To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Zhiyuan stood beside Qinglang, looking like a bewildered child, blinking his eyes, "Huh, did I...did I say something wrong just now?"

Zhiyuan deliberately acted like a scared child who had done something wrong.

"What did you say, Zhiyuan?" Qingtian asked him timidly from the side.

"Just... just now when I came in, I ran into the police," Zhiyuan stammered. "They came to the hospital to investigate the injuries. When they mentioned how to pay the medical bills, I... I told them that Qinglang's two uncles would be in charge. I even told the police that Qinglang always says her two uncles are very kind and helpful, and they definitely wouldn't let Qinglang's mother not be able to pay. Especially her eldest uncle, he's the pillar of the family, he loves Qinglang the most, and he's also the most helpful. He said I could just come to you when the time comes. After the police registered all of this, they left."

Zhiyuan looked at Qinglang in a panic, "Qinglang, did I...did I cause trouble?"

Looking at him, Qinglang was unsure whether he was telling the truth or lying, and her eyes showed hesitation.

However, the cheerful aunt reacted strongly, immediately shrieking, "What? You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting? You want us to pay? Why should we?"

Zhiyuan seemed startled by her sudden loud voice and stammered even more, "Because...because, Qinglang always says hello to you all..."

"Pah!" Aunt Qinglang spat loudly, "What do you mean we're good to you? Your mother always treats the third son better! Who knows how much she's been secretly subsidizing him behind our backs! Humph, let the third son pay for it!"

Upon hearing this, Qinglang's aunt also became agitated, "Pah! You want us to pay? Where do you get the nerve? Why don't you look at your own room? Isn't everything in it provided by your eldest sister? Everything your child wears and eats is from your eldest sister. How can you be so shameless!"

Upon hearing this, Qinglang's aunt immediately exploded, "Your house, the things in your room, weren't they all provided by your eldest sister? Your child even has to ask your eldest sister for money to buy a notebook, don't think I don't know!"

The two women started exposing each other's shortcomings in the hospital room, leaving everyone else stunned. So this was what their brother and sister-in-law were like! The eldest sister had given them everything, and now she lay unconscious in a hospital bed, yet they wouldn't even pay for her medicine upfront…

Hearing this, Qinglang felt a pang of sadness in her heart. Her mother had given them the best of everything, how could they be so heartless?

Zhiyuan was also stunned. Was this really how Qinglang's house was?

The two aunts started arguing in the ward, and then began to fight. Seeing that the fight was about to break out, the two uncles also clenched their fists and stepped forward. In an instant, the ward was filled with smoke and noise, and the patient wished he could cover his head.

The doctor, hearing the commotion, came in and, seeing this scene, was furious. He shouted at them, "Stop! All of you, stop! The patient needs rest!"

But how could the doctor's voice possibly drown out the voices of these people?

Only by making a louder noise can we drown out the commotion of these people...

Zhiyuan said, "Sorry everyone, please bear with it." Then, he kicked the enamel basin, making a loud noise that cut through the noise. Then, Zhiyuan's clear childish voice shouted again, "Call the police! Call the police! The police are coming soon!"

The word "police" finally silenced these people for a moment, and in that instant, the word "payment" flashed through their minds at the same time.

The two families had never been so united. Without prior arrangement or hesitation, they rushed out at the same time, fearing that if they were a step too slow, the hospital bill would fall on their shoulders.

In an instant, the noisy ward fell silent.

Finally, things have calmed down...

Zhiyuan apologized for the noise he had made, admitting it was too loud, but everyone waved their hands, saying it was nothing and that they should thank the clever child for chasing him away.

Qinglang's mother remained unconscious in her hospital bed, completely unaware of what had just happened.

Zhiyuan stood by the hospital bed for a while without saying anything, then turned and left the ward.

Qinglang was still young, and Qingtian was even younger. They thought Zhiyuan had gone back, and besides, they were worried about their mother's medical expenses. Their minds were full of anxiety, and they didn't think too much about it.

After a while, Zhiyuan returned.

"Sunny," he called softly.

Qinglang looked up, her eyes reddening, and choked out a reply.

"Don't worry, we'll always find a way," Zhiyuan comforted him.

Qinglang nodded. "Thank you, Zhiyuan."

"Qinglang, I have to go take care of something first. If you need anything, just tell me. We're buddies."

"Hmm." Qinglang nodded again, but said nothing.

Zhiyuan patted his shoulder like an adult, then turned and left the ward.

Qinglang got up to see him off, but when she got to the stairwell, Zhiyuan wouldn't let her go downstairs. "You should go back quickly. Your mother needs you to take care of her!"

Qinglang watched his figure disappear before returning to her ward.

As he passed by the nurses' office, he thought he should talk to the nurse again and ask her to postpone paying the medical bills so he could figure out a solution later.

To his surprise, the nurse looked at him with astonishment, "You've already paid!"

"They paid it?" Qinglang was extremely shocked. "Who paid it?" Anyway, it definitely wasn't his two uncles.

"Your classmate, the one who's about your height, you two were just together!"

Zhiyuan! It's Zhiyuan!

Qinglang ran downstairs to chase after Zhiyuan.

He finally caught up with Zhiyuan at the hospital entrance. By then, his vision was already blurred by the wind, and he could only see Zhiyuan's vague figure.

"Zhiyuan!" he shouted and chased after him.

Zhiyuan turned around and saw Qinglang's face covered in tears.

“Zhiyuan, you…I…” Qinglang choked up and couldn’t speak.

Zhiyuan chuckled, "Don't be like that! We're brothers! Remember, if anything happens, I'm here for you! What I have, you have too! I have to go take care of some things now, so don't cry. Go back and take care of your mother and sister, she's still so young!"

Zhiyuan waved goodbye to him.

Through her teary eyes, Qinglang watched him gradually disappear into the distance.

Zhiyuan went to the police station.

This wasn't his first time here; everyone at the police station knew him. The first time he came here was to beat up those thugs. A few kids beat the thugs so badly they were crawling on the ground, and that left a deep impression on everyone.

The second time was because of the incident where Qinglang's mother was injured. He called the police immediately, and now he's here to ask about the situation.

"Oh, Zhiyuan's here?" The policewoman from the police station even took the initiative to greet him.

"Officer, ma'am." He walked up to her politely and asked if the thugs had been caught.

The policewoman shook her head to indicate that there was no such case, but everyone was doing their best to search for it.

Zhiyuan looked somewhat dejected and even confessed to lying in the hospital under the guise of being a policeman, wanting to admit his mistake.