<h4>Chapter 1442: Chapter 1455</h4>


    Chu Ge gave Li Hua a cool sideways nce, then gestured to Huo Tianqian to take a seat. "Have a seat."


    Huo Tianqian chuckled, then handed the proposal he was holding to Chu Ge and said, "Mr. Chu, this is the proposal I prepared after taking your advice from before, please take a look."


    Chu Ge took it over, "The efficiency is not fast enough. I remember giving you these suggestions three days ago. It took you three days to prepare a proposal. If it were in apany, yourpany would go bankrupt within a month."


    Huo Tianqian swallowed, looking at Chu Ge in front of him. He felt that the Chu Ge he faced was too strict and particrly indifferent, making him feel a sense of alienation.


    Chu Ge flipped through the document and began seriously exining its deficiencies to Huo Tianqian.


    Meanwhile, at the door of the adjacent room, An Ruoxi was leaning against the door, listening carefully. Today, she had received intelligence that Wei Yu was meeting with Moli Sha here.


    Unfortunately, since she was discovered hiding in the wardrobest time, she had no longer had the chance to sneak into Wei Yu’s room in advance to set things up, as if he somehow knew her ns ahead of time.


    In this five-star hotel, the soundproofing of the room doors was exceptional; she couldn’t hear anything from inside.


    The phone in her pocket was buzzing incessantly.


    An Ruoxi looked at the unfamiliar number on the screen, her heart suddenly sinking.


    "Hello, Miss An? This is the emergency department of Renxing Hospital. Your mother is being resuscitated. Pleasee to the hospital immediately..."


    Renxing Hospital...


    An Ruoxi’s mind buzzed, as she immediately hailed a taxi and rushed to Renxing Hospital.


    ...


    "Hello, I am An Sufang’s daughter. What happened to my mother?" An Ruoxi ran to the emergency room, randomly grabbing a doctor in a white coat.


    "I’m sorry, miss. I don’t know. You better go inside and ask." He was just passing by...


    "Mom...Mom..." An Ruoxi murmured to herself. She was already in a panic, her steps faltering slightly, and an inexplicable anxiety filled her heart. Her mother had always been in poor health, and she had been urging her to get aprehensive check-up at the hospital, but her mother always made excuses. Seeing her mother’s obstinacy, she hadn’t pushed further...


    After asking the duty staff, she learned her mother was in surgery. At the moment, she sat alone at the entrance of the operating room, the empty corridor filled with the strong smell of disinfectant. Her hands clenched tightly as she kept her eyes fixed on the operating room door.


    Two hours passed, and the operating room doors finally opened, with several people in white coats emerging. An Ruoxi immediately stepped forward and intercepted them, her voice trembling, "Doctor, how is my mother?"


    "The patient is currently out of danger, but her condition has deteriorated. Medication alone can’t sustain her; she’ll need surgery."


    "Condition? Deteriorated?" An Ruoxi listened in confusion.


    Medication maintenance?


    "Youngdy, quickly call your family members. The surgery requires a family member’s signature."


    "I am her daughter, and I’m her only family. What surgery? When will it happen? I’ll sign, I’ll sign." An Ruoxi was somewhat at a loss, her unprecedented panic causing her to cling tightly to the doctor’s hand.


    "The exact time requires further discussion, youngdy. For now, apany your mother to rest."


    ...


    In the hospital room, the monitor beeped incessantly, its sound especially piercing. An Sufangy pale on the hospital bed, while An Ruoxi leaned at her side, despondent and hollow-eyed.


    The doctor’s words still echoed in her ears—surgery costs one million three hundred thousand...


    Where would she get one million three hundred thousand...


    Life was difficult, even the house she lived in was rented. She couldn’t evene up with ten thousand, and the money Ji Da had given her was not yet fully paid because the task wasn’tpleted, and what he had paid was entirely used for her mother’s medical expenses.


    Her mother was diagnosed with health issues three months ago and had been enduring them, relying on medication. If the medication hadn’t been interrupted for two days, causing her body to suddenly be unable to bear it, as her mother’s only kin, she would still be in the dark.


    All this time, she had been unaware. Had she cared a bit more for her mother, she wouldn’t have failed to notice her mother’s condition, filled with self-me and guilt...


    She sighed softly, picked up a basin of water, and walked out, the invisible pressure weighing on her until she couldn’t breathe, a heaviness pressing against her chest, suffocating her, her mind consumed with the sum of one million three hundred thousand. She didn’t know where to get that amount or who could generously help her. Her tired little face furrowed with worry as she walked lost in thought down the corridor.


    Past ten o’clock, the corridor was bustling with family members. The television screen on the wall of the nurse’s station was broadcasting the morning news: "A woman’s ex-boyfriend posted her nude photos in retaliation, causing a severe impact on the victim. The woman has already..."


    An Ruoxi nced at it dispassionately, then quickly looked away.


    Returning with the water, An Ruoxi gently wiped her mother’s body. After finishing, it was already eight o’clock. Her stomach growled audibly, as if protesting.


    An Ruoxi touched her stomach. Well, better to fill it first.


    She reached into her pocket, pulling out her remaining change. The scattered coins totaled eight yuan and fifty cents. An Ruoxi sighed again, seems she’d have to take on more side jobs.


    Her peripheral vision inadvertently caught sight of a small ck square on the ground. An Ruoxi picked it up, "A memory card?"


    An Ruoxi stared nkly at the memory card, suddenly remembering it was the card she secretly swapped out while secretly filming Wei Yu that day. Inside it...


    Inexplicably, An Ruoxi’s heart raced. She nced deeply at her unconscious mother on the hospital bed, her mind reying the morning news report. A dreadful idea sprouted in her mind, but was quickly dismissed.


    After all, from what she had learned about Wei Yu during this period, he wasn’t someone who could be restrained by such mundane matters, how could he possibly care about this kind of scandal? Moreover, with the information she had recently gathered about Wei Yu, the contents of the memory card couldn’t possibly be worth one million three hundred thousand!


    Moreover...


    Forget it. An Ruoxi, frustrated, put away the memory card and turned to leave the hospital room.


    After wandering for a bit, An Ruoxi found herself at a bustling little market, a rare find among towering skyscrapers. The fresh produce and fruits were the freshest, and further in was a small food street. The breakfasts here were affordable and satisfying; she would always eat her fill and spend little money.


    "Madam, I’ll have the usual," she called out as she took a seat.


    Amidst the steaming heat in the kitchen, a voice replied, "Coming right up."