Chapter 75: Rest assured, I am here.
Originally, Ji Yunqi had been very excited about how her son would look when he tasted the food she made while grocery shopping, but she was still disappointed.
Because when Ji Yunqi returned home, she discovered that although the breakfast had indeed been eaten, Ji Chengyun seemed to have holed himself up in his room again. It looked like Ji Chengyun wouldn’t be coming out for a while. Although Ji Yunqi was a bit confused about this, she didn’t pry. Ji Chengyun had grown up, and she couldn’t manage him anymore. Since her son had no intention of coming out, Ji Yunqi naturally wouldn’t bother him. Children grow up and have their own ideas. As the saying goes, an older son won’t listen to his father!
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As Ji Chengyun had said, that evening, when Ji Yunqi went to work at the bar, the manager, unexpectedly, did not slack off, but instead watched over the place. As to why and who he was watching, Ji Yunqi knew very well, and at the same time, she felt comforted by her son’s capabilities. All this time, she had been busy with her own work and hadn’t paid much attention to her son’s job, only knowing that he was a senior executive at a company, but she wasn’t sure what kind of company it was. Ji Yunqi didn’t know and often resorted to her own speculation. Having encountered no bad events all day, Ji Yunqi was in an exceptionally good mood. Of course, apart from being teased by someone at school again, everything else was fine, and now, Ji Yunqi should go home and check on her son. Someone had been lying in the room all day. Logically, he should be up by now. Although it was quite late, he shouldn’t still be in his room, right? If that were the case, Ji Yunqi wouldn’t be able to stand it and would force the door open to see what was wrong with Ji Chengyun. But she should fill her stomach first, shouldn’t she? She had earned a little money now, and Ji Yunqi didn’t want to eat instant noodles again. This time! She had made a rare trip to eat a bowl of beef noodles, which cost a full 16 yuan, and it made her heart ache. But as the saying goes, you have to give to receive. Having finally earned a little, what was wrong with eating a little better?!! When she returned home, Ji Chengyun’s room door was still tightly shut, which indicated that the boy had really been in his room all day! “This child, staying in his room again.” She originally wanted to knock on the door and ask him how he was, but Ji Yunqi unexpectedly discovered water stains on the ground. This showed that the boy hadn’t stayed put the entire time; at least he had gone out. Well, a room door is also a door! “Sigh…” As before, after washing Ji Chengyun’s clothes and tidying herself up, Ji Yunqi finally had some free time to ask Ji Chengyun what was wrong. In all these years, Ji Chengyun shutting himself in his room for a whole day was rare. At first, Ji Yunqi didn’t think anything of it, but she noticed a packet of medicine in the trash can. Why was there medicine packaging? She was fine now, so it must be Ji Chengyun who was sick! Knock knock knock~ Knock knock knock~ Knock knock knock~ After knocking continuously for almost a minute, there was still no movement from inside the room. Ji Yunqi became flustered. Had something really happened to her son! Now, Ji Yunqi couldn’t care anymore and directly opened the door! What greeted her eyes was Ji Chengyun lying on the bed with a frown, and it was evident that he was in great discomfort. Anxiously, Ji Yunqi leaned over to the bedside and reached out to touch Ji Chengyun’s forehead… “My goodness, he’s so hot! What’s wrong?” With a sweep of her gaze, Ji Yunqi noticed Ji Chengyun’s bandaged arm. Although she couldn’t see the wound beneath the gauze, judging by the situation, it was probably contracted when he saved her last night. Besides that, Ji Yunqi couldn’t imagine where else Ji Chengyun could have been injured. While feeling worried, Ji Yunqi also felt a bit guilty. Why hadn’t she noticed this last night? Her son had gone out to get medicine, so he should be fine, but now he had a fever, probably due to some infection. But it was so late at night, and her son was a little delirious. Ji Yunqi couldn’t take him to the hospital! Suddenly, Ji Yunqi thought of something. She ran out barefoot and searched frantically in her room, finally finding what she was looking for. “Thank goodness, this kid didn’t throw away the medicine box!” After taking off all of Ji Chengyun’s clothes and wiping him down properly, she then placed a cooling patch on his forehead. Although it wouldn’t cure the root cause, with Ji Chengyun having taken his medicine, the cooling patch, and Ji Yunqi’s care, his condition would surely improve. For now, she could only take him to the hospital tomorrow. Rushing around in the middle of the night wasn’t good for a patient. Seeing Ji Chengyun’s complexion gradually improve, Ji Yunqi tidied her nightgown and got up to leave, only to be startled to find her hand being tightly held by Ji Chengyun. “Don’t… don’t leave…” “You… don’t abandon me…” Hearing Ji Chengyun’s mumbled words, Ji Yunqi’s heart ached as well. Yes! With the sudden departure of both parents, even the strongest person would eventually break down, especially when they were already unwell… Looking at Ji Chengyun’s sobbing appearance due to the fever, Ji Yunqi’s thoughts were also pulled back to several years ago. It was the same situation where only father and son were left at home, and it was the same situation where Ji Chengyun had a fever. Ji Yunqi had also taken good care of him late at night, just like now. Back then, Ji Chengyun had held onto her hand like this and refused to let go. Back then, Ji Yunqi had held her son in her arms and accompanied him through that difficult night. To a large extent, this was also one of the reasons why Ji Chengyun felt closer to his father. And now, after many years, recollecting this memory still made Ji Yunqi’s heart ache. Seeing her son suffering so much before her, even if she could do something, she ultimately couldn’t bear the pain for him. The only thing she could do was to accompany him. With this thought, Ji Yunqi also held Ji Chengyun’s hand, climbed onto the bed, and held Ji Chengyun in her arms… Um… Alright, she couldn’t hold him properly, so she could only embrace him like this… However, the dazed Ji Chengyun seemed not to notice that the person hugging him felt a bit off, and he also reached out to respond to Ji Yunqi. The father and son slept embraced like this again after many years, but this time… it seemed a bit strange… At least, that’s what Ji Yunqi thought, especially since she felt like she was practically being squeezed onto Ji Chengyun… Patting Ji Chengyun’s shoulder, she could clearly feel her son’s breathing becoming more stable, and it seemed that the turmoil in his heart had been temporarily dispelled. “Sleep peacefully, I’m here.” …
