The moment Huang Zhenzhen saw Fang Ling, her heart ached with bitterness.
She had put in so much effort to keep her mother in this state. However, for the sake of their plan, she couldn't show her true emotions at all. She knew that there might be cameras hidden in this ward, monitoring everything.
So, she could only act as if nothing was wrong, putting on a sweet smile and saying, "Hello, Auntie. My name is Huang Zhenzhen. I'm 26 years old. My home is in Yuan'an Village, Fengtougang, Haicheng. My parents are still alive. They're farmers who grow vegetables for a living. I also have a younger brother, but he's already dropped out of school and started working on his own. I'm currently working as the secretary of the president's office in the Pei Group..."
She told Fang Ling about herself in great detail. At first, Fang Ling was quite happy to hear it, but as she listened on, her expression grew more and more worried.
After Huang Zhenzhen finished speaking, Fang Ruiyang took the insulated lunch box from her hands and said to Fang Ling, "Mom, this is the soup Zhenzhen got up early to make for you. Try it and see how it tastes."
"Zhenzhen, I'm sorry. Could you please step out for a while? I'd like to have a word with him," Fang Ling said to Huang Zhenzhen instead of responding to Fang Ruiyang.
Both Huang Zhenzhen and Fang Ruiyang were taken aback. They glanced at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes. Huang Zhenzhen nodded and said gracefully with a smile, "Sure, Auntie. I'll be right outside. Just ask A Dong to call me if you need anything."
Fang Ling remained silent until Huang Zhenzhen walked out and closed the door. Then she sneered at Fang Ruiyang. "What did she just call you? A Dong? And she's an employee of the Pei Group?"
"Does she know your real name is Fang Ruiyang?" Fang Ling's gaze was like two knives, stabbing fiercely at Fang Ruiyang.
Yes, she knew everything. And after knowing all this, she was still willing to stand by his side and heal all his wounds. These words flashed through his mind, but what he said was:
"No, she doesn't. Mom, please be careful not to call me Xiaoyang in front of her. My identity can't be known to her for now."
"Get down on your knees!" Fang Ling shrieked.
Fang Ruiyang closed his eyes tightly and obediently knelt on the ground with his head down. Fang Ling propped herself up with difficulty and raised her hand. With her thin and bony palm, she slapped Fang Ruiyang hard, knocking his head to one side.
"You scoundrel! Scoundrel!" She was actually quite weak, and that slap had used up all her strength.
After hitting Fang Ruiyang, Fang Ling slumped weakly on the quilt. But her scolding didn't stop. "Fang Ruiyang, do you know what you're doing? You're dragging an innocent girl into this mess! You're just like that Zhao guy. You're both beasts!"
"Mom, I had no other choice," Fang Ruiyang said with his head down. "Only by being with her can I get the core secrets of the Pei Group. Only then can I gain Dad's trust, keep you under treatment, and keep you alive."
"What did you just call him? Who allowed you to call him Dad?" Fang Ling trembled with anger.
"I won't allow you to call him that! What right does he have to be your father! How could I have raised such a spineless son like you!"
"Have you forgotten who reduced us mother and son to this state? Have you forgotten how he used me to threaten you? It's okay that you knelt down to him for my sake, but now are you going to completely give in to him? Xiaoyang, we may be poor, but we can't lose our conscience and backbone!"
Fang Ruiyang felt a deep sense of bitterness in his heart. He crawled forward on his knees and tried to hold Fang Ling's hand. "Mom, mom, this is the only way for us to survive. I don't think it's a bad thing to recognize Zhao Quanjing as my father. As long as I'm obedient and do things well for him, I can live a good life. Mom, do you know? In the eyes of others, I'm now a very decent project manager. I like this kind of life. I don't want to live that hard life anymore!"
Fang Ling roared, "How could you deceive someone's feelings for your own sake! If it takes so much to keep me alive, I might as well just die!"
Fang Ruiyang was shocked. "Mom! I... I promise that as soon as your illness is cured, I'll confess everything to Zhenzhen. Although I lied to her, I really do like her! Wouldn't you be happy to have a daughter - in - law like her? Wouldn't it be great for our family to live happily together?"
"Get out! Get out of here! I don't want to see you again! I don't have a son like you! Get out!"
Fang Ling's emotions became hysterical. She shouted and waved her hands wildly, hitting Fang Ruiyang. By accident, she knocked the insulated lunch box on the bedside table to the ground. It made a loud noise, and most of the hot soup spilled on Fang Ruiyang. The ward was immediately filled with the aroma of chicken soup.
However, at this moment, no one cared about the chicken soup.
Huang Zhenzhen was waiting anxiously outside. Hearing such a commotion inside, she couldn't hold back any longer. She turned around and pushed open the door. She immediately saw the insulated lunch box on the ground, the chicken soup all over the floor, and Fang Ling who was out of control.
She walked in quickly and asked anxiously, "A Dong, what's going on? Do you need my help?"
"Zhenzhen, please press the call bell for me," Fang Ruiyang held Fang Ling down tightly, burying his face in her body and saying hoarsely.
He was crying, releasing his indescribable pain.
I'm sorry, Mom. I didn't mean to make you angry. I'm just doing this so that you can get out of this hell smoothly. As long as we get through this difficult time, you'll be reborn. So please hold on for a few more days, okay?
His tears poured down, seeping through the thin fabric and onto Fang Ling's skin.
Fang Ling's illness made it impossible for her to control her emotions. She had to be injected with drugs to calm down. But strangely, feeling her son's tears, her emotions seemed to be gently soothed by a big hand and instantly calmed down.
She knew her son. He wasn't a very brave person since childhood. He didn't have the courage to do bad things.
Was there a reason for him to do this? Could she choose to trust him?
The doctor and the nurse quickly rushed over after hearing the call bell.
Seeing the mess in the ward, the doctor immediately mercilessly told the nurse to drive the two of them out and began to examine and treat Fang Ling.