Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 385 - 384: Going or Not is My Right

Chapter 385: Chapter 384: Going or Not is My Right

It was past ten in the morning when Liu Shuqin accompanied Lin Aiye and his wife to the hospital.

Lin Gang came by himself; his wife hadn’t come.

He said there were two children to look after at home, making it impossible to bring them to the hospital.

In a flash, it had been over two years since Liu Shuqin last saw Lin Xia and Lin Qiu.

Upon seeing them again, Lin Xia felt estrangement was secondary; what overwhelmed her more was a sense of sighing regret.

Lin Xia looked at the old lady in her memories, known for being troublesome and scheming, and saw her now with shoulders hunched and aged; she truly felt all her mother had previously endured was not worth it.

Even more, she felt extremely regretful for the unquestioning obedience they, as her siblings, had shown in the past, not knowing how to resist.

What was there to indulge in such an old lady?

If they had stood up for themselves, perhaps their mother could have escaped the sea of suffering and divorced Lin Aiguo sooner, possibly living a few more years had she flown far away.

Upon knowing that Lin Aiguo was not seriously harmed and would be fine with proper care,

Liu Shuqin still looked at Lin Aiguo’s haggard appearance with heartache.

She grabbed Lin Aiguo’s hand and began to sob, "My eldest son! How come you’re so unfortunate! To end up with such a shameless thing..."

Lin Aijia made a call from the ditch and didn’t go into much detail, just mentioned that Qian Chunli and Yu Ruiming were having an illicit affair and Lin Aiguo got injured after catching them.

Blood still dripped from Lin Aiguo’s hand. Seeing that other people in the ward were glancing their way, he said, "Mom! I’m fine now, aren’t I? Please stop crying!"

Many there already knew why he was in the hospital.

But he didn’t want his mother to bring up the matter again in front of everyone; it was a scar that hadn’t yet scabbed over! It was his shame!

"How can there be nothing wrong! Your neck, your arms, they’ll need time to heal! What if the knife had struck a major artery in your neck? Would you still be alive?" Liu Shuqin trembled with fear at the thought.

She knew she couldn’t count on her second child’s family anymore!

She had been hoping to depend on her eldest son in her days of immobility.

If Lin Aiguo truly passed away, Lin Xia and the others, wealthy as they were, would not bother with her!

Back then, the way she treated their mother, she now felt remorse thinking about it.

"Stop it! I’m fine now..." Lin Aiguo, getting a headache from Liu Shuqin’s fussing, quickly called out to Lin Aijia, "Aijia, take Mom and them out for a chat somewhere. The ward is too crowded! I’m feeling claustrophobic and uncomfortable!"

Lin Aijia noticed that Lin Aiguo’s complexion wasn’t right and pulled at Liu Shuqin several times from behind, fearing she would blurt out Qian Chunli’s matter in front of everyone.

"Mom! Right! My big brother is on a drip, let me take you outside for a walk!" said Lin Aijia as she took Liu Shuqin and the others out to the corridor.

Zhang Lanxiang had been sizing up Lin Xia and Lin Qiu incessantly, envious to see them now with delicate skin and dressed in sleek clothes; she truly felt jealous.

Those who were once nobodies, doing as they were told at her house were now thriving and had changed so much, surpassing her and her daughter Lin Fang by far; it would be strange indeed for her to feel comfortable!

Once outside the ward, Zhang Lanxiang couldn’t help but click her tongue, "Lin Xia! Lin Qiu! Your transformations are indeed huge! Around the new year, your older brother and younger brother both visited our house, and you never went!

Later, your grandmother specifically came down, wanting to see you, but she didn’t get to see you...

That old lady never stopped talking about you. I really don’t know what we did wrong as your uncle and aunt, that you wouldn’t even step into our doorway!"

Essentially, her words were filled with various kinds of dissatisfaction.

But Lin Xia was not going to indulge her; she despised Zhang Lanxiang and her husband’s attitude.

"We simply didn’t want to go, so we didn’t! What else is there to think about going to your place? It’s not like we’ve never been there! Alright, didn’t you come to see my dad? He’s fine now! You’d better head back soon!"

Otherwise, they might end up staying too long, and her house certainly didn’t have room to accommodate them.

Zhang Lanxiang was so angered by Lin Xia’s words that she nearly spat blood. When had she ever been spoken to like this, as if shooing away a dog?

Lin Aiye nudged Zhang Lanxiang from the side, hinting that she should be careful not to make the situation worse.

Lin Xia and the others were doing well now, a far cry from the past; they were no longer the same as before.

Liu Shuqin simply couldn’t believe the changes in Lin Xia. Over the years, she’d heard of Lin Xia achieving one big thing after another, but she had not seen her until now.

Today, this meeting had completely overturned the image of Lin Xia she had in her mind.

But deep-rooted habits are hard to change, and Liu Shuqin still played the elder card, "Lin Xia, how can you talk to your auntie like that! Not going to the gully during the New Year’s was your fault to begin with!"

From the moment Lin Xia saw Liu Shuqin, past memories began to flash relentlessly in her mind.

It was as if those memories were reviving all at once.

Before seeing this person, she was fine; generally, she didn’t like to reminisce about the past.

Especially about the memories of when her mother was alive.

So, she detested Liu Shuqin, which naturally affected the tone of her voice.

"There’s nothing wrong with what I’m saying! Whether or not I go is my right!"

She refrained from saying the phrase "none of your business" solely because they were in the hospital corridor.

Liu Shuqin’s face turned colors with anger, understanding that now Lin Xia was in business for herself, she had become very sharp-tongued.

With money in her pocket, her confidence had grown with her wealth!

"Fine! Let’s not talk about that anymore! Anyway, it’s all in the past!

Your dad got injured this time; your aunt told me it was done by your mom’s nephew from her side of the family!

At a time like this, you have to make the right distinctions! You can’t indulge those people too much! He’s still your father after all!"

Thinking about this made her terribly upset; in front of Lin Xia, she dared not say a bad word about the deceased Yu Wanhua.

Yet in her heart, she cursed Yu Wanhua until she was blue in the face.

Had it not been for the connection to Yu Wanhua, how could Lin Aiguo possibly have taken in Yu Ruiming to live in their home?

If he hadn’t stayed in their house, none of this mess would’ve followed!

Lin Xia harrumphed, "Of course! Didn’t my aunt tell you that we’ve already reported it to the police?"

She could tell at a glance that the old woman was probably concocting all sorts of stories about her mother in her head.

Liu Shuqin sheepishly said, "Ah! Reported it? Well, she didn’t mention that!"

When they arrived, the police had already left.

Lin Aijia didn’t go into much detail when she made the call, so Liu Shuqin was not privy to the specifics.

At that moment, a tall woman in a white coat came over.

She appeared to be in her late twenties, with a round face, large eyes, a straight and prominent nose, and she was very pretty.

She frowned slightly, "If you want to gossip, go outside the hospital to chat! This is a ward! Be quiet! Didn’t you see the words on that big sign?"

"Right! Right! We’re leaving right now!" Lin Aijia hurriedly said, smiling apologetically.

The woman in the white coat turned and left.

Yet, Lin Xia thought the woman looked really attractive, with her generous features and exceptionally fair skin.

Also, for some reason, she felt that the woman looked somewhat familiar.

But she was certain, she didn’t know anyone who worked in the hospital around her home...