Officialdom: The beautiful leader took me to the top

Upon seeing this, Li Dong dashed over.

As for Song Ci, she also wanted to catch up, but she was tripped by the pain in her foot.

However, Li Dong, who was walking ahead, did not notice Song Ci's condition.

By the time Song Ci caught up, Li's father had already been wheeled into the ward.

With the help of doctors and nurses, the person was put to a hospital bed, and various instruments and equipment were put into use.

Hearing the steady beeping of the medical equipment in the ward, Song Ci's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

For some reason, she suddenly wanted to find a place to cry her heart out.

On one hand, I felt guilty, and on the other hand, I felt wronged.

If anything were to happen to Li's father today, her marriage with Li Dong would truly be over.

Even if Mr. Li is alright, she doesn't know how to face the Li family now.

It's fair to say that Li Ying's move was indeed extremely ruthless.

Strike at the snake's vital spot, with just one move, and she's thrust into the eye of the storm!

But Li Ying is, after all, her biological mother. Did she not consider her own situation in the Li family when she used such ruthless methods?

Thinking of this, Song Ci felt a piercing pain!

Not long after, Mr. Li slowly woke up.

The two children rushed over to check on him, and Niannian even knelt down beside her grandfather's bed, crying, "Grandpa..."

Upon seeing his two granddaughters, Mr. Li's expression clearly improved. "Niannian, Tongtong, don't cry, Grandpa's alright..."

The heartwarming scene before us is especially touching.

Song Ci dared not linger, fearing that Li Dong's father would see her emotional state, so she quietly left the ward.

Gently closing the door, Song Ci's already broken eyes instantly turned sharp!

Although Li Dong had just said that he didn't want her to get involved.

But as a wife, how could she let her husband bear everything alone?

Actually, she had wanted to confront Li Ying earlier, but she was preoccupied with Li's father's situation and didn't have time to think about it.

Now that Li's father has passed the test, she will naturally not let Li Ying, the instigator, off easily!

The call connected, and Song Ci immediately uttered three cold words, "Where are you?"

On the other end of the phone, Li Ying's tone was equally cold, "What, you finally have time to settle scores with me?"

"I'm downstairs too. Are you going down, or should I go up?"

Song Ci's knuckles turned white from gripping the phone so tightly, the cold metal casing digging painfully into her palm, but she couldn't suppress her anger. "I'm going down!"

After hanging up the phone, Song Ci slowly moved towards the stairwell, supporting herself against the wall.

The swelling and pain in my ankle haven't subsided yet; every step feels like walking on needles.

The strength I had mustered outside the ward had mostly dissipated.

But when she thought of Li Ying's cold face and Li's father's pale appearance on the hospital bed, she gritted her teeth and quickened her pace.

The corner downstairs from the hospital.

A black sedan was parked in the shadows where the streetlights couldn't reach.

Li Ying leaned against the car door, an unlit cigarette between her fingers, the evening breeze making her hair a little messy.

Seeing Song Ci limping towards her, a barely perceptible flicker of emotion flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a cold, hard expression.

Li Ying stuffed the cigarette back into the pack, crossed her arms, and said sarcastically, "You were faster than I expected."

"What, the Li family isn't blaming you?"

"That's true. You've always been virtuous in the Li family, so naturally they wouldn't dare to say a word against you."

Song Ci stood still in front of Li Ying, so close that he could see the bloodshot in her eyes. "I have no time to argue with you about this!"

"You knew perfectly well that Li Dong's father had just undergone heart surgery, so why did you deliberately provoke him? Aren't you afraid that someone might actually die?"

"I remember telling you before that it's fine if you cause me trouble, but don't cause trouble for the Li family!"

Li Ying narrowed her eyes. "It seems I guessed right. You've come here to confront me!"

Song Ci retorted, "Aren't you guilty?"

Li Ying didn't mince words and said directly, "Guilty, of course guilty!"

"So what do you want to do with me, this sinner? Kill me as a sacrifice to the heavens? Or tear me to pieces?"

"Song Ci, let me tell you, don't give me that high-sounding lecture!"

"You, Song Ci, care about propriety, righteousness, benevolence, and filial piety, but I don't!"

"I had already put all these things out of my mind the day I decided to go abroad!"

"From that day on, I, Li Ying, have only one purpose in life: revenge!"

"No matter who stands in my way of revenge, even if it's your own daughter, I'll kick her aside!"

"Not to mention, a mere Li family!"

Song Ci's eyes were piercing. "Aren't you really afraid of divine retribution?"

Li Ying seemed to have heard a joke, a fierce glint appearing in her eyes, "Demonic retribution?"

"If I were afraid, I wouldn't have taken this path today!"

"Song Ci, let me tell you, everything I've done is for your own good!"

Song Ci suddenly raised her voice, her eyes instantly reddening, "For my own good?"

"Seeing my father-in-law lying in the emergency room, seeing Niannian crying in fear, seeing me unable to hold my head up in the Li family, is this what you call doing it for my own good?"

"Isn't the reason you've done so much today because you're after Qin Zhiyuan's identity?"

"You want to use me, and use Nian Nian, to achieve your control over Qin Zhiyuan!"

"You keep saying I'm your daughter, but have you ever done anything a mother should do? What right do you have to take Nian Nian back? What right do you have to be Nian Nian's grandmother?"

As she said this, Song Ci reached out and poked Li Ying's chest, her fingertips trembling with anger!

Li Ying was forced to take a step back after being poked, and her expression finally changed.

Her Adam's apple bobbed, but her tone remained firm. "That's right!"

"Qin Zhiyuan can give Niannian a true identity and help me complete my revenge. These are things that the Li family can't give me, and things that Li Dong can't give me either!"

"Everything I do is for your own good. You don't understand now, but you will eventually!"

Song Ci retorted firmly, "Understand what? Understand that you're willing to disregard anyone's life or death for the sake of revenge?"

Li Ying didn't want to respond, but instead asked with a cold laugh, "Judging from your vigorous appearance, is Li Dong's father just safe and sound?"

Song Ci countered, "If something really happened to Li Dong's father, do you think you'd still be standing here right now?"

Li Ying breathed a slight sigh of relief, but on the surface she feigned regret, even with a touch of haughty arrogance, "What a pity!"

Song Ci frowned, her anger slowly building. "What's the pity?"

Li Ying said ruthlessly, "It's a pity that Li Dong's father was lucky enough to survive my anger!"

"I actually hope something bad happens to him, then my goal will be achieved!"

"If the Li family finds out that I am your mother, if they find out that I, your mother, killed Li Dong's father!"

"I refuse to believe you still have the nerve to stay in the Li family!"

Li Ying's words were like an ice pick, piercing Song Ci's most painful spot!