When Zhang Zian heard this, he could roughly guess what would happen next.
Guo Dongyue was a highly educated man, and as a designer, he was very meticulous. That night, he comforted his mother, but he couldn't fall asleep after hanging up the phone. The next day, he flew back to China, went straight to his mother's house, and took her to the hospital. Guo Dongyue's mother resisted, saying that she was in good health and didn't want to waste the money. In the end, Guo Dongyue coaxed her into going to the hospital.
After going to several hospitals, Guo Dongyue was finally diagnosed with Alzheimer's Syndrome. Although it was still in the early stage, some symptoms were becoming more and more obvious.
Guo Dongyue blamed himself. Why didn't he notice it earlier? He looked up some information about Alzheimer's Syndrome on the Internet. Although the cause was unknown, there was evidence that elderly people who were widowed, lonely, and depressed tended to have a higher incidence of Alzheimer's Syndrome.
His father died young, and his mother raised him almost single-handedly. As he grew up, he left home to go to college, and then went abroad to study. After he got a job, he rented a house near the company to be closer to his company. In addition, he often went on business trips. Except for holidays, he only came home once a month.
In the process of working hard for his career, he didn't think about his mother's feelings of loneliness. He would even get impatient when his mother called to tell him that she was safe, and would hang up after a few words. His mother had retired. She was a quiet person, and didn't like visiting relatives. She didn't have any special hobbies. She didn't get along well with the aunties in the neighborhood, who danced in the square all day long. Looking back, he couldn't imagine how his mother spent all these years …
Every time his mother called him to tell him that she was safe, he always answered her casually, but he never asked her how she was … Of course, if it was just a headache, even if he asked, his mother would hide it from him.
Guo Dongyue's mother didn't know what disease she had, and she thought Guo Dongyue was wasting money on her. Patients with Alzheimer's Syndrome were no different from normal people in the early stage of the disease. Guo Dongyue's mother couldn't feel anything wrong, and even the hospital couldn't make a diagnosis.
Guo Dongyue hired a full-time babysitter for his mother, because it was easy for her to get lost and not be able to find her way home. Guo Dongyue's mother was used to living alone, so she was not used to having a stranger in her house. She thought it was a waste of money. Her son had grown up, and it was time to think about saving money for his wedding. Although Guo Dongyue was earning a lot, no one would complain about having too much money. Even so, she couldn't change her son's mind. She could only agree to let the nanny take care of her.
The nanny was hired by Guo Dongyue at a high price. She was professional and competent, and she got along well with Guo Dongyue's mother. However, as Guo's mother's illness worsened, her temper became more and more eccentric. When she got sick, she would suspect that the housekeeper was a thief, and she even called the police. Sometimes, when the nannies went out to buy groceries, they would lock her in the house to prevent her from getting lost. She suspected that someone had kidnapped her and called the police again … Over time, the police were annoyed, and a few of the nannies had resigned.
A lot of people advised Guo Dongyue to send his mother to an old people's apartment. He didn't want her to go on like this. He didn't want to send his mother to a place full of strangers. When his mother wasn't sick, she was just like a normal person. He didn't want to associate her with the word "patient." Sometimes, when he came home, he saw his mother sitting on the rocking chair in the living room with her glasses on, reading the newspaper. He felt that more than ten years had passed in the blink of an eye.
Until one day, his mother looked up from the newspaper and smiled at him gently. He smiled back. He felt that her face was rosy, and her eyes were shining, as if she was a few years younger. Suddenly, his heart was filled with hope. Maybe a miracle had happened, and the medicine had alleviated her illness?
She smiled and asked curiously, "You look familiar. May I ask who you are looking for? My son's father hasn't come back yet. Can you wait for a while? "
Guo Dongyue had forgotten what happened after that. When he came back to his senses, he was woken up by a young man in a bartender uniform, who told him that the bar was about to close.
Guo Dongyue's mother's illness was getting worse. She spent less and less time awake. She often stood up and forgot what she was supposed to do. She stood there blankly, and even forgot to sit down. Her memory was like a broken pearl necklace. The string was missing, and the rest of the pearls were being lost one by one.
She still remembered Guo Dongyue. Sometimes she could recognize him, but most of the time, she only remembered him when they were in high school, which was her pride. She would anxiously ask for food at 11 am and 5 pm, saying that her son was going to be released from school soon, and that it was the most tiring and growing period for him, so he couldn't go hungry.
At first, Guo Dongyue would try his best to explain to her that he was her son, and that he had grown up. At first, after a lot of effort, she could still remember him. She would smile at him and ask him how his work was, and if it was hard. As time went by, his explanation became useless. The expression on her face became more and more indifferent, and she showed obvious impatience. Once, she even pushed him away, stood up, and screamed, "Don't pretend to be my son …"
She stood like that for two minutes, and the anger on her face disappeared. She calmed down and smiled at Guo Dongyue, who was pushed aside, "Sit here for a while. It's getting cold. I'll go find my son's autumn and winter clothes …"
From that day on, Guo Dongyue knew that he would forever disappear from his mother's memory after he went to university. He couldn't blame her, because after he went to university, the connection between them became thin. This was retribution. This must be retribution.
He knew very well that this was just the beginning. In the future, she would irreversibly forget the him in high school, middle school, and elementary school, just like an old photo that was fading away.
When she forgot everything, the fire of life would be extinguished.
Before he knew it, the bar was already quiet. Old Time Tea turned off the TV, Fina stopped napping, and Galaxy sat on the side, letting the kittens play. Even Richard, who was noisy all day, didn't interrupt. It only occasionally scratched the feathers in front of its chest. Everyone was listening to Guo Dongyue's story. Only Snowy Lionet was still staring at Fina's tail, ignoring everything around it.
Guo Dongyue's tone was very calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. However, Zhang Zian could feel the hidden pain under the calmness.
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