Fish on the chopping block, heaven never seals off all exits Save me, young miss, ahhh

"So what if I kissed him? I won't lose a piece of flesh over it. That guy is the one who took advantage, and he's still acting like he's the victim after getting a good deal!"

"But, were the things I said right before I left a bit too much?"

"Probably not?"

"That guy is so thick-skinned, he shouldn't take it to heart... but what if he does?"

Inside the room, Tang Yuyao could be heard muttering to herself, her left and right brain fighting each other. She was constantly agonizing over what happened earlier at the hospital—how she had grabbed Ye Cheng and kissed him, then immediately set up a flag claiming she had no interest in him, acting all tough before running away.

As soon as she finished acting cool, Tang Yuyao regretted it. What on earth was she doing!

Although it wasn't their first kiss, this time was clearly different. Before, she had kissed him when she was not in her right mind after drinking, so she could just deny it.

Even though... she actually did deny it back then too.

Ahem, that's not important. What's important is that she could play dumb before, but how could she play dumb today?

The words had already been spoken; she couldn't exactly take them back, could she?

Tang Yuyao wrapped herself in her blanket like a giant caterpillar, twisting and turning on the bed as if she were possessed. If Mother Tang saw her, she would definitely say... "Whoever you are, get out of my daughter's body right now!"

As for Mother Tang, she was currently leaning against the door on her tiptoes, eavesdropping.

"What is she saying? Honestly, she could speak a little louder. Bullying an old person with bad hearing..." Mother Tang muttered as she eavesdropped.

Although Tang Yuyao's voice inside the room was quiet and chaotic, Mother Tang, who was listening very intently at the door, still managed to catch a few keywords.

For example... kissed?

Kissed?

Mother Tang: "???"

Kissed, kissed what? Is it progressing this fast?

Wait, so what if they kissed!

Mother Tang was just about to praise her daughter for finally making a move, but then she suddenly realized something. Wait a minute, her daughter and that boy were currently in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. According to modern society's pace, wasn't a kiss completely normal?

Why did one kiss make her own daughter act as if she were possessed?

Is she really that hopeless?

"Guilan, what are you doing here?"

Suddenly, Old Master Tang's slightly puzzled voice came from the side. He was wondering why he hadn't seen anyone outside just now; it turned out she had run over here.

The sudden appearance of Old Master Tang startled Mother Tang. Even though she quickly tried to salvage the situation by shushing the confused Old Master Tang, signaling him not to make a sound, she was ultimately a step too late.

Inside the room, the sound of Tang Yuyao's possessed-like muttering suddenly vanished. It stopped, followed by the sound of rapid footsteps approaching the door from within.

Mother Tang: "..."

I'm doomed.

Click!

The tightly closed bedroom door opened. Tang Yuyao looked calmly at her mother, who was looking around aimlessly at the doorway. Mother Tang seemed to just react.

"Oh, daughter, have you seen my knitting yarn? My yarn went missing. Ah, I'm worried to death..." Mother Tang's acting was quite convincing; she sounded as if it were entirely true.

What a guilty little old lady.

Tang Yuyao: "..."

Before Tang Yuyao could speak, Old Master Tang, standing to the side, spoke up with a confused expression, pointing toward the courtyard outside. "Guilan, isn't your yarn sitting out in the courtyard?"

Mother Tang: "..."

You damned old man, just you wait!

One sentence completely silenced Mother Tang. The innocent little old lady smile on her face grew somewhat stiff. "Hahaha, right, look at my memory. So it was outside all along. Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now, daughter. Get some rest early..."

Mother Tang muttered to herself as she quickly slipped away. Tang Yuyao remained silent for a moment before closing the door.

Bang!

Not long after, Old Master Tang's slightly innocent voice drifted in from the courtyard.

"Guilan, why did you step on me?"

"Oh, I was careless and didn't see you." After Mother Tang said that, smack, she switched feet and stomped on him again.

Old Master Tang: "..."

"Oh, I was careless again," Mother Tang said self-righteously.

Inside the room.

Tang Yuyao silently shrank back onto her bed, wrapping herself in her blankets. Tap, tap, tap. The crisp sound of typing echoed in the room. She typed and deleted, deleted and typed, continuing the battle between her left and right brain.

Eventually, she gave up on the idea of messaging Ye Cheng and instead sent a message to her older brother.

"Brother, are you still at the hospital? I was just passing by..."

At the hospital.

Tang Shouye was overwhelmed with stress, still out in the hallway comforting his heartbroken wife.

"Honey, don't worry too much. Didn't the doctor say that everything takes time? When our niece Zhixia talks to her more, Mengmeng will get better soon."

"Look, before she wouldn't even react when we spoke, but now at least she knows how to cry. This is a good sign..."

