S Country.
The simple basic treatment had concluded, and Jin Ke’er sat on the bed in the treatment room, draped with a blanket, her expression unreadable.
Due to the hastiness of the treatment, many unknown aftereffects were left behind, and a considerable price was paid just to transport the treatment equipment back to the country.
Jin Ke’er, however, showed no reaction to this. As long as it achieved her goal, no cost was too great.
Since childhood, whatever she desired had to be obtained; otherwise, she would constantly dwell on it, unable to find peace.
She knew her condition might be a psychological disorder, but Jin Ke’er did not care.
There were very few things in this world she could not acquire.
And Su Li was no exception.
She could end the deal with Su Li now and, naturally, make another deal with her later.
To make a deal with Su Li was to give herself an opportunity.
Every one of her previous partners had begged her time and again for cooperation.
Even when she breached their agreements and refused collaboration, the one apologizing was never her.
Her mind planned ahead for what to do after returning home.
Jin Ke’er placed her phone beneath her blanket, letting the sounds of Su Li’s soft breathing and the continuous vibrations emanate from it.
A blush crept onto her cheeks, and she couldn’t help but softly hum repeatedly.
Since the treatment in S Country had reached a certain stage, there were no medical staff accompanying her in the observation room now; whatever she did in the room remained unseen.
There was no need anymore to maintain the façade of a big family heir, as before.
Her fingers suddenly clenched tightly on the blanket embroidered with honeysuckle flowers, like a drowning person clutching a ship’s rail amidst a storm.
Her spine arched into a crescent moon shape, while outside, the plane tree leaves were lifted by the night wind, revealing their silvery undersides.
The entire forest resounded like tidal waves.
At the moment her knuckles turned white, she heard the clear sound of dew falling from lotus petals, the universe collapsing into a twinkling star on her eyelash.
Feeling the dampness on her clothes, Jin Ke’er let out a long breath.
The suppressed and restless emotions vanished like smoke.
Under the blanket, Su Li’s faint breathing continued playing, while Jin Ke’er’s rosy cheeks turned to gaze into the distance.
Fortunately, Jin Keer’s phone was waterproof and was unaffected by this.
Otherwise, managing the data on the phone alone would be an immense hassle.
Indeed, Su Li was her cure; just the thought of soon seeing Su Li filled Jin Ke’er’s heart with anticipation, causing her irritation and oppression to dissipate.
After Jin Ke’er was sent away, the entire medical team breathed a collective sigh of relief.
Finally, they no longer had to serve this living hell.
The shadow Jin Ke’er cast over them could not be made up for with money.
Even as the Chief Doctor repeatedly comforted the rest of the medical team, telling them that even she had taken a slap from Jin Ke’er, no one could accept it.
After all, everyone had worked hard to get where they were; each was a person of stature.
They weren’t short of money, but their humiliated dignity could not be bought.
The Chief Doctor had been deceived by Jin Ke’er’s elegant appearance at first.
But when it came to the possibility of running away, she dared not even think about it, fearing something bad might happen before she left her post.
When Jin Ke’er invited their medical team to return to the country to treat her, the Chief Doctor immediately refused without hesitation.
After her refusal, the team unanimously agreed with her decision and sighed in relief.
That night, the Chief Doctor wrote down the treatments Jin Ke’er would need upon returning home and handed it over to Jin Ke’er to give to domestic doctors.
In her heart, the Chief Doctor thought, “If my fellow path is doomed, then I’ll go down with them. If others won’t enter hell, then I will.”
She couldn’t understand what kind of person could tolerate Jin Ke’er’s violent temper.
Surely it couldn’t be a robot, right?
Even an AI would likely be overwhelmed, showing ‘server busy, please try again later.’
When Jin Ke’er left on a private plane, the medical team looked at each other, tears streaming down their faces.
They had endured the toughest moment of their lives together; calling it comradeship in arms was not an exaggeration.
Sitting on the plane, Jin Ke’er propped her head up, still wrapped in the blanket.
Seeing the sorrowful looks on everyone’s faces filled her heart with disdain.
She did not believe anyone could refuse money; if they did, it was only because the money wasn’t enough.
Some people simply lacked the corresponding value and weren’t worth her paying such a price.
She once thought Su Li wasn’t worth that value, but now, Su Li had passed her test.
As the private plane took off, Jin Ke’er’s excitement was already unbearable.
Though it was Su Li who had driven her to madness, the thought of returning to her family filled her with exhilaration.
She pushed thoughts of Su Li to the back of her mind.
Su Li was nothing more than a minor episode in her life, irrelevant and trivial.
Just a matter of spending some money to resolve—no need to dwell on it.
After the plane landed, Jin Ke’er took a luxury car back to the Jin Family estate.
Looking at the beautiful scenery within the family grounds, a mixture of memories and excitement appeared on her face.
The high walls of blue bricks and black tiles stretched endlessly, tracing the contours of time along winding paths.
Ivy crawled thickly over the walls like a green curtain woven by time.
The copper ring on the vermilion main gate gleamed with the luster of history, the Family Motto Plaque above the door solemn and dignified.
In the suddenly open courtyard, ancient cypress trees soared, their dense branches forming a canopy that blocked out the sun.
Under the mottled shadows, stone paths wound through the various residences.
Outside the estate, members of the Jin Family were waiting to welcome her.
“Ke’er has lost weight; she mustn’t have eaten well at the sanatorium. Wang Ma! Get the Thirty-Year Aged Tangerine Peel Bird’s Nest from the cellar and start cooking!”
Second Uncle Jin Zhenbang looked at Jin Ke’er sitting in a wheelchair and wanted to pat her shoulder blades but withdrew his hand, smiling instead.
“This Nanyang Pearl Necklace really complements Ke’er’s skin tone. Our eldest sister used to wear it when she was alive.”
“Sis, the Phantom in the garage is still reserved for you. The engine listens much better than those antique furnishings in the old house.”
“Welcome back, welcome back. We’ve saved the Family Financial Director position for you.”
“Sister’s pulse is racing; did the foreign doctors not teach you how to relax?”
Watching the Jin Family members crowding around Jin Ke’er, chattering one after another, Lan Yinyun’s frown flashed briefly.
She stood silently behind Jin Ke’er, holding the wheelchair, saying nothing.
At this moment, Jin Ke’er was thoroughly enjoying the warm and harmonious atmosphere of Home.