Chapter 1241: Chapter 1241: Extra Story of the Eel 78
At this moment, everyone else snapped back to reality and gathered in the hospital room.
Su Man’s mother steadied herself and said to the doctor, “Since you’re here, please arrange for an examination. As thorough as possible, to rule out any hidden issues, so we can have peace of mind.”
The doctor looked at Su Man’s mother suspiciously. “Are you a relative of the patient?”
“No.” Su Man’s mother straightened her back, her demeanor poised. “My daughter accidentally knocked this gentleman unconscious. We want to clarify the extent of his injuries before discussing compensation.”
The doctor understood and gave a slight nod. “The full package?”
Su Man’s mother nodded. “The full package.”
The weeping woman nearby hurriedly lifted her head and chimed in, “Yes, the full package! Charge her for the costs!”
And so, the doctor arranged for a cranial CT, cranial MRI, head and neck CTA, EEG, MEG, cerebral angiography, and so on.
While writing the forms, the doctor casually asked, “Do you want to do a lumbar puncture to analyze cerebrospinal fluid?”
The woman’s face turned ghostly pale. “P-puncture? … This… n-no, let’s not do that, okay?”
“Not do it? How could that work?” Su Man’s mother interjected coldly. “What if he falls into a coma after leaving the hospital? Wouldn’t it still be blamed on us? I say we complete all the tests, so everyone can rest easy.”
“No, no way!” The woman stammered, “My boyfriend is so weak right now, he can’t handle so many tests… You’re bullying us! We’re not doing it!”
“First, you demand the full package, and now you refuse it! What exactly do you want?!” Su Man’s mother pressed aggressively. “If you’re not going to proceed, then write a guarantee! A document stating that if he has any more brain issues, it has nothing to do with us!”
The woman, startled by her shouting, burst into tears again. “You and your daughter are both terrible people! Your daughter knocked my boyfriend unconscious, and now, as the mother, you’re trying to kill him!”
“What nonsense are you spouting?!” Su Man’s mother, furious, jabbed a finger at her. “Say that one more time, and I’ll sue you for slander!!!”
Li Li’s parents hurried to calm both sides, while the doctor and nurses also stepped in to mediate.
—This farce dragged on until 2 a.m., finally ending with intervention from the police and tea being served.
After the commotion, everyone was exhausted. Su Man’s mother took a ride with Li Li’s family to return, while Su Man personally drove Lu Yuwen back to his hotel.
By now, her mood had completely recovered, and she could talk about the events of the day with Lu Yuwen as if they were a joke. When mentioning the man, her tone was full of disdain; when the woman came up, her emotions turned complicated.
“When I saw that man punching and kicking her, I stepped in out of goodwill, but she turned around and blamed me instead.” Su Man couldn’t understand, sighed as she gripped the steering wheel, “Why would anyone want to be with a guy who has tendencies for domestic violence…”
Lu Yuwen, sitting in the passenger seat, spoke slowly, “There are various reasons. Maybe she has a masochistic tendency. Maybe she has nowhere else to go and has to compromise by staying with him. Maybe she doesn’t have a job and has been relying on him to support her. Maybe after being subjected to domestic violence for so long, her psychological state is no longer normal. Or maybe she did something wrong herself—like cheating—and was caught, and now she’s trying to seek his forgiveness, so she tolerates the man’s violence to some extent…”
Su Man clicked her tongue and couldn’t help glancing at him. “I was just casually talking, and you came up with all that…”
Lu Yuwen chuckled. “I work in the restaurant business, so I meet all kinds of people—especially couples. I’ve seen my fair share.”
He added, “In any case, no normal person would stay with someone like that—being humiliated, trampled on, enslaved. No person with a healthy sense of self could endure that kind of life.”
“…” Su Man drove in silence.
Her mind felt uneasy. They were clearly talking about today’s domestic abuser, yet as she listened, her thoughts drifted, seemingly against her will, to herself and Li Li…