Chapter 197 - Tossed Out The Marriage Agreement Like Leftovers

The rumors that the s.h.i.+ family kept spreading were targeted at s.h.i.+ Jin, but also put the Li family in an awkward position. If the Li family was made a laughingstock, they would never be able to hold their heads up high in town.

s.h.i.+ Jin did this so everyone would know that the Li family didn't sell their daughter for money. She had also ensured that everyone knew about what Yu Xiuhua had done.

If they allowed Yu Xiuhua to go on spreading this nonsense, it would be much harder to clear the air in the future if this was left to fester.

After s.h.i.+ Jin hung up the phone, she said to everyone, "The s.h.i.+ family doesn't like having me around and I am genuinely not their biological daughter, so I will sever ties with the s.h.i.+ family from now on."

Since Old Master s.h.i.+ has brought me up and treats me like a real granddaughter, I will not leave him in the lurch. I don't care about the rest of the family, but I will continue being filial to him."

She promptly made her objectives for the night clear.

The Li family was not made of money. Yu Xiuhua had mentioned they received all that money from the government as compensation for their land. However, s.h.i.+ Jin was able to give the money to Old Master s.h.i.+ without batting an eye, so it went to show what a kind and filial young lady she was.

People couldn't help looking at her with a degree of admiration.

Even Chu Ling could not resist taking second looks at her, but he veered his eyes when he finally realized how inappropriate it was.

Yu Xiuhua and s.h.i.+ Xuexin clenched their fists so tightly that their skin almost tore.

"Since we are at it, I have one more thing to say," continued s.h.i.+ Jin.

Chu Ling had a feeling it had something to do with him. He instinctively glanced at s.h.i.+ Jin.

s.h.i.+ Jin said calmly, "Since I am not a s.h.i.+, the marriage agreement you have made is deemed null and void. From now on, please do not link me to the Chu family. Now that s.h.i.+ Xuexin has returned to the s.h.i.+ family, she is no longer a Li and has nothing to do with the marriage agreement that the Li family has made either."

Yu Xiuhua and s.h.i.+ Xuexin had been dying for s.h.i.+ Jin to say these words. However, by saying it now, s.h.i.+ Jin had embarra.s.sed s.h.i.+ Xuexin making her seem as though she was s.n.a.t.c.hing something from her.

s.h.i.+ Jin had just tossed aside the marriage agreement she had with Chu Ling like it was garbage to s.h.i.+ Xuexin.

Since Yu Xiuhua had already humiliated herself, it was inappropriate for her to retaliate, so she could only suck it up.

Chu Ling gritted his teeth. Perfect! That would be best! He had been waiting for her to say this for such a long time!

So why did his heart inexplicably feel empty when he had clearly stopped liking her a long time ago?

The guests were awfully impressed by how sensible s.h.i.+ Jin was when she did not insist on marrying Chu Ling since he was not hers. Why did Yu Xiuhua insist s.h.i.+ Jin kept fighting with s.h.i.+ Xuexin for resources while she was living here? How could she claim s.h.i.+ Jin was compet.i.tive towards s.h.i.+ Xuexin? Everyone looked at Yu Xiuhua suspiciously and felt sorry for s.h.i.+ Jin's predicament.

What had this young woman endured during her time at the s.h.i.+ residence?

s.h.i.+ Qing felt the same way. He used to think that the s.h.i.+ family had done s.h.i.+ Jin justice, but he finally found out what kind of life s.h.i.+ Jin truly led in the family.

Stifled pain came from his chest as he became overwhelmed by giddiness. Just as he was about to speak, his body slanted sideways and toppled. He had fallen with a crash breaking the teacups and wine gla.s.ses on the table in the process.

"Honey!"

"Dad!"

"Mr s.h.i.+!"

"Get an ambulance!"

s.h.i.+ Jin lowered her head and checked on s.h.i.+ Qing.

Yu Xiuhua couldn't bear the sight of her tonight, so she shoved s.h.i.+ Jin. "Get out of the way. He doesn't even have air to breathe!"

s.h.i.+ Xuexin was fl.u.s.tered. "Has anyone called an ambulance?"

She finally felt relieved when the butler confirmed he did. However, she and all the guests remained worried.

Chu Ling was unable to offer any help, so he could only stay by s.h.i.+ Xuexin's side.

"Now that he has pa.s.sed out, do we have to do CPR?"

"He appears to be conscious. Can't we only do CPR when the patient is unconscious?"

Even people with some medical knowledge were at a loss. In an instant, no one knew what to do.

Only s.h.i.+ Jin sounded calm. "Where is the perfume bag I gave him? There is medicine in there which can help with his condition."

Yu Xiuhua was infuriated. "Stop causing more trouble as it is!"

Everyone felt s.h.i.+ Jin was insensible to act this way at a time like this.

s.h.i.+ Qing was already in such a bad state. Did s.h.i.+ Jin have to do this now? Moreover, no one even knew what s.h.i.+ Qing was suffering from. How could they blindly give him medicine? What if something went wrong with the treatment?

Fortunately, the s.h.i.+ residence was centrally located in the wealthy part of town, so an ambulance was bound to arrive soon.

Gu Qingqing couldn't bear hearing them speak ill of her daughter, so she reached her hand out and wanted to pull her back.

s.h.i.+ Jin gently pulled her hand out and gestured that it was fine. She proceeded to say calmly, "Uncle Qing often suffers from chest tightness, giddiness, and fatigue. A long time ago, he pa.s.sed out once. After someone faints, it is very important to treat him within four minutes. You have already caused a two minute delay. By the time the ambulance arrives, it would be at least seven minutes. You have to decide whether you want to treat him now."

Even though s.h.i.+ Qing was busy working all the time and did not have time to take care of her, he did not treat her like Yu Xiuhua and s.h.i.+ Xuexin. s.h.i.+ Jin was happy to help him, but she would never insist on saving him like Mother Teresa.

Neither Yu Xiuhua nor s.h.i.+ Xuexin cared about him, so there was no reason for her to step up.

Yu Xiuhua was still hesitating when s.h.i.+ Xuexin said to the butler decisively, "Where is s.h.i.+ Jin's perfumed back? Bring it over this instant!"

s.h.i.+ Qing was in charge of the family's business affairs, so if anything happened to him, all of them would get implicated! s.h.i.+ Xuexin could only trust s.h.i.+ Jin this time.

Yu Xiuhua had secretly told the butler to discard the perfumed bag s.h.i.+ Jin had given s.h.i.+ Qing earlier.

How could s.h.i.+ Jin expect Yu Xiuhua to allow s.h.i.+ Qing to use it and place it under his pillow? It was the last thing Yu Xiuhua wanted to see.

Fortunately, the butler was too occupied to take care of the perfumed bag and simply left it aside without discarding it. Before long, he came over with the perfumed bag.

Everyone saw a small bottle inside when s.h.i.+ Jin opened the perfume bag. She swiftly opened the wooden stopper and gave s.h.i.+ Qing the medication. She finally stopped when she had given him half the medication.

Even though s.h.i.+ Jin claimed she wasn't going to dive in and save s.h.i.+ Qing, she remembered what her master said about the Hippocratic oath when she first became his disciple. It was deeply engraved in her mind and she would never forget it, not in two lifetimes.

After s.h.i.+ Jin had given s.h.i.+ Qing the medication, everyone watched and waited.

Yu Xiuhua clenched her fists tightly. If anything happened to s.h.i.+ Qing, she would kill s.h.i.+ Jin!