Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
Advance chapters available for patrons on Patreon. And a chapter can be sponsored by buying me a ko-fi.
In Gu Yuan’s view, Huo Jinchen’s behavior was indeed somewhat inexplicable. Why would he suddenly come to talk to her in the middle of the night? What did they have to talk about? And when she went to the hospital, he actually wanted to come along, which was even more inexplicable.
However, Gu Yuan didn’t have much time to care about what Huo Jinchen was thinking; her mind was preoccupied with her son.
Her son was in the hospital, and hospitals were never good places, so something must have happened.
What’s infuriating was that when she asked her son, he just said he couldn’t explain it clearly over the phone and told her to come over immediately.
Gu Yuan was extremely anxious. After casually telling Huo Jinchen the hospital address, she ignored him and hurriedly got into the car with the help of the butler Sima.
The car sped along, thankfully there was no traffic late at night, and they arrived quickly. When they drove into the hospital, Ji Qisen was already waiting at the entrance. She quickly got out of the car, grabbed Ji Qisen’s arm, and looked him up and down: “Qisen, are you alright?”
It seems like everything is fine.
Ji Qisen felt the pressure on his arm and knew that his mother must be very worried. He quickly put his arm around her shoulder to comfort her: “Mom, I’m fine. Nie Yu and my older brother were in a minor car accident. Nie Yu was unharmed, and my older brother suffered a minor injury, but it’s not a big problem. If there were any serious issues, we would definitely transfer him to a bigger hospital. Don’t worry, Mom.”
Ji Qisen really didn’t know how to explain this to his mother. His older brother, who seemed so confident and composed, was actually so frightened by a needle. He could only let his mother see for herself.
Seeing that her son was unhurried, spoke in a gentle and considerate tone, and made a lot of sense, Gu Yuan finally felt a little relieved: “What exactly happened? Why are all of you brothers here? Where is your eldest brother? Take me there to see him.”
Ji Qisen nodded and led Gu Yuan into the hospital.
The hospital wasn’t very big, and there weren’t many people around at this time. Passing by the hospital receptionist who was dozing off, the mother and son walked into the empty corridor.
Just then, Nie Yu came out carrying a thermos and walked right across from him.
When Gu Yuan saw her son, she almost didn’t recognize him. His eyes were red, his clothes were wrinkled, his hair was messy, and he was carrying a thermos that the hospital had used for who knows how many years. If it weren’t for his still handsome and familiar face, she would have doubted whether this was her son.
“How is your older brother?” she asked hurriedly.
“Mom, you’re finally here!” Nie Yu said with a bitter face when she saw Gu Yuan. “My brother not only refuses to get his injection, but he also broke the thermos. I was just about to get him some hot water to see if I could get him to take his medicine. I don’t know what to do!”
When he said this, Nie Yu’s eyes were red and he looked worried.
“What… what’s going on?” Gu Yuan felt that everything tonight was incomprehensible. Huo Jinchen suddenly insisted on talking to her, her three sons suddenly united in a small hospital, and the youngest and most immature son, despite his young age, had the air of someone who was worried about his old father.
Nie Yu, carrying a thermos in one hand and holding Gu Yuan’s hand in the other, said, “Mom, come with me.”
….
Gu Yuan looked at Luo Juntian in front of her. At this moment, he was lying on his side, hugging the quilt, his body slightly curled up, his eyelids drooping, and his black hair was sticking to his forehead in strands because it was wet. He looked pale and weak, like a child abandoned by the roadside.
Hearing the noise at the door, his eyelashes fluttered, and he flinched slightly. Then he murmured, “No injection, I don’t want an injection…”
Just as Gu Yuan never imagined that her handsome, cool, and carefree son could be like a worried old father, she was even more surprised to see her eldest son, who seemed to have everything in the world at ease and who always gave her a sense of mentorship, would have such a vulnerable side.
She frowned and cautiously approached: “Jun Tian, what’s wrong?”
