The carriage was moving fast, and Bian Lan was indeed feeling a bit uncomfortable, but she didn't say anything. Mo Chenyu noticed this and could only try to make Bian Lan more comfortable when they stopped to rest.
"Bian Lan, this is what the young master asked me to give you for a foot bath."
Bian Lan took the thing from Mo Ting's hand: "What is it?"
Mo Ting replied, "The herbal foot bath packets before bed can relieve fatigue."
Bian Lan: "Thank you for making this trip. Also, please thank the gentleman for me."
After Mo Ting left, Bian Lan asked the waiter to bring hot water, then put the herbal medicine packet into the basin of hot water and began to soak her feet seriously.
Bian Lan had already taken a shower, but in order not to waste the medicine packet, she didn't find it troublesome at all.
Meanwhile, Mo Ting returned to Mo Chenyu's room and said, "Young Master, the medicine packet has been delivered to Bian Lan."
Mo Chenyu nodded: "It's fine to deliver it. Thank you for your trouble. It's getting late, you should get some rest too!"
Mo Ting: "Yes, young master."
Perhaps because of the medicine packet, Bian Lan slept soundly through the night and woke up quite early the next day.
The four of them ate breakfast together and then continued on their journey.
Bian Lan and Mo Chenyu rode in the same carriage. Inside the carriage, Bian Lan said, "Thank you for the medicine packet last night, sir. It really felt very comfortable after soaking my feet."
"Don't mention it, it's not a big deal."
"That won't do. The gentleman has been so kind to me; I can't be ungrateful."
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"Young master, we've arrived."
Bian Lan got out of the carriage, and then Mo Chenyu also got out of the carriage with Mo Ting's help.
As soon as they arrived, a gatekeeper came over and, seeing Mo Chenyu sit down in his wheelchair, hurriedly said, "Second Young Master, you're finally back! I'll go and inform him right away."
After a flurry of activity, about fifteen minutes later, Mo Chenyu and his entourage finally entered the main hall of the Mo residence.
Mo Chenxuan said, "You're finally back. Your mother has been waiting for you."
Upon hearing this, Mo Chenyu looked grief-stricken and asked with difficulty, "How is Mother now?"
Mo Chenxuan sighed: "Go and see for yourself."
Mo Chenyu was in a bad mood upon hearing this.
Mo Chenyu said to Mo Ting, "Mo Ting, you take Bian Lan to rest first, I'll take Mr. Cheng to see my mother."
Before Mo Ting could speak, Bian Lan said, "Sir, I'll go see your aunt too!"
Logically speaking, Bian Lan is Mo Chenyu's student, and Mo Chenyu's mother should be of the same generation as his teacher's grandmother, but Bian Lan called her "aunt," and Mo Chenyu didn't object.
Mo Chenyu thought that Bian Lan had been traveling a long and tiring journey, and he wanted her to rest first.
Seeing Mo Chenyu's expression, Bian Lan knew what he was going to say, and continued, "Sir, please let me go with you. I'm not in the mood to rest anyway."
Mo Chenyu finally agreed, so the four of them went to Mo Chenyu's mother's room.
As soon as he stepped into the room, he heard a cough coming from inside the bed curtains, and Mo Chenyu's heart sank.
Mo Chenyu wheeled himself to the bedside and stopped. He opened his mouth and called out, "Mother, your unfilial son has returned."
Another violent coughing fit came from inside the bed curtains. Mo Chenyu quickly asked, "Mother, are you alright?"
As he spoke, Mo Chenyu lifted the bed curtains. Madam Mo was lying on the bed, her face sallow and deathly pale. She looked very unwell, which made Mo Chenyu's heart sink.
"Mr. Cheng, please take a look at my mother."
Doctor Cheng stepped forward and took Madam Mo's pulse. After a while, Doctor Cheng shook his head at Mo Chenyu: "Mr. Mo, I am powerless to help."
Mo Chenyu was stunned when he heard this. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still saddened to hear such words.
Madam Mo looked at Mo Chenyu and said, "You're back?"
Mo Chenyu nodded: "Mother, your son is back."
Madam Mo gave a gentle smile, which made Mo Chenyu's eyes sting.
Madam Mo: "Don't be sad. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the natural order of things. I have no regrets in this life. I am even more content that you can come back to see me."
Mo Chenyu: "Mother...son...son..."
Mo Chenyu sobbed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face.
Those around them were also very saddened, and Bian Lan couldn't bear to look at it, turning her head away because she couldn't bear to watch.
After the mother and son talked for a while, Madam Mo got tired and fell asleep. Mo Chenyu then led everyone out.
Once outside the room, Mo Chenyu asked Doctor Cheng, "Mr. Cheng, what's wrong with my mother?"
Dr. Cheng said quite a bit, but in summary, he said that his time was running out and it would only be a few days.
Upon hearing this, Mo Chenyu fell even more silent. Compared to the heartbroken Mo Chenyu, Mo Chenxuan was somewhat better off. His mother had been seriously ill for some time, and it wasn't that he wasn't sad, but he couldn't remain immersed in grief forever.
Mo Chenxuan patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said, "Go back and wash up and rest first. You must be tired after traveling all this way."
"good."
All four of them lived in Mo Chenyu's courtyard, with Bian Lan living right next to him.
After washing up, Bian Lan hesitated for a moment before going to the room next door.
Bian Lan knocked on the door.
Mo Chenyu said in a hoarse voice, "Come in."
Bian Lan pushed open the door and went in.
Mo Chenyu was somewhat surprised to see Bian Lan enter: "What brings you here?"
Bian Lan: "Come and see the gentleman."
Mo Chenyu said, "I'm fine, you should go back and rest!"
Bian Lan looked at him; he was no longer as aloof as before, but his face was filled with weariness and sorrow, which broke her heart.
When you like someone, you love everything about them and you empathize with them. At this moment, Bian Lan felt a sense of sorrow.
"Sir, may I sit with you for a while?"
Mo Chenyu looked into Bian Lan's earnest eyes and couldn't bring himself to refuse.
Everyone longs for warmth. Before Mo Chenyu broke his leg, he didn't lack warmth. Back then, he was doing what he loved, had family, was carefree as a young man, and the world was bright.
But after breaking his leg, he suddenly felt lonely. His family's overprotective nature made him feel out of place in the world.
Mo Chenyu's attraction to Bian Lan was related to her never treating anyone differently. He liked the calmness in Bian Lan's eyes when she looked at him; that calmness made him feel warm and made him feel no longer alone.
So when Bian Lan asked to stay and keep him company, Mo Chenyu couldn't refuse, just as a desert traveler can't refuse a spring. He couldn't refuse Bian Lan.
Bian Lan couldn't offer any words of comfort. Madam Mo's condition was already fixed, and nothing she said would help. Mo Chenyu understood more than she did, and she was clumsy with words and afraid of saying the wrong thing.
Bian Lan sat quietly next to Mo Chenyu, keeping him company.
The room was quiet, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone through the window onto their faces. Mo Chenyu's heart suddenly calmed down, as if he was no longer in so much pain.
Yes, he understands the principles. Birth, aging, sickness, and death, separation and reunion are all part of human nature. No matter how reluctant one is, everyone will face that day. He has a few more days to recover and spend more time with his mother.
Mo Chenyu felt guilty. His mother's health was already poor, which was due to childbirth. Normally, it wouldn't have been a problem if she had been carefully cared for, but a few days ago, because of offending the Cao family, his mother was worried and her health deteriorated.
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