Hospital 444
Chapter 125 - 2 Sisters

Chapter 125: Chapter 2 Sisters

The security guards at Eagle Garden were now very familiar with Jin Yunran and even recognized her red Audi immediately, so they naturally opened the gate and let her in.

Jin Yunran didn’t have to worry about parking while staying at her sister’s house during this time, as the villa’s independent garage was spacious enough to accommodate her car.

She drove slowly, following the gentle slope within the complex downhill.

Before long, she saw the three-story villa by the lake that belonged to her sister.

The security had already notified her sister, so the garage door was already open.

At the same time, her sister also called.

"Yun Ran, you park the car first, dinner is ready."

"Okay, sister," Jin Yunran could tell just by her sister’s tone that she had been waiting for her, not having eaten dinner yet.

Now, it was already half-past seven.

The road was more congested than Jin Yunran had anticipated, so going to a café with colleagues earlier was an attempt to avoid the evening rush hour.

Of course, part of the reason was also to share the distress in her heart with her colleagues. Jin Yunran was always strong-willed, which caused her to be less willing to show weakness in front of those she was close to. In this respect, she was quite different from her sister, Yun Lan.

Though they were sisters, Yun Lan was only born a few minutes before Yun Ran. Many people assumed twins must look exactly alike, but as fraternal twins, they did look similar, but definitely not to the point of being indistinguishable. As for their personalities... they could be described as polar opposites.

After parking the car in the garage, Jin Yunran took her suitcase from the trunk and dragged it behind her as she walked out.

By that time, the housekeeper A-Lan had already come over and said, "Yun Ran, let me carry your suitcase for you."

"It’s alright, A-Lan." Jin Yunran, after getting to know A-Lan better, didn’t like being called "Miss Second" as if she were in a period drama, and insisted on being called just Yun Ran.

"No worries, the lady sent me out just for this," said A-Lan, whose strength was indeed incredible. She took the suitcase directly, saying, "Actually, Yun Ran, you didn’t need to bring so much; the lady has everything here."

"You’ve worked hard too, A-Lan, taking care of my sister’s funeral arrangements."

During the time when the family held the wake at home and received condolence visitors, Yun Lan, as the widow, was in a daze, so Yun Ran had been helping with a lot. A-Lan had been a huge help with all the errands as well. Yun Ran had purposely given A-Lan a generous red envelope containing several thousand yuan, asking her to take good care of her sister during this time, and to inform her immediately if Yun Lan exhibited any worrying emotional behaviors.

"A-Lan," Jin Yunran looked around to see that no one else was there, and pulled out another red envelope, handing it to A-Lan: "You’ve been working hard these past few days, and now that I’m moving in, there will be an extra pair of chopsticks. Consider this prepayment for your meal expenses."

"Oh, how can I accept this? I just took money from you the other time... no need, no need, the lady pays me a salary..."

A-Lan was not foolish; seeing the thickness of the red envelope, she knew this was not a mere food allowance.

With a salary of several hundred thousand yuan a year, Jin Yunran was not concerned about such a small amount of money. After their parents passed away, her sister was the most important person to her. She put on a stern face and said, "If you don’t take this money, A-Lan, you’re looking down on me. Are you saying I should just leave?"

"This... how can I accept this..."

"There’s nothing to feel embarrassed about, just take the money!" Jin Yunran firmly stuffed the red envelope into A-Lan’s pocket. "How has my sister been lately? She hasn’t had any trouble, has she?"

Stuffing the thick red envelope into A-Lan’s pocket and then asking this question when they were alone was to ensure that A-Lan wouldn’t fob her off with a dismissive answer. Yun Ran was now afraid her sister might do something foolish. Whatever it took, she had to eliminate that possibility from the root.

"Sigh... Right after the master passed away, the lady really looked more and more haggard each day. But after all, there is the young master to take care of. Also, since you’ve been video calling her frequently lately, her spirits have improved a bit. It’s just that... her in-laws said some rather unpleasant things earlier. Especially the master’s parents, they think his death was suspicious and doubt that the lady didn’t take good care of him."

Upon hearing this, Jin Yunran immediately clenched her lips. At the memorial service, her sister’s father-in-law had a certain look in his eyes when he read the eulogy, and her mother-in-law’s gaze was definitely off. They must have said some hurtful things in private, and they might even suspect that her sister had something to do with her brother-in-law’s death, attempting to claim his substantial inheritance.

Since ancient times, widows and orphans have easily become targets of bullying and disdain. And unfortunately, Yun Lan’s character is such that she easily gave in to others and was prone to feeling hurt. Faced with her in-laws, she definitely appeared overly submissive. Thinking of this made Jin Yunran feel even more distressed.

"Have my sister’s in-laws visited recently?"

"They haven’t come since the burial a few days ago. Whether they have called the lady or not, I’m not sure. The lady’s spirits have been a little better recently, thanks in part to the young master always being by her side."

"Alright, I understand, A-Lan."

Upon entering the house and changing into slippers, she saw her nephew Yuyi Gao running over to her.

"Auntie!"

