Chapter 6754
Don’t know what is good and what is bad
My cousin Yunxi was carrying a limited-edition Birkin bag; the bag's material was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the surrounding light.
She followed behind with an arrogant air, her eyes full of disdain, as if the patients and their families in the hospital were a bunch of lowly ants, completely out of place with her noble status.
"Yu Yan, it's not that I'm saying anything, but..."
Zhou Meilan covered her mouth and nose with a rhinestone-encrusted handkerchief, the rhinestones on the handkerchief sparkling dazzlingly under the light.
She lightly tapped Yun Yuyan's shoulder with her nail polish, her hand gleaming with disdain. The gesture was flippant and arrogant. "You should have sent your mother to a nursing home a long time ago. She insisted on staying at home. Now look what's happened, she's dragging the whole family down."
Her tone was full of disdain, and every word was like a sharp blade, piercing Yun Yuyan's heart.
It was as if Yun Yuyan's family was a burden to the entire clan, a stumbling block to their happy life.
Yun Jingguo sighed in a mocking manner, the sigh drawn out as if carrying endless worries, but the slight upturn of his lips betrayed his true thoughts.
He patted Yun Yuyan's shoulder heavily with his thick hand, so hard that Yun Yuyan's body swayed slightly.
The sticky sweat from her palms lingered on Yun Yuyan's shoulder, making her feel nauseous.
He squinted, his gaze sweeping over Yun Yuyan as if he were assessing a commodity waiting to be sold.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up as if he had discovered some treasure. He turned to Zhou Meilan and winked, his eyes full of calculation and cunning.
"At the last party, the eldest son of the Yin family really liked you?"
Yun Jingguo's voice carried a deliberately gentle tone, but the meaning behind his words made Yun Yuyan feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
After he finished speaking, he and Zhou Meilan exchanged a glance, and at the same time, a malicious smile appeared on their faces. The smile was like a venomous snake crawling out from a dark corner, making people shudder.
Zhou Meilan's lips curled up, her eyes gleaming with greed, as if she could already see the benefits they could gain from this deal after Yun Yuyan married into the Yin family.
Yunxi burst out laughing, a sharp and piercing laugh that seemed to cut through the already oppressive air like a razor blade.
A mocking smile played on her lips, painted with bright red lipstick, the red standing out starkly against the pale hospital corridor.
She deliberately moved closer to Yun Yuyan, and the strong scent of her perfume wafted over, causing Yun Yuyan to frown involuntarily.
Yunxi looked Yun Yuyan up and down in her faded shirt, her eyes full of contempt and disdain, as if she were looking at a beggar.
"My cousin's face is good enough to fool people, but I wonder if that foolish son of the Yin family would even look at a down-on-her-luck young lady burdened with debt."
Her words were like a sharp knife, piercing straight into Yun Yuyan's heart, every word and phrase carrying a strong sense of malice.
Yun Yuyan trembled with rage. She clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost pierced the skin of her palms. The pain brought her to a slightly more sober state, but it also made her even angrier.
She wanted to rush up and argue with Yunxi, to tell them loudly that she would not let them control her.
Upon seeing this, her father, Yun Jingtian, quickly put on a smiling face and pulled her back.
His face was plastered with a fawning smile, a smile that looked more like a grimace.
His rough, cold hands gripped Yun Yuyan's wrist tightly, the force causing her pain and leaving several red marks on her wrist.
His voice was full of helplessness and pleading, and his body trembled slightly, as if a gust of wind could blow him over.
"Yu Yan, quickly thank your uncle and aunt! Your mother is still lying inside waiting to be saved!" His eyes were full of wrinkles, which were deepened by anxiety, as if they had been carved with a knife.
His eyes were filled with helplessness and despair, which made Yun Yuyan feel a pang of sadness and despair.
She knew her father was doing it for her mother, but she really didn't want to use her marriage to pay for her mother's surgery. This helplessness and pain almost drove her to the brink of collapse.
"Help? How?"
Yun Yuyan was like a powder keg that had been completely ignited. She suddenly let out a cold laugh, a laugh that was sharp and piercing, as if it wanted to break through the oppressive hospital corridor.
The emotions that had been suppressed in my heart for so long surged out like a volcanic eruption.
Her eyes widened, reddening, filled with anger and resentment. "You want me to trade myself for my mother's life, is that it?"
"That mentally challenged son of the Yin family drools over every woman he sees, he can't even walk steadily, and he speaks unclearly. You're trying to push me into a pit of fire!"
Her voice, trembling with tears yet incredibly resolute, echoed through the corridor.
This angry roar drew the attention of many passersby.
Some people stopped in their tracks, their faces showing sympathy, their brows furrowing slightly, as if they were heartbroken by the girl's plight.
Some people just peered out curiously, their eyes gleaming with gossip, eager to know what had happened.
Others merely glanced at it indifferently before hurrying past, as if none of this concerned them.
"What are you talking about!"
Zhou Meilan reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, instantly raising her voice to a shrill tone that echoed through the corridor.
Her meticulously styled curls swayed slightly with her movements, each strand seemingly expressing her anger.
She quickly moved closer to Yun Yuyan, her face almost touching Yun Yuyan's, lowered her voice, and her eyes flashed with a threatening light. Her gaze was like a cold dagger, piercing straight at Yun Yuyan.
"We're trying to help you, and you think we're the bad guys? Don't be ungrateful!"
"Be sensible. The Yin family holds the largest order in our Yun Group. If you marry into this family, you'll live a life of luxury in the Yin family, and your mother's medical expenses and your father's retirement expenses will be taken care of."
"Otherwise, we won't pay a single penny for your mother's surgery."
As she said this, she glanced at Yun Jingtian, her eyes filled with warning, as if telling him not to act rashly, or he would bear the consequences.
Yun Jingtian felt uneasy under that gaze. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again, lowering his head helplessly, his face full of pain and despair.
Seeing that Yun Yuyan remained unmoved, Yun Jingguo's fake smile gradually disappeared, replaced by a ferocious expression.
He patted Yun Yuyan's shoulder hard, so hard that Yun Yuyan swayed. His greasy palm left a clear mark on her clothes, a mark that looked like a shameful stain.
He grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and said with a sneer, "Don't be stubborn, you don't want your mother on the operating table..."
"If you delay the surgery because you don't have money, you'll regret it later."
He didn't finish his sentence, but the threat was already clear, like a Damocles' sword hanging over Yun Yuyan's head, ready to fall at any moment. (End of Chapter)