Later, when she grew up, she met a man she liked and followed him around.
Although she liked him very much, she never dared to confess because he was truly outstanding, radiant, and handsome, completely the Prince Charming in her heart. Even now, thinking of him still made Tong Muqing's heart flutter.
However, less than two years later, her father suddenly brought dire news. She learned that her father was in the late stages of cancer and had only a short time left. She knelt before them, crying and questioning why they hadn't told her sooner.
In reality, it was to hide his inner pain. Later, a single sentence from her father made her cry uncontrollably. He said:
"Your father doesn't want my daughter to shed tears. What if I get better? My daughter will still be as happy as a little angel."
At that moment, she wished she could kill herself for not paying enough attention to her parents, for not even knowing they were sick.
The day her father passed away, she was in a daze and didn't notice that her mother, lying beside her father, had also stopped breathing. By the time she realized it, her body was already stiff...
Her world collapsed with a roar.
After the funeral, she was kicked out of the house. The shares her parents had given her were also taken away, leaving her with nothing. As she fell to the ground, she heard a mocking voice from above:
"Your father loved you so much, and you, for a poor boy, were never home. If I were you, I'd be so ashamed I'd commit suicide."
Like a walking corpse, she dragged her exhausted body, step by step, towards the sea...
Coincidentally, she met a child at that moment, which brought her back. She looked at the child with her innocent, tear-filled eyes and asked, "Auntie~ Are Mommy and Daddy in the sea? Then Qianqian wants to go find them too."
She stopped the child. In fact, she knew this child had saved her.
Upon asking, she learned that the child wasn't from this city. She said she had once seen the child's mother secretly bring her a sweater, knitted by her own mother. She envied it and wanted to find her own mother, so she had run away.
When she couldn't walk anymore, kind uncles and aunts offered to take her to find her parents, so she happily got into their car.
Later, she overheard them saying they were going to sell her. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to see her parents if they sold her, so she escaped from the car when they went to urinate.
She ran for a long time, not knowing where to go or who could help her find her parents. Walking alone, she eventually arrived at the seaside.
At that moment, she felt a pang of sadness and wanted to cry. She had enjoyed the pampering of her parents, yet so many children didn't even have parents.
A sense of compassion arose within her, and she wanted to give the child all her love. Thus, she spent a few years of a nomadic life with her.
She sold her jewelry and earned some money, then went to S City to complete the adoption procedures. However, the initial path was very difficult. She had to support the child and earn money for tuition, so she could only go to remote areas.
She also suffered from inner condemnation. Whenever she saved some money, she would go to find her younger brother. Her health continued to decline, and finally, she collapsed.
Although she gave the child a home, she knew it was Qianqian who constantly healed her. Every time she heard the child's bell-like laughter, she felt satisfied. The child seemed to have become her direction in life.
She didn't know if she would ever have the chance to see her again...
...
Ryan Hospital, S City
After Xuan Mohan left last night, Mu Jingxuan transferred Lan Qianqian to another hospital overnight. The previous hospital was too small and had limited medical standards; she needed a better environment.
When she woke up, he would go to his master to get some medicine.
"You took care of her all night yesterday?" Qi Jiayou asked sharply, looking at the dark circles under his brother's eyes.
After Mo left yesterday, he chased after him but couldn't find him. His calls went unanswered. Later, after they helped transfer Lan Qianqian to the hospital, they each went home.
He was still uneasy today and came to check, but he still hadn't seen Mo. Was he that unconcerned?
"Yes, until she wakes up, it's all changeable."
Her state after waking up was more important.
"Are you staying here because of her injuries or for some other reason?" Qi Jiayou stared at his good brother, his gaze sharp.
Mu Jingxuan's expression remained unchanged. "Naturally, it's because of her injuries."
"Heh!"
Qi Jiayou let out two cold laughs. "Mu Jingxuan, when did you start lying to us brothers? Do I need to remind you? She is Mo's woman."
He emphasized the last sentence.
He didn't believe he didn't know what happened last night. Even so, he still wanted to fight Mo for a woman?
He didn't know when this brother of his started liking Lan Qianqian. They hadn't had any contact, had they? And how long had they known each other?
Qi Jiayou didn't consider that Xuan Mohan and Lan Qianqian had also only been together for a short time. Love was not about other things; if you liked someone, you liked them, and liking always had no reason.
Mu Jingxuan fell silent at this moment. He knew his brother was always smart, so it was difficult to hide or pretend in front of him.
How could he not know she was Mo's woman? So, as soon as he realized his feelings, he went mad and buried himself in the laboratory, doing research all the time except for eating and sleeping.
But...
Mu Jingxuan pursed his lips. He couldn't control his thoughts, couldn't control his emotions. In fact, the more he suppressed it, the more intensely that longing rebounded.
He wanted to return to normal more than anyone. He knew this would lead nowhere. If he forced it, he would only fall into an endless abyss...
"Don't tell me you're really going to fight a woman with your brother, Mu Jingxuan. With your qualifications, what kind of woman can't you have!"
Qi Jiayou was genuinely getting angry. His silence represented what; how could he not know? He clearly knew everything, yet he still didn't want to give up. What kind of terrifying thought was this?
Hopeless!
"She is unique."
This statement was an acknowledgment that Mu Jingxuan liked his brother's woman.
There were many women, and many outstanding ones, but he just had different feelings for her. What could he do?
Qi Jiayou stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and pushed him violently against the wall, his expression cold and his eyes sharp. "So you don't want your brother anymore?"
For a woman, he was willing to give up his brother? What about their years of camaraderie? Was it worth less than a woman?
At this moment, Qi Jiayou had to admit that so-called love could truly cloud people's minds. Brothers could change their personalities and even fight each other to the death.
In his opinion, fighting a brother for a woman was no different from betrayal.
And these proud sons of heaven, which one of them was not steadfast in their will and possessed unparalleled wisdom? Didn't they know what they were doing?
Mu Jingxuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't say anything at all.
What could he say? He wasn't abandoning his brothers. They were all his childhood playmates, and they had fought side-by-side for so long. How could he abandon them?
However, could he be the same as before? He couldn't quite do it.
He had always been confident in his abilities, but in this regard, he truly didn't know. He... didn't know what to do, or rather, he was greedily wanting to follow his heart.
"What are you doing?"
Lu Haoran was also worried about his brothers, so he came early to check.
And what did he see? His brothers, who had faced life and death together and could shield each other with their lives, were now in a standoff, as if they were about to fight in the next second?