Lin Zhixing has lived in the He family since he was a child and had little interaction with Zhou Qiaohua. Later, he was with He Yanchen and then separated, until now he has become her attending physician.
In these long twenty years, Zhou Qiaohua had never spoken to her in this manner.
The nanny pulled a chair next to the bed.
Lin Zhixing sat down and said, "Auntie Zhou, don't be so polite. Just tell me if you have anything to say."
"Did An An go to school today?"
Zhou Qiaohua asked Lin Zian first.
"No, he's at home. There's a robotics extracurricular class on the weekend that he really likes, so He Yanchen took him there."
Lin Zhixing explained carefully.
"That's great." Zhou Qiaohua whispered, "Xiaochen has never had his parents accompany him to extracurricular classes since he was a child."
“…”
"I wouldn't let his father come over, I wouldn't go to his extracurricular classes with him, I wouldn't go to the park with him, I wouldn't go to any school activities, every time he showed me an award, I never even gave him a compliment."
The old man looked straight ahead, recalling the past word by word.
Lin Zhixing felt a little heavy.
She only had a vague idea of He Yanchen's past.
I know that he was not happy and unhappy when he was a child.
I know that Zhou Qiaohua is not a competent mother.
I know he didn't have a happy childhood.
However, as she listened to Zhou Qiaohua's story, a small shadow began to emerge in her heart.
"An An said that every mother loves her children, so I might not be considered a mother."
"You should know that Xiaochen has many wounds on his back. They were all caused by me. If he does anything that is not in accordance with my ideas, I will be angry and beat him."
"But he's a very stubborn kid. No matter how hard I hit him, he won't cry or beg for mercy."
"I'll just get angrier."
"I don't know what I was thinking. I seemed to be punishing him, but also seemed... and seemed..."
Zhou Qiaohua couldn't figure out what she was feeling for a moment, so she simply stopped worrying about it.
"I didn't want to marry his father at first, but I had no choice. His father didn't love me either. After we separated, he cheated on me with one woman after another. By then, my family's dividends were very small, and most of the income came from Xiaochen's father."
"I felt like a failure at the time. I didn't have the courage to break free from everything. I couldn't rebel against my family, I couldn't resist my husband, and I certainly couldn't abuse the maid."
"I only have Xiaochen by my side. When he was as old as An'an, I could hold him down with one hand and he couldn't resist."
"No matter how much I beat him, he always said he would do better next time."
"He seems to be... getting better all the time, I think. I just haven't been paying attention."
"One time, he got first place in an exam and cautiously asked me to take him somewhere, probably Disneyland."
"I had agreed to take Lion over for the weekend, and I thought he had eavesdropped on my phone call, so I got so angry I beat him up."
Zhou Qiaohua spoke very slowly.
She recalled the past bit by bit, telling him everything she had done to He Yanchen.
It was such a cruel thing, but her expression was very calm when she recalled it.
It's like talking about other people.
Lin Zhixing, who was standing by, had tears filling her eyes since she didn't know when she started crying.
The little shadow in her heart became clearer and clearer.
She seemed to understand why He Yanchen was so careful to act perfect.
Although her family was unfortunate, her mother loved her very much when she was alive.
Zhou Qiaohua spoke for a long, long time.
She looked at Lin Zhixing, who was wiping her tears. "Do you hate me? Ever since I met An An, I've started to think about the past. I realized I was really cowardly and selfish, and I'm not worthy of being a mother at all."
"Actually, Lion isn't that good. I just knew I was a failure and wanted to create a perfect self, and I just happened to meet him."
"I...cough cough cough."
Zhou Qiaohua wanted to say something again, but suddenly coughed a few times.
"Auntie Zhou, please take care of yourself. We can talk to you later if you have anything to say."
Lin Zhixing quickly persuaded her.
"It's okay, it's okay." Zhou Qiaohua waved her hand. She looked at Lin Zhixing, "Ms. Lin, Lion drugged him in that car accident."
"What?"
Lin Zhixing was stunned.
Zhou Qiaohua coughed a few more times before saying with difficulty, "I discovered it a long time ago, but Lion begged me for a long time. He said he did this just to be with me..."
“…”
Lin Zhixing was silent.
"I'm sorry." Zhou Qiaohua said, "If I had explained it clearly at the beginning, you might not have broken up."
“…”
Lin Zhixing didn't want to talk.
It turns out that she and He Yanchen shouldn't have taken such a long detour.
Their son should have had a perfect childhood.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
There was a knock on the outside door.
Without waiting for the nanny to open the door, the nurse pushed it open from the outside, saw Lin Zhixing and immediately said, "Doctor Lin, there is an emergency consultation. The director wants you to come over immediately."
"I see!"
Lin Zhixing stood up from his chair.
She wiped her tears and said to Zhou Qiaohua, "Auntie Zhou, I'm going to work first."
After she finished speaking, she hurriedly left the ward.
Before leaving get off work in the evening, Lin Zhixing checked the room again.
When she went to Zhou Qiaohua's ward, the nanny told her that the old lady was resting.
She looked around the ward before leaving.
He Yanchen was waiting for her downstairs with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.
Today is the weekend and he is alone.
The moment Lin Zhixing saw the man in the lobby on the first floor of the inpatient department, the old man's words came to his mind.
With every word, she seemed to see the sad and helpless look on the man's face.
She just walked over and took the flowers...
"Oh, Dr. Lin, your husband is here to pick you up again."
The doctor who consulted with me today joked.
"yes!"
Lin Zhixing did not remain silent this time and responded openly.
Instead, the man next to him was stunned for a few seconds.
The doctor smiled and said, "Let's go, let's go. I've had dinner and don't want to eat dog food anymore."
The two left the inpatient department. Lin Zhixing looked at the flowers in front of her, then at the man, and said, "We don't have enough vases at home. Let's go buy some."
"Um."
He Yanchen agreed.
He could vaguely feel that Lin Zhixing was a little different today.
But I don’t know the reason.
Lin Zhixing did not intend to tell He Yanchen about tonight's conversation.
Let the things of the past go.
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midnight.
Lin Zhixing was still sleeping soundly, and his cell phone kept ringing.
She touched the phone to her ear in a half-awake state, saw that the number was from the department, and then she put the phone to her ear without opening her eyes, "What's wrong?"
"Doctor Lin, the patient in bed 137 just passed away."
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