Chapter 12 Don't cry, he is not a good person

Jiang Yuan slept at Cen Wan's place that night, and the two chatted until late at night. When Cen Wan got up the next day, Jiang Yuan was still sleeping.

She left a message and took a taxi to the sanatorium in Xishan, South City.

She had been busy looking for raw materials recently and hadn't been here for half a month. Standing outside the door, she took a deep breath, then curled her lips and walked in with a light look on her face.

"grandmother!"

In the bright room, a white-haired old woman was sitting in front of the bed, and a nurse was combing her hair.

The old man was holding a teddy bear doll in his hand and was changing its clothes with a focused and serious expression, like a five-year-old child.

No one paid any attention to the voice, only the nurse looked up and said, "Ms. Cen, you're here."

Cen Wan nodded and asked, "How is Grandma doing lately?"

The caregiver paused and said seriously, "It's still the same as before, either watching TV in the house or playing with other elderly people. Recently, they've taken up a new activity: catching cicadas. They've caught almost all the cicadas on the trees in this courtyard."

The nurse paused and continued, "She bumped into something a few days ago, but it wasn't serious, just a scratch, so I didn't tell you right away."

Cen Wan hurried to check on her grandmother.

"I hit my knee."

Cen Wan lifted up his trouser leg and took a look. He breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a scratch. "No bones hurt, right?"

The nurse shook her head: "The doctor checked and found nothing."

Cen Wan nodded: "That's good, thank you for your hard work."

The nurse smiled and said, "This is what I should do. That day, she kept muttering Jiaxian's name and said she wanted to buy a paintbrush for her. We didn't watch her for a moment, so she ran out and tripped."

Cen Wan felt a pang of pain in her nose. Jiaxian was her mother's name.

Grandma is confused most of the time, but she always remembers Mom.

She took the comb from the nurse and said, "Let me do it. I'll chat with grandma."

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

The nurse left, and Cen Wan picked up a comb and gently combed her grandmother's silver hair. She remembered that her grandmother used to have thick, long hair that she always took care of meticulously, but now she had to cut it short for convenience.

She braided her hair with deft fingers and pointed at the hairpin in front of her and asked, "Grandma, which hairpin do you want to wear today?"

Grandma finally took a quick look and pointed at a small pink flower: "I want this one."

"Okay." Cen Wan picked up the hairpin and gently pinned it on her head. "It looks really good."

After finishing all this, Cen Wan squatted down and looked up at the old woman: "Grandma, I may be away for a while, you must wait for me to come back obediently."

The old man lowered his head and fiddled with the doll in his hand, ignoring her completely.

Cen Wan also knew that her grandmother's mind was confused most of the time and she didn't remember anything. She didn't ask her to respond, but just squatted beside her and said to herself: "Grandma, I met him again."

"I originally thought that I would never see him again in this life."

"I know what he wants. He wants to hear me say sorry and say I regret it, but I can't lie to myself. If I had to do it again, I would still make the same choice."

"It's just that seeing him like this makes me sad."

"Here," Cen Wan covered her heart, "it still hurts."

There were some things she couldn't tell others, and she didn't want to make Jiang Yuan worry, but sometimes she really felt very tired.

Suddenly, Cen Wan felt a warm big hand falling on her head, stroking it clumsily and carefully.

"Don't cry, he's not a good person."

"Jia Jia, don't cry..."

Cen Wan's nose felt sore, and she leaned her head on her grandmother's lap, curling up like an insecure child.

Grandma recognized her as her mother again.

Sometimes she thought, maybe this wasn't such a bad thing. At least grandma didn't remember those painful past events.

The dead have been liberated, but the living are still struggling.

The warm and familiar smell of her grandmother gave her a moment of relaxation and attachment.

Cen Wan spent a day in the nursing home, eating with her grandmother, washing her hands, playing with flower ropes with her, and watching her and other elderly people happily catch cicadas with plastic bags.

Her original decision was not wrong. Sending her grandmother to a nursing home where she could be looked after by nurses and doctors and have companions to play with was better than being busy and hectic every day by herself.

She also brought her grandmother to live with her and hired a caregiver to take care of her.

But people tend to be lazy and negligent. One day, grandma sneaked out of the house alone. Cen Wan called the police and searched for her for a day and a night. Finally, she found her at a stall in front of the gate of Nancheng University.

She couldn't watch her all the time, nor could she keep her locked up at home forever. The caregiver might also be lazy sometimes, so after thinking for a long time, she sent her grandmother to this nursing home.

The nursing home has a large space for activities, medical staff, and a good environment. Although the cost is high, it makes her feel at ease and she doesn't have to worry all the time. She will come here whenever she has time.

When leaving at night, Cen Wan stuffed another red envelope into the nurse's arms and said, "Please help me take good care of grandma. If you have any problems, call me immediately."

She wrote another number to her: "If you can't find me for the time being, you can call this number."

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After returning home, Cen Wan began to pack her luggage.

The monthly cost of the nursing home is not cheap, so she has to earn more money.

Considering the special circumstances of this time and the uncertainty about when she would be able to return, she still had to go to the studio and tell them.

The next day, as she was pulling her suitcase into the yard, she bumped into a delivery guy.

"Your express deliveries are all here. Please sign for them."

Cen Wan signed her name and glanced over casually, noticing that there was also a delivery for her.

She doesn't seem to have bought anything recently.

She took the box and weighed it. It felt...

She quickly picked up the scissors beside her and opened it. The moment she saw what was inside, she was stunned.

What lay in the box was the emerald copper ore she wanted.