"Take good care of my mom and Fengqin. Sister Xiaoyu, I'm counting on you." Wang Lei said, then turned and left.
"You must come back safely!" Qin Xiaoyu shouted, tears streaming down her face.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely come back safe and sound!" Wang Lei's voice was swallowed up by the train whistle.
When Qin Xiaoyu drove home, the house was in complete chaos.
The groom has disappeared.
"It's nothing. Wang Lei just saw a friend off and told me he'll be back in a bit." Qin Xiaoyu dismissed all the irrelevant people, deciding to discuss the matter privately at home.
Qin Xiaoyu had already discussed it with Wang Lei on the way to the train station. He would be gone for three months, and he couldn't fool them with just an excuse.
It's best to tell both sets of parents the truth.
"Something has happened, and I have to tell you all." Qin Xiaoyu called Commander Wang and his wife, as well as her cousin and his wife, upstairs to their room.
Although they didn't know what had happened, they all guessed that it was serious and became tense.
"Has something happened to Xiao Lei?" Commander Wang asked softly, barely able to stand, her heart heavy with concern for her son.
"It's too early to say anything is wrong. Jing Tian is carrying a virus that spreads through blood, so Wang Lei has to get tested now. It's too early to say anything before the results are in."
"Jingtian brought the virus? How did it infect Xiaolei?" my cousin-in-law asked, puzzled.
“Last time Jing Tian snatched the child, when Wang Lei hit him, his finger joint was broken by Jing Tian’s teeth, so I’m worried about getting infected,” Qin Xiaoyu said with difficulty.
"Oh my god! What if it really gets infected?" Commander Wang grabbed Chun Xiaoyu's hand as if it were the last straw.
"That kind of virus can damage a person's immune system, causing a weakened immune system..." Qin Xiaoyu's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, unable to lay such a cruel reality in front of them all at once.
"Are we going to get a confirmed diagnosis now? Does that mean there's still a possibility you haven't been infected?" My cousin understood the key question.
"Yes! That's still a big possibility, so let's not despair and wait for Wang Lei to come back safe and sound." Qin Xiaoyu nodded.
"how long?"
"At most three months."
"My poor daughter! How am I supposed to tell her?" My cousin's wife covered her mouth and cried.
"I'll go," Qin Xiaoyu sighed.
The lights in the new room were soft. Fengqin had already washed up and was sitting on the bed, lost in thought. When she heard the door open, her eyes lit up, but dimmed again when she saw that it was Qin Xiaoyu who had entered.
"Fengqin, I have something to tell you."
"Is something wrong with Xiao Lei?" Tang Fengqin was also a sensitive child.
"Yes, he has gone to Guangzhou now."
"Why!" Tang Fengqin's eyes widened. The child, who had never lost her temper before, was starting to lose her temper.
"He has to go, and there's a reason you probably don't want to hear."
"I'm listening, tell me quickly!"
Fearing Tang Fengqin wouldn't understand, Qin Xiaoyu went all out and explained it carefully, going far beyond the understanding of the disease in the 1980s. Tang Fengqin listened blankly, her face full of disbelief.
"Auntie, are you trying to scare me? Are you kidding me?"
"It's true." Qin Xiaoyu tried to hug Tang Fengqin, but she struggled and jumped up, rushing towards the door like a madwoman. Qin Xiaoyu held the door shut, preventing her from leaving.
Tang Fengqin exhausted herself before collapsing onto the bed and bursting into tears.
Fearing she might do something rash, Qin Xiaoyu stayed in the new house with her for the night.
"Auntie, let's go to your room to sleep, just in case he calls." Tang Fengqin suddenly remembered and got up to run outside.
“Silly child, it will take two more days to get to Guangzhou, he won’t be able to make a phone call.” Qin Xiaoyu hugged Tang Fengqin.
"Auntie, I don't want anything else, I just want Wang Lei to be alright. I'd give my life for him."
"Don't talk nonsense. There's no confirmed diagnosis yet, so anything you say is meaningless!"
Tang Fengqin truly lives up to her reputation as a daughter of the Tang family. She may seem gentle and weak most of the time, but when trouble comes, she's no pushover.
The next day, Commander Wang was bedridden. Deng Jianyan went to see him and found that he had high blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat. He prescribed some medicine for him.
The door opened, and Tang Fengqin walked in.
"Uncle, how is my mother?"
"Just rest well, it's nothing serious." Deng Jianyan didn't know what had happened. Seeing that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seemed to have something to say, he left the medicine and went out.
"Fengqin, what should we do?" Commander Wang pulled Tang Fengqin aside, tears welling up in his eyes again.
"It's alright, I'm here. Mom, don't worry. Xiao Lei will be fine. Let's stay home and wait for him to come back. Even if something really happens, we'll still happily bring him back, right? Do you want him to be stuck outside unable to come home?" Tang Fengqin's words were like a wake-up call. Commander Wang realized with shame that he was not as good as this naive young girl.
"We're so lucky to have you as our daughter-in-law. I hope Xiao Lei comes back safely. That damned Jing Tian, I wish I could kill him!"
"It's not worth it for someone like that. Mom, let's live our own lives."
When Wang Lei made his first phone call from Guangzhou, the blood sample had already been sent to Hong Kong for testing. A Lei kept his word; everything was arranged perfectly.
Xiao Mengting's new counter is about to open, and it was originally agreed that Commander Wang would go with her, but now her situation is a bit special, and she seems absent-minded all day.
Qin Xiaoyu was afraid that if she really took her along, she would have to prioritize taking care of her, so she left her at home and went with Xiao Mengting.
Xiao Mengting's senior brother had already taken care of things here. The circle of people involved in the arts is already very active, and now that they hear that Xiao Mengting is going to start a business, it's caused quite a stir.
The store was incredibly popular on its first day of opening; some people came just to see the celebrities, circling around it three times in a row.
Xiao Mengting's voice was ruined, but his physique was still there. He could easily draw applause from the audience with just a couple of short performances.
Qin Xiaoyu returned home at 11 p.m. after socializing with her. She called home first to ask about the situation before going to take a shower.
When they arrived, Xiao Mengting had already arranged rooms, all single rooms. Qin Xiaoyu knew that women like her were somewhat individualistic and liked having their own space. Besides, letting her work independently was like contracting a business; by giving her more authority, they could earn more money in the future.
She always liked to blow-dry her hair until it was half-dry, and couldn't go to sleep right after coming out of the bathroom. In the days before cell phones, life was a bit dull, but it was a good time to read.
Qin Xiaoyu took out a copy of "Steppenwolf," removed the bookmark page, and began to read.
There seemed to be voices in the hallway, and it faintly sounded like Xiao Mengting. She must have had a guest in her room and was seeing them out now.
Qin Xiaoyu had no curiosity about her social life.
Commander Wang had mentioned it a few times: Xiao Mengting had been married and divorced, and had never had children, supposedly all for the sake of her career.
Thinking of this, Qin Xiaoyu felt sorry for her. Her voice was ruined, which was a huge blow to her that outsiders could not imagine.
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