Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

Chapter 104 Don't get excited, don't get excited

"Why didn't you say so? You should have said so sooner!" Jin Yuanyuan suddenly shouted. "Do you think doing this is the right thing to do?"

"Yuanyuan." Zhao Zhuoran immediately grabbed Jin Yuanyuan's hand. "Don't get excited, don't get excited, we're in the hospital..."

"I'm not emotional. I'm just stating the facts." Jin Yuanyuan was still trying to control her emotions. She took a breath and asked Jin Yuanbao, "Do you know how much pain my mother has suffered? Do you know how we've gotten through these years? It's all been filled with hatred. If you had explained things clearly back then, we would have helped them together, and perhaps things would be very different!"

"Really? Your mother's temper..." Jin Yuanbao looked at Zhu Hongying with a hint of guilt. Zhu Hongying sat up straight and stared at him.

"You two are husband and wife, the closest people in the world, you should say so!" Jin Yuanyuan disliked one thing about her father, Jin Yuanbao, which was his excessive nagging and overthinking. This personality trait might indeed play a significant role in ancient building restoration, especially for those who need to spend a lot of time copying an ancient painting. After all, observation, copying, and drawing are the most crucial steps in restoration.

However, it is extremely detrimental to a person's personality.

Jin Yuanyuan really dislikes this kind of person.

"Yuanyuan, don't do this." Liu Yaozu reached out to pull Jin Yuanyuan away.

Jin Yuanyuan looked at Liu Yaozu and asked, "Grandpa Master, do you also agree with him doing this? This is wrong! There's something wrong with this whole thing. Even if my maternal grandfather caused the cracks, it's actually a problem with the quality of the attic's floorboards. Old buildings often have these kinds of hidden dangers. So, Liu Xueli should have been aware of this when he went up there. At least in this matter, he also has to take responsibility."

"Yuanyuan." Jin Yuanbao was unhappy.

"I'm stating the facts, isn't that right? I don't believe that the head of the family was held fully responsible at the time; Liu Xueli must bear some responsibility as well."

"Yuanyuan." Jin Yuanbao called her again, which startled Cao Xiaoyu, who also grabbed Jin Yuanyuan's sleeve and whispered to her, "Yuanyuan, calm down, calm down."

"Let me put it this way," Jin Yuanyuan lowered her voice, "What if you told me this back then? I was already in junior high school then, would you tell me?"

"You were just a child back then..."

"I'm not a child anymore. If you tell me, and I tell my mom, wouldn't that be a buffer? You know, when she found out you were cheating... she even attempted suicide!" All of Jin Yuanyuan's resentment and anger stemmed from the fact that she had once seen Zhu Hongying turn on the gas cylinder and sit there blankly. If she hadn't skipped school to go home and sneak food, Zhu Hongying might very well have died.

She lost her mother, her father, and her entire family.

Therefore, she hated it.

"Yuanyuan".

"Yuanyuan".

This time, Zhu Hongying and Jin Yuanbao called out to her at the same time.

"Yuanyuan." Another call came from Hong Lizhu. Her eyes were red as she looked at Jin Yuanyuan and said in a choked voice, "You're right. The judgment did state that Liu Xueli was responsible for 20% of the responsibility, and Zhu Guangshan for 10%, because he failed to provide adequate protection."

"I've never seen this before," Zhu Hongying said, her voice slightly hoarse. "I didn't even know you two had gone out together."

"He only decided to go on a whim; only a few of us knew about it." Jin Yuanbao finally addressed Zhu Hongying's question directly. "After the incident, on the day of the verdict, my father-in-law went to the court. He was only supposed to pay 5,000 yuan, but he took out 50,000 yuan. I tried to stop him because Jin Yaya needed money for expansion at that time. But he said the money had to go to Hong Lizhu because she needed it more to get through the rest of her life."

Zhu Hongying's expression changed. Years ago, when she borrowed money from her father, Zhu Guangshan, he wouldn't give her a single penny. She had even scolded her father for only knowing how to drink and being useless.

This is what happened behind the scenes!

Zhu Hongying clenched her fists and took deep breaths.

Cao Xiaoyu quickly grabbed her and said urgently, "Auntie, it's all over now, don't get agitated."

"I said back then that I should have gone with Xue Li, then there wouldn't have been so many problems for everyone." Hong Lizhu started crying again. "But Yuanbao said he would take care of my daughter and me, that he owed us. I didn't know there was such a thing. I never knew."

Jin Yuanyuan also disliked Hong Lizhu's weak appearance, feeling that she was putting on an act, and couldn't help but snort. As a result, Hong Lizhu burst into tears again, "My life is so miserable! My husband is gone, my son is gone, and now my daughter is going abroad and never coming back. They've all abandoned me! My life is so bitter!"

The doctors and nurses rushed in again, drawn by her crying. One of the nurses, who had a short temper, yelled, "Don't you know we're in a hospital? This needs quiet! The patient needs quiet!"

This time, neither Zhao Zhuoran nor Cao Xiaoyu apologized; they simply looked at Hong Lizhu.

With tears in her eyes, Hong Lizhu held Jin Yuanbao's hand, who was receiving an IV drip, and said, "Brother Yuanbao, I really don't want to be a burden to you. Just let me die."

Everyone was stunned, not expecting Hong Lizhu to say such a thing.

Jin Yuanbao hurriedly said, "No, Xiao Hong, you can't think like that. It's okay, Xiao Juan is just going to take the child and her foreign husband away for a while, she'll come back eventually."

"No, she won't come back. She hates me." Hong Lizhu cried even louder and knelt on the ground, looking very miserable.

The nurse asked Zhao Zhuoran, "Who is this person? Take her out."

Zhao Zhuoran smiled wryly, "I can't. How about we get to the bottom of this, and I'll close the door?"

Jin Yuanyuan also stood up and walked to Zhao Zhuoran's side, saying to the nurse, "Let's talk for a little while longer, then I'll chase them all away, I promise!"

The nurses and doctors were speechless at the sight of so many people in the room. The attending physician frowned and said, "You have five minutes, or I'll call security!"

"Okay!" Jin Yuanyuan readily agreed, then turned to Jin Yuanbao and said, "Since you've brought this up now, you must have some thoughts on it. Tell me, we only have five minutes. Anyway, if you don't tell me, in five minutes my mom and I will leave, Cao Xiaoyu will leave, we'll abandon everything, and we'll go back to how things were before."

(End of this chapter)