After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady-Chapter 902 - 372 Yao Mingyue: What a Pity, to Never See Us Grow Old Together. (Important Subscription Chapter!)
Yao Mingyue's heart condition had been a long-standing issue, something that could be said to be congenital.
Yao Mingyue steadied her emotions, gently lifting her head from Xu Musen's embrace, knowing she could no longer hide it.
Xu Musen sat on the bench, letting her head gently rest on his shoulder.
"Do you remember, when I was a child, my development was always a little slower compared to my peers.
Sometimes I would experience symptoms of hypoglycemia and anemia, often feeling dizzy and light-headed, which kept me from participating in strenuous activities. Most of the time, I would silently watch other lively and cheerful children my age run and play to their hearts' content.
Especially in winter, it was worse, as if someone had pressed the pause button on me, hiding away in the blankets, still with hands and feet cold as ice. Every winter I would always be sickly..."
Before junior high school, she was always a tiny one, following behind Xu Musen so closely that she would get out of breath, a little "tail" that couldn't keep up with his pace.
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These issues had slightly improved as she grew older, but the problems with her heart were never thoroughly resolved.
Xu Musen certainly remembered how beautiful Yao Mingyue was as a little girl, although her complexion was always pale, like a delicate porcelain doll that could shatter at the slightest touch.
Holding Yao Mingyue's small hand, Xu Musen nodded, revealing a slight smile on his lips to lighten the mood, "Mmm, of course I remember. Back then, you were so tiny, no matter how much you ate, you couldn't gain weight. Sometimes even a slightly larger dog would be a close call for me."
"I wasn't as weak as you make me out to be!"
Yao Mingyue's sorrowful mood dissipated a bit with his teasing, but as she looked at his teasing grin and felt the warmth of the hand holding hers, it was comforting.
Just like when they were younger, he had always teased her, but whenever there was something tasty or fun, he would always save it for her first.
She huffed angrily.
"Anyway, I just didn't develop well before. I couldn't eat much. Otherwise, by now this beauty would certainly..."
Yao Mingyue was speaking when she sneaked a look downward, realizing her chest was still a bit lacking.
Otherwise, with her mother's body proportions and genetic heritage, she could have compared herself to a certain Nuannuan's ample figure!
No, why would she want to be that big? It would lead to sore shoulders, clothes looking bad, just making a certain someone more interested, pah! She certainly didn't need to be liked by that shallow man who only recognizes chests, not people!
And so, Xu Musen got another metaphorical foot stomp.
Looking at her eyes turning faintly red with a hint of resentment, Xu Musen knew what the sensitive girl was thinking: "I didn't say anything; it's all your imagination, isn't it?"
"You wouldn't think..."
Yao Mingyue trailed off, now leaning on his shoulder, recalling how she used to get jealous—even jealous of her own mother, sometimes resenting her for not passing on those great physical attributes.
And seeing Nuannuan just proved that Xu Musen, that superficial guy, did indeed like that sort!
But now, Yao Mingyue genuinely didn't have much energy left to feel jealous.
"Actually, my parents have taken me to many doctors since I was young, but the conclusions were always the same.
My heart was innately weak, like most people have a 2.0 engine, but I only have a 1.0. It's fine most of the time.
But once winter hits, or there are changes in my body, or I experience any major emotional fluctuations, I easily 'break down'."
Yao Mingyue laughed, her tone seemingly lighthearted, yet it still managed to sound incredibly bitter and sad.
Xu Musen silently held her hand as she spoke.
"The doctors' advice was conservative treatment. The risks of a complete operation were too great. They said things might get a little better as I got older, but it would be difficult for me to have a lifespan as long as normal people's..."
Yao Mingyue was like a dazzling flower blooming in the years of youth, blossoming vigorously, but also withering faster than ordinary people.
These years, Yao Mingyue's gradually changing personality had become stronger, teaching her to hide her fragile side deep within.
To outsiders, she had completely transformed from a girl who could only hide behind Xu Musen into a perfect goddess that everyone envied.
Perfect to the point where everyone thought she was truly fine, even Liu Rushuang began to believe that her precious daughter's illness had gradually improved with age.
All her forced bravado, twisted and knotted inside, became the catalyst for her evolving into a sickly character...
Xu Musen gently stroked her head, looking at her reddening eyes and pale face.
Just like when they were children, on winter days when the two would walk home hand in hand, Xu Musen would have to warm up her tiny cold feet—a pitying sight indeed.
"Why did you not tell me these things sooner?"
Xu Musen did not blame her, but he had never heard her or Liu Rushuang mention these matters, and Father Xu and Mother Xu only knew Yao Mingyue had a weak constitution, they too were unaware of the severity of her condition.
"Letting you know would've only caused you worry, so it was better that I faced it alone..." Yao Mingyue lowered her head, her feet placed side by side on the wheelchair, tangled and melancholic.
"If I no longer have the right to worry about you, that would make me even sadder than worrying."
