"You haven’t slept all night, why don’t you go back and get some rest? I’m pretty much recovered, just taking a stroll downstairs, nothing will happen." The caretaker had to leave last night because her grandson had a high fever in the middle of the night. The fever fluctuated until it stabilized at dawn, and she, staying up all night to care for him, hadn’t gotten any sleep. Seeing some reason in what Lin’s mother said, and considering her good health, she agreed that a walk by the lakeside alone wouldn’t cause any trouble. Since it was still early, there weren’t many people by the lake. After walking two rounds around it, Lin’s mother felt a bit tired and thought Lin Yixun might come soon to handle her discharge procedures, so she prepared to go upstairs. But at that moment, she encountered an unexpected guest at the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Lin’s mother looked towards the stylish woman in sunglasses sitting across the stone table and frowned in confusion, "Miss, you must have mistaken me for someone else?" "Madam, don’t you remember me?" Cheng Ying took off her sunglasses and smiled gracefully at Lin’s mother, "But I guess it’s understandable, five years have passed, it’s not surprising you don’t remember me." "You..." Lin’s mother found the woman in front of her remarkably familiar, recalling her face in her mind, until finally, a recognition hit her and her face changed, "You’re... Cheng Ying?" "It seems your memory isn’t bad, Madam." Receiving the confirmation, Lin’s mother’s eyes turned cold, and she turned to leave. How could she forget Cheng Ying? This woman had entangled herself with Leng Yixiu, single-handedly ruining her daughter’s happiness! But just as she was passing by, her arm was grabbed, "Madam, it’s been years. Won’t you stay for a chat? After all, we are somewhat acquainted." "We are not acquainted, and there’s nothing to discuss!" Lin’s mother angrily shook off her hand. If it weren’t for her upbringing, she would have slapped this shameless woman hard. Predicting this reaction, Cheng Ying wasn’t upset. She smiled slyly and looked at Lin’s mother, lips curling in a seductive smile, "True, we aren’t of the same generation, there’s a significant age gap between us, naturally we wouldn’t have much to talk about. But... you must be interested in your daughter’s affairs, right?" A flicker passed through Lin’s mother’s eyes, but her steps didn’t stop. Seeing Lin’s mother unmoved, Cheng Ying’s smile deepened, indicating she hadn’t been forceful enough, "I heard you recently underwent a major kidney transplant, which must have cost a lot of money. Aren’t you curious where this money came from? After all, I heard Lin Yixun is merely a small telephone operator. How could a small operator afford such high expenses?" Lin’s mother suddenly stopped and turned to Cheng Ying, "Indeed, with my daughter’s salary, she couldn’t afford such high costs, but my surgery was done for free by the hospital." "Free? Are you suggesting the hospital has some program for uremia patients, a special service where a lucky few receive free surgeries?" Seeing Lin’s mother silent, Cheng Ying chuckled, "Madam, do you truly believe Shengde Hospital has such a program? Even if it did exist, do you really think it would coincidentally benefit you?" "You’re a smart lady, don’t you understand my implication?" Cheng Ying casually played with her delicate nails and smiled, "Madam, do you know who the owner of Shengde Hospital is?" "What does knowing the owner of Shengde Hospital have to do with me?" "Quite a lot, actually." Cheng Ying stepped closer to Lin’s mother, leaned in near her ear, and whispered, "The owner of Shengde is my fiancé — Leng Yixiu, your daughter’s ex-husband." "Leng Yixiu?" Lin’s mother’s face paled, her eyes widening in disbelief, "No, you must be lying!" "Madam, I’m not lying." Cheng Ying smiled and continued, "Do you want to know why all your surgical costs were waived?" "I don’t want to know!" But Cheng Ying stepped closer, "Oh, Madam, don’t be like that, I haven’t finished speaking. Your surgical and medical costs were waived entirely because of your good daughter." "What does this have to do with Yixun?" "How can it not? Don’t you think, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Everything has a price." "A price..." Lin’s mother pondered deeply, an answer on the tip of her tongue. But she quickly dismissed the thought. No, Yixun would never do such a thing! Seeing the effect of her words, Cheng Ying leisurely took a bulging envelope from her bag and handed it to Lin’s mother, curling her red lips into a smile, "Madam, if you wish to know the truth, the contents here might help." She casually placed the envelope in Lin’s mother’s arms and walked away contentedly in her high heels. Without explicitly revealing the truth, she knew Lin’s mother wasn’t naive. Given her hints and the envelope’s contents, Lin’s mother would certainly figure it out. Her own daughter back in the arms of an enemy, living as a clandestine mistress, would be intolerable for any mother in the world, especially one from a respected family like Lin’s mother. With trembling hands, Lin’s mother opened the envelope and saw a series of brand-new photographs. The first photo she saw was of Lin Yixun and Leng Yixiu embracing and kissing. She stared intently at the photo of the two, her fingers twitching slightly, then flipped to another. In the next photo, Lin Yixun was getting out of a luxurious black car, and beside her was the same man. Lin’s mother flipped through photo after photo, sorrowfully discovering that each one included Lin Yixun and Leng Yixiu, each in different locations, wearing different clothes. It was evident that they had been together not just for a day or two. Recalling past events, it seemed that everything was already indicating these developments. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs novel※fire.net Why did Yixun suddenly break up with Xiao Ou? Why did she transfer her mother to Shengde? Why could she receive free surgery and treatment? Why did she only appear during the day? Why was she so melancholic? It all seemed to have answers now. Yixun broke up with Xiao Ou because of Leng Yixiu; she transferred her to Shengde because of Leng Yixiu; she received free surgery and treatment also because of Leng Yixiu. In all these matters, Leng Yixiu’s involvement was indispensable!