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After dinner, Raymond prepared to take the lunch box to the hospital. While he was changing clothes, I went to look in the bedroom closet, but I didn't see any trace of the bottle of pesticide from my previous life.

When he changed his shoes and was about to go out, I walked up to him and took the lunch box from him. "Let me go. You've been very tired at work, and I don't have anything to do at home anyway." My husband was moved and kissed me on the forehead. "Then I'll trouble you, my wife. Thank you for your understanding!"

Then she turned around and went out to work. She didn't show any abnormality, and she wasn't as nervous as I imagined. My doubts grew, and I took a taxi to the hospital. My mother-in-law was the only one in the ward.

She stared at the ceiling with her eyes fixed, her lips tightly pursed, and no matter how I asked, she couldn't make a sound. I took her medical report and kept flipping through it. All indicators were normal, even healthier than last year. There was no problem with the stomach examination, and there was no trace of pesticides or sleeping pills.

Why did everything suddenly change after her accident?

Just when I was puzzled, my best friend Hannah pushed the door open and said with a smile: "Are you delivering food to Auntie again? You are really the most caring family member I have ever seen. With so many people in the hospital, even their own daughters may not be as diligent as you."

I looked at my best friend who grew up with me, and couldn't help asking: "Is it possible for my mother-in-law to speak? I saw her lips moved just now."

Hannah looked calm: "I can't rule out this possibility, because there is no absolute in medicine. It's just that Auntie hasn't spoken for many years, and her voice is probably ruined."

I couldn't speak. How did I tell my best friend in my previous life that I humiliated and abused her? My eyes darkened and I asked again, "What are the results of this examination?"

She winked at me playfully and said, "Don't worry, there is nothing wrong with the indicators. You took good care of her, and she is healthier than her peers."

But by this time, the pesticide should have left some residue in her stomach, so why was it not mentioned in the report? I fell into deep thought and said nothing more.

She said kindly, "I'll find an expert in our hospital to see what Auntie said. It's just that it's difficult to get an appointment, and now people are not allowed to go through the back door. I'll give her some gifts and try. If that doesn't work, I'll just have to queue up..."

As she was talking, she sat beside my mother-in-law's bed, took the lunch box in her hands and opened it herself, so that I could feed her. Her movements were exactly the same as before, and there was no loophole. She looked like a doctor who cared for her patients. There was no private affection in her eyes, and she even took extra care of my mother-in-law because she knew me.

When I was feeding my mother-in-law as usual, my best friend felt sorry for me and said, " Raymond is so lucky to marry you, and it's a good thing for your aunt to meet a daughter-in-law like you. Otherwise, she might have been thrown back to her hometown by now, and no one else could have quit their job to take care of her for seven years." "I have talked about you to people in our hospital several times, and they all admire your perseverance. You didn't even go into the kitchen at home before, and I never thought you would change so much after getting married !"

The admiration in her tone made my eyes sore. I looked at the subtle changes in her expression and slowly said, "Do you really think I treat my mother-in-law well?" She didn't answer, but nodded firmly and seriously. The heartache overflowing from her pupils was the best answer. After knowing each other for 20 years, we have witnessed each other's lows and highs, accompanied each other in the most difficult times, and gave each other shoulders when we were sad. Every time my mother-in-law had a checkup, she helped me register at the hospital and accompanied me up and down to run errands.

I still can't understand why my best friend, who is like a sister to me, changed her attitude and spoke to me with the most vicious words in the world after my mother-in-law got into trouble.