Chapter 79 The Lucky Draw: Er Er Goes to See Xing Mian
A surveillance video is playing on the vehicle's tablet.
The boy inside was Xingmian, whom she hadn't seen since his last disappearance. Xu Zhiyu was sitting in the back seat of the black sedan. The person next to her had a powerful aura and a serious expression, which forced her to straighten her back and focus on watching the video. She didn't even dare to swallow.
The boy in the video was enraged by something, and after he returned to his room, he locked the door.
At first, he calmly searched for something in the desk drawer, but no matter how he searched, he found nothing, and suddenly he became irritable!
He went to the door, turned the handle, and found that the door was locked, which made him even angrier!
So he started smashing the glass and vases in the room, banging on the door with hard objects, and shouting incessantly, trying to get the attention of the person outside.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, the door remained tightly shut.
The video paused briefly, then switched to another clip—in which a boy was annotating the surveillance footage, kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down his face as he sobbed.
"Dad, I beg you, please let me out. I miss her so much, I can't live without my sister..."
"You locked me in the room to calm me down, but I really can't concentrate on studying at all. Uncle Xu has had such a big incident, how can I not be by my beloved girl's side?"
"I made a five-year promise with her before I left, and in the blink of an eye, I'm gone without a trace. Her life was full of love, and she was always very happy. My departure was already enough to break her heart, and now Uncle Xu is like this. She'll definitely be sitting behind the cashier crying. Dad, how can I bear to leave her? I love her to a degree that none of you can imagine. The thought of not being able to be by her side when she's sad is worse than death for me, Dad. Please, let me go..."
"Please let me go, let me go back to Mushui, okay? I really... really can't take this exam..."
"I miss her so much, Dad. My chest hurts so much. I can hear her crying. I can hear her. She's thinking of me and calling my name. Dad, I want to go to her..."
"She's the person I love the most, I need to hug her..."
As the boy spoke, tears of despair streamed down his face. Just watching him made Ah Yu feel a sharp pain in her heart, and she felt suffocated.
Her vision gradually blurred, she covered her mouth with her hand, and large tears streamed down her face.
For some time now, Ayu's tears have been almost non-stop. Looking at Xingmian inside, she couldn't understand what kind of cold and heartless father he had. The child kneeling there was clearly so pitiful, yet no one came forward to hold him in their arms.
The scene changes, and the boy in the room walks into the bathroom. Five seconds later, a loud noise comes from the bathroom!
The sound made it sound like he had smashed something again.
Then the scene changed again, showing several medical staff rushing into the bathroom and carrying the bloodied boy out of it.
Xu Zhiyu's pupils suddenly widened. The boy's face was bloodless, and the bright red mark on his wrist was very conspicuous. The storm had destroyed his flower, and he ultimately could not hold on until the next sunny day.
After the video finished playing, the silence inside the car was deafening; neither she nor Lin Shukai spoke.
The car started and drove straight to the airport. It wasn't until halfway there that Lin Shukai finally asked her:
Whom did your family offend in the past?
Xu Zhiyu shook her head blankly, her tears still wet on her face.
Lin Shukai understood the situation. He continued, "Xingmian is convinced that your father's situation is related to me. We couldn't communicate properly, which led to what you just saw. He has a month until his college entrance exam. He's currently in Shanghai. The incident happened yesterday. He's out of danger now, but still unconscious."
"I'll take you to him now. Talk to him and see if you can wake him up soon. The college entrance exam is in a month..."
"He's in this state, and you're still only thinking about the college entrance exam?" Ayu, trembling with fear, suddenly interrupted him, shouting at the man beside her with red eyes.
She composed herself and vowed to make things clear with this person today!
“I don’t know you and I don’t know about Xingmian’s life at home, but I know Xingmian! He’s just a little stubborn, but he’s really well-behaved! But why? When I first met him, he wasn’t happy for a single day. He was starving! Okay, okay, I even thought his parents were long gone. I never imagined that he had a father, but it would have been better if he didn’t have one!”
Xu Zhiyu sat up straight, her face stern: "Excuse me, judging from your attire and demeanor, I know you are of noble birth and financially well-off. But why do you, at your age, have such a deep obsession with the college entrance examination? Why do you have such a strong desire to control your child? Is it because your life has been too difficult since childhood? So you can't let Xingmian live a happy and carefree life? Did you fail the college entrance examination before? So you are imposing this will on your son? I would like to ask, is this college entrance examination really more important than his life? More important than his happiness and health?"
“Day after day, year after year, tell me, which family’s child lives such an inhuman life as Xingmian?”
"Is he a dog? Is he your pet? You lock him in a cage just because you're unhappy?"
