Moreover, the girl who was bullied is Xiao Tong. If Min Rui truly ignored it and let things escalate, he’d probably feel guilty for the rest of his life, maybe even hate the person he is today.
"But Min Rui only got hurt because he was trying to save Tong Tong."
Xiao Jin looked apologetic, his worry plain in his eyes: "How about this—I’ll cover Min Rui’s surgery, hospital fees, and later on, his nutrition expenses."
It was his son lying in that operating room. Even though he hadn’t acknowledged the boy as his own, the blood tie couldn’t be severed. If not for that kid, Tong Tong would almost certainly have been ruined today. Thinking of this made Xiao Jin feel deeply guilty, and his heart ached for Min Rui.
The college entrance exam was around the corner, but Min Rui was lying in the operating room now. All Xiao Jin could hope for was that Min Rui’s injury wasn’t too serious—otherwise, if he missed the exam, things would be bad.
"No need."
Kang Li shook her head.
"By rights, my family should take care of all Min Rui’s hospital expenses, and besides, I am..."
Of course, I am Min Rui’s biological father—but Xiao Jin didn’t finish this sentence. He knew he had no right to call himself Min Rui’s father in front of Kang Li, since he’d never fulfilled a parent’s responsibility for a single day.
Even if it wasn’t his fault—he didn’t know at first that he had a son—what had he done for the child after he found out?
Nothing. He hadn’t done anything.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, just that he couldn’t. Still, that made him unworthy of calling himself Min Rui’s father.
Xiao Jin laughed bitterly to himself.
It wasn’t out of selfishness—he wasn’t worried that acknowledging Min Rui would affect his current family or his job. It was that he didn’t want to burden Min Rui psychologically. He didn’t want to shamelessly snatch the credit from Kang Li and Luo Yanqing. He didn’t want Min Rui to be shamed because of his existence as the biological father.
So, after learning Min Rui was his flesh and blood, Xiao Jin thought it over repeatedly and decided: if anything wasn’t good for Min Rui, he wouldn’t do it.
This might be the only thing he could do for Min Rui!
"If you insist, then let you cover the costs."
Kang Li knew that if she kept refusing, the person in front of her would feel guilty, maybe even develop a lingering regret.
Fine, since he was willing to pay for her eldest son’s hospital expenses, she’d let him.
Over two hours later, the light above the operating room door went off.
With a bang, the operating room door swung open from inside.


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