Yes, how could it happen so fast?
Lin Wanyi thought about it thousands of times. Finally, she said,
"I made Dad so angry that he died. It's my fault he died."
She shouldn't have told them they were going back today, because without hope, there wouldn't be disappointment.
She had first given her father hope, but then let him down.
His already fragile body simply couldn't handle it.
It was her fault, all her fault.
She kept blaming herself, asking the doctor over and over:
"When can my daughter be discharged, doctor? My father passed away, and I need to go back for the funeral."
The doctor looked at her sympathetically. "Let's observe her a bit longer. If there are no issues, you can leave tomorrow."
She wanted to call her mother but didn't know what to say.
She wanted to call her younger brother but felt that not being able to go back would just add to the chaos.
In the end, she said nothing and made no calls, merely lying beside her daughter, crying silently.
Wang Hao felt panicked seeing this. He secretly sent a message to Liu Chunlan:
"Mom, Wanyi's dad really passed away. Hurry up and return her thirty thousand yuan so she can handle my father-in-law's funeral."
"No!"
Liu Chunlan immediately refused:
"Hao Hao, are you stupid? That old man is dead. Giving this money away now is just throwing it into a bottomless pit!
"Let me tell you, the funeral is the son's responsibility. Don't you dare act like a fool and pay for it."
"Mom!"
Wang Hao pleaded with her, "At a time like this, as his son-in-law, I can't possibly do nothing, right?"
"Exactly, do nothing. I told you, it's all the son's business. It has nothing to do with you.
"Just wait, your sister and I are arriving at the hospital right now. I have to keep an eye on you to make sure you don't do anything stupid."
When Liu Chunlan and Wang Meijuan arrived at the hospital, Lin Wanyi was still lying on the hospital bed, lifeless.
Wang Meijuan placed a few bananas on the bedside table with a smile:
"Sister-in-law, I heard Keke was sick, so I immediately brought Mom to the hospital to see her.
"Listen to me, it's completely normal for kids to get sick. It's nothing, she'll be fine after taking some medicine.
"Don't get too worked up. You look pretty tired, go lie down on the next bed. I'll watch over Keke for you."
As she spoke, she reached out to pull Lin Wanyi, but Lin Wanyi forcefully swatted her hand away:
"Don't touch me!"
Wang Meijuan's hand froze in mid-air, and her expression soured.
Liu Chunlan flared up first. "Lin Wanyi, what is the meaning of this? As soon as your older sister heard Keke was sick, she dragged me to the hospital.
"She even bought you so much fruit. She cares so much about you and your money-losing burden of a daughter, and this is your attitude?"
Lin Wanyi finally fixed her gaze on Liu Chunlan.
Thinking of how much pain Keke was in when she fell ill, and how she almost lost her life.
Lin Wanyi raised her hand and mercilessly slapped Liu Chunlan across the face:
"Why are you pretending? Liu Chunlan, let me ask you, why did Keke get sick? Why is she in the hospital?
"Tell me yourself! Speak!"
Caught off guard by the slap, Liu Chunlan flew into a rage:
"This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous! You, an outsider and a money-loser, dare to hit me?
"Lin Wanyi, who gave you the nerve? Tell me, who gave you the nerve?"
"You did!"
Lin Wanyi didn't back down at all. "If you dare to harm my daughter, I dare to risk my life fighting you!"
Faced with such an aggressive Lin Wanyi, Liu Chunlan took several steps back.
Wang Meijuan was displeased. With a dark face, she questioned Lin Wanyi:
"Sister-in-law, I don't know what happened between you and my mom, but no matter what, as a daughter-in-law, you shouldn't hit your mother-in-law.
"This is highly disrespectful and unfilial. In ancient times, you would have been drowned in a pig basket for this.
"Apologize to my mom right now. Apologize immediately."
Lin Wanyi held her head high. "Not only will I not apologize, but I'm also going to call the police and have her sent to jail."
"You wouldn't dare!"
Liu Chunlan raised her hand to strike Lin Wanyi, but Lin Wanyi didn't even flinch:
"Hit me. If you dare lay a single finger on me today, I will absolutely not let you off."
Her hand didn't land on Lin Wanyi's face; Wang Hao stopped her:
"Mom, Wanyi is in a bad mood right now, please don't make things worse.
"Let's go, Sis, take Mom away, hurry up and go!"
Instead of leaving, Wang Meijuan angrily scolded Wang Hao:
"Wang Hao, are you even a man? Your mom got hit, hit by your wife, and you're really not going to do anything about it?
"To what extent are you going to spoil this woman?
"Let me tell you, if you won't step in, I will. No matter what, I won't let our mom be wronged."
Wang Hao tried to pull her away. "Go back, Sis, I'm begging you, don't add to the mess.
"Wanyi's father just passed away, and Keke is sick. It's normal for her to be in a bad mood right now.
"Both of you go back and let her have some peace and quiet."
"Pfft!"
Wang Meijuan spat:
"She can hit my mom just because she's in a bad mood? Ha, that's completely unreasonable. Who gave her the courage?
"Wang Hao, move aside. Today, I'm going to make her apologize to my mom, apologize on her knees!"
Wang Hao refused to move, desperately blocking the space between the two women.
Having been slapped, Liu Chunlan grew angrier the more she thought about it.
Jumping up and down behind Wang Hao, she cursed at Lin Wanyi:
"So what if an old man died? What's the big deal? Everyone dies when they get old!
"Who are you putting on this dramatic show for? Lin Wanyi, I know what you're thinking. You just want to take the money back for the funeral, right?
"Let me tell you, keep dreaming! That's all the son's responsibility, it has nothing to do with a married-out daughter like you.
"You better honestly discharge from the hospital tomorrow and go home. Stop thinking about all this nonsense."
"Mom!"
Wang Hao couldn't bear to listen anymore, but Wang Meijuan cut him off:
"You shut up. Our mom is doing this for your own good. Don't turn against your own family."
Wang Hao shut his mouth, but Lin Wanyi stared straight into Wang Meijuan's eyes:
"Sis, you said it yourself. When your parents die, don't you come back.
"Remember that. You don't need to come back when they're dead, and you definitely don't need to when they're alive.
"Starting today, the Wang family does not welcome you. You can get out!"
"You!"
Wang Meijuan's face twisted in anger:
"That's my maiden home, the place where I grew up! Why can't I go back?"
Lin Wanyi coldly twitched the corners of her mouth:
"Because from now on, that is my home, and if I say you can't go back, you can't!
"Now get out, do you hear me? Get out immediately!"
Of course, they wouldn't leave. Instead, they kept threatening to beat Lin Wanyi to death.
Lin Wanyi simply opened her phone and dialed the police:
"Comrade Police, I want to report a crime."
Wang Hao was terrified and rushed over to snatch the phone. Lin Wanyi ran straight out into the corridor and shouted loudly:
"If you dare grab my phone, I will say you are committing domestic violence.
"Wang Hao, there are so many people here. If you're not afraid of losing face, come and grab it."
There were too many people in the hospital. Passersby in the corridor all cast strange glances their way.
In the end, Wang Hao didn't approach Lin Wanyi. He almost begged her, saying:
"Alright, stop making a scene. Once Keke is discharged, I will go back with you to attend the funeral.
"Stop this, okay?"
Lin Wanyi ignored him, because the police officers had already arrived at the ward.
