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2.73% Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother! / Chapter 16: 016 Seeing my son

Chapter 16: 016 Seeing my son

Qin Youran seemed very interested in the task of taking care of children, seeking advice from her throughout the entire time.

Yan Yueqing felt she was too enthusiastic! And too strange!

She responded intermittently on the way.

At the high-speed train station, the two were not on the same train, and Yan Yueqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly bidding farewell and leaving.

The journey from T City to C City only took an hour.

However, she left late, and by the time she arrived at the hospital, it was already dark.

Advanced VIP ward.

Pushing the door open, she was greeted by a large floor-to-ceiling window.

When Yan Wang was a child, he needed a sterile environment. The hospital had specially prepared this room for him.

Inside the glass partition was a sterilized room that was disinfected daily, and the partitioned corridor was left for the patient's family, allowing doctors and nurses to check on the patient's condition at any time through the floor-to-ceiling window.

Latterly, as Yan Wang grew older and his immunity improved, there was no need to specifically create a sterile environment. However, the Yan Family's old master felt that the child had grown accustomed to it and saw no need to move to another ward, so he negotiated with the hospital to transform it into a VIP ward for the young one to recuperate.

When she used to read books, Yan Yueqing always felt that the author was particularly fond of this child! Not only did the author use a lot of text to describe Yan Wang's appearance, but he also arranged many scenes to endear him to the readers.

It was not until she saw her son through the glass,

that Yan Yueqing exclaimed—

The author was too conservative in his writing!

The five-year-old child had a stunningly beautiful appearance.

Walking on the street, he would make people involuntarily turn their heads two or three times!

Because of his illness, he lay there weakly, like fragile porcelain, causing people to subconsciously breathe lightly.

"Son..." She whispered softly against the glass.

The blood relationship is very peculiar.

Yan Yueqing thought she only had a favorable impression of Yan Wang from the book. It wasn't until she saw him in person that other emotions arose in her heart.

That sense of connection from deep within her soul, along with a strong desire to protect, flowed through her body with her warm blood, heating her eyes until they were red.

By the time she realized, two large tear drops had already escaped her eyes...

Though it was their first encounter, it felt like a long-awaited reunion...

This feeling left her feeling unbearably tender!

Ding—

The system suddenly woke up.

"Potential Cute Baby detected, does the Host wish to bind with it?"

[Name: Yan Wang

Age: 5 years old

Favorability towards the Host: -50 points.

Mission: Bind and nurture a relationship with Yan Wang, accomplish the mission when his Favorability towards the Host exceeds 90 points.

Reward: +10 enhancement points, 10% refund of consumed nurturing funds.]

WHAT?!

Yan Yueqing's wave of emotions instantly turned into speechlessness!

What was the original owner doing?

Such a well-behaved son, and yet his Favorability towards her was -50?!

Is this serious?

Without any hesitation, she confirmed: "Bind!"

Only after "Binding Successful" appeared in front of her did she tread lightly and open the inner door to walk in.

Yan Wang was soundly asleep.

The little boy's complexion was very pale, like a thin layer of paper, and up close, one could see the fine blood vessels beneath the skin.

His delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed, his breathing slightly hurried, as if he were having a nightmare.

Yan Yueqing reached out and touched her son's forehead, which was slightly sweaty.

The ward compartment had washing supplies; she took a warm towel from the sterilization cabinet and meticulously wiped her son from forehead to body, hoping to make his sleep more comfortable.

Yan Wang was frail and much thinner than children his age. Only his hands were somewhat swollen on the back due to the frequent IV drips.

"Does it hurt?" Knowing that the child was asleep, she still couldn't help but ask.

The wiping motions of her hand were extraordinarily gentle.

Each touch, that delicate sensation, was like touching some incomparable treasure, making her extra careful.

As the warm towel was applied, Yan Wang's furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

Not knowing what he was dreaming about, a tear stain seeped from the corner of his eye.

The system suddenly prompted:

[Yan Wang's Favorability +5.

