Chapter 198: Chapter 198 Admission of Mistake
This really startled her, and she immediately lifted her head and gently pushed Liu Zheng before speaking.
"Oh, my ancestor, why haven’t you left yet?"
Liu Zheng had been sleeping soundly, but upon hearing this, he slowly opened his eyes, still somewhat bewildered, and after a while, he spoke.
"Are you overthinking things? Isn’t the old lady not at home? It’s fine for me to sleep a bit longer, don’t worry, nothing bad is going to happen."
Upon reflecting, she realized that indeed, this made sense; since only Xiao Kai was at home, there wasn’t anything for her to worry about.
So, at that moment, she nodded in agreement.
"Alright then, you rest well, I’ll come back later."
After saying this, Li Yanling, of course, wasn’t going to stay there forever; she then left the bedroom, planning to make some breakfast first.
After all, Xiao Kai was still sick, and he needed to have his breakfast before he could take his medicine.
She made something simple and first brought it to Liu Zheng’s room.
Then, she went to Xiao Kai’s room.
Seeing how Xiao Kai’s health had genuinely improved after a day of medication, even his complexion looked much better, she was very happy.
"Child, how are you feeling now? Is there anything that’s uncomfortable?"
Upon hearing this,
Xiao Kai slowly opened his eyes; these past few days he truly had been tormented to the point of losing his temper.
The past couple of days had been a series of nausea and diarrhea, leaving him feeling completely out of sorts, almost to the point of back and loin pain.
When he saw Li Yanling come to his room so early in the morning and even prepare food for him, he felt genuinely guilty.
After all, he was of an age where he understood what was going on.
To be honest, he could feel who really cared for him and who was pretending.
He had not expected his grandmother to leave home immediately after such a serious illness, showing no intention to care for him, which really cooled his heart.
Before this,
he had believed everything was his mother’s fault.
He even thought that the reason their home had turned out this way was because of his mother.
But after going through this ordeal, he finally realized just how foolish he had been.
So, at this moment, he still gently nodded.
"Thank you, Mom."
Hearing him actually call her ’Mom’, the woman in front of him was somewhat incredulous.
She slightly widened her eyes, hardly daring to believe what she had just heard.
Because for so many days, the relationship between her son and herself had been very distant.
No matter what she did, it seemed she could not mend everything, which was deeply painful for her.
But she had not expected this approach to actually work, how could she not be delighted?
At that moment, she was briefly stunned, then her eyes welled up with tears.
The next second, tears slid down her cheeks.
"Son, you’re finally willing to call me Mom."
Seeing his mother in such a distressed and tearful state, how could Xiao Kai not be heartbroken?
Previously, his heart had indeed been blinded by foolishness.
But after he had gone through all this, he finally understood.
Sometimes, you can’t just look with your eyes, or listen with your ears.
You must feel with your heart.
Otherwise, it’s very likely you’ll misjudge the good people, and it’s very likely you won’t be able to understand everything.
He took a step forward and hugged Li Yanling tightly, then said with great remorse,
"I’m sorry, Mom. It was all my fault. I can’t believe I treated you that way back then."
"No matter what, I won’t do it again in the future. I beg you to forgive me, Mom. I’ve been so unfilial."
When Li Yanling heard him say this, her heart was truly moved and happy.
She never imagined the change would happen so quickly.
Even before this, she had been mentally prepared that if the situation couldn’t be resolved, she could only let it be.
But she had never expected that all her worries would never come to pass, and instead, everything went very smoothly.
The relationship between the two of them also really became more and more amicable. Even her son now understood her painstaking efforts, and how difficult her role in this family truly was.
At this moment, Xiao Kai had come to understand as well.
And his mother could have had a better path ahead, could have abandoned him, a burden.
If she hadn’t cared about him, she might have lived a more splendid life.
It wasn’t because she loved him that she gave more and, after so long, still stayed by his side.
Once he understood all this, he finally knew what he should do.
So soon he let go of Li Yanling and said to her earnestly,
"Mom, I’ve deeply realized my previous mistakes, and I’ll definitely be obedient from now on. I won’t oppose you again."
It might have been because his illness wasn’t completely cured yet.
So now he couldn’t help but cough a few more times.
Seeing him like this, how could the woman not feel distressed?
Right away, she raised her hand gently and patted his back, then said gently,
"Alright, as long as Xiao Kai understands Mom, then everything I do is worth it."
"Okay now, let’s not talk too much. You eat your breakfast first, then take some medicine. It seems like you’re much better now, and I guess it won’t be long before you get even better."
After hearing this, Xiao Kai couldn’t possibly refuse his mother’s wishes and immediately nodded obediently and finished his breakfast.
Then he obediently took his medicine.
Seeing him so compliant, Li Yanling was truly very happy in her heart.
She couldn’t remember how long it had been since she had seen her child so obedient.
And all this was indeed thanks to Liu Zheng.
If not for those words, perhaps all this might not have been achieved so easily.
Perhaps her relationship with her son couldn’t have changed so much in such a short period of time.
After Xiao Kai had taken his medicine, he immediately felt a bit drowsy, so he raised his hand to rub his sleepy eyes and said,
"Mom, I’m so sleepy. I’m going to sleep now. If there’s anything, just wake me up."
"Alright, my good son, go to sleep. Rest well. The better you rest now, the faster your body will recover."
Very soon, Xiao Kai closed his eyes again, ready to get a good sleep.
