Chapter 1299 The Returnee's Notes 373
A middle-aged woman in her forties sat on a small chair in front of the hospital bed, strumming the piano keys—or rather, the metal pieces—and the music was very gentle, like the babbling of a mountain stream.
On the bed next to her lay a very thin old woman, her breath growing weaker. Her half-closed eyes suddenly turned towards the door, "Cao... Cao Zi..."
The male ghost behind Xie Ning subconsciously took a few steps forward, but then abruptly stopped, watching as the old man's eyes slowly closed.
If it weren't for the fluctuations in the instruments beside her, even Xie Ning would have thought she was dead.
The old man was so thin, like a jagged rock.
"Who are you?"
The middle-aged woman looked puzzled as she saw Xie Ning approaching.
“I am a friend of this old lady’s son. I came to see her after hearing that she was sick. I wonder what illness she has?”
As he spoke, Xie Ning took the old man's hand and then let go of it after a short while.
The middle-aged woman glanced at the fruit basket in Xie Ning's hand and didn't doubt it. "They all contain common diseases of the elderly, and... cancer."
And Granny Zhou is getting old..."
In fact, it's amazing that Grandma Zhou has lived so long; she probably just had that last breath in her heart.
When Cao Zi got into trouble, Cao Zi's company offered compensation, but Granny Zhou refused to accept it, stubbornly insisting on finding out the truth.
Even the police have already concluded that she is a nobody, with no money or power, and an old woman. What's the point of investigating her?
It would be better to take the compensation and live a good life in your later years.
Looking at the tall and slender Xie Ning, the aunt couldn't suppress her curiosity. "Young lady, are you really Cao Zi's friend? That's quite unusual; Cao Zi actually has a friend like you..."
The two seemed to be from two different worlds; after all, Xie Ning looked very wealthy.
Xie Ning's hairstyle is somewhat similar to her daughter's, something like a wolf tail. However, Xie Ning wasn't wearing makeup, only frameless glasses.
He looks refined, yet somewhat aloof; it's unclear what kind of work he does.
The aunt's thoughts soon drifted off course.
Xie Ning's voice brought her back to reality. Xie Ning only said that she had business dealings with Cao Zi before, and that she had just heard about this matter today, so she came to take a look.
The aunt didn't suspect anything because Cao Zi did often talk about business, even though he was just a small fry among them.
She couldn't keep her mouth shut, and Xie Ning only needed a few words to get her to reveal all of Cao Zi's secrets.
"...It's pitiful. The old woman lost her husband early in life and struggled to raise Cao Zi. Just when she saw that her son was doing well and could earn money to bring home, she was hit by a car and died before she could even get married."
That place is very remote; I don't know how Cao Zi ended up there.
My husband told me that Cao Zi went there on business and was learning to drive from the boss there. He didn't know how, which is why he had the accident.
"Playing with cars?"
"Yes, it's in the outskirts of Huai Mountain. The roads there are so winding they make you dizzy, so hardly anyone goes there."
Auntie didn't know anything about this, but Xie Ning did. Ouyang Lin's cousin, Lin Shi, had invited her to visit there before and even gave her a motorcycle as a gift.
Xie Ning wasn't very interested in these things and declined, after which the two had even less contact.
The outskirts of Huai Mountain were a place where rich kids played racing games; it was very chaotic, and nobody dared to interfere.
Cao Zi, huddled by the door, also heard Auntie's voice, but it didn't say anything. Xie Ning couldn't ask right now either, so she only started asking after leading it away.
The old man did indeed not have much time left. Judging from his pulse, he would pass away at most tomorrow. So Xie Ning booked a hotel near the hospital and planned to send them off tomorrow before leaving.
Cao Zi remained silent, its back hunching over once more.
Normally, Xie Ning wouldn't delve into the details, because everyone has their own unresolved pain, and some pain is like a newly formed scab; tearing it open reveals a bloody mess.
Since Cao Zi is wandering in the human world, he must have some obsession. If he doesn't resolve it, how can he leave?
Xie Ning originally thought it was Cao Zi's mother, Granny Zhou, but now it seems that it wasn't.
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