After leaving the doctorâs office, Su Jianâan was silent. Lu Boyan only held her hand all the way.
After returning to the obstetrics department and then entering the elevator, Lu Boyan pulled Su Jianâanâs body and forced her to face him. âJianâan, Xiangyiâs symptom of asthma is not your fault.â
Su Jianâan still couldnât accept it. She shook her head and said, âAlthough it wonât endanger her life, this disease will have a great impact on her future life. She will lose a lot of things while growing up.â
After a pause, Su Jianâan pursed her lips and continued, âI was the one who gave birth to her. If itâs my fault, then who is to blame for it?â
It had been less than five days since Xiangyi came to this world. In the previous days, she had never shown any symptoms of asthma. But this morning, she suddenly had trouble breathing.
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Su Jianâan thought that there must have been something that had not been done properly when she was pregnant. That was the reason why her daughter had been plagued by this kind of illness.
Lu Boyan sighed in a low voice and tried his best to appease Su Jianâan. âThe doctor has said that the cause of the disease is not clear, which means that this is purely occasional. If we have to find a person responsible for it according to your logic, then it should be my fault.â
Su Jianâan was confused for a moment. After a while, she understood what Lu Boyan meant. She looked at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. âDonât kid with me.â She was not in the mood at all.
Lu Boyan raised his hand and looked at the time. âMom should be here soon. Letâs listen to what she will say about it.â
Su Jianâan felt as if something was hanging in her heart. She replied with a âhmmâ and followed Lu Boyan to the suite.
Lu Boyan had guessed right. Tang Yulan was already in the suite, but when she came in, there were only two nurses in the suite looking after the two little babies. Lu Boyan and Su Jianâan were nowhere to be found.
As for the two little guys, only Xiyu was awake. Xiangyi was sleeping soundly and her face was tender. Her breath was so quiet that no one could bear to disturb her beautiful dream.
Tang Yulan picked up Xiyu, and asked the nurse in a low voice, âWhere did his parents go?â
The nurse thought for a moment and said truthfully, âXiangyi didnât feel well this morning, so she was sent to get examined. Now, Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu should be in director Qiuâs office to find out about her condition.â
âMy granddaughter doesnât feel well?â Tang Yulan hurried to the babyâs bedside and touched the babyâs face which was in sound sleep. âNo wonder she is still sleeping at this time. Why does she feel uncomfortable? Is it serious?â
The nurse did not know the specific situation, and when she was in a dilemma about how to answer, Lu Boyan and Su Jianâan came back.
Tang Yulan walked over quickly with Xiyu in her arms. âWhatâs wrong with Xiangyi? Whatâs going on?â
âMom, donât worry.â Lu Boyan took Xiyu over from her arms and signaled Tang Yulan not to worry. âItâs childrenâs asthma, which is not very dangerous. The doctor will try his best to treat it. Even if the treatment fails, it will only have a small effect on her future life.â
â...â
âMom, Iâm sorry.â Su Jianâan lowered her head, and her voice was full of guilt. âWe found that there seemed to be something wrong with Xiangyi this morning. After the examination, the doctor said that the cause of the disease was... unknown.â
âThe cause of the disease is unclear?â Tang Yulan carefully mulled over these words and suddenly said, âCould it be hereditary? Boyanâs great-grandfather had childrenâs asthma since he was born. It was said that he had inherited it.â
Su Jianâan remembered what the director had said: It might have been passed down from the elder generation.
She seemed to have found a glimmer of hope and hurriedly asked, âMom, what happened to great-grandfather in the end? Was he cured of asthma?â
âIt was relieved, but not cured.â Tang Yulanâs tone was still relatively relaxed. âHowever, the old man also lived in peace until he was in his 80s. Naturally, he became old, sick, and died. It had nothing to do with asthma.â
Su Jianâan breathed a sigh of relief. âWhat about his ordinary life? Did asthma have any effect on great-grandfatherâs life?â
âAbout that, I heard something from Boyanâs great-grandmother.â Tang Yulan said with a smile, âThere must be an impact, but itâs only limited to strenuous exercise. His illness directly led to the condition that during the PE class, while others were being trained to death by the PE teacher, your great-grandfather was sitting under the shade of a tree and eating popsicles. Apart from this, there was basically no effect.â
After that, Tang Yulan looked at Su Jianâan confusedly. âJianâan, why did you apologize to me just now?â
Lu Boyan touched Su Jianâanâs head helplessly. âShe thought it was her fault that Xiangyi has asthma.â
Tang Yulan could not help laughing out loud. She looked at Su Jianâan dotingly and helplessly and said,
âI understand your current mood. When I was pregnant with Boyan, his father told me that he didnât know if Boyan would inherit asthma. I had been worried until Boyanâs birth. Later, when the doctor made sure that Boyan was fine, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. I just didnât expect that Xiangyi would have asthma, which was inherited from elder generations. Silly child, itâs not your fault. If you have to find the cause, it can only be the fault of the ancestors of the Lu family.â
Su Jianâan seemed to be shocked and shook her head in a hurry. âHow could that be?â
Tang Yulan smiled and patted Su Jianâan on the shoulder. âI was just kidding.â
Lu Boyan took Su Jianâanâs hand. âDid you hear that? Itâs not your fault.â
Su Jianâan pursed her lips, and her expression finally eased a little. âWhat should we do in the future?â
âOf course, we should hire someone to take care of my granddaughter carefully.â Tang Yulan looked at Xiangyi lovingly. âShe will occasionally feel uncomfortable, but as long as we take care of her carefully, she will grow up hale and heartily. So donât worry too much. Besides, medical means now are much better than they were decades ago. The doctor may be able to cure my little girlâs asthma.â
Su Jianâan then remembered that they could still attach their last hope on the doctor.
