Chapter 239: Blame
Ling Chuan’s heart immediately softened, and he reached out to pull the little girl into his arms.
He shouldn’t be angry anymore, and shouldn’t quarrel anymore. It was too tiring and too scary!
If she hadn’t come back just now… he really didn’t dare think about it!
The man wrapped his large palms around the little girl’s back even more tightly. He buried his regal head in her neck and took a whiff of the scent of her hair. Only then did he feel at ease.
Lu An was very confused. She didn’t know what he was suddenly doing, but she put her soft hands on his waist and pushed weakly. “So… what’s wrong with you? If you’re wrong, then you’re wrong. Why are you hugging me?”
Her eyes darted around, as if what he was doing was taboo.
“Just…” I can’t even hug you?
Ling Chuan was about to explode with anger again. In the past, whenever she wanted to sneak out to play, she couldn’t run and would faint after taking a few steps. When had he not picked her up in his embrace?
He even carried her on his back for a few miles along the mountain road. Even when he said he was tired, the little girl wouldn’t get off him!
She clearly liked being hugged by him back then, but now…
Sure enough, was it because of that fool earlier?
Ling Chuan immediately felt a sense of crisis. His face was ashen as he gritted his teeth. In the end, he suppressed all his unhappiness and pretended to be aggrieved and pitiful as he said, “I’m too tired from our fight just now. Can’t I just lean on you for a while?”
“No… It’s not that.” Didn’t Second Brother say something to her last time? She felt that this wasn’t too good.
Lu An looked troubled. Since Second Brother wasn’t around, she would just…
She reached out with her soft little hands and hugged him. The little girl’s soft face hit his chest, and the little hands around his waist secretly tightened. She buried herself in his arms.
Ling Chuan, who couldn’t help but be stumped: “…”
The man’s lips curved up slightly.
He lifted his thick fingers and gently touched the girl’s soft hair. He bent down and pulled her into his arms.
He hated that he couldn’t engrave her into his bones!
Lu An felt a little suffocated from the hug. After a long while, she finally asked, “Are you done?”
“No.”
Ling Chuan’s voice was low and pitiful. At the same time, he emphasized weakly, “I feel worse. My bones are weak, and I can’t stand up.”
“Huh? Don’t tell me you’re sick?”
Lu An immediately pushed him away nervously and hurriedly looked like she wanted to examine him. Ling Chuan was really speechless. Little lady, why is your thinking…
Just as he was about to say something, suddenly…
“There, there! That’s her!”
Suddenly, there was a commotion. Several women, young and old, and some men pointed at them and rushed over aggressively.
Ling Chuan subconsciously moved the little girl behind him. Because his back was in front of her, Lu An didn’t react at all, and only heard the clamor —
“Compensate my daughter!”
“Compensate my father!”
“Accompany my son!”
“You nosy little hussy. Why did you have to do that?”
“Do you know that my child is on the brink of death? Who knows when we’ll be able to find another matching organ for him? Who knows if he’ll be able to hold on until then? Why did you have to do that? Why, why, why!!!”
They simply wanted to tear Lu An apart!
Chapter 240: Precisely Because We Know What It’s Like
The auntie at the very front in particular was already reaching out to tear at them as she screamed.
She looked like she wanted to kill someone. Luckily, Ling Chuan was in front of Lu An to protect her. His face was dark, but it wouldn’t be good to hit an old lady. He immediately shouted, “Enough. What are all of you yelling about? If you’re sick, go see a doctor!”
The man had a tall and broad figure, and he was imposing and cold. Everyone inexplicably froze!
The auntie in the lead glanced suspiciously at Ling Chuan and said, “Are you her boyfriend? Or her father?”
Ling Chuan frowned. A boyfriend was fine, but a father? What the hell?
“You have children too!”
The auntie was already crying again. “Think about it. If your child is sick…”
“I don’t have children yet!
“If I do, I won’t let them fall sick!
“But if they’re sick, I’ll find a way to treat them immediately.”
The man’s retorts were cold, his handsome face clearly saying, “I won’t be like you, complaining to other people.”
The auntie was stumped again. After a long while, she said, “Am I not thinking of a way to treat my son now?
“It’s her fault, it’s all her fault! There was hope, but she suddenly brought that person back to life. What should my son do now?
“There are still eight people besides my son. Isn’t it more worth it to exchange nine lives for one?”
As the auntie spoke, she cried her heart out.
Ling Chuan couldn’t help but stare blankly. Was it worth it?
No, lives couldn’t be bartered!
