In a sense, Zhan's mother was not a good mother.
When Melody was a child, she didn't grow up with her.
When Zhan Bei Jue was a teenager, she was absent from his growth.
But apart from these, she was also a qualified mother.
She provided them with more material wealth than anyone else.
She gave Zhan Bei Jue the surname Zhan, and the endless glory and wealth he enjoyed from birth.
She gave Melody superior overseas study capital, outstanding looks, and freedom.
And herself?
She worked hard her whole life, never received her father's love, and never enjoyed true love.
In middle age, when she was finally willing to retire, she was still busy with her children's affairs.
She even sacrificed her life for her son's marriage.
Since the incident, when Zhan Bei Jue visited her, he often reflected on himself.
Where did his mother owe him, that he treated her like that before?
Besides being his mother, she was also a free individual, and she also had emotions.
Facing her husband's betrayal and contempt, shouldn't she resist, shouldn't she have her own emotions?
Why did everyone think her resistance was excessive? Unreasonable?
No one understood her, not even her children, who even resented her.
Every time he saw her lying on the hospital bed, unable to move, Zhan Bei Jue felt very guilty.
He didn't know how to be a son, how to treat his mother correctly.
He wished his mother had never met his father, never given birth to him...
The doctor's current plan is to start with chemotherapy.
Only by saving her life can they proceed with other in-depth treatments.
But chemotherapy also has several types, and they need the family to cooperate in choosing the one they feel is most stable.
The meeting lasted nearly an hour before the plan was finalized.
Finally, the attending physician came to find the siblings.
"According to Mr. Zhan, your maternal grandmother also suffered from breast cancer, and now your mother has it, which indicates a severe family genetic predisposition."
"I suggest that you both undergo a check-up for this, although generally speaking, women are more likely to inherit it, but it's better to be safe than sorry, Mr. Zhan."
Zhan Bei Jue nodded expressionlessly.
Soon, the siblings entered the examination room.
After an unknown amount of time spent in the ward, the attending physician entered with the report.
Judging by the expression on his face, the results were not good.
Zhan Bei Jue gestured for him to speak directly.
"We're at this stage, so let's not waste time, just say it."
"Miss Melody, these are your test results, and the preliminary findings are not very good..."
Jiang Nan Fang seemed to have lost her soul.
People came and went in the lobby, the background crowds changing one after another, but she sat there like a steadfast pillar, completely still.
Hours passed, and the elevator door opened again, and Zhan Bei Jue's familiar figure finally entered her sight.
He was still in his familiar sportswear, his brow furrowed, tall and long-legged, stepping out of the crowd first.
The beautiful lady who had bumped shoulders with Jiang Nan Fang earlier, wearing sunglasses and with her hair down, her head slightly bowed, her expression unclear, walked beside him.
Although the two had no communication throughout, and no close contact.
But their outstanding temperament, proud and perfectly matched proportions, and their back views, like a perfect match of talented man and beautiful woman, all stung Jiang Nan Fang's eyes.
They walked past her as if they were walking on air.
Jiang Nan Fang remembered the long-haired figure she had seen on the glass that night.
She remembered the fleeting scandal when Zhan Bei Jue had mentioned divorce years ago.
Suddenly, she felt that all the words Zhan Bei Jue had said to her during this time were like a beautiful soap bubble, easily popped.
In this world, can a man truly feel repulsed, disgusted, and nauseated by a woman's approach?
He wasn't gay.
Could a man be rich, handsome, and young, yet never have been in a relationship since childhood?
Could a man go for six years without any physical contact with a woman?
If this question were posted online, it would likely be ridiculed to death.
Only a fool would believe such nonsense, right?
Doesn't the person who fabricates such lies have a brain?
Yet Zhan Bei Jue said it, and Jiang Nan Fang believed it...
Waking up early in the morning and being lectured by Melody had really made Lu Qing Xu feel annoyed.
Seeing her hurriedly put on her clothes, wash up, and leave without looking back, he felt like a complete fool.
As if he had never seen a woman before, he was still clinging to such a heartless person.
It was a disgrace to men.
He had been fantasizing yesterday that if they continued to interact like this, perhaps some sparks would fly.
But now...
When had he, Lu Qing Xu, ever suffered such humiliation?
Since she looked down on him so much, why should he stay shamelessly?
Let's just stop contacting each other from now on!
With a belly full of anger, he wanted to smoke.
He fumbled around and realized he didn't have any with him, so he went outside the suite to look.
On the bar counter in the public area was a laptop, and next to it was a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.
Does this woman smoke?
He went over to pick it up and saw that it was a man's brand, and the same brand that he and Zhan Bei Jue usually smoked.
As expected, she was friends with Zhan Bei Jue, even smoking the same brand.
Why did this lighter look so familiar?
The lighter was casually taken by Zhan Bei Jue at the club before, provided free to guests, with the club's logo printed on it.
Melody had never been to a club, so how could she have a lighter from the club?
Looking at the computer next to it, even if Lu Qing Xu were stupid, he would have realized it by now.
This was not Melody's.
This was Zhan Bei Jue's.
The cigarette pack, the lighter, and this computer all belonged to Zhan Bei Jue!
How could Zhan Bei Jue's things be in her room?
Could it be...
He remembered that Zhan Bei Jue had told him a couple of days ago that he was on a business trip to Beicheng, and it turned out he was with Melody.
A bad premonition arose, Lu Qing Xu threw the cigarette away and ran into another room of the suite.
A man's suitcase was placed on the floor, and two men's suits were neatly hung in the wardrobe.
Not only was Zhan Bei Jue on a business trip to Beicheng with her, but he was also staying in the same room...
Lu Qing Xu was so shocked, as if he had discovered a huge secret, that he was speechless for a moment.
Didn't Zhan Bei Jue always say that he was not interested in any woman other than Jiang Nan Fang?
But it turned out that he not only had such a female friend behind his back, but their relationship was also so close. What was going on?
He had originally planned to pack up and leave, but now he didn't want to!
Since they were all friends, and things had come to this point, there was nothing that couldn't be discussed!
He wanted to find out what was going on between this woman and Zhan Bei Jue!
The siblings remained silent all the way to the hotel. They pushed open the door, intending to have a good talk about their mother's and Melody's treatment.
Unexpectedly, as the door opened, they were greeted by a familiar face.