Zhang Zhiqi stared at his phone screen. He sigh heavily one after another. He didn't expect Bo Ya to act like this.
"Bo Ya... what is your real purpose? I told you not to involve Lulu in this."
Zhang Zhiqi's expression looks furious. But he was far from getting angry. Apart from Li Da and his children, Bo Ya was everything to him.
Bo Ya was the adopted son of the Song family who had longed for a son. Their first child was Song Li Yue. A strong, rebellious and arrogant girl. Unlike their second child, Song Li Da, who had a softer and more virtuous character.
Therefore, Bo Ya was closer to Li Da. Wherever Li Da went, Bo Ya would be there. Being Li Da's companion when they were dating or Li Da's protector when she was bullied.
"Bo Ya. I hope what you did was right. Don't disappoint me Bo Ya."
Arriving at the house's courtyard, Zhang Zhiqi's heart suddenly felt warm. The atmosphere of the house that had been quiet for long was now lively with laughter.
"Maybe what you did wasn't in vain."
Zhang Zhiqi muttered while smiling.
Crekk!
Everyone fell silent as soon as the main door opened. Their eyes were fixed on the face that appeared from the door.
"Uncle A Qi? What are you doing here?"
Lulu asked. Zhang Yiran looked at Lulu's face. "Uncle A Qi?" His eyes shifted to Zhang Zhiqi. Asking for an answer from the man. Zhang Zhiqi smiled.
"This is my home."
Zhang Zhiqi replied as he walked closer to Lulu. He hugged him gently.
"Welcome back."
He whispered. Lulu was stunned. "What happened?" Lulu watched Zhang Zhiqi's every move without blinking. The man felt more mysterious.
"Did my son already eat?"
Zhang Zhiqi asked. He gently stroke Zhang Yiran hair. Zhang Yiran nodded.
"Good. Are you still angry with me?"
He asked again. Zhang Yiran nodded. Zhang Zhiqi smiled.
"Yiran..."
Zhang Zhiqi sat down next to Zhang Yiran and turned to Lulu.
"Lulu..."
He waved Lulu to come closer. Lulu agreed.
"Yiran. Lulu actually..."
"A Qi! Liu said A Da was dying!"
Bo Ya's scream interrupted Zhang Zhiqi's words.
"What!?"
He quickly stood up. Dragging Lulu and Zhang Yiran with him. Lulu and Zhang Yiran who were stunned had to agree. The others followed.
Arriving at the hospital, Zhang Zhiqi didn't wait long. He running towards the emergency room. Leaving the others without looking back.
His heart felt like its will stop at that moment. His beloved wife who had to be left behind to protect their safety and their two children was now on the verge of death.
There was nothing that could be done to make up for all the time they had lost. All regrets were useless.
Entering the room, Li Da had already greeted him with a smile. Seeing that smile made Zhang Zhiqi's heart feel like it was being stabbed with a dagger. But he still returned it with a smile. His heart had already prepared for the worst.
Lulu and Zhang Yiran entered. Lulu looked calm. He had already prepared for the worst. He could no longer bear to see his mother suffer.
"Yiran..."
Zhang Zhiqi called softly.
"Yiran?"
Li Da asked. Zhang Zhiqi nodded. Li Da smiled. Her eyes began to water.
"Yiran."
Zhang Zhiqi stepped closer to Zhang Yiran. He led him closer to Li Da. Zhang Yiran following every step his father lead him. But his face looked blank without any reaction.
"This... is your biological mother."
Boom!
Everyone in the room was stunned. Except for Bo Ya who knew all the secrets about the family.
"Yiran..."
Li Da called softly. Tears had already spilled. Sobbing. She truly regret that all her life, she was failed to be a good mother to Zhang Yiran. But she was grateful, before she closed her eyes she still had the chance to meet her first child who was kidnapped fifteen years ago.
Zhang Yiran looked deeply at his mother's face. That old face that had once given him all the happiness. The mother he considered his stepmother was actually his biological mother who had struggled to give birth to him. The mother who suffered because of him.
"Mother. I'm sorry..."
Zhang Yiran said as he hugged Li Da's weak body. They both made up for the time they had missed all this time. At a fate that was so cruel to them.
Lulu also stepped forward and hugged his mother and brother.
"Lulu...Yiran... you must always be happy and together."
Li Da asked. Lulu nodded. Zhang Yiran just remained silent.
"A Qi. From today on, promise me that you will not separate them."
Zhang Zhiqi nodded.
"A Ya."
Call Li Da. Bo Ya came over.
"Promise me that you will always protect them."
Bo Ya nodded. Li Da turned to face Mu Zhe. Smile. Mu Zhe came closer to Li Da. Caressing the weak hand.
"I promise I'll always be with Lulu."
Mu Zhe promised without being asked. Li Da nodded. "Thank you."
Lulu raised his face. Staring at Mu Zhe's face which was wet with tears.
Tuttttt!!!!!
Li Da closed her eyes calmly. Zhang Zhiqi sat weakly. Bo Ya hugged Zhang Zhiqi tightly. Lulu stood weakly in Mu Zhe's arms. Jiang Hai and Zhou Jun looked down sadly.
"No. No. Mama. Mama!!! Don't leave me! Mama!!!"
Zhang Yiran shook Li Da's lifeless body. Hearing Zhang Yiran's scream, Zhang Zhiqi quickly got up. He has to be strong. His children need him.
"Yiran.."
Zhang Zhiqi called as he tried to stop Zhang Yiran from continuing to shake his mother who was gone forever.
"Step back!"
Zhang Yiran screamed as he pushed Zhang Zhiqi away.
"I hate you!"
He screamed again. Zhang Zhiqi's heart was even more broken.
"Mama. Don't leave me. Don't do this to me. Mama...!!!"
For the first time, Mu Zhe, Jiang Hai and Zhou Jun saw Zhang Yiran lose his sanity. All this time, all they had seen was Zhang Yiran who was calm and authoritative. Who would have guessed that behind his authority was unbearable suffering.
Lulu hugged Zhang Yiran gently.
"Mama will never forget you."
Lulu whispered. Zhang Yiran's hands stopped.
"But..."
Zhang Yiran still couldn't accept the fact that he never knew who his biological mother was. And by the time he knew, it was too late.
"Shhh... Mama has been suffering for a long time. Let her rest in peace. I know you can do that."
Lulu coaxed. Zhang Yiran stared at Lulu's face with swollen eyes. Lulu smiled bitterly.
"Mama wants us to be happy. Me, you, dad and uncle Bo Ya."
Lulu coaxed again. Zhang Yiran pursed his lips. Still failed to accept all that. Still refused to forgive his dad and Bo Ya for hiding that important thing from him until it was too late.
"We'll get through all this together. No one will be left behind after this."
Lulu hugged Zhang Yiran. Tightly. Zhang Zhiqi also hugged his two children. Tightly.
"I'm sorry."
That was all Zhang Zhiqi could say.
Blergh!!!
The sound made Lulu and Zhang Zhiqi's entire bodies shiver. They quickly broke their embrace. Zhang Yiran's body was already limp. Thick blood flowing from his mouth.
"Brother Yiran!"
"Yiran!"
"Dad!"
Mu Zhe screamed as he ran to get his dad who was waiting outside the room.
Everyone started to panic. Ah Fei sat weakly after witnessing all that. Jiang Hai and Zhou Jun quickly approached. Also helped Lulu lift Zhang Yiran to the bed.
Seeing Zhang Yiran lying next to the his beloved wife death body, Zhang Zhiqi's body began to weaken before he also collapsed in Bo Ya's arms.