Chapter 450 - 448: Recuperating in a Distant Land
"Doctor, how is the patient?"
Chen Tianlong already had an idea in his mind, but still wanted to ask about the situation.
"Are you the patient’s family member?" said an elder doctor. It was the little girl who called 120. When the ambulance arrived at the hospital, the little girl had been kneeling, pleading the hospital to perform the surgery. This elderly doctor was kind-hearted, and directly took on the surgery task.
However, the patient’s condition was critical, and there was nothing that could be done.
"Yes, I am the patient’s son, and the little girl’s brother." Chen Tianlong said directly, after all, he recognized Mo Jing as his sister, so it also made him Mrs. Mo’s godson.
"The patient has at most one day to live. We have done our best. It’s terminal cancer; no one can save her. At best, it would only prolong her life for a bit longer, but I wouldn’t recommend it, because the patient is in extreme pain now. Rather than let her suffer like this, it would be better to let her pass away naturally," the elder doctor said sincerely.
Chen Tianlong nodded, being a doctor himself, he understood what the elder doctor meant.
"Doctor, what’s wrong with my mom? Please, save my mom." Mo Jing still hadn’t given up. After all, her mother had accompanied her for so many years, and losing her just like that was too big of a blow for a young girl.
The elder doctor remained silent, believing Chen Tianlong could handle it, then turned around and left with the team.
"Doctor, I’m begging you, please save my mom."
Mo Jing shouted heartbreakingly at the doctors gradually walking away, but they did not stop. She knew, her mom could not be saved.
"Sister, let’s go say goodbye to mom one last time." Chen Tianlong felt an indescribable sadness, even though he didn’t have deep feelings for them, at this moment, he could vaguely feel the pain of losing a mother.
Mo Jing still had a mother she could lose, while he, from birth until now, had never even met his mother once.
Following the nurse to the ward, Mo Jing used her trembling little hand to hold onto the big hand of her dying mother, and tears welled up in her eyes again.
"Mom, you can’t die," Mo Jing cried.
"Xiaojing, be good. Mom is not dying, but going to heaven where there’s no pain. You just temporarily live with Brother Chen Tianlong, and someday in the future, we will meet again," Mrs. Mo was comforting Mo Jing, not wanting her to be too sad.
"Is that true?" Mo Jing stopped crying when she heard her mother say this, because every night she heard her mother’s painful moans, and it made her so sad she could hardly breathe. If her mom was truly without pain in heaven, then that was a good thing too.
"It’s true. When has mom ever lied to you?" Mrs. Mo smiled faintly.
"Hehe, that’s good." Mo Jing smiled through her tears, but then asked, "How long will it be before we can meet again?"
Mrs. Mo’s pale face was momentarily stunned before she replied, "This time it might take a bit long, but with your brother to accompany you, mom is at ease."
"Oh, alright, I hope it won’t be too long."
"Silly child."
Mrs. Mo didn’t know how to respond. If she said it wouldn’t be too long, wouldn’t that be like cursing Mo Jing to die quickly?
"Sister, mom has gone far away, she needs to recuperate well from her illness, it might take a long time for her to be fully healthy," Chen Tianlong saw Mrs. Mo was at a loss for words, and hurriedly intervened.
"Oh, okay, mom, you need to fully recover before you come back to see me, take your time, I can wait." Mo Jing obviously fell for it.
This is a benevolent lie.
"Hmm, Xiaojing, you go out and wait for a moment, let brother help handle the paperwork." Mrs. Mo deliberately said.
Mo Jing nodded and walked out of the room to wait outside.
After Mo Jing went out, Mrs. Mo tried hard to pull something from her pocket, it was a sachet. Chen Tianlong was surprised, not knowing what Mrs. Mo meant.
Seeing Chen Tianlong’s surprised expression, Mrs. Mo forced a smile and said, "Actually, Mo Jing is not my daughter. I picked her up from outside. In the dead of winter, Mo Jing was abandoned in the cold wind. I couldn’t bear it, so I took her home and adopted her."
"This sachet came with her when I took her in. At that time, I opened it and saw a very simple note inside. It roughly said there was something in the sachet that could help Mo Jing find her origins."
After Mrs. Mo finished, she handed the sachet to Chen Tianlong, then continued, "I’m almost gone, so this matter can only be entrusted to you. I hope one day, this poor child Mo Jing can find her biological parents and enjoy familial happiness."
"Hmm, I understand, I’ll find them," Chen Tianlong held Mrs. Mo’s hand. Although he was feeling somewhat complicated, with things coming to this point, taking in Mo Jing was a must.
Ten minutes later, Chen Tianlong walked out of the room, taking Mo Jing with him, and within the next half an hour, the medical staff took Mo Jing’s mother to the mortuary, clearly, Mrs. Mo had passed away.
Chen Tianlong had already called the dean, asking them to handle and properly bury Mrs. Mo, and to inform him of the specific location of her memorial, with all expenses covered by him.
Thus, things settled down, and with Lin Wushuang’s consent, Chen Tianlong arranged for Mo Jing to stay at the Lin Family Mansion.
The Lin Family didn’t lack housing, vacating a room was no problem at all, and Mo Jing became a member of the Lin Family, with a dedicated bodyguard to escort her to and from school, which made Chen Tianlong feel at ease.
Before Mo Jing went to her room, she kissed Chen Tianlong on the cheek as a thank you. Chen Tianlong smiled wryly, Mo Jing seemed naive and clueless, but gave him a sense of mystery he couldn’t quite grasp.
After placing the sachet properly, Chen Tianlong did not immediately open it to look inside because Mo Jing was living well now, and there was no need to disrupt her life.
Time flew by, and a week had passed in a flash.
Early on a weekend morning, Chen Tianlong’s phone rang again, irritating him; why did someone have to call him every weekend morning?
He originally didn’t feel like answering it, but thinking of previous events, someone calling might mean something urgent.
Thinking this, Chen Tianlong rolled over and answered the phone.
"Chen Tianlong, it’s me, Shen Yan. I’m sorry to disturb your rest, but I have something I need your help with today. You know, I don’t have other friends in South Sea City, and I’m about your age, not familiar with other colleagues..."
"Ah? So, it’s Teacher Shen Yan, what’s the matter? Tell me!"
Chen Tianlong directly interrupted Shen Yan’s words.
"Well, it’s like this, I had taken up a tutoring job during the weekend, but something came up at home today, and I must go back. However, I can’t break my promise to the client, so I wanted to ask if you could help me take over for half a day, just over two hours."
Shen Yan is a high school English teacher. Simply relying on her salary, she couldn’t save any money, so she decided to take a part-time tutoring job over the weekend.
"What level is it? I’m afraid I can’t teach it."
Chen Tianlong smiled wryly; it was the weekend, making it difficult to refuse.
"Elementary school fifth grade, with your level, you can definitely do it, just a few simple English words," Shen Yan explained.
How high could elementary school English be, just a few everyday phrases: "Also, you seem to have a sister, right? You can bring her along, and she can learn too."