Chapter 434
The woman’s heart was also in turmoil, completely unable to comprehend how someone could expose what she intended to do so publicly. Looking at the woman’s face that turned pale with shock in her pupils, some people in the crowd, who were still clear-headed, immediately realized that Xu Ke’s suspicion was likely correct, and their faces showed expressions of astonishment.
What kind of mother could do such a thing? Aren’t both children parts of her own flesh? How could she exploit her daughter so shamelessly? She’s so thin and small, looking as if a gust of wind could blow her away, with not a bit of flesh on her body, looking like a bean sprout. Many people with children felt a tinge of sourness in their hearts and looked at the woman with eyes full of reproach.
Even the man who had previously been looking for trouble after Xu Ke smashed his phone got distracted by this sensational gossip, standing honestly to the side with his mouth open, waiting to see how the plot would unfold.
The woman’s appearance and words caused many who were dissatisfied with her to reconsider, looking at her with eyes full of sympathy. Some elderly women couldn’t help but say to the young girl, “After all, it’s your mom and your brother. Your brother’s going into surgery; there’s nothing wrong with you going to see him as his sister.”
“No, it’s not like that.” Tears ran down the girl’s face. At first, she spoke very softly, almost inaudibly to Xu Ke, who was closest to her, until she shouted it out loud, carrying a heart-wrenching tone, her face full of tears. Her eyes were swollen from crying, resembling a little rabbit, but she kept crying.
“It’s not like that at all. She’s lying.” The girl shouted, pointing at the woman.
The girl had always been submissive, so the woman had never heard her speak loudly. Her sudden outburst shocked the woman, but when she saw the madness in the girl’s eyes, her heart sank. She knew it was bad and wanted to stop it, but it was too late. The girl shouted anyway.
“That’s not how it is at all. She wants me to give my brother a kidney. She wants my kidney!” the girl screamed.
The girl’s words exploded among the crowd like a depth charge, shocking everyone.
“What’s wrong with donating a kidney? You have two kidneys, don’t you? Donating one won’t kill you, but your brother will die if you don’t. Just think about who cherished you the most at home before? It was your brother. Now your brother needs a kidney to save his life, and why can’t you give it to him? He’s your biological brother, sharing your blood. How can you be so heartless as to run away? Do you think that’s fair to your brother, to me, to this family?” The woman shouted sharply.
“Is it my kidney you want? You’re asking for my life! Since childhood, I’ve given blood and bone marrow to my brother. You’ve cared for me, but have you treated me like a human? To you, I’m no different from a pig, just a container. Even if you hadn’t told me, I would’ve known. I overheard your conversation with the doctor. They said if I donate this kidney, I won’t have long to live. My body is already failing, and even with careful care, I won’t live past fifty.”
Once she shouted out the first sentence, the rest followed easily. The girl, wrapped in Xu Ke’s coat, knelt behind Xu Ke in front of the woman, her tears continuously streaming down, making anyone who saw it feel sympathy.
“Mom, please, in the name of you giving birth to me, let me live. My brother is your child, but so am I. I will honor you in the future; just give me a chance to live, please.” The girl slammed her head on the shiny marble floor of the hall repeatedly, forcefully and despairingly. Soon a bruise appeared on her forehead, then the bruise turned into blood, trickling down her head.
Public opinion reversed once again. Between the two parties, the weaker and more pitiable one always garnered more public support.
At this point, the girl was desperate, caring for nothing else. She just wanted to live, and she would do anything to survive.
The woman stood across from the girl, her face livid, trembling with hatred in her eyes.
She hurriedly glanced at her watch, realizing the time for her son’s surgery was fast approaching. At this point, she couldn’t care less; with her face twitching, she rushed to the girl, roughly pushing Xu Ke aside and pulling the girl from the ground.
“You ungrateful child, you are my flesh and blood. How could I not care for you? Since childhood, your brother has been in poor health, so we inevitably focused more on him. I never thought you’d hold a grudge against me for such a trivial matter. You are my flesh and blood; how could I just watch you go give your life for your brother? Before, I made you do those things because we had no choice. Your brother has a rare blood type, and the hospital had no supply. But now we’ve found a donor kidney. I wanted you to go just to accompany your brother, even if this time he doesn’t make it. At least our family of four would be together, but you took your luggage and ran without a word. You’re stabbing me in the heart!”
The woman patted her chest and began dragging the girl outside.
The girl had mustered all her courage to say so much in front of the crowd, but now that the momentum was gone, she became subdued. Her eyes and head ached from prolonged crying, and after hitting her head several times, she was in a daze, unable to think clearly.
Hearing the woman’s words, she instinctively asked, “Mom, is what you said true?” Her voice returned to its normal volume.
After all, the girl was her biological child, and although she hadn’t cared much for her, they had lived together for many years. As soon as the girl’s spirit weakened, the woman knew she believed her and saw an opportunity. The thought of her son soon getting a new kidney and bouncing back to normal filled her with joy, and she couldn’t help but smile.