Chapter 8: Duty to ask him... to pledge himself to her? ? …

Deathly silence.

Tian Ruan lowered his head, his eyes looking around, his heart in a mess. He was still too rash. He should have investigated everything clearly before speaking to Yu Jingmo.

Now, his innocence has not been cleared and he has become a major suspect.

"You don't even know your mother's name?" Yu Shang asked curiously.

Tian Ruan suddenly asked, "Do you know?"

Yu Shang: “…How should I know?”

Tian Ruan reacted, his mind raced, and he tried to clear himself: "My parents are divorced, and I'm not close to my mother. I'll go check the household registration book..."

Finding ways to raise money for his mother's medical treatment is Tian Yuan's greatest filial piety. Although Tian Ruan has never experienced the love of a father or a mother, he feels that this is one of the few concerns of Tian Yuan and he cannot let her down.

"Your mother's name is Sha Meijuan." Yu Jingmo suddenly spoke. He had already investigated Tian Yuan's background thoroughly, and guessed that one of the reasons why the other party approached him was medical expenses.

Tian Ruan was stunned, and then she began to think about it in horror. Who is Yu Jingmo? How could he not investigate his partner's family background before getting married? Yu Jingmo probably married Tian Yuan because she thought Tian Yuan was at least filial.

Now, even this little bit of filial piety has been shaken off by Tian Ruan.

Tian Ruan was devastated: "I..."

Yu Jingmo looked at Tian Ruan who was shaking again and found it funny, but his face remained calm: "Since you have spoken, I will give you a satisfactory result."

Tian Ruan was full of thoughts, and finally just said: "Thank you, Mr. Yu."

"Verbal thanks are the most useless."

Tian Ruan said weakly: "So what do you mean?"

"Think for yourself. I don't like forcing others to do anything."

Tian Ruan thought about it again and again, and his hair stood on end. Could it be that Yu Jingmo wanted him to... to marry him? ?

That is absolutely not possible!

As long as he didn't take the college entrance examination, Tian Ruan would still consider himself a high school student. Getting married was sudden enough, and he wouldn't be allowed to sleep with someone, even if that person was Yu Jingmo.

Besides, he is still small in every way. He needs to wait until he grows a little in two years...

Thinking of this, Tian Ruan's face turned slightly red, and he twisted his fingers and said, "I don't want to."

"What are you unwilling to do?" Yu Jingmo was confused.

"I don't want to... go to bed with you." When Tian Ruan said this, his earlobes turned red as if they were about to bleed.

Yu Jingmo was silent.

Yu Shang choked when eating fruit for the first time. He coughed a few times, stood up and said, "Dad, you guys chat, I'm going to do my homework." He didn't want to listen to anything about his father's sex life.

After the "child" left, Yu Jingmo asked, "When will I let you go to bed with me?"

Tian Ruan was so frightened that her face turned pale: "Neither the sofa nor the study room nor the bathroom!"

Yu Jingmo raised his hand and pressed his throbbing forehead. A strand of hair fell between his slender fingers, adding a sense of casualness. The corners of his thin lips twitched with ridicule: "You look innocent, but you know a lot."

Tian Ruan: “…”

"Don't look at those messy things." Yu Jingmo looked at Tian Ruan, "Don't think too much, I'm not interested in the washboard."

Tian Ruan: “…………” The washboard is too much.

After Yu Jingmo finished speaking, he slowly got up and went upstairs.

Tian Ruan followed behind, furious: "I made you happy, so this is also a way of expressing gratitude, right?"

"What?" Yu Jingmo slowed down and glanced at him sideways.

Tian Ruan was standing in a high position, looking up and saying, "I have been severely humiliated by you."

The corners of Yu Jingmo's lips twitched, and his usually expressionless face showed an indescribable joy. He turned and went upstairs, "Okay."

Tian Ruan felt even more depressed. Yu Jingmo was indeed a person who enjoyed laughing at others.

Having said that, Yu Jingmo can usually give a satisfactory answer to things he promised within a short period of time.

