I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 388 You go on a blind date, and then get married...

"Xiaoxue! You have to help! She's your own mother..."

Seeing Yu Lingxue's troubled expression, Old Li assumed she didn't want to help and immediately pleaded in a pitiful voice...

"I know, Uncle Li, don't worry, I won't abandon you. Where is my mother now?"

Led by Lao Li, Yu Lingxue went to see her mother.

When she saw her mother lying on the operating table, she gasped, her eyes widened, and she covered her mouth...

My mother was lying there, her eyes tightly closed, several bruises on her body... and her face was swollen and ulcerated! She looked very seriously ill! She needed external assistance to breathe...

"Xiaoxue! Uncle Li is begging you! You have to help!"

Old Li clasped his hands together, pleading desperately, as if he wanted to kneel down before Yu Lingxue immediately...

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't come up with that much money, he wouldn't have asked Yu Lingxue for help, because he knew that Yu Lingxue's money all came from her wealthy father...

He didn't want to spend that man's money, but... there was no other way now... what did face and dignity matter in the face of his lover's life?

Yu Lingxue's head was about to explode...

She definitely couldn't come up with that much money on her own; she would have to ask others for help!

Who could I turn to for help? Yin Mengran? Zhou Heng? Bai Cang?

How could I possibly bring myself to say that...?

They are all my good friends, and I can't bring myself to borrow so much money from them...

That will put a burden on them; they'll owe such a huge favor, how will they ever repay it...?

Now, I have to bear all of this myself...

The only option is... to ask that person for help...

If that person doesn't help, then as a last resort, she'll have to ask her friends for help...

"Uncle Li, please wait a moment, I'm going to make a phone call..."

"Okay, okay, hurry up, Xiaoxue, your mother's condition is very urgent..."

Yu Lingxue quickly left the emergency room, went outside, took out her phone, and dialed the number she hadn't been able to reach for almost half a month...

The phone rang a few times before it was answered...

"【Hello?】"

"Dad...it's me..."

The phone call Yu Lingxue made was to Yu Yinghai.

Her first choice would definitely be to bow her head, silently endure everything, and seek help from Yu Yinghai.

"I know it's you. What's up? If not, I'll hang up. I'm busy."

Yu Yinghai's tone was cold, as if he weren't speaking to his daughter, but rather to a complete stranger...

"No! I...I have an urgent matter, um..."

The words Yu Lingxue wanted to say were stuck in her throat, difficult to utter.

But in an instant, the horrific scene her mother had just witnessed flashed into her mind... she had no choice but to speak up...

"Dad... I... my mom is seriously ill and hospitalized. She needs... surgery... but... we don't have enough money... so, could you please..."

"【Dream on! When I needed you, you betrayed me without a word. Now that you need me, you have the nerve to come back?】"

Yu Lingxue bit her lip hard until blood oozed from it...

"Please... Dad, I'll do anything you ask for..."

“[......]”

Upon hearing Yu Lingxue's words, silence fell on the other end of the phone, a silence that lasted for a long while...

"Anything is fine?"

"Yes, as long as it's not something immoral, like murder, arson, or illegal activities, anything is fine."

Yu Lingxue added another condition: she didn't want to be instructed to do any criminal activities...

"【No, I'm your father after all. How could I let you commit murder and arson? I do have one condition: if you agree, you must immediately send your mother to our hospital, and I'll have the best doctor perform the surgery."

"You said..."

Hearing that there was hope, Yu Lingxue urged Yu Yinghai to continue, wanting to hear what his conditions were...

"【Well, you're not getting any younger, it's time to get married. I've found you a good match, the son of the chairman of Dongzhu Lingwen Group. Go on a blind date with him, then get married. If he agrees, I'll help you; if he doesn't, then forget it."

Blind date?! Marriage?!

Upon hearing this, Yu Lingxue's eyes widened, her face filled with shock, a reaction of utter horror...

She wasn't stupid; she knew exactly what this meant... she was going to be used as a sacrifice in a business marriage!

That's very much like this guy's style... using this method to increase his strength...

I'm nothing more than a pawn and a tool in his hands, sacrificing myself to forge a relationship with the Dongzhu Lingwen Group...

"【Ah, it's not something heinous, like murder or arson, or anything illegal or criminal, is it? Do you agree or not? If you agree, I'll immediately send an ambulance to pick up your mother.】"

"Tsk..."

Yu Lingxue gritted her teeth and frowned. At this moment, it seemed as if she had been forced to the edge of a cliff. One step back meant the cliff, and one step forward meant a knife!

Neither advancing nor retreating is an option; it all depends on what choice you make!

But...it's true, sacrificing myself to save my mother is still a worthwhile trade...

All I'm doing is marrying someone I don't like. It's just a blind date, right?

They might not even be interested in me...

Although Dongzhu Lingwen Group is certainly no match for Junheng, it still holds a significant position within Dongzhu. The chairman's son, after all, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Given my social standing, I'm not exactly a good match for her. She might not even be interested in me, and the relationship would fall through...

The most important thing right now is to save my mother, so I have to agree first!

"Okay! I agree! Please hurry and pick up my mother for surgery!"

"【no problem.】"

After receiving Yu Lingxue's reply, he hung up the phone, and Yu Lingxue hurriedly returned to the hospital.

When Old Li saw Yu Lingxue return, it was like seeing a lifeline. He immediately came over and asked eagerly:

"How about it?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Li, I've taken care of everything. An ambulance will be here soon to take us to my dad's hospital. The best doctors there will perform the surgery on my mom. Everything's alright..."

"Oh! That's wonderful! That's wonderful! Heaven has eyes!" Old Li smiled broadly, raising his hands high as if thanking the heavens...

Hearing this good news truly lifted a huge weight off his shoulders...

"I never expected your dad to be such a good person, actually willing to help! I always thought he wasn't a good person, it seems I misunderstood him..."

Yu Lingxue lowered her head, offering no explanation. Her expression was gloomy as she silently nodded and weakly whispered:

"Ah... whatever..."