Chapter 600: Chapter 600: Feeling Wronged, There’s No One to Support Her
When she wanted to inquire further, Chu Shuo had already returned to his normal self.
"Encountered some unexpected incidents, a bit tricky, but not serious."
His explanation was somewhat far-fetched, clearly he didn’t want to tell her the truth, so Chi Yue decided to let it go.
"By the way, I need to take a business trip to Hai City, is there anything you need me to help with?" Chu Shuo asked again.
After thinking for a moment, Chi Yue said, "Could you visit my uncle on my behalf?"
She had called Bai Dongyang several times and heard him coughing, and he refused to tell her the truth, which made her somewhat worried.
"Alright. Anything else?"
Chi Yue shook her head.
Currently in Hai City, only Bai Dongyang was her concern, Bai Bixuan was taken care of by Situ En, and she felt reassured.
The next day, Chu Shuo called her and mentioned that Bai Dongyang’s condition was not good and urged her to make time to visit.
Chi Yue’s work was so demanding that she couldn’t get away, and she had to keep postponing it day by day.
That day, she received a call from Bai Bixuan saying that Bai Dongyang had been hospitalized.
Bai Bixuan refused to specify the reason over the phone, and from the moment she received the call, Chi Yue was distracted, even Chi Jianshan noticed her unusual behavior.
After repeated expressions of concern from Chi Jianshan, Chi Yue told him what was happening.
Chi Jianshan decided immediately to go back with her.
Chi Yue hesitated, "If you come back with me, uncle..."
"I do indeed owe your mother a sincere apology. Let’s go, no matter what happens, at least you won’t be alone; I’ll share the burden with you," he said.
What Chi Jianshan said made sense, so Chi Yue didn’t refuse any further.
Chi Yue handed over her tasks to Dai Qiu, and, accompanied by Fu Mianmian and Chi Jianshan, she set off.
Upon arriving in Hai City, they didn’t even go home but headed straight for the hospital.
It was only after seeing Bai Dongyang that Chi Yue realized how severe the situation was.
Bai Dongyang, who had engaged in years of social drinking and smoking without restraint, especially after the old lady died and he had stopped taking his medication and controlling his vices, had developed cirrhosis.
Fortunately, it was discovered early enough to consider a liver transplant.
However, the problem was that Bai Dongyang was unwilling to undergo the surgery for a liver transplant.
Bai Bixuan’s eyes were swollen from worry; clearly, she’d been burdened and couldn’t hold up any longer before calling Chi Yue back.
Chi Yue went into the hospital room alone and, seeing the old man with a jaundiced complexion on the bed, felt a surge of sadness.
Bai Dongyang noticed her and immediately hardened his expression.
"Why are you back? Did Xiao Xuan make you come?"
Chi Yue helplessly said, "I wanted to come back, does she even need to ask? Uncle, don’t think so poorly of me."
Bai Dongyang scoffed, "You are much less conscientious than your mother was."
Chi Yue: "..."
"There’s nothing wrong here. Once you’ve seen enough, hurry back. Don’t keep running back and forth; it wasn’t easy to get away from this godforsaken place. Why come back?"
Chi Yue: "I’ll go back after your surgery, don’t worry, I won’t stay long."
At the mention of the surgery, Bai Dongyang bristled and became even more obstinate, "Who said I was going to have surgery? What kind of a man would I be, living with someone else’s organ inside me?"
Chi Yue pondered for a moment and then said, "Would you rather watch Xiao Xuan cry every day instead of seeing her have children?"
Bai Dongyang paused, "Hasn’t she already had a child?"
"She’s pregnant with her second child."
Bai Dongyang was taken aback.
"Uncle, Xiao Xuan only has you. If you abandon her too, she’ll be an old orphan. Who would support her if she’s wronged in the future?"
Bai Dongyang’s expression grew even darker.
Chi Yue mentioned just enough, then opened the door and walked out of the room, leaving space for him to think.
"Mommy~" Fu Mianmian called her.
Turning around, she saw Fu Mianmian held in Fu Rongyin’s arms.