The next afternoon, Tian Ruan was picked up by a cool golden Ferrari. The luxury car had smooth passage, and the cars in front, behind, and on both sides stayed far away from him, allowing Tian Ruan to experience firsthand what it meant to "the main road is my home."

It was not until they drove into the hospital gate that Tian Ruan instantly guessed: "Mr. Yu found my mother?"

The driver, the son of the old driver of the Yu family, said a lot along the way, but Tian Ruan ignored him. Now that Tian Ruan took the initiative to talk, he inherited the usual style of the manor and smiled and said, "That's right, Mr. Yu is very fond of you, Madam."

Tian Ruan: “…” It turns out I shouldn’t have paid attention to him.

Some of these supporting characters, who were not even cannon fodder in the original novel, live a very comfortable life. They are mainly responsible for supporting the main role, and no one thinks it is abnormal even if what they say is shocking.

Entering the inpatient building, Tian Ruan prepared herself mentally to perform a drama of loving mother and filial piety.

The elevator went straight up to the twelfth floor. Tian Ruan looked at the floor navigation map inside the elevator. The twelfth floor was dedicated to cardiac surgery. Down below were dermatology and anorectal surgery...

After walking out of the elevator, Tian Ruan’s broken phone finally received a signal, and Yu Jingmo’s message popped up on WeChat: 12th floor, 1209.

Yu Jingmo’s avatar is the logo of the Yu Group, a soaring eagle totem, the Saker Falcon.

Tian Ruan’s WeChat profile picture is a beautified selfie with big eyes, a pointed chin, and pink pouty lips, making her look like a reincarnated snake spirit—of course, this was taken by Tian Yuan.

Tian Ruan: Okay, thank you.

Yu Jingmo didn't reply.

Tian Ruan went to the backstage to change his profile picture, and saw his own name by the way: The Flower Blooming on the Road is Unparalleled.

Tian Ruan's eyes darkened. Just now, Yu Jingmo saw him sending messages under such a name?

He quickly changed his name to Tian Ruan. Yu Jingmo probably thought he had made a mistake in writing it accidentally. Next is the profile picture. He turned his head and looked around, then went to the window and looked up to take a picture of a cloud in the sky.

The sky was blue and the clouds were white, just like cotton candy. Tian Ruan was very satisfied. He put away his phone and went to find Ward 1209.

It was exactly 3:30 in the afternoon. The patients who were taking naps had woken up. Visitors were coming and going. Occasionally, sobbing sounds could be heard from the ward. Nurses were running back and forth pushing medicine carts.

Tian Ruan came to Ward 1209. The door was ajar to allow medical staff to enter and exit.

He pushed open the door and walked in. It was a single ward. Lying on the bed was a woman in a blue and white striped hospital gown. She was his nominal mother.

"Xiaoyuan?" A surprised smile suddenly appeared on Sha Meijuan's pale face. When she smiled, wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes. It can be seen that she was a beauty when she was young, but she did not wither quickly because of good care.

Tian Ruan walked up to Sha Meijuan, feeling a strange feeling in her heart, and called out to the strange woman without any emotion: "Mom, are you feeling better?"

Sha Meijuan seemed to have long been accustomed to her son's "cold-faced but warm-hearted" attitude. She knew that her hospital expenses were all paid by her son, including the expensive surgery fees afterwards, which were also paid for by her son who ran around trying to find a solution.

"Mom is much better now." Sha Meijuan reached out and grabbed Tian Ruan's wrist, her eyes red as she said, "Xiaoyuan, Mom can't be cured anymore. She can't be cured anymore."

Tian Ruan: "The doctor said it can't be cured?"

The attending physician happened to come in for rounds and heard this and said, "Ms. Sha, you have to be strong. Heart bypass surgery was mature decades ago. Your condition is very optimistic."

Tian Ruan patted the back of Sha Meijuan's hand in relief and said, "Mom, you have to be strong."

Sha Meijuan: “…”

The attending physician just came over for routine inquiries, and at the end he said to Tian Ruan: "Except for some heart problems, your mother is healthy in other aspects. As long as the operation is successful, I guarantee that she will have a grandson in three years."

