“It won’t be, this is your CEO’s family heirloom, intended for Mrs.
Yu.” An Ning hurriedly explained.
Auntie Wang gave another knowing smile.
“Our CEO isn’t married yet, and you, miss, are so beautiful.
Besides, you’re the first girl our CEO has brought home.
Wouldn’t it also be nice if you married our CEO?”
“Impossible.” An Ning shook her head vigorously, feeling it was pure fantasy.
“Your CEO has a child.”
Yu Jingchen, who had just entered through the back door after training his dog, happened to hear this remark.
His previously pleasant face suddenly turned dark.
Seeing the CEO, Auntie Wang hurriedly smoothed things over.
“Our CEO is only 30 years old and very handsome.
Plus, the child is very sensible and adorable.”
“I will absolutely not become someone else’s stepmother.” An Ning blurted out her habitual saying without thinking.
In this lifetime, what she hated the most was stepmothers; there wasn’t a single good one in the whole world.
That’s why she would never allow herself to become a stepmother.
“Rest assured, I wouldn’t casually marry a woman with an unclear background either, so don’t overthink it,” Yu Jingchen’s voice rang out.
An Ning nearly bit her tongue.
“You…
weren’t you out?”
Yu Jingchen ignored her and went straight upstairs with the furry bundle.
An Ning suddenly felt remorseful for having said such things in front of him.
Was it too mean to speak ill in the presence of a disabled person?
Forget it, after all, he meant nothing to her.
Besides, he was a big CEO; he hardly needed her pity.
After breakfast, indeed two assistants escorted her to Shengxin Sanatorium.
B City, Shengxin Sanatorium.
An Ning stood at the payment counter and handed over her bank card.
“I’m paying for patient Cheng Yujie in room 28.”
Her mother had been hospitalized here for the past five years with monthly bills of forty thousand yuan, paid quarterly for a total of one hundred twenty thousand yuan.
Even though the doctors had mentioned her mother’s condition was improving with each payment over the years, disappointment always followed.
But no matter how hard it was, she persisted in providing the best treatment for her mother because hope existed as long as her mother was alive.
She also believed that her kind mother would surely recover.
She dared not leave her mother, who had lost consciousness, in an unreliable hospital.
Although expensive, this place provided proper care and treatment for her mother, which was worth any price.
The cashier handed the bill back to An Ning.
“Ms.
Cheng’s hospitalization fees for room 28 have already been paid in full.”
An Ning was perplexed; this was impossible.
For so many years, nobody except herself paid for her mother’s hospital fees.
“Could you have made a mistake?
I haven’t made any payment previously.”
The cashier confidently stated, “There’s no mistake, two quarters of the fees have already been paid.”
An Ning was shocked.
Who could it be?
“Can I know who made the payment?” An Ning asked.
“I’m afraid not.”
An Ning took back her bank card and left the counter feeling bewildered.
Who had paid for the hospitalization?
An Jiancheng?
No, it definitely wasn’t him.
If he had paid, he would have mentioned it by now.
Why would he do a good deed and not seek recognition?
Xu Junjie?
No, it couldn’t be him either.
If he were capable of such a deed, he wouldn’t have betrayed her.
…
An Ning walked into the ward and stood at a distance, watching her mother.
“Xuxu, is school out?
Did you eat?
What would you like for dinner tonight?
Mom will have someone prepare it.” Cheng Yujie’s eyes, which were dull, lit up as An Ning entered, and she suddenly got up to hug her.