Chapter 295

Gu Tingchen, blinded by joy, felt as if he were walking on cotton, thinking he had really gotten lucky. Being able to come into contact with that person—the Gu family's ancestral grave must have been smoking with good fortune!

When the Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital called him to remind him that it was time to renew his payments, he said directly:

"In the future, I will no longer pay for this crazy woman's expenses. As for her subsequent stay, follow the hospital's arrangements."

"Yes, goodbye, Mr. Gu."

The hospital director on the other end of the phone hung up politely, then sneered:

"Heartless and ungrateful; not even as trustworthy and sentimental as an actor."

The assistant on the side made a cross after hearing this, then asked for instructions:

"Director, for this patient Lu Manman, should we notify her other family members?"

"Family members? No one has come to visit for almost a year. Where would there be any family members? When Old Zhao drives down the mountain to buy supplies, just dump her on the side of the road."

"Dump her on the side of the road?"

"Yeah, although we aren't good people, we definitely aren't human traffickers either, doing the business of selling people."

"Yes, Director is benevolent."

"We only earn the money we should earn. Don't touch what you shouldn't touch; don't do things that damage our yin-virtue."

"Received!"

The two finalized the arrangements in a few words.

Just like that, in Lu Manman's state of anxiety, before she even had time to change out of her Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital clothes, she was abandoned on the side of the road.

However, she didn't feel despair; instead, she felt surprise!

She had finally left that cage and regained her freedom!

"Hahaha, I'm out, I'm finally out!"

Having regained her freedom, she didn't realize how terrifying she looked with her disheveled hair, acting crazy, and talking to herself!

"Mom, that auntie is so scary!"

"Don't look, let's go quickly. This kind of crazy woman will hit people. In the future, if you see her, run far away, okay?"

"Mm-hmm, I know, Mom."

"Grandma, why is that auntie crying and laughing?"

"Because she's a lunatic. Let's not look, let's go. Grandma will take you home."

When pedestrians on the road passed by, they all tightened their grip on their children's hands and hurriedly took them far away.

People in blue and white striped clothes were either lunatics or convicts!

It looked like that woman was a lunatic. Walk, walk, walk, can't let her corrupt our own children!

Lu Manman walked and stopped like this under the gaze of thousands of people who despised her, walking from dawn until dark.

She was covered in dirt and emitted a sour sweat smell, but she didn't care.

Relying on her memory, she first found the Jiashuyuan where she had lived for more than ten years.

But she didn't dare to go in. She just looked longingly at the once-warm home from a dark corner. Leaning against the wall, tired and thirsty, she fell into a coma...

In her dream, she returned to her carefree teenage years.

Shen Man didn't appear, and she hated that Old Master Lu often lived in the retirement home and didn't come home much.

Her stepbrother often didn't come home because he hated her and her mother.

At home, she and her mother lived carefree lives, wearing beautiful little dresses, eating delicious pastries, roast duck, roast goose...

Her stepfather had never treated her poorly, providing her with the best in food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

At school, she was the center of attention.

In the Jiashuyuan, she had many little friends and enjoyed the admiration of others.

Then she dreamed of her past life, where she obtained a jade pendant space and used the spiritual spring water inside to make a name for herself at work.

She was the "Hua Tuo of the competition" in the mouths of many patients, and she was the medical genius praised by the hospital leaders...

She and her husband were as loving as ever, for more than twenty years, sending their children to university to inherit their mantle, becoming the most enviable couple in the Railway Bureau Jiashuyuan!

The scene was so beautiful she wanted to stay in this moment forever. Why, why had everything changed!

She had lost everything—lost her family, her love, her career...

"Cold."

So cold, bone-chilling cold.

"Don't sleep."

"Wake up, Manman."

"Wake up quickly, Manman. How did you end up like this?"

"Who harmed you?"

"Don't sleep, I'll take you to the hospital!"

By her ear came a familiar yet strange voice.

Lu Manman weakly opened her eyelids. She was on someone's back, and the person was panting as they ran on the road with her on their back.

He was...

It turned out there was still someone in the world who remembered her, cared about her...

Waking up from the darkness again, Lu Manman saw the ceiling of the health center and felt the cold sensation of an IV needle in her left hand.

The familiar smell of disinfectant gave her a sense of déjà vu, as if a lifetime had passed.

She had been saved.

By someone she had once looked down upon.

"I don't agree! This woman is ominous. Haven't you seen that the Lu family has already been broken because of her and her mother?"

"Weiguo, if you still consider us your parents, you will return to the countryside in Wanbei immediately and stop worrying about this woman!"

"Dad, Mom, son begs you. I really like Manman. Please grant my wish."

"No, I won't accept it! A twice-married woman who has also gone crazy—how is she worthy of you!"

"I will not accept such a woman as my daughter-in-law. If you insist on doing this, we will sever our relationship from now on. Don't come back!"

"Dad, Mom!"

Zuo Weiguo knelt down, kowtowed a few times, and said no more.

Others who saw this didn't know who to advise.

The person who caused this scene was still lying weakly on the hospital bed, unable to speak—truly unable to speak.

In the end, Zuo's father and mother sighed in disappointment and left a harsh threat:

"If you don't come home tonight, then tomorrow your mother and I will go to the newspaper office to publish a notice severing our relationship. From now on, everything in the family will be left to your sister. You are educated; you know what this means."

After speaking, the couple supported each other and left the health center.

Others also dispersed, all looking at the male comrade on the ground with the expression of looking at a fool.

For the sake of a twice-married woman, he defied his parents and forced them to sever ties to threaten him...

Was this worth it?

The doctor at the health center helped the male comrade up and sighed, "Young man, think about it carefully."

In the eyes of most people, this was not worth it.

However, love—whoever encounters it knows what it is.

"Thank you."

Zuo Weiguo nodded, smiled bitterly, wiped the sweat from his face, and felt very chaotic inside.

Who to choose?

He had secretly loved Lu Manman for many years; he just liked her.

Even if she was married, he would still silently pay attention to her.

Knowing she was missing after her divorce, he was frantic.

But his parents arranged for him to go to the countryside, so he could only ask friends to help keep an eye out for news of her.

During this home leave, as if by fate, he found her at the alley entrance. Heaven must have been moved by his infatuation!

This time, he didn't want to give up.

"Zuo, Zuo Weiguo,"

Lu Manman had heard it all, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

The man she had looked down upon and hadn't thought much of before was actually defying his parents for her!

Her first reaction wasn't being moved, but that she seemed to have a way to survive...

Yes, survive. Only by surviving could she keep the green hills and not worry about running out of firewood!