Chapter 244: Chapter 243: In a Tangled Mess
Shi Yang and Qu Chaozong carried Zhao Wendada back, settled him down, and Shi Yang went upstairs directly with Qu Chaozong.
Qu Chaozong tossed a bottle of mineral water to Shi Yang, opened a bottle for himself and took a couple of swigs, smiling broadly: "This Zhao Wendada is really interesting. Hey, do you think that anyone with a bit of talent must have some quirks to stand out as unique?"
Shi Yang laughed too: "How come I didn’t notice any quirky side to myself?"
Qu Chaozong responded logically: "Just from the fact that you started raising your wife since she was little, I think you’re pretty quirky enough. Who else would do such a thing?"
Shi Yang joked mischievously: "Well, for someone like you who’s not quirky, still being single, compared to you, I can barely be called farsighted, right?"
Qu Chaozong: "....."
At the same time, he thought to himself: Your mom!
Then, as if responding to his inner voice, his phone started buzzing loudly, a sharp, boisterous male voice rang out, making people’s hearts tremble.
Shi Yang burst into laughter: "Seriously, Chaozi, what taste is this!"
Qu Chaozong explained while digging out his phone with a smile: "You don’t understand, the little waiter at the shop helped download the ringtone, saying it’s the most popular song now, called something, some animal shout, I forgot about it."
The call was from his home, Qu Chaozong glanced at the time, pressed answer while saying to Shi Yang: "It must be my mom worried about me."
Qu Chaozong brought the phone to his ear with a smile: "Hello, Mom."
"Hello! Chao, Chaozi, ouch....."
Qu Chaozong froze, panicked: "Mom?! Mom, what’s wrong?"
"Clatter!..... Oh! Ouch....."
The call was still connected, Mrs. Qu’s intermittent groans came through the phone, Qu Chaozong turned pale: "Mom! Mom! What’s wrong with you??"
Shi Yang got anxious too, quickly asked: "What happened? What’s wrong?"
Qu Chaozong was scared, cold sweat was pouring down his forehead, he reached out and grabbed Shi Yang’s arm, his hand trembling: "Shi Yang, I, I think my mom’s in trouble! Wh-what should I do!"
Shi Yang only hesitated for a second, then quickly said: "Call an ambulance first, I’ll have my dad go to your house for help, don’t panic!"
Shi Yang was dialing the emergency center’s number, while Qu Chaozong shouted again: "Hello! Hello hello! Mom!! The call got disconnected, how did it get cut off!!"
Qu Chaozong hurriedly redialed, constantly busy.
Shi Yang reached the emergency center over the provincial line, the other party helped transfer to the city, Shi Yang reported the home address and detailed information, hung up, and then quickly dialed the fire rescue number.
Qu Chaozong was completely in a daze, his temples were throbbing, all kinds of bad thoughts kept flooding his mind, he could only watch Shi Yang calmly help with contact and handling.
At this time, his phone suddenly rang again, he didn’t even look and directly pressed answer in a panic: "Mom, Mom! Don’t be afraid, I’ve already called people from the emergency center to go over, they’re arriving soon, hang in there!"
Zhang Xin’s surprised voice came through the phone: "Chaozi, what are you talking about? What happened? What’s wrong with your mom?"
Hearing it was Zhang Xin, Qu Chaozong was almost overwhelmed by a momentary flood of disappointment.
Zhang Xin shouted on the phone: "Speak up! Is something wrong with your mom, I’ll go over to check now! Do you need me to find someone?"
When Qu Chaozong heard this, it was like a drowning person suddenly grabbing a floating plank, a bit of clarity emerged in his blank mind, Zhang Xin knew where his home was! She would definitely be able to get there first.
Qu Chaozong couldn’t care about anything at the moment, he said anxiously: "I think something happened to my mom, hurry up and get people to my house, the front door needs to be broken open to get in, we’ve already dialed emergency center and fire rescue calls!"
Zhang Xin’s voice came out from the phone: "I’m going over right now, don’t worry."
When the call was hung up, Qu Chaozong’s legs went weak, almost collapsing directly onto the ground, experiencing for the first time in his life what it truly felt like to have no strength despite being willing.
Shi Yang called his dad, carefully instructed before hanging up, turned his head to urge: "Chaozi, hurry and put on a coat, I’ll drive you back!"
Shi Yang pushed the car to its limits on the highway,
Qu Chaozong slumped silent in the passenger seat, his heart hurting intensely, that pain gripped his organs hard, as if trying to split him in two, making it impossible for him to sit up straight.
He raised his hands to cover his face, as if he were in an ice cellar.
On this journey, Qu Chaozong thought about a lot, for the first time understanding why people often say don’t travel far when parents are alive, he murmured, as if speaking to Shi Yang, or telling himself: "This time when I get back, I’ll bring my mom to the provincial capital, from now on I’ll be with her, no more running around, leaving her alone at home."
Shi Yang didn’t look too good either, having drunk some alcohol at night, though not drunk, it was enough to hit him, and then the shock and the busy arrangements for everything, he had been fatigued driving till now, trying hard to stay alert to notice the road ahead.
"Later, I’ll have Tianyu help you rent a new house, the place you’re living now is too small, after the spring season sales finish and you save some money, use it first for a down payment, buy a house in the provincial capital."
Qu Chaozong shook his head to refuse: "No need, I already planned to buy a house in the provincial capital, I’ve saved a bit over the years, and if I sell my old house, I... I just don’t know how my mom is now, in my heart, really....."
Since the drive started, Shi Yang hadn’t received a call from his dad, worried about delaying their rescue, he hadn’t actively called either because he knew once his dad picked up and handled things, he would definitely notify him.
Shi Yang glanced at the time, half an hour had passed, he comforted: "Don’t worry, if there really is something wrong, emergency center people will immediately rescue."
Qu Chaozong didn’t make a sound, Shi Yang could understand his chaotic feelings, the only thing he could do now was focus on driving, transporting him back safely as soon as possible.
Just as the car arrived at the toll booth, Qu Chaozong’s phone rang, he straightened his back sharply, glanced at the caller ID, and hurriedly answered.
Zhang Xin’s voice came through the phone: "Chaozi, I’ve already got your mom to the hospital, she fractured her left calf from falling when she accidentally snagged her clothes on the doorknob at night."