CHAPTER 1097: CHAPTER 1097: HALF BRIGHT, HALF PAIN (PART 2)

She stood there, hesitating several times before finally saying, "Xiaoyu, I’m sorry..."

"You don’t need to apologize to me, the one lying inside isn’t me!"

"Xiaoyu..." Upon hearing this, Ye Ning suddenly felt as if she had no strength left to stand. Her eyes fixated on her, and in an instant, a thin layer of mist welled up in them.

This girl, she always knew very well about her brother’s matter with her. Back then, when Lin Yebai rescued her from prison, there was no one to care for her, and she couldn’t just be sent elsewhere randomly.

So, Lin Yebai temporarily settled her in a small town abroad, and it was then that Qiao Feiyu was sent to take care of her.

Because of trust, she was entrusted with the heaviest responsibility.

In fact, for those years, Qiao Feiyu, who was only a year younger than her, took very good care of her, and she knew many things about her and was involved in them.

So, she understood the depth of her brother’s love for her better than anyone. Yet, she never expected that, in the end, her brother, who was always gentle and kind to everyone, would fall by their birth father’s gun, his life in the balance.

How could she accept such a turn of events? How could she forgive?

Qiao Feiyu glared at her, and for the first time in so many years, there was such loathing and hatred.

Ye Ning understood the look in her eyes, and instantly, it felt as though something was cutting through her heart, causing such pain that even breathing became a little labored.

"Ye Ning, isn’t it? Come, let me take a good look at you."

Just as she stood there feeling quite uncomfortable, the middle-aged woman standing next to her suddenly spoke.

Go over there?

Ye Ning, hearing this, looked at that person in surprise.

That was Mrs. Qiao, Lin Yebai’s biological mother.

No, not now. In fact, it wasn’t anymore. When they arrived at the hospital, Xiaojin had already told her that Lin Huan, before dying, had told Lin Yebai that he wasn’t their biological child, he was adopted.

So now, this woman exuding elegance and grace wasn’t his real mother, but... his adoptive mother.

Ye Ning hesitated for a moment while standing there, and finally, after a long time, she bowed her head and approached, "Madam Qiao..."

Slap—

A slap, and Ye Ning’s face was instantly whipped to the side!

This was truly an unexpected scene for everyone. After the slap, all the people standing outside the operating room were stunned, even Qiao Feiyu, who looked at her mother in shock.

"Mom, what are you..."

"Do you know why I hit you?"

"..."

Ye Ning covered her face for a long time. When the buzzing in her ears finally subsided, she turned to look at this woman...

Of course she knew, although Lin Yebai wasn’t her biological son, in her heart he had always been her son. Her son died, so of course, she would hit the culprit. Not just hit, but even killing would be reasonable.

"I understand. Rest assured, Madam, no matter what you do to me, I will not utter a single word of complaint. This is all because I’m sorry towards Brother Lin."

"You’re wrong. I disdain hitting you. Today’s slap is to completely settle the score between you. Ye Ning, listen to me. From now on, whether my son lives or dies has nothing to do with you. The debt he owed you, he has repaid with his life, and what you owed him, I took back with this slap. So, from now on, you have no further dealings with each other, and I will not let you see him again!"