211 How Can I Live without You
However, seeing that Jian Qingqing would not agree, he did not say anything. He planned to tell Ming Zhiyan later. No matter what, he would not touch her honor.
He nodded slightly and said in a low voice, “Qingqing, thank you very much. If you have anything in the future, you can tell me. I will do my best.”
Jian Qingqing smiled and nodded. “If I have anything, I will definitely ask you to help. You don’t have to worry about that. I am not a saint. I do good deeds without leaving my name behind.”
‘But you are even greater than a saint to me,’ Lin Zhiqing thought in his heart.
He smiled gently at Jian Qingqing and said, “You go out first. I need to rest.”
“Okay, bye!” Jian Qingqing did not think much and went out with a smile.
Granny Lin went to see Li Baode and saw that he had fallen asleep again. She stayed with him for a while and told the servant girl to call her after he woke up. Then, she left.
When she went back and saw that Lin Zhiqing had woken up, she said in surprise, “Qing’er! You’re awake! Are you okay? Are you not feeling well? If you’re not feeling well, you have to tell mother. Mother will call Doctor Wei for you!”
Lin Zhiqing smiled and said, “Mother, I’m fine.”
Granny Lin was stunned for a moment. This was the first time she had heard Lin Zhiqing call her mother. Although he had previously acknowledged her as his mother in front of outsiders, he had never addressed her in person.
She was so excited that tears filled her eyes. “Qing ‘er… What, what did you call me! Can you call me again…”
Lin Zhiqing smiled gently and called out again, “Mother.”
“Ah!” Granny Lin replied excitedly. She was at a loss and wanted to hug Lin Zhiqing, but she was also afraid of the injuries on his body. She did not know how to hug him, so she just stood there with her long and trembling hands.
Lin Zhiqing looked at her bitterly and felt that he was really unworthy. When Granny Lin’s hands were about to be put down, he opened his arms and hugged her with heartache, caressing her thin and weak back. He said, “Mother, it’s my fault. You have to worry about me…”
Granny Lin hugged him back, she burst into tears. “No, it’s my fault as a mother. If I could protect you back then, you wouldn’t have suffered so many years! It’s my fault! I should have fought with that Old Dog Song back then! Wu… You’re not wrong. It’s all my fault. I’ll give them whatever they want! For You, I’m willing to do anything!”
Lin Zhiqing silently shed two lines of tears, which fell into Granny Lin’s clothes and disappeared.
He patted Granny Lin’s back and sobbed, “Mother, don’t cry. Go and call Master Ming for me. I have something to tell him.”
Granny Lin hugged him tightly as if she had heard some terrifying news, she shouted, “No! I’m not going! You’re not allowed to go either! Let’s go now, okay? Let’s leave this place. You’re injured and can’t move. I’ll get someone to carry you out, okay? We’ll also take your uncle Li away. We won’t see anyone. Can we leave this place?!”
Lin Zhiqing pushed her away and held her shoulders tightly, he said, “Mother, calm down. We’re right here. We’ll be fine. Sir Ming isn’t a bad person. He won’t do anything to me. I’m only looking for him to discuss something important. It’s not what you think. Can you help me call him?”
Granny Lin seemed to have lost her mind and could not hear anything. She suddenly broke free from Lin Zhiqing’s hand and ran to the door. She used her body to cover the door tightly, she shouted absent-mindedly, “No! I won’t allow anyone to bully you! Whoever dares to bully you, I will fight him to the death! Qing’er, my son! You are my lifeline! Without you, how will I live?”