Hospital.
Lin Tianbao was injured and hospitalized, yet neither of his two daughters came to see him. Wang Aihua cursed loudly in the ward, spittle flying as she ranted:
“Damn daughters, every last one of them is a money‑losing burden. Whether raised or biological, none of them can be relied on. Dog‑born, heartless trash, all ungrateful white‑eyed wolves, cheap bones! My son Tianbao is hurt so badly and they don’t even come to take a look. They’re all here to collect debts!”
“I should’ve strangled them when they were little—strangled them all! No, I should’ve aborted them when I was pregnant. I hemorrhaged heavily giving birth to that money‑losing thing and can never have another son. Tianbao is the only male heir. I’ve let down the ancestors of the Lin family!”
“Why is my life so bitter? Ending up with two money‑losing burdens—what’s the point of living? I might as well die—ah…”
“Keep it down. Are you trying to wake our son?” Lin Fugui was also in the ward. Being the closest, his head throbbed from the noise and he wanted her to stop.
What use was cursing? Better to save the energy and beat those two heartless girls senseless—beat them into submission and they’d obey; if they didn’t, just beat them to death. That’s what he thought, completely forgetting that thick layers of gauze were still wrapped around both their heads.
Wang Aihua said, “The doctor said Tianbao’s under anesthesia. He won’t wake up that soon.”
“It’s all that little bitch’s fault. If it weren’t for her, our whole family would be fine.”
Fu Chunsheng supported the injured Lin Yuzhu, whose knee was hurt, back to the hospital to apply medicine. Just as they reached the first‑floor main hall, the muffled sound of curses drifted down from the second floor. She recognized Wang Aihua’s voice immediately, her expression changing slightly.
“Brother Chunsheng, I’ll just take some medicine back and apply it later.”
Those people in the family compound did it on purpose, didn’t they? Deliberately sending them to the very hospital she worked at, putting her in an impossible position. She couldn’t come to the hospital for the next few days—she couldn’t let her colleagues know her biological family was such crude, disgraceful people.
Fu Chunsheng thought of the sharp‑tongued Li Jiyue, frowned deeply, and spoke firmly. “No. How can you insist on going home like this? Your family’s all in the hospital. There’s no one to protect you at home—you’ll definitely be bullied by that vicious woman. I won’t feel at ease.”
“Alright.”
The two of them talked on their own, not noticing the front‑desk nurses nearby. The looks they gave Lin Yuzhu had already changed, and they whispered among themselves.
“Have you heard? I heard the Lin Tianbao on the second floor is Nurse Lin’s younger brother—biological.”
“Didn’t she say her biological father was the director of the steel factory? She used to be Professor Li’s only daughter—everyone envied her. Later it was said she was switched at birth, and then she became the daughter of a big factory director again. Wherever she went, she was destined to enjoy life. Most of the nurses here envied her good fortune.”
“Tch—if she were really a director’s daughter, her brother wouldn’t need to sell his ass for a promotion. She’s just the daughter of an ordinary worker.”
“An ordinary worker? She lied? My god, she even dares to lie about something like that? Isn’t she afraid of being exposed and unable to stay in the hospital?”
“That kind of little lie is nothing to her. She’s done far more shameless things. The Li and Fu families were engaged—she wasn’t Professor Li’s biological daughter at all. Stealing the real daughter’s life for over ten years wasn’t enough; she even stole the engagement with the Fu family.”
“How shameless. Just thinking about working in the same hospital as someone like that makes my skin crawl.”
They were all in medicine. Professor Li and his wife were both renowned physicians in Yangcheng. Even after being sent down, their standing in the medical field remained untouched.
Fu Chunsheng’s office was upstairs. Lin Yuzhu could only pray she wouldn’t run into Wang Aihua while climbing the stairs. Just when she thought everything would be fine, a nurse suddenly called out to her.
“Yuzhu, you’re finally back. Your mom is in Room 205 cursing people out. She’s so loud the whole floor can’t rest. You should go take a look.”
Lin Yuzhu instinctively denied it. “She’s not—”
Most of the hospital’s female nurses liked Fu Chunsheng—highly educated, well‑off, and gentle. Lin Yuzhu was plain‑looking with average ability; she’d always felt superior only because of her good family background. Without that background, anyone could step on her and steal Brother Chunsheng away.
The nurse said, “Isn’t she? Could there be someone else with the same name as you?”
This nurse was Liu Xiaoyan—the same Nurse A who had received “Lin Yuzhu’s grandma” at the front desk that day. She also liked Doctor Fu. Before, she thought Lin Yuzhu was a big factory director’s daughter and didn’t dare compete. Once Lin Yuzhu’s true colors were exposed, her chance would come.
