After Prison, She Shocks the World
Chapter 111: Drastic Diseases Require Drastic Remedies

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: Drastic Diseases Require Drastic Remedies

Yunhui looked puzzled as she watched Fu Bing walk into the courtyard and then into the house.

Dr. Liu said, "Her current vital signs are normal, you can rest assured."

"What did Old Madam Chu say to Miss Fu?"

Dr. Liu repeated Old Madam Chu’s words.

Yunhui stared in disbelief at Old Madam Chu, who was feigning sleep, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Wasn’t Fu Bing’s behavior just now reminiscent of how she herself had offered her sincere heart all these years? No matter how warm the sincerity offered, in Old Madam Chu’s eyes, it was always misinterpreted.

Once Fu Bing knew she was critically ill, not only did she rush over in the shortest possible time, but she also brought a highly skilled medical friend.

And what did she receive in return?

Once the medical staff had left, Yunhui finally said, "What do you really want? Do you feel comfortable driving everyone away from you? Do you really want to live alone?"

"You think embroidery should be elegant, kept on high shelves, admired by all. Indeed, some pieces are so exquisite that one can only look up to them. But does that mean artisans whose skills aren’t as fine don’t deserve to live in this world? Do people who can’t afford top-tier embroidery not deserve their own pieces?"

"I think they should also be able to enjoy the embroidery that they can afford. That is the true beauty of embroidery."

"We have no intention of changing your long-held views, and we also hope you don’t get angry because of them. You can say any cruel words to me; I can tolerate them because we have a bond stretching back decades. But you can’t hurt her just because you’re Miss Fu’s great-grandmother in name only. You never gave her love or any help while she was growing up. What right do you have to hurt her?"

Yunhui’s tone was still very calm.

She did not want Old Madam Chu to die clinging to her obsessions. She hoped, rather, that Old Madam Chu would resolve her inner conflicts and not confine her heart to a single facet of embroidery.

Old Madam Chu said, "She came to save me just for the Chu Family Embroidery Manual. Without the manual, I’m worthless to her."

"You once thought the same of me, believing that everyone who was kind to you had ulterior motives. Now, I’ve left Yunxi Lane, and I no longer manage the Chu Family Embroidery House. If I were after the manual, I would have persisted until I outlived you; I would have found the manual eventually. To those who cherish embroidery, the manual is a priceless treasure. To someone with no talent for it like me, it’s just an ordinary book. I no longer care whose hands it’s in."

Old Madam Chu asked incredulously, "Are you really giving up?"

"I’m already choosing a location for my own embroidery studio, where I’ll do the embroidery I love. As for the Chu Family Embroidery House, you can handle it. Find a lawyer and draft a new will whenever you have time; give it to whomever you wish. I only have one suggestion."

"Is it your place to give me advice?" Old Madam Chu looked very displeased.

"Whether you want to hear it or not, I have to say this. I’ve met Fu Bing a few times, and her attire is always exquisite, adorned with extremely fine embroidery. She clearly has a deep understanding of embroidery. Entrusting the Chu Family Embroidery House to her would be an excellent choice. She’s also very close friends with Ya Rui, the founder of Ya Garden. Together, they would surely take good care of the Chu Family Embroidery House and wouldn’t destroy the century-old legacy you and the Chu Family have built."

"Yunhui, after more than forty years, you are still so timid! Is this how I taught you?!" Old Madam Chu’s chest heaved, and she looked as if she could faint at any moment.

Yunhui anxiously looked towards the doorway.

Fu Bing had come in at some point and was standing by the doorway, ready to intervene.

Looking into Fu Bing’s eyes, Yunhui said, "Handing over the Chu Family Embroidery House to her is the best choice right now, and it’s the choice that will best realize your past beautiful vision for it."

She had lived in the shadows of Old Madam Chu and Fu Ya for over forty years. Even though she had found her own path through continuous learning and research, those two still stood firmly before her like towering mountains, blocking her way forward. No matter what she wanted to do, she had to face intense internal conflict because of them. She had wasted too much precious time; she didn’t want to spend any more valuable time struggling against them.

Fu Ya had passed away. Before her death, she hadn’t left behind many impressive embroideries; her legacy was more her love for Fu Bing. She was no longer a contender.

Old Madam Chu would just blindly negate her, offering no reasons for her denials. Such negations could no longer contribute to her growth; they only made her feel upset. Fu Bing and Ya Rui had never been suppressed by Old Madam Chu, so they could ignore her negations.

"You really are hopeless!" Old Madam Chu exclaimed angrily.

Fu Bing walked up to Old Madam Chu’s bedside. "I now understand Aunt Yunhui’s feelings, and I also understand yours. You’ve watched Ya Garden grow step by step, anxious yet powerless. Your inherent pride is gone. The only thing you still cling to is the Chu Family Embroidery Manual, which you believe can help you defeat Ya Garden and re-establish the Chu Family Embroidery House as the leader in the embroidery field. But Aunt Yunhui, who was most obedient to you, is leaving. You have no one left to use, right?"

"It’s none of your business." Old Madam Chu, her thoughts exposed, grew even more irritable.

"If it concerns you, it definitely concerns me," Fu Bing said calmly, looking at her. "Haven’t you realized anything after your trip to the Ghost Gate Pass? When a person dies, everything is gone. You’re the only one left in the Chu Family. I know the burden on you is heavy, and you don’t want the former glory of the Chu Family to fade. But haven’t the things you’ve done all these years been precisely what’s causing the Chu Family to disappear? I’ll tell you frankly: once you’re gone, the Chu Family will vanish completely. Instead of departing this world full of disappointment, why not think about fulfilling your remaining wishes while you’re still alive? The people around you really aren’t bad; it’s you who looks down on them."

"And what about yourself? You haven’t even dedicated your own life to the Chu Family Embroidery House. What right do you have to demand that others give up everything for *your* Chu Family? Tell me, when was the last time you held a needle? How many years ago did you last sketch an embroidery design? You’ve betrayed embroidery, betrayed the Chu Family! On what grounds do you demand that people who aren’t even part of the Chu Family dedicate their entire lives to *your* Chu Family?!"

Yunhui stopped Fu Bing, "Your words are too harsh."

"A severe illness requires strong medicine. Otherwise, all the suffering she’s endured this time will have been for nothing."

Old Madam Chu looked at Fu Bing in shock as she pulled out two thick stacks of drawing paper from her bag. One stack was Fu Bing’s; the other contained designs Yunhui had left behind in Yunxi Lane and hadn’t taken with her.

"This is what Aunt Yunhui and I have done for embroidery. We dare not say how deeply we love this field, but at least we are still contributing to it, willing to grow with it. What about you?"

"Aside from continuous criticism, what else have you done?"

"No, that’s not all. You also dangled a carrot in front of Aunt Yunhui and others, enticing them to strive toward the goals you set, just so you could continue to belittle them and gain a sense of superiority!"