After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!
Chapter 485: No Snitching

Chapter 485: Chapter 485: No Snitching

Ye Li walked into the Ye Mansion and immediately saw Li Xueqing sitting on the sofa, reading a newspaper.

And Aunt Lan in the kitchen, constantly wiping her tears.

"Ah Li..."

Li Xueqing immediately noticed Ye Li entering the door and instinctively glanced at the wall clock, "Why are you back at this hour? Did you not come home last night? Were you staying in the dormitory, or... did you go out with He Chen?"

She had already heard from Aunt Lan about her mother’s symptoms before coming, but seeing it with her own eyes was far more painful than hearing about it.

At the steps in front of the mansion, Fu Yanci, who had parked the car and followed Ye Li, halted abruptly upon hearing "He Chen."

Ye Li went forward to sit beside Li Xueqing, "Mom, I came back from the dormitory. I’m tired of the breakfasts at the school cafeteria, and there’s no class in the first period, so I came back to eat Aunt Lan’s delicious food!"

"Sister Lan, Sister Lan?"

With an unstoppable smile on her face, Li Xueqing held Ye Li’s hand, lifted her eyes, and called towards the kitchen, "Cook some millet porridge and make a pan of boiled dumplings, Ah Li loves those the most!"

"Okay, I’ll make them right away!"

Aunt Lan’s choked-up voice sounded from the kitchen.

Li Xueqing didn’t hear anything unusual and turned back, holding Ye Li’s hand, complaining, "I told you to move back home, but you wouldn’t agree. Now do you see how nice it is at home? Be good and move back. In the morning, let your father take you to school, and in the afternoon, let the driver pick you up."

Dad.

A pain surged in Ye Li’s heart as she looked at Li Xueqing’s slightly haggard face, which clearly hadn’t slept a wink all night. She tremulously asked, "Where’s Dad?"

Li Xueqing’s eyes widened, "Dad went on a business trip abroad, don’t you remember?"

So, mom’s memory has returned to the days before dad fell ill?

It all seemed to go back to those days in the hospital, Ye Li’s eyes turned red, yet she feigned a face of surprise, "I thought Dad came back last night."

Li Xueqing seemed to realize, "So, you didn’t come back for breakfast; you thought Dad was back, right?"

With a gentle smile, Li Xueqing patted Ye Li’s head, "If Dad came back, I would definitely tell you right away. He called yesterday, saying he hasn’t finished his work and will need over a week more."

"Okay."

Ye Li nodded, "Mom, Dad texted me, reminding me that it’s time for your medical check-up. After breakfast, I’ll accompany you to the hospital for a check-up."

Grumbling about being fine.

And delaying, saying she wanted to wait until Ye Mushen returned from his business trip to go together.

The dining room was filled with a fragrant aroma of the dumplings, yet Ye Li found them tasteless.

After breakfast, Ye Li took Li Xueqing out the door.

The Ye family’s driver hadn’t arrived yet.

A particularly familiar Maybach was parked there.

Li Xueqing stared at it for a while and smiled, addressing Fu Yanci in the driver’s seat, "Yanci, what are you doing here?"

"...Aunt!"

The "Mom" at the tip of his tongue swallowed back, Fu Yanci got out of the car, opened the rear door, "I was just passing by, where are you heading? I can drive you!"

Wanted to say it’s not necessary.

Then thought Ah Li had class in the second period, better to finish the check-up early so she wouldn’t have to take leave.

Li Xueqing nodded and turned back to Aunt Lan, "When Lao Zhang arrives, let him take you to buy groceries. After shopping, come to the hospital to pick me up."

"Okay, Lady!"

Aunt Lan nodded, her eyes even redder.

The Maybach drove straight to the hospital.

To the same hospital.

To the same doctor.

Upon receiving the examination report, the doctor’s brow furrowed tightly, "The patient’s condition is worse than when first admitted last year. Has she been subjected to any extreme stress recently?"

When she was discharged, the doctor had specifically advised that Li Xueqing’s condition should avoid excessive ecstasy or agony.

In the past six months, Li Xueqing had been doing well, even when Fu Minghui tried to provoke her during her birthday, she remained stable.

More than that, her halted memories had even started coming back.

Ye Li thought everything was steadily improving and that her mother would be safe and healthy, but unexpectedly, just after her dad’s death anniversary, she relapsed again.

After thinking it over, nothing special happened yesterday.

Ye Li softly said, "Yesterday was my dad’s death anniversary."

The doctor nodded, "That’s probably it. ... Let’s have her hospitalized first, combine medication with treatment and see if the situation improves before formulating the subsequent rehabilitation plan."

Li Xueqing’s heart rate and blood pressure were persistently low. Ye Li explained that hospitalization would hasten the recovery, and she accepted easily.

By the time Aunt Lan arrived with a change of clothes for a hospital stay, Li Xueqing’s face showed no trace of worry.

When the nurse came to administer an IV, Li Xueqing was very cooperative, repeatedly saying to get better quickly and go home early.

She kept reminding Ye Li, "Ah Li, don’t tattle and tell Dad, he’s busy enough. If he knows I’m hospitalized, he’ll be even more worried. Don’t tell him, okay?"

"Okay, I got it!"

Ye Li smiled.

Li Xueqing waved her off, "Hurry back to class, no need to come after school, Aunt Lan is here with me!"

"Okay!"

Ye Li nodded.

As soon as the ward’s door closed, tears started streaming down unchecked.

"Ah Li, don’t worry..."

Fu Yanci walked over, reached out, and held Ye Li, "I’ve already asked someone to contact a neurologist from abroad, they’ll be in place soon, Mom will certainly be fine, hmm?"

Ye Li nodded but couldn’t utter a single word.

For several days in a row, Ye Li has been staying in the hospital.

The AI Fu Yanci prepared before was used once again.

It enabled her to hear the familiar voice from the other side of the phone, and occasionally have a brief video chat when the timing was right.

Li Xueqing’s mood improved day by day.

But all her memories still lingered a year ago, before the incident at the Ye family and Ye Mushen’s passing.

A specialist flown in from abroad had a consultation with the doctor in charge of Li Xueqing and gave suggestions that hardly differed from last year’s.

Slowly nurture and manage.

Leave everything to time.

Luckily, Mom’s physical functions were all fine.

Luckily, Mom was still here.

Ye Li accepted it.

But each time she left the ward, her mood was particularly heavy.

"Boss..."

At ten in the morning, Xiang Yang walked in, "About the arrangements at the restaurant... should we still go ahead?"

This was the first birthday after Ye Li and Fu Yanci got married.

Also, the first time Fu Yanci planned to celebrate Ye Li’s birthday.

For this reason, Fu Yanci started preparing six months in advance.

Yet unexpectedly, things coincided like this.

Pausing from his writing, Fu Yanci glanced at the overcast sky outside the window and shook his head, "Postpone it to next month, on the day of our wedding anniversary."

"Understood."

Xiang Yang responded.

In the ward, Ye Li lay on the bed, quietly gazing at the already sleeping Li Xueqing.

The light from the corridor shone through the window, casting a serene appearance on her mother’s face.

But even in her dreams, there was a frown on her brow.

On one hand, there was no need to be sad; with this, Mom would believe Dad was on a business trip abroad and wouldn’t secretly weep from missing him.

On the other hand, the sadness couldn’t be stopped.

Tears soaked the pillow, and an indescribable knot sat heavy in Ye Li’s heart.

Just after midnight, there was a faint hum under the pillow.