"No, no, Yuanyuan, people shouldn't be too idle. If you're too idle, you'll easily get stuck in overthinking. Your Aunt Qiuyu..." Zhao Yunxiang stopped talking here. Zhao Yunxiang really didn't know how to tell Zhou Yuanyuan about Chen Qiuyu. Although Zhou Yuanyuan was sensible, she was still young! Could she understand the worries in the hearts of married women?
"Mom, if you want to do it, go for it! I'll definitely support you." Zhou Yuanyuan saw Zhao Yunxiang say this, clearly having made up her mind, and she stopped holding her back. Life is short, and if you can't do what you want, why wait until the moment before closing your eyes to regret it?
"That's great, Yuanyuan. Mom needs your help. Can you come back to Kyoto as soon as possible?" The real purpose of Zhao Yunxiang's call was to bring Zhou Yuanyuan back to Kyoto as soon as possible.
Zhao Yunxiang has an inexplicable faith in her daughter. If it weren't for Zhou Yuanyuan's strong push, Zhao Yunxiang would not have thought of opening a clothing factory, let alone thinking that the clothes produced by her factory could be sold abroad. Although the busy work makes Zhao Yunxiang tired, it also gives her confidence. Zhao Yunxiang feels that Chen Qiuyu needs to build up confidence now, otherwise...
"Mom, can you tell me what kind of difficulties Aunt Qiuyu has encountered?" Zhou Yuanyuan did not agree to Zhao Yunxiang immediately. After all, she promised Wen Ziqing that she would stay here longer.
"Yuanyuan, your Aunt Qiuyu..." Zhao Yunxiang was silent for a while before she spoke: "Yuanyuan, your Aunt Qiuyu...seems to be ill."
"Ah?" Zhou Yuanyuan exclaimed. She seemed sick? Could something seem sick or not?
"Yuanyuan, I think your aunt Qiuyu seems to be suffering from some...depression or something, but she doesn't want to go to the hospital. I'm just guessing." Zhao Yunxiang felt a little depressed when she talked about this.
Zhao Yunxiang felt an inexplicable heartache for Chen Qiuyu.
Zhao Yunxiang's life over a decade ago was very similar to Chen Qiuyu's. She was also bullied by her mother-in-law and also preferred to keep things quiet. If Zhao Yunxiang hadn't had the support of her family at the time and had continued to suffer in Zhoujia Village, her bones might have turned to ash long ago.
Because of this, Zhao Yunxiang had a sisterly feeling towards Chen Qiuyu. After Chen Qiuyu returned from Hongqi Village a few days ago, she had been depressed, and Zhao Yunxiang was the first to notice something was wrong with her.
"Depression?" Zhou Yuanyuan frowned.
Depression is a mental illness that hasn't received significant attention in this era. Sufferers experience low moods, feeling that everything is wrong with them, and may even completely lose confidence in their present and future lives. Zhou Yuanyuan had heard in her previous life that people with severe depression can commit suicide.
"Yes, yes, it seems to be this disease. I heard about it from a colleague of your grandfather last time. Yuanyuan, your Aunt Qiuyu doesn't even have a family. Ren Dahai is a man, careless and doesn't understand the distress in a woman's heart at all. Your Aunt Qiuyu went back to her hometown. After she came back, she seemed a little abnormal and often muttered to herself. I asked her if she had any difficulties, and she just shook her head." Zhao Yunxiang was a little depressed when she talked about this.
Zhou Yuanyuan felt sad when she heard Zhao Yunxiang's sad voice.
This time, Chen Qiuyu was probably frightened by Ren Zhongyuan's disappearance. After Zhou Yuanyuan and Wen Ziqing brought Zhu Xiaojuan and the others back to Hongqi Village, Chen Qiuyu had already woken up. After waking up, Chen Qiuyu had been silent the whole time. Only when he saw Zhou Yuanyuan did Chen Qiuyu's face reveal a hint of a smile.
Then, Chen Qiuyu took Zhou Yuanyuan and Ren Zhongyuan to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables. Chen Qiuyu was particularly silent that day, and Zhou Yuanyuan thought she was a little dazed by Ren Zhongyuan's loss and recovery, so she didn't care too much.
Then, Zhou Yuanyuan followed Wen Ziqing away. Thinking about it now, she really neglected Chen Qiuyu that day.
"Yuanyuan, your Aunt Qiuyu is a very good person. I treat her as my own sister. Seeing her like this, I feel very uncomfortable. Maybe... being busy can help her get out of the shadow in her heart. Yuanyuan, didn't you say that confident women are the most powerful?" Zhao Yunxiang used the reasons that convinced herself to convince Zhou Yuanyuan.
"Well, Mom, just do what you want to do! I will be back as soon as possible." Zhou Yuanyuan knew her mother very well. Zhao Yunxiang was not a nosy person. Perhaps Chen Qiuyu's illness must have reached a very serious level, otherwise Zhao Yunxiang would not cause trouble for herself.
Two days later, Zhou Yuanyuan returned to Kyoto.
After meeting Chen Qiuyu, Zhou Yuanyuan realized that Chen Qiuyu's condition was far worse than she had imagined after listening to Zhao Yunxiang's narration.
Zhou Yuanyuan met Chen Qiuyu in the inpatient department of Renhe Hospital.
When Zhou Yuanyuan saw Chen Qiuyu, Chen Qiuyu had already fallen asleep. The already thin Chen Qiuyu had become even thinner, with a large part of his cheeks sunken, a dark spot under his eyes, and an IV drip in his hand.
Zhou Yuanyuan discovered that Chen Qiuyu's vitality was much weaker than in the previous few days.
How could this happen? Chen Qiuyu had just taken the elixir Zhou Yuanyuan gave him a few days ago! Logically speaking, Chen Qiuyu should be in good health now. Even if he is not as energetic as before, he should not have lost so much vitality.
"Yuanyuan." When Ren Zhongyuan, who was guarding the ward, saw Zhou Yuanyuan, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.
Seeing that Chen Qiuyu was still frowning after falling asleep on the bed, Zhou Yuanyuan gestured to Ren Zhongyuan to talk outside the door.
When Ren Zhongyuan quietly closed the door of the ward, Zhou Yuanyuan asked, "Brother Xiaoyuan, are you done with the examination? What's wrong with Aunt Qiuyu?"
"I haven't had any tests yet. The doctor said my mom's condition is very poor and she needs to get some sleep before we do any more tests." Ren Zhongyuan rubbed his face, as if trying to wipe away the worry. After returning to Kyoto, Ren Dahai stayed at home for two days before going on another mission. Now, only Ren Zhongyuan and his mother were left at home.
"Aunt Qiuyu, haven't you slept for a long time?" Zhou Yuanyuan thought of the green color under Chen Qiuyu's eyes, which was really comparable to that of some national treasure-level animal.
After Zhou Yuanyuan and Ren Zhongyuan sat down on a bench outside the ward, Ren Zhongyuan sighed and said, "Since returning to Kyoto from Hongqi Village, my mother hasn't slept at all. She's been awake all night long. In the first few days, she would tell me, but later she just kept quiet. I urged her to see a doctor, but she refused. This morning, I had to drag her to the hospital. The doctor added a little sleeping pill to her medicine, and she fell asleep just ten minutes ago."
It had been almost a week since Chen Qiuyu returned to Kyoto from Hongqi Village. No wonder he looked so haggard, having not slept in a week.
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