Chapter 46 46 Her Treasure

The words were straightforward and not evasive at all. Chen Zan choked and couldn't find the words to refute.

“…”

She met his meaningful eyes and her cheeks flushed shyly.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly and she avoided his gaze.

She has always been thin-skinned, and knowing that she was embarrassed and shy, He Jing chuckled softly, and his two burning gazes caught her face.

Even though he knew the answer, he still asked: "What? Are you shy?"

“…”

Chen Zan was a little annoyed and glared at him with his clear eyes.

In He Jingsui's eyes, those eyes just widened and became more adorable, and there was no deterrent power at all.

Instead, he raised his hand, pinched her chin with his fingertips, and kneaded it twice lovingly.

"If you're angry, then be angry. Why are you trying to act cute with me?"

“…”

He leaned closer and pretended to be fierce as he "warned" her, "If you give me that look again next time, I'll give you more than just one kiss."

“…”

But before I had time to think about the next time, summer vacation came quietly.

Chen Zan packed his luggage, said goodbye to the other three people in the dormitory, and hailed a taxi at the school gate to go home.

The university has an earlier holiday than the high school. When Chen Zhan got home, Lou Yan was still at school. He sent her a message saying he had arrived home, and then Chen Zhan carried his luggage upstairs.

In their dormitory, apart from her and He Shiyi, Ji Miaomiao and Tao Yiran were both from other places. He Shiyi happily sent a message in the group saying she had returned home, which aroused the envy of the two girls from other places.

He Shiyi: Everyone! I'm home!

[Ji Miaomiao: Still catching a flight TVT.]

[Tao Yiran: +1]

He Shiyi: Don't worry, please be careful on the road!

Ji Miaomiao: I'm so envious of Shi Yi! So much so that school is close to home. TVT]

[He Shiyi: It's faster to take a plane.]

The phone in her bag buzzed. Chen Zan opened WeChat and found that someone had tagged her in the group message.

He Shiyi: @陈沾沾沾, are you home yet?

Chen Zhan curled his lips and replied to them, [Chen Zhan: Just got home.]

[Ji Miaomiao: Woohoo, I'm even more envious.]

Tao Yiran: Woo woo woo woo.

Two faces on the verge of tears emerged in his mind. Chen Zhan sent a message to comfort them, [Chen Zhan: Be careful on the road, don't play with your phone.]

After packing his luggage, Chen Zhan took his pajamas and went to the bathroom to take a quick shower.

Lou Yan is still in school. She is teaching high school sophomores this semester and has to attend evening self-study classes, so she gets home very late.

Chen Zan was the only one at home, and she felt a lot more relaxed.

The mother and daughter did not meet until the evening.

Chen Zhan was on the phone with He Jingsui when she heard a noise at the door. She was startled, but after reacting quickly, she covered her phone and whispered to the person on the other end, "That's it for now, my mother is back."

Her tone was hurried and deliberately lowered.

It sounds very light and soft.

He Jing then chuckled softly and teased her again, "Chen Zan, am I really that shameful?"

"No, you misunderstood." Chen Zhan was afraid that he would be angry because of this, so he quickly said, "That's not what I meant. This is a long story. I'll tell you later, okay?"

"Okay." The person on the other end of the phone said reluctantly, but he did it on purpose. "Then I'll wait for your explanation..."

Chen Zhan hung up the phone as soon as he uttered half of the word "ah".

She turned around suddenly and saw Lou Yan not far behind her. She was wearing a pair of glasses on her nose, her face looked a little tired, and her hair tied into a bun at the back of her head was a little messy.

"mom."

Chen Zan called her.

Lou Yan glanced at her, then walked to the sofa and put down her handbag. She didn't say much and quickly looked away.

Chen Zhan felt that her relationship with her mother wasn't very good. Although she had been raised by her, their relationship seemed to be one of education and being educated. Although Lou Yan was her mother, she was more like a teacher in many cases.

She seemed very tired, with her hands pinching her eyebrows, and had no desire to speak.

Chen Zhan pursed his lips, took the initiative to come forward, sat on the single sofa next to her, and asked her, "Have you had dinner? Do you want me to make you something to eat?"

"No need." She refused in a light and airy voice.

Chen Zhan was not surprised by her rejection, but a trace of disappointment still flashed through his heart. He had thought that the relationship between them might have eased a little after he personally went to the hospital to take care of her for so many days, but he did not expect that it remained unchanged.

She should have thought of it earlier. Lou Yan was as strict with her as she was with her students.

He felt a little uncomfortable, but seeing her tired face, Chen Zhan couldn't bear it. The words he wanted to say circled around his lips for a long time, and finally turned into a sentence: "Then you should have a good rest."

Without disturbing Lou Yan any longer, Chen Zan went upstairs to her room. She lay on the bed, holding a pillow in her arms, feeling a little depressed.

After a long struggle between his conscience and his desires, Chen Zan sighed and slowly digested the emotion.

She threw back the quilt and prepared to sleep, but before going to sleep, she sent a message to He Jingsui to explain why she had hung up the phone in such a hurry.

Lou Yan absolutely does not allow falling in love. Perhaps it is because she has been a teacher for too long and has formed a fixed mindset, which makes her feel that love in student days is not mature, a waste of time and energy, and a thankless task that may even affect the development of future careers.

Lou Yan would never allow Chen Zan to be in such a situation.

When He Jingsui received Chen Zan's long explanation in writing, he was leaning against the headboard of the bed watching a video of a shooting competition. He had just taken a shower, and his hair was half-dried, lying softly on his forehead, slightly covering his dark eyebrows and eyes.