Tang Shouye had a splitting headache. After working hard out in the real world for so many years, he had never felt as much of a headache as he had these past two days; the pressure was immense.

To the side, his youngest son sat in the hallway munching on dry instant noodles, crunch, crunch, listening to his dad comfort his mom and nodding from time to time.

He stayed here mostly to kiss up to them, hoping he could save up a bit more pocket money later on.

"Yeah, yeah, Mom, Dad is right. At least Cousin can cry now. Before, she wouldn't even cry. This is a good sign!"

Kissing up was fine, but he ended up kissing the horse's hoof by mistake.

"You two heartless fools, how is this a good sign? Is this what a good sign looks like?!" Li Juan was furious enough to die from the father-son duo's words.

Already feeling sad, hearing the father and son continuously say that crying was a good thing made Li Juan's anger flare up. She first smacked Tang Shouye, then grabbed her youngest son, laid him across her lap, and prepared to give him eighty spanks!

Youngest son: "???"

"Mom, what are you doing? Dad is the one who said that, hit him!"

Tang Shouye: "..."

Seeing the fire about to burn him, Tang Shouye decisively cut ties with his rebellious son, putting on a serious face. "How dare you talk back! Honey, if he dares to talk back today, he'll dare to hit people tomorrow, and the day after that he'll dare to commit murder and arson!"

Youngest son: "???"

Smack, smack, smack... Li Juan immediately grabbed him and unleashed an unstoppable combo. Soon, the youngest son's cries echoed down the hallway.

Tang Shouye found an excuse to run away, saying something about helping to contact a master. Upon hearing it was serious business, Li Juan let him go and continued to discipline her little heartless son.

"Women are terrifying." Tang Shouye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He fumbled around in his pockets, lit a cigarette, and prepared to get some fresh air outside, waiting for his wife's anger to subside before going back.

He had clearly been saying good things, and though his words were rough, the logic was sound. Why did she get angry?

Ah, a woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the ocean. So difficult to deal with...

Buzz, buzz!

"Hmm?" Just as Tang Shouye put the cigarette in his mouth, preparing to look for a friend to see if they knew any capable masters to invite over and resolve the issue at the hospital, his younger sister sent a message.

An audio message. He clicked play.

"Brother, are you still at the hospital? Could you go check on Xiao Cheng and take a picture for me or something?" Tang Yuyao's tone was hesitant, clearly lacking confidence.

She was feeling guilty.

Tang Shouye was taken aback. "Sis, didn't you leave before me? How are you not at the hospital yet?"

Tang Yuyao: "..."

"Oh, I, I just went over to take a look, but something came up at home so I came back..." Tang Yuyao originally wanted to say it was a work thing, but as the words reached her lips, she realized how ridiculous that sounded.

Didn't she know what a joke the clinic was? It was the definition of slacking off!

If she was going to make an excuse, she shouldn't use one that insults her intelligence. She couldn't exactly tell her brother that she had kissed the guy, got too shy, and ran home to hide under her covers, could she?

Now that she was back, she regretted it. She was supposed to go to the hospital to take care of him, but looking at things now... she simply didn't have the courage to go. Sigh.

"Something came up at home? What is it? Don't scare me!" Tang Shouye's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. It was just their parents at home. If something happened, who else could it be?

"Oh, oh, it's nothing, I took care of it. Anyway, I'm a bit busy right now and can't get away. You go check on Xiao Cheng for me. Hurry up, you have to go!"

By the end of her sentence, Tang Yuyao's tone had become impatient, and her plea turned straight into an order... Talk about a mood swing!

Tang Shouye: "..."

Alright, he got it. This whole "something at home" excuse was just a front; making him go see his brother-in-law was the real goal...

It wasn't a big deal anyway. Tang Shouye was just waiting around. He craned his neck to check the situation down the corridor, could still hear the sound of his youngest son getting smacked, and quickly pulled his head back.

"Fine, your brother will go take a look, and I'll snap a few pictures for you while I'm at it."

Once Tang Shouye agreed, Tang Yuyao finally stopped bombarding him with texts. He pocketed his phone, changed directions, and jogged over to the corridor where Ye Cheng's ward was located.

Step, step, step.

"Holy crap, what happened to the door?"

As soon as Tang Shouye reached the entrance, he found the door completely taken off its hinges. Softening his footsteps, he craned his neck to peek inside the ward.

Tang Shouye: "???"

Holy crap, that's a lot of people!

Anyone who didn't know better would think they were hosting a banquet.

Tang Shouye raised his phone, snapped a picture, sent it to his sister, pocketed his phone, and squeezed his way in.

Tang Yuyao, upon receiving the photo: "???"

"Sorry, excuse me, coming through, thank you, excuse me..." Although Tang Shouye had a rather round figure, he was good at squeezing through crowds. He quickly pushed his way through the dense pack of doctors and reached the very front.

