Free Web NovelChapter 215: Chapter 215: Grandma Cui
Su Li didn’t notice the gaze from behind her.
After being pulled a few steps away, she turned to look at Wu Sheng in confusion.
"What are you doing here?"
Wu Sheng put some distance between them and rubbed his nose.
"I saw you leave in a hurry just now. I was worried, so I followed you. A moment ago, I couldn’t help myself..."
He thought Su Li was in some kind of trouble, so he showed himself.
"Thank you, but I’m fine. It’s just that Little Mo is sick, so I’m a little worried."
Su Li took a deep breath. "I can go by myself. You don’t have to see me there. I’ll be fine."
With no time for more talk, Su Li hastily bid Wu Sheng farewell.
Wu Sheng watched Su Li’s rapidly retreating back and scratched his head. "She really does like Little Point..."
The extent of Su Li’s anxiety over Little Tang Mo was a bit more than Wu Sheng had expected.
Regarding Tang Yuanxiao’s situation, he wasn’t completely clear on it, but he knew the basics. Considering recent events, it was normal to keep things confidential for the time being. Wu Sheng understood and could wait.
But as for Little Tang Mo... Wu Sheng had been watching Su Li’s behavior the whole time, and he felt she was acting just like a real mother.
"I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing..." Wu Sheng muttered to himself, his brow furrowed in a rare display of concern.
Su Li, too, was frowning deeply as she rushed to the family residential compound.
She entered the Tang Family’s home but didn’t see Tang Yuanxiao, only an elderly woman with glasses and graying temples.
Su Li froze at the doorway. The woman, who was coming out of Little Tang Mo’s room with a kettle, was also taken aback for a moment. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
"You’re Su Li?" she asked tentatively.
"I am. And you are?" Su Li nodded, her eyes darting toward Little Tang Mo’s room.
"I’m Little Mo’s maternal grandmother. Come in, quickly," Grandma Cui said hurriedly.
It was Grandma Cui’s first time seeing Su Li. She had heard a fair bit about Su Li’s situation and had formed an impression in her mind, but seeing her in person, she was still struck by her beauty.
Su Li had no time for small talk. She rushed into Little Tang Mo’s room and saw that he had gotten much thinner.
"Mommy..." The moment Little Tang Mo saw Su Li, tears started to fall.
Su Li’s heart twisted with pain, and she rushed to embrace Little Tang Mo.
As soon as she held him, Su Li could feel how hot his body was.
"He has a fever?" Just as Su Li was about to touch Little Tang Mo’s forehead, the little boy in her arms suddenly pushed her away.
"RETCH..."
"Little Mo!"
Little Tang Mo’s small body curled into a ball as he vomited repeatedly.
But after retching for a long time, Little Tang Mo didn’t bring anything up, just clear liquid.
Su Li patted Little Tang Mo’s back and quickly asked Grandma Cui.
"Ma’am, what’s happening?"
"It’s a fever. The first two days he was just warm, but today he suddenly started throwing up. He’s vomited several times since this morning. The doctor said it’s because of the fever."
This meant Little Tang Mo had been sick with a fever for three days!
Mrs. Tang’s previous visit had frightened him, and he hadn’t rested well afterward. Little Tang Mo’s overall immunity had weakened, and not long after Mrs. Tang left, he couldn’t hold on anymore.
Little Tang Mo finally stopped vomiting, but he was covered in a cold sweat and couldn’t even speak.
"Mommy..." Little Tang Mo called out in a hoarse voice, then began to cry silently.
Su Li wiped his mouth, then the sweat from his face, and carefully held him in her arms.
"Don’t cry, I’m here now. Don’t cry..."
Little Tang Mo nodded hard, his little hand clutching Su Li’s clothes.
After a little while, Little Tang Mo was finally able to speak, his voice raspy. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
"Mommy, it hurts. My neck hurts, my tummy hurts, and my whole body hurts..."
Grandma Cui watched from the side, her face full of heartache. The gentle-looking woman had been an accountant before retiring, and she explained things to Su Li with methodical clarity.
