Money Over Love
Copyright© 2026 by RomanticDoaist
Chapter 1: What did I do wrong?
“Lin Fan, can’t you be any more annoying? I already told you, Director Su is in a meeting and can’t leave!”
「Late at night, in Haicheng.」
At the end of a deserted hospital corridor, Lin Fan clenched his phone, his jaw muscles working silently. He had called his wife, Su Mengqing, repeatedly and sent over a dozen voice messages. The only response he got was two words: “In a meeting.”
Finally, the call connected, but it wasn’t Su Mengqing herself. The words that came through made Lin Fan’s heart sink.
“My mom is dying. She just wants to see Su Mengqing one last time. Is she really unwilling to come?”
“Are you sick in the head? What does your mom’s death have to do with Director Su? Will she live if Director Su comes over?” the secretary, Yang Tingting, screeched, her voice rising sharply.
“Is she really in a meeting ... or is she at someone else’s birthday party?”
From the other end of the line, he could faintly hear laughter and the clear clinking of glasses. They were even playing a cheerful birthday song.
Lin Fan took a deep breath, clenching his teeth to suppress his rage. “Tell Su Mengqing I need her to get here as fast as she can, or else...”
“Hmph, or else what? You dare bring up divorce?” Yang Tingting cut him off with a disdainful scoff.
“Let me be honest with you. Director Su is at a birthday party for Young Master Chen’s precious dog. It’s a great opportunity to network with important people in Haicheng and prepare for the upcoming pharmaceutical purchasing conference!
“She only said she was in a meeting to spare your feelings. Don’t you have any decency? You can’t help with anything, and all you do is call and cause trouble!”
A birthday party? For a dog? So, in your eyes, Su Mengqing, my mother’s life is less important than a dog’s?
“I want Su Mengqing at this hospital. Right now!”
A wave of hot blood rushed to his head, and Lin Fan finally lost control. His eyes turned red as he growled, squeezing his phone so hard that it crackled and the screen splintered with cracks.
“That’s hilarious! Who do you think you are? A useless freeloader waiting to die, threatening Director Su, a woman worth over a hundred million?
“You have no money, no status, and no skills. You’re just a menial worker at Su Pharmaceutical, a charity case living off the Su family. And now you dare to act tough?
“Do you have any idea how much time and effort Director Su has put in just to get Su Pharmaceutical a spot at the purchasing conference?
“And you expect her to throw all that away for your mom? Is she worth it? And she just had to pick now to act like she’s dying. Good riddance! She deserves to die!”
CLICK!
She hung up, leaving only the dead tone of the dial tone.
Lin Fan stood frozen, veins bulging on his forehead as the cool night wind washed over him. After a long while, he slowly lowered his phone, a silent, bitter smile twisting his lips.
That’s right, you, Su Mengqing, are a very busy woman. In just four years, you took Su Pharmaceutical from the brink of bankruptcy to a company worth billions. So busy you never once came to the hospital to see my mother. But if it wasn’t for her, my mother, secretly helping you, resolving one crisis after another, who the hell would you be, Su Mengqing? How could you have made it this far unscathed?!
Returning to the dimly lit hospital room, Lin Fan knelt by the bed and spoke softly to his mother, Lin Suxin. “Mom, Mengqing said she’s on her way. She’s just ... stuck in a bit of traffic.”
“Okay, okay ... no rush. Mengqing is so busy with work. I’m the one troubling her ... Cough, cough...”
On the simple hospital bed, the emaciated woman managed a weak smile. Her eyes dimmed, though her features still held the faint shadow of her former, stunning beauty.
“Xiao Fan, don’t blame Mengqing, and don’t blame the Su family for being harsh with you. It was I who asked you to hide your identity, worried that you would attract attention from the Imperial Capital if you were exposed.”
“I understand your good intentions, Mom. I can endure it,” Lin Fan nodded quietly, taking out a tissue to gently wipe the blood his mother had coughed onto her lips.
“This ... This is the ancient recipe for the Bixia Pill I prepared for Su Pharmaceutical. Give it to Master Song at the factory, and have him present it to Mengqing in his name.”
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