Gu Mian: "..."
"Eat up and get out of here once you're done."
"I've said time and again that I'm here to see Aunt Jinshu. Why are you driving me away again?" Jiang Yi pouted. "You have no idea. Before Aunt Jinshu had her accident, she loved holding me in her arms."
Gu Mian almost rolled her eyes. "How old were you when she had her accident? You remember that?"
"My mom told me," Jiang Yi said earnestly. "I visit Aunt Jinshu every year, it's just that she doesn't recognize me anymore... I don't care, you can't deprive me of my right to visit!"
"I plan to stay in the Capital for a while, and I'll be living at the Ye Family's villa, which is very close by. I'll visit Aunt Jinshu every day."
Gu Mian: "..."
"Fine, suit yourself," Gu Mian said.
...
What Gu Mian hadn't expected was that Liu Yunxi, who should have been hiding, actually dared to show up and even came to Yunyue Bay.
Liu Yunxi knelt in the courtyard, crying and begging, "Tingshen, Li Bao is sick, please save him!"
Gu Mian went out the door. "Liu Yunxi, what tricks are you trying to play now?"
Liu Yunxi urgently pleaded, "Gu Mian, I know I was wrong! A thousand, ten thousand faults are mine! The retribution should be upon me, it has nothing to do with Li Bao!"
"We didn't lay a hand on your son."
"I know," Liu Yunxi cried, her face covered in tears, "but Li Bao is sick, with leukemia! He needs a direct relative's bone marrow transplant!"
"I've already had the typing done, but it's not a match. Now, only Tingshen's bone marrow can save him!"
"Gu Mian, I beg you to save my child, I'm begging you Gu Mian..."
Gu Mian replied coldly, "Your son is so young but has such malicious thoughts, having pushed my daughter down the stairs. You have the nerve to ask me to repay evil with kindness?"
"Gu Mian, the child is innocent, he's so young, he doesn't deserve to die..." Liu Yunxi sobbed. "You're a doctor; under any circumstances, you should save lives, shouldn't you?"
"I know Tingshen only listens to you; I beg you to help persuade Tingshen to save Li Bao!"
"Don't morally blackmail me," Gu Mian looked at her coldly. "My daughter's injuries haven't fully healed, and you expect me to turn around and help the one who harmed her? I'm not that noble."
"You can leave. I will not harm such a young child, but I certainly won't be a saint and help him either."
"I will tell Tingshen about his condition. If Tingshen wants to save him, I won't stop it, but if he doesn't want to, I won't help you convince him."
Having said that, Gu Mian turned around and went back inside the house.
Li Tingshen was playing with Niannian, building blocks when Gu Mian explained the situation. He said coldly, "Kick her out, and from now on, she is not to set foot in Yunyue Bay again."
The bodyguard nodded, "Yes."
...
Two days later, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall and Gu Mian once again made the hot search.
Liu Yunxi took advantage of Li Bao's pitiful situation and bought an internet navy to push the story onto the hot search.
She also posted a video of her kneeling and begging pitifully in front of the villa, with Gu Mian looking indifferent.
The video was clearly taken secretly, and their conversation was not played. Just looking at the footage, one could easily misunderstand.
Moreover, the illness of such a young child can easily arouse public sympathy.
Combined with the fact that the internet has no memory, the things that Liu Yunxi did in the past were almost forgotten.
Even if they were recalled, netizens would be more focused on how pitiful the sick Li Bao is at the moment, without paying too much attention to his mother's character.
The comments section and Gu Mian's private messages were filled with abuse.
[To see death and not rescue is to be in vain as a human being; beware the retribution!]
[The child is too pitiful, is there a donation channel? I really want to donate some money to him.]
[What he lacks is not money but bone marrow. Even if he is an illegitimate child, does he not have the right to live?]
[This couple is truly disgusting! Go die!]
"Does the internet really have no memory? This is the same lying, sperm-stealing sister from before."
"Even if the child was conceived by sperm theft, the child is innocent. What's the difference between not saving him and killing him?"
"It's the sacred duty of a doctor to save lives and heal the wounded, and ordinary people must not stand by and let someone die, let alone a doctor. @Gu Mian, please be human!"
"The mistress who stole sperm, to be precise, wanted to be a mistress but was rejected by the cousin. She then stole sperm to have a son, expecting the betrayed wife to repay evil with kindness.
It's true you don't feel the pain until the knife is in your own flesh. My heart goes out to my cousin and his wife..."
"Could you possibly get any more materialistic upstairs? Just because he has some money, you'd call him daddy, wouldn't you?"
"Is being wealthy a sin? Do wealthy people who are framed not deserve justice?"
"All things considered, I still hope the child can be treated."
"..."
Gu Mian looked at the comments and private messages, then put away her phone, "This Liu Yunxi is really too much."
Li Tingshen, who was reading a book with Niannian, heard her and said, "I'll have Cheng Xu take care of it."
"Suppressing the trending search will only make people think we are guilty. It exactly plays into her hands," Gu Mian chuckled, "Her kneeling and begging at Yunyue Bay the other day was just an act. Unfortunately, she overdid it."
"I've checked Li Bao's medical records. He indeed has leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant, but there are matching donors in the bone marrow bank."
"There are?" Li Tingshen frowned, "Then why did she come here asking me to save her son?"
"She knew we would refuse, so she came here to create a buzz and get it on the trending searches, ensuring the whole internet was watching. You naturally wouldn't dare touch her then."
Li Tingshen sneered, "Does she really think that by making a big fuss, I wouldn't dare touch her?"
Gu Mian didn't say anything.
Li Tingshen got up and sat down next to her, asking, "Wife, you're still upset about the Liu Yunxi incident, right?"
Gu Mian curved her lips slightly, "To say I'm not upset would be a lie. But since I can't leave you, I can only convince myself to accept it."
"I'm sorry..."
Gu Mian shook her head gently, "It's in the past, let's not talk about it."
Li Tingshen's eyes turned colder, "But Liu Yunxi keeps on jumping around, reminding us of this incident."
"Right now, amidst this controversy, you can't make a move against her, and my concern isn't to have her dead but to make her pay for Niannian's injuries."
"I know, and I wasn't planning on killing her, but rather on making her... wish she were dead."
...
In the hospital room, Liu Yunxi was scrolling through comments, ready to continue hiring online trolls to slander Gu Mian.
Suddenly, the door to the hospital room was pushed open, and Old Madam Li walked in.
"Grandma," Liu Yunxi hurriedly stood up to greet her, "Are you here to see Li Bao? He just fell asleep, please have a seat."
Old Madam Li looked at Li Bao on the hospital bed and shook her head helplessly, "Have you had enough of this charade?"
"Grandma..."
Before Liu Yunxi could say more, Old Madam Li interrupted her, "Who is your grandma?"
The smile on Liu Yunxi's face froze instantly.
Old Madam Li looked at her coldly, "Miss Liu, please have some self-respect."
"Old Madam..." Liu Yunxi held back her humiliation and corrected herself, "You just asked if I've had enough, haven't you?"
"Why is it that I am the one causing a scene? My child is sick, and yet Tingshen and Gu Mian refuse to lend a helping hand to save him..."
"If you had been a decent person, Tingshen and Gu Mian would never have been so heartless. But what you've done is indefensible, and still, you expect them to save your son?"
"No matter what I've done, Li Bao is innocent," Liu Yunxi argued righteously, "That's what the netizens believe as well."
"If they don't let me off, then let's all go down together. If I die, public opinion will drown them too..."