Chapter 58: Cure Him, Wipe the Slate Clean

After saying this, Lu Fan took the lead, “Let’s go now, to the hospital, to treat your brother.”

Jiang Ru Xue had originally hoped to leverage his awakening of the spiritual veins to corner Qiao, waiting for Lu Fan to admit his mistake obediently. But now, the outcome was that she had lost completely.

How could this be?

He still insisted on divorce.

Jiang Ru Xue followed him, and after a suffocating silence in the car, she choked out, “Why? Being with me is the only way you could awaken the other half of your spiritual veins.”

“Though I don’t understand why nothing happened for five years, and then suddenly half awakened yesterday, I’ve made up my mind. The reason I was with you back then was to save you. Now that we’re divorced, I can’t do that to you anymore.”

“I told you, I was willing.”

“Ru Xue, there’s no future for us. You’re so beautiful; you’ll surely find a better man someday.”

Lu Fan had said it all so plainly that Jiang Ru Xue’s thousands of words choked in her throat.

She silently followed Lu Fan to the hospital. Upon entering the ward, they heard Jiang’s mother curse, “That damned Lu Fan, acting all high and mighty, hasn’t come all this time. Do we need to carry a sedan chair to fetch him? That stubborn girl Ru Xue went and never came back, not answering calls, no word at all...”

Before she finished, Jiang Ru Xue’s voice sounded, “Mom, I’ve brought him back.”

Jiang’s mother glanced coldly at Lu Fan, crossing her arms, “Oh? I haven’t even invited you yet, and you came on your own?”

“Mom, stop speaking in that snide tone! If you drive Lu Fan away, who will treat my brother?” Knowing Lu Fan’s secret, Jiang Ru Xue could no longer allow her family’s scorn as before.

But the Jiang family had suppressed Lu Fan for five years, never truly respecting him.

“He’s not made of porcelain. Do you think he’ll shatter just because I say a few words? Fine, you take Ru Shan to see the doctor. If he can’t be cured, you’ll regret it.”

Jiang Ru Xue frowned, wanting to reveal Lu Fan’s secret, but the hospital was busy and not the place for that. She held back.

As soon as Lu Fan entered, Jiang Ru Shan, clutching his throbbing head, climbed out of bed and raised a hand to strike Lu Fan’s face.

“You’re a useless jinx, cursing me like this!”

Before his hand could land, Lu Fan grabbed his wrist firmly.

“Jiang Ru Shan, do you want to be cured or not?”

Lu Fan’s strength was much greater than before. As he tightened his grip, Jiang Ru Shan howled in pain.

“Let go!”

“Lu Fan, are you here to save or harm him?” Jiang’s mother was frantic. “Let go of my son immediately.”

Lu Fan sneered coldly, “Mrs. Jiang, plenty come to me for treatment, but I’m the one who chooses my patients. If it weren’t for the favor your family did me back then, do you think I’m easy to bully?”

At this moment, the time for decisions had arrived; he no longer concealed anything.

“What did you say?”

“The reason I’ve served your family like a beast of burden for five years was because Jiang Ru Xue once helped me. If I cure your son, then everything between us is settled. Of course, if you don’t want me to treat him, I can leave right now.”

Today, Lu Fan exuded a chilling aura. He no longer bowed his head but looked at Mrs. Jiang with the commanding presence of a superior.

“Will you treat him or not? Give me a clear answer.”

“Yes! Of course we want treatment!”

“Good. But if you continue to be disrespectful, don’t blame me for letting go. I bet if I hadn’t intervened, your son wouldn’t have lived past three months.”

Only then did Mrs. Jiang restrain her attitude. “Well then, what are you waiting for? Get to work.”

Lu Fan released Jiang Ru Shan’s wrist, his eyes icy cold. “Lie down and don’t move!”