Supremely Talented Tyrant
Chapter 984 - 983 How Come You Didn't Die Sooner!?

Just like that, Hao Jian stayed in the hospital with Bai Yanrou, all the way until noon the next day. Seeing Bai Yanrou's complexion improve slightly after a night's rest, Hao Jian wore a smile on his face.

At this moment, Hao Jian was spoon-feeding Bai Yanrou porridge, while the two caregivers cleaning the ward had somehow stopped their tasks and were chatting by the wall.

"Did you see that old lady?"

"Yes, I saw her, why?"

"Let me tell you, this old lady is really pitiful..."

The two caregivers were discussing the elderly woman lying on another bed in the ward, who appeared to be about eighty years old. Initially, Hao Jian thought the old woman had no children, as no one had visited her for two consecutive days, leaving the hospital's caregivers to attend to her.

However, from the caregivers' conversation, Hao Jian slowly learned that the elderly woman actually had children...

"Hey, hey, the old lady is waking up, let's talk outside." Just as the two caregivers wanted to continue their conversation, one of them suddenly noticed the elderly woman's eyelids twitching slightly. She quickly picked up her things and urged her companion to leave the ward.

"I'll step out for a moment..."

Seeing the two caregivers leave, Hao Jian said to Bai Yanrou before getting up and walking out of the ward. Bai Yanrou watched Hao Jian's departing figure, her face softened with a tender smile.

She knew Hao Jian was concerned about the old woman's condition and was likely going out to try to gather more information from the two caregivers.

"Ladies, please wait a moment..."

After gently closing the ward door, Hao Jian saw that the two caregivers hadn't gone too far and quickly ran up to them, calling out to stop them.

Hearing someone call them, the two caregivers stopped and turned around to see Hao Jian approaching. They asked with some puzzlement, "Sir, is there something you need?"

"It's like this, I just overheard in the ward about that old lady, and I wanted to learn more about her situation from you..."

Hao Jian said with a smile.

"This..."

In principle, hospital employees are not supposed to disclose patient information, but the old woman's case was an exception, known throughout the hospital. Seeing Hao Jian's inquiry, the two caregivers exchanged a glance and nodded, saying, "What would you like to know?"

"Why don't her children come to see her..." Feeling sympathy for the lonely old woman, Hao Jian was particularly concerned about this issue.

"Explaining this might take some time; let's sit on that bench over there!" With that, the two caregivers walked over to a bench by the wall. Hao Jian, seeing this, hurriedly followed and sat down as well.

"Here's the story..."

As the caregiver recounted the situation, Hao Jian gradually understood the old woman's circumstances. She had four sons and two daughters. Having so many children was supposed to be a blessing, but in her experience, it had become a living hell.

The old woman's family was poor. She raised the six children by selling vegetables in the market every day, hoping that as they grew up and matured, they would repay her kindness, allowing her to rely on them in her old age.

Who could have imagined that as they aged, the children grew more distant from her? Even now, as she lay ill in bed, none of them, out of decency, came to visit her. Instead, they avoided her like she had the plague.

"Those bastards!"

Hearing this, Hao Jian's expression turned sour, and he slammed his thigh with a powerful hand, letting out a suppressed growl that echoed gently through the corridor.

Though his heart was filled with anger, aware that they were in a hospital, Hao Jian subdued his fury to prevent his voice from disturbing the patients' rest.

"Yes, they are a bunch of bastards!"

The caregiver was also indignant, but her eyes suddenly dropped in concern and helplessness as she sighed, "The old lady's health is not good; lying alone in bed without proper care means she can't recuperate..."

Although they were caregivers responsible for patient care, they couldn't dedicate themselves to a single patient as the entire hospital needed their attention. They couldn't constantly be there to help the elderly woman with her medication.

Recently, another examination showed that the old woman's health was deteriorating, even to the point of showing shock symptoms...

"That's quite serious!"

The elderly woman actually showed symptoms of shock, which meant her physical condition could not be worse. Hao Jian's eyes also revealed a worried expression.

