Bai Erlang woke up at noon on the second day. This time he woke up, as if he had been in another world, and his body was more tired than ever before.
His mouth was dry and bitter, and the familiar scent of medicine filled the tip of his nose. He frowned unconsciously.
He just had a good night's sleep. How could his jaw be so sore? It felt like he had been force-fed a decoction.
what happened?
He subconsciously wanted to sit up.
However, his hands and feet were so weak that he could not hold himself up at all, and his head felt dizzy. A wave of dizziness hit him.
Is he... finally dying?
Thinking of this, Bai Erlang felt no fear in his heart, only an unprecedented sense of relief.
And that trace of guilt that he forcibly ignored.
Seeing that there was no one else in the house, I looked sideways at the top of the sycamore tree outside the window. A bird was standing on the branch, chirping, pecking its feet and then its wings, jumping back and forth among the leaves with mottled light and shadow.
The confusion and sadness in his heart disappeared. He gently curved the corners of his mouth and tapped his thin and slender fingers on the edge of the bed, as if in response.
Chang Shan entered the room carrying the soup and medicine. When he saw that the person on the bed was awake, his face showed a look of joy, and then he exclaimed: "Erlang is awake."
Then he took the medicine and ran out of the room.
"Master, madam, Erlang is awake."
He ran towards the main courtyard very quickly.
???
Bai Erlang looked at his parents who were looking at him earnestly in front of the bed. He sighed softly in his heart, lowered his head and said, "It's because the child is unfilial and makes his parents worried."
The originally pleasant voice became hoarse, as unpleasant as sawing wood.
"You are indeed unfilial."
Mr. Bai's beard curled up and he said coldly, with a look of sullenness visible between his brows.
Dad is suppressing his anger, why?
Panic suddenly flashed through Bai Erlang's heart, and a strong sense of guilt suddenly hit his heart, making him choke and unable to breathe.
Could it be that daddy knows...
Bai Erlang wanted to sit up on the bed, but he couldn't get up. His face and neck suddenly turned red.
Despite this, he still looked closely at his father with hesitation in his eyes.
"Erlang just woke up. Why are you so crazy? If you want to lose your temper, get out."
Mrs. Bai glared at her husband when she saw this, and with a warning, she quickly stepped forward to stop her son's hand that was holding on the bed, and said with a worried look: "Erlang, please stop getting up. You are still very weak. It is not appropriate to act rashly at this moment."
"Mom has asked the kitchen to make porridge and will bring it to you later when you feel better."
"Mom, I'm fine." Bai Erlang said despite his dizziness. The veins on the back of his hands were prominent, and it looked like he still had to sit up.
Mrs. Bai had no choice but to help him sit up.
Mr. Bai looked on from the side, his face turned black with odor.
"Thank you, mother." Bai Erlang leaned back on the bed and gave a pale smile.
His eyes were deliberately avoiding his father.
"Look at you kid, I don't know who you have learned from, and you are so inseparable from your mother."
Madam Bai's eyes turned red instantly, she stood up and turned away, big tears rolling down silently.
Mr. Bai didn't see his wife crying, so he didn't step forward to comfort him. Instead, he looked at his "big son" and sneered, and said in a sinister tone: "Yes, he is very smart. I don't know who he followed.
"
Anyway, he couldn't give birth to such a smart "good son".
When Bai Erlang heard this, his heart trembled. He no longer dared to take any chances. He froze and turned to look at his mother, who had her back turned to him, and said, "Mom, I have something to say to my father alone."
"Okay, mother, go out right now." Mrs. Bai nodded in agreement and hurried out of the house without turning her head.
She was afraid that if she didn't go out, she would cry again.
"Why, are you so anxious to send your mother away? Are you afraid that your mother will know the good things you have done and you will have no face to see her?"
Without his wife's scruples, Mr. Bai could no longer hide the anger on his face and shouted angrily.
He knew his wife well, but he didn't show it on his face just now, but in his heart he felt so distressed that Erlang must have run out of the hospital to cry again.
When Bai Erlang heard this, his tears rolled down instantly and fell extremely hot on the back of his hand.
He had regained some strength at this moment, and immediately jumped out of bed, leaning on the bed with his left hand with great difficulty and kneeling in front of the bed. Then he folded his hands and placed them on his forehead, and said:
"Dad, I'm sorry, thank you for not telling mom about this. The child's illness is inherently difficult to cure, and the child doesn't want to drag you down anymore."
After a pause, he closed his eyes, and finally spoke: "My child... I'm tired."
"you are tired?"
Master Bai looked at his son in disbelief as if he had heard a big joke, his hands shaking with anger.
He suddenly slapped himself in the face and burst into tears.
"Your mother was pregnant with you for ten months, and you said you were tired?"
"You were born with a lot of bad illnesses. Your mother listened to the Taoist priest who said that you had little luck and would not survive until the age of 18. She still went to the hospital to take care of the patients and accumulate merit for you, even though she was still pregnant with Ah Shu, and worked hard day and night.
Leading to premature birth. You said you were tired?"
"Although I haven't done anything for you, dad, at least I have given up my old face these years and run around asking for medicine for you. But you told me that you are tired?"
"Ah, we have to be conscientious as human beings!"
Mr. Bai let out a mournful cry, perhaps his heart was really broken, and his back bent.
Bai Erlang lay on the ground and did not get up. His whole body was trembling and suppressing his crying. Tears continued to flow down his forehead and the back of his hands into the blanket.
"Your mother and I know that we are sorry for not giving you a sound body, and we are doing our best to make up for it."
"But by secretly changing the daily decoction, you are not only trampling on your mother's good intentions, but you are also trampling on your father's face!"
Mr. Bai clutched his chest tightly, his breathing became difficult, and his old face turned red from holding back. He was obviously very angry.
"Dad...baby...no."
Bai Erlang said tremblingly, but did not explain, because no matter what he said at this moment, it would just be an excuse.
"The matter has come to an end. Whatever you want in the future... it's up to you!" Mr. Bai touched his face, turned around and walked out of the room.
Maybe he and his wife had made a mistake in forcing Erlang to keep him despite his wishes all these years.
Erlang's time is running out now, so it's really not time to force him anymore.
well……
When Bai Erlang heard this, he trembled and raised his head. His red eyes suddenly caught sight of the white hair on his father's temples, and he couldn't help crying anymore.
He was really wrong.
He only cared about his own liberation, but forgot that there were relatives who cared and loved him behind him.
Because of his selfishness, he hurt his father's heart. He is such a bastard.
Bai Erlang gritted his teeth and stood up with one hand, and slapped himself in the face, but it fell directly from his face due to lack of strength.