Mubai said in a low rumble, āEither way, Xinghe is still Lin Linās mom. Yes, we are no longer legally married, but we canāt just close our eyes to her suffering.ā
Old Mrs. Xi frowned slightly as she retorted, āItās the womanās decision to slap our helping hand away. You, yourself, are familiar with her weird and stubborn attitude. It has been nothing but trouble since she came into the Xi Family. Sheās unwilling to admit her mistakes and refuses to communicate with the rest of the family, causing all of us to walk on tiptoes around the house. I did the best I could by offering her help once but she refused it. Weāre not running a charity here, Iām not going to beg her to accept our aid.ā
āRegardless, you should have at least told meā¦ā
āMubai, your marriage to her was from the beginning a huge mistake. Your father was obviously not thinking straight when he allowed that woman to marry into our family. I know it couldnāt have been easy for you having to live with that horrible woman. It was a blessing that she asked for a divorce so Iām not going to give her any chance to squirm her way back into our family. Plus, sheās a fully-grown woman, sheās not going to die from hunger.ā
[True, but sheās not doing much living eitherā¦
When the truth is revealed to Lin Lin in the future, he will definitely be mad at them.]
Without waiting for his breakfast to arrive, Mubai stood up and said, āIām going to the office.ā
āBut you havenāt had your breakfast yet.ā Old Mrs. Xi called after him but Mubai strode out of the house without even once turning his head.
āSee, didnāt I tell you to not hide it from our son? I told you that heās going to be angry when he finds out,ā Mubaiās dad, Xi Jiangsan, chided his wife.
Old Mrs. Xi leveled him a sidelong glance. āYouāre blaming me now? This is entirely your fault. If you didnāt agree to the marriage in the first place, we wouldnāt have ended up in this hot soup. Now you see, none of the parties involved is happy.ā
Jiangsan sighed. āI owe Xingheās father my life and that was his dying wish, so how could I have said no? Plus, how could I have known the two of them wonāt match. In any case, Iāve learnt my lesson. Iāll stay out of our sonās marriage in the future. He can choose whoever he likes to marry.ā
āWhat nonsense are you spouting this time? That person has been chosen and it is Tianxin. Iāve known this girl since she was a baby and Iāve always treated her as my own daughter. She is perfect for Mubai.ā Old Mrs. Xiās mouth curved into a smile with the mention of Tianxinās name.
Xinghe woke up with fatigue bearing down on her.
The sudden resurgence of her old memory must have added some pressure to her mental state. The fact that she was run down by a car didnāt help her situation either.
She decided to stay home that day to nurse her health.
It was a school holiday so Xia Zhi also stayed back to help take care of his sister.
āSis, are you sure youāre feeling well? Shall we go to the hospital?ā Xia Zhi enquired worriedly.
Xinghe shook her head, saying, āIām fine. Doctorās orders, Iām to stay home for a few days to rest. The injury is not so serious or else they wouldnāt have let me out.ā
āBut youāre looking frighteningly pale.ā
āThis is how a recovering patient normally looksā¦ā Xinghe said with forced levity. She didnāt want to go back to the hospital.
Their family couldnāt afford to spend on her medical bill.
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Mubai had obviously let the driver who knocked her down go. She didnāt want to owe Mubai so she opted to suffer in silence.
Xia Zhi couldnāt bear to see her like this, adding, āSis, I think itās better we go see the doctor. We still have some money left to spare. Even dad said to bring you to the hospital before he left for work so please listen to us!ā
In truth, they barely had enough for a check-up.
Xinghe insisted her injury wasnāt serious and refused to leave her room.
Xia Zhi of course knew why she wouldnāt go. When he was at his witās end, someone knocked on their houseās door. It sounded slow and deliberate, a great contrast to the rushed ones normally done by their ruffian neighbors.