With those final words, Lu Xiaoxiao had no intention of staying any longer. She turned and walked out.
Afraid that even a moment's delay would leave her trapped by Chen Xiwan, Qian Annie hurried after her. Only after she had darted far enough away to feel safe did she turn back and pull a face at Chen Xiwan, avenging her lost pen.
Chen Xiwan was nearly mad with rage. Seeing that her act was useless, she stopped pretending to be weak, scrambled up from the floor, and chased after them, shouting, "Wait! You can't leave... you can't leave! Someone with a happy childhood like yours could never understand how I feel! You've never suffered anything like I have, so what right do you have to judge from the sidelines! Don't go... tell Lu Xunli to come see me! I... ah!"
The woman looked utterly deranged in her fury, but before she could even step out of the room, a caregiver arrived just in time and forcibly stopped her.
Chen Xiwan glared viciously at the caregiver. After instinctively struggling and failing to break free, she broke down and roared, "Why are you stopping me?! I'm better already! I want to be discharged!!!"
"Ma'am, please calm down. Nobody is stopping you from being discharged." The caregiver frowned, soothing her verbally without loosening her grip in the slightest. "But before you leave, you need to pay your bill in full."
"Bill? What bill?" Chen Xiwan stared at her in bewilderment, her voice full of confusion. "Wasn't the Lu Family paying for my hospital stay?!"
"Of course not." The caregiver showed her the bill, her tone strictly businesslike. "Ma'am, you've been staying in our best private room, so everything is charged at our highest rate."
"What?" Chen Xiwan glanced at the amount on the