He could finally see the situation inside clearly.

Ye Cheng was hooked up to all sorts of tubes and machines, looking like he had lost all will to live. Next to him, looking equally dead inside, was Su Su. There was also a very worried Dongfang Zhixia, an expressionless Lin Baizhi who kept tugging at Ye Cheng's blanket, and a guilty-looking Mrs. Du...

Ye Cheng suffering this ordeal had everything to do with Du Wanyi.

Even though Ye Cheng was fine now and felt perfectly healthy, Dongfang Zhixia and Lin Baizhi didn't believe it. The scene just now had been way too bizarre; they absolutely had to get to the bottom of it.

"There are no issues with the heart either. On the contrary, it's very healthy." Another doctor packed up his equipment, stood up, and delivered his conclusion.

"How about a blood test to check for any white blood cell abnormalities?"

Someone from the massive clump of doctors suggested this, taking the lead. The rest of the doctors chimed in, agreeing that they needed to use more scientific methods to examine Ye Cheng's body and input all his physical data into the medical database for comparison to resolve things more efficiently.

Dongfang Zhixia and Lin Baizhi reached a rare consensus and agreed to this method. Everyone was satisfied, except for... Ye Cheng.

Son of a b-tch!

This is a public execution, isn't it!

Ye Cheng, who had been quite cooperative up until now, immediately refused the moment he heard about blood tests and checking white blood cells.

Not this again!

Wasn't this just a public execution? Once the word Cancer was written in huge letters on the medical report, they'd finally be satisfied. Why are you guys so selfish!

"I agree."

"I agree too."

"It really is a good idea."

The group of doctors voiced their approval one by one, quickly deciding on Ye Cheng's follow-up treatment and testing items.

"I disagree!"

Suddenly, an out-of-place voice of opposition rang out. It was Ye Cheng.

Everyone: "..."

The doctors said nothing. They just silently looked at Dongfang Zhixia and Lin Baizhi, as the decision-making power rested in their hands.

Ye Cheng: "???"

What is the meaning of this!

You bastards, looking down on me, huh!

F-ck you!

For the first time, Ye Cheng felt the despair of your body does not belong to you. He was just a piece of meat on the chopping block right now. It hurt, it hurt too much!

Lin Baizhi didn't say anything. Although she preferred the testing, she unconditionally supported her brother's choices.

Dongfang Zhixia furrowed her brows. "Give me a reason."

Dongfang Zhixia also wanted to respect Ye Cheng's wishes, but he had to give her a convincing reason. Otherwise, there was no way she would let him do whatever he wanted.

"President, I feel perfectly healthy. If you don't believe me, how about I get down and walk a few steps?" Ye Cheng offered tentatively.

Dongfang Zhixia hadn't expected this response. She froze for a moment, then her elegant brows shot up as she decisively said, "No. Now is not the time for you to be stubborn. Draw his blood."

Ye Cheng: "???"

Two doctors stepped up from the side, holding blood-drawing tools, ready to take a couple of vials from Ye Cheng.

Refusing to give face, huh? F-ck!

Ye Cheng's expression changed. Just as he was about to exert force, he suddenly heard the voice of a certain unreliable Mrs. Du in his ear.

"Don't move, little Cheng Cheng. Just wait a moment longer," Du Wanyi sounded slightly anxious.

Ye Cheng: "???"

I can't wait anymore, Ma'am! These people are trying to draw my blood with needles meant for elephants!

Step, step, step...

From the corridor came the sound of inexplicably light footsteps. There was a brief pause, then they sped up significantly, and a figure that had been missing for a long time appeared at the doorway.

"What are you doing." Shen Qinghan's voice wasn't loud, but it was clear enough for everyone in the ward to hear. The young girl's tone was somewhat chilling.

She seemed rather displeased.

"Eldest Miss, save me!!!" Ye Cheng decisively yelled at the top of his lungs!

Shen Qinghan paused, seemingly realizing something. She resumed her steps and walked forward. The doctors blocking her path suddenly felt as if something was pushing them aside, and before they knew it, they had already made way.

The young girl's physique definitely wasn't enough to push aside these people who were much bulkier than her, but a certain Mrs. Du, who had been hiding silently in the crowd, could...

This was exactly what Du Wanyi had told Ye Cheng earlier, at most, she just practiced a little Qi refinement or something...

Young people need to believe in science.

"Smack!"

A crisp slap rang out, echoing through the room. The doctor pinning down one of Ye Cheng's hands was completely stunned by the blow and hastily let go. Seeing this, the other doctor standing opposite him frantically dropped the massive, elephant-sized syringe he was holding.

"Who gave you permission to treat him like this?!" The young woman's eyes burned with fury, and the icy chill in her voice was enough to send shivers down anyone's spine.