Stealing Your Heart

“What’s there for them to hide?” Zhuang Jiawen felt rather dubious.

Shen Xinyao felt that something was amiss. “Mom and Dad are both getting on in age. Could it be that they’re feeling unwell?”

She didn’t want to jump to conclusions, but this concerned life and death and the well-being of her in-laws.

Although she wanted to comfort herself, she didn’t want to live in denial.

The matter at hand was already strange enough as it was.

“Well…”

Shen Xinyao’s words made Zhuang Jiawen feel a little uneasy. It was human nature to start pondering on certain matters once something took root in their hearts. They had to get to the bottom of the matters or they’d be restless.

He mumbled, “Do you think that’s it? Like you said, there is a possibility that they’re sick…”

“Can it be…” Shen Xinyao was so shocked that she clapped a hand over her mouth.

“What is it?” Zhuang Jiawen asked, looking up.

“Were Mom and Dad washing the sheets because they stained them and do not want us to find out about it?”

“What?” Zhuang Jiawen got her meaning immediately. “Do you mean that…”

Shen Xinyao nodded frantically. “I heard that diabetes and Alzheimer’s can cause the elderly to lose control of their bladders.”

Zhuang Jiawen stood up and wanted to go downstairs again.

Shen Xinyao stopped him. “It’s too late now. Why don’t you ask your dad out for a meal tomorrow and talk things over with him? See if you can find out who’s the one with diabetes.”

Zhuang Jiawen nodded. “Alright.”

the rest of the night worrying,

Zhuang Jiawen woke up the next morning, he looked like a panda. His dark eye circles were awful—after

and saw Zong Yanxi

are you packing your clothes? Are you

later.” Zong Yanxi went into the room and

Jiawen didn’t press the

said, “I’d like to go for a

do you want to go? Wait for a few days, and I’ll go with you.” Zong Yanchen was worried about

a hand to signal her disapproval. “No thanks, I don’t need

“But…”

Zong Yanxi cut her off. “Mom, I can take care of Grandma very well. Don’t worry. Actually, isn’t it great that Grandma wants to go out for a vacation? It’s much

planned this

time? Can you try and extend the deadline on that

whenever you’re free,” Zong Jinghao

the idea of Zong Yanxi and Zhuang Zijin going traveling

this opportunity to

about Yanchen.” Zong Yanxi looked over

and he could now make out the vague outlines of everything he saw; he

eyesight had already improved much from

and grabbed his chopsticks. “My eyesight is

you see

his actions. They gathered

you can see

in front of him. His brother smacked his hand away. “Stop waving your