Chapter 54

When I opened my eyes again, it was already noon. I sat up suddenly from the bed, but I felt dizzy, so I had to lie down again.

My mother had fallen asleep beside my bed. She was awakened by my movement. After a moment of daze, she suddenly grabbed my hand tightly and asked anxiously: “Liangliang, you are finally awake! Do you feel uncomfortable? Does your head still hurt? Do you want to sleep for a while?”

“Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

I tried to get up again, and the dizziness had subsided a lot. My mother also helped me lean against the head of the bed.

My scattered thoughts gradually gathered, and I looked around. This should be my mother’s room, and my aunt was not here. Recalling the scene that was imprinted in my mind before I fainted, my heart skipped a beat, and I hurriedly grabbed my mother’s hand and asked: “Where is my aunt? Is there anything wrong?”

I was inevitably a little excited. I should have protected my aunt, but I let her get into danger in front of me, and I became a burden to her. As long as my aunt is safe, even if something unfortunate really happened, I am willing to spend my whole life to make up for the pain in her heart.

“Uh, Liangliang, you pinched me so hard.” Mom struggled to pull her little hand out, and said with some complaints.

I smiled apologetically, but still stared at my mother.

“You ungrateful ungrateful bastard! Mom has been guarding you by the bed for a whole night! You asked your aunt as soon as you woke up, don’t you know how to care about your mother?” Mom rubbed her palms that were left with several red marks by me, and glanced at me with a sneer.

Although my mother did not answer my question directly, her relaxed tone was enough to explain everything. If something happened to my aunt, my mother would never be so calm.

“Oh, you are finally awake.” My aunt happened to push open the door and walked in at this time, holding a hand-grabbed pancake in her hand, chewing it without any ladylike image.

Seeing my aunt standing in front of me intact, I was completely relieved, and my tense nerves finally relaxed. Only then did I feel the emptiness coming from my body. My stomach almost digested itself.

“I told you to exercise more. You looked so tall and strong, but you were knocked down all of a sudden. There was a small bump on your head, and you were unconscious for a whole night. The doctor couldn’t figure out what was wrong with you. He lost his confidence. If you don’t wake up, a new discovery can be named after you. But your name is not special. I’ve thought of one for you. Let’s call it the Orphan of Zhao.” Aunt said, and took another big bite of the pancake.

Although I was eager to know what happened last night, the hunger in my stomach was unusual. I was so hungry that I almost fainted again. My appetite overwhelmed my desire for knowledge. I swallowed my saliva, raised my hand and pointed at the pancake that Aunt was about to put into my mouth, and shouted: “Mom, I want to eat that!”

“Huh, you want to eat it? Do you know how many eggs and ham sausages I added?” Aunt glanced at me with disdain, and took another big bite in front of me like a provocation.

“He’s so old, but he doesn’t know how to give in. He’s just a child!” Mom complained, snatching the top-of-the-line hand-pulled pancake from aunt’s hand and stuffing it into my hand, “Come on, baby, eat it while it’s hot! If it’s not enough, ask your aunt to buy you more.”

Aunt shuddered all over, looked at us mother and son with a chill, hugged her arms and rubbed her goose bumps frantically, and rushed out of the room like she was escaping.

My mother and I smiled at each other, showing the expressions of winners. The tacit understanding between us mother and son was honed in one “battle” after another, and the long-lost cooperation was still not the slightest bit unfamiliar. With just a look or a move from me, my mother could instantly understand what I meant. Soulmates, nothing more than that.

Aunt added ingredients to the five-yuan hand-pulled pancake and it became fifty yuan. I lowered my head, opened my mouth to the limit, took a big bite, and then let out a satisfied breath. The hand-pulled pancake was particularly sweet, probably because of the layers of ketchup.

Seeing me wolfing down my food, my mother quickly poured me a cup of warm water and went downstairs to pack lunch.

After eating my aunt’s super luxurious hand-pulled pancake, my stomach finally felt much better and my exhausted physical strength recovered a little. I tried to get out of the room.

My aunt was sitting on the sofa in the living room, crossing her legs and watching the crosstalk comfortably.

“Aunt, didn’t you go to eat?”

“Haha, didn’t I let you eat my lunch?”

“Uh...” I smiled awkwardly. It turned out that it was the lunch prepared by my aunt. No wonder it was so luxurious.

But I didn’t feel guilty at all. My aunt, who was the most active in eating, looked calm and composed. It was obvious that she was ready to take advantage of my “east wind” and wait for my mother to feed her.

Ignoring my aunt who was laughing on the sofa, I carefully observed the living room. Everything was still the same, without any signs of fighting.

Although I was very happy that my aunt was safe and sound, I really couldn’t figure out how my aunt escaped from those two people, especially the vicious scarred man. I really underestimated the enemy. I didn’t expect him to come to my door so quickly, and he didn’t follow the procedures. He was so cruel at the first move. My social experience is really too scarce.