After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Yao Mingyue said, looking at her pale face reflected in the window: "Mom, please touch up my makeup."

"Silly girl, why worry about makeup at a time like this."

"In a bit... he and Nuannuan will be here, I don't want to look less pretty than her..." Yao Mingyue hummed, speaking in a relaxed tone.

But Liu Rushuang felt a pang of pain in her heart upon hearing this.

This silly girl, she is clearly worried that her pale face will make them more anxious and wants to cover it up a bit.

My daughter, everything's fine about her, except she can't be straightforward...

"Alright."

Liu Rushuang didn't refuse her, taking out foundation and blush to gently cover the bloodless cheeks of her daughter. The scent of the foundation made Yao Mingyue cough uncontrollably.

"This is fine."

Liu Rushuang took out lipstick and gently dabbed it on her dry, pale lips, blending it evenly, making her look a bit more lively.

But the emaciated figure and the long-suppressed weakness and exhaustion could not be covered.

Yet, Yao Mingyue was still beautiful. The makeup made her pale face have a delicate, rosy beauty like peach blossoms.

Liu Rushuang held the mirror in front of her daughter: "See, my daughter is always the most beautiful in the world."

Yao Mingyue looked at herself in the mirror. The makeup concealed her pallor, but her eyes inevitably showed some weakness and exhaustion.

In this state... she really didn't look like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl.

She saw her mother trying to smile and smiled, too.

"Of course, I inherited your genes, mom, of course, I'm the prettiest."

"You child..."

Liu Rushuang stroked her head, revealing a bit of warmth even in this despairing atmosphere.

"Knock, knock..."

There was a knock at the door.

"They're here."

Liu Rushuang spoke, looking at her daughter.

Yao Mingyue also tried to sit up straighter, rubbed her cold cheeks, and made herself smile more naturally, nodding to her mom.

Only then did Liu Rushuang stand up, taking a deep breath as she put her hand on the doorknob, slowly opening the door.

Outside the door.

Xu Musen, An Nuannuan, Mother Xu, and Father Xu.

"You are here."

Liu Rushuang tried to show a relaxed smile, but at the next moment, Mother Xu had already seen Yao Mingyue lying on the hospital bed through the door.

Although some pallor was covered by the foundation, after so many years of spending time together, Mother Xu could still see how fragile Yao Mingyue was at a glance.

"Ming Yue..."

Mother Xu had been in a daze all the way here, her suppressed emotions now uncontrollable. She stumbled to the bedside, holding Yao Mingyue's cold hand.

Feeling her icy hand and weak expression, Mother Xu's eyes reddened, and she trembled as she asked: "Child, what's happening to you... how did you get so thin, look at you, you didn't tell me, what's wrong with you..."

Mother Xu's trembling words lost all logic. Everyone present looked at Yao Mingyue in silent reverie.

The once bright and proud girl now lay on the hospital bed, her haggard appearance creating an enormous contrast that was hard to accept.

Liu Rushuang, who had been forcing herself to stay calm just now, felt her nose sting as she saw Mother Xu's tears.

"Auntie, I'm fine..."

Yao Mingyue sniffled, showing a weak smile. Holding Mother Xu's warm hand, she felt as though her illness was slightly soothed by her caring gaze.

She took a deep breath, her eyes meeting Xu Musen and An Nuannuan's briefly before finally settling on Mother Xu and Father Xu.

"Auntie Jie, Uncle Xu, I'm sorry for keeping this from you... I have a bit of a health problem.

It's been an issue since I was very young. The doctor said that my heart function is inadequate and that I shouldn't be overly stimulated. In winter, various complications are likely. Even with good luck avoiding accidents, my life expectancy might not exceed fifty..."

Yao Mingyue's voice was calm, as if she were talking about something trivial, but these words struck Mother Xu and Father Xu like a lightning bolt.

Life expectancy not exceeding fifty...

Fifty years, a time when one might just have been married for twenty years, reaching middle age, and barely seeing their children grow up.

They had known Yao Mingyue had been frail and sickly since childhood, but they never imagined it could be this severe.

Mother Xu's eyes were brimming with tears, and Father Xu's hands trembled. They had never heard Yao Mingyue's parents mention this.

"Don't blame my parents; they didn't want you to worry about me either... After all, it's something unavoidable."

Yao Mingyue tightly held Mother Xu's hand, like a child seeking comfort: "And there's still a glimmer of hope. The doctor said if I choose surgery, and it succeeds, I might have a chance of full recovery."

Mother Xu finally saw a sliver of hope, but seeing Yao Mingyue's haggard face, she caught the other side of her words.

"And if... if the surgery fails..."

This question made the atmosphere in the ward unbearably tense.

Especially Liu Rushuang, who was biting her lips tightly, her nails digging into her flesh, with a pain in her heart that was even more intense.

Mother Xu stared into her eyes, but this girl she had watched grow up now concealed deeply hidden emotions in her weakened gaze.