Chapter 303 Loss of Taste
After that day, Shen Qingshu became even more silent.
When Qiu Mei took care of her before, she would chat with Qiu Mei, but now she has become increasingly silent.
Sometimes she's awake, but lying quietly in bed; other times she's sitting, 'gazing' out the window, listening to the sound of the waves and lost in thought.
Qiu Mei and Mo Bai both noticed that something was wrong with her.
Qiu Mei tried to actively find topics to chat with her, but Shen Qing Shu was always flustered and sometimes her answers were irrelevant.
Mo Bai knew that it was his concealment that had completely shattered Shen Qingshu's trust and sense of security.
He tried to communicate with Shen Qingshu.
But Shen Qingshu ignored him.
She became increasingly withdrawn.
At first, she was simply unwilling to communicate, but later she began to fall into a deep sleep that lasted day and night.
Mo Bai realized that her condition was not optimistic.
After some struggle, he finally gave in.
That morning, Shen Qingshu woke up and Mo Bai brought in breakfast.
"I'm awake, just in time for breakfast."
Shen Qingshu remained silent.
Mo Bai sat down on the edge of the bed, took a spoon and scooped a spoonful of red bean porridge from the bowl, then handed it to Shen Qingshu's lips.
Shen Qingshu did not open his mouth.
Mo Bai said, "Eat something, and when you're full, call the two kids."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingshu was taken aback.
The next moment, her nose tingled with emotion. "Really?"
"Yes, I won't lie to you." The man looked at her reddened eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, and his eyes also showing heartache. "I won't lie to you again."
Shen Qingshu didn't speak, but slightly opened her mouth.
A spoonful of warm red bean porridge was fed into her mouth.
The next second, Shen Qingshu frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Qingshu swallowed the porridge and said, "Let me feed you another bite."
The man fed her another bite.
He swallowed the second mouthful of red bean porridge.
Shen Qingshu finally made up her mind.
She pursed her lips and remained silent for a while before saying, "The red bean porridge has no taste."
Upon hearing this, the man was taken aback.
“I added sugar.” He stared at her, his throat tightening. “Is there no taste at all?”
"Hmm." Shen Qingshu gave a cold laugh. "It seems I've lost my sense of taste too."
Men don't believe it.
He took a bite of the red bean porridge and put it in his mouth.
Slightly sweet and soft.
He got up early and stayed up for a full hour.
But she said it had no taste.
He looked at Shen Qingshu, his eyes slightly reddening.
First it was eyesight, now it's taste.
What drug did Jin Que use on Shen Qingshu...?
“I can eat it even if it has no taste.” Shen Qingshu’s reaction was much calmer. “Let me finish eating. I need to call my child after I’m done.”
"Okay." The man suppressed his emotions and scooped up another spoonful of red bean porridge to feed Shen Qingshu.
Food that has no flavor is hard to swallow.
But Shen Qingshu forced herself to eat it bite by bite.
Soon, the bowl of porridge was empty.
The man put down the bowl, took out a tissue, and wiped her mouth.
Shen Qingshu said, "Call the child."
"good."
The man took out his phone and dialed a number.
After the call connected, he put it on speakerphone.
"Ayin, let the two children answer the phone."
On the other end, Song Lanyin said okay, then took her phone and ran to call the two children.
"Little Anning, Little Nian'an, come here, Mommy's calling—"
Soon, two children's joyful cheers came from the other end.
"Mother!"
"Mom called!"
"Woof woof!!"
Ah Yuan also ran over.
Song Lanyin squatted down and held the phone in front of the two children. "Come on, say hello to your mother."
Xiao Anning: "Mom, you finally called back! I missed you so much!"
Xiao Nian'an: "Mom, is your business trip tiring?"
A-Yuan: "Woof woof!!"
As Shen Qingshu listened, her nose stung, her eyes reddened, and tears welled up instantly.
Tears fell, she pursed her lips and sniffed, trying to make her voice sound as light as possible.
"Mom misses you too. Mom's business trip isn't tiring, it's just that the work isn't finished yet, and Mom needs to wait a while longer before she can go back."
Little Anning pouted, her sweet little voice instantly tinged with disappointment, "Then how long will it take for Mommy to come back?"
Shen Qingshu said, "I don't know yet, but Mom will do it as soon as possible."
Xiao Nian'an said, "Mom, please take good care of yourself while you're out there, and don't work too hard."
Shen Qingshu was deeply moved. "Okay, Mom will take good care of herself. Nian'an, don't worry."
Ah Yuan seemed unwilling to be ignored, and called out several times into the phone.
Shen Qingshu smiled, "A-Yuan, you're the older brother. When I'm not around, you have to take good care of your younger siblings, okay?"
A-Yuan: "Woof woof!!"
Shen Qingshu has a lot to say to the children.
But she was also afraid that her child would notice something was wrong with her.
So after chatting for a while, she lied and said she had to get busy with work, and reluctantly hung up the phone.
After hanging up the phone, she raised her hand to cover her face and silently shed tears.
She was ultimately not a good mother.
She brought her two children into this world, but failed to give them a complete family. Now, they may even have a disabled mother at a very young age.
She's such a failure.
The man looked at her with a solemn expression.
"Seventh Master will send someone to pick us up in three days," the man reassured her gently. "Once we get to Seventh Master's place, he'll have a doctor examine you first."
Shen Qingshu remembered something.
She wiped away her tears and looked up. "I remember Jin Que saying that he had treated Seventh Master's illness."
The man frowned. "He told you that himself?"
"right."
“Jin Que is lying.” The man’s tone was very certain. “Seventh Master has his own medical team. He doesn’t need to see outside doctors, nor does he trust them.”
Shen Qingshu frowned. "Then why would Jin Que tell such a lie?"
"Perhaps he knows that you and Seventh Master have already made contact, and he wants to use this to gain your deeper trust."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingshu fell silent.
She had never doubted Jin Que at all before.
Jin Que is indeed a good actor.
Shen Qingshu is tired again.
She turned to her side and lay down with her back to Mo Bai.
"I'm sleepy, you can leave now."
The man looked at her.
However, after about a week, her mental state deteriorated day by day. After losing her sense of taste, she could barely eat her three meals a day, but somehow, she still visibly lost weight.
The man didn't say anything, but he was anxious.
He had originally planned to stay on the island for another week, but he had to leave early.
Shen Qingshu's physical condition forced him to take another risk.
…
Three days later, Seventh Master's men came to pick up Shen Qingshu and Mo Bai.
When we left the island, Qiu Mei came to see us off.
Shen Qingshu couldn't see, but she still managed to reach out and hug her.
Qiu Mei hung a seashell necklace that she had made herself around her neck. "Sister Chen, I wish you health and peace. May we meet again someday!"
Shen Qingshu smiled and said, "Qiu-mei, thank you for everything during this time."
After saying goodbye, Mo Bai carried her onto the private cruise ship.
The cruise ship gradually sailed away from the dock, heading towards the capital of country A.
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