CHAPTER 778: CHAPTER 774: SHE’S ONLY AFRAID OF THUNDER

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But Dad’s swollen, dark face, even someone blind couldn’t miss it. Thankfully, big brother reacted quickly, finding an excuse right away to suppress Dad’s impulsiveness...

Otherwise, the few of us younger ones would really be skinned alive!

"Shiyi, do you think we should go ask big sister for advice?" While wiping sweat off his forehead, Xishan tugged at the dazed Shiyi and said.

"Ask big sister?" Shiyi instinctively looked up at the wall clock, then shook his head and declined:

"It’s so late, she must have gone to bed already, right?"

It’s the middle of the night, given her old habit of heavy sleeping, she would definitely be sleeping soundly without any stress, hmm, big sister is really spoiled by Dad, way too naïve and willful...

"No, that’s not right! Shiyi, Xishan, with this kind of thunderstorm, shouldn’t big sister be frightened and unable to sleep??" Xie Yuchen had already thought of this issue before. He and Xishan could only stay at home anxiously earlier, the two even worriedly discussed this matter.

Because big brother and Shiyi came back, they rushed to ask about Mom’s condition, after hearing what Shiyi said, they were even more scared, but it made them forget to mention to Shiyi about sister’s fear of thunder!

Oh no, she is only scared of thunder!

When she was little, Xie Yuyue was once alone in the room, got scared by the thunder, and developed a fever, which is why she is particularly afraid of thunderstorms.

At that time, it was her first night sleeping alone. It was fine initially, but she got terribly frightened when she suddenly heard the thunder.

As it was raining heavily, nobody expected little Shier to be scared of thunder, and Mom, who was downstairs too engrossed in her medicine-making, missed the best opportunity to comfort her.

This might have been the fuse for the estrangement between mother and daughter, after all, Xie Yuyue was already over six years old and could remember events.

As for the three of us brothers? Uh... we’ve always been heavy sleepers since a young age, not even thunder could wake us.

And as for big brother, he was taken out by Dad that time, which is why she was particularly terrified...

"Right!" Shiyi also snapped to his senses.

"She’s got the guts to run away from home, yet you’re worried about her being afraid of thunder?" Xiaojiu’s sinister voice came from the kitchen, making the three bunheads shiver.

"Big brother..." Xie Yuchen, being the youngest, half-pleaded with a bit of courage.

"Hmph, do any of you know where your Second Senior Brother lives?"

"Uh—" This time, the three bunheads immediately clammed up.

Not knowing the location, all the thinking in the world was useless. As for making a phone call... forget it, if big sister was already asleep, wouldn’t their call disturb her sleep?

Thinking about facing Dad’s thunderous wrath tomorrow, the three bunheads exchanged glances and fell into silent consensus—let big sister get a good sleep tonight.

"I’m planning to go to the hospital, who wants to come with me?"

At this moment, the three bunheads all nodded in unison and said to big brother: "We all want to go together."

They didn’t know where big sister was before, and there weren’t enough cars to fit everyone at that time, so the two little ones stayed home.

But now that they know where big sister is, the two little ones of course want to go see how Mom’s doing. No matter how fierce Dad is, Mom is still Mom after all, and they naturally are worried and scared for her.

Xiaojiu nodded and then pointed to Xiao Shi and Xishan to take out the late-night snacks he had just prepared, snorting, "You two go and get the stuff from the kitchen, Shiyi, you go change your clothes. After we eat, we’ll head to the hospital."

Saying that, Xiaojiu himself went upstairs. He had made a lot and wasn’t worried that the three youngsters could eat it all at once—it was all piping hot.

Moreover, having just made a mistake, the three young ones would be well-behaved and listen obediently for a few days.

By the time Xiaojiu was ready to bring his little brothers, who were now well-fed, to the hospital, another hour had slipped by. Before leaving, Xie Yuchen made sure to take along any items he could think of, plus from the experience of the three little ones staying overnight, the four brothers, you say this and I say that, loaded several large bags into the car.

Of course, they took a taxi. Although Xiaojiu could drive, he followed his parents’ rule that he must not drive in the city because he didn’t have a license.

When the brothers arrived at the hospital, Mom had not yet woken up. When they actually saw their mother weak and unconscious in the hospital bed, Shiyi and the other little ones’ eyes all turned red.

In a soft voice, they called "Dad, Mom~." With the second "Mom," the call was extremely low, the voice revealing guilt and sadness.

Xie Jingchen lightly "hmmed" and seeing his sons’ reactions, he slowly added a sentence:

"Don’t disturb your mom’s rest; she is just too tired. The doctor said it was chest tightness and shortness of breath caused by overexertion."

"Oh~" Upon hearing this, the faces of the three little ones looked at each other, at a loss for a moment.

Seeing the items brought by Xiaojiu, and the three little ones each holding a small bag in their hands, Xie Jingchen’s tightly-stressed bruised and swollen face relaxed a bit.

He nodded and took the spare clothes and towels handed over by Xiao Shi and Xishan, and in the restroom set up within the ward, he quickly cleaned himself up.

When he came out, he noticed Shiyi had already taken out one portion of the food and was nervously looking at him.

"All right. Do you think your old man would eat you, one by one, or are you still needing to be spoon-fed?" Xie Jingchen glared at the children, who were all acting like innocent little rabbits, and gave a snort as he retorted.

"Dad, you can massage it a bit. Mom would be upset if she saw it." Xiaojiu took out a fine white cloth from the insulated bag. Inside was a hot boiled egg, which he handed to Dad.

Of course, Mom wouldn’t be angry; she would just be heartbroken to see Dad injured.

Don’t think Mom is always cold to outsiders. In private, seeing several father and sons hurt, she is always upset for a long time.

If Dad was injured in the line of duty, Mom’s tears would flow like a faucet. She cries silently, without making a noise. If you don’t pay special attention, you wouldn’t even notice that she is crying tears all along.

"..." The wife wouldn’t be angry, but she would certainly be tearfully spraying him with tears! Xie Jingchen glared at his eldest son, but eventually took the egg and, while eating big mouthfuls of food, occasionally rubbed the hot egg over his sore spots, making his brows furrow with the sensation of swelling and pain.

The food in his mouth was delicious, but it left him with no appetite.

Is this kind of life really what he has always wanted to uphold?

Nowadays, the country’s development is going well, and his existence had already offended some people. Although there is a certain bias due to political stance, after all, it is for the good of the country.

And he... Xie Jingchen silently swallowed the food in his mouth.

Looking at his sons, then at his wife beside him—he could not continue to ignore his family for the sake of his own perseverance.

Iron-blooded, also needs tenderness.

Rong Wei, also needs to protect his home.

Xie Jingchen knows that his persistence over the past decade has been very selfish.

Even in these past two years since he returned, the elderly parents at home are getting more frail. Every time they see him, their eyes brim with tears, hoping that he would retire or transfer back—