The Big Boss' Medicine 26

After being stuffed with cookies, Su Duan's cheeks immediately puffed up.

He opened his mouth wanting to say something, but it was filled to the brim with butter cookies, so he could only be forced to chew and swallow what was in his mouth first.

After washing down the crumbs in his mouth with a sip of warm tea from the cup that touched his lips, Su Duan couldn't wait to open his mouth to ask something. But this topic seemed a bit too sensitive, and for a moment he didn't know how to word it appropriately. In the end, he could only foolishly blurt out a sentence: "Huh?"

Yan Shen swiftly stuffed the remaining cookie into his mouth.

History is always strikingly similar.

Su Duan: "..."

Su Duan slowly pondered as he munched on the cookie.

Of course, he had seen Yan Shen's family situation in the information sent to him by the system, and according to the system's analysis and speculation, Yan Shen's manic-depressive disorder may have a lot to do with his childhood experiences.

The system said that if this knot in his heart could be untied, it should be of great help to Yan Shen's condition.

The healing value obtained from using props to treat the illness seemed to have an upper limit. When it rose to 75, it basically stagnated, and then began to jump up little by little. After a month, it slowly reached 80 and stopped moving.

After countless analyses and speculations, the system told Su Duan that the remaining healing value might have to start from Yan Shen's past experiences.

However, those things had already become the past. Su Duan was just an ordinary person in this world and did not have the ability to go back in time to change the past. For things that had already taken shape, he could only be helpless.

Those experiences were undoubtedly not warm memories worth recalling for Yan Shen. Moreover, it had been so long since it happened that no one had mentioned it for a long time. According to common sense, Su Duan, who had no power or influence, had no way of knowing these things at all.

So even though he knew it clearly, he could only pretend to be completely unaware of it and never brought it up to Yan Shen.

Yan Shen had never mentioned his elders to him either.

Until just now, he suddenly brought it up so abruptly.

Because they hadn't reached the point of discussing life and the past with each other, and Yan Shen had no contact with his mother after returning to China, Su Duan gradually paid less attention to Yan Shen's mother's side, not expecting that she had passed away.

Could it be that something had happened again without his knowledge?

Su Duan hurriedly had the system check and learned that Yan Shen's mother had died in a car accident, with no conspiracy, just a pure accident.

And Yan Shen had only learned of this news on his way home just now, not much earlier than him.

Looking at the man's calm and indifferent expression on his face, which seemed no different from usual, Su Duan couldn't help feeling a little puzzled and wanted to scratch his face.

He felt that this news should have had a big impact on Yan Shen, but the man didn't seem to care much, still leisurely feeding him, as if he wasn't greatly affected.

While feeling puzzled, he couldn't help but worry a little.

The system suggested that he find a way to untie the knot left in Yan Shen's heart from childhood, but now that the most critical party involved had passed away, would this knot never be untied?

As Su Duan thought about it, he slowly ate the last piece of cookie in his mouth, feeling a small cloud of gloom floating over his head, the falling rain drenching him in melancholy.

Regardless of the mission, a healing value of 80 could already earn a good rating. He just didn't want Yan Shen to live with the illness and be so miserable in the future.

Those pale and clear black eyes couldn't hide his emotions at all. Meeting the confused and worried eyes of the little hamster, Yan Shen couldn't help but stroke his chin, and his originally somewhat depressed mood also lifted a little.

After lovingly giving his little hamster some water to drink, Yan Shen took the initiative to talk to him about his mother.

However, he didn't go into much detail, only briefly mentioning that he lived with his mother in China before the age of ten, and they didn't have a good relationship. There were no more specifics.

Su Duan carefully hmmed, and at Yan Shen's urging, obediently took his little snacks and got in the car with him.

The two finished a pack of snacks in the car, and the vehicle stopped at the entrance of a hospital.

After Yan Shen went abroad, this woman who failed to marry into a wealthy family and brought disaster to the family was still not taken back by the He family. She lived a somewhat difficult life outside.

However, after Yan Shen was forcibly taken away from her side, perhaps she was stimulated again, and her condition actually improved a little. She was barely able to take care of herself, and later slowly went out to find work. Coupled with the money she saved when she was with Yan Shen's father, she had no difficulties in life.

Of course, it was still far from comparable to the kind of luxurious life she used to live as a young lady.

Because she had a child early when she was in college, when Yan Shen was taken away by his father, the woman was just over thirty. Calculating now, she was only in her early fifties, not a very old age.

Many ladies of this age looked to be only in their thirties, but when Yan Shen saw her in the hospital, her stiff face was already full of wrinkles, showing no trace of her youthful beauty, no different from countless middle-aged women burdened by life.

The woman died in a car accident. After passersby called the police, she was taken directly to the hospital, but died on the way. Before Yan Shen arrived, the police had already notified the He family, but the body was left in the morgue for a day and still no one came to claim it.

