She exclaimed and rushed into the bedroom . She even dropped to the floor to peer under the bed . Was he playing hide and seek with her to give her a scare as punishment for not returning home for two days?
She still could not find him, though .
She was suddenly a little worried . She scurried over to the balcony and looked down in panic as she gripped the railings for support . When she spied no anomalies down there, she calmed down a little .
Her phone was wrecked, so she could not help but entertain scary thoughts .
She failed to see the little boy anywhere . Their house was just this big; it was a 60-square-foot, two-room flat . She had searched every nook and cranny of the unit but, besides her, no one else was in the apartment .
She was extremely frightened by this . She returned to the living room and spotted a phone on the floor at the corner of the table . She walked over and picked it up, vaguely noting that Youyou had somehow managed to change his handphone to a smartphone .
She was still perplexed when she saw that a note had been left on the table .
She took it up . There was a phone number written on the note . Having a bad feeling, she held Youyou's handphone up and dialed the number with trembling hands . The steady but deeply worried voice of Li Hanlin's was heard over the phone .
“Are you Youyou's mommy?”
Because it was her son's phone, the caller ID was always displayed whenever someone called .
“I am! You are?!”
“I'm sir's— ehem… ” Li Hanlin caught himself in time . Pausing, he hastily said, “I'm the principal of Youyou's kindergarten . Madam Yun, we've met each other before!”
“Hello, Mr . Li . May I ask if you…”
At the moment, she was at a loss on how to phrase her question, but she heard Li Hanlin continue in an absolutely serious tone of speech, “Madam Yun, has Yun Tianyou's body always been in a bad condition? Is he suffering from acute coronary insufficiency?”
As soon as she heard him ask these questions, she had a premonition, and her heart squeezed . In a shaky voice, she asked, “Yes… Mr . Li, do you know where Youyou is? I just reached home, and I don't see him around . You left a note on the table…”
“He's in the hospital right now . Not too long ago, he called me to say that he's not feeling well . I came as fast as I could and sent him to the hospital…” Li Hanlin paused for a while before carrying on in a stern voice, “Madam Yun, I must criticize you! As a parent, as a mother, how can you leave a child alone at home? Although Yun Tianyou is usually very obedient and mature, he is still just a six-year-old child . He's still young, yet you trust him to be alone at home? A child knows of nothing and lacks safety awareness . This time, he had a relapse . What about next time? Many parents are like this, negligently leaving their children alone at home . A child, being playful, accidentally fell over the balcony and suffered heavy injuries; the media reported of a child that got poisoned – there is no less of these tragic occurrences! You should reflect on this!”
She was frightened to death . Her eyes moistened from Li Hanlin's reprimand, and she felt extremely remorseful!
Indeed, Youyou was only six years old . How could she leave him alone at home?
He originally had a weak body . No matter how big or small the problem was, she should take care of him properly . However, she was irresponsible and left him at home for an entire day . Now her child even had a relapse and was sent to the hospital, yet she did not perform the basic duties of a mother…
Gala? She should not have attended the gala!
Alcohol? She clearly knew of her alcohol capacity, but she still pushed forward . What did she do this for?! She should not have drunk – not one glass and not one sip!
The more contrite she became, the more uncontrollably her tears fell .
Chapter end
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