Free Web NovelChapter 257: Chapter 257: Don’t Go to Jail
Mrs. Tang was rushed to the medical office for emergency treatment.
They managed to save her in time, so it was a close call, but she pulled through. However, her condition was not good.
"Your mother has high blood pressure. She can’t get too agitated, and given her previous episodes, her situation could become very dangerous if she’s overly stimulated."
The doctor shook his head. "You can’t expect to be this lucky every time." ƒгeewёbnovel.com
Tang Yuanxiao took off his hat and scratched his head. "Is it that dangerous? What should we do? Can she control it with medication?"
Su Li had already formally filed the lawsuit. Mrs. Tang was bound to be frightened and agitated; emotional distress was unavoidable.
The doctor nodded. "Yes, it’s very dangerous. A few more episodes like this, and at best she’ll have a stroke and be paralyzed. At worst... she’ll be gone just like that."
The doctor shook his head again. "This is how some elderly people pass away. Medication can help in this situation, but it can’t guarantee control."
Tang Yuanxiao wearily put a hand to his forehead.
After seeing the doctor out, Tang Yuanxiao sat by the hospital bed, watching his mother in her pained state.
Back in Xinghua Village, Mrs. Tang had always looked the youngest among her peers and was known for being a kind and virtuous woman. But now...
’Why did it come to this?’
Tang Yuanxiao asked himself.
There was no answer to this question.
Ever since he rushed back from the base, he hadn’t eaten a proper meal or had a good night’s sleep.
He was in torment every day. His life was truly difficult.
Su Li had divorced him, Little Tang Mo was not his biological son, and his mother had abused Little Tang Mo. Any one of these three things would have been major news, let alone all three breaking at once. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
The negative impact of these three events even surpassed the events themselves.
He no longer had the energy to care about the gossip behind his back.
His superiors had repeatedly called him in for talks regarding the three issues.
He had been in the newspaper and had received successive merits, so they had been looking upon him favorably. But then all of this happened.
His promotion, which had been a sure thing, was now up in the air.
How could Tang Yuanxiao be promoted at a time like this?
Tang Yuanxiao’s impending promotion had been something of an open secret. But when the notice was issued, his name was not on it. Everyone looked at him with mixed expressions.
Yu Le got a raise and a higher rank. He should have been happy, but because of Tang Yuanxiao’s situation, his smile was strained.
With things having reached this point, Yu Le didn’t know what to say either.
Right after the meeting, he was met with the news of Mrs. Tang collapsing.
It was one thing after another, a new problem cropping up before the last was resolved.
Tang Yuanxiao had no idea when it would all end.
He watched his mother’s sleeping form, his eyes filled with pained conflict.
"Tangyuan..." By evening, Mrs. Tang had finally woken up.
The moment she saw Tang Yuanxiao, she began to cry sorrowfully.
"Tangyuan, please, can you go talk to Su Li? Ask her to forgive me. I truly regret it. I’ll never do it again, I swear. Please, ask her to let me go."
Mrs. Tang clutched Tang Yuanxiao’s hand, sobbing uncontrollably. "The way I treated Momo before... it was because I didn’t know he was the son of the public hero you rescued. If I had known, I would never have treated him like that."
"I was so angry back then because I thought you didn’t know, I thought you’d been cuckolded... Tangyuan, Mom really knows she was wrong. I really don’t want to go to jail."
Going to jail would be worse than death!
Mrs. Tang was still crying when Yu Le, finished with his work, rushed over to see her.
Seeing Yu Le, Mrs. Tang, whose emotions had just started to calm down, suddenly froze when she realized he was now at the same level as Tang Yuanxiao. Then she burst into tears.
Yu Le’s salary was now the same as Tang Yuanxiao’s.
After Tang Yuanxiao told her about Little Tang Mo’s parentage, Mrs. Tang had been consumed by regret and self-blame.
Then, she’d heard the other wives and aunts whispering behind her back that her actions might have delayed Tang Yuanxiao’s promotion, which had kept her heart in a knot.
Now, seeing that even Yu Le was at the same level as Tang Yuanxiao while her son hadn’t moved up, what else was there not to understand?
Mrs. Tang had never wanted to hinder Tang Yuanxiao’s future, but that’s exactly what she had done.
Mrs. Tang looked at Yu Le, then back at Tang Yuanxiao, heartbroken.
The regret and self-loathing in her heart were overwhelming.
"Tangyuan, Mom has failed you. It’s my fault you’re in this situation. I know I was wrong. How about I go apologize to them? Ask them not to let this affect you..."
Tang Yuanxiao froze for a moment before snapping out of it. "Mom, please stop crying. The doctor said you can’t get agitated."
"How can I stop? I regret it so much..." Mrs. Tang was drowning in regret and pain.
Yu Le stood to the side, his expression extremely awkward. Finally, seeing no other choice, he slipped away while Mrs. Tang was crying.
Mrs. Tang was sick with regret. She finally cried until she had no energy left to continue, but then she suddenly thought of the people from the court.
The thought made Mrs. Tang tremble all over.
"Tangyuan, I don’t want to go to jail! I really regret it! I’ll never hit Little Tang Mo again, I won’t even lay a finger on him! I’ll dote on him just like I used to, I swear! Please, can you go talk to Su Li for me?"
"Tangyuan, I’m scared! I’m so scared of jail! I’d rather hang myself with a rope than go to jail..."
Mrs. Tang was both frightened and ashamed. She had lived an honest life and valued her reputation above all else. How could she possibly go to jail?
For her, going to jail was worse than death.
"Mom, stop crying. Don’t say things like that."
Tang Yuanxiao felt like his head was about to explode.
"Tangyuan, I really don’t want to go to jail! I’d rather hang myself!"
Mrs. Tang abruptly sat up, got out of the hospital bed, and started to walk away.
"I’m going to find a rope. I can’t go to jail... If those people come again today, I’ll just hang myself right in front of them."
Muttering deliriously, Mrs. Tang tried to leave.
Tang Yuanxiao quickly stopped her. "Mom, don’t be like this."
"I don’t want to be like this either, but I’m just so scared... Tangyuan, Mom is begging you, please save me, okay? Please go talk to Su Li, okay?"
"As long as Su Li doesn’t make me go to jail, I’ll do anything. I’ll even get on my knees and apologize to Momo..."
Tang Yuanxiao looked at his mother’s face, filled with terror and pleading, and shut his eyes tightly.
Mrs. Tang had lost control of her emotions and remained in a state of terror. Around midnight, seeing her condition was truly bad, Tang Yuanxiao had no choice but to find the doctor.
The doctor had no other solution.
In the end, they had to give Mrs. Tang an injection with a sedative effect to calm her down.
Mrs. Tang finally fell asleep in the latter half of the night, but even in her sleep, she would periodically cry out, "Don’t send me to jail!" followed by sobbing and repentance.
Tang Yuanxiao watched over his mother all night, feeling utterly exhausted in body and mind as he looked at her.
The next day, his eyes bloodshot, Tang Yuanxiao appeared at the hospital where Little Tang Mo had previously been staying.
He breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Little Tang Mo had been discharged, then headed to Su Li’s place.
Su Li, her mind heavy with worries, hadn’t fallen asleep until the early hours of the morning. She didn’t know how long she had slept when she groggily heard a knock on the door.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Little Tang Mo jolt awake in alarm.
Su Li was instantly wide awake and hurried to pat Little Tang Mo comfortingly.
"Little Mo, it’s okay. It’s just someone knocking on the door. It’s probably your uncle."
