Chapter 137: Xiao Wei's Mother

Chapter 137: Xiao Wei's Mother

After calling out "Aunt Mu," Lu Ye, with his tall and imposing figure, stood there with a hint of unease and nervousness.

The woman looked at Lu Ye blankly, clearly not recognizing him.

"Who are you........"

"I am Lu Ye." As Lu Ye said his name, his hands, which were hanging at his sides, clenched involuntarily.

"Lu Ye?"

Upon hearing this name, the woman's already frail face grew even more somber. She looked at him, "Lu Ye from the Lu family of Nancheng?"

"Yes, Aunt Mu."

Bai Zhi never expected that the patient they were treating was an acquaintance of Lu Ye.

However, after confirming Lu Ye's identity, why did this aunt's expression seem a little strange?

She noticed that Lu Ye didn't seem happy at all.

On the contrary, his expression was very complicated.

I was still a little cautious.

Lu Ye looked at Mu Qin, and after they confirmed each other's identities, neither of them spoke again.

After a long silence, Lu Ye broke it. He looked at the stylish young girl and spoke.

"Is this Xiaoyue, my little sister?"

Gu Xiaoyue tilted her head slightly and looked at Lu Ye. "I recognize you. You used to be our neighbor and my sister's good friend."

Seeing that the patient was alright, Bai Zhi and Ye Rufeng decided to return to their own carriage.

Bai Zhi said to Lu Ye, "Since he's someone you know, why don't you stay and chat? We'll head over first."

"I'll take you and your grandfather back first."

After escorting Ye Rufeng and Bai Zhi back to their carriage, Lu Ye went to find Xie Zheng first.

Xie Zheng had already become familiar with the passengers sitting next to him and was playing cards with a few older men to pass the time.

Xie Zheng was a master at playing cards. The man next to him had notes stuck to his face, while Xie Zheng wore a smug smile and played his cards with gusto.

"Two twos, want them or not?"

"Don't want it? Then I win again."

Looking at the handsome man with a bright smile, Lu Ye stood there, momentarily unable to bring himself to call out to him.

He just stood there, watching Xie Zheng stick another note on the face of the man sitting next to him.

"Are they coming or not? Who else is coming?"

"No, no, you're too strong. We're no match for you."

When the man sitting next to Lu Ye saw him return, he tactfully offered him his seat.

Lu Ye walked over and sat down next to Xie Zheng.

Xie Zheng glanced at him and said sarcastically, "No wonder no one wants to play with me anymore. It turns out it's you, the plague god, who's back."

Lu Ye ignored Xie Zheng's yin-yang remarks.

He sat there upright, his expression extremely complicated.

"Did you hear the announcement calling for doctors to save people?" After a long while, Lu Ye looked at Xie Zheng and asked him.

Xie Zheng glanced at him, her tone nonchalant, "No, we were playing cards. It was so noisy in the carriage, how could we hear anything?"

After he finished speaking, he added, "So what if I hear it? I'm not a doctor."

“Xiaobai went to rescue people with his grandfather,” Lu Ye continued.

Xie Zheng didn't seem very interested in this. "Oh, they're doctors, that's to be expected."

He was puzzled that Lu Ye was suddenly chatting with him so patiently.

Lu Ye looked at him and asked, "Do you know who the patient Xiaobai and the others treated is?"

"Who is it?" Xie Zheng asked casually.

"I'll take you to see it."

Lu Ye stood up, but Xie Zheng remained seated. "Who is it? You won't tell me the name, how am I supposed to go with you? I know you hate me, don't sell me to human traffickers."

Lu Ye, "!!!"

He gritted his teeth, "You're a man."

Xie Zheng snorted, "So what if I'm a man? A handsome man like me will still find buyers."

Lu Ye, "......"

He decided to skip the small talk with Xie Zheng and get straight to the point: "Xiao Bai just treated Aunt Mu and Xiao Yue."

"Who?" Xie Zheng glanced at him sideways.

