Chapter 1293: Chapter 1284: Farewell (2)
At that time, Xia Siyu originally thought that this was the final blow. But unexpectedly, fate played a joke on her and her mom.
But unexpectedly, there was still a variable.
During these days of the New Year, Xia Youbiao was actually staying around the hotel all along.
Xia Siyu and Wen Qunxiao had blocked his phone, along with all other means of communication. Later, he went to the room where they used to stay and saw the broken card, knowing that this time they were really angry, and it would be hard to reconcile for a while.
He knew he’d wronged them, the mother and daughter, but he couldn’t go against his parents. Besides, his parents had always been in poor health, and just before the New Year, his father was diagnosed with cancer, with limited days left. As a son, how could he go against his parents’ last wishes?
His father had always been generous about everything about him, including his marriage, divorce, work, and life—all fully supported. But he firmly rejected this daughter-in-law alone.
It was just his father’s old-fashioned mindset. In that era, getting caught in such photos was a great shame, spreading everywhere. He could not accept having such a person as his daughter-in-law in any case. Even if Xia Youbiao knelt in front of him to plead, he would only agree to accept Xia Siyu but still discarded her mom as if she were a worn shoe.
How could that be possible? Xia Siyu was his daughter, but her mom was also his wife. They couldn’t reach an agreement, so the old man wanted to kick him out, cut off father-son ties, and confiscate his money. The money didn’t matter to him, but his father’s health couldn’t bear it, and he simply couldn’t argue. But he didn’t want to give up his wife and daughter either, so he came every day to see him.
It was tough to endure those days, and on this day, Wen Qunxiao finally called. Xia Youbiao was momentarily excited, thinking that perhaps his staying downstairs through the wind and rain had finally moved her. To his surprise, as soon as he went upstairs, he heard, "I’ve thought it through these days, let’s divorce."
Of course, Xia Youbiao wanted to explain. His father didn’t have many days left; she’s endured for him for twenty years; couldn’t she bear a few more months? Just as he was about to argue, the phone rang—it was Ms. Tong. Annoyed and upset, Xia Youbiao hung up, and then it was Xia Sicai’s call. He hesitated before answering, "Hello, what’s up?"
"Grandpa is critically ill!"
She only said those four words, and Xia Youbiao’s face changed instantly, "Really?"
Xia Sicai’s voice was also very urgent, "Dad, grandpa just fainted. We urgently called for an ambulance. Is there any doubt about this? Before fainting, he kept calling you. The doctor said cancer cells might be pressing on the nerves, and he’s not going to last!"
Xia Youbiao was anxious now, but in front of him was his wife, and on the other side were his biological parents. He was completely rattled, not knowing how to choose. He thought for a long while before gritting his teeth and saying, "Wait for me; I’ll come right away. Which hospital?"
Xia Sicai said, "Mom and I are downstairs from you. Are you at the XX hotel? Come down now; we are here!"
"Okay!" Xia Youbiao nodded, hung up the phone, and turned to Wen Qunxiao, gritting his teeth, "Dad is hospitalized, in emergency. I must go see him. Wait for me."
Wen Qunxiao did not stop him or melodramatically shout "Don’t come back if you leave." She watched him leave with an expressionless face. Xia Siyu was also there, watching her dad go downstairs and see Ms. Tong and Xia Sicai pick him up and drive away.
As the car just left, when she looked back, her mom fainted on the ground...