Current Favorability: -45.

Huh?

Was the son pretending to be asleep?

If it weren't for the system, Yan Yueqing would have almost been fooled by his masterful acting!

What a great actor he is!

But isn't the little guy too easily satisfied?

Just by wiping his body, the favorability increased?

In that case...

What heinous thing did the original soul do to cause Yan Wang's initial favorability to start at -50?

Yan Yueqing decided not to expose the little trickster. After wiping him clean, she tiptoed out, taking the medical records from the bedside table with her.

She closed the door.

The person on the bed slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze intensely followed her, unwilling to withdraw even after she closed the outer door and completely disappeared into the darkness.

The little guy's eyes were ablaze, his heart deeply shaken.

The gentle person just now...

Was it... Mom... coming back?

Thinking of her actions, Yan Wang lifted his right hand, gently grasping at the air.

It seemed he didn't want Mom to leave!

But suddenly, the cruel words that Yan Yueqing had said over the phone a year ago echoed in his mind.

"Such a sickly child, if he really were my son, he should just die! Don't bother me, okay?"

His heart grew cold once more.

[System Notification:

Yan Wang Favorability -5.

Current Favorability: -50.]

Hmm??????

Yan Yueqing, sitting in the hallway reviewing the medical records, suddenly froze.

What's happening?

The favorability just increased by five points, and now it's suddenly back to the original state?

What did she do?!

Yan Yueqing turned her head to glance at the firmly closed door of the sickroom.

It seemed...

The rift between the original soul and Yan Wang was indeed very deep...

She shook her head, deciding not to go in to see her son but continued to bury herself in the medical records instead.

Yan Wang had been in the hospital since he was born, with numerous medical records.

The ones hanging at the bedside were just reports from the past month; older records were kept at the nurses' station.

As Yan Yueqing read the reports, she searched her mind for the plot details about Yan Wang's illness.

He had a very strange disease!

Rather than calling it a disease, it was more like poisoning.

The book described how he frequently had persistent fevers, was allergic to many foods—vomiting and convulsing if he ate them—and suffered from heart palpitations and difficulty breathing every time the seasons changed.

There was no choice but to stay in the hospital for expensive suppressant drugs and nutritional injections.

After the original soul passed away, Qin Youran took over the care of this child. The first year was also spent in the hospital until the child's biological father came to take him back to the manor for recuperation.

It's odd to say, but the illness that couldn't be cured in the hospital seemed to act up less after they moved to the manor.

Yan Yueqing didn't like Qin Youran's character setup. After the child was brought back to the manor, she lost interest in following the book and didn't know if Yan Wang was ever cured after that.

But she has no intention of pinning her hopes on Jun Lii!

Even if Jun Lii had the means to cure Yan Wang, that would be a matter for a year later!

Such a young child, almost never having seen the blue sky and white clouds outside since birth.

Counting the days, not knowing when the illness would strike him down.

She didn't want Yan Wang to suffer such terrifying and painful moments for even one more day!

At the nurses' station.

The nurse Zhenzhen, in charge of night rounds, ran over holding a stack of records, whispering mysteriously, "Sister Li, guess who I just saw during my rounds?"

Sister Li, counting the materials, didn't even lift her head: "Who?"

"Yan Yueqing!" Zhenzhen was excited, as if afraid Sister Li wouldn't know, and elaborated, "It's Yan Wang's mother from the VIP sickroom!"

Sister Li's hand paused for a moment, as if she remembered something, and she switched to the surveillance footage to take a look.


Chapter 17: 017 Have you ever seen a mother who wants her son to die?

Zhenzhen tapped the screen, "Look, sitting right outside the ward, she's looking at Wangwang's medical record. She didn't even hear me when I greeted her."

Sister Li gave an indifferent oh.

Zhenzhen had never seen a live celebrity and was thrilled, "Celebrities really are celebrities! So much better looking than internet stars! I thought she used a beauty filter in her live streams, but who knew she'd be that pretty in person? Well, her son is so handsome, how could his mother not be? It's just I still have no idea who Wangwang's dad is; I've never seen him before."

