Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

Chapter 103 It's hard to find a perfect solution.

Everyone looked at Aunt Hong, who was wiping away tears. She was much younger than Zhu Hongying, thin and withered, and her complexion was terrible. When Jin Yuanyuan first saw her, she wondered how Jin Yuanbao could choose such a woman as his mistress. Shouldn't she at least be a beautiful woman with big breasts?

When Aunt Hong realized that everyone was looking at her, she burst into tears.

The doctors and nurses outside were so frightened that they rushed in to ask what was wrong.

Jin Yuanbao waved his hand awkwardly, saying that he was fine. Zhao Zhuoran also stood up to explain, while the doctors and nurses said responsibly and sternly, "So many of you visiting violates hospital regulations. If you get too emotional and affect the patient, it could be dangerous. You should say a few words and leave."

"Okay, okay." Cao Xiaoyu quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake and politely asked the doctors and nurses to leave.

Jin Yuanbao looked at Aunt Hong and sighed deeply, "Little Hong's life has really been tough..."

"What do you mean?" Jin Yuanyuan asked, because she had a vague feeling that something was wrong. Zhu Hongying also stared at Aunt Hong, full of doubt.

"Let me continue," Liu Yaozu said, looking at Jin Yuanbao. "Xiao Hong, Hong Lizhu was Xue Li's wife. They had just gotten married and were planning to buy a house in Hangzhou... Everything happened so suddenly, and Xue Li was gone just like that. I couldn't accept it at the time. I only vaguely guessed that this was possible, but I didn't dare to ask."

Zhu Hongying's face had changed, and her voice sounded off. "So what? You suddenly sold the ancestral home and moved to Hangzhou, and stopped contacting my father, causing him to drink himself into oblivion. He drank himself to death in less than a year!"

"Actually, it's not that we didn't keep in touch, it's just that Xiao Hong was heavily pregnant at the time... She had a severe hemorrhage during childbirth and was on the verge of death. I was very anxious and didn't know what to do. I thought that even if it meant going bankrupt, I would buy a house in Hangzhou for Xiao Hong and her child to live in."

"Mother and child?" Jin Yuanyuan and Cao Xiaoyu asked at the same time.

Now things got even worse, and Hong Lizhu cried even harder, unable to stop the tears from flowing.

"Sigh, this matter..." Liu Yaozu also shed tears, looking quite sad.

It turns out that when Liu Xueli and Hong Lizhu were dating, they also found an infant in the bushes, who is now their daughter Xiaojuan. They planned to register Xiaojuan's household registration after they got married, and then have a son, so that they would have a daughter and a son, making a perfect family.

The beautiful days that Hong Lizhu had been looking forward to were shattered by Liu Xueli's sudden death. After learning the news, Hong Lizhu tried her best to continue for the sake of her child, but she suffered a severe hemorrhage during childbirth. She spent all her money to save her life, but the boy was stillborn, and she could no longer have children.

Jin Yuanbao felt increasingly guilty towards his master, Hong Lizhu, and the deceased child. The image of Zhu Guangshan standing in the attic, cracking the plank under his foot, haunted his mind day and night like a demon, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He didn't know what to do.

I don't want to go home and see my father-in-law, Zhu Guangshan.

He was afraid and uneasy.

Later, after losing her child, Hong Lizhu attempted suicide several times, feeling that there was no point in living anymore.

After learning the news, Jin Yuanbao went to the hospital to see her. Hong Lizhu cried and said, "What am I going to do now? I can never have children again, and no man will want me. What's the point of my life?"

Jin Yuanbao recalled Liu Xueli's dying words: "Take good care of my wife; it's too hard for her to be pregnant all by herself. Why don't you marry her and give my child a proper status?"

He acted impulsively and said to Hong Lizhu, "I'll take care of you. I promised Liu Xueli that you'd live with me from now on and give your daughter an identity."

Having made a promise to Hong Lizhu, he now faces the dilemma of how to proceed with his marriage to Zhu Hongying. If he tells Zhu Hongying the truth—that her father actually killed Liu Xueli—what will she do? She also considers Liu Xueli her younger brother; how will she face her father after learning the truth?

All of these are embarrassing situations.

Furthermore, Jin Yuanbao knew Zhu Hongying's temper; she might very well question her father about why he would go to such lengths for such a small amount of money.

One of the three fellow disciples had already passed away, and Liu Yaozu no longer associated with Zhu Guangshan. This seemingly extremely close relationship had deteriorated to this point, deeply saddening Jin Yuanbao. Ultimately, he decided to help Hong Lizhu through this difficult time, giving her money and helping her regain the courage to live.

Jin Yuanbao went to great lengths to help her daughter enroll in kindergarten, sell her house, and revive Liu Xueli's old goods buying and selling business. Gradually, rumors began to circulate that he was having an affair, which led to Zhu Hongying's outburst at the ancient architecture team.

Jin Yuanbao couldn't tell the truth and could only silently admit that he had a relationship with another woman. Zhu Hongying was furious and yelled, but didn't know what to do.

She couldn't understand why Jin Yuanbao would do this, because the two of them had been sweetly holding hands while grocery shopping the day before, imagining Jin Yuanyuan getting into university and seriously discussing whether Jin Yuanyuan would become more attractive in the future.

Because her chubby schoolgirl figure didn't resemble either of them. Jin Yuanbao even laughed and said, "Of course she takes after you! I'm so thin, you can touch me every day!"

How come all those sweet words have turned into lies?

How come all those dreams of planning the future together have become empty illusions?

What happened to the promise of growing old together?

Zhu Hongying disagreed with the divorce; she wanted him to explain himself clearly.

But Jin Yuanbao was too obsessed and refused to explain why.

After learning about this, Zhu Guangshan only asked one question before falling silent and continuing to drink until he was completely drunk. Less than a year later, Zhu Guangshan suddenly died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Before he died, he only looked at Jin Yuanbao, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, without saying a word.

Jin Yuanbao saw Zhu Hongying crying sadly and wanted to comfort her. But she was crying so hard while hugging her younger siblings that he could only stand in the corner, silently put down the money, and turn away.

"I really don't know how to face this, but I know I can't live happily with Hongying and enjoy all the good things in life. Because I keep thinking about Xue Li's last words, asking me to take care of Hong Lizhu. Day and night, it's like a demon in my heart. It's hard to find a way to have the best of both worlds. I really didn't expect this to cause Hongying so much harm. We both lost our right to happiness because of our obsessions. It's my fault, it's all my fault."

(End of this chapter)