Upon hearing her voice, Luo Juntian gently lifted his eyelashes, his gaze weak, distant, and ethereal.
Gu Yuan’s heart sank; Luo Juntian looked so pitiful.
She went to the bedside, squatted down, and gently held Luo Juntian’s hands in her own.
Luo Juntian’s hands were very large; she could barely grasp them.
She had held his hands before, but that was during filming or rehearsals. He would hold her hands and teach her how to handle the details and how to build up her emotions. At that time, even though she knew he was her son, subconsciously she still felt that he was a senior, a movie star, a big shot.
But now it felt completely different.
His hands were no longer as warm as before; they were icy cold, as if they had just been pulled out of ice water, and were even trembling slightly.
Gu Yuan raised her hand and brushed aside the strands of damp hair on his forehead, revealing his half-covered eyes.
His eyes, brimming with struggle and unease, fluttered slightly as he weakly looked at Gu Yuan.
Gu Yuan sighed softly and asked gently, “Jun Tian, what’s wrong?”
Luo Juntian’s slightly dry lips moved slightly: “I… I’m fine…”
This was the voice of the composed and always smiling movie star, but Gu Yuan knew that the current Luo Juntian was not the confident and shrewd movie star he usually was. The current Luo Juntian was very afraid.
She held his large hand in one hand and gently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the other: “Would you like some water? Nie Yu brought you some hot water.”
After a moment of silence, Luo Juntian weakly nodded.
Seeing this, Nie Yu, who was behind him, quickly picked up the thermos in his hand, while Ji Qisen helped to bring over the water cup that had been washed earlier. The two young noblemen were busy helping to pour water. After finally pouring it, the water inside was steaming hot and looked like it was boiling. It was definitely not safe to drink.
Ji Qisen was speechless and glared fiercely at Nie Yu.
Feeling guilty, Nie Yu quickly picked up the cup and blew on it. He usually paid attention to such things, but now he couldn’t be so particular and had to blow on it himself.
After much effort, the two brothers managed to produce a cup of drinkable water. Ji Qisen carefully held the cup and handed it to them.
Nie Yu helped Luo Juntian sit up, while Gu Yuan fed him water.
Luo Juntian clenched his fist gently, then took the water glass and said in a weak, hoarse voice, “Mom, I can drink it myself.”
Gu Yuan didn’t let go, making him sit properly while she fed him.
Luo Juntian drank a little less than half a cup and seemed to be in better spirits. His eyes were no longer so unfocused. Gu Yuan asked her two sons to help Luo Juntian lie down again, and then tucked the blanket around him.
Nie Yu and Ji Qisen exchanged a glance, and then Ji Qisen spoke up, “Mom, you should persuade my brother, we will wait outside first.”
Nie Yu, completely oblivious to the situation, said, “But I still want to see the eldest—”
Ji Qisen didn’t let him speak at all and simply dragged Nie Yu away.
After they left the ward, Ji Qisen still grabbed him by the back of his collar and continued to drag him back until they reached the end of the corridor. Only then did he glare at him and say, “Can you please shut up?”
Nie Yu was pulled for a while, shrugged his shoulders and straightened his clothes, and then said helplessly, “I’m just worried about him. What if he throws a tantrum and cries and begs not to get a shot as soon as Mom mentions it? How can Mom handle that?”
Ji Qisen: “How do you know Mom can’t handle it?”
Nie Yu countered, “How do you know Mom can handle it?”
Ji Qisen: “Because I’m not stupid.”
Nie Yu: “…”
“Let’s reason things out. Is it really meaningful to suddenly resort to personal attacks?” Nie Yu felt somewhat wronged.
But thinking about the mistakes he made today, he felt guilty and didn’t dare to say anything…
Just then, the sound of a car came from outside the hospital. Because it was a small hospital in the suburbs, there were hardly any people there, and it was the middle of the night, so the sound of a car driving in was particularly noticeable.
