Cutie Delivered, Please Sign for it-Chapter 1033 - 1030: Disassociate Through a Newspaper Announcement?
Until the end, Tong Xiaohua didnโt mention anything about Yan Bo to her mother. ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฏโด๐ท๐ฆ๐.๐๐๐
Her motherโs health wasnโt good, and Tong Xiaohua didnโt want her to worry excessively about her own affairs.
Seeing her daughterโs spirits down, although her mother could guess the general situation, it wasnโt appropriate to bring it up directly. She only asked Tong Xiaohua to make some time to inquire about it from Yan Bo when she went to rest in her room.
"What could it be? It must be that boy Yanโs parentsโ issueโtruly old-fashioned antiquities, tormenting their own son like this, donโt they feel pained?"
Tongโs mother sighed, "Yun Xiang, do you think Iโll be able to see them get married?"
Tongโs mother was well aware of her own health status.
Tongโs father hugged her gently and patted her back, "Donโt talk nonsense, how could you possibly not see it!"
After learning about his wifeโs worries, Tongโs father also became a bit anxious.
The next day, after Tong Xiaohua left the house, and after his wife had gone to the backyard to tend to her flowers and plants, Tongโs father made the excuse of having arranged to play golf with a friend and left the house.
He had the driver take him near the Yan family, found a tea house to sit down in, and then made a call to Yan Bo.
Yan Bo was surprised to receive his call and, when he heard that he was waiting at a nearby tea house, he quickly handed off his work and hurried to the tea house.
Tongโs father was always straightforward, not bothering with beating around the bush.
After Yan Bo sat down and took a sip of tea, he went straight to the point.
"Xiao Yan, about that matter we discussed at the end of the year, how are your preparations going?"
Yan Bo immediately understood, "Uncle Tong, donโt worry, Iโm already preparing. As soon as Xiao Hua gets a break from school, Iโll take action."
Tongโs father nodded, picked up his tea and took a few sips, pondered for a while, then spoke.
"Thereโs something Iโve been hiding from Xiaohua all these years."
Yan Bo looked seriously at Tongโs father and cautiously asked, "Is it about Aunt Tong?"
Tongโs father looked up at him, a hint of sorrow in his eyes, and hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.
"Yes, have you noticed as well?"
Yan Bo felt uncomfortable admitting that he had once investigated all affairs of the Tong family, so he simply nodded lightly.
"Yes, Aunt Tongโs complexion hasnโt been good, and her constitution is average. So, I made some guesses. But donโt worry, Uncle Tong, I havenโt mentioned it to Xiaohua."
But, in fact, Yan Bo was very clear in his heart that Tong Xiaohua must have already had her suspicions about her motherโs illness; she simply pretended not to know.
"Her mother fell sick when she was ten years old. She underwent an operation at that time and the illness was controlled. It was because of this illness that Xiaohua couldnโt have any brothers or sisters. A few months ago, after Xiaohuaโs birthday, we told her we were going on a world tour, but actually, it was because her motherโs illness had relapsed, and we had to go overseas for treatment."
"Now, the illness is temporarily under control, but the doctor said her constitution is too weak, and the chances of recurrence are getting higher. So, she herself is always ready to make the decision to leave."
Tongโs father, who usually appeared carefree and casual, now spoke of Tongโs mother with the corners of his eyes slightly reddened, showing that even the toughest man has tender moments.
Yan Bo listened in silence. Seeing Tongโs father pause, he refilled his cup with tea. After a moment of silence, he said,
"Uncle Tong, I know quite a few famous doctors in the capital city. Maybe, I can invite them to come and examine Aunt Tong?"
Tongโs father shook his head, "Itโs no use. Iโve sought after all the famous doctors domestically. The doctor said sheโs just too frail to withstand any major stress."
Yan Bo fell silent again, "Uncle Tong, I understand. I will expedite the marriage proposal. As soon as Xiaohua agrees, we can have the engagement ceremony right after the Spring Festival."
Having reached this point in the conversation, Tongโs eldest didnโt hide his concerns anymore, "I trust you, but what will you do about your parents when the time comes for the engagement party?"
Tongโs eldest trusted Yan Bo to make his precious daughter happy, but he couldnโt bear the thought of his precious daughter returning to the Yan Family to be scorned and humiliated.
Now Yan Bo could completely confirm that Tongโs eldest had caught wind of the falling-out with his parents.
He weighed his options carefully before laying out the truth that he had blocked his parents and older brother on his phone.
After hearing everything, Tongโs eldest had an epiphany.
"No wonder Xiao Hua came home last night looking like she had lost her soul. Did you tell her about this?"
Yan Bo was taken aback for a moment and then shook his head in denial, "No, I was afraid sheโd worry, and I didnโt want her to feel guilty, so I havenโt mentioned it to her."
"Thatโs strange, then. Could there be something else?" Tongโs eldest frowned and pondered deeply.
Yan Bo also lowered his head and thought, having a vague idea of the cause and effect of the situation.
However, it wasnโt something he could discuss with Tongโs eldest. After all, it was his own inadequacies that had caused Tong Xiaohua to worry and feel guilty again.
"Uncle Tong, donโt overthink it. Iโll call her later to ask, maybe itโs because of an exam or something."
This reason was rather far-fetched, but Tongโs eldest seemed to accept his explanation without further comment.
As their conversation went on, it was soon time for lunch. Yan Bo invited Tongโs eldest to stay for lunch, but he declined.
"No, thank you. I need to go back and keep your aunt Tong company. In any case, you should hurry up with the proposal and engagement, it might cheer your aunt Tong up a bit and possibly be good for her health."
Yan Bo escorted Tongโs eldest to his car and watched the vehicle drive away before taking out his phone and removing his older brother, Yan Yuan, from the blacklist.
When he dialed the phone, it was a long while before the other party picked up.
"Finally decided to unblock me?" Yan Yuanโs tone was very annoyed.
Yan Boโs response was no less terse, "Bro, why trouble Xiao Hua with our issues?"
"What do you mean โour issuesโ? If it werenโt for her, would you have blocked mom and dad and even me?"
Yan Bo found a corner to stop and shouted into the phone at the person on the other end.
"Bro, can you be reasonable? If it wasnโt for mom and dad and your insistence on forcing your ideas on me, would I have blocked you? I am Yan Bo, not Yan Zhong or Yan Yuan; I am not responsible for your lives, and you are not responsible for mine!"
Yan Bo had been extremely weary lately due to the tug-of-war between his parents, siblings, and Tong Xiaohua.
He knew his parents were hurt,
But he also knew that there was no all-happy solution to this matter.
And if he continued to capitulate and suppress his own desires for his parents, it would be extremely unfair to Tong Xiaohua.
Though Xiao Hua had said that no matter what, she would stand by him and face everything together.
But how could he bear it? How could he willingly let her suffer?
"Yan Bo, do you have no conscience speaking like this? If you werenโt Yan Zhongโs son, would you have your success today? Of course, the same goes for me; if I were not Yan Zhongโs son, Iโd probably still be just a clerk struggling at the bottom. Have you ever considered this possibility?"
Driven to his witโs end, Yan Bo retorted, "So what do you want me to do, publicly disown my family in the newspaper?"
