Chapter 1266: I'm 40, and You?

Basically, she helped him wash clothes and cook, as if he was still a child like before. Mo Ling did not refuse his mother to do these things. He understood that this was a way for his mother to express her love for him.

He remembered that once when his mother lived here for more than ten days, Uncle Ye came.

Uncle Ye always showed that he cared about him and asked him if he had any difficulties and whether he needed his help. He smiled and thanked him. For the man his mother married, he didn't need him to be very good to him, but only hoped that he would be wholeheartedly for his mother.

This time, his mother still stayed for 7 days. During these seven days, he occasionally accompanied his mother to go for a walk, go to nearby painting, and go to concerts. When leaving, his mother still had a very reluctant expression, and this time she even cried. But this time, his mother also told him one thing, asking her to take good care of his father in the future.

After his mother left, his apartment was as quiet as before, and his life was also very peaceful, but this peace was broken on the day he attended the graduation ceremony.

That day, the graduation ceremony was not over, and he hurriedly bought a plane ticket and returned to Night City.

The person who called him was his father's assistant named Wang An.

Assistant Wang's anxious voice was heard on the phone.

"Mo Ling, the chairman suddenly fainted in the company. We have sent him to the emergency room of the hospital. Can you come back now?"

He froze when he received the call. It seemed as if he was hit on the head with a stick, so that he could not see the road in the distance.

When he came to his senses, he rushed out of the auditorium like crazy and drove to the airport as fast as possible.

It was evening when he returned to Night City, and his father had finished the operation.

In the ward, he saw his father who looked haggard as if he had aged all of a sudden. His father's face was as pale as paper and his spirit was haggard. There were several instruments beside the bed monitoring his physical condition.

He called his father several times, but his father who was in a coma did not hear him. Then he was called to the office by a doctor.

"Are you Mr. Mo's son Mo Ling?" The doctor asked with a faint sigh in his tone.

Mo Ling nodded and asked, "Doctor, is my father okay?"

The doctor took a deep breath, his face a little solemn, he took out a diagnosis report and handed it to Mo Ling.

"Your father had a sudden cerebral infarction this time. Fortunately, he was sent to the hospital in time and the operation was successful. However, he may have difficulty walking or aphasia in the future. Even if he recovers a little in the future, he will not be able to do heavy work."

The doctor's words seemed to pour a basin of cold water on Mo Ling.

He opened his mouth for a long time and couldn't say a word,

because he knew his father and knew that paralysis was a result that was more difficult for his father to accept than death.

He couldn't imagine how his father, who had always been so outstanding and proud, could accept this situation.

"How could my father suddenly get such a serious disease?" Mo Ling still remembered that when he saw his father a few months ago, his father was still fine, and his work and life were normal.

The doctor sighed and shook his head again.

"He doesn't take care of his body. He probably has bad habits such as smoking, drinking, overwork, and staying up all night, right?"

Mo Ling: ...

Mo Ling felt like something was blocking his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

He remembered that when he was very young, his father always smoked.