Chapter 6: Safeguarding My Brother's Life

Selling the house—did it truly mean becoming subordinate to Ni Fang, or was it just satisfying Ni Qingguo’s greed? Who didn’t understand that?

“You…” Uncle Liu, as an outsider, found it difficult to say much. He looked at Lin Wei anxiously and said, “Weiwei, that’s your father’s house. Are you really going to watch them squander your father’s inheritance without a word?”

“You old fool, what are you talking about? This is my family’s house; what does it have to do with you? Enough, the witnesses have already signed off. Please leave now.”

“Weiwei.” Uncle Liu was still reluctant.

Lin Wei grabbed his arm, gave it a hard squeeze as a sign, and then led him outside.

“Uncle Liu, please don’t say any more. I understand all the stakes. Since the witnesses have finished their part, could you help my father handle the matters outside?”

In a spot where the others in the living room couldn’t see, Lin Wei winked at Uncle Liu a few times, finally coaxing him away.

Returning to the living room, Lin Wei held the little one tightly in her arms. After a moment’s thought, she said, “Three to five days—handle my father’s affairs properly, then pack up my things and Yuan Yuan’s. At most, within a week, I will leave with Yuan Yuan.”

“This apartment was allotted by my father’s workplace, but once the policy allowed employees to buy their units, my father used all his savings to purchase it. It was registered solely in my mother’s name, so she has full authority over it. I have no objections. I won’t covet the money from selling the house.”

Ni Fang’s eyes lit up, then she asked, “And the house belonging to your grandparents...?”

“That one is in my father’s and aunt’s names. You can negotiate with my father, but not my aunt.”

Of course, if there were connections, that would be another matter.

In her previous life, her biological mother had pulled strings, not only selling this house but also the grandparents’ property. Along with her father’s compensation fund, a total of eighty thousand yuan was taken to her uncle’s home.

But within six months, her uncle squandered it all and then kicked the three of them out.

On the very first day after being thrown out, her younger brother was abducted in broad daylight—never to be heard from again.

Judging by the current situation, whether it was the house sale or the police station’s actions, it was likely Xiao Yuanbing orchestrating everything behind the scenes.

She was now a powerless orphan, utterly unable to fight these people.

More than revenge, her priority was to protect her brother’s life.

She wasn’t worried about whether these people would find her, but if they did, she would strike them down with lethal force.

—

Nowadays, there was no tradition of keeping the body at home for three days; after only one night, Lin’s father was taken to the crematorium.

In front of the neighbors, Ni Fang paid for the urn without hesitation.

This gave Lin Wei and Uncle Liu a chance to speak privately.

“Weiwei…”

“Uncle Liu, you don’t need to say anything—I understand everything.”

“If you understand, then why did you agree? This is completely unfair. Your mother is awful; it’s one thing to side with your uncle, but doesn’t she think about you and Yuan Yuan at all?”

“What can I do, Uncle Liu? I have to take my brother away quickly.” Lin Wei glanced around cautiously, then whispered, “You know my uncle’s son, Yaozu, was diagnosed with uremia.”

Seeing Uncle Liu nod, Lin Wei hurried on, “My classmate’s parents are doctors. I wanted to consult them about what to do with this situation, to ease my uncle’s burden. But this illness is incurable. Yaozu now undergoes dialysis three times a week just to survive.”

“But this disease is costly—no amount of money is enough. The doctors suggested a kidney transplant. If Yaozu could get a good kidney, there’s a high chance of recovery. But good kidneys are hard to come by—who would donate these days?”

“And then my own uncle secretly took Yuan Yuan to the hospital for tissue typing without telling anyone.”

“That…” Uncle Liu was startled, stepping back in shock. “Keep talking, keep talking.”

“Because I happened to be there at the right time, and Yaozu is young, as soon as I mentioned it, the doctors knew who I meant. After some questioning, I managed to find out the latest tissue typing results.”

“The match was successful, Uncle Liu. They matched. Do you know what that means? With my mother’s character, she’d give Yuan Yuan’s kidney to Yaozu without a second thought. But why? My uncle never asked for our consent.”

“And then? Did they find out?”

Uncle Liu’s anxious voice prompted Lin Wei: “No. I swapped the failed tissue typing results with the successful ones to keep them in the dark.”

“Uncle Liu, I know 500 yuan isn’t enough, but to avoid exposing everything, I just want to leave with my brother as soon as possible. This is the only way.”

—

“But, child, everyone knows you got into Jiangcheng University. What if they come looking for you there? You and your brother would be found, and without anyone to rely on, how would you live?”

“Those are worries for the future—if I even live that long. Without life, thinking about that is pointless.” Lin Wei smiled wryly. “Uncle, I’m telling you this because I know you won’t mention it to anyone. But I need to ask you one more favor.”

“Tell me. You’re like family to me; whatever I can do, I will.”

“It’s nothing big. I just want you to keep an eye on my mother’s whereabouts. Nothing else matters. If they leave Xinxian, especially if they go to Jiangcheng, please let me know. Once I settle there, I’ll give you my address.”

Uncle Liu sighed. “Alright, alright. Don’t worry. When it’s a matter of life, I won’t say a word.”

Lin Wei wanted to ask more, but Ni Qingguo, impatient, approached not far off.

“Finished yet? Stop dragging this out. It’s just an urn—no matter what you choose, it won’t turn into a royal tomb.”

Uncle Liu wanted to retort but held his tongue. “Humph.”

Frustrated, Uncle Liu left, and Lin Wei followed.

What she told Uncle Liu wasn’t a lie—she had indeed consulted her classmate’s parents about Ni Yaozu’s illness.

But coincidences were rare in this world.

And Ni Qingguo would soon learn about the kidney transplant and secretly take her brother for tissue typing.

Though it happened afterward, she wasn’t lying, was she?

Isn’t this precisely how subtle storytelling works?