Chapter 555: Chapter 555

Meanwhile, Song Qiao also heard the sound of cups, or maybe some other glass or ceramic objects, being smashed onto the floor inside the room, accompanied by Elder Mu’s roar and coughing, "Get out, all of you get out of here, don’t ever show your face in front of me again, you are not my daughter-in-law, don’t call me dad... get out..."

Following that, a woman’s somewhat dissatisfied voice rang out from the room, "Dad, after all, I was with your son, and I bore Shinian for the Mu Family, and I was once a daughter of the Mu Family too, even though I am not your biological daughter, but I have also contributed a lot to the Mu Family, now I am just making a small request, it’s not excessive... I just want Shinian back!"

"You have the nerve to mention the past, get out... leave with your lover... cough, cough, cough..." Elder Mu’s coughing was beyond concealment now, even speaking seemed laborious.

Standing outside the hospital room, Song Qiao was blocked by two men in black and couldn’t get in, but she didn’t give up, desperately trying to rush in, her eyes starting to brim with tears uncontrollably, "Grandpa, don’t get agitated, it’s Qiaoqiao... I’m here... get out of my way, if anything happens to my grandpa, I’ll make you pay with your lives!"

However, no matter how hoarsely she cried out, those two men in black remained unmoved, standing like mountains in her path to the room.

Inside, what the woman was saying was unclear to Song Qiao; all she could make out was the painful coughing and angry roaring of her grandfather.

Unable to hold back, tears streamed down Song Qiao’s face as she repeatedly tried to rush in. The area had gathered quite a number of medical staff and patients or their relatives, all pointing and whispering, but no one came to help.

Thrown aside once again, Song Qiao landed on the floor, where Mom Zhang hurried over to help her up, anxiously asking, "Miss, are you alright?"

Song Qiao shook her head, tears still falling uncontrollably as she wiped her face with her sleeve, still hearing the arguing coming from inside the room. From the corner of her eye, she saw a fruit plate with a few pieces of fruit on it, and her gaze landed on a fruit knife that must have been brought out by Mom Zhang while washing the fruits.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Song Qiao grabbed the knife, her eyes bloodshot and fierce, and threatened the two men in black at the door of the hospital room, "Get out of my way, or don’t blame me for stabbing you to death!"

At this point, she started to lose all restraint. Although she was not fully aware of the situation inside, hearing her grandpa’s coughing and roaring, she knew his condition was very bad, and if it continued , he wouldn’t be able to hold on.

Before she knew it, her hair had become disheveled from the scuffling, her clothes dirty, and her eyes bloodshot, making her look nearly like a madwoman. Holding a fruit knife that was neither small nor large, perhaps due to her careless handling, she had cut her palm, and red blood was flowing out.

Maybe because Song Qiao’s appearance was quite frightening, or perhaps her readiness to actually use the knife scared them, the two men in black exchanged a glance and unconsciously stepped aside.

In fact, Song Qiao’s state didn’t only scare the men in black; even Mom Zhang and the surrounding onlookers were frightened.

Still clutching the fruit knife, Song Qiao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart when she saw the men in black step aside, and rushed straight into the room without a second’s hesitation, arriving just in time to see the elder struggling for breath, his complexion awful as he half-lay on the bed, with a woman standing beside the bed and a man sitting on the sofa.

The fruit knife in Song Qiao’s hand fell to the ground, her heart clenched violently, and she quickly went to the bedside, pulling out the medicine from the nightstand drawer to administer to Elder Mu, then gave him a sip of water, "Grandpa... Grandpa, it’s Qiaoqiao, I’m here... Relax, don’t be angry..."

While speaking to Elder Mu, who was having a heart attack, she pressed the emergency button. At this moment, Song Qiao’s mind was in chaos, the tears never ceasing as they fell while she watched the elder in the hospital bed.

Possibly reassured by Song Qiao’s presence, Elder Mu’s emotions settled significantly, and having taken his medicine, he at least didn’t look as distressed.

"Qiaoqiao!" Elder Mu opened his eyes to see Song Qiao’s tearful face and reached to grasp her hand, comforting her, "Qiaoqiao, don’t cry, Grandpa is okay!"

A faint smile appeared on Song Qiao’s face, but the tears wouldn’t stop falling. Looking at the face filled with wrinkles and showing signs of hardship, she shook her head with a crying voice, "Grandpa, you scared me to death, I thought I’d never see you again. You promised you’d see Qiaoqiao get married, so you have to be well!"