It had only been a day, so the body didn't emit any strange smells, but due to the manner of death, the corpse still looked quite horrific. Except for the face and shoulders, there was basically no intact part. Those with a timid heart would probably have nightmares after taking a glance.

The bodyguard stepped forward and lifted the shroud. After taking a look, Yan Shen quickly gestured for the bodyguard to cover it again. His brows furrowed imperceptibly, his cold face still showing no emotion, only the hand holding Su Duan's tightened a little.

He originally thought that he would inevitably lose control a bit when he saw his mother, so he brought enough bodyguards to be prepared. However, when the moment truly arrived, he could hardly generate any thoughts in his mind, as calm as if he was looking at a stranger.

After a few seconds of silence, Yan Shen lowered his eyes and asked Su Duan beside him, "Do you feel uncomfortable?"

He had already anticipated that the corpse's appearance might not be very pleasant, and he originally wanted Su Duan to wait outside for a while. But the little hamster unusually clung to his hand, looking at him eagerly to go in together. Yan Shen never let his little hamster lose face outside, so unable to refuse him, he brought him in together.

Su Duan's face didn't turn pale with fright as he had imagined, and his expression remained about the same as usual, very obedient.

...And with a bit of an indescribable daze.

In fact, from the moment he informed Su Duan that he was coming to handle his mother's funeral affairs, Su Duan had been in this subtle state of daze.

Su Duan also held his hand back, his dark and bright eyes looking up at him, and said softly, "No."

The morgue was filled with cold air and a lingering gloomy and decaying smell. It was very quiet, and the voices of the living people talking seemed a bit abrupt here for some reason.

The staff member accompanying them finally confirmed with Yan Shen carefully, "Mr. Yan, can you confirm that this is your mother?"

"Yes."

Yan Shen nodded. In fact, he hadn't seen this woman for more than twenty years, and this face had become completely unfamiliar to him. It was only by comparing it with the recent photos of the woman sent to him by his subordinates that he recognized her.

After confirming the identity, Yan Shen took Su Duan and left the very uncomfortable morgue, leaving a few bodyguards inside to work on moving the corpse from the hospital.

However, before the corpse was pushed out of the morgue, a thin and shrewd middle-aged man also walked towards the morgue, looking very impatient.

The subordinate who had already investigated the He family whispered a few words in Yan Shen's ear, quickly making Yan Shen frown.

The middle-aged man who came was his uncle, that is, his mother's younger brother.

The He family itself was not very strong, and the family business had been living off its past glory. After being hit by Yan Shen's father in retaliation, it became even worse. The He family had long since fallen out of the ranks of wealthy families, and the lives of the He family members were not very satisfactory.

After receiving the news from his subordinates, Yan Shen directly contacted the police. After sending the materials proving his identity for review, he came to the hospital, not expecting to encounter the He family here.

The He family was a family that put interests first. They almost hated a daughter who had lost her usefulness and brought troublesome problems to the family. When the woman was still alive, they drove her out of the He family, and naturally they would not be very enthusiastic about her funeral after her death. This could be seen from the fact that the police had notified the family in the morning, but no one came to the hospital to claim the body until the evening.

He originally thought that the He family would wait another two days before coming to the hospital to collect the body, so it was a bit unexpected for his uncle to come so quickly.

......

The middle-aged man was also stunned for a moment when he saw the large group of people at the door of the morgue. He looked around, and his gaze fell on Yan Shen, who still stood out among the tall and sturdy bodyguards. His brows furrowed hesitantly, and his turbid eyes examined him, gradually revealing some strange colors in his eyes.

This tall and straight man with sharp and indifferent features seemed a bit familiar--

After a few glances, he quickly remembered the child his sister had given birth to back then.

That child looked very much like his biological father. Even when he was young and not fully grown in the He family, one could tell at a glance that he must be from the same family as the heir of the Yan family. It was precisely because of this that the He family at that time had high hopes for this child, hoping that Yan Shen would successfully "return to his ancestral roots" and bring the Yan family along with them to rise to prominence.

But later, the expectations were not met, and instead they brought a lot of trouble upon themselves.

--Now that he had grown up, with his features fully developed, he looked even more like that Yan family heir.

Looking at Yan Shen's expensive-looking attire, the unrestrained aura of a superior on him, and the bodyguards surrounding him, the middle-aged man's eyes suddenly lit up.

That Yan family heir had done it very thoroughly back then. After taking Yan Shen away, he directly sealed off the news, so for so many years, they had never known what had become of the child who was taken away, and whether he had made a name for himself in the Yan family.

Now looking at this appearance... had he made it big?

Perhaps, perhaps, Yan Shen had really, as they had fantasized back then, been favored by his father and inherited the Yan family!

He hurriedly walked forward a few steps and said eagerly, "Xiao Shen... you're back, I'm your uncle!"