Miss Si's feigned innocence went too far, and the aloof Mr. Bo was easily swayed.

Si Yuan didn't believe Si Qingwan's words. If it was just a minor problem, why would Aunt Shuqing cry like this?

Si Yuan felt a sudden surge of fear and unease.

She could tell that Si Qingwan was putting on a brave face in front of Bo Yusen, and that the real situation was probably even more serious than she perceived.

"Mr. Bo, there are some things I'd like to say to A-Yuan privately. Would you mind if we could talk privately for a moment?"

Bo Yusen frowned; clearly, he didn't want Si Yuan and Si Qingwan to be alone together.

Seeing Bo Yusen's grim expression, Si Yuan went over and squeezed his hand. "Could you wait for me a moment?"

Bo Yusen looked at Si Yuan silently without saying a word, so Si Yuan could only pull him out of the ward first.

In the hallway, she hugged his waist to comfort him, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Nothing she says will change my heart about wanting to be with you."

Bo Yusen put his arm around Si Yuan's slender waist and kissed her hard on the lips. "Five minutes."

Si Yuan: "...That's too short, ten minutes is fine."

"Four minutes."

Si Yuan dared not haggle any further, "...Okay, okay, five minutes it is."

Before entering the ward, He Shuqing came out from inside.

Her eyes were red and swollen, and her complexion was no better than Si Qingwan's, who was lying in the hospital bed.

"Ah Yuan..."

Just calling Si Yuan's name brought tears to He Shuqing's eyes again.

Knowing that Si Qingwan didn't like seeing her cry, He Shuqing quickly wiped away her tears, "Your mother...she...she..."

He Shuqing choked up so badly that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

Si Yuan gently patted He Shuqing's back to help her catch her breath and comfort her.

My heart was pounding with anxiety.

"What... happened to her?"

"She...she..."

He Shuqing cried her heart out. Although Si Qingwan had told her not to let Si Yuan know about her illness, He Shuqing still felt that she should tell Si Yuan.

"She has cancer, the incurable kind."

"Buzz—"

Like being struck by lightning in broad daylight, Si Yuan's mind went completely blank.

cancer?

How could that be?

My mother has always had a regular diet and sleep schedule, and she doesn't have any bad habits. How could she get cancer?

Seeing Si Yuan's blank expression, He Shuqing held her hand tightly, "A Yuan, we can't count on Yingying. Your mother only has us now..."

Si Yuan was no longer listening to what He Shuqing was saying. She withdrew her hand, composed herself, and walked into the ward.

The only sound in the ward was the beeping of the medical equipment.

When Si Qingwan saw Si Yuan enter, she smiled, a rare occurrence. "Did you appease President Bo?"

In Si Yuan's memory, Si Qingwan was always a person who was so strong that she was indestructible.

No matter what happens, she can handle it cleanly, efficiently, and beautifully.

I never imagined that I would be crushed by cancer.

Her nose stung terribly, but Si Yuan forced herself not to cry. "What...what do you want to tell me?"

Si Qingwan sighed softly, "Do you really not want to acknowledge me anymore? You won't even call me 'mother'."

Hearing Si Qingwan's weak voice, Si Yuan pursed her lips and finally called out, "Mother..."

Si Qingwan responded faintly, her eyes reddening.

But she didn't want Si Yuan to see her tears, so she held them back.

"Shuqing should have told you about my illness, right?"

Si Qingwan sighed, "I knew she couldn't hide it. Oh well... she's going to die soon anyway, you'll find out sooner or later."

Having experienced Si Aofu's death, Si Yuan cannot accept the departure of anyone else from her life.

And that person was her mother, who had watched her grow up.

"With the advancement of modern medicine, cancer can be cured."

Si Qingwan didn't speak, but gently patted Si Yuan's head, "A Yuan... about Ao Fu, it was Mother's fault, Mother is sorry for you and Ao Fu..."

Si Yuan's heart trembled violently. All along, whenever Si Qingwan decided to do something, she never thought she was wrong.

Si Yuan never expected her to apologize.

Seeing Si Yuan's surprised look, Si Qingwan smiled bitterly, "I've thought a lot while you've been away. All along, I've only had the Si family in my eyes, completely neglecting you and Ao Fu... I even forcibly severed Ao Fu and Xie Zhizhou's relationship for the sake of the Si family's development..."

"I knew that Ao Fu was unhappy in the Fu family and was even abused by Fu Qidong, but for the sake of the Si family's reputation, I made Ao Fu deal with it herself."

"Ao Fu is dead, Xie Zhizhou committed suicide for love, and although I did not kill Bo Ren, Bo Ren died because of me..."

"And you...it's Mother who made you suffer..."

"All that I have now is my retribution."

Si Aofu is a thorn in Si Yuan's side. Even if Si Qingwan repents and apologizes, it cannot change what she did back then.

Si Aofu is dead, and Si Yuan cannot forgive Si Qingwan on Si Aofu's behalf.

But she was still alive, and even if she didn't forgive Si Qingwan, she couldn't just watch her die.

"Treatment is more important than these things."

"No—Ah Yuan, listen to me—"

Si Qingwan suddenly grabbed Si Yuan's hand with astonishing strength. "I won't live more than a few days in my current state. Although you're not my biological daughter, I raised you single-handedly. Only you can turn the tide for the Si family in its current state... cough cough..."

Overcome with emotion, Si Qingwan began to cough violently.

Si Yuan immediately got up and patted her back.

Si Qingwan gripped herself tightly. "It's alright... A-Yuan, you're all I have left now. You can't let the Si family decline and do nothing about it."

Si Yuan understood what Si Qingwan meant. She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes concealing the emotions in them.

After a long while, she slowly spoke, "Mother, I remember everything from when I was little."

Si Qingwan's body stiffened abruptly, her face even more pale than before.

Si Yuan slowly pulled her hand away from Si Qingwan's and looked up at Si Qingwan quietly.

"I don't remember anything from my childhood. It's not because of a cold at all, but because you sent me to a mental hospital and locked me up."

Perhaps Si Aofu's death was too much of a shock to Si Yuan, because during the time Si Yuan was in a coma, she completely remembered things she had forgotten from her childhood.

Si Yuan was still young when Si Zhixia passed away.

When Xiao Siyuan woke up and couldn't see her aunt, and heard that her aunt had died, she couldn't accept it at all.

She made a fuss every day about wanting to go see Si Zhixia and call Bo Yusen.

Si Qingwan tried everything, from gentle persuasion to harsh punishment, but nothing worked. So she sent Si Yuan directly to a mental hospital to let her reflect on her actions.

Si Yuan was locked in a dark room, surrounded by darkness.

Aside from seeing some light during meals, the rest of the time it's no different from being in hell.

For a whole month, after being released from the mental hospital, Si Yuan couldn't remember Si Zhixia, Bo Qinghe, or even Bo Yusen.

I also started to be afraid of the dark and afraid of hearing the sound of cars colliding.

Si Qingwan initially thought that Si Yuan was blaming her for breaking up Si Aofu and Xie Zhizhou and causing discord between the sisters.

Unexpectedly, she remembered everything.

No wonder she treated him completely differently after he woke up.

No wonder she said she left the Si family without any regrets.

Si Qingwan looked at Si Yuan, her eyes completely reddening. "You... hate me to death, don't you?"