In modern society, finding someone is relatively easy.
After the hospital reported the case to the police, they quickly located Xiao Man’s closest relative—her older brother, Xiao Teng.
At first, when Xiao Teng heard that Xiao Man was injured, he thought it was a scam and even accused the police of being fraudsters.
It wasn’t until the police from his local precinct visited his wife that she called him, and he realized it was true.
Since Xiao Man was in a coma and unable to make decisions, he, as her family member, was required to come.
After discussing it with his wife, they decided that if Xiao Man was seriously injured and didn’t survive, any inheritance would belong to them.
But if she owed the hospital money, they would simply ignore it.
With this in mind, they rushed over after work.
After hearing just a few words from the attending doctor, Xiao Teng immediately started shouting to have her life support withdrawn.
He completely ignored the disapproving looks from others in the ward.
The doctor had encountered plenty of bizarre family members, but even he was shocked by Xiao Teng’s reaction.
Xiao Man had only been admitted yesterday, and without confirming whether she was truly beyond saving, her brother was already demanding to withdraw treatment.
What kind of person was this?
As a doctor, he couldn’t say anything too harsh.
He seized the moment when Xiao Teng paused for breath and interjected, “The patient was just admitted last night, and the cause of her condition is still unclear. Right now, all her vital signs are stable. We called the family to discuss the next steps in treatment.”
Someone muttered softly, “Withdraw what life support? She’s not even on a ventilator. She’s alive and well.”
Other than being unconscious, Xiao Man’s bodily functions were stable, and she could breathe on her own.
She was only connected to some monitoring devices, so even if life support was withdrawn, she wouldn’t die.
But Xiao Teng didn’t care.
He had never been on good terms with Xiao Man.
They had a huge falling out over their parents’ inheritance and compensation money and had lost contact for years.
Naturally, he felt no sibling bond toward her.
When asked to make a decision, he simply chose to abandon treatment.
“I’m her brother. I have the final say. Stop treatment!”
Xiao Teng shouted.
Han Shuangshuang, usually timid, couldn’t hold back her anger.
“Why? Sister Man is just in a coma! She can recover, and it’s not even your money! What right do you have to stop her treatment?”
Xiao Teng turned to look at the furious Han Shuangshuang and sneered, “Who are you? What does this have to do with you?”
Han Shuangshuang said, “Sister Man is my boss. I brought her to the hospital. She’s just temporarily unconscious; she’ll wake up soon.”
Xiao Teng’s wife, Wan He, naturally took her husband’s side.
She looked at Han Shuangshuang with disdain.
“You’re just a colleague. We’re Xiao Man’s family. The hospital has to listen to us.”
Han Shuangshuang retorted, “You’re trying to kill Sister Man!”
Chen Yao and Su Mingxuan had been listening and quickly chimed in.
Chen Yao scoffed, “Wow, and you call yourself her brother? You’re worse than an enemy.”
Su Mingxuan added, “Yeah, just waiting for your sister to die so you can take her inheritance. This is practically murder.”
This was a three-bed ward, and the other patients’ families couldn’t help but voice their outrage.
“What kind of brother does this? No matter the grudges, in the face of life and death, you should let go of them. How can you push your own sister toward death?”
“She’s still alive and well, and he’s already trying to make her die. Is he even human?”
Although the doctor internally agreed with them, he maintained a neutral stance.
Usually, doctors respect the family’s decisions.
But in cases like this—where the family immediately refuses treatment without even understanding the situation—it was obvious they just wanted her dead to claim her assets.
There was no way the hospital would follow their wishes.
The hospital had called the family to facilitate treatment, but they never expected this kind of reaction.
The public outrage made Xiao Teng and his wife furious, but they weren’t afraid of confrontation.
They glared at the other families.
“Mind your own business! Have you even cured your own family members? Why meddle in ours?”
They turned their anger on Han Shuangshuang and her friends.
“You’re just coworkers! This has nothing to do with you. I’m her real brother; we don’t need you here. Get lost!”
But Han Shuangshuang and the others weren’t going anywhere.
Even if they were just colleagues, they couldn’t stand by and let this happen.
Given Xiao Teng’s attitude, he really would let Xiao Man die.
The argument escalated, with doctors and nurses stepping in to mediate while security was called.
Though things were still under control, the situation was tense.
Meanwhile, on the hospital bed, Xiao Man lay there, alone.
Inside Han Shuangshuang’s backpack, Xiao Man’s pet dog could hear everything.
Xiao Teng’s voice was as unpleasant as ever, and his personality had only gotten worse over the years.
She wasn’t surprised by Xiao Teng’s reaction.
If their roles were reversed, she wouldn’t say something as cruel as “withdraw life support,” but she would certainly walk away and say, “Not my problem.”
Back when their parents died in a car accident, Xiao Man had just gotten into college.
The driver responsible wasn’t wealthy and had inadequate insurance, so the total compensation was only about 700,000 yuan.
Xiao Teng took all of it and even sent all of her belongings to her dorm, effectively kicking her out of the house.
She was barely twenty, still naïve, and struggling with the loss of her parents.
But for her future, she had to pull herself out of grief.
She took time off from school and spent days standing outside Xiao Teng’s home and workplace, holding banners and using loudspeakers.
She endured his insults, being shoved, and even being warned by the police not to disturb public order.
Eventually, Xiao Teng relented and offered her 500,000 yuan.