Chapter 59: Chapter 59 Heâs elusive_1
Translator: 549690339
As soon as I turned on the machine, the first thing that caught my eye was a vibrant photo of a young girl.
It was me from my high school days.
Back then, I was wearing my school uniform, holding a red flower in my hand, and leading a dance to cheer on the school basketball team.
The screen was filled with a strong sense of youth.
Oh! This guy even used my photo as his screensaver?
Out of curiosity, I randomly opened a file folder called âPhoto Albumâ and opened a group photo from high school. To my surprise, there were a ton of photos, all of me.
Whatâs more, each one seemed to be taken discretely, from various angles.
Oh, this pervert!
Just as I was about to look further, a hand reached over and slapped my laptop shut.
Then, he took away the laptop.
âLady, isnât it rude to casually look at someone elseâs computer?â
Ding Yinuo frowned at me.
âOh, so you think itâs polite to sneak photos of others?â
âDid I take unpermitted photos of you?â
Ding Yinuo was surprisingly confident.
âCan you swear my photos arenât on your laptop?â
Ding Yinuo sneered,
âYou overestimate yourself. Are you sure youâre the only one in the photos?â
His question caught me off guard.
I thought for a while, and suddenly realized that there were indeed others in the photos. đłrđđwđbnđveđ.cođŠ
Like in the screensaver photo, there were several others dance cheering with me, including his rumored girlfriend, Jiang Jiaying.
Maybe because I was leading the dance, I was clear in the photo, while the other girls standing behind me were not so distinct.
âFine, letâs drop this. As the bigger person, I wonât bicker with you. Actually, I just wanted to find out my Aunt Wu Lijuanâs room number from the computer. Since youâre here, just tell me, and Iâll go find her.â
Ding Yinuo closed the laptop, âDo you think itâs that easy to break into the hospitalâs database?â
âGive me your laptop, and let me try!â
Ding Yinuoâs computer likely had access to the hospitalâs network, and intruding its database through the network shouldnât be as difficult.
Ding Yinuo glanced at me,
âWith your half-assed skills, itâs pointless⊠fine, Iâll take you there once I finish my work.â
After the argument ended, he eventually took me to Aunt Wu Lijuanâs ward.
Aunt Wu Lijuan on the hospital bed was unrecognizable due to her illness, which stunned me.
Actually, when I was younger, Uncle Song Shixiong spent most of his time busy at the company. The care for my daily life was all arranged by Aunt Wu Lijuan.
In my memories, Wu Lijuan could be considered as my mother. She was indeed very good to me.
But I never expected that less than a month after my death, she would be so sick.
Seeing the person who used to be close to me in this state, my heart ached.
I held my tears in front of herâŠ
Choking back tears, I called out,
âAuntie, Iâm here to see you.â
Wu Lijuan slowly opened her weary eyes to look at me, and after a while, she asked,
âWho are you?â
Just as Ding Yinuo was about to speak, I interrupted him and promptly said,
âAuntie, I am Ayunâs best friend. She entrusted me to visit you before she died.â
Upon hearing the name âAyunâ, Wu Lijuan started sobbing uncontrollably, holding my hand,
âAyun, my poor Ayun!â
âAuntie, Ayun called you aunt, so I will too. Ayun once told me that she didnât have a mom, so you were her mom. From now on, treat me as Ayun. If you need anything, just tell me!â
Upon hearing this, Wu Lijuan cried even harder. I wiped away her tears, but she kept crying continuously, as if the tears would never stop.
It wasnât until a long while later that Wu Lijuanâs emotions finally settled down. Her dry hand kept clutching at me tightly.
âAyun, my Ayun, she died so tragically!â
âI know, and I will definitely find out the truth! Aunt, please rest assured!â
Wu Lijuanâs lips trembled,
âI let Ami down! I did not take good care of her daughter!â
I remember Auntie once told me, my birth mother and her were classmates and later became best friends.
My mom played a big role in my auntâs marriage to my uncle.
Maybe because of their friendship, Aunt Wu Lijuan took special care of me.
âItâs not your fault, you did your best. Auntie, Ayun said she appreciated you for raising herâŠâ
Wu Lijuan shook her head,
âItâs all my fault, I failed herâŠâ
âNo, itâs not. She made the wrong choice. Gu Yuanzhou is at fault, he will pay for what he did.â
But Wu Lijuan still shook her head, her voice trembling and full of endless sadness,
âItâs my fault! This is my sin! I didnât stop your uncle. If I had stopped him earlier, Ayun wouldnât have had an accident. I shouldâve known if I had tried harder to stop it, this tragedy wouldnât have happened.â
Wu Lijuanâs health was not good. After talking to me for a bit, she started to have trouble breathing.
Thankfully, Ding Yinuo was nearby and put an oxygen mask on her. A few minutes later, she fell back into a deep sleep.
I stood by her bedside, watching her for a long time.
I wanted to do something for her, but realized there was nothing I could do.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that Ding Yinuo, who had been silent all along, actually had tears in his eyes.
âLetâs go, the patient needs to rest.â
He turned around and walked out.
I followed closely behind him.
After a while, when no one else was around, I asked him about her condition. He replied gravely with three words,
âKidney failure!â
âDid you know? My aunt is also a doctor, I really didnât expect that sheâd be afflicted with illness.â
âDoctors are also human! In our hospital, every year some doctors are taken away by cancer.â
His voice was very low, suppressed, yet carried an undertone of acceptance towards life and death.
I nodded my head.
We walked side by side down the hall.
In the chilly corridor, the only sound was our heavy footsteps.
Both of our moods were very low.
âIt must be suffocating to work here every day, isnât it?â
âItâs okay! Although every day there are patients who die, there are also many people who escape from death each day!â
âMy aunt just said that she did not stop my uncle. If she had stopped him, the tragedy would not have happened. What did she mean by that?â
Wu Lijuanâs words replayed in my mind, I was wondering if there was a deeper meaning behind what she said.
Even though sheâs currently sick, sheâs an educated and high-ranking woman and would not speak without cause.
Ding Yinuo considered for a moment,
âShe might be referring to the time when you were about to marry Gu Yuanzhou! She didnât stop you, if she had, you might not have been killed by Gu Yuanzhou!â
I was stunned. Is this what Auntie meant?