to call the police for you?"
"Yeah, in broad daylight, how can they just go around hitting people?"
"Exactly, and he's a young man too. How could you lay hands on an elderly person?
"Don't you know old people have fragile bones? If something terrible happens to her, can you take responsibility for it?"
Hearing this, Liu Chunlan immediately clutched her chest:
"Oh my, I don't feel well. My chest really hurts.
"No, I need to get checked out. You definitely injured me with that hit."
Lin Jiajun didn't even spare her a glance. He looked at Wang Hao:
"This is your mother. Deal with her yourself."
Wang Hao felt utterly humiliated.
He went to pull Liu Chunlan up:
"Go back, Mom, hurry up and go home.
"Stop making a scene."
Liu Chunlan refused to leave:
"What are you talking about? He hit me! A big, strong young man hit an old woman like me.
"I definitely need to see a doctor.
"Why are you stopping me?"
She wouldn't get up, and even called Wang Meijuan:
"Juan'er, hurry up and come save me! I'm being beaten to death by Lin Jiajun.
"And Wang Hao isn't even doing anything about it. I'm at the hospital right now, come quickly!"
Wang Meijuan had just returned to see Li Borui. Upon receiving the call, she immediately rushed to the hospital:
"Mom, Mom, what's wrong? Where does it hurt?"
Liu Chunlan clutched her chest:
"Here, it still hurts here.
"Juan'er, quickly take Mom to get checked."
Wang Meijuan helped Liu Chunlan up, then turned to accuse Lin Jiajun:
"You hit my mother and think you can just walk away?
"This is a society of law, don't even think about running.
"Give my mom ten thousand right now so she can get a medical examination."
Lin Jiajun actually laughed, laughing out of sheer anger.
He looked at Wang Meijuan:
"I slapped her face, and yet she's crying about chest pain.
"Trying to extort me? Keep dreaming.
"Call the police if you have the guts.
"Let's see what the officers have to say about this."
"Why would we call the police?"
Wang Meijuan refused to do so: "I'm doing this for your own good. I heard you're getting married soon?
"If you get taken to the station and get a criminal record now, do you think your girlfriend will still want you?
"Lin Jiajun, think carefully. It's only ten thousand, I'm not asking for much.
"Don't piss my mom off, or if they find a bunch of problems during the checkup, you'll be paying a lot more than ten thousand."
Lin Jiajun wanted to retort, but Liu Renzhi grabbed him and pulled him straight into the hospital room:
"Don't waste your breath on them. Once your sister wakes up, we'll transfer her to another hospital."
Lin Jiajun was still fuming:
"They are just scoundrels, all of them."
Wang Meijuan was about to bang on Lin Wanyi's door, but Wang Hao held her back:
"Sis, just take Mom home. Stop making things worse, okay?
"I'm already annoyed to death, just leave."
Liu Chunlan slapped her thigh and cried:
"How did I give birth to such a useless coward?
"I got beaten up! Your mother was hit by your brother-in-law! Not only do you refuse to help, but you're telling me to leave?
"Wang Hao, what can I even count on you for?
"Tell me, what can I expect from you?
"Are you not even going to spare me a glance when I'm old and dying?"
Wang Hao was truly frustrated.
Last night, seeing how anxious Liu Renzhi was about Lin Wanyi, he couldn't help but think Liu Renzhi definitely had feelings for her.
Why else would he travel a thousand miles just to save her?
In that basement, he had also heard Lin Wanyi's moans.
Even though they were fully dressed when they came out.
Wang Hao couldn't shake the bitter taste in his mouth.
Then he remembered the drug Liu Dabing had mentioned.
A sudden, jarring thought struck him.
No, she had taken that drug last night, and Liu Dabing said it could only be resolved that way.
Could they have...?
He couldn't think about it. He really couldn't.
The more he thought about it, the worse he felt.
Yet Liu Chunlan was still yammering:
"Wang Hao, are you even my son?
"You've completely broken my heart. Why did I ever give birth to you?"
"Then why don't you just kill me?"
Wang Hao finally exploded:
"Kill me right now! Do you think I asked to be born?
"Do you think I want a mother like you?
"You never help with anything, you only ever drag me down.
"You didn't contribute a single cent when I got married, and you refused to help look after the kids when they were born.
"When it came to buying a house or a car, you always claimed you had no money.
"Let me ask you, where is your money? Where did all that money go?
"Are you planning to take it to your grave?
"Mom, you complain every day about how I'm no good at this or that, but what about you?
"Open your eyes and look at what you've actually contributed to my life!
"What have you done for me other than giving birth to me?
"Do you even deserve to be a mother?"
Liu Chunlan was stunned.
She never expected Wang Hao to harbor so much resentment towards her.
The onlookers began to whisper among themselves:
"Ma'am, if what your son says is true, then you really haven't been a good mother.
"Putting everything else aside, you should have at least helped out when he got married.
"Young people face so much pressure nowadays; it's just too hard if their parents don't support them."
"Exactly. When I got married, my mom gave me five hundred thousand.
"She helped me buy a house and a car, and now that my life is stable, I'm making sure she enjoys a comfortable retirement."
"That's right. If you're a mother, you have to take responsibility for your child once they're born. Otherwise, why even have them?"
Liu Chunlan hadn't expected to be the one getting scolded.
Spit flying from her mouth, she retorted:
"What do you all know? My son is just too naive.
"I didn't give him the money because I was afraid he'd get scammed by that outsider woman.
"I did it all for his own good, how can you blame me?"
Wang Hao didn't want to argue anymore, because he saw Lin Wanyi open her eyes.
He wanted to go in, but the door had been locked from the inside by Liu Renzhi.
Inside the room, seeing Lin Wanyi wake up, Liu Renzhi immediately asked:
"How are you? Does your leg hurt? Is there anywhere else you're feeling uncomfortable?"
Lin Wanyi's brain hadn't fully caught up yet.
She looked at Lin Jiajun, then at Liu Renzhi:
"Brother Liu, why are you here?
"When did you arrive?"
Liu Renzhi frowned slightly:
"You don't remember?"
Lin Wanyi closed her eyes and shook her head.
Suddenly, everything from last night came rushing back.
She remembered how she had almost thrown herself at Liu Renzhi.
She remembered touching him all over.
And worst of all, she remembered them holding each other.
It was over.
She was doomed.
How could she have done something so despicable?
How could she have made a move on Liu Renzhi?
It was over.
Lin Wanyi's world had just collapsed!
