Wang Xueru had gone out to buy fruit, leaving only a troubled Liu Zhaoxia and her daughter Wang Bingru in the hospital room.
Suddenly, Wang Bingruâs phone rang. Subconsciously, she picked it up and glanced at it, then her somewhat weary beautiful eyes widened in shock.
âWhatâs wrong?â
Noticing her daughterâs unusual emotion, Liu Zhaoxia asked with puzzlement.
âMr. Yang transferred a sum of money to me.â
Wang Bingru was not one to lie; she told the truth.
âHow much?â
Liu Zhaoxia had thought that it was just some condolatory money transferred by her daughterâs boss, so she didnât take it very seriously.
âOne million!â
âHow much???â
This time Liu Zhaoxia couldnât stay calm anymore; she thought she had heard wrong.
âIndeed, one million.â
Wang Bingru had counted twice before handing the phone to her mother.
âThisâ¦â
âThatâs too much!â
Liu Zhaoxia was completely stunned; she had never seen so much money in her life.
âBingru, you surely donât have an improper relationship with Mr. Yang?â
âHeâs Xueruâs boyfriend, after all!â
Liu Zhaoxia frowned deeply. She might be poor but her moral compass was straight; she thought it would be highly immoral for her daughter to take her niece Wang Xueruâs boyfriend.
âNo!â
Wang Bingru shook her head decisively.
But she was still somewhat guilty; had her father not been hit by a car and injured today, and had she and her sister Wang Xueruâs plan gone smoothly, she wouldnât have been able to answer this question so decisively.
At the moment, she indeed had no improper relationship with Yang Haoâjust an ordinary superior-subordinate one.
âIf there is no improper relationship, why would he transfer so much money to you?â
âCould it be that heâs interested in you??â
Liu Zhaoxia still believed in her daughter, understanding her own child, who had been honest since childhood.
âIsnât it obvious? He must have taken a fancy to our Bingru!â@@novelbin@@
At this moment, Wang Changsheng spoke weakly from the hospital bed.
He could not move, but his consciousness was still clear, and he had heard the entire conversation between mother and daughter.
âMr. Yang seems quite proper and looks good, how could it be like this!â
âEating from the bowl while looking at whatâs in the pot!â Liu Zhaoxia frowned and sighed, then turned her head to caution her daughter, âBingru, you mustnât do anything to wrong Xueru.â
âXueru has taken such good care of you!â
Wang Bingru nodded earnestly, âMom, rest assured, Iâm not that kind of person.â
âI will listen to my sister and wonât do anything to wrong her!â
While Wang Bingru said this, her heart was silently rebuking: But sister wants me to do things that would âwrongâ her!
Three days earlier, Wang Xueru had a long talk with her, explaining her predicament and ideas.
Wang Xueru felt she lacked competitiveness compared to other women, so she wanted to form an alliance with Wang Bingru, her sister.
Recent experiences had overturned Wang Bingruâs previous understandings, even her worldview and values, plus Yang Hao indeed had the charm of a compelling CEO.
Therefore, Wang Bingru had indeed been tempted, and with Wang Xueru offering her a way out, she willingly agreed.
âWe canât do anything to wrong Xueru unless Yang and Xueru have already broken up.â
Wang Changsheng added.
âAunt, Uncle, let me say a few wordsâ¦â
Wang Xueru, who had just returned from buying fruit, happened to hear her familyâs conversation. Standing originally at the door, she strode into the room.
She placed the fruit on the empty bed nearby and then said earnestly, âAlthough Iâm dating Yang, with his kind of status, itâs impossible that he will marry me in the end. After all, I am a divorced woman with a child.â
âBut itâs different for Bingru. Sheâs young, beautiful, and highly educated, so she has a chance!â
âXueru, what do you mean by that?â
Liu Zhaoxia was utterly confused.
âI want to matchmake Yang and Bingru!â
Wang Xueru did not conceal her intentions, speaking them aloud.
âAh?â
Liu Zhaoxia and Wang Changsheng were equally astonished.
They were traditional thinkers and were profoundly shocked by Wang Xueruâs words.
The niece intending to give her boyfriend to their daughter?
That must be what she meant, right??
Both exchanged glances, their eyes filled with questioning.
Two conservative minds naturally couldnât think of the word âsharing.â
âXueru, youâd really give up someone as good as Yang?â
After a brief pause, Liu Zhaoxia asked with a frown.
âOf course!â
âWhy let the water flow into someone elseâs field when Bingru is not an outsider?â
Wang Xueru nodded solemnly; she naturally didnât mention anything about sharing.
While the sharing economy is quite prevalent today, with shared bicycles and shared power banks, the idea of sharing a boyfriend still seemed a bit too progressive.
âThisâ¦â
Liu Zhaoxia looked at the man on the bed and then at her daughter. She had been to Wang Xueruâs residence, and that 300 square meter mansion had left a deep impression on her, naturally invoking envy.
After all, everyone wants a better life.
If her daughter could also live in such a mansion, they, the old couple, would benefit as well.
So if her niece Wang Xueru had this attitude and her daughter didnât object, Liu Zhaoxia felt she might be able to accept it.
âAunt, this is not the time for this conversation; I just wanted to let you know my stance,â said Wang Xueru, who brought up the matter to set the stage. She then changed the subject, âI suggest transferring Uncle to a big hospital in Jiangcheng. The medical conditions are much better there, and he would recover faster.â