After listening, Sister Li let out a mocking laugh and did not want to continue the conversation.

These days, Zhenzhen had been recommended the fourth episode of the live show "National Parent" by her bestie. In the show, Yan Yueqing's handling of bringing down Tang Tang from the mountain was very appealing, she chattered away, "Sister Li, let me tell you, Yan Yueqing is different from other artists! She's gentle with the kids on the show and even took the initiative to reveal Yan Wang's existence! She dares to make public that she has a child, which is so much better than those stars who sneak around in relationships and won't admit it."

"Really?" Sister Li offered kindly, "What if it was deliberate?"

"Deliberate?" Zhenzhen sensed something was off with her emotions, "What's wrong?"

Sister Li also had a child. Thinking of what Yan Yueqing did, she sighed, "You've been in the hospital for a year now, how many times have you seen her?"

Zhenzhen: "Uh... just this one time, I guess?"

"There you go, as a mother, she doesn't care about her own child at all. What's good about such a person?"

"Maybe as an artist she's too busy? I've been following reality shows recently, and look at her—"

Sister Li interrupted with a cold laugh, "Too busy to not visit her son for a whole year?"

Zhenzhen was left speechless, unable to reply.

She hadn't watched from the first episode; otherwise, that Yan Yueqing who only played the fawning admirer would have long since annoyed her!

The Yan Yueqing from the fourth episode had changed so much that a lot of new fans had a favorable impression of her.

That's how people are, instinctively protecting those who give a good first impression and being indifferent towards those who don't.

Now, hearing what Sister Li pointed out, Zhenzhen seemed to finally connect the dots between the Yueqing looking at the medical records and Wangwang's mother, who was nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly feeling disappointed!

Indeed...

Gentle and attentive to other kids in the show, yet neglecting her own son in reality...

"Emmmm... Speaking of which, Yan Yueqing isn't as enthusiastic as her own family members," Zhenzhen muttered, "The old master at seventy, every two or three months, would come to visit his great-grandson with the help of his cane..."

"You haven't heard the worst part yet!" Sister Li's expression became stern, "Do you remember Wangwang's serious illness from a year ago?"

Zhenzhen nodded frantically!

How could she forget?!

Wangwang was so beautiful, there wasn't a single nurse who didn't like him.

Even back when she had just arrived at the hospital, she couldn't help wanting to visit him during her free time.

But one evening, Wangwang suddenly became seriously ill!

Fine during the day, and then at night, he started to have a high fever that wouldn't subside, convulsions, and then he became unconscious...

The hospital issued three critical condition notices, even the old master of the Yan Family was alarmed.

Zhenzhen had never seen such a big commotion at the hospital before!

The memory was still fresh!

Sister Li shook her head, took a deep breath, and let out chilling words, "Have you ever seen a mother who wants her son to die?"

"What?" Zhenzhen thought she had heard wrong.

Sister Li looked at the monitor mockingly, "That day, Wangwang was clutching his phone, asking me to call his mother who hadn't come for a long time, and who knew..."

Yan Yueqing was probably at a party, drunk, and upon hearing the head nurse's request, she replied coldly, "Such a sickly thing, if he really were my son, he should just go die! Don't bother me anymore, okay?"

Sister Li held the phone, looking at Wangwang sitting at the head of the bed.

The hopeful look in his eyes gradually dimmed.

Bit by bit... it turned into lifelessness!

Zhenzhen gasped in shock, unable to believe what she was hearing, "She was really that cruel?"

"Later, when Wangwang regained consciousness, she did come to the hospital once..."

Sister Li had thought that Yan Yueqing might have just been drunk and in a bad mood that night.

But!

After meeting her, she only asked one question, "Has that little bastard died yet?"

Seven words!

Each word struck deep!

Sister Li couldn't imagine how such a beautiful person could actually wish for her own son's death?!

