Yu Lian, still in a daze, hadn't figured out what was going on.

Then I heard a few coughs behind me. I turned around and saw Grandpa Chen slowly walking towards me from not far away.

When the old man got closer, he explained the reason for the matter to her.

Yesterday afternoon, he ate all the food his grandfather brought. But he kept crying and demanding his mother. He turned the whole floor upside down overnight, and in the end, we had to give him a sedative.

When he woke up for the second time, the scene from the previous night began to repeat itself.

As a last resort, the hospital gave him a medical check-up before letting him leave.

The test results came back, and thankfully, he wasn't getting dumber.

However, his memory and intelligence have regressed to when he was four or five years old.

As the two were talking, Yu Lian's hand was tightly wrapped in two warm palms.

"Mom! Why are you only coming back now? I've been waiting for you for ages."

His voice had a childlike quality when he spoke, which seemed quite incongruous with his face.

Grandpa Chen chuckled awkwardly, then told Yu Lian the truth: "At first, when we took him home, we didn't understand why he kept squatting at your door calling you 'Mom.' Later... later we seemed to realize that he probably thought you were his mother."

"Ah!" Yu Lian exclaimed in surprise. This was utter nonsense. It didn't make any sense at all.

"Uncle Chen, didn't you just say that his memory is stuck at the age of four or five? I... we don't know each other at all."

This question also stumped Grandpa Chen, as he couldn't provide an answer. He then told Yu Lian about the test they had just discussed.

"We don't know why either. But when I took out the group photo of our community, he pointed at your head and called you 'Mom'."

The event was too sudden, and with Li Yanshen shaking Yu Lian vigorously beside her, Yu Lian felt dizzy.

But Yu Lian's headache wasn't over yet. Grandpa Chen stammered in front of her for a long time, unable to say a word.

Just as Yu Lian had calmed down a bit and was about to run away, Grandpa Chen called her back.

"Yu Lian, the community has asked me to do you a favor."

You can tell from that tone that it's not good news.

"I know you're not short of money, and I know this three thousand yuan might not be very appealing to you, but I'm still begging you to help us. We definitely can't handle Li Yanshen's current condition."

The old man appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, vividly describing the scene of Li Yanshen's outburst.

It was truly difficult for Yu Lian to reconcile this quiet and well-behaved person in front of her.

Finally, the words were directed at her.

"In that case, would you please take care of him for the next two days? We've already contacted the doctor to see what can be done."

Without a second thought, Yu Lian refused the old man's request.

Not to mention that He Lin is currently going through a special period, even if it weren't, He Lin would not allow him to live in his house, and it is very likely that one of them would die and the other would be crippled.

"It's not that I don't want to help you, but you know it's not convenient for a woman like me to bring a man home to live."

Upon hearing that Yu Lian had misunderstood, the old man quickly explained.

"No, no, I don't mean for you to take him to live with us. I just want you to comfort him when necessary, especially before bedtime. You know we can't keep giving him sedatives all the time..."

As the old man spoke, his confidence waned, and in the end, he didn't dare to look at Yu Lian even once.

"Sir, I can't agree to that. I'm very busy, please understand. Besides, he won't listen to me anyway, and we're not even close."

The next second, as if he understood Yu Lian's words, Li Yanshen leaned closer and called out "Mom" twice.

Feeling goosebumps all over her body, Yu Lian shook off Li Yanshen's hand.

"Uncle Chen, I really can't help you with this. Why don't you ask a professional doctor or something? Also, I have to go on a business trip in a couple of days, so I can't be of any help."

Grandpa Chen looked troubled, but finally nodded helplessly, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Li Yanshen is leaving."

Li Yanshen looked back and forth between the two several times before finally choosing to stay with Grandpa Chen.

Yu Lian breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Li Yanshen didn't bother her, otherwise she wouldn't know how to deal with it.

She turned to close the door, but the sound of crying not far away caught her attention.

Li Yanshen cried without any regard for his image, pitifully following behind Grandpa Chen.

"My mom doesn't want me anymore, Uncle Chen, am I a bad child?"

Grandpa Chen comforted him for a few words and promised to come again tomorrow, which calmed his crying down a little.

Seeing this, Yu Lian shook her head. Could it be that Li Yanshen's current state was pitiful, but there must be something hateful about him?

I remember when my neighbor moved out, he hired women from shady places to come to his house.

Looking back now, could it have been a case of love and hate?

Maybe.

When he got home, He Lin had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Seeing his solemn expression turn into a smile the moment he saw her, Yu Lian knew that he must have seen everything that had just happened.

"What, are you afraid I'll bring him back?"

He Lin knew that his request was excessive for her, so he immediately changed the subject.

"Are you tired? I made you lunch, come and eat."

The food on the table was still warm, which showed how bored He Lin was.

"I've already told Xue Ci what you needed to tell me. This is something he gave you. Go to the study and take a look. I want to see if you've made any progress."

As she spoke, she dried her freshly washed hands and sat down to enjoy the food.

The taste wasn't bad, it was acceptable.

He Lin went to the study to look at documents, while she sat at the dining table, slowly eating the dishes he had prepared, looking at the carefully tended flowers and plants in the backyard, feeling peaceful and content.

Until a head popped out from the rosemary bushes.

And cotton's head, Yu Lian was choked and coughed for a long time.

Hearing the noise in the study, He Lin quickly came out and poured her a glass of water.

"Was it too spicy and choked you? I won't put chili in next time..."

Until He Lin looked in the direction she was pointing, he suddenly understood everything.

"Wait a moment, I'll go take care of it."

Choking on the fumes, tears streamed down her face. Just as Yu Lian looked up, someone appeared out of nowhere, picked up Li Yanshen, and threw him straight out.

The wooden fence in the backyard isn't high, but people aren't made of iron. Below it is a brick-paved path, so a fall like that would definitely hurt for half a month.

"He Lin! You've gone too far! Go out and check if everyone's alright."

He Lin didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was doing, but he couldn't disobey his wife, so he sent his bodyguard out to check on Li Yanshen's condition.

"Don't go, it's so high, you'll fall and die."

"He Lin, you really can't do this. I'm going out to check on things. You stay here by yourself."

The effect was counterproductive; He Lin couldn't go out and could only stay at home to reflect on his actions, realizing that he hadn't handled the situation discreetly enough this time.

Next time, I'll do it secretly, not in front of Yu Lian.

Outside in the backyard, Li Yanshen lay on the ground in pain; the fall had left him in sore all over.

When Yu Lian found him, He Lin's bodyguards, who were hiding somewhere, had disappeared, but a tube of ointment was left on the ground.

When Li Yanshen saw her arrive, he burst into tears, feeling wronged.

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