Elder Mu finally smiled and nodded in agreement, "Alright, Grandpa must see Qiaoqiao get married!"

The doctor quickly arrived and began emergency treatment for Elder Mu.

Song Qiao stood up to make room for the doctor, and when she looked up, she saw the man and woman standing beside the bed and the man who had rose from the sofa. Naturally, she could also see the panic on their faces. The rıghtful source is 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽

Perhaps it was Song Qiao’s manner of entry that frightened them, or maybe it was Elder Mu’s heart attack that scared them. At this moment, Song Qiao saw that they were not as unruly as the voices she had heard outside the door.

Song Qiao reached out to wipe the tears from her face; her expression had already turned cold. With endless anger in her voice, she issued a command for them to leave. "Right now, at this very moment, get out! You are not welcome here. If anything happens to my grandfather, I, Song Qiao, will make you two pay the price even if it costs me my life!"

Right now, it’s still unknown whether grandfather’s life is in danger. If there really is an accident, she will definitely make these two despicable man and woman pay a heavy price.

Perhaps it was her fierce demeanor that was somewhat frightening, causing the woman’s face to change, but she was shameless enough not to leave. Instead, she said, "Qiaoqiao, according to seniority, you should call me ’Auntie’!"

Song Qiao looked at the woman and sneered, "Call you ’Auntie’?"

She sneered coldly, her gaze dripping with sarcasm, "Do you think you deserve that title? Do you need me to force you out, or are you waiting for it? If I really have to take action, I don’t mind, as long as you aren’t afraid of causing a sensation across An City tomorrow!"

The woman in front of her, named Mu Nuan, many people might think she is truly the second young miss of the Mu Family, but in fact, she was adopted by Elder Mu from an orphanage out of pity for her.

More than thirty years ago, Elder Mu simply wanted to do a kind deed by adopting a little girl to keep his own daughter company, never imagining that it would bring financial ruin to the Mu Family.

That’s right, the century-old foundation of the Mu Family went bankrupt, and it was inseparable from the woman called Mu Nuan, who had been raised by the Mu Family for over two decades.

The Mu Family actually has a son, named Mu Shen, the second son of Elder Mu, two years younger than Song Qiao’s mother Mu Yan. Song Qiao’s uncle Mu Shen was once a genius, who had led Mu Group to its zenith, but he fell in love with the foster girl at home, Mu Nuan. The two later got married and had a son. However, Mu Nuan had someone else she loved. After Mu Shen was involved in an accident and suffered from a car crash, Mu Nuan promptly divorced him and eloped with the man she loved.

And this man is the one by Mu Nuan’s side right now.

Although Elder Mu was aware of these events, he said they were just calamities that the Mu Family had to face, and he blamed no one.

Elder Mu had another reason to resent Mu Nuan. A few years ago, in order to be with the man she loved, she drugged her own son, who was just over four, with sleeping pills and abandoned him in the wilderness. If it hadn’t been for someone discovering him and notifying the police, who then informed Elder Mu, they would have had no knowledge of the woman’s heinous insanity.

In the past twelve years, this woman had not even once come back to visit her son. Only in the past few months, since the complete bankruptcy of the Mu Family, did she and the man return from abroad, claiming that they wanted to take Shinian away.

Mu Nuan’s expression changed, and then, stroking her hair, she said, "Whether you call me or not doesn’t matter anymore. I am only here today to take Shinian away. Just give me Shinian, and that will be the end of it!"

At this moment, Song Qiao looked at the man and woman in front of her, her face full of mockery, about to speak, but then she saw a small figure entering from outside the sickroom, and immediately she held her tongue.

"Your Shinian died twelve years ago because of you!" A person came in from the door, wearing a school uniform with a backpack, his features clear and handsome, already resembling Mu Shen who had passed away – this was Mu Shinian.

Mu Shinian walked in with a cold face. Perhaps because he was a boy, the sixteen-year-old youth already had a bit of a manly air about him, his height now equal to that of Song Qiao, or even slightly taller.

"Son!" Mu Nuan, seeing Shinian, couldn’t help but change her expression and tried to move forward to take her son’s hand, but Mu Shinian easily dodged her with a sidestep!

Song Qiao stood to the side, not speaking, nor did she intend to say anything more, simply watching the man and woman opposite her with a cold gaze.

There was only one thought in her mind now: to make these two people leave this place and never show up in front of Grandfather again.