"Momo started running a fever suddenly three nights ago. Yuanxiao had just left that day... Oh, right, Yuanxiao went on a business trip and asked me to take care of Little Mo."
Su Li frowned. "On a business trip again."
"Yes, he left in a hurry. I had just come over to look after Little Mo when he started running a fever in the middle of the night. I immediately called a doctor to see him."
"The doctor said it was a cold and fever. He took some medicine and was a little better the next day, but then the fever came right back..."
This repeated cycle had thoroughly frightened Grandma Cui.
"Later, his throat started to hurt, too. He took medicine and got a shot, but nothing helped. Little Mo also said his hands, feet, and whole body ached."
Grandma Cui explained Little Tang Mo’s illness in detail.
Listening, Su Li stroked Little Tang Mo’s forehead, her eyes filled with tenderness and pity.
"Mommy, my tummy hurts... It hurts to talk..." Little Tang Mo frowned, looking absolutely pitiful.
"Did it just start hurting today?" Su Li asked softly.
Little Tang Mo nodded. Su Li gently stroked his belly. "That’s your stomach muscles hurting. It’s because Little Mo has been throwing up..."
After saying a few words, with Su Li there holding him, Little Tang Mo’s energy gave out and he drifted off.
Grandma Cui watched from the side, her gaze on Su Li filled with complex emotions.
"On the first day Momo was sick, he didn’t cry at all. He even comforted me and said he was fine. By the second day, he was clearly getting more and more uncomfortable, and he started calling for his mommy in his sleep..."
Grandma Cui sighed. "He started crying yesterday, crying for his mommy. I heard you were still in school, and the doctor said Momo would probably be fine, so I didn’t contact you."
"When he suddenly started throwing up this morning, I got scared. And since it was the weekend, I asked someone to get a message to you."
Grandma Cui hadn’t notified Su Li, not just for the reasons she mentioned, but also because she knew there were problems between Tang Yuanxiao and Su Li.
Tang Yuanxiao hadn’t mentioned divorce, but when Grandma Cui asked, he had mentioned that the two of them were having some conflicts.
Grandma Cui never expected that Little Tang Mo would get sick right after she came to take care of him.
Su Li could see how much she doted on Little Tang Mo.
"My class schedule isn’t heavy right now. Sometimes I don’t have classes in the afternoon. You can let me know if anything happens in the future."
"Alright." Grandma Cui nodded in agreement.
With Su Li here, she could finally breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Su Li was still holding Little Tang Mo. After she and Grandma Cui spoke in low voices for a while, and seeing that Little Tang Mo was sound asleep, Su Li finally laid him down on the bed.
Stroking Little Tang Mo’s burning forehead and glancing at the basin and towel by the bed, Su Li asked Grandma Cui.
"Is the towel on his forehead not working?"
Grandma Cui nodded. "It has very little effect. The water isn’t cold, and the towel gets warm almost immediately."
She pointed to the medicine on the side. "Momo throws up right after taking the medicine. He takes it, he throws up; he takes it, he throws up. I’m afraid to give him any more."
Su Li frowned. "This can’t go on. We still need to lower his temperature physically. It would be bad if the fever damaged him."
Fevers are common, but they can also be dangerous, especially for children.
"I’ll put another towel on him." Grandma Cui changed the water in the basin and placed a new compress on Little Tang Mo.
Su Li put down the instructions for the fever reducer she was reading. "He’s lost so much weight from this illness."
"Isn’t that the truth? The main problem is that Momo can’t keep any food down." Grandma Cui’s face was etched with worry.
During the three days Little Tang Mo had been sick, she hadn’t slept or rested well either. She had also lost weight and looked utterly exhausted.
Su Li looked at the two of them and said gently, "If Little Mo can’t eat, you probably haven’t been eating well either, have you, Ma’am? I’m here to take over now. You should go get some rest. I’m here. I’ll figure something out."
Grandma Cui managed a small smile. "Okay. Thank you, Su Li."
Although she agreed, Grandma Cui was still too worried to leave, so she just leaned against Little Tang Mo’s bed to get some sleep.
There was nothing Su Li could do about it. She left the house and went to the town outside to buy a bunch of things before returning.
