Chapter 116 - I Trust Him (1/2)

Chen Mu did a countdown in his head as he passed by the labs and patient rooms. Nurses walked hurriedly up and down the hall with charts in their hands to attend to other patients. Out of all the times that he's spent his days visiting the labs, never had he ever realized how fast people moved. It was as if time was passing by way too quick.

When they reached Susu's room, Chen Mu stopped and stood by the door. Through the rectangular window on the door, he could see how worried everyone seemed. He halted, and his legs tried to escape a few steps backwards.

Lin Que held his shoulders and whispered, ”the only thing I can do for you is push you forward. You need to tell them sooner or later. Her condition can't wait much longer.”

”I know. just..give me a moment.” With his hands on his h.i.p.s, he lowered his head and took several deep breaths before gathering his courage to push open the door to Susu's room. Everyone inside the room could tell that it wasn't good news from the looks on his face. They patiently waited for them to tell them about Susu's condition.

Once Chen Mu had finished speaking to the crowd outside Susu's room, everyone looked gravely pale. ”How could this be?” Lily mumbled several times while Ariana spat out curses at Kitty. After a few minutes, Lily, Ariana and Chen Nan went back to look after Susu. Meanwhile, Professor Luo Xia and Zi Yan spaced out in the waiting area, slowly processing what they've just heard.

Chen Mu spoke with them privately and answered every inquiry that they have about Susu's condition. After covering the basics and telling them what they should be cautious about when they visit Susu, Chen Mu stood up to return to Susu's room.

”Hold on.” Zi Yan stopped him.

”Yes?” he turned around to meet her worried expression.

”She...is she in good shape to hear us out? As a mother, I never took care of her, but I really want to make up for it. I really want to tell her what happened.” She didn't dare raise her head when speaking about Susu. She felt ashamed of herself and guilty for abandoning Susu like that.

He sighed, ”actually, I'm glad you asked me because we still need to run some exams on her when she wakes up. I wouldn't recommend telling her anything that would make her feel emotionally conflicted for the time being. ”

”But we don't even know how much time she has left! What if she doesn't even get to know that she has a mother, and grandfather before her health deteriorates?” She bit her lips roughly and peeled off a piece of dry skin from it.

”I understand your frustration and eagerness in wanting to tell her the truth, but you also need to think of how she would react after hearing it. Yes, her health is in jeopardy right now. Maybe you are rushing because you think she might not have enough time to spend it with you as a family. But at the end of the day, she's just a regular human who is trying to survive.”

Zi Lan chewed on her lips as she listened to him. Professor Luo Xia placed his hands over hers to make sure she doesn't act recklessly as Chen Mu continued speaking.

”She still doesn't know about her health and as much as I wish that I could lie about it, I can't. She is a very strong woman, but that's just how she packages herself. Do you think she would cry about her deteriorating health in front of others? Or accept you immediately with an open hug? No. Everything will only crush her bit by bit on the inside.”