Chapter 13: How did Xu Mo end up malnourished?

At that time, when Xu Mo looked at her and their eyes were filled with vitality and excitement, how could she not understand?

Otherwise, Xu Mo wouldn’t have secretly sneaked into her university to eavesdrop on her classes.

Xu Xuehui did release a few albums, funded by herself, establishing herself as a somewhat famous musician.

Xu Mo somehow found out about her albums and started listening to them by downloading on his phone.

Xu Xuehui had seen his phone before.

Now, when her elder sister mentioned these things, Xu Xuehui didn’t know how to respond.

“Xu Mo, is in poor health?” she asked her elder sister.

Xu Wanting nodded, “Severe anemia, long-term malnutrition! There are also problems with the blood supply to the heart! The police said he rented a house on the outskirts of the city, in a poor rural area, probably to make a living by selling live crabs and shrimp!”

“How could he…” Xu Xuehui swallowed hard. “How could he come up with this?”

“I don’t know! I had Xiao Xu go and find out! These days, the prices of live crabs and shrimp have risen sharply. I suppose that’s why he wants to earn a living!” Xu Wanting spoke softly.

Xu Xuehui fell silent, finding it difficult to accept such a situation.

When did their family start lacking money?

Was it necessary to do business like this?

But thinking back, their mother, Xie Bingyan, only gave him five hundred yuan as living expenses each month, which felt suffocating.

Without saying much, she had her elder sister send the information to her phone and then left her sister’s room!

After returning to her own room, Xu Xuehui still didn’t have the courage to check the chat records on her phone. She lay straight on her bed, staring at the ceiling.

Her mind suddenly became very chaotic, making it impossible to comprehend the current situation with normal thoughts.

The more she delved into this matter, the more terrifying it seemed.

What have they actually done?

…

Xu Mo has been missing for several days now.

There seems to be no activity at home.

High school has started again.

Xu Junzhe went back to school, and at this moment, Xie Bingyan and Xu Deming seemed to just remember that they had a missing child, so they hurriedly contacted the police.

When Xu Junzhe returned home, they didn’t even dare to mention Xu Mo’s name.

The police responded, informing them that Xu Wanting had already handled the matter. Xie Bingyan was slightly surprised and immediately looked for Xu Wanting.

“Elder daughter? What’s going on? Did you find Xu Mo yesterday?”

As her parents approached, Xu Wanting felt a tinge of desolation and nodded, “He didn’t go missing! I found him! He just moved out to live on his own!”

“Moved out to live? Where could he possibly move to? This disobedient child really makes me furious! How dare he stay outside for six or seven days without coming home!” Xie Bingyan fumed.

Xu Wanting explained, “Xu Mo rented a house in a poor rural area on the outskirts of the city and went to live there by himself! He probably won’t come back home!”

“What?” Xie Bingyan fumed, “Has he grown wings? Does he want to fly solo?”

Xu Wanting sighed, “Mom! Have you ever gone to Xu Mo’s school to find him? Do you know that Xu Mo actually has an illness and is not very healthy?”

“Oh?” Xie Bingyan was taken aback.

“These are the hospital records! He fainted outside yesterday, and I took him to the hospital, where they examined him thoroughly!” Xu Wanting looked at her parents.

“The doctor mentioned anemia, severe malnutrition, low body weight, and frailty! There are also heart and blood production issues on top of the injury on his head!”

Xie Bingyan and Xu Deming were shocked and quickly took the medical records to look at them.

“This…” Xu Deming looked grave.

“Dad! If there’s nothing else, I’ll head to the company! I have a lot of things to take care of and need to go to the office first!” Xu Wanting spoke up.

Suddenly, she didn’t know how to tell her parents about Xu Mo’s situation, feeling it was difficult to discuss.

Even if she did, Xie Bingyan and Xu Deming would probably think that Xu Mo was being overly dramatic, faking his illness, as this was not the first time such a thing had happened.

Xu Mo leaving the Xu family was not because of her, nor was it because of Xu Xuehui, but most likely because of Xu Junzhe, Xie Bingyan, and Xu Deming.

Especially Xie Bingyan and Xu Deming.

That was the main reason!

If the two of them didn’t realize this, then there was no point in doing anything; it would be better to let Xu Mo live on his own outside.

It might spare him some torment and punishment.

If Xu Mo were to return, he might even be subjected to Xie Bingyan’s punitive measures, perhaps even solitary confinement.

…

Xu Wanting quickly left home. By this time, the storm outside had passed, and the sun had emerged, shining brightly.

Taking in a breath of the bright sunlight, Xu Wanting felt a slight warmth enveloping her.

She needed to go and see Xu Mo, and the sooner, the better!

…

Xie Bingyan and Xu Deming, seeing her leave, were slightly surprised and then looked back at the medical records in their hands.

“Xie Bingyan, what’s going on? How did Xu Mo end up malnourished?” Xu Deming asked with a furrowed brow.

“How would I know?” Xie Bingyan raised her eyebrows. “Zhao Ma, Zhao Ma! Come over here!”

“Madam! Did you call for me?” Zhao Ma hurriedly walked over.

“Zhao Ma! What’s going on with Xu Mo? Does he often skip meals? Why did the doctor say he’s malnourished?” Xie Bingyan stared at the housekeeper.

“Well…” Zhao Ma hesitated and fell silent.

“Zhao Ma, take a look! It’s clearly written here, anemia, malnutrition! Has Xu Mo not been taking any supplements?” Xie Bingyan inquired.

“Madam, as you know, when everyone is having meals, they usually don’t call Young Master Mo down to eat. Sometimes, they forget to call him, and if he’s doing his homework and forgets to come downstairs, he just skips the meal!” Zhao Ma hastily explained.

“What?” Xie Bingyan was astonished.

“It seems that in the past few months, Young Master Mo hasn’t been coming downstairs to eat! When he’s hungry, he just goes to the kitchen to make noodles for himself! You and the master also don’t allow him to have snacks, so Young Master Mo doesn’t dare to eat snacks!” Zhao Ma sighed. “He also doesn’t have any pocket money and doesn’t dare to eat out, probably for this reason!”

“He hasn’t been coming down to eat?” Xie Bingyan stared at Zhao Ma, finding it hard to believe.

Zhao Ma sighed and said, “Third and fourth Young ladies seldom call for Young Master Mo! If he’s around, they usually take their meal to another place to eat, unwilling to sit together with Young Master Mo! Gradually, Young Master Mo didn’t dare to eat with them either! In these past few months, Young Master Mo probably hasn’t come down to eat at all, just eating noodles by himself!”

“How could this be happening? He doesn’t eat meals every day? Just noodles? I distinctly remember him coming down…” Xie Bingyan found it hard to believe.

“It seems that a few months ago, madam, you punished Young Master Mo, forbidding him from having meals, and since then, he hasn’t come down to eat! Madam, you remember Young Master Mo coming down, it should be something from a few months ago!” Zhao Ma explained.