"Yes, I remember it very clearly. In 1977, there was a flood in my hometown and there was no harvest for the whole year. The relief grain distributed by the government was not enough to feed so many people suffering from the disaster, so it had to be allocated from other places.
Because mountain torrents destroyed most of the roads, grain trucks from other provinces could not enter, and relief grain had to be carried to the village bag by bag by manpower.
I was only six or seven years old at that time. Besides me, there was a younger brother and a younger sister in my family. I was the oldest, so I followed my parents down the mountain and walked more than ten miles to carry relief food.
That night, I got lost because I left behind a bag of flour, which I had put in a small cloth bag tied around my waist.
Although my parents didn’t let me go back to look for it, I was worried and ran back anyway. I wandered around in the woods alone in the middle of the night and accidentally fell off a cliff…”
"Xiao Xi, that's when I met you. On that night more than fifty years ago, it was you who saved me and snatched me, covered in blood, back from the hands of the King of Hell.
Although I was dazed and groggy at that time, I could still see your face in the moonlight, especially your fox ears.
You are just like the fox fairy in the folk tales that adults tell, beautiful and pretty.
But who knows whether it is a fox, a lynx or a cat?
I am not well educated and cannot describe that feeling. I only know that in my memory, you are as beautiful as the white flour buns kneaded on the stove. Anyone who sees you will feel happy from the bottom of their heart. "
When Liu Yinghong said this, the vague memory in Yun Xi's mind finally began to become clear.
More than fifty years ago, she did save a little girl.
And, from that time on...
"It's like you've been with me ever since then."
Liu Yinghong continued, "Ever since I grew up and left the village to work in the south, I have always felt that someone was with me."
"That person is me?"
"It must be you. Although you never show up, you have always been by my side, especially when my child was born..."
"Jinyun...?"
"Do you still remember? When Yunzai was born, you were by his side from the moment he cried for the first time. You pretended to be a nurse and took him from the doctor who delivered him.
Even though your face was hidden behind a mask, I still recognized you at first glance. After all, how could I be wrong?
Your eyes are so beautiful. When you see Yunzai, you are even happier than I am as his mother.
At that moment, I couldn’t help but think in my heart, maybe there really is karma and reincarnation in this world, and there is also the repayment of the ‘cat’…”
Yun Xi opened her lips slightly in surprise. Over the years, she had forgotten a lot of things, even forgetting that she had been hiding in the crowd and watching over his mother when Jin Yun was born.
Those almost forgotten memory fragments were barely pieced together to form a picture of the past. Yun Xi stammered and said apologetically:
"sorry."
"Why do you want to apologize to me?"
"I could have saved you a lot of suffering."
Liu Yinghong smiled gently and consoled him, “Oh, although I am not well-educated, I have often heard people say that today’s behavior will produce tomorrow’s results, and today’s results are derived from previous behavior.
If you had changed my fate, Yunzi would definitely not have been born, right? So you had to wait until he was born before you dared to show up at our doorstep openly. "
"You know all this, but you never expose it. Why?"
"Because we are family, Xiaoxi."
"..."
Liu Yinghong's gentle whisper made Yun Xi's heart, which had been indifferent to everything, suddenly beat wildly.
She said leisurely: "Besides, it's not like I haven't tried to stop you. Do you remember what I said to you when I suddenly found you before Jinyun's college entrance examination?"
Yun Xi closed his eyes and silently recalled the scene of that day.
That night, when she was planning to close the clinic to rest, she welcomed an "uninvited guest", Liu Yinghong.
The other person's expression was very strange, nervous, uneasy, with a hint of guilt in his eyes.
[Xiao Xi, Auntie wants to ask you for a favor. Can you and Yunzi...?]
[I'm not asking you to separate. As you know, Yunzi is still young and doesn't know much about this.]
[I hope you can wait until he has a mature view on love and knows what kind of person he really likes before you try to get along with him, is that okay? ]
[If he still likes you at that time, then as a mother, I will definitely support you unconditionally! ]
These were Liu Yinghong's exact words at the time, and Yun Xi had memorized them word for word over the years.
That night, Yun Xi did not sleep and sat in the lounge of the clinic all night.
She began to wonder whether her behavior of "taking advantage of someone's misfortune" would affect Jinyun's judgment of feelings.
When all the truth is revealed, will Jinyun be disappointed because of his behavior of "taking advantage of someone's misfortune"?
According to the mainstream values of society, his relationship with Jinyun is inappropriate. If he wants to survive in this society, he must endure the rumors from the outside world.
Jinyun's mind is still immature. Perhaps after a few more years, after experiencing the trials of society, he will understand what he really wants.
So, Yun Xi agreed to Liu Yinghong's request.
It was just a few years, just a blink of an eye for her.
What's more, she didn't care whether Jinyun could fall in love with her.
Her purpose in coming to this world was just to become his guardian and protect him silently until the end of his life.
Just like that time, she looked at the devastated land, while he silently protected himself.
What she asked for was a promise that was not fulfilled and a confession that was not responded to.
"Xiao Xi, I should be the one apologizing."
Liu Yinghong's voice brought Yun Xi back to reality from his memories.
She sighed and said tiredly, "I may not have much time left to live, so in these last days, I want to tell you what's in my heart."
"Go ahead, I'm listening."
"If Yunzai marries you in the future, I will be very happy."
"..."
"If I could work harder and live another year or two, I would be even happier to hold my grandson in my arms."
Yun Xi smacked his lips and felt his throat extremely dry.
Liu Yinghong's words can be regarded as entrusting the orphan to someone else.