Did she still have a heart?!

Zhenzhen immediately became angry, "How can a mother be so heartless? Wangwang is so adorable, who in the nurses' station doesn't like him? But his mother, on the other hand... If I had such an adorable son, I would definitely pamper him in the palms of my hands! Has she gone mad?"

"In a place like a hospital, there are more prayers than in a church! In the same vein, the nature of humanity can be more fascinating than a TV drama." Sister Li sighed, "Some people look gentle, but their hearts are crueler than anyone's! Yan Yueqing changed too much after entering the entertainment industry... Sometimes I feel like she's become someone else."

Upon hearing these words, Zhenzhen hurriedly said, "Sister Li, tell me more!"

Sister Li stacked her rounds' reports together, "These things aren't a secret in our hospital."

Yan Wang, that child, had been in this hospital since he was born.

From the incubator, to the ICU, and then to the sterile ward... he grew all the way up to this size.

As for Yan Yueqing... she wasn't always like this.

When Sister Li first met Yan Yueqing, she was herself a new nurse.

Following the doctor to review medical records, she managed to meet her in the VIP ward.

The thin girl, with a huge pregnant belly, sat in front of the hospital bed, her face devoid of life.

Sister Li had never seen such a beautiful person, nor had she ever seen someone struggling in pain between life and death.

Seemingly triggered by something, she would stand in front of the window with a determined look, as if she might jump out the next second? Other times, she sat quietly by the bed, caressing her belly with a look of tender love.

The day before the child was born, she went back home.

Latter, she was brought to the hospital covered in blood.

Yan Yueqing was pregnant with twins, but because they had suffered a severe blow inside the womb, one didn't make it, while the other was rushed into the ICU.

After she regained consciousness, the first thing she did was to endure the severe pain and kneel in front of the isolation ward, praying for her son's safety.

At that time, Sister Li thought that if this one didn't make it either, Yan Yueqing wouldn't survive!

Luckily, the little guy held on.

However, he was extremely weak and needed long-term hospitalization!

Yan Yueqing finally caught her breath, on one hand striving to recover, and on the other watching over her child.

She named her child Yan Wang.

Once, while Sister Li was on rounds, she saw her holding the little one, murmuring, "If only he could survive like you..."

Only then it was realized.

The name Wang, was from the phrase 'wishful thinking.'

"After Yan Yueqing's recovery and discharge from the hospital, Wangwang had to stay for continuous observation. At first she came every day, but later on I heard she was too unwell and rested at home for a while, and then she started making a scene to join the entertainment industry."

Sister Li frowned, "The Yan Family is the richest in city C! Even if she didn't make money, the old man could still afford her! You know, this VIP room for Wangwang was specially retained by the old man in communication with the head of the department, and it costs hundreds of thousands a month! I don't know what got into Yan Yueqing that made her insist on leaving the Yan Family."

Zhenzhen got a juicy scoop and urged eagerly, "And then, and then what happened?"

"After that, Yan Yueqing claimed to be the Second Miss of the Yan Family on a show, and the family immediately issued a statement to denounce it! I guess the old man wanted to force her to come back? I don't understand the affairs of rich families too well. Anyway... after that incident, Yan Yueqing fell out with her family! She also went from caring about Wangwang to being indifferent, even feeling that Wangwang's existence affected her career."

Zhenzhen had an epiphany, "I see! Sister Li, in a novel, Yan Yueqing would have been possessed by now, her body taken over by someone else! The person desperate to be in the entertainment industry isn't the real owner of the body! Of course, there's no affection for a child that isn't hers!"

Sister Li was amused by her wild imagination, "You really have a way with words! Trying to whitewash her, huh?"

Zhenzhen stuck out her tongue, "I just think, no one changes that quickly out of the blue!"

Sister Li sighed and her gaze fixated on the monitor, "Then I hope, that Yan Yueqing who is looking at the medical records now, is the real mother of Wangwang who has come back..."


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