Chapter 141: I Cannot Be That Selfish

Unexpectedly, their escape was uncovered the very next day. Yu Xin was caught red-handed by Bai Yunchuan in Xiao Xiao’s rented apartment, the whole incident carrying an almost fated air of misfortune.

It began when Bai Yunchuan couldn’t find Yu Xin, and the Yu family came knocking on the Bai household’s door. Naturally, Bai Yunchuan immediately thought of Xiao Xiao. Yu Xin believed the place most threatening would also be the safest, but she underestimated Bai Yunchuan’s single-minded determination. Xiao Xiao’s phone had died, and Bai Yunchuan was too embarrassed to go to her company looking for her; unaware that Xiao Xiao was currently staying with Lin Shuo, he simply went straight to her apartment. Thus, bypassing the chance to ask for Xiao Xiao’s help, he found Yu Xin directly.

For Bai Yunchuan, it was an unexpected boon; for Yu Xin, it was far less fortunate. She watched the car enter the small alley and briefly pondered how to hide, but the cramped space left her no choice. After a few turns, Bai Yunchuan appeared at the door, both surprised and delighted.

When Xiao Xiao arrived, she was equally shocked. She had only come to deliver food and drinks to Yu Xin but ended up overhearing the reason behind Yu Xin’s flight.

“Yunchuan, please don’t tell my family,” Yu Xin pleaded.

Bai Yunchuan replied reluctantly, “Forget it, I can’t be that selfish.”

Yu Xin grew desperate, clutching Bai Yunchuan and refusing to let go. “What’s more important right now: comforting my family or saving your mother?”

Those words struck Bai Yunchuan deeply. He pulled Yu Xin into an embrace, reluctant to let go. “I honestly don’t know what to say. My mother treated you that way before, yet you’re willing to donate your liver to her. If I were her, I’d feel unworthy. But she’s still my mother. I’ll find a way to get another donor for her. You should go back—don’t put me in such a difficult position.”

No one could have predicted such a drastic turn of events. Outside, Xiao Xiao listened in stunned disbelief. It seemed fate was playing yet another cruel joke on the ill-fated couple, Bai Yunchuan and Yu Xin. Bai’s mother’s condition had rapidly worsened, and a liver transplant had become imperative. Yu Xin secretly underwent compatibility tests without telling anyone. Though initially hopeless, she turned out to be the best match. The doctors were overjoyed, urging her to prepare for surgery immediately.

But once Bai Yunchuan and the Yu family found out, all hell broke loose. Since their divorce, the Yu family had blamed everything on Bai’s mother and naturally opposed their daughter saving such a malicious woman. Yu Xin had no choice but to run away secretly, only returning after the surgery was done. At that point, there was no point in regrets; the deed was done.

The most difficult position was Bai Yunchuan’s. On one side was the lover he could not abandon; on the other, the mother who had raised him. More importantly, this was not a mere transaction.

“Yunchuan, listen to me. If heaven has chosen me, it means this is fate between me and your mother. She cannot wait any longer. Will you regret this for the rest of your life?” Yu Xin’s tears flowed freely. Bai Yunchuan shook his head unconsciously, but how could he face his family? How could he explain the origin of the organ? If Yu Xin saved Bai’s mother under such ambiguous circumstances, wouldn’t that feel like theft to the family?

“Let me say something,” Xiao Xiao suddenly broke in. Both were startled. Yu Xin wiped her tears and asked, “You heard everything?” Xiao Xiao nodded and sighed deeply once more.