Tian Ruan nodded, then paused, "Holding a grandson?"

"Yes, holding a grandchild is a strenuous job."

"oh."

Upon hearing this, Sha Meijuan suddenly felt motivated to live, and asked hurriedly, "Can I really have a grandson?"

The attending physician: "You can have as many grandchildren as you want."

Sha Meijuan was so happy that she even spoke in dialect: "Okay, it's great. It's great."

A question slowly emerged in Tian Ruan's mind: Could it be that Sha Meijuan didn't know that her son was married? The person I’m going to marry is a man...How can I have grandchildren? Wait, can I hug Yu Shang? ?

The scene was so beautiful that Tian Ruan couldn't dare to imagine it.

The attending physician gave a few more words of encouragement, then waved goodbye and left without a word.

Tian Ruan sat on a chair beside the bed, peeling an apple for Sha Meijuan, playing the role of a son conscientiously.

Sha Meijuan tried to get closer to her son and asked awkwardly, "Xiaoyuan, do you have a girlfriend?"

Tian Ruan was stunned, "No."

"So, is there a girl you like?"

"No."

Sha Meijuan was not without disappointment. "My son is so handsome, he will definitely find a girlfriend. Do girls think you are poor?"

"No." Tian Ruan handed the peeled apple to Sha Meijuan, just wanting to end the topic. His sexual orientation was not female at all...

At 5:30 in the afternoon, Yu Jingmo sent another message: I will be there in about ten minutes.

Tian Ruan: Okay.

The WeChat chats between the two at this time were very brief. If they were not connected by a marriage certificate, they might as well be strangers.

Tian Ruan cleaned up the messy items on the bedside of the ward as if his leader was about to come for an inspection. He looked down from the window and saw several conspicuous luxury cars parked in the parking space, one of which was a Maybach.

It was the opening time of the hospital cafeteria, and people were coming and going. Tian Ruan couldn't see where Yu Jingmo was. He might have already entered the elevator.

"Xiaoyuan, what are you looking at? Are you hungry? How about we scan the QR code and order food?" Sha Meijuan called out.

"I'm not hungry." Tian Ruan sat obediently in the chair.

Sha Meijuan took out her phone and muttered, "Young people just don't take care of their bodies." She raised her phone to scan the order code on the bedside table and said, "This is very convenient. It can be delivered directly to the ward."

Tian Ruan agreed: "It is convenient."

Sha Meijuan was already very satisfied. Her son was not cold to her during this period of time. His words were gentle and natural, unlike before when he was sarcastically attacking her and acting as if he had been struck by firecrackers.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door. There was a small glass window on the door. Looking through it, one could only see a dark gray collar.

"Come in." Sha Meijuan responded strangely. Doctors and nurses would not knock on the door when they came in. She had no relatives or friends in Su City, so who else knew that she was in the hospital?

The moment the door opened, it seemed as if a huge beam of light shone in. Tian Ruan would like to call it the halo of the protagonist.

Yu Jingmo was dressed in a suit and tie, with his hair all combed back and his sideburns distinct, which made his long eyebrows and phoenix eyes look aloof and noble, like a god looking down on the mortal world. In addition, his tall and majestic stature and the aura of being in a superior position for many years were enough to make people tremble with fear at just a glance.

Tian Ruan stood up to greet him very consciously.

Sha Meijuan looked at the visitor with doubt and asked stutteringly, "...did you go to the wrong ward?"

Yu Jingmo strode with long legs, and in every few steps he put on a smile as if he were meeting a business partner. He politely extended his bony hand to Sha Meijuan, "Hello, mother-in-law. I am Tian Ruan's husband, Yu Jingmo."

Because of nervousness, Tian Ruan automatically ignored Yu Jingmo's address to her.

No one else heard it either.

Sha Meijuan's expression slowly cracked. She suspected that she was hallucinating. She turned to her son helplessly, "Xiaoyuan, you, you...are married?"

Tian Ruan glanced at Yu Jingmo and nodded sadly, "Yes, I am married."