With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

Liu Xiaolin was engrossed in her phone conversation, but Shen Ci could easily discern the scheming she was harboring towards Director Li in her words.

No wonder.

No wonder she didn't show any anxiety when Director Li fell ill and went into a coma; it turns out there were signs all along. Now that she knows Director Li has a rare disease, she has become even more unscrupulous in scheming about the property and custody of her daughter.

There's still a living person lying on that hospital bed; Director Li isn't dead yet!

Despite her indignation, Shen Ci remained rational. She knew that it was not her place to interfere at this time, and perhaps Director Li already knew.

Before she could figure out what Director Li was thinking, Shen Ci knew that as a student and an outsider, she had no right to comment on the matter.

Without opening the door to the emergency exit in front of him, Shen Ci silently turned and left.

As soon as I returned to the inpatient department, I ran into Pili coming out of there.

"Hey? Why didn't you reply to my message?" Pili asked with a surprised look as soon as they met. "I've been walking around the inpatient ward and I haven't seen you at all."

Shen Ci belatedly took out her phone and realized there was indeed a message from Pili that she hadn't noticed. She then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't notice."

Pili didn't mean to blame her, but seeing that she seemed a little absent-minded, he tentatively asked, "What's wrong? Is your counselor's situation not looking good?"

Shen Ci sighed. He wasn't optimistic, but at the moment, his life wasn't in immediate danger. But to be optimistic, there really wasn't much to be optimistic about.

"It's much more serious than we expected," Shen Ci could only say.

It was clear that Shen Ci was in a bad mood and didn't seem willing to say much, so Pili simply patted her shoulder lightly and said, "Then I'll go up with you."

"Have you visited your teacher's wife?"

Pili nodded: "Yes, she's in the ICU, so I can't go in. I can only look at her from the outside."

Shen Ci smiled wryly and pursed her lips: "Don't try to comfort me, I should be the one comforting you."

The situation of the Thunderbolt Master's wife is clearly worse than that of Director Li.

But Pili shook his head indifferently: "It's okay, I've already accepted it. Since I can't escape it, I can only face it."

Shen Ci strongly agreed with this statement: there's no use in running away from things, because what's meant to happen will happen eventually.

When Li Jianguo returned to the ward, he had already finished the breakfast that Shen Ci had brought, and his appetite did not seem to be affected.

"Did you see the doctor? What did the doctor say?"

When Li's mother saw Shen Ci return, she quickly got up and asked.

Li Jianguo also looked at Shen Ci, waiting for her to speak.

Shen Ci tried her best to appear calm and not let her emotions show. She looked at Director Li and said, "The doctor said it's a relatively rare disease, and it may require medication to control it later."

She tried to explain the illness as simply as possible, afraid of frightening the elderly woman.

The old lady didn't react for a moment, and only subconsciously asked, "Is something wrong or nothing wrong?"

Before Shen Ci could speak, Li Jianguo interjected, "Then it's nothing serious, Mom, don't worry."

He kept his eyes on Shen Ci as he said this.

Shen Ci understood what Director Li meant and nodded in agreement: "It's alright, Grandma."

A short while later, Li Jianguo excused the old lady from the ward and then asked Shen Ci with a serious expression, "Tell your teacher the truth, what exactly happened?"

There was no way to hide this. The doctor would come over soon and explain the condition to Director Li. So Shen Ci told him everything. She couldn't explain the professional terms clearly, so she just focused on the key points.

I thought Director Li would be very upset after hearing about my illness, but to my surprise, he just smiled and nodded with a relaxed expression: "Oh dear, I thought I was going to die. It's nothing serious, isn't it?"

Shen Ci couldn't tell whether he was genuinely relaxed or just pretending to be strong. Looking at him hesitantly, she said, "Director Li, you have a rare disease."

“I know, he won’t die anytime soon, will he?” Li Jianguo said with a smile.

That wasn't wrong. Shen Ci nodded: "The doctor said that targeted drugs from abroad are very effective and can control the condition very well."

A while later, Liu Xiaolin finally arrived at the ward, albeit belatedly.

Upon entering, she noticed Shen Ci was also there. She couldn't help but glance at Shen Ci a few more times. This time, Shen Ci didn't greet her but simply nodded slightly as a hello.

"Where's Mom?" Liu Xiaolin turned to Li Jianguo and asked.

"Tell her to go back and get me some daily necessities." After saying that, Li Jianguo looked at Liu Xiaolin and asked, "Did you take Yuanyuan to school this morning?"

Liu Xiaolin nodded, then sat down on a chair by the hospital bed and bluntly said to Li Jianguo, "I applied to the court this morning to withdraw the version of the divorce agreement we agreed to."

Her public pronouncement of this matter startled Li Jianguo.

Li Jianguo glanced subconsciously at Shen Ci and Pili beside her, then frowned and said, "Did you have to bring this up now?"

"It's nothing shameful, what are you afraid of?" Liu Xiaolin said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci stood up: "Director Li, shall we excuse ourselves for a moment?"

Li Jianguo sighed with a complicated expression, and finally shook his head indifferently: "Sit down, there's nothing to avoid."

After saying that, he looked at Liu Xiaolin and asked coldly, "What do you mean by withdrawing the agreement? You don't plan to get a divorce?"

"We definitely want to get a divorce, but I'm not satisfied with the previous agreement and need to discuss and draft a new one with you."

Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo's expression hardened, and he asked in confusion, "Dissatisfied? What are you dissatisfied with?"

"I'm not satisfied with anything." Liu Xiaolin raised her voice and said to Li Jianguo, "Now that you have this illness, I have a great advantage in winning custody of Yuanyuan. If the child is awarded to me, my financial burden will be huge. So the child is mine, the house is mine, and the savings are split 30/70, you get 30% and I get 70%!"

"You're dreaming!"

Faced with Liu Xiaolin's self-righteous and unreasonable attitude, Li Jianguo, who is usually very good-tempered, immediately shouted angrily: "Don't even think about it, Yuanyuan's custody must belong to me!"

"Li Jianguo, get this straight, will you? If this illness flares up one day and no one is around, you could die. How will Yuanyuan stay with you then?" Liu Xiaolin persisted, "Do you want to die in front of Yuanyuan?"

The use of the cold, hard word "death" repeatedly shows that Li Jianguo's life or death is utterly insignificant to her, and she doesn't care at all.

This woman is utterly shameless! She even used his illness to blackmail his beloved daughter.

Even Pili, who was standing to the side, was shocked. Could a human say such a thing?