And she spoke in the tone of a mother-in-law, expecting a response from her daughter-in-law.
She is a human being, but in her eyes, she is a "monster".
I'm afraid no one would be able to make the decision to entrust their child to a "monster".
After a while, Yun Xi sighed softly: "I will take good care of him. No matter what his identity is, I will spend the rest of my life with him."
"Xiao Xi..." Liu Yinghong was stunned for a moment, "This is not fair to you. You have paid so much for us, but you have not received any substantial return..."
"I don't need that kind of thing. Like you said, I'm not human, so naturally I don't have human pursuits.
The time I have experienced is far longer than you can imagine. In my eyes, human lifespan is just a blink of an eye.
Because of this, you who can make waves in my endless life mean so much to me. No matter what happens tomorrow or in the future, it is enough as long as I live well in the present.
Aunt Liu, you have to live well. If you live long enough, maybe you will really hear a demon call you mother. "
Liu Yinghong opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but found that she had nothing to say.
Even though it wasn't a direct answer, Yun Xi had already said what she wanted to hear.
After tonight, at least in her eyes, Yun Xi has completely become a member of this family.
Chapter 106 That is... Mirror Flow?! (5K)
"Drip drip!"
"drop--"
A crisp cell phone notification woke Jinyun from his sleep.
He rubbed his blurry eyes, sat up and yawned.
After waking up a little, he picked up his phone and looked at the notification on it. It turned out to be the day to go to the hospital for a regular check-up.
It has been a month since I returned home from my trip. Patients with advanced cancer generally need a follow-up examination every two to three months. Timely follow-up examinations, combined with the examination results, can help patients receive better treatment in a timely manner.
Although in most cases this kind of examination is useless for patients who have given up treatment, Jinyun still followed the doctor's advice and agreed on a follow-up examination time with the hospital.
After breakfast, Jinyun accompanied his mother to the outside of the community, where Yunxi's car was waiting at the door.
By the way, Yun Xi has sold his previous RV, and the one he is driving now is a family sedan.
The car has pure black paint and a streamlined appearance. Although it is a very niche domestic brand, its appearance looks very luxurious.
In terms of the car's temperament alone, it is even better than Cadillac and Hongqi.
Jinyun was really curious about where Sister Xi found such a nice and cheap second-hand car, but every time he asked this question, she would remain silent or make excuses.
Is there really something fishy about this car?
By the way, why does the feeling of sitting in this car seem similar to that of the RV...
Soon, we arrived at the hospital.
Accompanied by Jinyun and Yunxi, Liu Yinghong underwent B-ultrasound, CT, MRI, as well as liver function, kidney function, and heart function tests.
The main purpose of follow-up examination is to prevent cancer cells from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause local recurrence or metastasis to distant sites, so that anti-tumor treatment can be carried out early.
However, after the examination, the doctor who was originally responsible for treating Liu Yinghong and the attending physician of this examination asked Liu Yinghong to have another examination on the grounds that the results were unclear.
After that, he even deliberately avoided the other party and called Jinyun and Yunxi to his office alone.
He looked at the CT scans again and again, his gray brows furrowed and relaxed from time to time, and the look of doubt on his face became more and more intense as time passed.
Jinyun saw this and felt as if the leather pad under his butt had grown a thousand needles, making him feel very uncomfortable.
He had to admit that his heart sank when the doctor called him and Yun Xi to his office alone with a very complicated expression.
Because usually, this kind of behavior by the doctor is mostly intended to declare the patient dead and instruct the family to prepare for the funeral.
But after more than ten minutes, the attending doctor didn't say a word except looking at the X-ray, scratching his hair, and exclaiming in amazement.
Soon, another five minutes passed.
Just when Jinyun couldn't stand the depressing and tense atmosphere anymore and wanted the doctor to speak directly, the attending doctor with gray hair on his temples and a bald head finally sighed and showed an amazed expression:
"What a miracle..."
"The tumor in your mother's body has almost disappeared! The ALT has dropped significantly, especially the AFP index, which has dropped sharply and has basically returned to normal levels..."
Jinyun's heart skipped a beat, and then he asked tremblingly, as if he had a premonition of something:
"What, what do you mean? Doctor Zhang, are you trying to say that my mother's condition is getting better?"
"It's more than getting better!"
Doctor Zhang let out a long sigh and said excitedly with an expression that was almost dancing with joy:
"The shadow of the tumor in your mother's lungs is almost invisible now! The tumor is now basically in a state of continuous necrosis, and judging from the surface of the tumor, the density has been greatly reduced. It can be concluded that a significant qualitative change has occurred!
If you can keep going like this, I believe the tumor will completely disappear within a month!
Comrade, can you tell me where you went to treat her? Do you know how you treated her? Did you go abroad?
"Doctor, is this true?!"
"It's true, that's why I want to ask you how..."
"Ha! Ah! Good! Good!!"
Jinyun was overjoyed, but suddenly his eyes went dark. The extreme surprise and excitement caused his heart rate and blood pressure to increase, and his breathing became extremely rapid. He almost fainted on the spot.
Fortunately, Yun Xi was quick to support him and let him lie on his knees, with his upper body tilted back and his feet higher than the level of his heart, to keep the blood flowing smoothly to the heart.
After a while, Jinyun finally returned to normal.
He followed Yun Xi and Dr. Zhang's instructions, patted his chest gently, and took several deep breaths in succession, before gradually calming down.
After he calmed down, Dr. Zhang continued, "From the test results, your mother's tumor has indeed improved a lot, provided that there is nothing wrong with the test."