Happiness had to be fought for.
…
Upstairs, Liao Haiping, in the ward next to Lin Tianbao’s, was awakened by the noise. He said to his elderly mother sitting by the bed, “Mom, go next door and see who’s wailing like they’re mourning the dead. Tell her to stop—my head’s splitting.”
“Who else but that crazy Lin woman. Not a moment of peace,” Old Madam Liao replied.
Liao Haiping gritted his teeth. “Damn it, no wonder the voice sounded familiar—howling like this, did Lin Tianbao die or what?”
Old Madam Liao said, “Not dead yet. It’d be better if he were—otherwise someone might drag your reputation down with him.”
“I remember now. That old woman claimed to be Lin Tianbao’s grandma. She forced me to drink scalding water and put laxatives in it, made me plunge headfirst into the toilet—almost drowned. I’m going to settle the score with her.”
As he spoke, Liao Haiping tried to get up to go next door and kill someone.
“Son, your butt’s injured—don’t move around. Rest properly. I’ll go,” said Old Madam Liao.
Though seventy years old, she was still strong, walking briskly. Rolling up her sleeves, she charged next door to start a fight.
Old Madam Liao rushed into the neighboring ward and immediately slapped Wang Aihua.
“Smack!”
Wang Aihua clutched her face and roared, “You dead old woman, what right do you have to hit me? I’ll fight you to the death!”
…Hearing the commotion coming from Room 205, Liu Xiaoyan’s eyes flashed with calculation. “Oh dear, Yuzhu, did you hear that? Your mother’s fighting with someone—such a big scene. Doctor Fu, we should go take a look together. I can’t stop so many people by myself.”
“…Alright.” Fu Chunsheng was a doctor and had professional ethics. If patients’ family members caused trouble in the hospital and something happened to an elderly person, both the hospital and the doctor would bear responsibility.
Before leaving, he thoughtfully instructed Lin Yuzhu, “Yuzhu, your foot is injured. Go up to my office first and find a nurse to dress it. I’ll go take a look and then come back.”
Lin Yuzhu stood on one leg, swaying unsteadily, leaning against the wall with a pale face. She wanted to call him back. “Brother Chunsheng, I need you too…”
Wang Aihua knew Fu Chunsheng. If he went, the whole hospital would know she wasn’t a director’s daughter but a liar. He couldn’t go.
The arguing in the ward grew louder and louder. Fu Chunsheng hurried off and didn’t hear her faint call.
Liu Xiaoyan didn’t follow to the ward right away. She stepped forward and shot Lin Yuzhu a provocative look, curling her lips into a cold smile. “Feeling guilty? Paper can’t wrap fire. The whole hospital knows you lied. You’re not some big factory director’s daughter at all—your dad’s just an ordinary worker, your mom doesn’t even have a job, and your brother sold his ass for a promotion.”
Lin Yuzhu’s face darkened. Her brows knitted tightly, her tone furious. “Was it you who said that?”
Liu Xiaoyan gave a taunting sneer. “So what if it was?”
“Revealing other people’s privacy without permission is illegal.”
Seeing her smug expression, Lin Yuzhu raised her hand to slap her. Liu Xiaoyan reacted quickly, grabbing her wrist and shoving her back. “Isn’t lying illegal? Who do you think you are? You think you can hit me? You’ve told lies for so long you really think you’re a big factory director’s daughter now?”
With that, she pushed hard.
Lin Yuzhu fell heavily onto the steps, sitting on the ground. She glared back defiantly. “Wang Xiaoyan, the person in Brother Chunsheng’s heart is only me. You won’t have a chance—give it up.”
They were childhood sweethearts, decades of feelings.
Liu Xiaoyan sneered. “You’re not Professor Li’s daughter, you’re not Doctor Fu’s fiancée. Being an ordinary worker’s daughter would already be bad enough—your family members are all freaks. The Fu family isn’t something you can marry into. You’ll never enter the Fu family.”
She had already looked into it—Fu Chunsheng’s mother didn’t like Lin Yuzhu at all. Otherwise, she would’ve married into the family long ago. A fake, a liar, still dreaming of marrying into the Fu family? Daydreaming.
“Doctor Fu, I’m coming to help you.” Liu Xiaoyan turned and walked toward the ward, her full chest bouncing with each step, her peach‑shaped hips swaying as she moved.
Lin Yuzhu clenched her teeth fiercely, lowering her gaze as monstrous hatred gathered in her eyes.
Bitch. All bitches who seduce her man.