After Prison, She Shocks the World-Chapter 54 The Price of Being Obsequious is to be Forever Trampled Underfoot

Chapter 54: Chapter 54 The Price of Being Obsequious is to be Forever Trampled Underfoot

Fu Bing was at a loss for words. Qin Jinhai didn’t hear her response.

He snorted coldly. "Fu Bing, your sense of morality is too strong; you’re not suited for exacting revenge. Do you really think that girl is innocent? How do you know she didn’t join her sleazy mother in slandering Fu Ya?"

"In that respect, I indeed cannot compare to you."

"Look into Fu Ya’s past yourself. Find out why she could never return home just because of an elopement. The waters are muddied; it’s not as simple as you think."

Qin Jinhai, staring at the name on Fu Ya’s tombstone, said coldly, "Fu Ya paid the price for her obedience her whole life. Don’t follow in her footsteps."

The cost of obedience is always considering others, always being trampled underfoot!

Fu Bing’s actions were still heavily influenced by Fu Ya. She was caught in a whirlpool; to live freely, she needed a sharp blade of her own.

Qin Jinhai hung up the phone and flicked Fu Ya’s photograph. He said viciously, "If I had known I would love her so deeply, I would have killed her the first time I saw her."

「*」

When Gu Yazheng returned home, Fu Ning immediately threw a cup at him.

Gu Yazheng said coldly, "What is this madness now?"

"Me, mad? What were you doing today? Did you go to mourn that slut again? Who are you trying to fool, pretending to be some lovelorn saint in front of me?" Fu Ning was furious. She had snatched Gu Yazheng from Fu Ya. Yet, twenty years later, Fu Ya still occupied a place in Gu Yazheng’s heart.

"She’s your sister. How can you speak of her that way?"

"If it weren’t for her, would I have been pointed at and cursed for over twenty years? You were the one who abandoned her and then came crawling back to my Fu Family! After we married, you acted as if you couldn’t live without Fu Ya. Gu Yazheng, you’re the truly shameless one!"

Gu Yazheng’s face turned ashen; he was unable to utter a word in retort.

"The hospital is short on funds and can’t afford the latest equipment," Fu Ning continued. "You’d better go and network properly to secure that three billion loan from the bank. Zhou Yinhang’s mother is currently in our hospital. If you can’t even handle this trivial matter, what can Si’an and Sining expect from you in the future?"

"I’m trying to find a way."

"Then cater to their tastes! Zhou Yinhang’s wife likes dresses designed by Ya Rui; find someone from Ya Garden to make her a custom one. Also, Lu Ji is dead, but there are rumors his junior, Ning Wan, is still alive. Bring Ning Wan to treat Zhou Yinhang’s mother. With that, how could you still be afraid the loan won’t be approved?"

Fu Ning grew increasingly angry. How could I have been so blind back then to fall for the utterly useless Gu Yazheng? He was indecisive and always dilly-dallying.

"If you’re so capable, why don’t you do it?" Gu Yazheng said coldly. If she hadn’t lied back then, claiming his parents were critically ill from the shock of his elopement with Fu Ya, he wouldn’t have abandoned Fu Ya to return home. Only upon returning did he realize he had walked into a trap, caught between a rock and a hard place. He’d had no choice but to tough it out.

"If it weren’t for me pulling strings behind the scenes, the Gu Family would have gone bankrupt long ago," Fu Ning said sarcastically. She then called Zhou Yinhang’s wife, inviting her for a game of mahjong, where she deliberately lost three hundred thousand to her.

After winning, Mrs. Zhou, who rarely smiled, actually managed one. "Mrs. Gu, I heard there’s a famous doctor in Jiangcheng who shares your surname. You know about my mother-in-law’s illness; could you possibly make an introduction so she can treat her?"

"I’ve kept the old lady’s illness in mind. Rest assured, I’ll definitely find someone for you. By the way, our Si’an is studying finance and has experience running a company. He’s now dead set on getting into banking. As his mother, I’m quite worried about it."

