"You mean Gao Yuan? But that woman... she isn't his mother."
Gu Xu had learned this from a colleague he ran into last time he helped Qin Jiao look up information on Gao Yuan.
The colleague told him that Gao Yuan's mother had a mental illness and had been living in a sanatorium.
And Gao Yuan's father was a taciturn man who was always at the sanatorium, caring for her.
Of course, Qin Jiao hadn't asked about it at the time, and Gu Xu hadn't mentioned it. He had simply taken a closer look at the file and memorized what Gao Yuan's mother looked like.
She was an elderly woman, haggard and worn down by life, who would shout "Son!" at the birds flying across the sky.
She was mentally unstable, a desolate and pitiful sight.
As Gu Xu explained the situation with Gao Yuan's parents, Qin Shi saw her cousin's face drain of color. She reached out and tugged on his hand.
Gu Xu stopped talking.
