Chapter 6: The Lu Family Refuses to Pay Medical Fees? Call the Police!

Fu Tingzhou frowned slightly, clearly reluctant to answer, but out of basic courtesy, he opened his mouth.

“I accidentally hit Li Zhi while driving and brought her to the hospital. It’s my duty to take care of her until she recovers.”

Lu Jiaxin smiled sweetly. “Oh, so that’s what happened. Since Li Zhi is my future sister-in-law, I’ll take care of her for you from now on.”

Li Zhi was pure and stunningly beautiful, with the kind of cool and delicate appearance typical of school goddesses. When she transferred to a high school in the city, she immediately attracted the attention of many male students — including children of officials and military families who all tried to pursue her.

To Lu Jiaxin, she was nothing more than a seductive vixen always enticing men. There was no way she’d let her seduce Fu Tingzhou.
This man could only be hers.

Fu Tingzhou politely declined, “No need. We’re not related. Since I hit her, I’ll take full responsibility.”

Lu Jiaxin was so anxious she almost stomped her feet. “That won’t do! Men and women shouldn’t be alone together. What if she needs help going to the bathroom or taking a bath? It’s not convenient — let me care for her.”

“She doesn’t need your care. You need to pay for her medical expenses and return everything your family gave her. The engagement is off, and from now on, we’ll have nothing to do with each other,” said Yuan Huilan firmly.

Lu Yanzhi spoke up softly, “Auntie, Li Zhi was just angry when she said she wanted to call off the engagement. She didn’t mean it. Once she recovers a bit, I’ll talk to her, apologize properly, and give her an even grander wedding.”

“No need! The engagement is off. I absolutely won’t let my daughter marry into your Lu family,” Yuan Huilan snapped. “And if she still insists on marrying you, we’ll sever ties with her!”

Everyone in the Lu family is a weirdo — not a single decent person among them. Life would be miserable if she married into that household.

Chen Guizhen sneered coldly. “You said the same things before the engagement, and look how that turned out. She still insisted on marrying him. Li Zhi gave up the college entrance exam and her future for my son. What else wouldn’t she give up? Just watch — she’ll be begging to marry into our Lu family soon enough.”

Remembering last year’s events made Yuan Huilan go dizzy with anger.

Li Zhi had acted like she was possessed, determined to jump into the Lu family’s pit no matter what. They couldn’t stop her. And now they were being mocked for it, dragging her and her husband down in shame.

Li Yongge, seeing this, handed the lunchbox and bags to Fu Tingzhou and freed his hands to support his wife. “Huilan? Huilan?”

Yuan Huilan took a deep breath, rubbing her throbbing temples. “I’m fine. Just yell back at them.”

Li Yongge turned to the Lu family and said, “You bunch of bastards — you think it’s something to brag about that you caused my daughter to miss her college exam? As if harming her once isn’t enough — now you want to ruin her life too? Let me make this clear: this engagement is over!”

Chen Guizhen was just about to respond when Lu Yanzhi cut in, “Uncle, Li Zhi still has feelings for me. Please give me one last chance. I swear I’ll treat her well and never let her get hurt again.”

Li Yongge shot back coldly, “And how exactly are you going to prove that? Anyone can make empty promises. If a man’s word could be trusted, pigs would be climbing trees.”

Every man present: “…”

Bro, you’re a man too. Why insult yourself?

As the two families bickered, Lin Xuewei suddenly arrived.

She walked up to the Lu family and said gently, “Huanhuan is awake. She’s crying to see Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle Lu.”

Her timing gave the Lu family a way out.

“Huanhuan’s awake? That’s great! Let’s go see her.”

They treated Cheng Huan like their own granddaughter.

Before they left, Yuan Huilan warned, “You may escape for now, but you won’t escape the law. Just wait for the police.”

This was a civil dispute, so even if the police got involved, it would just lead to a fine for medical costs. But she wanted to blow it up — to destroy any chance of reconciliation between Li Zhi and Lu Yanzhi.

She immediately told her husband to call their son, who was a police captain.

Although he couldn’t get involved directly due to conflict of interest, he could send someone trustworthy.

Shortly after, the doctor came out after examining Li Zhi.

“How are you family members caring for the patient? She has a mild concussion and needs rest. She hasn’t been fully examined yet, but her condition has worsened. She says her head hurts. We’ll move the scan up to around 2 PM.”

“Yes, yes, we’ll be more careful in the future.”

“Thank you, doctor.”

After the medical staff left, Yuan Huilan entered the room and saw her daughter’s red eyes. “How useless — getting bullied like this.”

“Mom, calm down. I fought back. That last shove? I let her push me on purpose. Only if I’m the clear victim will the army easily approve my request to cancel the engagement.”

She asked seriously, “Mom, one last time — do you really want me to call off the engagement?”

“I do. I’ll call the unit this afternoon and explain everything. I won’t let Lu Yanzhi get that marriage approval report.”

Once he had that report, he wouldn’t even need her present to get married — just one signature and it’d be done. She wouldn’t allow that to happen.

Marriage followed by divorce disgusted her. She didn’t want any ties to the Lu family — ever.

“Mom, Dad, I’m sorry for worrying you. I’ll call in the afternoon. From now on, I’ll be obedient and won’t let you worry about me anymore.”

Yuan Huilan stroked her head. “Parents are meant to worry about their children. We don’t mind, as long as you’re okay. Lu Yanzhi is not the right one for you.”

Soon, two police officers arrived.

Li Yongge took them to the attending doctor’s office to review Li Zhi’s file, then interviewed several bystanders before heading downstairs to confront Chen Guizhen about compensation.