"Just yesterday, our hospital also sent a critical illness notice to her children, but judging by the situation, they probably won't come, right?! The old woman's life has been way too bitter...."

"Alright, sir, we need to get to work, so let's not talk anymore..." Saying this, the two orderlies ignored Hao Jian and took their belongings to head upstairs in the hospital.

As for Hao Jian, he still sat in his seat, with a faint chill gleaming in his eyes. The children of the elderly woman truly deserve condemnation!

However, what moved Hao Jian more was their heartlessness. After all, they are the old woman's children, how could they have not a shred of gratefulness towards their own mother?

Unable to figure it out, Hao Jian also returned to the ward with a stern face and approached Bai Yanrou, who was full of curiosity. Looking at her, he shook his head.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Hao Jian come in, Bai Yanrou immediately noticed Hao Jian's incredibly gloomy complexion. Her pretty face immediately became tense, and she quickly asked aloud.

"A bit angry..."

Hao Jian gave a bitter smile, and then quietly relayed all the information he had received to Bai Yanrou. By the end, Bai Yanrou's pretty face was also filled with anger. Just as she was about to explode, Hao Jian suddenly pressed her hand, and the anger instantly melted like snow and ice.

"This is a ward, don't make noise."

Hao Jian could understand Bai Yanrou's anger, but even if you want to be angry, you have to consider where you are. Moreover, there is the elderly woman, the subject of the situation, in this room.

If she were to know, who knows what she might think? The elderly woman's health isn't good right now, and hearing this discussion might affect her recovery.

"Bang!"

Just as Hao Jian was about to grab a chair to sit down, the door of the ward suddenly burst open. Then, four men and two women, aged from fifty to thirty, walked in one after another, and as soon as they entered, they started shouting and cursing loudly without any restraint.

"Damn it! You wretched old hag, if you want to die, just go die! Why drag us down? Making the hospital send us a critical illness notice, making us come even though we didn't want to! Don't you know we're all very busy?" The eldest man suddenly shouted furiously.

Upon hearing this voice, the elderly woman who was staring out the window in a daze turned pale, hurriedly waving her hands, saying, "No, I... I... I don't know about this..."

"You damn old thing." The middle-aged man cursed again and then quickly approached.

"Please... please... please don't hit me..." Seeing this, the elderly woman pleaded helplessly, panic showing on her face, clearly fearing this person.

From their conversation, it can be understood that these six individuals are the elderly woman's children. Originally, after hearing the two orderlies talk about the woman's children, Hao Jian felt these children were no better than pigs and dogs, but it wasn't until now, witnessing it firsthand, that Hao Jian realized how beastly they were.

To actually make their gravely ill elderly mother kneel and beg, and these people act as if it's justified, this situation truly was unprecedented for Hao Jian.

"If you want to die, then hurry up and die. Don't just drag people down all day. If it weren't for your house, we wouldn't even bother with you all these years!"

"Exactly! Old hag, since you're going to die anyway, why not hand over your house early so we siblings can split it up? It's not like you can take the house with you when you die..."

"Do you know how much money it costs for you to stay in the hospital every day? All this money is what we're paying. You being on the verge of death is dragging us down. Do you know how much we have to spend every month?"

The children's abusive language didn't stop for a moment, one after another, and it became more vicious with every word, leaving the elderly woman trembling.

Outside the ward, quite a few nurses and doctors were also watching the scene, but facing these fierce six people, they dared not intervene.

Everyone sighed, lamenting the coldness of the world. People often say to raise children to guard against old age; now it seems you must guard against children instead.

"Hao Jian..."

Seeing this situation, Bai Yanrou couldn't bear it any longer, her pretty face showing anger. Even in their aristocratic circles, no one would dare do something as contemptible as driving an elderly person to their death, yet she never expected to encounter such people at the hospital?!

"Mm!"

Hao Jian's face had long been incredibly gloomy. He really wanted to ask if these people's humanity was still intact!? Or rather, he wanted to pull out their hearts and seriously look to see if their hearts weren't black.

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