Then, Yun Lan, dressed in a single layer of clothing, came over.

Yun Lan looked about seventy to eighty percent similar to Yun Ran, especially around the eyes. However, compared to Yun Ran, who was wearing a stylish coat, the widowed Yun Lan in plain white clothes appeared much more haggard.

"Yun Ran," her sister Yun Lan walked up to her and said, "Come on in, I had A-Lan reheat the dishes just for you."

"Sister, I told you to eat without me."

The home still retained many traces left from the recent funeral.

Although my brother-in-law was laid to rest, those of us who are still living must bear the grief and carry on.

Yun Ran gazed at the villa before her, reminiscing about the times she visited here in the past, when her sister and brother-in-law were so happy together. And yet, in one night, the happiness of this home was utterly destroyed.

After taking her seat at the table, she was moved by the spread of dishes before her. Her sister had waited for her arrival before starting the meal. Moreover, most of the dishes were her favorites.

"Yun Yi, you sit down, too. Did you call them earlier?"

"Mm," Yuyi Gao nodded, "I called."

"A-Lan, you come and eat with us," Yun Lan gestured A-Lan to join them and said, "Afterward, take Yun Ran to her room to have a look. Yun Ran, I specifically bought a new mattress for you. You’ve always been picky about your bed, so I chose a really soft one online. There’s also a new comforter. Tell me if you need anything else, and just treat this place like your home from now on. Don’t feel like you are just a guest."

Yun Ran quickly replied, "I couldn’t possibly impose, sister. There’s no need to go to such expense."

"It’s not a big deal. The most important thing is that you’re comfortable staying here."

Yun Ran felt a pang in her heart. If it weren’t for the fact that the company was so far away, and the concern that her sister’s in-laws might gossip and make things difficult for her, she might have really moved in to live with her.

"Yun Ran," soon after they started eating, Yun Lan kept adding more food to Yun Ran’s bowl, "eat more, you’ve always loved lion’s head meatballs since you were little."

"Okay, thank you, sister."

"Auntie," at this point, Yuyi Gao spoke up, "you take me to kindergarten tomorrow."

"Yun Yi, don’t be unreasonable," Yun Lan immediately shook her head, "A-Lan can take you to kindergarten."

Yuyi Gao could only lower his head and focus on eating his meal.

"It’s alright, Yun Yi, I’ll take you," Yun Ran had always been fond of her nephew.

Speaking of which, Yun Yi’s personality didn’t resemble his father’s or his mother’s, but rather was a lot like her own. He was also particularly determined; he wouldn’t give up easily on challenging tasks. She had once bought him a complicated puzzle, and when he couldn’t complete it at the beginning, he stubbornly refused to quit. He stayed up three nights until he finally pieced it together. This was completely opposite to how his mother was as a child.

I remember... It was in the fifth month of knowing her brother-in-law that she came to tell Yun Ran she was pregnant. Only then did Yun Ran realize... the kind of relationship her sister and brother-in-law had, and she had never told her before.

Soon after, the sister and brother-in-law had a shotgun wedding. Her brother-in-law paid for this villa in Pingjiang district as their marital home.

Chewing on the lion’s head meatball in her mouth, Yun Ran was lost in thoughts of the past...

...

"Hi, sir, I’m the guest who was just in the escape room with you. Thank you for your help just now; we sisters definitely wouldn’t have made it out without you."

"It was nothing, don’t mention it."

"Well, the thing is, the escape room has created a WeChat group. Guests can join, and the shop will announce new escape room projects in there. Um, shall I add you to the group?"

"That... would be okay, I guess."

"Great, let me scan you then..."

That day, after leaving the escape room shop, her brother-in-law was ready to leave as well, but it was Yun Ran who approached him and pulled him into the group chat under the pretense of the shop’s group.

Her sister and brother-in-law would never know her real motives for getting her brother-in-law into the group.

And her sister, too, was in that group.

She would have never imagined that she would become the matchmaker for her sister and brother-in-law.

While she was still figuring out the right moment to confess her feelings to her brother-in-law, her sister had already announced that she was pregnant.

She’d always told her sister that her brother-in-law joined the group of his own accord. Thus, her sister remained unaware of her own feelings.

Her sister never told her about her relationship with her brother-in-law, assuming that with her personality, she would feel they moved too quickly to establish a relationship and would find her indecent for not waiting. Although Yun Ran was the younger one, after their parents passed away, it was the more assertive Yun Ran who seemed to take on the role of the older sister.

When she saw the ultrasound report her sister showed her, her own love letter had been pressed at the bottom of a drawer for a month.

Never would Yun Ran have imagined such a melodramatic turn of events in her own life.

As a result, she had to burn that love letter and then bury those feelings deep in her heart forever, a secret she certainly planned to take to her grave.

At first, the thought that she was the one who brought them together would bring a bitter taste to her mouth every time she thought about it. However, after so many years, Yun Ran had truly let go, and even had two boyfriends, though both relationships eventually ended.

"Auntie..."

Suddenly, Yun Yi asked Yun Ran, "Is there really... a heaven in this world?"