Chapter 191 - 184: Shameless

Chapter 191: Chapter 184: Shameless

The good news: the internet celebrity Tao had called, bragging about how much effort she had put in, how many connections she had used, and how she had finally delivered on her promise by finding Po and the little girl.

The bad news: they were currently in the hospital, apparently injured. But exactly who was hurt and how it happened, Tao couldn’t say for sure.

Hearing this, Su Yunzhou first transferred a handsome finder’s fee to Tao. Then, he summoned Tuantuan to navigate to the Third Renmin Hospital. No matter what, as long as their lives weren’t in danger, everything else was a minor issue. He would find out exactly what happened once he got there.

Half an hour later.

Su Yunzhou arrived at the hospital. After asking a nurse, he made his way to Ward 306 in the inpatient orthopedics department. It was an ordinary ward with four beds. Since it was mealtime, many patients’ families were present. However, Po and Niuniu, tucked away in the corner, looked exceptionally desolate.

Lying on the single hospital bed, the scarred Po stared blankly at the ceiling, her face bearing an unspeakable expression of misery and distress. One of her arms was wrapped in bandages. Her exposed fingers were covered in dark bruises, clearly indicating a severe injury. The well-behaved Niuniu was asleep, resting her head on her arms by the bedside. Tear stains lingered at the corners of her eyes, and her brows were furrowed.

Su Yunzhou wondered what exactly had happened. Full of doubts, he didn’t enter immediately. Niuniu looked so exhausted; he decided to let her sleep a little longer.

After a moment of thought, he found the duty nurse and, by asking about the injuries, managed to figure out the general situation.

The nurse explained that Po had been admitted three days ago after a car accident, which had resulted in a broken arm. But the examination results revealed it was an old fracture. Because of this, the party responsible for the accident immediately changed their tune and refused to pay compensation. They claimed it was obviously an old injury that had nothing to do with them, accusing the "damn old lady" of deliberately scamming them.

Yesterday morning, the driver who caused the accident had shown up, and the two sides had a very unpleasant confrontation, nearly breaking out into a fight. The other party had now stopped paying the medical bills, telling the old woman to take them to court—they would only pay whatever the judge ordered, but for now, they wouldn’t give another dime.

Hearing this, Su Yunzhou furrowed his brows, his face full of displeasure. Of course it wouldn’t be a fair argument—who knew how many people the other side had brought, while on this side, there was only an elderly, injured Po and the sensible little Niuniu.

Having seen too much of this sort of thing, the nurse appeared rather apathetic. She merely tactfully emphasized that the bed was already in arrears. When the doctor went to communicate with them this morning, Po had voluntarily signed a discharge notification, preparing to leave the hospital this afternoon.

Su Yunzhou felt a surge of anger. Setting everything else aside, a hospital was simultaneously the most compassionate and the most heartless place in the world.

"Does the hospital have VIP wards?"

Taken aback, the nurse replied, "Yes! But health insurance only covers the basic bed fee..."

Su Yunzhou waved his hand. "How much is owed on the medical bills right now? I’ll go pay it immediately. Then, I want to arrange an expert consultation to give Po the best possible treatment."

Upon hearing this, the nurse hurriedly called over the attending physician. After briefly explaining the situation, the doctor enthusiastically invited Su Yunzhou into his office for a detailed discussion.

Meanwhile, downstairs at the hospital.

A tall, thin man with a helpless expression and a middle-aged, freckled woman—who kept muttering about their bad luck—were cursing as they left the hospital’s billing office and headed toward the inpatient orthopedics department.

"Wu Cheng, I’m telling you, don’t go getting soft-hearted like yesterday. We must get that money back today."

The man said helplessly, "Mei, why don’t we just let it go? The money we advanced can be reimbursed anyway!"

"Reimbursed my ass! I specifically asked a friend in insurance. Usually, money advanced out of pocket never comes back. Plus, that damn old lady’s injury was an old one to begin with!" The middle-aged woman, Mei, pointed at her cowardly husband. "Do you even know what an old injury is? It means she was already hurt before and had existing problems!"

Wu Cheng pursed his lips. "But it really was when I was reversing the car..."

"Really my ass," Mei snapped. "Sure, you have some responsibility, but you just accidentally bumped her while reversing. How could it be this serious?

"It’s an obvious scam, and you foolishly went and paid in advance. Pay my foot! We have to get that money back today and let them pay their own bills. We’ll tell them to take legal action, and we’ll only pay whatever the court decides..."

"Sigh..."

Wu Cheng let out a sigh, feeling distressed. After the accident, his wife had made him investigate the old woman and the little girl. Once she found out they were just a helpless old widow and an orphan, she asked her friends what to do in this situation. A group of petty women who refused to take a loss brainstormed and came up with this plan.

After all, given the old woman’s financial situation, there was no way she could afford a lawsuit, and they probably knew nothing about the legal process anyway.

So, his domineering wife dragged him to the hospital this morning to demand a refund. However, the hospital informed them that the money had mostly been used up, and it was impossible to issue a refund for no good reason. Mei made a scene at the billing office, cursing the hospital for being corrupt and the doctors for overcharging. The billing staff then called over a colleague from the medical affairs department, who explained that the patient had undergone surgery and that materials like bone graft powder had been used.

Seeing that the hospital truly wouldn’t refund the money, Mei dragged her husband along to demand the money directly from the old woman.

Wu Cheng suggested they just let it go, but... Mei scolded him as well. As a live-in son-in-law who had married into her family, all he could do was sigh and obey her.

A short while later, the couple entered the ward, and a barrage of one-sided verbal abuse immediately erupted.

Mei unreasonably demanded that the old woman hand over the money they had advanced. When she didn’t, Mei cursed her for being shameless, deliberately running a scam, lacking the dignity of an elder, and dragging the little girl around to con people, swearing she would surely die a horrible death.

The little girl angrily retorted, "The police officer said it was your main fault!" only to receive a harsh slap across the face from the woman.

The little girl clutched her cheek, holding back her tears. Seeing this, Po looked at Niuniu with immense heartache. However, her body was in so much pain that she couldn’t move. She could only cry out helplessly, "Don’t hit Niuniu! I’ll raise the money to pay you back! I’ll pay you back!"

A few people in the ward who understood the situation couldn’t stand it anymore and tried to intervene. The freckle-faced woman proceeded to curse them out too, telling them to mind their own business and stop looking for trouble. She even sneered that it was no wonder they were sick—they deserved it. The other patients were so furious they stomped their feet in anger.

The wicked woman remained completely unhinged.

"What? You want to get physical because you can’t win an argument?

"Come on, hit me!

"Hit me if you have the guts! I’m putting it out there right now! If you so much as touch me today, I will sue you for everything you’ve got! Or my name isn’t Gou Amei!"

Seeing her aggressive posture, the other people in the ward were at a loss. There was truly nothing they could do against such a wicked woman.

Mei continued demanding money, looming over the old woman who could barely even speak. She looked as though she was ready to hound her to death if she didn’t hand over the cash today.

"Hurry up and take out the money!

"Stop pretending to be in pain! I asked the doctor, and they said you aren’t going to die.

"Speaking of which, you should be thanking me for advancing the money for you. Don’t be so ungrateful..."

Right at that moment, rapid footsteps approached from outside, accompanied by a furious voice ringing out from the hallway.

"Thank you my fucking ass! Say one more word...

"And I swear to God I will..."