Chapter 339: Childhood Friends Must Be Cultivated from a Young Age (22)

Shen Mubai asked him about the reason but couldn’t get a clear answer.

This incident seemed like a minor episode. As the second semester of the second year of junior high school ended, they entered the third year.

The third year was busier than the first two years of junior high school. When Shen Mubai noticed that the young male protagonist was now as tall as her, she had mixed feelings, both disappointed and gratified.

The young male protagonist seemed to have become more open. Sometimes Shen Mubai would see him playing with other boys, like basketball. Once, when Shen Mubai passed by, he looked at her and then turned away, pretending not to notice her.

Shen Mubai was left bewildered, and afterward, she realized that the young male protagonist was avoiding her.

Shen Mubai felt particularly melancholic: “I feel like my son has grown up.”

The system, “…..”

Although she felt a bit sad, Shen Mubai was genuinely happy about the young male protagonist making friends. She remembered how she had tried all sorts of methods to help him make friends. Once, she even tried to insert one of her friends between them, but it ended with the young male protagonist losing his temper.

To this day, Shen Mubai finds it unbelievable. After all, the young male protagonist had always appeared to be gentle and obedient in front of her. That time, he got so angry that his face was dark and frightening.

Shen Mubai was so scared that she never tried again.

When the first semester of third year ended, An Ziyu ranked among the top in his class, which even slightly surprised Shen Mubai.

The young male protagonist had always had good grades, but usually he was just above average in the class.

It seemed he was slowly changing in ways she couldn’t see.

Shen Mubai thought it would take a few more years for the young male protagonist to meet the task standards. What she didn’t expect was that the time she imagined was actually much shorter.

However, this growth and change came at a painful cost.

When Xiao Xueqing called to inform them that Zhou Ruoyun had been in a car accident, they rushed to the hospital from school and saw the emergency room in the middle of surgery.

Xiao Xueqing and Jiang Chenjian were both present.

Xiao Xueqing’s face didn’t look good, but she still tried to calm An Ziyu, “Ziyu, your mom is in surgery right now. Your aunt and uncle are here, so don’t be afraid.”

But her red eyes betrayed her emotions.

An Ziyu stared at her intently, his voice hoarse, “Aunt Xiao, what did the doctor say?”

Xiao Xueqing covered her mouth, unable to tell him the news.

Jiang Chenjian, standing beside her, gently supported her. He looked pained, but there was no point in hiding the truth. He had to tell it as it was, “The doctor said she has multiple fractures and injuries, significant bleeding in critical areas, and the surgery is a best-effort attempt.”

An Ziyu’s face turned ashen, and he swayed on his feet.

Shen Mubai quickly supported him.

Xiao Xueqing was also deeply saddened, but she knew that An Ziyu needed the most care right now. She took a deep breath and said, “We have to trust the doctors. Your mom wouldn’t want to leave you. She’ll pull through, she definitely will…”

An Ziyu was silent for a moment before looking up, “Auntie, I understand.”

The surgery lasted two hours, and everyone waited outside for two hours.

When the surgery light went off, it felt like an invisible hand was gripping everyone’s hearts.

A doctor in a white coat opened the door and walked out.