Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Time passed, and circumstances changed, but how did it come to this?

Lu Lingchen brought back takeout food from outside and placed it on the dining table. He pushed open the bedroom door.

"Dad."

"..." Lu Yanhua held Li Mingshi's hand, unmoving.

"I bought some food. You should eat something. The doctor said Mom won't wake up so soon." Lu Lingchen's voice was soft.

"..." Lu Yanhua still didn't move.

Lu Lingchen felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

Today was the court hearing, and his parents had woken up early without even eating breakfast, only to encounter this...

"Dad." Lu Lingchen spoke again. "The doctor said earlier that people aren't defeated by cancer, but by their own hearts. We're Mom's closest family, we should hold her hand and accompany her to overcome the disease."

"If you don't eat or drink now, and keep looking so gloomy, how can Mom not worry when she wakes up? Overthinking won't help Mom's condition. So you must stay healthy and have the energy to accompany Mom, right?"

"..." Lu Lingchen's words touched Lu Yanhua's heart.

Yes, he couldn't wallow in despair now. He needed to eat properly and take care of his body so he would have the energy to care for his wife.

He tightened his grip on Li Mingshi's cool hand, lifted the corner of the blanket, and placed his hand underneath. After checking that the IV drip was working properly, he stood up and followed Lu Lingchen out, carefully closing the door behind them.

After convincing his father to come out, Lu Lingchen looked towards Lu Lingchuan, who was standing by the living room window. "Brother, you should eat something too."

"Mm." Lu Lingchuan dropped the cigarette in his hand and crushed it under his shoe, then strode over.

It was rare for just the three of them—father and sons—to sit together for a meal. The atmosphere at the dining table was very quiet, with only the sound of Lu Lingchen opening the disposable meal boxes.

"There's nothing much going on at my school. For now, I'll come and take care of Mom. You and Dad can focus on work." Lu Lingchen spoke as he handed chopsticks to Lu Yanhua.

"No need." Lu Lingchuan's tone was flat. "I've already arranged my work. You focus on your studies, and don't worry about things here."

"Brother." Lu Lingchen frowned. "I have more free time than you."

He also worked at Lingrui Group, so he knew how much work Lu Lingchuan had every day.

From the moment they confirmed Li Mingshi had cancer until now, Lu Lingchuan had already smoked nearly a whole pack.

Lu Lingchen had already lost his appetite, but he looked up when his father spoke.

Lu Yanhua kept his gaze lowered, speaking one word at a time.

"She was wearing a light yellow sundress, standing among the sunflowers with a beach hat on her head, more beautiful than the flowers."

"I approached her and introduced myself, 'My name is Lu Yanhua, and you?' She looked dazed for a moment, then smiled at me warmly, her face turning red."

Van Gogh once said:

[Everyone has a fire burning inside them, but passersby only see the smoke.

But there will always be that one person, that one person who can see the fire, and then walk over and keep me company.

In the crowd, I saw his fire, and quickly walked over, fearing that if I was too slow, he would be engulfed by the dust of time.

With my passion, my coldness, my wildness, my gentleness, and my unreasonable belief in love, I walked breathlessly towards him.

I stammered, 'What's your name?'

From 'What's your name?' onwards, everything followed.]

Lu Yanhua's gaze lowered, and his voice grew quieter. "If she's not here anymore, what will I do..."

When their daughter had her incident years ago, no matter how painful it was, he had mustered his strength, because he was the pillar of the family and couldn't fall.

If he fell, the whole family would collapse.

But now...

Lu Yanhua didn't dare imagine what he would do if his wife wasn't there anymore, what he could do...

Some say that a father's love is subtle. They may not be as meticulous in showing care like a mother would, but as long as you turn around when you're tired, you'll find your father has always been standing behind you.

They may not be eloquent, but they express their love through actions. They may not have much time to spend with their wives and children because they are the pillars of the family, toiling tirelessly for their loved ones.

But now... the pillar of the Lu family was bent over, struggling to control himself, his shoulders shaking as he wept quietly.