Nan Xiao pondered for a moment. "There's no need for that. We should still have the New Year's Eve reunion dinner together. I've already arranged for a caregiver over there."
Nan Xiangdong glanced at the time. "Alright, I'll go over and see him now."
Nan Xiao hung up the phone and saw Ming Zicheng approaching him. He adjusted his emotions with effort. "Are you done talking with them so quickly?"
Ming Zicheng curved his lips slightly. "No, but my senior sister ordered me to come out and check on you. I wouldn't dare disobey her."
Nan Xiao's lips curved upward slightly. "She's always understood me the best!"
Ming Zicheng surveyed him. "It's good that Big Brother is back, but why do you not seem happy?"
Nan Xiao pointed to his chest. "It is indeed good that he's back, but I feel an inexplicable blockage here. It's a feeling that's hard to describe. Perhaps it's because he's been gone for too long and his return is too sudden. I don't even have the courage to go see him."
Nan Xiao paused and continued, "It's strange, I was overjoyed when Sister Yun and her husband returned, but after hearing the news that Big Brother was still alive, I wasn't as happy. In fact, I felt a bit choked up."
Ming Zicheng raised his hand and patted his shoulder. "Go and see him. Perhaps you'll feel better after seeing him."
Nan Xiao looked at him suspiciously.
Ming Zicheng curved his lips slightly. "It's Senior Sister's wish. She said she wants you to have a happy New Year. As long as you can make it back in two hours, that's fine."
Nan Xiao glanced at his wristwatch and finally made up his mind. "I'll take a look and come right back."
"Go ahead."
Nan Xiao quickly entered the elevator. Forty minutes later, he appeared at the entrance of Huo's Hospital. As he got out of the car, he saw Lan Yuxi also exiting another vehicle.
Nan Xiao was slightly taken aback. "Why are you here too?"
"Just to take a look. It puts my mind at ease."
"There are so many people at home, what did you tell them when you came out?" Nan Xiao reached out and fastened her coat buttons.
"Kyoto is not that big. What do you think they can keep from me?" Lan Yuxi pouted towards the car. "Dad is here too."
Nan Xiao looked into the car, and Nan Zhenting pushed the car door open and got out.
"The paternity test results are out. That person is Nan Yao. Let's go in and see him."
Lan Yuxi pursed her lips tightly and supported the elder gentleman as she led the way into the waiting hall.
Nan Zhenting remained silent the entire way. It wasn't until they reached the outside of Nan Yao's ward that he slightly adjusted his emotions and pushed the door open.
Nan Yao, lying in the hospital bed, was covered in bandages from head to toe. His eyes were hollow and dull, staring blankly at the ceiling. He didn't react at all, even when Nan Zhenting and the others entered.
Nan Xiao furrowed his brow slightly and walked over. "Brother, it's Nan Xiao."
Nan Yao slowly shifted his gaze, staring directly at Nan Xiao.
Seeing this, Nan Xiao's heart ached inexplicably. "You rest well and recover. You'll be all better soon."
Nan Yao nodded slowly and dully.
Nan Zhenting looked at Nan Yao. "Nan Yao, do you really not remember anything from before?"
Nan Yao asked slowly, "Who are you?"
"I am your adoptive father, Nan Zhenting."
"Adoptive father? Do I have other family members?"
"You have a wife and a biological younger brother."
"Wife? Brother?"
Nan Xiao looked at him and said in a deep voice, "Your wife is Qiu Shuying. She's the one who rescued you from the back mountain and discovered your true identity. Your biological brother is An Cheng. After your accident, he went to work at Nan's overseas company. I'll transfer him back after the Spring Festival."
Nan Yao shook his head. "Never mind, don't have him come back. It's not easy to find a good job these days. What about the woman who saved me? Why don't I see her?"
"She was so scared by you that she fainted. After she woke up, she temporarily lost her voice. I've arranged caregivers for both of you. You two should recuperate well. When she's mostly recovered, she can come to see you."
Nan Yao's eyes darkened. "So I'm that terrifying, I actually scared my own wife into losing her voice."
Lan Yuxi said in a deep voice, "It's not your appearance that's terrifying, but the fact that a person who has been 'dead' for many years has suddenly come back to life. Anyone would be scared."
Nan Yao stared at her without blinking and asked in a hoarse voice, "And who are you?"
"Big Brother, she's my wife." Nan Xiao sighed softly. "You have no identity. How have you been living all these years?"
"I woke up at the home of an elderly couple in a fishing village. They said I was their son who had been missing for many years. So, I do have an identity. The name on my ID card is Li Yulai."
"Have you been living in the fishing village all these years?"
Nan Yao shook his head. "No. After the old couple passed away, I left with an old master who knew how to carve to make a living."
Nan Xiao pursed his lips tightly and gently patted his shoulder. "Rest well. I have some things to attend to. I'll come to see you again tomorrow."
"Go ahead and be busy. I'm fine. You don't need to keep visiting me. I've gotten used to taking care of myself all these years."
Nan Xiao nodded. "Today is New Year's Eve. I'll have someone bring you the three-delicacy dumplings you love tonight."
Nan Yao clearly froze for a moment. "You still remember what I like to eat?"
Lan Yuxi curved her lips slightly. "He cares about you more than he cares about Grandpa, so of course he remembers all your preferences. Rest well, we won't disturb you any further."
Lan Yuxi reached out and helped Nan Zhenting. "Dad, let's go see the next room and then we'll head back."
Nan Zhenting nodded and followed Lan Yuxi to the adjacent ward.
In the ward, Nan Xiao and Nan Yao looked at each other for a long time. Nan Yao then said in a hoarse voice, "We are not related by blood. Please don't take care of me like this anymore. Otherwise, I'll feel uncomfortable."
Nan Xiao's eyes darkened. "Although we are not related by blood, we are more like brothers than brothers. You've suffered all these years. Since you're back, enjoy the rest of your years."
"Your wife said she was going to see the next room. Is that woman staying next door?"
"Yes." Nan Xiao had no intention of hiding it from him.
"Did she and I have a good relationship before?"
"Why do you ask?"
"If we had a good relationship, she shouldn't have fainted from fright."
Nan Xiao pursed his lips slightly. "Xi Bao has already explained to you. Sister-in-law wasn't scared unconscious by your appearance, but by the fact that you, who were presumed dead, had come back to life. Sister-in-law treated you very well. She's been alone all these years."
Nan Yao's hands, hidden beneath the covers, clenched into fists. "I don't want to be a burden to her. I've been missing for so many years, our marital relationship must have ended long ago. Let her go."