Chapter 125 - The Missing Stem 3 (1/2)

While the previous chaotic night flew by quickly for Zi Yan, things were rather slow at the hospital where Chen Mu spent the night massaging Susu's arm nonstop. His heavy eye bags looked like a girls' mascara nightmare.

In the middle of the night, Susu opened her eyes to meet a tired pair of eyes. He smiled and asked in a low voice after pointing around the room where four people were sleeping on top of another with weird poses that could be part of a paparazzi's front cover. ”Did you sleep well?”

She nodded, ”my arm doesn't feel as numb and it doesn't hurt either. But on the other hand, you should seriously get some rest. Look at those dark circles.” She frowned as she traced the grayish shadows underneath his eyes with her thumb.

”I will when they wake up to watch over you. Are you hungry or anything? I'll go to get you something to drink.” He stood up slowly but was held back by her warm hand.

”Stay here. I don't need anything but for you to take some rest. I'll be right beside you too.” She insists with a serious expression that he could not turn down.

He yawned silently and whispered, ”you have surgery in three days. I must get you prepared.”

”Whether the surgery successes, I've already prepared myself for the worst, so don't worry.” She said as she moved her body to one position and patted the empty space for him to get in bed with her.

”Actually, there are some things that you may not like to hear, but I still want to address it. But don't get mad at me for meddling in your business, okay?” He hopped into bed and leaned on one side of his body to face her eye to eye.

”Mmm. When have I ever gotten mad at you? You can say anything that's on your mind.” He pulled the blanket to cover her shoulders before going on to the touchy subject about her family.

”I know how much you've gone through since young and the struggles you had, but I do believe that your grandfather and mother deserve a chance to explain what happened during these years. No mother would want to leave their child in a wolf's den and from their concerned tone from earlier, I am certain that they have a good reason.”

”Whether or not you accept their explanation would be your choice and nobody will pressure you to acknowledge them. But if you think about it, for all the times you've wanted a family with someone who would dote on you, you finally have it now. You have a mother who would cry when she realized that you found a man who treasures you dearly. Also, a grandpa who respects your decisions and is willing to wait until you're ready to hear them out.”

”Nevertheless, he came all the way across the globe and found you after these years. He had an open-heart surgery at such an old age and managed to get this far. That's a miracle. How many years will he live? It's hard to say. I think they deserve the chances so hear them out if you can.”

”Then why..” she muttered in a sulking tone. Seeing the lines on her forehead made him rub that area with his thumb and plant a kiss there.

”Then why don't you ask them these questions that only they could answer? I'm sure you have plenty of these 'why and 'what's.' Just like our relationship, communication is the key. If you don't reach out, then they won't ever know how you feel.”

”I understand. I'll hear them out.” She snuggled closer to him and eventually shut her eyes. After speaking to him, she felt like a wall had disappeared between what's holding her back and her family.

'He's right...I should give them a chance and then decide if I should accept them back. Maybe they did have a very very very serious situation that delayed them for years.' She thought to herself as she fell back asleep.

He whispered words to ease her unsettled heart until she fell asleep. It was only after she had fallen asleep did he send that text to Zi Yan.

Text Message: ”She's willing to hear your story. She just fell back asleep, so maybe you and grandpa should visit around the afternoon.”