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That afternoon, I shamelessly went around to all my friends and relatives again, but since it was not long after I last borrowed money, few were willing to help again. I was willing to put aside my dignity and kneel to barely gather 80,000 yuan, still 20,000 short of the surgery fee.

With no other options, I could only sell my blood.

Meanwhile, my childhood friend sent me a message.

"Xu Lu, how could He Chen do this? It's just too much. Yuanyuan is still lying in the hospital, and he's on vacation by the sea with another man."

Then there was a photo.

In the picture, He Chen and Jiang Fei were lying on the beach by the Norwegian Sea, the bright sunshine covering them with warmth and happiness.

I wasn't in the mood to reply because the excessive blood loss had left me extremely weak, but none of that mattered because I had to rush back to the hospital with the money.

To avoid any accidents, I transferred all the cash to my WeChat on the way.

But when I arrived at the hospital, ready to pay the surgery fee, He Chen's call came through.

"Xu Lu! So, you took advantage of Yuanyuan's illness to borrow money from relatives and secretly transferred the money to WeChat. Let me tell you, no matter where you transfer it, I know every move on your phone. I've already transferred the money away."

I hurried to check my phone, and the WeChat page showed that the account was logged in elsewhere, sending a chill through my heart.

"He Chen, that was the lifesaving money for Yuanyuan's surgery!"

I couldn't control my emotions and yelled out.

On the other end, He Chen hesitated for a moment, then sneered.

"You dare to yell at me? Just say you want to take back your secret stash instead of using Yuanyuan as a pretense. Once I return, we'll meet at the divorce office."

At that moment, I couldn't care about anything else and hurried back to the ward, turning on the video mode on my phone.

"Even if you don't believe me, you should believe Yuanyuan!"

In the video, Yuanyuan looked weak and sickly.

I could see He Chen's face tense up at the sight.

But before he could speak, Jiang Fei's sarcastic voice came from the side.

"Xu Lu, I know you're jealous of me, but no matter what, you shouldn't team up with Yuanyuan to act and teach the kid to lie for a few thousand yuan."

As soon as she spoke, He Chen's tension immediately vanished.

"Xu Lu, you know I hate being lied to the most. When I get back, straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau!"

With that harsh sentence, He Chen hung up angrily.

When I tried calling him again, it couldn't get through.

I knew he had blacklisted me.

Looking at Yuanyuan lying on the hospital bed, I wished desperately that it was me lying there.

Clearly, he had seen Yuanyuan's sickly state in the video.

Clearly, Yuanyuan was on the brink of death.

But why, why didn't He Chen believe?

Had he never considered that, even if there was a one-in-a-ten-thousand chance, Yuanyuan might truly be sick?

At that moment, Yuanyuan's cold little hand suddenly grasped my arm.

"Mom, Yuanyuan actually heard everything, Dad went to celebrate Aunt Gu's birthday."

"Yuanyuan also knows that Yuanyuan's illness needs surgery, but the surgery fee was taken by Dad to buy a gift for Aunt Gu."

"But Yuanyuan doesn't blame him, Yuanyuan just wants to see Dad one more time."

"But Yuanyuan can't hold on any longer, Yuanyuan is so sleepy."

"Mom, Yuanyuan loves you..."

The small hand on my arm suddenly slipped off, and Yuanyuan's heart rate began to decline rapidly.

"Yuanyuan, you can't sleep, don't sleep!"

I frantically called for the doctor, but by the time the doctor came in, Yuanyuan had already closed her eyes completely.

In that moment, my heart sank to the bottom, as if gripped by an invisible hand so tightly that even breathing was painful.

The doctor gently patted my shoulder, his face full of regret.

He told me that if the surgery had been done earlier, even if half an hour earlier, Yuanyuan would have had a chance of surviving.

But that hope was buried by He Chen himself.