Chen Guizhen never expected them to actually bring in the police. She refused. “She’s my daughter-in-law — I’m her mother-in-law. It’s a family issue. We’ll handle it privately — no need for the police to interfere.”

The officer replied, “As far as we know, there’s no marriage license, so she’s not legally your daughter-in-law. The woman’s family has no intention of marrying into yours anymore, so this isn’t a family dispute. You pushed her — you’re responsible for her medical costs.”

Their captain’s younger sister was beautiful like a fairy, but unlucky enough to meet a scumbag. They weren’t going to let the fairy get bullied.

Li Yongge added, “My daughter needs a brain scan this afternoon. It’s expensive. Hand over 100 yuan first.”

Chen Guizhen cried out, “100 yuan?! Why don’t you just rob us? Even 10 yuan is too much!”

“Ten yuan? What, are you giving handouts to beggars? My daughter injured her head and arm — 100 yuan is too little. I was going to ask for 200, but seeing how poor you are and how you even made her pay for her own wedding, I settled for 100. Don’t even think about bargaining.”

The Lu family looked terrible.

Chen Guizhen sneered, “Your daughter shamelessly clung to my son — he didn’t even want to marry her!”

She turned to the officers. “Officer, they’re obviously extorting us. A scan doesn’t cost that much! Besides, she was already hit by a car before this — she’s probably not just concussed but crazy too. One minute she wants to marry, the next she doesn’t — how is that normal?”

Yuan Huilan pointed at her. “You’re the one who’s crazy — senile and demented! My daughter was left at the altar by your son. She’s not desperate enough to still want him!”

Chen Guizhen wasn’t fazed. “Yuan Huilan, I’m not going to argue nonsense with you. Your daughter was engaged to my son. If she doesn’t marry him now, who else will want a used woman? Don’t come begging us later when no one else wants her.”

Li Yongge chimed in, “Don’t worry — even if no one wants her, we’ll never beg you.”

Lu Yanzhi tried to salvage the situation. “Let’s not make this worse. I still want to marry into the Li family. Mom, stop talking. I’ll pay the 100 yuan — Li Zhi is my fiancée, so I should cover her medical costs.”

Yuan Huilan cried out dramatically and immediately distanced herself. “Don’t twist things — that money is compensation for my daughter’s injuries from your mother’s assault.”

Lu Yanzhi said in a low voice, “Auntie, I know I was wrong yesterday. I’ll apologize to Li Zhi sincerely and win her forgiveness. Please give me another chance.”

“You have no more chances. I’ll never let my daughter marry you. Just pay up.”

The Lu family gathered all the money they had — only 60 yuan.

Lin Xuewei, seeing this, took 40 yuan from the medical money she had prepared for her daughter and lent it to Lu Yanzhi.

Once the Li family and the police left, Chen Guizhen kept grumbling in the hospital room.

“So what if they have money from doing business? Think they’re so great?”

“Just wait till my son becomes a battalion commander or a general — the Li family will be bowing and scraping to please me.”

Lu Yanzhi sighed. “Mom, you and Dad aren’t in good health and need care. If we call off the engagement, you’ll have to return all the gifts and benefits you got from the Lis. Can you bear to part with that gold bracelet and necklace from Li Zhi?”

He was the only one in the family with a job. His dad had a small pension that barely covered his medicine. He also had to support the whole family and pay for his sister Lu Jiaxin’s schooling. His 135-yuan monthly salary was gone in a flash.

Chen Guizhen said, “I’m fine. I can take care of your father. Don’t sacrifice your happiness for us.”

Lu Yanzhi was hiding something. The doctor had told him his mother would likely be paralyzed in a few years.

Lu Jiaxin was spoiled and useless. She couldn’t even take care of herself, let alone their parents.

Li Zhi had money, beauty, and kindness — she took care of the family and even spent on them. Marrying her was a win-win.

“Mom, the doctor said your back injury is serious — you shouldn’t be bending over.”

“Oh right! I forgot — Li Zhi pushed me into the door earlier and I hurt my back. It still hurts. If I’d known, I’d have had it checked too and scammed them for more. What a loss. Ugh.” Chen Guizhen slapped her thigh angrily, then changed her tune. “Yanzhi, just coax her back and marry her first.”

Let’s see how she tortures that little brat afterward.

Lin Xuewei blamed herself. “Auntie, Li Zhi only targeted you all because she was angry at Yanzhi for abandoning her at the wedding. It’s my fault. I’ll apologize to her when Huanhuan is better. Please don’t blame her.”

“You poor thing, Xuewei. If only Li Zhi were as understanding and sweet as you.”

“You flatter me, Auntie.”

…

That afternoon, Li Zhi completed her exam.

Li Yongge’s secretary came to fetch him for an urgent factory matter.

Yuan Huilan also had a lot of work at the workshop and rarely dared to take time off.

Li Zhi said, “Mom, Dad, go ahead. I can take care of myself.”

Her concussion was fake, and her arm injury didn’t interfere with daily life.

Yuan Huilan worried, “I’m afraid that Lu family will come bother you again once we leave.”

Li Zhi reassured, “With Captain Fu around, they wouldn’t dare.”

Fu Tingzhou said just in time, “Uncle, Auntie, I’m also responsible for Li Zhi’s injury. I’ll look after her until she recovers — you can rest assured.”

“Alright then, we’ll leave her to you. I’ll ask Moli to come help too. I’ll be back after work,” said Yuan Huilan, worried about gossip from a young man and woman alone together.

It was summer break. Li Jingze was away interning with his professor.

The only one free at home was Li Moli.