The anxiety on her face finally subsided and she nodded.
Right at the moment, Xiyu, who was in Lu Boyanâs arms, had already fallen asleep. He leaned his head against Lu Boyanâs chest and breathed shallowly, looking extremely adorable.
Tang Yulan asked Lu Boyan to put the little baby on the cot and said, âIâve brought breakfast for you and Jianâan. Itâs in the dining room outside. While itâs still hot, you can eat it. Iâll take care of Xiyu and Xiangyi for now.â
The division of labor between the three people was happily decided. Lu Boyan took Su Jianâan out for breakfast, while Tang Yulan stayed in the room to look after the two little fellows.
In the dining room.
When eating, Su Jianâanâs appetite was obviously not as good as usual. Lu Boyan heated a glass of milk for her and asked, âAre you still thinking about Xiangyi?â
Su Jianâan nodded and said, âIâm thinking about how to minimize the impact of asthma on Xiangyiâs life if doctors canât get it cured.â
Lu Boyan frowned and suggested solemnly, âJianâan, we should hand this matter over to the doctorsâthey are more professional than us. Iâll ask Yuechuan to contact experts as soon as I reach the company. As for youâyou havenât recovered from the operation. Donât think too much about it. Take care of yourself first.â
Su Jianâan looked up at Lu Boyan, and there was still a convincing power in his deep eyes.
It was just like every time in the past. Whenever she encountered trouble, as long as she thought of Lu Boyan, as long as Lu Boyan appeared, she would know that everything would be fine, and Lu Boyan would solve the problems for her.
She suddenly felt at ease and drank the hot milk that Lu Boyan handed to her.
Lu Boyan could solve her previous problems without any pressure. So when it came to a difficulty related to their daughter, he should solve it faster and sharper.
All she needed to do was trust Lu Boyan.
After breakfast, Lu Boyan left for the company.
As soon as he arrived at the company, he told Shen Yuechuan the situation of Xiangyi without all the details.
In the end, Lu Boyan said, âContact the pediatrics experts. No matter if they are domestic or foreign, just make sure that they are authorized in childrenâs asthma. No matter what conditions they put forward, satisfy them all as long as they can come and diagnose Xiangyi.â
âIâll do it right away after I finish what Iâm doing.â Shen Yuechuanâs face became stern more than ever. âHow could this happen to Xiangyi?â He had held the little girl in his arms, and she was as beautiful and lovely as an angel. She should have grown up healthily with lots of care and love. How could she have asthma?
Lu Boyan frowned and said helplessly, âIt was passed down from the upper generation.â
â...â Shen Yuechuan was silent for a moment. âThis is an uncontrollable factor, about which you and Jianâan canât do anything. By the way, is Xiyu okay?â
âHeâs fine for the time being. If I find anything wrong, Iâll arrange for him to get checked too.â After a pause, Lu Boyan continued, âWe canât let the media know that Xiangyi has asthma. You need to get this fact informed at the hospital.â
Shen Yuechuan nodded. âI see. Is there anything else?â
âWellââ Lu Boyan said, âYou can ask Yunyun about getting in touch with the experts. After all, she is in the medical field. She should know better than you about how to find a professional doctor.â
Shen Yuechuan was stunned for a moment and forced out a smile. âDonât you know that recently... I have been trying to avoid her as much as possible. Only when I donât see her can I accept the fact that she is my younger sister. But as soon as I see her, my thoughts will go out of control. I donât like to see myself losing control.â
âHow long can you control yourself?â Lu Boyan said sharply, âYou are brother and sisterâthis truth will be revealed sooner or later. You canât avoid meeting her all your life.â
Shen Yuechuan raised the corner of his mouth, and this time, there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.
After a while, he sighed. âI hope I can avoid her for my lifetime.â
Lu Boyan frowned. âWhat do you mean?â
Shen Yuechuan pretended to be relaxed and shrugged his shoulders. âNothing. Nothing else. Go back to your office. Iâm going to work. As for finding doctors, I will go to her if I need her help.â
Lu Boyan did not notice Shen Yuechuanâs abnormal behavior and returned to his office.
A long time later, when Lu Boyan recalled this moment, he finally understood what Shen Yuechuan meant.
Shen Yuechuan wanted to say that,
it was still unknown whether he would still have a lifetime.