"For over a decade, your mother has not acknowledged you as her son. In other words, she still hasn't. Naturally, it's fine for Feng Qishi to say such things now." Mu Anxiao fully sided with Feng Qishi.
"What business is it of yours?" Father Feng asked coldly.
Mu Anxiao looked at Father Feng and took a sharp breath. "I am merely an observer. From the first day I met Feng Qishi, I thought he was a happy, joyful boy. But as time went on, I realized I was wrong. He wasn't happy, nor was he joyful. Of course," she added, "I know I have no right to say this. You have all devoted much to Feng Qishi for over ten years. But I want to say that he remembers your kindness, yet you have never remembered the happiness he has brought you."
"I remember," Feng Feng said actively.
Mu Anxiao glanced at Feng Feng and said nothing.
Father Feng looked at Mu Anxiao and asked, "What exactly do you want to say?"
"I want to say, please cherish him, and stop hurting him. His heart isn't fragile. Even if it becomes fragile," Mu Anxiao suppressed her tears, "it's because you hurt him." With that, she glanced at Feng Qishi and walked out of the ward.
In the hospital restroom, after hearing Mu Anxiao's words, the boy couldn't help but recall Feng Qishi's standing in this family, and all the scenes he had witnessed of him being reprimanded by his parents. His nose stung, and he pulled open the door to walk out. "Even an outsider can see it. Don't you realize you've gone too far?" he said, then turned and ran out.
Father Feng stood frozen.
Feng Qishi closed his eyes again and said, "I will repay what I owe you. Your and Mother's kindness is always remembered in my heart. You are always my parents. I was rude to Mother earlier; I will apologize when I have the chance."
Father Feng called out, "Qishi, Dad..."
Feng Qishi interrupted, "I want to rest for a while, Dad. Could you all go outside?"
"Alright," Feng Yan agreed, pulling Feng Feng and Father Feng out of the room.
After they left, Feng Qishi was alone in the ward. He lay quietly on the bed, and as his heart filled with sadness, everything that had just happened in the ward replayed in his mind.
Just as Feng Qishi finished eating his steamed bun, Mother Feng rushed into the room, pointing at him and saying, "Feng Qishi, I am your mother." She stopped by Feng Qishi's bedside.
Feng Qishi looked at the hatred in his mother's eyes and said, "I know you are my mother." As he spoke, he swallowed the bun in his mouth.
"Since you know I am your mother, remember that no matter what I do to you, you are not allowed to resent me," Mother Feng said, pointing at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi frowned. "I haven't..."
"Still denying it? I did so much for you when you were little, and in the end, you remember nothing. You hurt me so much yesterday morning, and now you even attempted suicide. You've really grown wings, haven't you?" Mother Feng reached out and poked Feng Qishi's shoulder. "Remember, your life was given to you by me. If you dare to ruin it again, don't blame me for being unkind. Fortunately, you only injured your leg this time, and it will heal. Otherwise, I would have been dragged down by you."
"Mom, I..."
Mother Feng didn't listen to Feng Qishi at all. She recounted all the good things she had done for Feng Qishi since he was a child.
Feng Qishi listened to his mother's sparse account and said, "Mom, you only remember your kindness to me. You haven't remembered any of my kindness to you."
"Let me tell you, it's only natural for a son to be good to his mother. You remember all the good I've done for you. I am your birth mother, and you had better listen to me in everything. You don't need to take the college entrance examination this time. When you recover, I will arrange blind dates for you. You'd better be obedient, or don't blame me for slapping you in front of everyone," Mother Feng said to Feng Qishi unceremoniously.
At this moment, Feng Qishi felt that everything before him was unreal. Especially looking at Mother Feng's face, he felt like a fool, a fool waiting for his mother to acknowledge him and treat him well, a fool who had been living in a dream for over a decade, a fool who hoped his mother would treat him like she treated her other children!
"Why are you staring?" Mother Feng asked, pointing at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi's gaze wandered helplessly on his mother's face. "I am your son, and you are my mother. Wouldn't you feel guilty doing this to me?" He fought to keep his tears from falling.
"You..."
"You say I don't deserve to be your son, but I think you don't deserve to be my mother. You clearly know I'm your biological son, yet you treat me like this. If you ask me," Feng Qishi glared at Mother Feng, "you should have just abandoned me back then. I find you annoying now, just annoying."
After hearing this, Mother Feng slapped Feng Qishi across the face.
Unexpectedly, Father Feng and the others happened to hear Feng Qishi's words but not Mother Feng's.
Feng Feng immediately exploded.
"How could you speak like that? Mother had a difficult time giving birth to you. Although she was a bit harsh on you," she quickly walked to the bedside and pointed at Feng Qishi, who had turned his face away, "you still shouldn't talk like that. You ungrateful wretch."
"How can you speak to Mother like that?" Feng Sen stepped forward and said.
Feng Yan glanced at Feng Feng and Feng Sen and said nothing.
"So what if I said it?" Feng Qishi replied and lay back down.
Feng Sen said, "You ungrateful thing, why did you jump off the building? You're just a spineless coward looking for sympathy." After saying that, Feng Sen pulled Mother Feng and left.
Immediately after, Father Feng began to lecture Feng Qishi.
Thinking of those words, tears involuntarily rolled down Feng Qishi's cheeks. He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling, his heart filled with grievance, and at the same time, his desire to leave grew stronger.
Mu Anxiao stood at the stairwell and asked the boy after hearing his entire account of what happened in the ward, "Where were you just now?"
"I went to the restroom. I originally wanted to say something, but I thought it was my cousin's family matter, so I didn't dare to speak, as it would only cause trouble," the boy said with difficulty.
"Are you the child of Feng Qishi's mother's elder sister?" Mu Anxiao asked.
The boy scratched the back of his head and said, "No, my mother knew Feng Qishi's mother, and they became sworn sisters. So, I inexplicably gained Feng Qishi as a cousin. However, Feng Qishi is truly a good person, not selfish at all. He even advises me to study. No one has ever advised me like that."
"What is your name?" Mu Anxiao thought about his relationship with Feng Qishi and felt it was necessary to know his name.