Chapter 486: Change

"Your behavior is absolutely disgusting. Aren’t you afraid the Qin family will cut you off completely?"

"Don’t try to get clever and end up losing everything. Think about what happened to Qin Wenze’s ex-wife’s family. With your brains, you should stop trying to act so smart. You’ll try to grab a small advantage and end up taking the entire Gao Family down with you."

As Gao Yu’s words fell, the color drained from the faces of Brother Gao and Eldest Sister-in-law—

It would be no exaggeration to say that the Lan family, Qin Wenze’s ex-wife’s family, was now broken and decimated.

If the Qin family were to be that ruthless with the Gao Family—a cold sweat broke out on the backs of Brother Gao and his wife.

’God, no, this won’t do. There’s no way we can fight the Qin family.’

Her eldest sister’s words were a wake-up call for Gao Lan as well.

Her mind, once filled with hatred, was suddenly clear.

She broke out in a cold sweat, terrified.

’If the Qin family really made Qin Wenze divorce me, it wasn’t an impossibility.’

’After all, it was his mother who had forced him to divorce his ex-wife.’

’And now, she was even in prison.’

’Just a short while ago, hadn’t she been lamenting how Qin Wenze’s ex-wife had made too much of a fuss and thrown away a good life?’

’How had she ended up following in her footsteps?’

The hospital room was silent.

After a long while, Eldest Sister-in-law found her voice. "So... are we still going through with the adoption?"

Gao Yu said immediately, "Yes. Since the Qin family has relented, we’ll go through with the adoption. We shouldn’t be greedy for the Qin family’s inheritance, but even the crumbs that fall from their table will be enough to give the child a very bright future."

"That’s a future the Gao Family could never provide."

"Gao Lan, you just focus on raising this child. As for everything else, don’t worry about it. As long as you two treat each other well, then when the time comes, do you really think your husband will give you any less, even if you don’t ask?"

Gao Yu looked at the stunned group and added earnestly, "They say time reveals a person’s heart. Affection is something that grows slowly, too."

"Think about why Qin Wenze chose you as his wife in the first place. Wasn’t it because you were simple and without a scheming bone in your body?"

"The Qin family doesn’t like people who are too calculating or who scheme too much."

Gao Lan took a deep breath. "—I understand."

"It’s good that you understand. Take care of yourself and get better. The bond of raising a child is stronger than the bond of birth. You not only have to be good to your nephew, but you also have to be good to Qin Wenze’s child."

Having said her piece, Gao Yu spoke no more. She signaled to Brother Gao and Eldest Sister-in-law that they could go.

Once the three of them had left, Gao Lan lay in the hospital room, thinking for a long time.

Mrs. Qin arrived at four in the afternoon.

She had heard from Aunt Li that Qin Wenze and Gao Lan had fought.

She had grown worried thinking about it at home and decided to come to the hospital to check on them.

To her surprise, the moment she entered the hospital room, she saw Gao Lan, eyes red, speaking apologetically. "Mom, I’m sorry. I made you worry. I was in a bad place emotionally and threw a lot of tantrums I shouldn’t have. I’m sorry—"

Mrs. Qin: ...?

’Why the sudden change of heart?’

"You don’t need to apologize. We understand. Just focus on getting well."

"Thank you, Mom. I’ve made everyone worry these past few days. My eldest sister came to the hospital earlier and chewed me out—she knocked some sense into me. I shouldn’t be blaming the world for what happened. Losing the baby just means it wasn’t meant to be. I shouldn’t have blamed Yu Yu. He didn’t mean to do it. I must have scared him, acting like this. Mom, I’m truly sorry!"

Mrs. Qin wasn’t quite used to her acting this way.

"He’s fine. The boy feels very guilty and wanted to come apologize, but I stopped him. I told him you needed to rest and recover these few days. It’s good that you’ve been able to move past this. Life has to go on. Just focus on getting better so you can have a good life with Wenzhe."