C79 From Now on He Is an Orphan

"Mom..." Zhong Yu looked at her mother's face and felt her nose ache even more. Tears immediately filled her eyes.

"Don't cry, Zhong Yu..." Cai Nong smiled faintly. She wanted to raise her hand to help Zhong Yu wipe away her tears but Zhong Yu grabbed her hand.

"Mom, don't move." Zhong Yu knew that it was very difficult for her mother to move now. "How do you feel? Is it very uncomfortable..."

Thinking about her mother enduring the pain, Zhong Yu felt as if a knife was twisting in her heart.

Cai Nong only shook her head slightly and felt very gratified, "It doesn't hurt. Mom doesn't feel pain at all..."

"Qin Lang, you will take good care of Zhong Yu in the future, right?" Cai Nong's eyes slowly turned to Qin Lang. From the first day she saw Qin Lang, she could feel Qin Lang's deep feelings for Zhong Yu.

"Mom..." Zhong Yu heard a hint of last words.

"Yes, Auntie. I will take good care of Zhong Yu." Qin Lang looked into Cai Nong's eyes and said seriously.

"Good, good..." Cai Nong nodded slightly in satisfaction. In an instant, she felt that the heavy burden on her body was much lighter. In her heart, Qin Lang was no longer an outsider.

"Zhong Yu, I need to tell you something now." Cai Nong looked at Zhong Yu. The expression in her eyes was already somewhat dim.

Zhong Yu tightly held Cai Nong's hand and her tearful eyes were filled with tenderness.

"Actually... I am not your biological mother." Cai Nong looked at Zhong Yu's eyes and softly said. This was a secret that had been kept in her heart for 20 years.

When she heard Cai Nong's words, Zhong Yu, who was in grief, could not help but be slightly stunned. "Mom..."

"Originally I was prepared to hide this secret for the rest of my life. I feel that this is lying to you. This is what you should know..." Tears slowly condensed in Cai Nong's old eyes.

"No... Mom..." Zhong Yu murmured in a daze.

Ever since she had memories, she had lived with Cai Nong. At this time, Cai Nong suddenly said that she was not Zhong Yu's biological mother. How could Zhong Yu accept it?

When Qin Lang heard Cai Nong's words, he was also shocked. He subconsciously compared Zhong Yu and Cai Nong's appearance and found that the two of them were indeed not alike.

"Silly child, why are you as kind as your mother? This is not good..." Looking at Zhong Yu's delicate appearance, Cai Nong seemed to see Zhong Yu's mother's appearance. It touched Cai Nong's feelings and tears immediately fell from her eyes.

"No, Mom, you are my mom..." When she heard Cai Nong mention her biological mother again and again, Zhong Yu became anxious. She looked at Cai Nong and said stubbornly.

"Good child, I am not worthy to be your mother. Your mother is a dignified and elegant young lady and I am just a young maid by her side..." Cai Nong gently said.

Zhong Yu had been slowly shaking her head.

"Back then when Miss gave birth to you, after being discovered by her family, she was put under house arrest and was not allowed to go out. In order to prevent Miss from escaping, they even forced Miss and I to inject a type of poison. Only by continuously eating the medicine they gave me can I survive. Today my condition is that kind of poison acting up. Do you remember when I was in my hometown, I would go up the mountain to pick herbs every day? Those herbs were meant to alleviate my condition. I didn't expect that what should have come would still come..."

"Mom, don't say anymore..." Zhong Yu subconsciously began to accept the fact that Cai Nong was not her mother.

"Let me finish. I'm afraid that I won't have the chance to say it again in the future..." Cai Nong gently said, "Originally, the days were normal. At that time, Miss only wanted to raise you up safely. Who knew that not long after I heard the news, my family actually found an opportunity to kill you. At that time, you were still a baby that was not even a month old..."

"I immediately told this news to Miss. Miss was utterly disappointed in her family. She knew that if she continued to stay at home, the family would definitely have a chance to make a move on her. So that night, Miss and I will take you along... After knocking out the person who was looking after us, we secretly ran out of the house..."

"Although we were very careful, we were still discovered by our family. We were forced to a cliff in the end, and they drove. They surrounded us, and at that time, Miss wanted to go back with them first... She looked for an opportunity to escape. Who would have thought that the person in the lead would actually have killing intent towards Miss? Miss realized that something was wrong, but it was already too late. The other party's people had already pointed their guns at us... "

"Ah..." Zhong Yu could not help but let out a soft Ah sound. Qin Lang's eyes also jumped.

"The other side has already revealed a victorious smile. At this moment, the moment they pulled the trigger, the young lady... She suddenly hugged me and jumped down from the cliff. In the air, I was extremely afraid, except for the howling of the wind. I suddenly heard Miss saying to me, 'Little Cai, from now on, the child will be in your hands.' Before I could react, I opened my eyes and saw Miss smiling at me with a sad and beautiful smile. Then, she exerted force and turned her body around, turning her body beneath me. By the time I realized the young lady's intentions, I had already landed... "

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry for Miss..." Cai Nong started to cry. Zhong Yu was in a trance for a moment and seemed to have seen that miserable scene.

