On the way back, Yan YuHeng was very cooperative. It almost seems as if he had no reaction. Tell him to walk, he"ll walk; tell him to sit, he"ll sit. He did lash out when his pain flared up and BeiTang MinQian had to hold him down so that Su YuanHeng could give him a shot. But besides that, everything went smoothly.
BeiTang MinQian knew that with Su YuanHeng"s current condition, even if he (Su YuanHeng) repeatedly says that there are no problems, BeiTang MinQian is still worried. So when they got back, BeiTang MinQian hired a professional psychiatric nurse.
This male nurse has a lot of experience caring for mentally ill patients and is familiar in dealing with patients with terminal stage cancer.
BeiTang MinQian is very generous with his salary. With the BeiTang family"s power, finding such person was extremely easy.
They did not return directly to their own home. BeiTang MinQian took Su YuanHeng and his father to a villa in the suburbs.
“This place is?” Su YuanHeng felt a little strange.
BeiTang MinQian smiled, “I bought this place with the money earned as a model last year. I had wanted to give you a surprise a couple of months ago. Who knew that it will drag till now?"
He carried the unconscious Yan YuHeng and led Su YuanHeng into the house. The interior decor is comfortable and simple but felt a bit empty. Looking at it, it seems to be lacking the warmth of human touch.
“A lot of things are not ready yet. We can just slowly add it. The environment here is good and there are many rooms. When Nurse Chan comes, there is also a room for him to stay in. It"s very convenient for you to take care of your father.”
“Ahhh, that"s good.”
Initially, Su YuanHeng was worried because their simple two bedrooms, two bathrooms home would not have sufficient s.p.a.ce for Yan YuHeng and the professional nurse. He didn"t expect BeiTang MinQian to have actually prepared this place.
After putting Yan YuHeng in his room, Su YuanHeng looked at his father that is still sleeping. BeiTang MinQian walked over and embraced him from behind, “A person"s life has already been destined, don"t feel too bad."
“……Yeah. Being able to see him again in my lifetime to fulfill my last bit of filial piety, I"m already very fortunate."
BeiTang MinQian saw his gloomy complexion. His condition is not well so he changed the topic, "I specifically brought this house for us. Let me show you around."
Su YuanHeng is touched. He looked at him and didn"t say anything.
BeiTang MinQian smiled, “Let"s go.”
BeiTang MinQian slowly gave Su YuanHeng a tour of the villa. As they walked, he said, "When we went to France two years ago, you had mentioned that you really like this kind of rustic style villas. It just so happened that this villa was on the market when I came here to shoot an ad last summer so I immediately bought it without discussing with you. I was thinking that in the future, we could come here for winter and summer vacations. What do you think?"
Su YuanHeng dazedly returned to the time before their quarrel. At that time, they really talked about buying a villa in the suburbs.
“See, this is our master bedroom. Right next to it is an empty room. I was planning on turning it into a study room. Now is just perfect to change that into a nursery. Haha, fortunately, it hasn"t been renovated.” When BeiTang MinQian mentioned the baby, his eyes shimmered and smiled with some childish smugness in his expression.
Su YuanHeng was stunned.
He had not thought so far into the future. Hearing BeiTang MinQian said that he brought the house last year to live with him, if he had heard this before their quarrel, he would have been ecstatic and happy. But in this moment, there is only a touch of sorrow.
Live here with me? What about your family? Your……fiancée?
Su YuanHeng couldn"t bring himself to ask. Seeing how excited BeiTang MinQian is dragging him around to look everywhere, he couldn"t bear to let this question that had been tormenting his heart interfere with his (BeiTang MinQian"s) mood.
Nurse Chan arrived in the evening with his luggage and was arranged to be in the room next to the "patient"s room" on the first floor. BeiTang MinQian and Su YuanHeng"s bedroom is on the second floor. Nurse Chan saw them “cohabiting” and was a bit surprised. But his temperament is unfl.u.s.tered. He was very much a professional so didn"t bother to ask much.
Just like that, Su YuanHeng stayed with his father in the villa. BeiTang MinQian moved their things over from their original home, but he also became very busy.
Because he suddenly left America, there were many matters that were left to be handled. As for BaiTan YaZhi"s persistent tracking, it made BeiTang MinQian very impatient.
He has resumed taking over the family affairs. After all, this is not something that he can evade. Originally, it was supposed to be three years; but in actuality, he had been "wandering" for more than six years. Luckily BeiTang YaZhi is patient and was able to endure it up till now.
Su YuanHeng also was aware that he is busy, but all his attention was focused on his father so he didn"t give it too much thought.
