That night, Lin Qingxiang stayed at the hospital with Lin Qin and Liu Yaya to watch over Chen Wenjun until the next morning, after Chen Wenjun finished his surgery, before he went back.
Just as Lin Qingxiang left, Liu Yongming arrived.
He even brought some fruits and other things.
Lin Qin stared at him, protecting the child behind her, "What are you doing here?"
Liu Yongming looked at Lin Yi on the bed, laughing roguishly: "Lin Qin, look at your dad, in this sorry state, can't even help you and needs you to serve him. Can you really take care of Yaya? I'm here today to take my daughter back, she won't have a good life with you!"
Liu Yaya clutched Lin Qin's pants in fear, trying hard to hide behind her.
Liu Yongming stepped closer and closer, "Yaya, be good, come to daddy, listen! Or Daddy will get angry!"
Still, Liu Yaya tried her best to hide. Liu Yongming's face darkened immediately, "Didn't you hear what Daddy said? Get out here!"
"Wah!" Liu Yaya cried out in fear.
A nurse came in and warned, "Family members, please don't cause a disturbance in the ward, it affects the patients' rest."
"Yes, yes, we understand." Liu Yongming immediately put on a different face in front of outsiders.
He waited until the nurse had left before scowling again, blocking Lin Qin and Liu Yaya, determined to confront them.
"Let me tell you, Lin Qin, without your dad helping you, you're nothing now! I'm definitely taking Yaya away today, not even the Emperor of Heaven can stop me! When you start behaving, and clear my sister's name, I might consider forgiving you!"
Liu Yongming looked down at her arrogantly, fearless.
"Pah! You dream of taking my daughter away!"
Lin Qin rudely spat in Liu Yongming's face.
Liu Yongming let out a grim laugh, wiped the spit from his face, and grabbed Lin Qin's neck with both hands, "You ungrateful wench!"
"Mommy, mommy..." Liu Yaya cried out in terror.
Lin Ying and Xu Dahai, who had just entered the ward, were shocked.
Xu Dahai rushed forward without a word and pulled at Liu Yongming, "Let her go!"
Seeing the situation, Lin Qin decisively kicked Liu Yongming hard in the groin.
Liu Yongming was in such pain, his eyes almost popped out. His face reddened, unable to speak, he let go and crouched down, clutching his groin.
Lin Qin furiously kicked him again in the head, then leaned against the hospital bed, coughing out of breath.
Lin Ying, unable to figure out what was happening, picked up the terrified Liu Yaya to calm her down, "What's going on?"
Lin Qin said to Xu Dahai, "Brother-in-law, this scumbag wants to kill me, and take Yaya, cursing my dad; help me drive him out... Wait, check if he has any money on him, my dad's surgery cost a fortune."
Xu Dahai began to search without hesitation.
Liu Yongming, unable to resist Xu Dahai, who was strong from years of farm work, cried out in anger and pain, "Lin Qin, how dare you! This is robbery, I'm calling the police, calling the police!"
Lin Qin sneered, "Go ahead! Let's settle all accounts, including my dowry and all the work I've done for your family over the years. I want every cent you owe me!"
"Lin Qin! You will pay for this! I'll never let you go!" Liu Yongming glared at Lin Qin venomously.
"Let's see what you got!" Xu Dahai pulled sixty yuan out of Liu Yongming's pocket and handed it all to Lin Qin.
"So much? Looks like you've been doing well all these years! Of course, feeding off my blood and eating my flesh, how could you be poor?" Lin Qin mocked.
Knowing he was outnumbered, Liu Yongming could only leave in a rage.
Lin Ying was extremely worried, "Will he really call the police?"
Lin Qin shook her head, "Sister, don't worry, we're not divorced yet, and Dad is in the hospital, so what's wrong with him, as a son-in-law, pitching in a little? If the police come, we have nothing to fear!"
"Mommy, mommy hold me!" Liu Yaya struggled, reaching for Lin Qin.
Lin Qin quickly picked her up to comfort her.
Lin Ying and Xu Dahai talked with Lin Qin for a long time, only then learning about everything Lin Qin had been through recently.
Xu Dahai mused, "Father-in-law's injury probably has something to do with Liu Yongming."
If they hadn't arrived in time, Lin Qin might have been strangled to death by Liu Yongming, and even if not dead, she'd lose half her life, and the child would be taken away by Liu Yongming.
Lin Ying asked confusedly, "Since the Liu family looks down on Yaya, why does Liu Yongming want to take the child?"
Lin Qin snorted coldly, "What else could it be, they just want to use the child to control me. I exposed Liu Li's true self at school, making it impossible for her to stay. How could Ma Cuihua, that old hag, just let it go!
I know what you're going to say, but I don't regret it. My daughter can't be bullied for nothing, and those from the Liu family think they can bully us and still have a good life, dream on!"
Seeing Lin Qin's aggressiveness, Lin Ying didn't dare to say more, only left with overwhelming worry, "What do you plan to do next? Liu Yongming dared to hurt Dad like this, if you don't go along with him, who knows what else he might do!"
Back at home, Liu Yongming was still furious.
Fang Yin was equally enraged upon learning Liu Yongming was beaten by Lin Qin, "That woman is crazy! She even kicked you there! I think she really doesn't want to live! We can't let this slide, we need to show them our power! We must bring the brat back, as long as she's in our hands, I don't believe she can escape our grasp!"
Liu Yongming lay on the bed, still in discomfort, "You think I don't want to? I thought I'd find it easy to take the child, seeing how badly injured the old man was, but two unexpected guests appeared to stop me. What could I do?"
He had been lying in wait in Shanglin Village for several days to seize the opportunity.
Taking down Lin Yi alone had already cost him a lot of effort, so dealing with Lin Ying and Xu Dahai was unrealistic.
Fang Yin fell into thought, and after a while, she stood up and laughed coldly, "Leave it to me, you don't have to worry about it anymore."
"What are you planning to do?" Liu Yongming was curious.
Fang Yin didn't plan to say much, just told him to rest and recover.
Lin Yi's injuries required at least ten days in the hospital to make sure everything was okay before being discharged.
Lin Ying's in-laws also have a lot of work to do, so both of them couldn't stay behind to help. Xu Dahai stayed a day after Lin Yi woke up before taking the bus back.
Lin Ying stayed to help Lin Qin watch over him.
Since both are daughters, they weren't comfortable dealing with Lin Yi's toileting issues and had to hire a temporary caregiver to help out.
But they had to resolve meal issues themselves.
Lin Qin couldn't take her daughter everywhere she went, watching her every second.
She went downstairs for food, and when she returned, she couldn't see the child. She checked the restroom but didn't find her there.
"Sister, where's Yaya?"
Lin Ying's face changed, "She said she needed to pee, so I let her go, not in the restroom?"
Both panicked and started searching for the child in every room along the hospital corridor.
Even doctors and nurses were alerted.
Missing a child is a big deal, and some kind-hearted patients' relatives joined in, running up and down, shouting "Yaya" both inside and out.