Chen Shu listened to Feng Qishi’s words, and looking at the expression on Feng Qishi’s face, his heart sank. "I remember," he said, "you said you wished you were your mother's biological son, that you wished you had the same treatment as Feng Yan and Feng Sen, you wished," he couldn't continue, lifting his face to prevent tears from falling, and went on, "you wished your mother would see you get married. No matter how badly she treats you now, you would forgive her in the future because she is the mother who gave birth to you and raised you, and it wasn't easy for her." After he finished, he couldn't hold back his tears.
"After she said those things," Feng Qishi tried to hold back his tears, "I don't think that way anymore. Now, I just want to give back what she gave me. Uncle Chen, if I leave in the future, please don't be sad for me, because it's not worth it. Because I am a cowardly person, a person who doesn't cherish life. You," he shed tears, "you must not cry for someone like me. You must not."
"Qishi, you can't think like that. Your life is yours. Although your life was given to you by your mother, you are also an individual. Life cannot be given up just like that. No matter how painful your life is, you must think about those who are hundreds of times more miserable than you and how they have gotten through it. There are also people who desperately want to live, but their lives are limited. But you are different, you are..."
"Uncle Chen, you don't even know what you're saying anymore," Feng Qishi reached out and grabbed Uncle Chen's arm, "So, please stop talking."
"You can't die!" Uncle Chen became agitated.
"There are more people in the world who are more miserable than me, and more people who are luckier than me. In this world, it doesn't matter if I'm here or not, so," Feng Qishi said seriously, "even if I die, you must not cry. Promise me, don't cry."
"Feng Qishi, are you sick!" Uncle Chen shouted.
Feng Qishi froze.
Zhang Yan stopped eating and looked up at the two arguing. He swallowed and said, "Feng Qishi, can you stop scaring your Uncle Chen? You're being really pointless like this." He then took another bite of the duck claw.
Feng Qishi raised his arm to wipe away the tears on his face and said, "Besides Mu Shazi, only you comfort me and tell me these things. Thank you," he gave a wry smile, "I finally see someone who truly cares about me. I won't die, don't worry. I will live hard for myself. There are many people in the world more miserable than me. It's really boring and melodramatic for me to ruin my life like this."
"Qishi," Uncle Chen said, and started crying lying on the quilt, "You scared me to death."
Zhang Yan looked at Uncle Chen's trembling shoulders and thought about the promise between Mu Anxiao and Feng Qishi, his heart sinking.
Feng Qishi reached out and gently patted Uncle Chen's shoulder, "Uncle Chen, it's so good to have you."
"Qishi... don't do anything foolish. In my heart, you're already my godson."
"Why not my son?" Feng Qishi asked.
Uncle Chen rubbed his face on the quilt, sat up, and said, "If you were my son, then I would be letting your father down."
Feng Qishi laughed when he heard this.
However, Zhang Yan couldn't laugh at all.
Outside the ward, Father Feng heard the voices inside, but he was powerless.
"Why are you here?"
Hearing this, Father Feng looked up at Mother Feng and the girls who were approaching and asked, "What are you doing?"
Feng Sen, slacking along beside Mother Feng, said, "Dad, what else can my mom do? Of course, she's here to show my brother his future wife."
The moment Feng Sen said this, the girls behind them showed expressions of doubt.
"Don't talk nonsense," Mother Feng glanced at the girls and said.
Feng Sen nodded and pouted again.
Thinking of Uncle Chen's condition, Father Feng deliberately blocked Mother Feng and said, "The child is chatting with his Uncle Chen. Don't go in."
"What do you want to do?" Mother Feng said softly, glancing at the girls behind her, and whispered, "I'm telling you, don't mess up my business."
"You know the relationship between Qishi and his Uncle Chen. His Uncle Chen rushed back from a flight to see him. If you go in like this," Father Feng smiled and looked at the girls, "it won't be good."
"These girls still have to go to work. When can't he chat with his Uncle Chen?" Mother Feng grabbed Father Feng's arm, "Get up."
"Can't you just listen to me for once?" Father Feng said in a low voice.
"No," Mother Feng said, and looked at the girls again, "You have to consider the girls, you know!"
"Then can you consider..."
Before Father Feng could finish, Mother Feng’s face instantly darkened.
Father Feng feared Mother Feng’s expression the most, so he glanced at Feng Sen and voluntarily moved aside.
Feng Sen secretly chuckled.
Mother Feng snorted, her expression instantly changing back to a smile as she turned to the girls who were supposed to meet Feng Qishi, "Come in."
"Auntie, this isn't right!" one of them stepped forward and said.
"What's wrong?" Mother Feng asked gently.
"Auntie," the second girl looking for a match glanced at the other girls and asked, "You're not asking us to all come and have a blind date with your son, are you?"
"What's wrong?" Mother Feng put on a professional smile.
The second girl swallowed and said, "No, please understand, we were also forced by our families to come for a blind date. If you ask us to come together like this, you..." she smiled helplessly, "What do you think of us?"
"My son is marrying into the family," Mother Feng said.
The third girl sneered, "Auntie, what era is this? You're being very childish like this."
"Yes."
"We thought it was strange from the beginning. I initially thought they were your relatives, but after all this time," the fourth girl sneered, "you're pulling this stunt. It's really laughable."
Thus, they each lectured Mother Feng and left.
Mother Feng stood outside the ward with an embarrassed expression, swallowing.
Feng Sen looked at the retreating figures of the blind date girls and said, "Mom, I told you, you can't do this. You didn't listen. See? Embarrassing, isn't it!"
Mother Feng said nothing, glared at Feng Sen, and turned to Father Feng, saying, "It's all your fault for blocking me. If it weren't for you, those girls wouldn't have noticed."
Father Feng turned his face away speechlessly.
Feng Sen sighed and asked, "Mom, are we still going in?"
Mother Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "Go in for what? Come on, let's go apologize, otherwise people might blacklist me." After saying that, she turned and walked away first.
Feng Sen tilted his head upwards helplessly and said, "Dad, I really don't understand how my mom's brain works."
"Stop talking, hurry up and go," Father Feng pointed in Mother Feng's direction.
Feng Sen sighed and turned to quickly catch up with Mother Feng.