Your Beloved Sweetheart Is Online

Chapter 613 - 616: Falling in Love with You, Sharing Joy and Sorrow 5_1

The bag was filled with items he personally bought – there were fruits, and delicious foods.

As Gu Shaocheng and Chenxing were both unharmed, Hua Hua was in a particularly good mood, always wearing a smile. "Brother, sister-in-law, it’s time to eat."

Hearing the conversation between Gu Shaocheng and Leng Tong, he was filled with questions. He was someone who spoke his mind, and asked out loud, "Brother, how did our mother die? How was she replaced by that damned woman without you knowing? I think, we should have chopped that damned woman into pieces and fed her flesh to the dogs!"

"Lou Gehrig’s disease."

Gu Shaocheng pronounced each word deliberately, his eyes filled with pain and sorrow. As the memories of unveiling the crystal coffin surfaced in his mind, he couldn’t help his eyes from becoming moist.

A strong man does not allow himself to shed tears in front of his subordinates. He controls himself, swallowing back his tears.

A pair of small hands patted his hand again.

Chenxing sensed his grief, unsure of how to comfort him, she could only silently soothe him.

Gu Shaocheng gave her a reassuring look.

"What’s Lou Gehrig’s disease?" Hua Hua asked blankly, looking up.

In truth, Gu Shaocheng wasn’t sure either, only that it would cause muscle atrophy. He shook his head and turned his gaze to Tian Buyu.

Tian Buyu was shocked, "Sir, your mother died of Lou Gehrig’s disease?"

He nodded.

Hua Hua looked at Tian Buyu, "What kind of illness is that?"

Tian Buyu’s expression changed slightly, "It’s a type of motor neuron disease."

Hua Hua was still confused, Tian Buyu took a deep breath and explained, "In professional terms, it’s called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Every 90 minutes, there is one patient around the world who unfortunately dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is classified as one of the top five incurable diseases."

"What?" Chenxing was startled, her face turned pale.

"As everyone knows, all our actions are commanded by the brain. Whether it’s moving a finger, blinking an eye, eating a bite of food, each action requires the brain to issue the command first, which are then fulfilled with the help of the motor neurons distributed throughout the whole body."

"To put it in simpler terms, the relationship between motor neurons and the brain is akin to the relationship between all of the Gu family’s subordinates and their master. If all the subordinates in the Gu Family were to die, any order issued by the master would not be carried out."

"Lou Gehrig’s disease is such an illness where all the neurons die off bit by bit. The main symptom is muscle atrophy, starting from the hands and gradually spreading to all the limbs. Those diagnosed with this disease gradually lose their ability to take care of themselves, leading to the inability to eat or speak. They are kept alive by a tube inserted from their nose into their stomach to deliver nourishment. If the functions of the respiratory muscles are compromised, they suffocate and die. Yet, throughout the whole process, their consciousness and intelligence remain normal."

"The renowned American author, Mitch Albom, who was diagnosed with this disease in 1994, once described his experiences with it as ’like having a lit candlewick burning away your nerves, turning your body into a lump of wax. When you lose control over your thigh muscles, you can no longer stand upright,