"Cough cough." Cai Nong coughed violently.

"Mom, put it on..." Zhong Yu came back to her senses and wanted to put the oxygen mask on Cai Nong.

"Let me finish..." Cai Nong slightly turned her face away. She was very clear about her own body's condition. It did not matter whether she wore it or not.

"Miss was..." Cai Nong could not help but whimper, "I was also injured, but it was not very serious. And you were still looking at me innocently. You did not understand what happened at all. I vaguely heard that the people above wanted to come down and search for us and did not dare to stay in that place for long. Hurry up and leave with you in your arms..."

After a few days of escaping, Cai Nong carried Zhong Yu to a small mountain village in the northeast and started a new life.

"Mom..." Zhong Yu had always wanted to put an oxygen mask on Cai Nong but Cai Nong did not allow it.

"Zhong Yu, take off this phoenix jade pendant that I am wearing..."

Zhong Yu slowly took off the phoenix shaped jade pendant from Cai Nong's neck and saw that this jade pendant was green and clear. The color of the phoenix tail changed from green to crystal white. There was a trace of red at the end of the tail and it looked quite extraordinary.

Cai Nong had been wearing it since she started doing these things. Zhong Yu had always had doubts. They were such a poor family. How could they have such a noble looking jade pendant? She had asked Cai Nong before. Cai Nong only said that it was passed down from her ancestors and did not say anything else.

"This jade pendant is Miss's personal item. I think that you should wear it. It is most suitable." Cai Nong slowly said. Her breath was getting weaker and weaker.

"Qin Lang." Cai Nong looked at Qin Lang with great effort.

"Yes." Qin Lang answered solemnly.

"Zhong Yu has suffered a lot from me over the years. She was just like her mother. She was too weak and kind. Without me, I am afraid that she will be bullied by others. Since Zhong Yu chose you, I hope you can treat her well. Don't let her get hurt again and protect her for the rest of her life. Okay?" Cai Nong said weakly with a trace of her mouth. Her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier. It looked like she was trying hard not to close them.

Her mind was supporting her to listen to Qin Lang's answer.

"Alright. As long as I, Qin Lang, am here in the future, even if I am covered in injuries, I promise that I will not let Zhong Yu suffer any harm. Don't worry." Qin Lang said solemnly.

"Okay, I am relieved." A smile appeared on Cai Nong's face. She did not have the strength to move the muscles on her face anymore, and her breathing became as thin as gossamer.

"Don't talk anymore. Listen to me. Put the oxygen mask on." Zhong Yu was afraid Cai Nong would waste a little more energy.

"Good, good. I miss Miss so much. Really, I miss her so much..." Cai Nong slowly closed her eyes.

"You should rest well first..." Zhong Yu picked up the oxygen mask and just pulled it to Cai Nong's nose. From the corner of her eye, she saw Cai Nong's hand on the bed sliding down like a fallen leaf. Lightly touching her body, Zhong Yu felt as if she was hit by a hammer.

Zhong Yu looked at Cai Nong who had her eyes closed and a huge feeling of emptiness surged in her heart. She used all of her strength before her lips trembled and uttered two words.

"Mom, Mom..."

She asked tremblingly. She hoped that Cai Nong could respond to her as usual. Even if it was a soft yes, Cai Nong just quietly lay on the bed like that. She did not move and there was not a trace of anger on her face.

"Mom..." Zhong Yu's subconscious finally realized what happened and a sorrowful cry came from Zhong Yu's mouth.

She hugged Cai Nong's body and pressed her head on Cai Nong's body as she cried bitterly. At this time, the famous doctors from the various hospitals in Hua Dong also rushed over and were stopped by Shen Wanqian at the door. They were no longer useful.

The scenes of her childhood with her mother flashed in Zhong Yu's mind.

Zhong Yu closed her eyes tightly. Bean-sized teardrops squeezed out from the gaps between her eyes. Her face was full of tears and snot flowed out. Zhong Yu did not care. She only knew that the person who loved her the most, was the one who was most familiar with her, and was most worried about her. The woman who was closest to her had left forever. From then on, she had become a memory, and she had also become an orphan.

5 minutes,

10 minutes,

half an hour.

One hour.

Zhong Yu kept crying like this. Her mother's voice and smile were still the same as yesterday. Now that it had suddenly disappeared, Zhong Yu could not help but call out her name.

Qin Lang just stood quietly beside Zhong Yu. Listening to Zhong Yu's heartbreaking cries in the ward, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. However, he knew that he needed to let Zhong Yu vent her emotions now and no one could help him.

Zhong Yu, please don't cry. With me here, you will not be lonely. No matter if the road ahead is winding or full of thorns, I will accompany you to continue walking.