Chapter 345 Stroke

When Gu Yihan got home from get off work, she saw the courtyard gate open and knew that Lu Huailin had returned.

As soon as she stepped into the living room, a strong aroma of garlic wafted over her, and she followed the scent into the kitchen.

With a grin, she asked, "Honey, what delicious food did you make? It smells so good!"

Lu Huailin's ears twitched, and he turned around to look at his wife with a heart full of joy.

"Wife, it's steamed black carp."

Gu Yihan looked surprised and walked to Lu Huailin's side, as if to say, "Where did this fish come from?"

Lu Huailin: "I traded with the villagers nearby. Okay, honey, you should go out and rest for a while. The food will be ready soon."

Gu Yihan smiled and nodded, then turned and sat down on the sofa.

Hao Hao ran in happily with his schoolbag on his back and called out to Gu Yihan, "Mom, Mom!"

"I skipped a grade and got into the first grade."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan picked up Hao Hao and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

He praised, "He's truly my son; he's so smart."

Hao Hao lowered his head and raised his hand to wipe the spot where Gu Yihan had kissed him.

She muttered softly, "Mom, could you please stop kissing me?"

“Baby, Mommy heard you.”

Hao Hao's face flushed red when he heard his mother's words. He twisted his little body and buried his head in his mother's shoulder and neck.

Gu Yihan touched Hao Hao's back: "Did Mommy's kiss make you uncomfortable?"

Hao Hao nestled in Gu Yihan's arms and gently shook his head, whispering, "Mommy is a girl, and Hao Hao is a boy, so we can't kiss."

Gu Yihan chuckled softly, "I'm your mother, and you're my son. Why can't we kiss?"

Upon hearing this, Hao Hao anxiously said, "Mom, I'm all grown up now."

At this moment, Lu Huailin placed the stewed fish on the dining table and called out to the mother and daughter sitting on the sofa, "Dinner is ready."

"Here we go."

Gu Yihan stood up, took Hao Hao's hand, and said as they walked, "Mom promises you she won't kiss you anymore."

Hao Hao raised his little head, looked at Gu Yihan with a happy expression, and said cheerfully, "Thank you, Mom."

Hearing this, Lu Huailin, who was serving rice, glanced at Hao Hao.

He said irritably, "You brat, if you want my wife to kiss you, you'll have to see if I agree."

Hao Hao made a face at Lu Huailin and said smugly, "Dad, you're just jealous that Mom likes me."

Gu Yihan interrupted with a smile, "Alright, let's eat quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the telephone in the living room suddenly rang.

"Honey, you eat first, I'll go answer the phone."

After saying that, he strode over to the sofa, picked up the phone, and answered it.

Lu Huailin exclaimed in shock, "What?"

"Which hospital? Okay, I'll be right there."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan quickly turned her head and looked at Lu Huailin, who was changing his shoes and putting on his clothes, and asked softly, "Huailin, what happened?"

Lu Huailin put on his coat, quickly walked to his wife's side, and hugged her tightly.

His tone was filled with fear: "Honey, Mom fell and had a stroke, so she's in the hospital. I have to go see her."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan paused for a moment, then quickly asked, "Do you need me to come with you?"

Lu Huailin glanced at Hao Hao, who was eating, and shook his head: "No need, he probably won't be back tonight. I'm worried about leaving Hao Hao home alone."

Gu Yihan nodded and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go get you the money."

After saying that, without waiting for Lu Huailin's reply, she stood up and strode up to the second floor.

Lu Huailin stroked Hao Hao's head and whispered, "Hao Hao, Daddy won't be back tonight. Can you sleep with Mommy?"

Hao Hao nodded heavily and said, "Dad, you can go see Grandma without worry. I'll take care of Mom."

Gu Yihan went downstairs and handed the envelope containing the money to Lu Huailin.

He instructed, "There's 400 yuan in here. Take it. If it's not enough, just call me and I'll come get the money."

Lu Huailin clutched the envelope containing the money tightly, his voice choked with emotion: "Wife, thank you."

He never expected that his wife, who usually didn't get along with Lu's mother, would take money without saying a word when she heard that Lu was hospitalized.

This made him feel even more guilty towards his wife, for not handling the relationship between his wife and Lu's mother well.

Gu Yihan waved her hand and said, "Be careful on the road."

Lu Huailin stepped forward and hugged his wife before turning and stepping into the night.

Beijing Municipal Hospital

When Lu Huailin found his mother's hospital room, he saw his father sitting in a chair to the side and quickly went up to him: "Dad, what did the doctor say?"

Mr. Lu looked up at Lu Huailin, sighed, and said, "The doctor said your mother was brought in too late and is now paralyzed."

Upon hearing this, Lu Huailin was stunned for a moment, his heart felt heavy and painful, as if someone was choking him.

With difficulty, he asked, "How did you get a stroke?"

“She was full of energy when I saw her last week.”

Mr. Lu glanced at Mrs. Lu on the bed and said coldly, "He was cursing you, and he cursed you with great force, wasn't he?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Huailin glanced at his father and remained silent, pursing his lips.

"Don't be sad, your mother brought it on herself."

Lu Huailin glanced at his expressionless father, not understanding how he could say such a thing after being married to his mother for decades.

Mr. Lu glanced at Lu Huailin and explained, "She threw the banana peel around after she finished eating it. When she got up this morning, she accidentally stepped on it and fell."

"By the time the neighbors discovered it, several hours had passed, and the best time for rescue had been missed."

"Whose fault is this?"

Lu Huailin lowered his eyes and remained silent. As a son, he had no right to accuse his father of being indifferent, nor did he have the right to say that his mother had brought it upon herself.

The father and son sat and stood quietly, waiting for Lu's mother to wake up.

"Ah... Xu... Lai."

Hearing his mother's intermittent calls, Lu Huailin quickly went forward, took her hand, and whispered, "Mom, I'm here..."

Upon hearing Lu Huailin's voice, Lu's mother's eyes darted around, and she screamed "Ah ah!" with a ferocious expression.

Seeing that his mother couldn't utter a complete sentence, Lu Huailin quickly stood up and ran towards the doctor's office.

"Doctor, my mother can't speak."

The doctor glanced at Lu Huailin indifferently and asked, "Is your mother the stroke patient in ward number 3?"

Lu Huailin nodded and said anxiously, "Yes."

The doctor casually responded with an "oh".

"Your family members should be prepared that the patient will most likely be unable to take care of himself in the future and will need someone to feed him, turn him over, and bathe him."

The doctor glanced at Lu Huailin's trembling eyelashes, sighed, and said helplessly, "The patient has weakness on one side of his body and anomalous speech."

Even if a miracle occurs and the patient recovers, she will still walk in circles, her hands will be too weak to hold things, and she will only be able to utter one or two words when she speaks.

"It's impossible for them to communicate without barriers and swallow food normally like normal people."

Lu Huailin stood there, stunned. He thought that hemiplegia only meant he couldn't move, and that his other bodily functions were normal.

He returned to the ward in a daze, seeing his mother screaming with a ferocious expression, and his father sitting in a chair, unmoved.

Tears streamed down my face.

Lu's mother opened her eyes wide, trying to control her body, but she couldn't move at all. She could only scream "Ah ah" in rage.

Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, and she uttered fragments of "Narrate... Come."