There was only a dim table lamp on the bedside, making his figure hazy.

When the message popped up, He Jingsui cut off the video and clicked in to watch it. After reading it for a few words, he chuckled.

Fingers pressed the keyboard to type, [He Jingsui: Secretly crossing Chencang? ]

The person on the other end wavered. The "The other party is typing..." sign above the chat box flickered, and a message popped up. [Chen Zhan: I guess so...]

The corners of his lips lifted wantonly, and He Jingsui asked her, [He Jingsui: What if your mother finds out? ]

She had never thought about this question, nor did she dare to think about it. She made a promise to He Jingsui, [Chen Zhan: Don't worry, I will hide you well.]

"Buzz."

Chen Zan's words, which sounded like a guarantee, caught He Jingsui's attention.

This time he really couldn't help laughing out loud. He Jingsui could even imagine in his mind the girl looking at him seriously and patting her chest with her hands.

Promise him, "He Jingsui, I will hide you and won't let anyone find you."

Like treasure.

It is her personal treasure.

This sentence was too much for him, so He Jing threw his phone on the bed, raised his hand to support his forehead, and the unbridled arc of his mouth was the result of him being pleased.

He shook his head helplessly and made two "tsk tsk" sounds.

Sigh in my heart.

This girl.

so cute.

It's really hard not to like.

This summer, Lou Yan was assigned by the school to tutor high school sophomores, leaving early and returning late, leaving him little time at home. Chen Zan was alone at home, enjoying a carefree life, occasionally painting and reading, and occasionally chatting on the phone with friends. His life was relaxed and comfortable.

But one day in the middle of the night, she felt thirsty and went to the living room to drink water. When she passed by Lou Yan's bedroom door, she heard her almost collapsed questioning, and her tone was almost desperate.

"Chen Jinnian! What on earth have you been doing?!" Her voice was filled with pain. "Why don't you come back? Is work more important than family? Do you even have this family in your eyes?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was very soft and Chen Zhan couldn't hear clearly.

She could only hear her mother's slightly tearful voice: "Don't you want me and Zhanzhan anymore..."

After that day, Lou Yan's health seemed to be getting worse day by day. One afternoon, Chen Zan received a call from the school, telling her that Lou Yan had fainted.

Chen Zan's heart sank. Without even bothering to change his clothes, he picked up his phone and rushed to the hospital.

When they arrived at the hospital, Lou Yan had already been released from the emergency room and was being wheeled into the ward. The two deans of the school had brought her to the hospital. Chen Zhan thanked them, "Thank you, deans. I'm sorry to have caused you so much trouble."

During the time that Lou Yan was receiving emergency treatment, the two directors were waiting outside the emergency room anxiously. They only breathed a sigh of relief after hearing from the doctor that he was not seriously injured.

"It's okay, it's what I should do."

They comforted Chen Zan and told him not to worry, guessing that he might have fainted due to excessive mental stress.

When they said this, a guilty look appeared on the faces of the two directors. Lou Yan was a special backbone teacher in their school with rich experience and excellent teaching. It was because of her ability that they asked her to come to the school to give extra lessons to the children during the summer vacation.

I just didn’t expect that I would be exhausted before I could even finish the class.

However, Chen Zan did not blame them. She understood Lou Yan. She preferred to stay in school and be a teacher rather than stay at home and be a mother.

After seeing off the two directors, Chen Zan returned to the ward worriedly. As soon as he reached the door, he met the attending physician walking towards him.

He called out to her, "Are you a relative of Ms. Lou Yan?"

Chen Zan nodded, "Yes, doctor."

"That's great, come to my office."

In the doctor's office.

Chen Zan sat stiffly in the office, watching the middle-aged doctor in a white coat and glasses in front of him sliding the mouse or typing on the keyboard.

She waited quietly, twisting her fingers nervously.

Finally, he found the result he wanted on the computer. His eyes moved from the computer to Chen Zhan's face. "Are you Ms. Lou Yan's daughter?"

Chen Zan nodded.

He got straight to the point, "Your mother's condition doesn't seem to be ideal."

"Doctor, what do you mean?" Chen Zan's heart sank and he frowned.

"Your mother fainted this time because of insufficient blood supply due to excessive mental stress. From what we know, your mother seems to have been taking medication for depression and anxiety recently."

Chen Zhan was horrified and couldn't believe it. "What did you say?"

"Don't you know?" the doctor asked, "your mother has depression."

The three words "depression" struck Chen Zan's head like an invisible thunderbolt, and she couldn't even accept it.

Dragging heavy steps down the corridor, Chen Zhan felt somewhat lost. All he could hear was the doctor's words, "According to the examination results, your mother's medication dosage is increasing every day. Excessive mental stress can affect various bodily functions. You family members should pay more attention to her living conditions and try not to let her be stimulated any further."

It was just a short distance, but it seemed like she took a lot of effort.

Chen Zan walked to the door of the ward and his eyes fell on Lou Yan, who was lying pale on the bed inside. His nose felt inexplicably sore.

She suddenly felt a little regretful, regretting why she didn't care about her at all. She had fainted once last time, so why didn't she take it to heart?

His eyes were slightly moist and his throat was a little choked and dry.

She didn't dare to look at her again. She scratched the door frame with her fingers and slowly sorted out her emotions.

"Buzz—"

But when the phone rang and I heard that familiar voice on the line.

She finally didn't collapse.

Tears silently slid down from the corners of her eyes, but her trembling voice directly exposed her emotional breakdown at the moment.

"He Jingsui..."

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