Lu Ye repeated,

"Aunt Mu, she fainted in carriage number eight."

"The Aunt Mu you're talking about, is it Xiao Wei's mother, Aunt Mu?" Xie Zheng looked at him, confirming incredulously.

“Yes,” Lu Ye said to him, “Let’s go see her.”

Lu Ye tried to pull Xie Zheng away, but Xie Zheng shook him off.

Lu Ye was not giving up and continued to try to persuade him, "Aunt Mu should also be going to Nancheng, traveling with us. Let's go and say hello."

Xie Zheng ignored Lu Ye and quickly got up. Lu Ye followed him, but Xie Zheng locked himself in the bathroom.

Lu Ye stood at the toilet door and growled, "Xie Zheng, what do you mean? Are you really that cowardly?"

"I'm too ashamed to face Aunt Mu."

Xie Zheng still didn't open the door, and Lu Ye lost patience, so he went to carriage number eight alone.

After a long while, Xie Zheng finally came out of the toilet. His face was full of complex emotions, and he walked heavily toward another carriage.

When Lu Ye squeezed into carriage number eight, Mu Qin was lying on a bunk, with Gu Xiaoyue by her side. Because she had just been frightened, Gu Xiaoyue's face was still streaked with tears, and her eyes were swollen, making her look particularly pitiful.

"Is Aunt Mu feeling better?" Lu Ye handed two cans of oranges to Gu Xiaoyue.

"My mom is much better."

"Please have a seat."

Gu Xiaoyue stood up and gestured for Lu Ye to sit on the edge of the bed.

The train was cramped, and there was nowhere else to sit. Lu Ye didn't sit on the berth; instead, he squatted on the floor, looked at the woman on the berth, and asked with concern, "Aunt Mu, how are you feeling now?"

Mu Qin's voice was barely audible as she said, "Much better."

"The girl and the old man who just saved me, are they people you know?" Mu Qin asked.

Lu Ye replied, "Yes, that's my girlfriend and her maternal grandfather."

"Oh, I see."

Mu Qin forced a smile and said, "Your boyfriend is very beautiful."

"Thank you, Aunt Mu."

Lu Ye then tentatively asked, "Aunt Mu, are you going back to Nancheng?"

Mu Qin lowered her eyes and nodded. "Yes."

After Mu Qin finished speaking, she said nothing more.

Lu Ye didn't know what to say either; the atmosphere froze, and they looked at each other in silence.

Gu Xiaoyue finally broke the silence, explaining, "I got accepted into Nancheng Art Academy, and my mom accompanied me to register, and also..."

Gu Xiaoyue stopped there.

Lu Ye suddenly remembered that there was still one month left until Xiao Wei's death anniversary.

It has been ten years since she passed away.

"Xiaoyue got into Nancheng Art Academy? That's great!"

Time flies. That little girl who was eight or nine years old back then is now in college.

Lu Ye stayed by Mu Qin's side for a while, but Mu Qin, exhausted, fell asleep.

Gu Xiaoyue recognized Lu Ye completely at this moment, and also recalled many things from her childhood in Nancheng.

She was lively and talkative. Looking at Lu Ye, she asked curiously, "Brother Lu Ye, I remember you used to be very fair-skinned. How come you've become so dark now?"

"I've joined the army." Lu Ye's handsome face showed slight embarrassment at being criticized for his dark complexion.

"I see."

Gu Xiaoyue asked again, "I remember there used to be a brother named Xie Zheng. Where is he now? What is he doing for work?"

"he......."

Lu Ye considered his words carefully before replying simply, "He's a musician."

"oh......."

Lu Ye's words reminded Gu Xiaoyue of her older sister. "If my sister were alive, she would definitely be a singer now."

.........

When Lu Ye returned to the carriage where Bai Zhi was, both Bai Zhi and Ye Rufeng were asleep.

He could only return to his seat.

As it turned out, Xie Zheng was not there.