Go for Medicine

"Su Hua? Mom, the one who beat you was actually Su Hua?" Lin Li's eyes widened in shock. "Are you sure?"

"It was her!" Jiang Shuqin gritted her teeth. "She was the one who personally tortured me. How could I possibly be mistaken?"

A deep sense of helplessness settled in her heart.

Even if she knew Su Hua was the one behind her suffering, there was nothing she could do about it.

Given Su Hua's influence, Jiang Shuqin couldn’t possibly make her face legal consequences.

Instead, confronting Su Hua might only provoke her further, leading to even harsher retaliation.

"Li'er, do you know why Su Hua kidnapped me and tortured me into this wretched state?" Jiang Shuqin asked bitterly.

"Why?" Lin Li's lips curled slightly. "Our Lin family hasn’t done anything to offend her, right?"

Even if Jiang Shuqin didn’t say it, he already knew the reason.

Lin Xuan had just been beaten, and now Jiang Shuqin had been abducted—Su Hua was clearly retaliating on Lin Xuan’s behalf.

Jiang Shuqin clenched her jaw. "It’s because of Lin Xuan. She’s helping him, taking revenge on me. In the past, whenever I punished Lin Xuan for his mistakes, she’d use these cruel methods to pay me back."

Lin Li tightened his fists. "Does she love my brother? Is that why she keeps helping him like this?"

"Yes, exactly! Oh, and she also said—she was the one who disrupted the wedding!"

Jiang Shuqin suddenly remembered something and looked sharply at Lin Li.

"Li'er, did you already know Su Hua was the woman behind Lin Xuan?"

Lin Li shook his head. "Mom, I didn’t know. I only saw her at that birthday banquet, but during the wedding incident, she was wearing a mask. I couldn’t see her face clearly."

He couldn’t let Jiang Shuqin find out he had been hiding the truth.

Jiang Shuqin believed him without question.

"Li'er," she grasped his hand tightly. "We have to tell your father about this. He must stop provoking Lin Xuan. If Su Hua steps in, Starlight Group won’t survive the fallout."

"Right, I’ll call him right now."

Jiang Shuqin reached for her phone, but Lin Li stopped her in a panic.

"Mom, wait!"

"Li'er, what’s wrong?" Jiang Shuqin frowned. "Why do you look so nervous?"

"Let’s not tell Dad about this yet," Lin Li said.

He couldn’t let Lin Chang discover who Lin Xuan’s backer really was. If he did, Lin Chang would bring Lin Xuan back into the family to secure Su Corporation’s support—and might even kick Lin Li out of the Lin household.

"Why shouldn’t we tell Lin Chang?" Jiang Shuqin pressed.

Lin Li’s mind raced for an explanation.

Then it hit him.

"Mom," he said carefully, "Dad cares deeply about Starlight Group’s success. If he finds out Lin Xuan has Su Corporation backing him, he’ll definitely bring him back into the family."

Jiang Shuqin clenched her fists.

Lin Xuan could not return.

Even after being exiled from the Lin family, he was still ruining her life—causing her miscarriage, rendering her infertile, and now subjecting her to Su Hua’s torture.

If Lin Xuan came back, things would only get worse.

"Mom, it might seem like a good thing for Lin Xuan to return, but his hatred for you is too strong. I’m afraid if he comes back, he’ll keep tormenting you. And if he takes over the family, he might even throw you out."

Lin Li’s words solidified Jiang Shuqin’s resolve.

"So, I think we should wait until Lin Xuan’s hostility toward us fades before telling Dad about him and Su Hua."

"Alright, alright. I’ll listen to you, Li'er. You handle everything." Jiang Shuqin nodded.

Lin Li finally relaxed.

Then Jiang Shuqin suddenly remembered something Su Hua had said to her in the basement.

"Li'er," she grabbed his hand again, "Mom needs to ask you for a favor."

"What is it?"

"Find me a drug that can sterilize a man." Her voice was urgent.

"Mom, you—" Lin Li froze.

Jiang Shuqin’s eyes welled with tears. "Li'er, you know I only gave birth to Lin Xuan. Now that he’s cut ties with the family, your father is desperate for another heir. He’s been cheating on me—first with Wang Yajun, then with his secretary—just to have another son."

"If Lin Chang really gets a son who inherits Starlight Group, he’ll throw all five of us out of the Lin family!"

Just like Wang Yajun had whispered to Lin Chang in bed—she wanted him to divorce Jiang Shuqin so she could take her place as the Lin family’s matriarch.

Jiang Shuqin would never let that happen.

"Mom, but if Dad finds out—" Lin Li hesitated.

"Li'er," Jiang Shuqin’s eyes reddened, "you’ll help me, won’t you?"

In the end, Lin Li couldn’t resist her pleading. He nodded. "Fine, I’ll do my best to find it."

He wanted that drug too.

If Jiang Shuqin was the one who administered it, even if Lin Chang discovered the truth, Lin Li wouldn’t be implicated.

Agreeing to her request only benefited him.

A faint smile finally appeared on Jiang Shuqin’s face as she squeezed his hand. "Li'er, you’re the only one who truly cares about me."

"Mom, what kind of talk is that? You’ve loved and raised me since I was a child. Of course I’ll always stand by you."

Jiang Shuqin felt a surge of gratitude. She was so glad she had picked up Lin Li all those years ago.

Without him, she wouldn’t have such a devoted son.

After leaving the hospital, Lin Li immediately set out to find the sterilization drug.

"You’re sure about this?" Lin Li asked sharply into the phone. "The drug really works?"

"Absolutely," the voice on the other end assured him. "It’s produced by XY Laboratories. Their drugs never fail."

"Good. Deliver it to me."

"Don’t worry, Young Master Lin. As long as the payment is right, I’ll get it to you safely."

Lin Li hung up, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

His own infertility was a hidden risk. But with Lin Xuan estranged from the family and Lin Chang rendered sterile, even if his secret got out, his position in the Lin family would remain secure.

No one would take Starlight Group from him.