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Seeing the frail mother, whose bones were visible as she fearfully shrank under the curtain, Yan Jinhao’s heart tightened. He slowly took a step forward, "Mom?"
Under the dim light, the woman who was revealed had gray hair and her eyes were profoundly sunken, especially around the grayish and swollen under-eye area, evidently showing her terribly poor resting state.
"Haohao, Haohao?" Qi Chunlan paused in her speech, just about to stand up and rush over, but then she suddenly rembered her own physical condition and shrank back: "You, don’t co here—leave quickly!"
Qi Chunlan thought of the rashes all over her body—if the disease was contagious, wouldn’t that harm her own child?
Therefore, upon seeing her eldest son approaching, she scread shrilly.
"Mom, what happened to you? It’s Haohao!" Yan Jinhao wouldn’t listen to her. Seeing her lose control and even attempting to throw pillows at him from the bed, he quickened his steps.
It was just a five or six ters distance. After Qi Chunlan finished shouting, Yan Jinhao had already grasped her flailing arms—
When did Mom beco so thin?
There was a sudden ’clench’ in Yan Jinhao’s heart. He held onto her shoulders, and only when he ca close did he see the rash spots on her neck and face!
"Mom, what’s wrong with you? Are you sick? Why didn’t you tell ?"
Yan Jinhao felt guilty, as he had been a bit resentful towards his mother recently due to issues with his younger sister and also because his grandfather had moved back ho, he paid more attention to the elderly and frail grandfather and his younger brother, thereby neglecting his mother.
Although he had noticed a few days ago that his mother appeared aging, she had always been a noble lady who loved beauty, and it was rare for him to see her in such a sickly and exhausted state.
However, it was late at night, and seeing her sleeping soundly, he didn’t want to disturb her. The next day he did ask Aunt Qiu, the family maid, who said that Mom was rely feeling down and hadn’t been out for a long ti, which was why she looked so ’worn out’—this sowhat relieved him.
Aunt Qiu had originally intended to remind the young master that the lady should not be confined all the ti as it was bad for her. But Yan Jinhao was hoping that his mother would stay at ho every day and didn’t catch the unintended implication from Aunt Qiu.
This sudden sight of Qi Chunlan looking like an ’old lady’ had indeed scared Yan Jinhao half to death!
"Don’t co over, just leave, I don’t want to see you! Get out—" Qi Chunlan’s body could be described as ’thin as a skeleton’.
Originally, she was a noble lady who paid great attention to her appearance, weighing only around 110 pounds despite being tall, which made her look slender to others.
Since coming back from the county town, during the first half-month because her husband and children ignored her, coupled with her younger son gradually getting better, she had not eaten or slept well. But after the old man recovered and returned ho, she began having terrible nightmares every night, suddenly unable to eat or sleep, and her physical condition worsened under her own ’psychological suggestion’.
Why was Qi Chunlan so convinced it was ’retribution’? That’s because deep inside, she felt guilty about her daughter whom she had never taken care of even for a single day.
Previously, because of her younger son’s illness and her partiality, she was truly willing to sacrifice Zhang Shanni’s life to save her younger son. Even if it ant going to hell, she was unafraid.
But what about now? Her younger son’s health gradually improved after returning from the county town. Doesn’t it suggest boldly that her extremism, her sacrifice, were all in vain!
Then, that tiny bud inside her nad ’conscience’ began to sprout...
Retribution ca, and Qi Chunlan’s heart shattered.
Seeing her eldest son embrace her, in that mont, she only wished to vanish from her child’s sight!
"Mom—stay calm, don’t be afraid, I’m here, Haohao is here, don’t be scared~~we won’t have any problems!" Yan Jinhao gently pulled his gaunt, rib-like mother into his arms to comfort her.
Unfortunately, Qi Chunlan had always been afraid of infecting her son and struggled vigorously. To Yan Jinhao, it appeared as if his mother was losing control of her emotions.
"You, you get away from , I don’t want you to handle this, go away! Leave—" Qi Chunlan cried and scread heartbreakingly. Despite her ’favoritism’ toward Zhang Shan Ni, as a mother to the children who grew up by her side, she inherently possessed affection.
"Mom, I won’t leave, I am Haohao, calm down a bit!" Yan Jinhao didn’t dare to use force, but due to Qi Chunlan’s internal fear and worry, her body had reached a breaking point. This emotional excitent led her to faint after several sharp yells.
"Mom—" This frightened Yan Jinhao terribly, he quickly picked her up and dashed downstairs.
Uncle He and Aunt Qiu who had already been anxiously waiting outside the bedroom heard the struggle. Upon seeing the young master erge with a heavily altered madam, Aunt Qiu was dumbstruck. Still, Uncle He imdiately reacted when he saw the young master, "Young master, I’ll go start the car!"
Upon receiving Yan Jinhao’s nod, he urged, "Hurry!"
Uncle He didn’t hesitate further, sprinting incredibly fast.
"Aunt Qiu, bring two sets of clothes for Mom, we’re heading to the hospital imdiately."
Yan Jinhao glanced at the third floor, relieved to see no movent.
It was good not to wake up the younger brother.
Then he quickly carried his mother downstairs, where the maid attending to Grandfather was already standing outside his room. Seeing the young master staring at her, she quickly nodded and then motioned that the Grandfather was still sleeping.
Yan Jinhao nodded, carrying his mother out to the courtyard, where Uncle He had already driven the car to the entrance. Aunt Qiu ca out carrying a bundle at this ti.
"Aunt Qiu, co with us." After all, Qi Chunlan was their mother, and there were many things he couldn’t handle personally.
"Okay, young master." Aunt Qiu helped the young master close the car door before quickly sitting in the front seat.
Aunt Qiu took out a large blanket from the bundle and gently covered the madam’s sharply emaciated body. Seeing the young master’s darkened expression, she wanted to explain a few words for her mistake, but felt that no matter what she said in such an apparent defense, it would only anger the young master more.
She was innocent too; ever since the old master ca back, the madam had been locked directly in the bedroom. Initially, she would still talk to her for a while, asking about the young master and the younger master.
However, later on, whenever she brought als into the room, she would find her hiding in the corner by the window sill, and upon one glance at her, she’d receive an angry look that scared her into imdiately lowering her head, no longer daring to observe her.
Once, twice, and after several tis, as a maid, she could only bow her head and leave after putting down the als.
It wasn’t that she was being neglectful; she, like Mr. He, valued this job and did not want to be unemployed and forced to return to farming back ho!
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