Chapter 155 Going to the An Family (6)
Kong Shi, after listening to An Yiqing’s words, stared blankly at her bright and beautiful face, which gradually overlapped with that of her own daughter’s face. Finally, she couldn’t help but embrace her.
"Wuu wuu... Niuniu, Mommy is sorry! It’s Mommy who failed to protect you! Niuniu!..." Kong Shi hugged An Yiqing tightly, burying her head in her neck, crying hysterically.
In the vast living room, Kong Shi’s sorrowful crying made hearts ache, and An Yiqing let herself be embraced, gently patting Kong Shi’s back with her small hands.
After a long time, Kong Shi’s crying gradually subsided, and her emotions slowly stabilized. She took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears from her face and said to An Yiqing somewhat embarrassingly, "Xiao Qing, I’m sorry, I made a fool of myself."
Looking at the woman in front of her who now had some luster on her face, An Yiqing gently shook her head and said, "Auntie, it’s good for you to vent appropriately. Your illness stems from pent-up emotions and excessive stress, which have been worsening. Forgive my bluntness, if you don’t get timely treatment, I’m afraid you might not last another year."
An Yiqing’s straightforward statement startled An Zisheng and Old Master An among others.
"Xiao Qing, are you serious?!" An Zisheng’s face was full of urgency. The doctors had clearly said that although it was dangerous, they could keep her going with medication for a few more years, so why now...
"Uncle An, it’s absolutely true." An Yiqing, looking at the hopeful eyes of An Zisheng, reluctantly shattered his illusions, "Auntie’s illness has been around for nearly twenty years. All these years of unending sorrow and uninterrupted stress, combined with an already weak constitution, if not treated in time, I’m afraid she really won’t last a year." And moreover, An Yiqing had some things she did not say; Kong Shi’s physical condition seemed unusually weak, almost eerily so...