Chapter 9 Duckweed 05
In the early morning of the next day, I received a call from my grandfather.
My grandfather said that my mother was depressed and swallowed sleeping pills. She just had her stomach washed in the hospital. Her life is not in danger, but she hopes I can go back.
After I answered the phone, I ran to the station.
Sitting in the car, my hands holding the phone were shaking the whole way.
During the short few minutes that my grandfather called me, I felt a fear I had never felt before.
I once complained about why my mother took out her hatred for Ai Sheng on me. I once complained about why she abused herself like this, why she didn't think about me from a mother's perspective. I once complained...
But even though I had resentment, I never wanted her to leave me.
When I arrived at the hospital, my mother had already woken up.
Lying on the hospital bed, her face pale, she stared blankly at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.
Grandma stood by with a sad expression, tears in her eyes, but she didn't dare cry because grandpa didn't like others crying.
He felt that tears could not solve the problem.
"Now that you're here, go talk to your mother!" Grandpa spoke in a hoarse voice when he saw me, glanced at my mother, sighed casually, waved to grandma, and the two of them went out first.
I sat by my mother's bed and looked at her in silence.
After a long while, when she turned her head slightly towards me and looked at me, I held back my tears and asked her with a choked voice, "Why are you so upset again?"
Mom said, "Ai Ye, I've been seeing Ai Sheng, his son, and that woman having so much fun lately. It makes me feel bad. Tell me, why can he be so happy, have a son, and be with that woman openly? Why?"
"Mom, what do you want to do to Ai Sheng? Just because you are not willing to see him live a good life, do you have to ruin yourself? The person who can make a person happy most easily is himself. You think Ai Sheng is happy, and you are not willing to accept it, so we should live better than him, instead of using such extreme methods! Even if you die, Ai Sheng's life will not change, he will still be happy, with his son and his woman to accompany him. Whatever you do is none of his business! Since that person has nothing to do with us, why are you still entangled?"
My mother cried, touched my hand and said, "I am just jealous that he cares so much about his son. He doesn't care about you that much."
"Why does he care about me? I'm not his biological child. Mom, if you feel sorry for me, can't you just care about me a little more? You are my mother, I am your biological child, I am your daughter, not Ai Sheng's. You treat me well, that's enough. Please don't do such stupid things again, okay?"
My mother didn't say anything else, she just held my hand and cried.
"my daughter……"
"I also have a daughter..."
"I'm not without anything..."
"I have my daughter..."
My mother was lying on the bed, muttering to herself and choking with sobs.
I carefully wiped her tears, tilted her head back, and blinked hard to stop myself from crying.
Yes, Mom, you still have me and your daughter.
I asked for leave from school and stayed at my hometown to accompany my mother. I planned to go back to school when she was in a better mood.
I didn't expect to encounter mosquitoes in my hometown.
That day was the anniversary of Mosquito's father's death , and Mosquito came back to visit her father's grave.
After visiting the grave, she went to the street to buy some daily necessities, while I was helping my mother buy some food, and we met by chance on the way.
When the mosquito saw me, it was embarrassed and seemed to want to hide. I was immediately surprised and called out to her.
The two sat in a nearby KFC for a while.
Regardless of whether she wanted to hear it or not, regardless of whether she already knew it or not, I still told Mosquito the news that Li Wei had returned.
Mosquito sneered and said, "It's time for her to come back. I heard her father is in jail. I didn't expect she still has money to go abroad for fun."
I was stunned for a moment, thinking that perhaps mosquitoes don’t know everything.
I don't want Mosquito to continue to have misunderstandings about Li Wei.
The conflicts of the previous generation are their own business and we cannot be affected by them.
Ai Sheng and Li Guangming have both paid a price for the matter of Mosquito Dad, and the three of us have all been displaced. Now that we are finally together, we must cherish the bond between us even more.
"Mosquito, Li Wei didn't go there to play, she went to jail and stayed there for a year. I know her father and Ai Sheng have indeed let your family down, but Weiwei has suffered enough. Let's not bother about adults' affairs, okay? Weiwei broke up with her father. She was actually very nice to you. She said that the money from your bar was her compensation to you on behalf of Li Guangming. Although she knows that money can't make up for Li Guangming's mistake, she still hopes to do something for you." I held Mosquito's hand and said pleadingly.
I sincerely hope that the three of us can still be friends like we were when we were kids.
After going through so much, we are all alone, so we need each other's support.
Mosquito was silent, pulled her hand away from mine , bit her lips, and after a long time, she said with difficulty: "Ai Ye, it's too late. Although the past is over, the hurt we have caused each other cannot be easily forgotten. Please give me some time, and when we can really forget those hurts completely, we will be together." After saying that, Mosquito stood up and left.
I called her from my seat, but she didn't turn around.
I suddenly felt very tired.
Mosquito told me to give her some time, but I don’t know if I can really wait until the day when everything is clear.
