Siheyuan: How many worlds does the system integrate?

Along the way, Li Xuewu looked solemn and urged the driver to speed up from time to time.

The vehicle was speeding through the busy streets. The short twenty-minute drive seemed like a long ordeal to Li Xuewu.

Finally, the car arrived at the hospital. Before the vehicle stopped completely, Li Xuewu rushed out of the car and ran straight to the inpatient building.

When he rushed to Chen Xueru's ward and pushed open the door, he saw Chen Xueru, with a haggard face, lying quietly on the bed with a breathing mask on her face and her eyes closed. The monitoring equipment beside the bed made regular beeping sounds.

Li Xuewu walked into the room with a blank expression. Hou Kui and Chen Yuqing, who were sitting inside, stood up quickly. Chen Yuqing walked quickly forward and threw herself into Li Xuewu's arms: "Dad, my mom..." Before she finished her words, she burst into tears.

"I understand, I understand, don't worry, Dad is here!" Li Xuewu comforted his daughter softly, patting her back gently.

Chen Xueru slowly opened her eyes when she heard the sound. Seeing that it was Li Xuewu, she smiled faintly: "You're back. I thought I would never see you again."

Li Xuewu quickly walked to Chen Xueru's side and held her hand tightly: "Xueru, I'm back. You're so sick, why didn't you let them inform me? When I left last year, weren't you still fine?"

"You are over there doing earthquake relief work and helping the victims rebuild their homes. That's the real work. Why would I ask you to come back?" Chen Xueru said weakly, then raised her arm and gently stroked Li Xuewu's face: "But it's great that you're back now!"

"Well, I'm back, and I'll always be by your side." Li Xuewu said affectionately while holding her hand.

After chatting for a while, Chen Xueru felt exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.

At this time, Li Xuewu finally had time to ask Chen Xueru about her specific condition: "Hou Kui, Yuqing, how is your mother's condition? What did the doctor say?"

Chen Yuqing burst into tears and was unable to speak.

Hou Kui tried his best to control his emotions and said, "The doctor said that my mother is old, and she has been overworked over the years, so her body has been drained. In addition, she had a severe cold before, which caused many complications, so..."

Having said this, he could no longer continue.

Li Xuewu nodded slowly and asked with difficulty: "How long does the doctor say I can last?"

"It's uncertain, maybe a few days, maybe a few weeks. Let's be mentally prepared."

"Okay, I understand. You and Yuqing go back first. I'll stay here with your mother today." Li Xuewu sat weakly on the edge of the bed and waved at them.

Chen Yuqing was about to say something, but was pulled out by Hou Kui.

Li Xuewu sat on the edge of the bed, gazing at the now gray-haired Chen Xueru, recalling her appearance when she was young, her graceful figure, and her outstanding charm. He couldn't help but reach out and touch her face.

"Am I old and ugly now?" Chen Xueru woke up at some point and asked softly to Li Xuewu who was lost in thought.

"Of course not, you are still as charming as ever, and you will always be the most beautiful in my heart." Li Xuewu replied affectionately.

"Hehe, I'm already old, I'm seventy-three this year, but you still look so young, you don't look like someone who's almost seventy at all!"

Li Xuewu lifted Chen Xueru's hand and placed it on his cheek. He asked softly, "Xueru, you have followed me throughout your life and have gone through a lot of hardships and endured a lot of guilt. Do you feel any regret?"

Chen Xueru shook her head slowly: "No, I have never regretted it. Although you are the most philandering man I have ever seen, you have devoted yourself to each of us wholeheartedly.

I still remember how handsome you looked when you helped me take back my property. What I regret most is that I didn’t meet you earlier. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely wait for you early and stay with you forever. "

"Thank you for always being with me and supporting me all these years, and for giving birth to such an outstanding daughter for me!" Li Xuewu leaned over and gave Chen Xueru a gentle kiss on the forehead.

Then he whispered in her ear, "I bought a cemetery in Xishan. I will move my parents' grave there in a while. I have also marked the location. You can sleep next to me. Don't go too far. Wait for me. Wait for me to find you. In the next life, we will be reincarnated together and be husband and wife for generations to come!"

As he spoke, Li Xuewu couldn't help but shed tears, and lay on Chen Xueru's chest and cried silently.

Chen Xueru was quite open-minded. She raised her hand and gently stroked Li Xuewu's head: "Okay, I'll go take care of my parents first. I'll wait for you there. In my next life, I will definitely give you the best of myself!"

……

Chen Xueru left, she snuggled in Li Xuewu's arms and left with a satisfied smile.

After the funeral.

Chen Xueru's ashes were buried in the Li family cemetery in Xishan, on the middle right side. The area in the middle was reserved for himself by Li Xuewu.

After the burial, Li Xuewu lived in a small house next to the cemetery for half a year. Every day he would bring Chen Xueru's favorite snacks and chat with her in front of her tombstone.

Chen Xueru's departure was too great a blow to him. She was the first of all the women he had ever known to leave. Whenever Li Xuewu thought about having to go through such heartbreaking things many more times, he found it difficult to calm down.

When he returned home again, Li Xuewu had become very haggard, with a face full of tattered beard, his originally black hair had turned gray, and his figure was not as straight as before.

Seeing their father becoming increasingly haggard, the children at home were also extremely anxious.

As the eldest sister, Chen Yuqing naturally took on the responsibility of comforting Li Xuewu.

She specially took a few days out to accompany Li Xuewu to travel around the capital, but no matter what, Li Xuewu still couldn't cheer up. Every time he went to a place, the first thing Li Xuewu thought of was that he had been here before, and then he would say to Chen Yuqing: "Your mother and I have been here before!"

Chen Yuqing was speechless, but she could only persuade him patiently: "Dad, Mom has been gone for such a long time, you can't always be so depressed, it makes us feel sad when you always do this."

"I'm fine, I just miss your mom. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine after a while!"

Chen Yuqing burst into tears after hearing these words: "Dad, is it not enough for me to beg you? You have to take care of the living as well as the dead. If anything happens to you, what will Aunt Lou and Aunt Qin do? We dare not tell them about your condition now, for fear that they will get hurt because of worrying about you."

At this time, Li Xuewu raised his head and asked, "How are they now?"

"Not very well. Ever since mom passed away, they have been in a very low mood. Especially Aunt Liang, who kept saying that she was about the same age as mom and would probably go to keep mom company soon. You can't do this anymore! You have to comfort them!"

There was a gleam of light in Li Xuewu's eyes. Yes, he couldn't just immerse himself in his own inner world. There were people who needed his care. Over the years, they had been accommodating him and letting him do whatever he wanted.

Now they need more care and protection than themselves.

As a man, you should love and care for your woman with all your heart.

So he stood up, straightened his chest, and rubbed his face vigorously a few times: "You are right, I should cheer up now, let's go home now!"