Jiang Lijuan froze for a moment, her words came to an abrupt stop. After two seconds of silence, she asked instead, "Wen Zhan didn't tell you about my illness?"
"Weren't you already better and discharged home?"
Mu Wanqing's question immediately made Jiang Lijuan understand.
She then let out a cryptic laugh, "Looks like Wen Zhan kept it from you. He's such a lovesick fool. Got himself a woman and now doesn't even care if his old mother lives or dies!"
Mu Wanqing stayed silent, her mind recalling other things.
A couple of days ago, when she was chatting with Wen Zhan, he did mention that Jiang Lijuan was sick and hadn't been going out much lately, nothing suspicious—she had pressed him on it at the time…
Thinking back now, she realized Wen Zhan had slipped during that conversation.
When she questioned further, he recognized the slip and quickly covered it up.
"Wen Zhan really didn't tell me." After a brief silence, Mu Wanqing asked with concern, "What illness? Is it serious?"