CHAPTER 704: CHAPTER 699: SAVIOR

Zhang Jianguo looked at Luo Cuilan with disdain and said mockingly, "Besides, Luo Cuilan, do you think I have any reason to spend so much money on a child who might become an idiot? If I really want a son, Xue Hua can give birth to one at any time. Do you think every woman in the world is like you, giving birth to such a child and then becoming desperate to save them?"

"You..." Hearing what Zhang Jianguo said, Luo Cuilan was completely at a loss for words, and she also knew that even getting five yuan out of Zhang Jianguo today would be difficult, let alone US$ 500.

A man, when he doesn’t have you in his heart and doesn’t care about you, you really mean nothing to him.

"Don’t come looking for me in the future. I don’t want that child. When I return home next time, we will get a divorce." After saying that, Zhang Jianguo turned around and left without any mercy. He had not only lost all feelings for Luo Cuilan but also had no pity for his own child.

Seeing him walk away like that, any hope that Luo Cuilan had risen within her was extinguished as if doused with cold water. She thought about how her son might not receive treatment and become a normal person, and she felt so distraught she wanted to die.

But if she died, what would happen to her child?

What should she do? What should she do?

Luo Cuilan looked around. Now, she didn’t ask for anything else; she just hoped someone would give her 300 yuan to make up the money for the medication. If anyone was willing to give her the money, she was willing to do anything.

Even, she thought about how she had heard that there were many women in the city doing shameful things for quick money—apparently, just by sleeping with a few men for one night, they could earn several hundred dollars.

If there were a man now, no matter if he were blind, lame, or even not quite human, as long as he was willing to give her 300 yuan, she would be willing.

But even if she was willing to do such things, in broad daylight, she didn’t look like the kind of person who would do that; where could she find someone?

So, Luo Cuilan looked around on the street and then noticed a place that looked like a hair salon, with a few women dressed provokingly standing outside, seemingly soliciting clients. She thought it must be that kind of place and walked over, standing not far from the salon, hoping to bump into a wealthy man there.

As fate would have it, Luo Cuilan waited for a while and saw a few sharply dressed men appearing to head this way; she didn’t care whether they were going into the salon or not and went straight up to them, grabbing one of them hesitantly and said, "Sir, if you can just give me three..."

However, before Luo Cuilan could finish speaking, suddenly a familiar voice came from behind the men, "Cuilan, have you finished work?"

The voice belonged to Fang Pingying; she had come out with Uncle Zeng today to discuss with several partners about getting products on the supermarket shelves. She had been a bit slow just now, having gone to the restroom at the back, and when she came out, she saw Luo Cuilan clumsily holding onto those men—it didn’t look like anything good.

Furthermore, Luo Cuilan’s haggard appearance made her realize that Luo Cuilan must have encountered some major trouble.

"Sister-in-law, it’s so good to have run into you. Please, I beg you to save me." As soon as Luo Cuilan saw Fang Pingying, she felt as if she had seen a savior and immediately grabbed Fang Pingying’s hand, knelt in front of her, speaking incoherently, "I promise to be diligent in revolution, to start anew, to absolutely not connive with my mother to corner you like before, nor will I ever sow discord at home again, I will definitely listen to you and my brother, I..."

Luo Cuilan’s appearance left Zeng Weiguo and several other business partners utterly puzzled. Fang Pingying, upon noticing this, gestured to them to leave first, and told Zeng Weiguo that it was a family matter of hers.

After Zeng Weiguo had left, Fang Pingying straightened Luo Cuilan up and asked her, "Wait, Cui Lan, what exactly happened?"

Luo Cuilan, holding onto Fang Pingying’s hand, cried and said, "Sister-in-law, my Zhuzhu is in a bad way. He’s in the hospital right now, and the doctor said they would only treat Zhuzhu if we pay US$ 500. But our family can’t scrape together that much money, and now Zhuzhu..."

Fang Pingying caught the main point without much hesitation and immediately said, "Which hospital is he in? Let’s go there together, and pay for Zhuzhu’s treatment first. No matter what, the child must not be delayed."

Although she didn’t like Luo Cuilan and even held some dislike for their past family matters, upon hearing that it was about a child’s trouble, she didn’t want anything bad to happen to the child. Whether as the child’s aunt or as a mother, she believed that the child’s emergency should be addressed before anything else.

Upon hearing this, Luo Cuilan was ecstatic and thanked Fang Pingying repeatedly, "Thank you, sister-in-law, thank you."

"Let’s go."

When Luo Cuilan took Fang Pingying to the hospital, the doctor was just about finished with Zhuzhu’s stomach wash, preparing for medication treatment, but they needed Luo Cuilan to make the payment.

Fang Pingying, without asking further, immediately went with Luo Cuilan to pay the remaining 300 yuan. After that, the doctor took Zhuzhu into the intensive care unit.

The doctor said fortunately they had brought him in time. They had washed his stomach promptly, and with subsequent treatment, he should not have too many issues. However, as the child was still very young and might have other complications, they decided to observe him in the intensive care unit overnight. If everything was fine, he could be discharged from the ICU the next day and stay in the hospital for a week before going home.

By this time, Luo Cuilan finally breathed a sigh of relief. But recalling everything she had just gone through, she almost felt like she was on the brink of collapse.

Luo Cuilan slumped into a chair. Beside her, Zhou Yunmei glanced at Fang Pingying standing in the distance and asked in a low voice, "Didn’t you go to ask Zhang Jianguo for money? How did you end up bringing her here?"

Seeing Zhou Yunmei’s displeased tone when mentioning Fang Pingying, Luo Cuilan became angry and reprimanded Zhou Yunmei, "Mom, mind how you speak. It’s a good thing that I ran into sister-in-law just now. If I had relied on Zhang Jianguo, my Zhuzhu would have been dead by now."

"I..." Zhou Yunmei was scolded into silence by Luo Cuilan.

After speaking, Luo Cuilan glanced at Fang Pingying in the distance and then turned to Zhou Yunmei, continuing softly, "Mom, let me tell you, from now on, sister-in-law is Zhuzhu’s lifesaver. If you keep treating her like you did before, always picking on her, don’t blame me for not recognizing you as my mother."

Zhou Yunmei was almost choked by Luo Cuilan’s reprimanding but indeed, Fang Pingying had saved Zhuzhu’s life, so both morally and emotionally, she had nothing to rebut. In the end, she just pursed her lips, said nothing, and went to see Zhuzhu.

Anyway, no matter what, in Zhou Yunmei’s eyes, it was impossible for her to say nice things about Fang Pingying.

Forget that she just saved Zhuzhu’s life, even if she had saved her own life, she would not lower her head before Fang Pingying.