Nie Yu tilted his head and looked over, seeing several top-of-the-line cars. He frowned and asked Ji Qisen, “Did you invite anyone else?”
In his mind, he probably wanted as few people as possible to know about this. After all, if a top-tier celebrity was so frightened by an injection, it would definitely be dug up by the outside world. Even if it wasn’t a major negative news story, what if others came to know about Luo Juntian’s psychological problem and used it to their advantage?
Ji Qisen: “Of course not.”
He had asked Butler Sima to accompany his mother. Butler Sima had been with the Ji family for many years and was naturally reliable. The driver was also someone Butler Sima had used for many years and was unlikely to make any mistakes.
As he was saying this, Ji Qisen naturally saw the car outside. Looking at the license plate, he suddenly realized something.
Just then, the car door opened, and several bodyguards surrounded the car in the middle. Then, surrounded by them, a tall man got out of the car, followed by a child.
When the child got off the car, the man held his hand and gently jumped off the car.
Nie Yu asked in surprise, “Huo Jinchen? What’s he doing here?”
This was just an ordinary little hospital. If it weren’t for its proximity to the location of his car accident, he certainly wouldn’t have come here. And yet, a big shot like Huo Jinchen had also come, bringing along a little troublemaker.
Ji Qisen frowned slightly. He and Nie Yu thought the same thing: something was definitely amiss if things were not normal.
What was Huo Jinchen doing here?
Staring at the little boy being held by Huo Jinchen’s hand, Ji Qisen’s original feeling intensified.
Did he find out something?
Just then, Huo Jinchen led Huo Lanting into the hospital lobby. His indifferent gaze swept over and he saw Ji Qisen and Nie Yu standing under the flower stand by the window.
Nie Yu disliked Huo Lanting, this child, and subconsciously asked, “Mr. Huo, what brings you here?”
Before Huo Jinchen could speak, Huo Lanting said first, “Brother Nie, Brother Ji, I’m here to see Aunt Gu!”
Nie Yu immediately became wary: “Really? My mother isn’t here. You’ve got the wrong person, haven’t you?”
Ji Qisen raised his eyes and looked Huo Jinchen up and down.
Huo Jinchen stepped forward: “Mr. Ji, I’m sorry to bother you. But I have something important I’d like to discuss with Miss Gu in person. It’s very important. I just called Miss Gu to ask, and she said she was at the hospital, so I rushed over.”
Ji Qisen looked at Huo Jinchen in silence without saying a word.
In fact, when he heard the word “important,” that feeling became even stronger and clearer.
Based on the information and clues he found, he had located the children nationwide and had only found a few children who may be the mother’s last son, one of whom was Huo Lanting.
Huo Lanting’s unusual dependence and closeness to his mother, as well as Huo Jinchen’s unusual attitude tonight, made him feel that this must be it.
Ji Qisen: “I’m sorry, but my mother is busy right now. If Mr. Huo has anything important to say, you can let us know first.”
Huo Jinchen hesitated for a moment.
He wasn’t entirely sure about this matter; he only guessed it was true. Therefore, he needed to confirm with Gu Yuan, or rather, he needed to have Gu Yuan conduct a paternity test. If he were to bring this up with Gu Yuan’s two sons now, it would inevitably be awkward if it turned out to be false.
He spoke again, looking at Ji Qisen, “Mr. Ji, if it’s convenient, may I have a word with you in private?”
Ji Qisen glanced at his brainless younger brother beside him and nodded.
Before leaving, Huo Jinchen gave Huo Lanting a few instructions, while Ji Qisen said, “Nie Yu, you stay with Lanting for now.”
Guys, ads are my only source of revenue, so please do not turn on the AdBlock when you are accessing this website…. Thank you, this would be a great help…
You can buy me a ko-fi and sponsor a chapter on: https://ko-fi.com/midnightrambles
Or become a Patron on: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=45665005
If you support me, I would be able to provide more chapters….
Previous • Table of Contents • Next