"He's a human being!! He has his own will and his own thoughts. How can you be such a father? Please open your eyes and look! If your eyes are failing, please listen with your ears! If your hearing is failing, please use your meager compassion to feel!"
"What do you feel?"
She cried again.
"Uncle Lin, Mianmian is not happy."
“When he came to the supermarket, I finally managed to make him happy every day. And now, less than a year after I went to Shanghai, you’re showing me this?” she choked up.
Ah Yu mustered up unprecedented courage; at this moment, she was no longer afraid of the cold man in front of her.
"If you can't take good care of him, please give him back to me."
"I know how to love him."
Lin Shukai was stunned by Xu Zhiyu's shout.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say, so he coughed and glanced awkwardly at Derek in the passenger seat.
Derek's shock was written all over his face. Feeling the master's gaze, he quickly pretended to be looking at his tablet, preparing to discuss the next arrangements with Xu Zhiyu.
However, before he could speak, Lin Shukai spoke to her himself:
“I’ll take you away now. You don’t need to worry about anything at home. After you leave, I’ll send someone to take your father to the provincial hospital closest to Mushui for treatment. Your mother won’t need to work anymore. If she wants, she only needs to stay with your father and take care of him during his illness. If she doesn’t want to, she can go on a trip to relax. I will cover all the expenses. I will arrange for the best doctors to treat him and increase his chances of recovery.”
Xu Zhiyu was stunned. Lin Shukai's words had left her speechless. She blinked her eyes repeatedly.
She felt that such a good thing required a great price to pay, and her subconscious instinct was to refuse.
Lin Shukai was afraid she would refuse, because Lin Xingmian was unconscious and had a weak will to live. If Xu Zhiyu was unwilling to go to Shanghai with him, then Xingmian...
He continued, "Don't worry, all I need is for you to stay with Xingmian during this time until he wakes up. If..."
Xu Zhiyu: "If what?"
Lin Shukai hesitated, unsure if he would be scolded if he said what he was about to say.
He said, "The psychologist I arranged for him said that it would be best if he had someone who could understand and care for him. If he recovers well after waking up and can take the college entrance examination normally, that would be the best."
Xu Zhiyu: "..."
"Is that all you're asking? How can I trust you? Right now, it's just my mom and me taking turns caring for Dad. If I just leave like this, my mom definitely won't be able to handle it all by herself. But if you can really find a better doctor for my dad, then I really have no reason to refuse. I hope you can keep your word."
Hearing Xu Zhiyu's concerns, Derek tactfully replied, "Ms. Xu, please rest assured, we have already contacted the doctor and sent someone to meet with your mother. She may have the same concerns as you later, so you can have a video call."
Ayu felt slightly relieved. She said, "Actually, even if you didn't offer all these conditions, I would still be willing to go and stay with Xingmian. It's not just him who cares about me; he's equally important to me. It hurts me to see him not doing well. Last time we talked on the phone, he lied and said he was doing great..."
"I'm sorry, Uncle Lin, I was a bit rude just now. In any case, I should thank you for helping my father find a better doctor."
Recalling what the girl had just said, Lin Shukai felt embarrassed again. He forced himself to act nonchalant and said casually, "It's nothing."
But a touch of melancholy welled up inside her.
Have I really gotten this old?
I never thought that "presbyopia" and "hard of hearing" would be used to describe me. It seems that the people around me really don't dare to tell the truth.
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It's alright, this time we didn't have to go to the hospital again.
After what happened to Xingmian and her father, Xu Zhiyu has developed a strong psychological trauma related to the hospital.
While on the way, Bowen called to ask if she wanted to go to the hospital to see Xu's father today. Ayu then told Bowen everything that had happened. Bowen offered to help her continue running the supermarket during his days off.
Ah Yu worriedly said, "You finally have a vacation, don't you really want to rest and go on a trip?"
Ma Bo shook his head: "I've already rested last time. Our company recently took on a retail-related project, and I'll try to manage it for you and give you some experience."
Ah Yu: "If you want to, I definitely have no objection. If you manage it well, all the profits from these few days are yours as wages."
Ma Bo asked, "All of it to me? Haha, Mr. Xu is really generous. No need for so much, I'll just take one-third. I'll just enjoy the sense of accomplishment of doing business, after all, you still have costs to cover."
Ah Yu smiled contentedly: "Whatever you want, as long as it helps you."
Ma Bo asked, "Then please be careful on the road, and contact me immediately if anything seems wrong."
Ah Yu: "Mm."
After hanging up the phone, she looked out the car window and saw completely traditional Chinese architecture. If she weren't sitting in a moving car, she would almost have wondered if she had entered the filming location of some ancient Chinese drama.
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