"I'll say it again, I'm not a neurosurgeon! I can't do this surgery! Your mother won't die. You'd be better off thinking about what to do next." Jin Lan said expressionlessly, pulling her hand away and leaving.
Jiang Yan fell to the ground, watching him leave with wide eyes. She slowly sat down, hugged her knees, and tears fell silently... What else could she do? If there was a way, she wouldn't be this desperate.
Everything her family could sell had already been sold, and their savings were all gone. The bank would repossess the villa and auction it off to cover the loans. Now, there were still countless creditors whose money they couldn't repay. Her family had truly reached a dead end this time.
Jiang Yan mechanically returned to the resting ward. Her phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID; it was Chu Yu again. He had called her countless times these past few days, but she hadn't answered.
This time, she picked up the phone. "Hello, Yan Yan, where are you? I heard your family had trouble, and I've been worried sick! Tell me where you are, and let's meet."
"Senior," Jiang Yan began to cry as soon as she spoke, whimpering like a wounded cub.
It wouldn't be true to say Chu Yu wasn't heartbroken. He genuinely liked Jiang Yan. If Jiang Yan could sever ties with her uncle in the future, he could forgive her this time.
Chu Yu grew more anxious. After hanging up, he rushed into his mother's room. Chu Mu Jin Qing looked at her son bursting in so impetuously and frowned, "You're all grown up, why are you still so restless?"
"Mom, I want to borrow some money from you," Chu Yu said, sitting down by the bed.
"How much do you want to borrow?" Jin Qing asked, removing her pearl earrings.
"Ten million... no, twenty million."
Jin Qing looked at her son indifferently and said, "Are you trying to be a hero saving the beauty? I'm telling you, you can't handle the Jiang family's affairs, and twenty million won't solve her family's problems."
"Mom, then lend me ten million. I can't just stand by and watch them suffer, can I?"
"I advise you to give up on this idea. I won't lend you this money. Our family's money can't be thrown away for nothing," Jin Qing shook her head and ushered her son out.
Chu Yu was upset when he didn't get the money. He was just a recent graduate with only a few hundred thousand, which was his living expenses saved up by his parents and uncle.
He took all his money and drove to find Jiang Yan. When Jiang Yan saw him, she threw herself into his arms and cried. She was truly terrified now; she felt no hope.
"Yan Yan, I have a few hundred thousand here. Take it for now. If it's not enough, I'll think of something else," Chu Yu said.
"Thank you for coming to see me, thank you. Please take this money back. I'll find a way to deal with the money matters myself. You should go back and rest; your injuries haven't healed yet." Jiang Yan was indeed grateful that Chu Yu came to see her at this time, but she didn't want to drag him down.
"Yan Yan..." Chu Yu was genuinely heartbroken. This girl was the one he had liked for nearly ten years. How could he not be heartbroken?
"Senior, thank you. These past month or so with you has been truly happy for me. It's been the happiest days of my life," Jiang Yan's tears fell in strings like a broken necklace.
"Me too, I've been very happy with you too!" Chu Yu reached out and hugged Jiang Yan, lowering his head to kiss her forehead.
Jin Lan, who was about to go home, saw this scene. His eyes were filled with coldness. He simply looked at them expressionlessly and then left.
The child was gone as she wished. Now she could be with Chu Yu without any reservations.