If Shumei hadn't fainted this time, her secret might have been kept secret until the day she died. But this time, God was playing a joke on him again. Why did she faint?
When Xiao Youchen learned from the doctor that Shumei had cancer and was nearing the end of her life, as a man, he burst into tears on the spot.
"It's all my fault. If I had cared more about Mom, I would have discovered her illness earlier, and her illness would have been cured. Woohoo... I don't deserve to be her son..."
In the hospital corridor, Xiao Youchen pounded the wall with his fists until his hands were bleeding.
Wen Dazui's family kept pulling and persuading him to calm down.
Shumei was still lying in the ward receiving an IV drip, and her face looked even uglier than before she came.
Fifteen days before Boyi's release from prison, Shumei collapsed, and the burden of the family fell completely on Xiao Youchen. He had to run back and forth between the hospital and home to care for Shumei. He also had to take care of the family, manage the chicken farm, sell eggs in town, and take care of Xiao Shuangning, who hadn't even had her holiday yet.
His rather thin frame had been completely deformed by the tossing and turning over of the past few days, and he looked like an elderly man.
Fifteen days later, Tang Boyi was released from prison.
He originally thought that it was Shumei who was waiting for him at the prison gate, but as soon as he walked out of the prison gate, he saw that it was Xiao Youchen who was waiting for him at the prison gate.
Eight years, after waiting for eight years, I finally regained my freedom.
But when the father and son met, they did not feel the joy that should have come from a long separation.
The two of them stared at each other for a long time, their expressions somewhat complicated.
After a long while, Boyi finally asked, "Youchen, why is it you? Where is your mother?"
Youchen didn't say a word, his expression so sad that he wanted to cry. He threw himself into Boyi's arms and hugged him tightly, "Dad, you're finally back. I... Mom has been waiting for you for so long."
As he spoke, he actually started to cry sadly. He had been suppressing his emotions for so long, but until he saw Boyi, his tense nerves finally relaxed completely, and the sadness in his heart turned into tears that flowed out.
"Youchen, what's wrong? Why are you crying when you see daddy? Aren't you happy that daddy is out?"
Little Youchen cried even harder and did not answer Boyi.
The more he acted like this, the more anxious Boyi became. "Tell me! What's wrong? Stop crying! Men don't cry easily. No matter what happens, crying won't solve it!"
He held Xiao Youchen's arms tightly with both hands and asked Xiao Youchen almost pleadingly.
"I..." Xiao Youchen hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Dad, go to the hospital and you'll know."
"Hospital?"
Xiao Youchen didn't say anything more, and hurried to the hospital with Boyi, who was full of confusion.
Shumei was lying on the hospital bed. The disease had completely drained her. She lay there weakly. Xiao Shuangning, who was on winter vacation, was quietly accompanying her beside her.
On the way to the hospital, Boyi kept asking Xiao Youchen why he was brought to the hospital just after he was released from prison.
"Youchen, say something! Why are you taking me to the hospital? Is your mother sick? Or is Ningning sick? Or are you feeling unwell somewhere? You..."
Boyi chased after Xiao Youchen, asking him questions one after another.
Little Youchen couldn't stand his persistent questioning any longer and finally spoke up, "Mom is sick. If you had come out a few days later, you might not have been able to see her for the last time."
Xiao Youchen's words were like a bolt from the blue. Boyi froze and stood there in a daze, even his legs out of control.
His heart felt like it was being squeezed hard by someone, and it was extremely painful.
Seeing that Boyi didn't follow, Xiao Youchen turned back and grabbed Boyi's arm, "Dad, don't just stand there. Mom had respiratory arrest yesterday. The reason she was still hanging on to her last breath might be that she wanted to see you! Do you really want her to leave with regrets? If you keep dawdling like this, I'm afraid..."
Xiao Youchen's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Boyi. He immediately woke up and hurriedly followed Xiao Youchen to the hospital.
The moment he stepped into the ward and saw Shumei, who was still hanging on to her breath, tears welled up in his eyes.
He rushed to the bedside and held Shumei's hand tightly.
"Shumei, Shumei, I'm back." He spoke with tears in his voice.
When Shumei saw him come back, a relieved smile appeared on her deathly pale face.
"It's good that you're back. Now that you're back, the children will have someone to take care of them. This family will have a backbone, and I can leave with peace of mind."
"Why are you leaving? I won't let you go. I want to spend the rest of my life with you and watch the clouds roll by with you. I will repay you bit by bit what I owe you. By the way, I... I still owe you a wedding. Have you forgotten? You can't be so selfish and leave me and the children." Boyi said a lot in one breath, and it felt like he wanted to say everything he wanted to say for the rest of his life.
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