Chapter 101 What happened four years ago?
On the morning of the first day of the new year, Cen Wan got up very early, left a note for Chen Yixiao and went out.
After one night, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground, and the earth was covered in silver.
She took a taxi directly to the foot of Yunyin Temple.
Yunyin Temple has always been very popular. It happened to be the first day of the Lunar New Year, and in previous years it was always packed. However, because of the snow, the mountain roads were slippery with snow, and the number of people coming to burn incense was much less than usual.
The temple is built halfway up the mountain. It takes at least twenty minutes to walk up from the foot of the mountain along the bluestone road.
In fact, Cen Wan would come here every year. She lit a perpetual lamp for Song Jiaxian in the temple. Every year on her death anniversary or Qingming Festival, she would come to the temple to add incense and copy the sutras for rebirth.
She likes the smell of incense in the temple, which can calm her mind and wash away her restlessness and resentment. Listening to the masters chanting scriptures can also give her a moment of peace and transcendence.
It’s just that the road today is a little difficult to walk on, so she takes each step slowly but steadily.
When she arrived at the gate of Yunyin Temple, her shoes were already a little wet and her toes were cold.
She burned incense as per custom, went to a familiar master, and added two more peace lamps.
Cen Wan knelt before the main hall, gazing at the Buddha statue seated on a lotus pedestal. The statue's eyes were half-open, half-closed, gazing down upon all living things, as if it could see through all suffering and encourage people to let go of their obsessions.
"The Buddha said: Three lives of cause and effect, six realms of reincarnation. If the life in Fang Yaqing's belly can be born smoothly, then all the previous karma can be completely eliminated..."
She talked a lot and prayed for peace for many people.
For the baby in Fang Yaqing's belly, for grandma, for Jiang Yuan, and for Shen Yixiao.
She never pleaded for herself.
After finishing everything, she went to listen to the masters chanting scriptures, had a vegetarian meal in the temple, and then went down the mountain.
She was just halfway there when her cell phone suddenly started buzzing and vibrating, and her eyebrows jumped.
When she took it out, she saw that Jiang Yuan had called her many times and sent her many messages. She opened WeChat, her fingers trembled violently, and the phone almost slipped from her hands.
[Wanwan, why can't I reach you on your phone? Grandma accidentally fell, and the people at the nursing home couldn't find you, so they called me.]
Cen Wan's face was pale, and her hands were shaking as she called Jiang Yuan back. In her panic, it took her several seconds to dial the number.
The call came quickly: "Wanwan..."
"How is grandma? Is it serious?" Cen Wan asked without waiting for her to speak. Her voice was hoarse and her fingertips turned white from the force.
"Don't worry," Jiang Yuan comforted her. "I'm on my way back to Nancheng. I couldn't find you just now, and I don't have any reliable friends in Nancheng. I asked Ji Yuanchen to find a doctor for me. Grandma is in the hospital now, and her life is not in danger."
Hearing this, Cen Wan's heart finally settled down a little, but her pace quickened. "Which hospital? I'll be there now."
Jiang Yuan named a hospital, Cen Wan hung up the phone, and jogged down the mountain. She slipped and fell on the way.
"Master, we're going to XX Hospital. Please drive faster!"
She got a taxi at the foot of the mountain, her tone anxious. When the driver saw her rushing to the hospital in a mess, he swallowed his words to ask for more money and stepped on the accelerator to go to the hospital.
Only then did Cen Wan call the nurse Sister Li to inquire about the details.
"Didn't it snow last night? There was a thick layer of snow in the garden downstairs. Auntie accidentally fell while playing in the snow and hit her head."
Cen Wan's heart was in a knot. Elderly people are weak and have osteoporosis. A fall may not be a big deal for her, but it is very dangerous for her grandmother.
She got out of the car and ran to the hospital without stopping for a moment.
Sister Li was waiting outside the examination room. Seeing Cen Wan rush over, she quickly explained the situation: "The doctor is still examining her. There's nothing wrong at the moment..."
Cen Wan looked at the closed door and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She was panting, and the white air she exhaled dissipated little by little. Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of the man beside her out of the corner of her eye and was stunned.
Shen Yixiao was wearing a black coat, with an upright figure and a cold and hard profile. He was talking to the doctor with his head down.
As if sensing something, he raised his eyes and met Cen Wan's surprised gaze.
He said something to the doctor and walked towards her.
Cen Wan fell down, her trouser legs were covered in mud, her clothes were wet, and her hair was messy and draped over her forehead.
Shen Yixiao looked at her flustered appearance, his brows furrowed slightly, "How did it become like this?"
Cen Wan glanced down and pursed her lips: "It's okay, I accidentally fell when I was going down the mountain."
"Why are you..."
Before she finished speaking, she realized that it must have been Ji Yuanchen who told him.
At this time, Ji Yuanchen also came over from the side: "Sister-in-law... Miss Cen, don't worry, I called the hospital as soon as Sister Yuan called me, and the old lady is fine."
"Sister Yuan is also on the way."
Shen Yixiao looked at her anxious expression and slowed down his voice: "Grandma has a bump on the back of her head. The doctor has checked it out. There are no other injuries on her body, and no broken bones. I'll ask the experts to give her a full body check. She'll be fine."
"Yes," Cen Wan nodded and looked at Ji Yuanchen and Shen Yixiao gratefully: "Thank you."
Cen Wan turned her head to look at the examination room, still waiting anxiously. She was still worried unless she saw her grandmother in person.
Shen Yixiao looked at her, his eyes narrowed, and suddenly asked: "When did your grandmother come to Nancheng?"
Cen Wan was preoccupied with something and was momentarily unprepared: "Four years ago."
Shen Yixiao's eyes paused. He had already asked the nurse before Cen Wan arrived.
Cen Wan has been taking care of her grandmother in the past few years. Her grandmother has been living in a nursing home for more than three years.
He remembered that Cen Wan had once said that her grandmother was a teacher who wrote beautiful calligraphy, and that her grandmother was her first teacher.
She used to go to Jiangcheng to live with her grandmother for a while every summer vacation, but when did her grandmother develop Alzheimer's disease?
If there was no other way, how could she be willing to send him to a nursing home?
All this happened just four years ago.
What exactly happened four years ago?
Considering what happened last night and before, Shen Yixiao already had a rough guess in his mind.
But he still wanted to hear her tell him in person.
Shen Yixiao looked at her gentle profile, his narrow, cold eyes narrowed slightly:
"Shouldn't you explain to me what's going on?"
"How much have you hidden from me?"
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