Black Lotus

Uncle Xu knocked on the door but didn’t hear a response, so he rushed in.

“Mister! How… are you feeling…”

Uncle Xu thought that Wen Niannan had fainted, but after going inside, he found Wen Niannan sitting on the edge of the bed and holding something in his hands.

“Hmm, how are you?”

Wen Niannan showed the photo in his hand to Uncle Xu and made a childish smile, “How does this look?”

“What?” Uncle Xu was confused by this out-of-place question.

He looked at the photo in Wen Niannan’s hand. On it showed an exquisite and beautiful woman sitting in front of a piano, and in her arms was a little boy smiling.

That was Wen Niannan’s mother, Ye Xian, a genius pianist from Nation M.

“Does my mother look pretty?”

Uncle Xu quickly agreed, “Certainly, the prettiest in the world.”

Looking at the person in the photo, Wen Niannan sank into his memory, muttering to himself, “I hated playing piano when I am young, but she is always so patient when teaching me. She used to tell me that her story of going to performances and competitions. She told all the exciting stories that happened since she got this piano on her 18th birthday.”

Wen Niannan’s voice was trembling, and he gently wiped away his tears that fell onto the photo.

“My memory of her is fading away, but I can still clearly remember the times when she taught me how to play.”

“I miss her… I want her to hug me again…”

A distressing sob filled the room. The person that indifferently faced the harassment of countless people would only be like a child in front of his mother.

Everyone in the Gu Family Cooperation could feel that tense atmosphere in the building for the next few days. People tried their best to avoid the terrifying sentiment that President Gu was emitting in every direction, only weakening during the short period that Shen Luoan came to visit during lunch breaks.

“Yansheng, what gift do you want for your birthday? It’s coming up this week,” Shen Luoan asked while sitting aside eating a snack.

Mindlessly, Gu Yansheng replied, “I’ll like anything you give me.”

“Then you still have to tell me what you want so that I can get it for you.”

Just as Gu Yansheng was about to say something, the secretary Xiao Li pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing that Shen Luoan was also there, Xiao Li quickly said quietly, “Mr. Gu.”

“What’s the matter?” Gu Yansheng sat up straight, picking up the snack on the table, and handed it to Shen Luoan.

“Mr. Qin of Pingle Group would like to invite you to talk about the upcoming project. The old lady had called and said you must settle this project.”

“Pingle Group? Isn’t Yuan Feng on that? Why does my mother want me to do it now?”

“I don’t know… she just wants you to follow up.”

“Alight, I got it.”

Wen Niannan went to the psychiatrist several times in the past few days. Dr. Li said that his condition was a little unstable, so he was asked to read more books to relax.

When he got home, it was already dark and his stomach felt painful. Wen Niannan ate a little food then went upstairs to read his books. Dr. Li recommended a handful of books that could be beneficial to his condition.

Two lights flashed outside the window, and he heard the sound of cars parking in the driveway. His hand shook as he turned the page but still pretended that he noticed nothing.

Suddenly there was a noise that came from downstairs, Wen Niannan opened the door and walked out. When he was about to walk downstairs, he was shocked to see the two people standing in the living room.

“Why… is he here?”

He couldn’t believe what was happening in front of him. Gu Yansheng brought Shen Luoan into the house…

Translated by: Summit

Edited by: UnderTheMoon