"Ms. Zhou, do you want us to call the police on you?" The nurse asked with a sneer. She had already picked up her phone and had a disdainful look on her face.
"No. Someone will come and pay the bill. Please wait!" Zhou Yunxi had gotten used to depending on others. However, she was now alone and exposed.
The hospital staff was being polite to her for the Huo family's sake. However, when they contacted the Huo family, the family refused to take any responsibility for her medical bill. The hospital had treated Zhou Yunxi with its best doctor who had, in turn, prescribed some expensive medicine.
Now, the hospital's management felt terrible and embarrassed to have encountered such a situation.
"Ms. Zhou, we'll give you another half an hour. You know that we're only nurses and our words are light. If you're really in trouble, we'll have to call the police to come."
The nurse had been keeping an eye on Zhou Yunxi, afraid that she would run away. It seemed the Internet rumors were true. This woman was so vicious that she did not even want to talk to her daughter.
It was the first time in a while that Zhou Yunxi had found herself in such an embarrassing position over money. She was on the verge of breaking down. "How about you accompany me to the Huo family home. My daughter is Mrs. Huo. She will give you the money."
Zhou Yunxi had already shed all pretense of cordiality with the Huo family. She would directly ask for the money. She did not believe that Gu Ruochu would deny her request.
The nurse was not convinced. However, she was a little tempted. After all, she had never set eyes on the Huo family members. It would be good to broaden her horizons.
"Madam Huo?" The head nurse walked over mockingly. "Take a look. Madam Huo announced in today's newspaper that she has severed her mother-daughter relationship with you. As we speak, there are plenty of derisive comments on the Internet about you. What kind of mother are you? How could you dote on your adopted daughter but neglect your biological daughter."
The nurse threw the newspaper at Zhou Yunxi's feet. She picked it up and took a glance. Her breathing became heavy.
Previously, when she had hired the reporters at the Royal Road to cause trouble, Gu Ruochu had said that she would publicly sever her relationship with her. Zhou Yunxi had not given her threat much consideration.
The nurse Zhou Yunxi had been trying to convince was discouraged. "Then what should we do? This woman still owes quite a large sum of medical fees. How can she afford it?"
"What else can we do? Send her to the police station. She will have to raise the money from her jail cell. If she doesn't have the money, she will have to work here as a cleaner until she pays off her debts. Coincidentally, the hospital is looking for a janitor." The head nurse glanced at Zhou Yunxi in disgust and dialed a number on her phone.
"Don't call the police!"
Tears instantly streamed down Zhou Yunxi's face. "I still have a daughter in the Ning family. She will pay off the medical expenses. You should come with me to the Ning family."
The head nurse looked at Zhou Yunxi suspiciously. The Ning family was quite famous in Nan Cheng. Madam Ning was a big shot in the fashion industry, while Chairman Ning was a wealthy and affluent businessman.
"Okay, then I'll go with you."
The head nurse took a leave of absence and accompanied Zhou Yunxi to the Ning family's villa. Zhou Yunxi thought that since she was Gu Yanwei's foster mother, the Ning family would not mind paying her medical bill.
As soon as the car stopped outside the Ning villa, the housekeeper looked at the car and was surprised.
Usually, the people who visited the Ning family drove luxurious cars. It was the first time she had seen someone arrive in a taxi.
"Housekeeper, is Yanwei here?"
Seeing that it was Zhou Yunxi, the housekeeper was a little confused. He looked at her hesitantly and said, "Miss Yanwei is upstairs, but..."
Zhang Yuan had just finished her lunch. She now planned to freshen up and head to the hospital to check on Cheng Xi and her daughter.
"Madam, Miss Zhou is outside requesting to come in."
At the mention of Zhou Yunxi's name, Zhang Yuan's eyes burned with anger.
Zhang Yuan walked out of the door in an extremely imposing manner. The anger in her heart was about to explode, but when she saw Zhou Yunxi's pig-faced face, she was shocked.
"Zhou Yunxi?"