In the room, a loud bang echoed.
Wang Fengqin was so frightened that she quickly dropped the stick.
“Oh no, my precious daughter! Please don’t do anything foolish!”
Halfway there, she worried that Ye Jin might escape again, so she turned back and grabbed her arm, pushing her into the room.
“Go see what you’ve done. Look how badly you’ve harmed your sister. Are you even human?”
The moment Ye Jin entered, she saw Zhang Duo lying on the ground, screaming in pain. The bandage over her eye was already stained with a layer of blood.
Ye Jin looked on coldly without saying a word. Wang Fengqin immediately flew into a rage.
“Your sister still has half a year before graduating from technical school. She’s about to be assigned a job, and now everything is ruined. What are you going to do about it?”
“Does it have anything to do with me?”
“How can you say something like that when your sister is in such a serious situation? You are sharp faced and heartless. I should never have treated you so well!”
Wang Fengqin raised her hand and slapped toward Ye Jin’s forehead. Ye Jin dodged nimbly.
“If you want to talk, then talk. Don’t touch me.”
“You little bitch, you still dare come back? I’ll tear your face apart!”
Zhang Duo struggled up from the bed and, like a mad dog, lunged toward Ye Jin.
Ye Jin quickly stepped aside. Before Wang Fengqin could react, Zhang Duo had already pounced on her.
“I’ll beat you to death! I’ll beat you to death! You filthy woman! Give me your cornea right now or I’ll kill you!”
Zhang Duo straddled Wang Fengqin and clawed at her wildly, grabbing her hair and smashing her head toward the ground.
Wang Fengqin was caught completely off guard. She was beaten until her vision blurred. Her nose took a heavy slap and blood sprayed out like a fountain.
“Stop! Zhang Duo, stop! If you don’t stop, I’ll hit back!”
Wang Fengqin, bruised and battered, finally grabbed Zhang Duo’s hands and shoved her aside with force.
“Mom, I’m blind! I can’t see! What’s the point of living anymore? Let me die! Just let me die!”
Hearing that she had hit the wrong person, Zhang Duo froze in panic. The next moment, she began throwing a tantrum, banging her head against the edge of the bed.
Ye Jin watched the chaos unfold with a cold expression and a faint, mocking smile.
“Don’t do this. Don’t do this. Mom will find a way,” Wang Fengqin said quickly.
Her eyes turned cold as she shifted her gaze back to Ye Jin, like a venomous snake locking onto its target.
She stopped Zhang Duo and suddenly turned to grab Ye Jin.
“You little bitch, you’ve ruined everything. I won’t make it easy for you!”
She pounced like a mad dog. Ye Jin stepped back, but Wang Fengqin still managed to grab her legs and drag her down.
“Let go! If you don’t let go, don’t blame me for being rude!”
Ye Jin grabbed Wang Fengqin’s hair and pulled hard. Wang Fengqin screamed in pain but tightened her grip on Ye Jin’s leg like iron tongs.
Ye Jin gritted her teeth, kicking and hitting her repeatedly. Wang Fengqin also struck her back hard.
The two of them fought fiercely. Wang Fengqin’s greater strength gradually gave her the advantage.
Then Ye Jin lowered her head and bit Wang Fengqin’s shoulder with all her strength.
“Ah—”
Wang Fengqin let out a painful scream and nearly fainted. She was forced to release her grip.
“You little bitch. You’ve really grown bold after a few days. I knew you never saw me as family. I am your mother in name, and I can’t even discipline you anymore?”
Wang Fengqin looked at Ye Jin’s cold eyes and felt, for a moment, that this girl had become someone else entirely, no longer under her control.
“You are not my mother! My mother loved me. She would never force me to donate my cornea to someone else!”
“Someone else? What do you mean someone else? Zhang Duo is your sister. What’s wrong with giving her a cornea?”
At this point, Wang Fengqin still spoke with absolute righteousness.
“Everyone has corneas. If you want one so badly, you can donate yours!”
Ye Jin stared straight into Wang Fengqin’s eyes.
Wang Fengqin felt uncomfortable under her gaze and looked away.
Doctor Liu said she was too old, unsuitable for donation, and her corneas were calcified, so the result would not be good.
She recalled his explanation and gradually calmed down.
Ye Jin’s attitude had become more stubborn, and with only about a month left for her daughter’s eye, forcing her now would not work. It would be better to coax her slowly.
“You started living in this family when you were ten. By then, you were already a big girl. I know in your heart your real mother will always have a place. To you, I am just your stepmother, but over the years I have truly taken care of you.”
As she spoke, Wang Fengqin wiped her tears.
At first, Ye Jin said nothing, but slowly tears began to form in her eyes.
Seeing that her words were working, Wang Fengqin continued.
“We have lived under the same roof for eight years. I may not always speak well, but I truly treated you like my own daughter. What happened to your sister was something none of us wanted.”
The tears in Ye Jin’s eyes deepened. She lowered her head and smiled.
She had once been too naive, which was why she failed to see through Wang Fengqin’s hypocrisy. Under her father’s pressure, she had even treated Wang Fengqin like her real mother and ignored Grandma’s wishes, hurting her deeply.
Grandma, though disappointed, still loved her.
“Mom knows you’re young and emotional. Your sister’s eye can’t wait long. I won’t force you. Just think about it carefully.”
Ye Jin nodded heavily.
She walked over to Zhang Duo and reached out to help her up.
“Get away from me! You are the one who harmed me! Don’t touch me!”
“Sis, I’m sorry about this. I don’t want things to be like this either. This has affected me a lot too. Can you let me think about it properly?”
Ye Jin spoke sincerely.
Thinking of their mother’s instructions, Zhang Duo realized she needed Ye Jin, so her attitude softened.
“As long as you give me your cornea, we’ll still be good sisters. Once I graduate and get a good job, I won’t forget your help.”
At that moment, Zhang Duo finally compromised and said a few pleasant words.
“Before I give you my cornea, can you return my mother’s jade pendant to me?”
As Ye Jin spoke, she quickly reached into Zhang Duo’s collar, grabbed the red cord, and forcefully tore it off. A cloud shaped jade pendant fell into her hand.
“You little bitch! How dare you steal my things! I’ll fight you!”
Zhang Duo, who had just calmed down, went mad again and slammed her head toward Ye Jin’s stomach.