Chapter 80 - Question (1/2)

The door to the ward wasn’t closed firmly so she entered directly.

Su Min’s attention earlier was all on his grandmother and the name, so he didn’t hear the door opening.

“Mum, did you remember the wrong person again? You’re like this every time. You don’t remember Su Min?” Mother Su closed the door as she said this.

Su Min didn’t speak.

Mother Su came over and asked: “Why didn’t you let me know that you’re here? Have you eaten? How long have you been here?”

“You were working.” Su Min stood up and explained: “I just came over. It hasn’t been too long.”

The old lady in bed smiled.

Mother Su held a bowl of congee. As she opened the bag she said, “Your grandmother will be discharged the day after tomorrow. That will be a Monday. You probably still have class.”

Su Min responded: “En.”

The ward became quiet. There was only the sound of the bag opening.

Before she could start feeding grandmother the congee, Su Min asked the question he had not yet received an answer to: “Who is this Xiao Su grandmother mentioned?”

Mother Su didn’t look up, “Your grandmother remembered wrong.”

Su Min persisted: “Remembered wrong? Then who was it directed at?”

Mother Su opened the lid to the congee and said: “There are many people in your grandmother’s memory and they’re all a mess now. Sometimes I don’t even know who it is.”

She pulled the table over, “Help take the pillow down.”

Although Su Min still had a lot of questions, it was all blocked by that final sentence. He walked over and placed a pillow behind his grandmother’s back.

He was certain the second time she spoke she said Xiao Su.

Could this Xiao Su refer to Chen Su?

Su Min himself could still remember his own childhood very clearly including all the names of his playmates. Li Wenxin would often say that his memory was abnormal.

He knew very well that there was no one called Xiao Su in his memory. As for Chen Su, no one with that name appeared either.

This was also why he had always doubted Chen Su’s true identity.

When his grandmother mentioned that name earlier, Su Min found it very foreign. It was only when he thought of Chen Su that he managed to link it together.

If that person was really Chen Su, he should also have memories of him. He found it very strange.

With Mother Su’s attitude, he felt that something wasn’t right.

Even if he continued to ask, he probably wouldn’t find the answer to his questions. He would need to get it out from his grandmother while Mother Su wasn’t around.

But what he didn’t expect was that Mother Su had also taken time off to take care of his grandmother. Several times he even had to leave the room because he was male.

The old lady only spoke nonsense the entire time.

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At night, his uncles came to visit. Su Min’s cousin Su Ying also came over excitedly.

Su Min didn’t interact with this cousin much but this cousin of his admired him very much. Every year, she would make a huge fuss about it.

This time she was also very excited when she saw him: “Cousin!”

Su Min suddenly recalled that last time Mother Su had mentioned that she had gone to see the movie. He had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Su Ying said: “Cousin, I also saw the new movie hehe. I went together with my classmate and when they found out that you’re my cousin they were all very happy. Please give me your autograph after this.”

All of a sudden, her words caught everyone’s attention in the ward.

Su Min’s eyelids twitched. He pulled her out of the room, “Su Ying, I can give you an autograph but don’t mention anything about the movies in front of the family.”

“Ah, why not?” Su Ying didn’t understand but she agreed quickly when she thought of the autograph, “Okay, okay. Please give me your autograph.”

She had just entered her second year of middle school this year and would often dabble in with the 2D world. She was completely eccentric.

Su Min said: “Promise me first.”

Su Yin pulled out a beautifully decorated notebook, “Yes, yes, yes. I’ll remember and won’t mention it in front of uncle anymore. Hurry and give me your autograph. Also add on a simple comment too.”

With a cousin like this, she felt extremely proud in front of her classmates.

Although they were young, they knew a lot. They were very open to most things.

Su Min signed his name and added a few words of blessing, “I meant you shouldn’t mention it in front of the relatives, especially my parents.”

Su Ying looked at him sign with bright eyes, “Okay, don’t worry. I am tight-lipped.”

To be honest, Su Min was still a little uneasy.

But he could only do this for now. It was impossible hiding it for an entire lifetime, so this was only a temporary measure. At the very least, it was better than suddenly revealing the truth.

He wanted to find out about Chen Su’s identity first.

After signing his name, Su Min returned the notebooks back to Su Min and asked, “Do you know someone called Xiao Su?”

Su Ying thought for a moment and said: “No. Who’s Xiao Su? There’s no one called that in our family.”

Chen Su had only asked casually and didn’t expect her to know the answer, “Remember your promise.”

“I’ll remember.” Su Ying giggled, “Oh that’s right. Cousin, when are you going to the cinema next time? I can’t wait.”

She had wanted to call him after watching the movie last time but she wasn’t allowed to use her phone at school, so she decided to find her cousin during winter vacation.

Just the thought of it was exciting.

Su Min said: “I don’t know. I don’t even know when the next move would be realised. You should be focussing on your studies instead of watching movies.”

Su Ying pouted, “My grades aren’t bad and I want to learn from you but I can’t give up movies.”

Su Min: “……….What is there about it that you can’t give up?”

He really didn’t understand children these days. Their thoughts jump all over the place and sometimes they act like they’re more of an adult than he ever was.