Mrs. Zhou was shrewd and didn’t reject the implied request. "If you can get Fu Bing to successfully treat my mother-in-law, I’ll take care of that matter for Si’an."

"Fu Bing?" Fu Ning was inwardly startled.

That surname isn’t common.

"What? You know her?"

"That’s my niece. I guarantee I’ll handle this perfectly."

A woman who’s been to prison... offer her a little something sweet, and she’ll come running.

「*」

Fu Bing hired a private detective to investigate her mother’s past. Very little information could be found; her mother’s life before the age of fifteen was a complete blank, as was the period after she arrived in Jiangcheng.

However, the detective did find some information regarding the Fu Family. Her mother had an older brother, Fu Wei, and an older sister, Fu Ning. After Gu Yazheng left her mother, he immediately married Fu Ning.

At that time, everyone in Jiangnan was pointing fingers at her mother. Only one man defended her from beginning to end: Ren Ye. This man never married. On the day her mother passed away, he fell unconscious and had since been issued more than a dozen critical illness notices.

Fu Bing was staring at a photo of Ren Ye taken before he fell ill when she received a call from Yang Ningzheng.

"Sister Bing, someone contacted me. They want to invite you out of town for a medical consultation. The fee is fifty million. Are you willing to go?" Yang Ningzheng had grown accustomed to calling Fu Bing ’Sister Bing.’ It gave her a strong sense of security.

"Out of town? Where?"

"The Ren Family in Jiangnan. Mr. Ren has been ill for half a year, and his current condition is very poor. The invitation was sent by his nephew."

"Accept it for me. Coincidentally, I brought Xiaomei, Uncle He, and Aunt Ning to Jiangnan for a trip just a few days ago."

Was it really such a coincidence, or did the Ren Family already know she was in Jiangnan and deliberately contact Yang Ningzheng at this time? Regardless, she was filled with curiosity about Ren Ye.

「*」

「The Ren Family.」

Ren Zhi, Ren Ye’s nephew, said excitedly, "Dad, Fu Bing’s team responded! They’ve agreed to come and treat Second Uncle!"

"Fu Bing? You arranged this?" Ren Shu immediately sat bolt upright upon hearing the surname Fu. The name "Fu" was the Ren Family’s Achilles’ heel.

Ren Zhi didn’t deny it. "The world’s most renowned doctors have seen him and declared that Second Uncle won’t survive more than two months. Fu Bing is our last hope." His uncle had never married and had no children of his own, always treating Ren Zhi like a son. Yet, Ren Zhi couldn’t even save his uncle’s life.

Ren Zhi’s sister, Ren Yue, scoffed, "This Fu Bing you’re talking about, is she the actress?"

"Yes."

"She’s never attended a day of medical school! What makes her qualified to treat Second Uncle? If someone without medical qualifications treats him and he dies, what will outsiders say about our family? They’ll say we intentionally found someone unqualified to mess with his treatment just to seize his fortune! We’d be drowned in their accusations!"

Ren Shu pondered for a moment. "Xiaoyue is right. Fu Bing is a calculating person. Regardless of whether she can cure your uncle, she can use his case to spread her fame far and wide. After all, the world’s top doctors have already issued critical illness notices for him, so no one would blame her if she fails. I can’t let your uncle be exploited by such a person at the very end."

Ren Zhi shook his head. "I don’t think so. What if she cures him? Even if there’s only a one percent chance, we shouldn’t give up."

"Your uncle gave up a long time ago! From the moment he learned of that woman’s death, he’s been waiting to die." Ren Shu’s eyes reddened. "It’s me who can’t bear to let him go; I’ve tried every possible method to keep him here."

"Dad, I know you’re upset. But if this is fate, isn’t it fitting for Fu Bing to treat Second Uncle? How much longer do you want to keep him like this? He has stayed for the Ren Family for more than twenty years. For over two decades, he has gazed across the river at Jiangcheng every day, never once crossing to see her. Now, her daughter is here and might be able to save him. Won’t you even give him this glimmer of hope?"

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