No matter how resolutely the original host refused to donate, stating she didn't want their money and that there was no need for them to stay in contact, even acting as if they were strangers,
Her brother, Li Yuning, who was desperately searching for a suitable kidney donor and on the verge of collapse, couldn't let go.
They clung to her like a lifeline and refused to give up.
They remained insistent on her donating a kidney.
Furthermore, they arrogantly offered to compromise and provide more money as compensation.
The price escalated from one million to five million. They even specifically emphasized that this price was offered because she was their biological daughter, and that acquiring a kidney from any other channel would not fetch such a high price.
My goodness, hearing them say this, the original host was supposed to be grateful for this lucrative opportunity.
However, not being in dire need of money, the original host, naturally, was more inclined to listen to her son. Thus, her stance became firmer with each passing interaction. Regardless of what they said, she simply refused.
On several occasions, she almost kicked them out directly.
Seeing their biological daughter's resolute attitude and the dire situation of their son, the original host's parents, Li Rong, quickly sensed something was amiss. They began to investigate further and discovered that the original host's drastic change in attitude was closely related to her son's sudden return home.
Or rather, her attitude shifted right after her son came back.
This clearly meant her son had said something!
For this reason, they specifically delved deeper into investigating Liu Yuan, as well as the depth of the mother-son relationship. Based on the information gathered, they shifted their strategy from enticement to threats.
They implied that if the original host refused,
They had plenty of ways to ensure her son, Liu Yuan, wouldn't even make it past the first round of the competition, being eliminated within three to five days. They could also ensure he was blacklisted, and due to contractual restrictions, he would either have to pay millions in compensation or do nothing and wait.
Even if he wanted to take on part-time jobs like a waiter, it would be a breach of contract, requiring compensation.
He would be left living on a meager six hundred per month.
Before long, he would be completely demoralized and ruined.
While the Li family might not have much influence or assets in the entertainment industry, the Zhang family, into which their supposed daughter of thirty-eight years was married, held a significant position. While targeting established actors or actresses might be difficult, targeting a trainee wouldn't even require the Zhang family's direct involvement.
They could simply make a few calls.
The sheer anger, resentment, and despair the original host felt when threatened like this is beyond words.
Was this how they treated their own daughter?
It was as if they were dealing with an enemy.
What had she done in her past life to deserve such biological parents, and such adoptive parents? She couldn't even find peace and quiet!
To protect her son's dream from being shattered,
And to avoid implicating her son because of her,
The original host finally had to compromise.
She then secretly signed the surgery consent forms and other documents, unbeknownst to her son. However, organ transplant surgery isn't something that can be done immediately after both parties agree. Detailed examinations and physical conditioning are required to ensure both parties are in a suitable condition for surgery.
During this period, the survival show her son was participating in had already begun. Before the transplant surgery even took place, her son was eliminated.
Upon hearing this news, the original host's first reaction wasn't that her son lacked talent, but rather she naturally suspected her parents of not keeping their word. Enraged, she immediately turned hostile and refused to donate her kidney to her brother anymore.
However, in all honesty, heaven and earth bear witness,
Her parents had truly not interfered.
Liu Yuan, apart from his innate good looks, was quite amateurish in all other skills. Coupled with the fact that his looks weren't extraordinarily stunning, his elimination in the first round among trainees who were skilled in both singing and dancing was entirely understandable.
If the company he signed with had influence,
Or if he himself had power and connections, he might have lasted a few more rounds, or even been rigged as royalty.
But he lacked the ability and the connections for that.
Therefore, this outcome was purely normal.
Yet, the original host didn't know this. More importantly, given the threats from Li Rong and his wife, when the first-round elimination occurred, who wouldn't suspect them of orchestrating it?
However, the original host's anger was of little use.
After all, Liu Yuan had signed with a management company.
His contract was still with the company.
They still had the means to freeze his career.
For the wealthy, contracts that offered almost no restrictions were like mountains for them.
They weighed heavily on their hearts and bodies.
Therefore, the original host could only continue to compromise, feeling incredibly wronged. Her inner anger and dissatisfaction never ceased. Major emotional swings are detrimental to one's health, and combined with the recent events, it was a mental ordeal for the original host.
Before the kidney transplant surgery could even begin,
The original host had fretted herself to death.
She suffered from insomnia daily, was in a perpetually bad mood, and was forced by her biological parents to take various medications to condition her body so the kidney transplant could be completed quickly, to avoid unforeseen complications.
Coupled with other adverse factors,
The original host's death from fretting, while unexpected,
Was, in hindsight, quite inevitable.
As the memories were sorted, the original host's last wishes could be roughly summarized. Firstly, she didn't want to donate the kidney unwillingly. Secondly, she likely wished for her son to achieve his dream, or something related to him, definitely connected to her son Liu Yuan, most likely hoping for her son's well-being.
If there was a third wish, it would probably be to uncover the truth of the past, or to find a way to get revenge on her adoptive and biological parents. In Ding Yun's own interpretation, experiencing it, this is what she would have thought.
And she intended to do just that.
After all, she was now inhabiting this body. The grievances the original host suffered were no different from her own. Without venting this pent-up anger, she couldn't feel at ease.
As for imprinting her mark on the world's origin,
This did not conflict with fulfilling the original host's wishes. After all, to achieve the original host's wishes, she would need some ability and influence. And this was precisely what Ding Yun intended to do by imprinting her own mark on the world's origin.
It was a path she had to take.
However, Ding Yun wasn't in a hurry to plan the specifics. She decided to first see what golden finger she had randomly received this time, and whether it was useful before planning her future.
Then, she discovered that for this time, she had indeed randomly received a golden finger.
A golden finger that fused with her own finger,
And possessed the ability to turn stone into gold.