BeiTang MinQian came home on this day and didn"t see the father and son in the room. Nurse Chan informed him that they are out in the backyard.
BeiTang MinQian went to the backyard he saw Yan YuHeng sitting in a wheelchair, his lap covered with a thick blanket and Su YuanHeng sitting beside him, carefully scooping applesauce with a spoon, feeding him little by little.
BeiTang MinQian walked over and sat down beside Su YuanHeng, whispered, “How is father today?”
Su YuanHeng didn"t know when BeiTang MinQian started to follow him in calling Yan YuHeng "father." He was a little surprised at first but didn"t question him because he was afraid that BeiTang MinQian would say something like “your father is my father.”
If so, Su YuanHeng feared that he would misunderstand and have delusions that he shouldn"t have. So he remained silent and let this disguised “intimacy” continue.
"Still the same.”
“Did he have any (pain) attacks?”
Su YuanHeng nodded and whispered, “I have to increase the medicine dosage today.”
BeiTang MinQian was silent. For patients with terminal cancer, morphine is the only drug.
Su YuanHeng put the food down, pulled out a tissue and carefully helped Yan YuHeng wipe his mouth.
BeiTang MinQian looked at his pale expression and softly asked, “How are you today? Did the baby give you any trouble?"
"I"m fine."
BeiTang MinQian put his hand on his belly, looked down and very carefully feel it.
Coincidentally, the baby seems to have felt his father"s touch. It suddenly moved a little and his movement was quite big, causing Su YuanHeng"s belly to rise up.
“It moved! Such strong movements!” BeiTang MinQian can"t help but become surprised as he shouted. He had never felt such a strong fetal movements.
Su YuanHeng bitterly smiled. Since he has entered the fifth month of the pregnancy, the baby"s movements have gradually become more profound. Before, he could only feel it, now he can feel it with his hand on his belly.
“When we go back for a checkup, we have to see if it"s a boy or a girl." BeiTang MinQian says excitedly while squatting down with his head on Su YuanHeng"s belly.
“Do you like boy or girl?” Su YuanHeng causally asked.
“Either is fine. But it"s better to have a boy first. Have a daughter next. This way when the boy grows up, he can protect his little sister." BeiTang MinQian replied nonchalantly.
Su YuanHeng was momentarily surprised.
Have a daughter next? He…still wants me to have his child? Does this mean……he still wants us to be together?
Suddenly Yan YuHeng moved. He slowly turned around and looked at them.
“Father, what do you want?” Su YuanHeng was unlike BeiTang MinQian, who was fully concentrated on the baby. When he noticed his father"s actions, he quickly asked.
Yan YuHeng stared blankly at his belly, suddenly whispered, “Baby……you have a baby……”
Su YuanHeng"s expression changed a little and responded, “Yes, Father. I have a baby.”
Yan YuHeng looked up at him and then looked down at his belly, looking like he"s pondering over something as he slowly muttered, “I also have a baby……my baby……XiaoLi……my son is called XiaoLi."
Huge waves thrashed in Su YuanHeng"s heart. He tried hard to suppress his excitement but said calmly, “Yeah, Father, I"m XiaoLi. I am your son, XiaoLi.”
Yan YuHeng looked at him again but didn"t seem to comprehend what he was saying. He looked down at his own belly and touched it, but it"s flat. Then, he looked at Su YuanHeng"s protruding belly and tilted his head, deep in thoughts.
"Father……"
Su YuanHeng looked at him anxiously and expectantly, but Yan YuHeng only muttered blankly, “Where are you, Xiao Li? Where did my son go?”
“Father, I am here!” Su YuanHeng knelt beside him, holding his hand.
Yan YuHeng gazed past him to a faraway, unknown place. Suddenly, it felt as if he awakened as he sorrowfully uttered, "I left him……I abandoned my own son……"
“Father!” Su YuanHeng is shocked; finally he couldn"t help but painfully burst into tears.
BeiTang MinQian looked at them silently on the side. Nurse Chen appeared out of nowhere from behind BeiTang MinQian and whispered, “Some mental patients will suddenly awake but the memory is chaotic. For him…I"m afraid this is the momentary recovery of his consciousness before death."
His voice is very low; obviously he didn"t want Su YuanHeng to hear.
BeiTang MinQian led him some distance away and asked, “Do you think it would be possible for him to fully recover his consciousness before death?”
Nurse Chen shook his head, “I can"t say. This situation varies from person to person, but I think that there is great possibility. After all, Mr. Su is by his side.”
Next update, Chapter 7, Part 3