Chapter 166
His brain, which always prided itself on being rational, suddenly went blank. He couldn't even think of calling Jiang Zhinian, and ran to the corridor with his phone in hand.
As soon as he ran to the end of the corridor, he was bumped into by Liu Shuo who was coming back from the toilet.
"Brother Shi, where are you going?"
Shi Ye ignored him and continued to run out, passing Liu Shuo.
"No, Brother Shi, why are you running? My sister is still sitting at the door..."
Shi Ye paused and turned around stiffly. This was the first time Liu Shuo saw such a real emotion on his face.
"You didn't send her back?"
"Ah, we walked downstairs, and then someone called my sister and asked her to come to the hospital and wait for some news, so we came here and didn't go back. I was accompanying my sister."
Shi Ye's expression relaxed, and he turned and ran in the direction Liu Shuo pointed. Sure enough, when he turned the corner, he saw Jiang Zhinian sitting obediently on the bench, gently touching her belly, as if talking to her baby.
"Liu Shuo, do me a favor and go to my house. Be careful of people."
Liu Shuo's originally confused face instantly became serious and solemn: "I understand, don't worry, Brother Shi."
Shi Ye strode over, lowered his head and bent down, holding the person in his arms.
Jiang Zhinian was stunned for a moment, but she was familiar with Shi Ye's hug, so she was not scared. She quickly reacted and hugged him back.
"Shi Ye, what's wrong?"
"fine."
"Don't you feel uncomfortable holding me like this? Why don't you sit down first?"
"It's not uncomfortable."
Jiang Zhinian had no choice but to hold on to the armrest of the chair and try to stand up. Shi Ye quickly realized her intention, put his arm around her waist, and gently pulled her into his arms.
"Are you okay? Is there something wrong with the surgery?"
"The operation was successful, but... the patient's condition is not optimistic. Whether he can wake up... is hard to say. He has been sent to the ICU for observation."
Jiang Zhinian was surprised when he heard this: "Will he not wake up?"
Shi Ye nodded: "I can't rule out this possibility."
Jiang Zhinian leaned on Shi Ye's shoulder and suddenly felt very sad. She couldn't explain why she felt so sad, but her heart ached.
Just at this moment, the dean's mother called. Jiang Zhinian picked up the phone and repeated what Shi Ye had said.
A heavy sigh came from the other side.
"Niannian, there's something... I don't know if I should tell you now..."
But if she didn't say it now, she was afraid that she would not have the chance in the future. If one day Jiang Zhinian knew about this, he would probably be sad because he couldn't see Madam Sun for the last time.
Jiang Zhinian was unaware of anything, but was a little nervous because of the solemnity in the Dean's mother's words: "Dean's mother, what are you going to say?"
"Niannian, go meet Madam Sun... She... is actually your..." The director's mother paused and ultimately did not say those two words, but Jiang Zhinian suddenly understood something in this unspeakable silence.
"She, is she mine?"
Jiang Zhinian bit her lower lip and couldn't utter the word "Mom" no matter what.
There seemed to be a huge chasm between them, and no one could say these two simplest words in the world first.
"Hmm." The director's mother simply murmured in a low, throaty voice, answering Jiang Zhinian's question. "Nian Nian, she also has her own difficulties... Over the years, she has been silently paying attention to you. Do you still remember your little bunny doll? She gave it to you."
Seeing Jiang Zhinian's face turn pale, Shi Ye quickly hugged her in his arms, silently caring for her. Jiang Zhinian shook her head, saying that she was fine, but she was too flustered to say anything. She could only say in confusion, "Dean Mama, I, I have something else to do. I'll hang up first. If you have anything else, we can talk later."
“Nian Nian…”
Jiang Zhinian hung up the phone in a hurry, was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Shi Ye and said softly: "Shi Ye, I think I found my mother."
But her mother was lying in the ICU, her life or death uncertain.
Shi Ye had just held the person in his arms. Although he couldn't hear clearly, he could almost guess the cause and effect of the matter.
"Do you want to go see her?"
"I don't know." Jiang Zhinian's eyes were somewhat distracted, staring blankly at the window not far away. "Do you think I should go see her?"
If Madam Sun was healthy at this time, she would probably just think about staying away from her and pretend that she didn't know about this matter. But Madam Sun was very ill now. She might die at any time, or she might never wake up. No matter what, she couldn't help but see her.
Shi Ye patted her lower back gently: "Come on, I'll take you there."
Regardless of whether to forgive or not, he should never leave any regrets for himself. What he fears most is that this incident will become a scar in Jiang Zhinian's heart that will never heal.
Jiang Zhinian made up her mind and stood up with Shi Ye. She looked around and found that Liu Shuo had left at some point.
…
The two came to the outside of the ICU ward.
"The ICU's visiting rules are very strict. I can't take you in. I can only take you outside the window to look for a while, and then you have to leave. Is that okay?"
"Can."
Jiang Zhinian leaned over the small glass window at the door and looked into the intensive care unit. He immediately saw Mrs. Sun lying there with her eyes closed. Her body was full of tubes and she looked very weak.
Jiang Zhinian's fingers gently rubbed the magic power for a while, opened his mouth silently, and quickly turned around, not daring to look again.
"Shi Ye, I've seen it, let's go."
Shi Ye's eyes swept over Jiang Zhinian's face: "You can look at it for a while longer."
If you want to visit again tomorrow, it won’t be so convenient.
Jiang Zhinian shook his head: "No need."
That was enough. There was a huge gap between her and Madam Sun. Apart from decades of estrangement, they only had a tenuous blood relationship.
She came to see her, which was a favor she had done, and she had no regrets.
Shi Ye looked into the ICU and suddenly said, "She was still asking us to keep the baby until the moment she passed out."
Jiang Zhinian felt a pang in her heart. She had actually felt it last time, the great love she had for the child in her belly, but... so what? From a bystander's perspective, she could naturally sing praises of this kind of maternal love, but she was the abandoned child. How could she watch her mother, who didn't love her, risk her life for another child?
Jiang Zhinian didn't want to stay any longer, so she took Shi Ye's arm and walked into the safe passage. In this dim stairwell, Jiang Zhinian stood on tiptoe, put her arms around Shi Ye's neck, and hugged him tightly.
"Shi Ye, I only have you and the child."
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