“Huh?”
Zhang Meiyu’s expression immediately changed.
It wasn’t bought for Zhou Xiaolan, could it be… for her?
Zhang Meiyu felt too embarrassed to ask. What if it wasn't? How awkward would that be?
Yet, deep down, she really hoped the clothes were for her.
Silence fell as they arrived at the hospital.
Zhang Meiyu wanted to speak but stopped herself.
Tang Xiaomin followed behind her, entering the elevator together.
Tang Xiaomin said nothing.
Zhang Meiyu's mood was incredibly somber.
Mothers and daughters from ordinary families were often close, sharing everything.
But for them?
Ultimately, she had wronged Tang Xiaomin first. She no longer had any right.
Moreover, she now needed her help.
In the ICU, Tang Yu still lay motionless. The tubes connected to him were fewer than before.
However, the situation remained grim.
It was useless for the Tang family to stay guard. After Tang Ye was discharged, they had all returned home, visiting only to check on Tang Yu’s condition daily.
Unexpectedly, Wang Na was also there, her eyes already red.
One had to admit, Wang Na was devoted to Tang Yu.
Tang Yu was on the verge of death, yet she still came to see him.
Tang Xiaomin cast a casual glance at Tang Yu lying in the ICU. Her face showed no expression, as if looking at someone insignificant and indifferent.
Suddenly, Wang Na raised her hand, aiming for Tang Xiaomin’s face.
With Tang Xiaomin’s alertness, she easily caught Wang Na’s hand.
“Tang Xiaomin, you murderer! You drove Tang Yu to this state, and you still dare to show up here!”
Tang Xiaomin retorted without backing down, “He couldn’t handle it and chose to seek his own death. Even if he dies, he deserves it.”
“You!”
“I’ll fight you to the death!”
Wang Na shouted angrily, lunging to fight Tang Xiaomin.
Tang Xiaomin was not afraid of Wang Na. If Wang Na dared to provoke her, she wouldn’t hold back.
Seeing them about to fight, Zhang Meiyu quickly intervened.
“Stop it, both of you! Wang Na, stop it!”
Wang Na, blinded by rage, had lost all reason.
Relentlessly, she flailed and clawed at Tang Xiaomin.
Tang Xiaomin shoved her hard. Wang Na, like a fragile bird, stumbled back a few steps.
Unluckily, she also knocked into Zhang Meiyu, and they both fell to the ground.
“Oh no!”
…
Zhang Meiyu held onto Wang Na, afraid she would anger Tang Xiaomin and face dire consequences.
“Wang Na, please stop making trouble! Can you?”
A passing nurse stepped forward and reprimanded them.
“This is a hospital, not a marketplace. Take your brawling outside and don’t disturb the patients.”
Only then did the argument cease.
After the nurse left, Wang Na stood up.
“Tang Xiaomin, you are a jinx. I won’t let you get away with this. Just you wait!”
Wang Na stormed off in anger.
Zhang Meiyu leaned on the wall to stand up, looking weary.
“Xiaomin, Wang Na is just worried about Tang Yu. She’s straightforward. Please don’t take it to heart.”
Zhang Meiyu’s persuasion was actually out of fear of Tang Xiaomin, worried that she might harm Wang Na.
“If no one offends me, I won’t offend them. If someone offends me, I will repay them in kind.”
This was Tang Xiaomin’s principle.
Zhang Meiyu thought about Tang Xiaomin’s words.
Along the way, Li Xue was dead, Tang Yiyi was dead.
The Tang family had all faced retribution to varying degrees.
So far, no one had died. That alone indicated Tang Xiaomin had shown restraint.
“Have you considered it?” Zhang Meiyu asked.
Tang Xiaomin glanced at Zhang Meiyu, understanding her desperation as an aging mother watching her son die.
However, she seemed to have overestimated her.
“Life is only once. An eye for an eye is impossible. I can’t help you.”
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Zhang Meiyu eagerly grabbed Tang Xiaomin’s arm.
“You must be able to! Otherwise, how could you be alive here now?”
Tang Xiaomin coldly told Zhang Meiyu a terrifying truth.
“I died long ago. I am no longer human, nor am I omnipotent.”
She was only responsible for sending people to hell. Saving them was impossible.
“Then… then what about Tang Yu… *sob sob*… Are we just going to watch him die?”
“The white-haired burying the black-haired. That would kill me.”
“Xiaomin, Mom is begging you, save Tang Yu. Mom is begging you.”
Zhang Meiyu, overcome with emotion, was about to kneel before Tang Xiaomin.
Tang Xiaomin held her arm.
“Kneeling is useless. I can’t save him.”
Zhang Meiyu had always believed Tang Xiaomin could.
But Tang Xiaomin’s words plunged her into despair.
“Tang Yu… my son, *sob sob*…”
Zhang Meiyu collapsed, sobbing hysterically against the glass.
But what was the use of that?
Tang Xiaomin felt a pang of guilt, as if she were the one causing Zhang Meiyu such despair.
In fact, it was true.
Tang Xiaomin sighed.
“Good people don’t live long, while villains have a thousand-year lifespan. The fact that he’s still alive proves he’s tenacious.”
“I’ll go ask the doctor and see what they say.”
Tang Xiaomin went to speak with the doctor. The doctor couldn’t be certain, only saying they would do their best.
When she returned, Zhang Meiyu was sitting alone, wiping away tears.
Tang Xiaomin handed Zhang Meiyu a handkerchief.
“Crying here won’t wake him up. Let’s go.”
Tang Xiaomin took Zhang Meiyu to a restaurant near the hospital and ordered a table full of delicacies.
Shortly after they sat down, Zhang Meiyu received a call. After a brief conversation with Tang Ye, she hung up.
Soon, Tang Ye arrived in a panic.
“Mom!”
Seeing that Zhang Meiyu was safe, Tang Ye said, “Mom, let’s go home.”
Tang Ye’s intention was to prevent Zhang Meiyu from interacting with Tang Xiaomin.
After the incident at the resort, Tang Ye was filled with only fear towards Tang Xiaomin.
The mere thought of her brought back the terrifying image of Tang Xiaomin crushing someone’s skull, making his stomach churn, let alone eating.
He had been shot by Tang Xiaomin, and he felt she could shoot him again at any moment and take his life.
Tang Xiaomin smiled, looking at Tang Ye with disdain.
Her mere smile sent shivers of dread through Tang Ye.
“Mom, let’s go quickly.”
Tang Ye urged.
At that moment, servers started bringing dishes, quickly filling the entire table.
Such feasts were once commonplace for the Tang family.
To save money for Tang Yu, they hadn't had a proper meal together for a long time, resorting to buying groceries and cooking at home.
Zhang Meiyu shook her head.
“Xiaomin brought me here to eat. You go back first.”
“What?”
Tang Ye couldn’t believe Tang Xiaomin would be so kind as to take his mother out for a meal.
Tang Xiaomin raised an eyebrow at Tang Ye.
His terrified demeanor actually seemed more pleasing than before.
“Did you hear? If you want to leave, hurry up and get lost. Don’t get in our way here.”
“You!”
Tang Ye’s teeth clenched in anger.