After speaking, she realized her tone seemed a bit too harsh.
Zheng Zemin spoke again, "As long as you don't dislike me, my shoulder will always be here for you to lean on."
Tang Yi was stunned. Zheng Zemin's words sounded exactly like something a boy would say when confessing to a girl.
But Tang Yi was also very sure.
In reality, Zheng Zemin didn't like her.
Zheng Zemin liked another girl.
Tang Yi knew this very clearly. A boy as outstanding as Zheng Zemin would definitely not fall for someone like her.
Especially since Zheng Zemin already knew about the photos she had taken. It was already good enough that he didn't look down on her from the bottom of his heart.
Tang Yi dared not harbor any illusions.
She gently let go of Zheng Zemin.
Zheng Zemin was taken aback by Tang Yi's sudden movement. He didn't know what he had done wrong.
Why was there such a drastic change in Tang Yi's demeanor?
Zheng Zemin prepared to ask Tang Yi.
At this moment, the light in the operating room went out, and the doctor walked out.
Tang Yi quickly stepped forward and asked, "Doctor, how is my mother?"
The doctor shook his head and said, "The situation is not very optimistic. Mainly, the patient herself doesn't have a strong will to survive. The nurse will send her to the ICU later. Whether she can pull through this ordeal will depend on her fate."
Tang Yi lost her balance. Fortunately, Zheng Zemin, who was by her side, quickly reached out and supported her, preventing her from falling.
Tang Yi refused to accept this reality and kept shaking her head.
Seeing this, Zheng Zemin didn't know how to comfort Tang Yi.
A moment later, Tang Yi's mother was wheeled out of the operating room. Her face was as pale as a piece of white paper, devoid of any color.
Seeing her mother like this, Tang Yi felt even worse.
After Tang Yi's mother was sent to the ICU, Tang Yi could no longer hold back her tears and wept uncontrollably outside the ICU ward.
Zheng Zemin didn't know how to comfort Tang Yi. Being a straightforward man, he was afraid that his words might upset Tang Yi, so he quietly stayed by her side without saying a word.
Suddenly, Tang Yi seemed to have thought of something. A fierce look flashed in her eyes as she looked at Zheng Zemin and pleaded, "Lawyer Zheng, could you please look after my mother for me? I need to go out for a while."
Although Tang Yi didn't say where she was going, Zheng Zemin could sense it from her eyes.
Zheng Zemin didn't refuse.
Tang Yi was enraged at the moment. If he tried to stop her, she certainly wouldn't listen. All he could do was ensure her safety.
Therefore, when Tang Yi made this request, Zheng Zemin nodded.
Then, after Tang Yi left, Zheng Zemin immediately called Fu Yan Ting. Fu Yan Ting was quite surprised to receive Zheng Zemin's call.
When Zheng Zemin explained his purpose to Fu Yan Ting, Fu Yan Ting was even more shocked.
However, despite his shock, Fu Yan Ting was not one to gossip.
Since he had agreed to Zheng Zemin, and Zheng Zemin now needed his help, Fu Yan Ting gladly accepted Zheng Zemin's request.
After leaving the hospital, Tang Yi hailed a taxi. Once inside, she gave an address and fell silent.
Tang Yi no longer cared about her own life. With her mother in this state, life had no meaning for her even if she lived.
Therefore, Tang Yi was heading there with the intention of a fight to the death.
Of course, Tang Yi was extremely angry at this moment, to the point of losing her reason.
As a result, Tang Yi overlooked one point: with her abilities and strength, she was no match for those people.
But at this moment, Tang Yi couldn't afford to worry about that anymore.
Upon reaching her destination, after paying the fare, Tang Yi walked inside.
The driver, however, did not leave. He immediately dialed a number. Once the call was connected, the driver said, "Mr. Fu, Miss Tang has arrived."
Fu Yan Ting, on the other end of the line, said something, and after the driver agreed, he hung up.
These people seemed to have anticipated Tang Yi's arrival.
Therefore, when Tang Yi appeared, these people were not surprised. They even greeted her with a faint smile, saying, "Long time no see, Miss Tang."
"Why did you do this?"
"Miss Tang, what are you talking about? What did we do?"
"You know very well what you did. My mother is not well. If you have any issues, deal with me. Why must you harm innocent people?"
Seeing that Tang Yi was not beating around the bush and had gotten straight to the point, they did not back down either. They looked at Tang Yi and said calmly, "Miss Tang, one must keep their word. You were the first to break our agreement, so what right do you have to yell at us here?"
This statement left Tang Yi speechless.
When Tang Yi had agreed to take those photos for them, she had promised not to betray them. Yet, not long after, she couldn't bear the guilt in her heart.
Therefore, when Fu Yan Ting's people found her, Tang Yi agreed without a second thought to testify for them.
But Tang Yi never expected that her actions would implicate her mother and lead to her mother's death.
Tang Yi was now filled with immense regret.
If she had known it would turn out this way, she should never have agreed to help them take those photos in the first place.
However, in this world, there was everything except a cure for regret.
Tang Yi clenched her fists tightly.
The people looked at Tang Yi and continued, "Miss Tang, if you are someone who goes back on your word and is untrustworthy, it will be difficult for you to be hired when you look for a job in the future. Do you know that?"
Tang Yi was so humiliated by these people that she couldn't utter a single word.
She could only glare at them with hatred in her eyes.
But these people were not kindhearted, and they wouldn't show pity to a woman simply because she was one.
The man in charge looked at Tang Yi, having long coveted her beauty. He had only refrained from acting because the higher-ups hadn't given the word.
This time, Tang Yi had thoroughly offended them.
The higher-ups would no longer protect her.
In that case, he could do whatever he pleased.
Sizing her up, he suddenly said, "Miss Tang, if you want to save your mother, it's not impossible. As long as you serve me well, I'll mention it to the higher-ups, and I guarantee your mother will get the most authoritative doctors and the best hospital rooms. How about that?"
As the man spoke, he suddenly reached out to place his hands on Tang Yi's shoulders, but she dodged him.
Although Tang Yi didn't recognize the man in front of her, her intuition told her that this man had ulterior motives.
His gaze was clearly impure.
Such a look made Tang Yi extremely repulsed.