Chapter 118: Despicable and Shameless (3rd Update)
Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Despicable and Shameless (3rd Update)
"That... that, Xiaoxian, doctors always scare patients like this, don’t let your imagination run wild!" Gu Lan was obviously a bit flustered and spoke first,
"There’s nothing seriously wrong with me, I’ll be fine in a couple of days!"
This time Gu Xiaoxian didn’t speak, looking a bit angry, and stared straight at Gu Lan for a while before saying,
"Mom, tell the truth!"
"It’s really nothing..." Gu Lan said awkwardly.
"Mom, I’m getting upset!" Gu Xiaoxian’s eyes welled up with tears again, looking heartbroken.
Gu Lan sighed, in this life, she couldn’t bear to see Xiaoxian like this, and it seemed she couldn’t hide it anymore, so she said, "My foot seems to be broken."
As soon as she said this, it was like a breath she’d been holding in for a long time suddenly escaped, and she immediately collapsed in exhaustion.
Sweat broke out on her forehead, and her face contorted with pain.
"Mom, I’ll go pay the bill!" Seeing Gu Lan like this made Gu Xiaoxian’s heart ache terribly.
"Where will you get that much money?" Gu Lan grabbed Gu Xiaoxian’s hand and continued, "Not to mention the total of eighty thousand needed for the treatment, even the initial fee of twenty thousand is more than we could scrape together if we sold everything we own."
Hearing this number, Gu Xiaoxian was dumbfounded!
All the money she had now didn’t exceed two thousand, and among that, one thousand the grocery store owner hadn’t even given her yet.
Because she’d started working part-time at the grocery store since her first year in high school, all her tuition and living expenses depended on her own earnings, and the grocery store only paid on the tenth of each month; now it was only the second.
"Auntie, don’t worry, I’m here!" If it wasn’t for Yan Yichen saying this, the mother and daughter would have completely ignored him.
"This amount is no problem for me." Yan Yichen continued, appearing extremely generous.
"This matter doesn’t need to trouble Young Master Yan; we can handle it ourselves!" Gu Lan was very smart and knew Yan Yichen always had bad intentions, so she directly refused.
Hearing this, Yan Yichen’s brow furrowed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and said with concern, "Auntie, why are you wary of me? You’ve raised my little sister for so many years, it’s time our Yan family repay your kindness."
"Besides, you’re my sister’s family, which makes you my family too. There’s no division between family members!"
This time, before Gu Lan could speak, Gu Xiaoxian quickly said, "Mom, don’t worry, this... this, I understand!"
"That, that, let’s talk outside." Gu Xiaoxian turned to Yan Yichen and said, not daring to look at Gu Lan, her expression a bit timid but her attitude very determined.
"Then Auntie, you should rest!" Yan Yichen saw the fish had taken the bait and was in great spirits.
Gu Lan watched the backs of the two as they left and couldn’t help but let out a deep sigh, only hoping Xiaoxian wouldn’t sacrifice herself for her sake.
Outside the door, Yan Yichen dismissed the others, looked at Gu Xiaoxian, who was silent with her head down, and consoled, "Xiaoxian, don’t worry, your mom will get better."
"Hmm." Gu Xiaoxian nodded without hesitation.
"But our Yan family is a bit tight on cash flow lately, and it’s hard to come up with this sum all at once. If we could sell that batch of medicine in stock, it would be easier." Yan Yichen’s expression was a bit troubled as he explained,
"What I just told Auntie was also to ease her mind!"
"I, I... understand." Gu Xiaoxian reverted to the demeanor Lin Xi saw in her initially.
"I just happen to know a senior executive at a certain platform. If he agrees to help, everything will be easy." Seeing Gu Xiaoxian in this state, Yan Yichen felt everything was under his control and pressed on,
"He really likes to befriend students, if Xiaoxian can help me, then Auntie’s medical expenses won’t be a problem."
"And we can move to a high-end ward!"
PS: Thanks to "Qing Ningmengmeng Da i" for the reward of 999, that’s all for today’s update, we’ll continue tomorrow during the day!