Just in Time Chapter 94
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Chapter 94 Mobile Phone
Yun Fang was seriously ill this time.
Yun Fang’s health was not particularly good to begin with. He would easily catch a cold in autumn and winter. After waking up from the hospital from his suicide attempt last year, he had been more active. Tang Yi tried to improve his health every day, but the child was not honest. Something would happen every two or three days. Last time, he even went into the emergency room and sent three critical illness notices. Tang Yi was already scared by him.
She sat by the bed, looking at Yun Fang who was lying on the hospital bed receiving an IV. She held the hand that was receiving the IV to warm him, whispering to him, “What on earth do you want to do? Do you have to worry Mom to death?”
The person lying on the bed was sleeping in a daze, his brows furrowed, obviously not sleeping well in his dreams.
Tang Yi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead for him, and then tested his temperature with the back of her hand. He still had a bit of a fever.
Yun Heyu walked in lightly and asked in a low voice, “Is he asleep?”
“The IV is working, he just fell asleep.” Tang Yi turned her head to look at him, “Did you find the car keys?”
“He put them on the window sill in the corridor, probably because he remembered that he couldn’t drive.” Yun Heyu laughed, “Silly boy.”
Tang Yi sighed, “This child, really worrying.”
“He hasn’t grown up yet, of course we’ll need to worry.” Yun Heyu sat down next to her, looking at Yun Fang, “When he grows up and doesn’t need you to worry, you will complain that he doesn’t let you worry.”
“Time flies so fast.” Yun Fang’s hand twitched, and Tang Yi quickly held it, “I just feel that he was learning to walk a few days ago, and now he has someone he likes.”
“These two kids really like each other.” Yun He Yu felt sorry for his son, “Sugar was anxious this time, it’s the first time I’ve seen him so at a loss.”
“Xiao Yi wouldn’t just leave without saying a word, something must have happened.” Tang Yi was still worried, “What can we do?”
“Wait for Sugar to wake up and ask him, seeing how anxious he was last night, he might know what’s going on.” Yun Heyu comforted her, “It’s okay, if there’s a problem, we’ll solve it.”
Tang Yi nodded worriedly.
Yun Fang slept all day and woke up in the evening.
“Awake? Are you hungry?” Tang Yi asked him.
Yun Fang shook his head, looking at her somewhat apologetically, “I’m sorry, Mom, for making you and Dad worry.”
“As long as you’re okay, that’s better than anything.” Tang Yi touched his face, “What do you have to apologize to your own parents for?”
Yun Fang tugged at the corner of his mouth, forcing a smile.
“Do you want to drink some porridge? Dad has been simmering it all afternoon, you need to eat something.” Tang Yi said.
“Okay.” Although Yun Fang wasn’t hungry at all, he knew he still had to eat.
He sat on the bed, drank a large bowl of porridge, and ate half a loaf of bread.
“Mom.” Yun Fang handed her the bowl, “Xiao Yi might have been sent abroad by his biological parents.”
Tang Yi stood still, “What…what can we do? Is it because his parents don’t want you two to be together? They didn’t have to send him abroad!”
“His family situation is a bit complicated.” Yun Fang was concise, “Mom, can I go find him when school is on break?”
Now that he was Yun Fang, he couldn’t irresponsibly abandon Tang Yi and Yun Heyu and run off to find someone. He had to seek Tang Yi and Yun Heyu’s consent, and even make some compromises for it.
He had already made these parents worry a lot before.
Tang Yi’s face changed, worry and confusion intermingled. She put the bowl on the tray, sat down by the bed, “Sugar, do you know where he is?”
“I don’t know yet.” Yun Fang lowered his eyes, reached out and touched the red string on his left wrist, the black stone was a bit cold, “I can’t be completely sure if he will be abroad, but no matter where he is, I must find him.”
“Then go.” Tang Yi held his hand, “But you must ensure your own safety.”
Yun Fang held her hand back, raised his head and said seriously, “Thank you.”
He was truly grateful to Yun Heyu and Tang Yi. He had taken over everything of their son, including the paternal and maternal love they gave. At first, he carefully played the role of Yun Fang, but facing the two parents who were most familiar with their child, countless slips were exposed. Even if ordinary people wouldn’t think about supernatural things, there was a fundamental difference between a person’s drastic change in temperament and completely changing into another person. Not to mention that later he slowly revealed his true nature, habits ingrained over the years were impossible to change.
A pair of parents who spent day and night with their son and cared about him immensely could not possibly fail to notice.
It’s just that he didn’t say, and they never asked.
“There’s no need to be polite with Mom.” Tang Yi touched his head, “Mom believes you will bring Xiao Yi back.”
Just like Yun Fang, even though he was anxious now, he couldn’t irresponsibly abandon his identity, studies, and family. Just like Tang Yi, even if she was unwilling and worried a thousand times, she couldn’t refuse Yun Fang’s request to go find someone.
The line of kinship that was maintained between them had grown strong enough to allow them to make the greatest compromises and concessions to each other.
