overwhelming pressure he exerted, or maybe because the statement was too shocking, that Xu Qinghuan found herself speechless for a moment, her mind going blank.I promised you this would be handled fai...Chapter 8: Mother's Critical Illness

Finally settling things down, Xu Qinghuan also returned to her room and started packing her luggage.

Thankfully, this business trip went smoothly without any major incidents. She wasn't just talking about Mr. Chen being angry.

Xu Qinghuan tried her best to suppress her thoughts, not wanting to think about Fu Yan's face anymore, but her mind wouldn't obey. It buzzed incessantly until the phone on the table started ringing frantically.

She quickened her pace, and the moment she saw the hospital's number sequence, her heart sank.

Even my hand, which was reaching for the receiver, trembled uncontrollably.

"Is this Ms. Xu Your mother just had a sudden heart attack and her condition is very dangerous. She's been taken to the intensive care unit. Please come here as soon as possible!"

"...."

Xu Qinghuan's eyes went blank, and she almost lost her balance.

But time was of the essence and she couldn't afford to waste any more seconds. After only a brief pause, she immediately went to change her flight tickets. It wasn't until she boarded the plane that she remembered to ask Fu Jiajia to explain to Chen Jing.

When Xu Qinghuan returned to Beizhen City, it was almost nightfall.

She hailed a taxi to the hospital, and her mother was just being wheeled from the emergency room to the intensive care unit.

Looking at her mother's pale face on the bed, Xu Qinghuan tried hard to hold back her tears, but in the end, she failed. Tears streamed down her cheeks and landed on the white hospital sheets.

"Don't cry...."

Zheng Qiu-zhi weakly opened her eyes and tried to raise her hand to wipe tears from her daughter's face, but she didn't even have the strength to hold her daughter's hand.

Xu Qinghuan hurriedly wiped her face and squeezed out a smile, "Mom, I didn't cry, just got some sand in my eyes! The doctor told you to rest well and not think about anything!"

Zheng Qiu'zhi nodded, and after a while, her attending physician came over and called Xu Qinghuan out.

"Doctor Wang, how could my mother suddenly have a heart attack You said before that her condition was very stable."

"We've done our best, her illness has been dragging on." Doctor Wang sighed, "What are you planning to do If surgery isn't performed soon, situations like today will happen frequently. You need to be mentally prepared."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qinghuan immediately asked, "How much does the surgery cost now"

"Get a million dollars ready first, have the surgery done, and we'll worry about aftercare later."

A million from a doctor's mouth sounds easy, but for Xu Qinghuan, it would take years to earn! By then, it will really be too late.

"Consider it,"

After that, the doctor left.

Xu Qinghuan stood alone in the empty hospital corridor, filled with the smell of disinfectant. She stood there for a long, long time.

When Fu Jiajia's phone call came, she was still standing in the same place.

How is your aunt

"The doctor said that if I don't have surgery... then I should be mentally prepared." Xu Qinghuan clenched her fist, forcing herself to speak, "Jia Jia, do you... have any extra money you can lend me"

For so many years, even when things were tough, she never borrowed money from anyone. But this time, she was truly out of options! She had spent almost every penny she earned on prolonging her mother's life.

"I have it! I have 200,000, and I'll transfer it to you now!" Fu Jiajia also agreed without hesitation, "Just send me your account number!"

"The doctor said the surgery would cost one million."

“......”

"Jiajia, am I really going to lose my mother this time..." Xu Qinghuan leaned her body against the wall, slowly sliding down. "I can't raise one million, I really can't!"

Fu Jiajia was also in a panic, "Don't give up yet, there must be other ways!"

Any other options

Xu Qinghuan suddenly stiffened.Xu Qinghuan paused, then continued, "This is my life. No matter what the ending is, I don't want to have any regrets."Even the worst outcome is just that I misread someone. After leaving Fu Yan, I can...