"I'm not leaving..."
Pu Yu finally understood what her grandmother was trying to do.
She was afraid of spending money, afraid of becoming a burden to her.
That realization tore Pu Yu's heart apart.
She dropped to her knees before the hospital bed with a thud.
"Grandma, I'm not leaving... Please, don't send me away..."
"You're all I have... I'm not afraid of spending money. I can earn lots of money later. I don't have to go to college. I can get a job... Please don't abandon me..."
The girl's helpless sobs echoed through the cramped hospital room.
Li Suhua squeezed her eyes shut. Tears trickled along the wrinkles at their corners and soaked into her pillow, but she clenched her teeth and refused to relent, only repeating:
"I don't want to see you! Go back to your own home!"
Yuan Su had been standing at the hospital room's door the whole time.
His back rested against the cold wall as he listened to every word, every sob coming from inside.
He knew what kind of person Li Suhua was.
She had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
To avoid burdening Pu Yu, to save that little bit of money for her college education, she would rather make herself the villain and sever their bond with her own hands.
But she didn't know...
To Pu Yu, that bond was a lifeline.
"I'm not leaving. If you won't agree to treatment, I won't get up..."
Pu Yu's choked voice came from inside, carrying a desperate stubbornness.
Yuan Su drew a deep breath, pushed open the door, and walked in.
The air in the hospital room felt stiflingly still.
Pu Yu knelt on the floor, her frail body curled in on itself, her face already drenched in tears.
Li Suhua lay