The first snow of winter fell just in time for New Year’s Day.
Yun Fang, wearing a thick scarf, stood on the side of the night market. Fireworks bloomed in the sky above the Jinshui River, and the faces of the people coming and going all had smiles. Although it was not yet the Spring Festival, New Year’s Day was the beginning of the solar calendar, and the festive atmosphere was lively.
“Yun Fang!” Qi Huo called him from a distance, dragging Chang Ziqi, who was walking leisurely behind him, he turned his head, “Chang Ziqi, can’t you walk faster!”
Chang Ziqi still didn’t speed up, calmly saying, “The snow is heavy and the road is slippery, safety first.”
Qi Huo simply let go of his hand and ran towards Yun Fang.
“You came so early?” Qi Huo asked him with a smile.
Yun Fang hummed in response, looking towards Chang Ziqi behind him.
Chang Ziqi stood still in front of him, sighing deeply, “My uncle is tight-lipped, just like Su Qingbai. I couldn’t get anything out of them, they didn’t tell any relatives about this, even my mom doesn’t know.”
Yun Fang nodded, “Thanks.”
“But yesterday was my grandfather’s birthday, I saw Su Qingbai.” Chang Ziqi, feeling cold, put his hands in his pockets, “He’s still so annoying, asking a question politely for a long time, but never getting to the point, and I accidentally had a bit of alcohol—”
Qi Huo curiously interjected, “And then?”
“Then, with the alcohol in my head, I dragged him to the backyard and beat him up.” Chang Ziqi narrated calmly.
“Holy crap.” Qi Huo exclaimed.
Yun Fang looked up at him.
“He was probably furious, and blurted out to me, saying Yi Chenliang was sent to England.” Chang Ziqi said, “At the dinner table, my uncle reassured my grandfather, saying my aunt is recuperating in England, in a very famous sanatorium, but he didn’t say the name.”
But the range had greatly narrowed, Yun Fang said, “Thank you.”
Chang Ziqi waved his hand, “I’ve disliked Su Qingbai for a long time, I couldn’t beat him when I was young, now I can finally beat him up righteously, why not?”
Yun Fang: “…”
The three of them chatted and strolled in the night market for a while, then Yun Fang parted ways with them.
“Going home to do homework.” Yun Fang smiled.
“Sooner or later you’ll become a bookworm.” Qi Huo joked.
Yun Fang did not respond.
As he moved away from the night market, the streets gradually became less crowded. Yun Fang slowly walked along the roadside, leaving all the hustle and bustle behind him.
His phone in his pocket vibrated.
He was stunned for a moment, then took out his phone, it showed a new message notification.
He didn’t know why he started to feel inexplicably nervous, even had a vague premonition. He hoped this premonition would come true, on this meaningful holiday.
He stopped, stood under the street light, and opened the new message with his hand.
[XX News, a new year brings a new atmosphere…]
A certain hidden expectation fell through in an instant, he knew this was reality, but still felt regret for the possibility that did not happen.
A couple laughing and joking passed by him.
He stood under the street light, with snowflakes falling leisurely to the ground in the hazy yellow light.
He closed the news on his phone, his gaze fell on the chat box labeled “Yi Chenliang”, and his eyes lingered for a few seconds.
Except for the day when he first discovered that Yi Chenliang was taken away, he had always been very calm. He had become the Yi Chenliang of twenty years later again, rationally analyzing the current situation, patiently unraveling the mystery, and planning to bring Yi Chenliang back.
He knew that even if Yi Chenliang was taken away by Su Shengwen, he wouldn’t have it too bad, even much better than being by his side. He also knew that Yi Chenliang would resist and rage, but in the face of helplessness, he could only calmly accept Su Shengwen’s arrangement.
Su Shengwen would give Yi Chenliang a brand new identity, Yi Chenliang would absolutely not be able to contact anyone related to him, he would be forced to sever all ties with Wu City.
Su Shengwen and the Su family behind him, dealing with a sixteen-year-old child, was simply too easy.
He knew it too well, so clear that since that day, he had never opened the chat box with Yi Chenliang again.
All his connections with Yi Chenliang were severed, he forced himself to accept this fact, he thought he had adapted quite well.
Yun Fang stood under the street light, a thin layer of snow had fallen on his ink-colored short hair.
He looked down at the three characters “Yi Chenliang” on the screen, opened the chat box, the conversation was still in September.
Yi Chenliang: [Goodnight [kiss]]
Cang Dog White Cloud: [Goodnight [kiss]]
Cang Dog White Cloud: [Xiao Yi, I’m back.]
Cang Dog White Cloud: [I also brought you a gift.]
Cang Dog White Cloud: [Guess what it is?]
Cang Dog White Cloud: [Smiling little sun]
Snowflakes fell on the screen, he gently swept the snow away with his thumb.
In the distance, under the dark sky, fireworks bloomed, especially beautiful and dazzling in the snowy night.
Yun Fang looked up at the fireworks for a while, put his phone back in his pocket, and continued to walk forward.
A long string of footprints was left on the snow-covered road.