There was no saving this family anymore.
There was no saving Lü Wei.
Although Ren Jian worked desperately hard, his salary could only support his mother and leave him with a little in savings.
But with those meager savings, there was simply no way to even consider "medical treatment."
It was completely impossible.
There should have been no hope.
Because no one would help their family.
No one.
Unless Xiao Yu lent a hand, too.
"Master Xiao, as long as you can save my mother, anything, anything... I'll do it."
"There's something I absolutely have to make her hear and remember..."
"But I can't do that now. Only after she's cured..."
"I'd already given up hope, but I never imagined I'd actually win a fortune-telling slot!!"
"Heaven is looking out for me!! This is my only chance!"
"Please, please! I'm begging you!!!"
"I'd even die if you asked me to! Really!"
Of course he meant it.
Xiao Yu fully believed Ren Jian was willing to die for his mother.
There was no doubt about that.
At the same time.
Xiao Yu also knew what it was he wanted to say.
And so, he only wanted to make that one choice.
Ren Jian was not a filial son. He was a bastard.
That was a fact.
He had been a bastard as a child.
-His father had died, yet he had celebrated, causing his mother to suffer a mental breakdown.
He had been a bastard as an adult.
-His mother had endured every hardship, yet he had hidden away at school, ignoring her and only asking for money, driving her to utter despair.
He would still be a bastard in the future.
-What good would dying to atone do?
That was running away!
After reducing his mother to this state, he