He didn’t know about other people, nor did he care. However, if someone wanted to do a trade for his girl, even if it was ten thousand or a hundred million people, or the entire world, it wouldn’t be worth it! Not worth it! Far from it!
What right did they have to demand a trade?
However, the auntie kept insisting that Lu An had harmed her son.
Behind Ling Chuan, Lu An was a little stumped, but she quickly recovered.
It was because she had saved Liu Yumin’s life. She had heard previously that Liu Yumin’s family had agreed to several organ transplants.
But there were actually nine patients?
Lu An was a little surprised, but there was no regret, nor anything else, on her face.
She had already confirmed that the person could be saved, and they wanted her to abandon the person? Sorry, that wasn’t her style.
She had done it for Second Brother back then. As for everyone else, what did these people have to do with her?
Lu An pushed Ling Chuan to the side with a cold face. She was about to say something, but suddenly…
A woman in her thirties followed closely on the group’s heels.
She was dressed in a simple white outfit. Her long hair was casually tied up and she had no makeup on. Her big eyes were sunken, and she had a slightly haggard appearance. If she made herself up carefully, she would probably be very pretty.
“Sister He!”
The woman squeezed through the crowd and went directly to the auntie. She suppressed her emotions and said in a tight voice, “Really, don’t make things difficult for someone else’s daughter.
“Just like us, Miss Liu’s parents definitely want their child to live, too!
“And it’s precisely because we know what it’s like ourselves that we should be able to understand how Miss Liu’s parents feel, right?
“What right do we have to want their child, who is clearly alive, to give up her life to save others? Can you say that her life is irrelevant? If it were anyone else…”
Chapter 241: Wasn’t My Performance Clear Enough?
“Although the agreement was signed before, that was only in the event that the person is confirmed deceased. Who would want their child, who’s still alive, to…”
As the woman spoke, she covered her face with her hands and couldn’t help but want to cry. She struggled to hold it in.
“So, we just accept this?”
The auntie’s face was stiff, and her eyes turned even redder. “As far as I know, your daughter, Lili, is the one whose case is the most urgent. If…”
“I know!”
The woman sniffed hard. Reining in her emotions, she smiled and said, “But what can I do?
“Hurt someone else?
“I also want to be a little selfish. As long as my daughter lives, I don’t care who lives or dies!
“But… Lili found out about this just now.
“She said to me, ‘Mom, although I’ve always wanted to be healthy, if it’s at the cost of hurting that big sister, then I would rather not live.’ She doesn’t want me and her father to be indebted to anyone, because she knows that we will always feel guilty over this! Because of her… So, I, I…”
As the woman spoke, she couldn’t help but cry at the thought of her daughter. She gripped the auntie’s hands tightly.
The auntie’s heart ached.
After a long while, the woman pulled herself together and continued, “Sister He, I don’t want to persuade all of you, nor do I want to; if making all this noise can create an outcome, it’ll also help me. I just want to say, however, that no matter what you do, you have to consider your children more. Don’t let them feel burdened. They know just as much as we do.”
“But…”
When the woman was done talking, the auntie and everyone else were dazed.
That was right. The auntie’s own son, for example, had been talented since he was young. He was outstanding in everything he did and was a wonder. He never made a fuss, and was as obedient as anything!
He was clearly sick, and often hurt so much that he almost stopped breathing, but he never said much unless he really couldn’t take it.
Sometimes, she was even angry at him. She wished that he wasn’t so docile, but she was also afraid that he would be bullied. However, he always said that being a kind-hearted person was what kept him in a good frame of mind. He chose to be kind for himself, not for anyone else. Of course, he would also try his best to protect himself, and he hoped that Mom wouldn’t worry about him.
If he knew that for his sake, his mother…
The auntie couldn’t help but want to burst into tears. In the end, she gave up on pursuing the matter, and silently led the woman back.
The people who had followed along also lowered their heads. They were either sad or full of despair, and no longer wanted to make a scene.
The woman even came to apologize to Lu An, saying that the man who had rushed out to attack Lu An in a fit of anger this morning was her husband. She hoped that Lu An would go easy on him on account of the situation.
Lu An was silent and didn’t say anything. Her black eyes were fixed on this group of people. Even if they had been hostile earlier, she still chose to forgive them.
There were many people in the world who bore ill will, including many who were helpless and chose to turn bad in times of adversity. Those who were forced to do so admittedly deserved some sympathy, and it was these sorts of people who deserved a little more kindness.
If they weren’t worthy of help, then who was?
“So, you know that I saved Liu Yumin, causing your loved ones to lose their chance at an organ transplant that might save their lives. Then, why didn’t you think about my astonishing medical skills and how I might be able to save your loved ones?”