Chapter 471: It’s Easy for You to Say

"I’ll have her come and take a look at you. It would be best if she can help. If not—then we’ll just focus on living a good life from now on."

The moment Gao Lan heard this, the hope that had just sparked within her plummeted.

’What does he mean, a good life?’

’I can’t have children, I can’t be a mom anymore. How am I supposed to live a good life like that?’

’What am I going to do now?’

Fu Mingxue didn’t know if this was the right time to push open the hospital room door and go inside.

"Mingxue, you’re here!"

Mrs. Qin’s voice suddenly rang out.

Fu Mingxue was mortified.

She turned with a composed expression. "Mom!"

The people inside the room stopped talking at the sound of the voices outside.

"Go on in! Your sister-in-law is awake."

"Okay!" Fu Mingxue feigned composure as she pushed open the door.

Her face betrayed no sign that she had been eavesdropping.

’Oh, god, I really didn’t mean to eavesdrop.’

’It’s just that they were arguing, so it didn’t feel right to just walk in.’

"Sister-in-law!"

When Gao Lan saw her, the bitterness in her heart intensified.

’Why are some people so fortunate?’

’While my own fate is so cruel?’

At the moment, she didn’t have the slightest bit of energy to deal with visitors.

Fu Mingxue took out the gift she had brought.

It was two cans of milk powder and some fruit.

’There was no helping it. Where was I supposed to buy something on such short notice? Even if a few stores were open, I didn’t have time to pick something out.’

’I could only use what the system had on hand. Fortunately, anything produced by the system was better than what you could buy in stores.’

Qin Wenze quickly accepted the items. "This is very thoughtful of you."

Fu Mingxue had no idea how to offer comfort in a situation like this.

"—Sister-in-law! The most important thing right now is to focus on your recovery."

"And what’s the use of recovering?" Gao Lan was overcome with grief at the mere thought. "I can’t even have children anymore."

Fu Mingxue was at a complete loss.

’Help me. How am I supposed to respond to that? How can I possibly comfort her?’

As she was carefully considering what to say, Mrs. Qin jumped in. "Your body is your own. How could recovering be useless? Besides, the doctor wasn’t one hundred percent certain. What if it can still be treated?"

"What’s more, a woman’s life isn’t only about having children. Look at Wen Ying, she isn’t even married or having kids yet—"

Normally, Gao Lan would never have dared to talk back to her mother-in-law.

But this time, she couldn’t hold back. "How is that the same? She *can* have children but is choosing not to get married for now. I can’t have children *at all* anymore."

Mrs. Qin’s expression instantly turned grim.

"What’s done is done, so what do you expect us to do about it?" It wasn’t that she wanted to be harsh, but Gao Lan had done nothing but cry and wail about the problem ever since waking up at four in the morning.

She was at her wit’s end.

As soon as she said this, Gao Lan’s tears flowed even more fiercely. "I should just go and die—"

Fu Mingxue stared in shock.

The faces of Mrs. Qin and Qin Wenze changed drastically.

Especially when they saw Gao Lan struggling to climb out of the hospital bed.

Fu Mingxue rushed forward and held her down.

"Sister-in-law, don’t think like that. Actually—"

Gao Lan shoved her away.

"Get away from me! It’s easy for all of you to talk! I’m the one who can’t have children. If you were in my shoes, let’s see how well you’d take it!"

Hearing this, Fu Mingxue took two steps back.

"You’re right, it is easy for me to talk, and I can’t truly understand what you’re going through. I spoke out of turn."

She turned her head. "Mom, Big Brother, I have a class to get to, so I’ll be leaving now."

With that, she walked out.

Just then, Qin Wenze chased after her and called out, "Mingxue, I’m sorry. She’s in the middle of a breakdown right now, so she’s just lashing out. Please don’t take what she said to heart."