Chapter 330: Chapter 330

Bai Xue’s face was twisted with a ferocity that seemed like she wanted to devour Ye Ling. Ye Ling remained still, showing no trace of fear, while Zhao Guodong, standing nearby, raised his hand and knocked down Bai Xue’s lifted finger with a loud ’slap’ that echoed in the corridor.

"How dare you hit me?" Bai Xue glared at Zhao Guodong. Follow current novᴇls on noᴠelfire.net

Zhao Guodong responded coldly, "You’re a mother accusing your daughter with filthy words and pointing your finger at her. What kind of mother are you? Why shouldn’t I intervene? Let me tell you, I’m only tolerating you now because you’re Ye Ling’s mother. If we were outside the hospital, do you think I wouldn’t just punch you until you’re disoriented? If you keep nagging me with useless nonsense, I won’t care who you are; I’ll still hit you."

"Everyone, listen to this. See what kind of person he is? I’m protecting my daughter by keeping her away from such people, but she instead conspires with outsiders to hit her own mother," Bai Xue shouted to the onlookers.

"Stop spreading lies here," Zhao Guodong said, irritated by her reversing black and white.

Ye Ling interrupted Zhao Guodong, "Don’t get angry with someone . Don’t you see? Her plan today is to embarrass me. The more you argue, the happier she’ll be. By berating her, you’re playing right into her hand."

Ye Ling’s voice was just loud enough for everyone around to hear clearly.

Bai Xue, her intentions exposed, felt guilty and raised her voice a few notches, as if that would suppress her guilt, "Ye Ling, I’m telling you, stop saying misunderstood things here. I’m your real mother. Why would I want to embarrass you? If it weren’t for your father being in surgery and you bringing a man here, would I be saying all this? Have I ever controlled you all these years?"

"No need to shout," Ye Ling listened impatiently. "I understand your intentions. I’ll tell you, my dad is lying in there. If you want to push him into an early grave and remarry, keep causing a scene. If the nurses in the hospital won’t stop you, and nobody controls you, just keep yelling here. Everyone in the compound knows why you didn’t care about me all these years, and I’ll tell you today, not just Zhao Guodong came to visit but everyone from the compound is in the ward. According to you, any man with me has an improper relationship. I’m your daughter, you can scold and defame me, but their families won’t accept it. Who would agree to have their good son called indecent by you, even Uncle Liu’s son is here."

Bai Xue was stunned; she only saw Ye Ling and Zhao Guodong when she arrived and didn’t notice anyone else. She wouldn’t have dared to act so arrogantly otherwise, now feeling bewildered after hearing Ye Ling’s words.

Ye Ling ignored her and turned to Zhao Guodong, "Go tell the people in the ward, go home and tell your family what happened. They can’t be wronged for nothing."

Catching Ye Ling’s gaze and feeling outraged, Zhao Guodong nodded vigorously, "Don’t worry, I would tell my dad even if you didn’t mention it. We came to see Uncle Ye; how did we become indecent, and how are we shameless? I don’t understand how visiting patients is shameless."

"This affair...." Bai Xue tried to take back her words.

Ye Ling gave her no chance, directly interrupting to speak to the nurse watching the commotion, "I didn’t know there was a hospital rule for staff to ignore disturbances and just watch. I must give your hospital a banner for this."

The nurse’s face changed at these words. Despite their dissatisfaction with Ye Ling and prior misunderstanding, they didn’t dare confront her. After all, they were partly at fault too, and quickly moved to persuade Bai Xue. Bai Xue, surrounded by nurses, could only watch Zhao Guodong head toward the ward angrily from a distance.

After the nurses left, Bai Xue angrily approached her daughter, "You brat, you did it on purpose, didn’t you?"

Ye Ling chuckled coldly, "How did I do it on purpose? You come right over without any shame, cursing about everything. I just stated the truth; how’s that on purpose?"

"Shut up." Ye Ling interrupted her mother, who was about to curse again, turning her eyes anxiously toward the observation room. She saw her father, without knowing when he opened his eyes, staring wide with anger directed at Bai Xue.

Bai Xue was shocked and took a step back, feeling like a cold sword was hidden in those eyes, ready to pierce through her instantly and freeze her blood.

Ye Ling was already anxiously calling the nurse. The nurse quickly called the doctor to come in and examine Ye He Ping. Luckily, Ye He Ping was on oxygen; otherwise, something severe could have happened. A person with a removed stomach should avoid anger and emotional fluctuations, which can drain strength and cause difficulty breathing, particularly after surgery.

After the scare passed, Bai Xue was sweaty and sat dazed in a chair. Zhao Guodong returned with a group of kids from the compound. Seeing Liu Zhiyuan among them and recalling Ye Ling’s words, she realized everything was over.

Ye Ling, tears streaming, watched the eager doctors in observation. When Zhao Guodong and the others saw her crying swollen eyes, they glared at Bai Xue even more maliciously after hearing what happened from Ye Ling.

Bai Xue forced herself to hold her ground, "Zhiyuan, you’re here too. Auntie was worried about your uncle and wasn’t thinking straight when I made a mistake. Don’t take it to heart. I’m apologizing to you all."

Before Liu Zhiyuan could speak, Zhao Guodong interrupted, "Didn’t Auntie just say we were indecent and were promoting male-female relationships? Asked us to get out, but you see Liu Zhiyuan, it’s all a misunderstanding? Or does Auntie always suck up to those with higher-ranking fathers?"

That wasn’t something Zhao Guodong would typically say. Ye Ling gave him a look, then turned to her mother, who tried to argue, "If you still want to anger my dad to death and remarry, go ahead and keep shouting."

Bai Xue glared hatefully, "You’re pinning such a reputation on your own mother?"

"Auntie, why don’t you just go sit in the ward," Xiang Weilai approached, seemingly supporting Bai Xue, but forcefully pulled her away.

Ye Ling sat in the chair, silent, her lonely figure heart-wrenching to behold. Zhao Guodong pressed his lips together, seeing Zhang Linong shake his head, he chose not to speak again. (To be continued. If you work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)