Liu Xi put An An on the bed, and half-squatted, looking him in the eye. "You heard from mother that there's something urgent this time, so I really can't take you along. Next time, find another time, and we'll go together, alright?"
"Alright …" An An knew that his mother wouldn't take him with her no matter what, so she could only compromise. "Then can you call me every night and send me a video?"
If she could stay, she wouldn't leave no matter what. "Mom promised you that when Mom comes back, I'll take you to the amusement park, okay?"
"Then let's hook it up. It's forbidden to change it for a hundred years." Anthea took the cuff herself and wiped the tears away, then watched as Liussi held out her small, fleshy hand.
Seeing that it was about time, Chen Xiao moved Liu Xixi's luggage to the car and the three of them headed towards the airport.
In the airport's waiting room, Liuxi was sitting on a chair with An Xin in her arms. As long as she thought about how she might not be able to see her precious son for a while, her heart couldn't help but ache.
No matter what, An An reluctantly agreed to Liu Xi's departure. Because he had been crying for too long, his nose was red, and he looked like he had been bullied to death.
Liuxi's heart was bleeding. If she could, how could she bear to leave her precious son for even a second?
When it was close to take-off time, Liussi left her mark on Anthea's small face and left with the boarding pass.
Throughout the journey, Liu Xixi did not dare to look back, afraid that she would see An Xi's helpless and wronged expression. Thus, she did not want to leave anymore.
She sat down in her own seat, tears welling up in her eyes. This was the first time she had ever left An'an. Furthermore, she didn't know how long it would take for her to return home.
A tissue was passed over from the side. "Don't put on a bitter face. People who don't know this might think you've been raped."
Liu Xixi was speechless. She threw the bag in her hand to Zeng Yi, who was sitting at the side. He was a good friend she had met when she was a student in design school.
"I feel so bad that I can't stand it. You are still pouring oil on the fire. How can you be such a friend?"
"If you can't bear to part with it, can't you put down your old man and pretend you don't know?" No one will blame you anyway. " Zeng Yi snorted disdainfully. From Liu Xixi's mouth, she had more or less heard about the Liu Family's matters. Therefore, she had no good impression of the Liu Family.
"If only blood could be severed." If she had to pretend she didn't know about it, to tell the truth, she wouldn't have been able to do it.
After getting off the plane, Zeng Yi was the first to leave the airport. She had to prepare for her new company, and also to find a place to live.
Liu Xi was wearing a thin sweater as she looked up at the sky of Ping City. She hadn't been back for nearly six years. Looking at the layout of the airport made her feel a little strange.
No one had come to pick her up. She had come back alone and had not told anyone that she was returning home.
Even if he told his adoptive mother and Liu Muxin, according to their thoughts, they would wish that he would never come back from abroad. Why would they want to come and pick her up?
Liu Xi Xi Xi let out a self-deprecating laugh. In the end, he was just a thorn in the flesh in the Liu Family's eyes.
The luggage had already been taken away by Zeng Yi, so she stopped a car by the roadside and drove in the direction of the Pingcheng Cancer Hospital.
Looking out of the window at the unfamiliar and familiar environment, Liuxi found it hard to breathe. Memories she had been trying so hard to forget rushed into her mind like a flood.
She felt like her head was swelling. She didn't know why, but she always felt like this trip back to Ping City wouldn't be peaceful.
The car slowed to a stop by the side of the road. Liu Xixi looked out of the window at the big signboard, which had the words "Pingcheng Cancer Hospital" written in bold and forceful characters.
She was standing by the side of the road, unable to move a step. The courage she had felt when she flew back from abroad seemed to have been used up in an instant. She didn't even know what she should say to her father when she saw him.
A tentative voice sounded from behind him, with a hint of doubt and uncertainty in its tone. "Liuxi?"
She had heard this voice for nearly 20 years, even if it turned to ash, she would still know it.
"Mom …" "I'm back …" She turned around. In these six years, Jiang Manwei had aged quite a bit. It was unknown whether it was due to her father's illness, but there were a few deep wrinkles on her face.
"What are you doing back here? Did you come back to get a share when your dad was about to die? " Jiang Manwei was as sarcastic and sarcastic as ever.
Liu Xixi had long gotten used to her stepmother's attitude. She lowered her head and was not in the mood to argue with Jiang Manwei. "I heard that my father was sick, so I wanted to come back and take care of him."
"Hehe, no need to make it sound so good …" Why haven't you called back after so long? I suppose you covet the property in your father's hands? If you have such thoughts, let's see if I won't skin you alive. "
After Jiang Manwei finished speaking, she did not pay attention to Liu Xixi's expression. Instead, she walked around Liu Xixi and walked towards the inside of the hospital.
Liu Xi followed closely behind Jiang Manwei. The moment they entered the hospital lobby, she could smell the pungent smell of disinfectant. Liu Xi's brows were knitted together. Since she was young, she disliked the smell of the hospital the most.
She had finally walked through all the large and small hospitals in Ping City …
Jiang Manwei stopped at the VIP ward at the end of the corridor. Realizing that Liu Xixi was following behind her, she did not turn around to look at her. She only gave a cold snort and pushed open the door.
Liu Xixi stood in the corridor, not even daring to take the initiative to open the ward's door. She was afraid of Liu Chengze's current appearance.
After a long while, she slowly adjusted her breathing and finally pushed open the door. The first thing she saw was Liu Chengze's frail body.
Liu Xixi looked at her father's slightly obese body, but now, because of his illness, his entire body was sickly, so skinny that it could be described as skin and bones. She covered her mouth with her hand to stop herself from crying.
Liu Chengze realized that there was someone at the door. He slowly turned around, and the flesh on his cheeks had already caved in, giving him a feeling as if he had gone through many vicissitudes of life.
When he saw the person by the door, his originally lifeless eyes instantly lit up with a tinge of color. "Cissy, why did you come back?"