Chapter 38 (2/2)
shi+ Jin acknowledged his mistakes: “I'ize tohelped him tuck in the quilt After a moment of silence, he continued, “I've already talked to Jiuzheng, he proence, I haven't paid much attention to him lately I didn't realize his mother's death had driven hiood brother, Xiao Jin It's ize to you”
shi+ Jin frowned and called out, “Big brother”
“I don't deserve to be your big brother” shi+ Weichong looked down, a weary expression on his face “You probably don't know… Though shi+ Xingrui abandoned our e sum of money, to raise us and to compensate theht
“It wasn't just money—all of our rui's resources to soree He invested in us like he invested in the business, and he wasn't at all stingy… But that changed after you were born When they discovered that shi+ Xingrui had a tendency to tip all the resources to you, ourin secret At the behest of our respective est brother shi+ Xingrui began to allocate resources to our mothers based on how close you were to us… It was a deal, a deal based on tacit understanding I, Yujing, and Zhouzhong knew, but Aoting and Jiuzheng didn't”
shi+ Jin stared at him in bewilderment He never expected the secret behind everyone's behavior was so looked into his eyes intently as if to see a reflection of his own despicable and hypocritical self in them His tone became somewhat turmoiled “At first, ere children and sirew older, everyone gained their own ideas and pursuits, and they wanted to change this sick situation, but I stopped them”
shi+ Jin asked, “Why?”
“Because, to retaliate against shi+ Xingrui, I needed to be on good terms with him… In my selfishness, e We treated you as a tool for approaching shi+ Xingrui and continued to play ‘good brothers'”
As he spoke, shi+ Weichong's expression grew gloomy He said, with a hint of self-derision, “We all could've been free a long tiot, the less a hirew up and acquired enough strength to stand on our own, not needing to fear or rely on shi+ Xingrui's power any longer We could've easily broken away fro under his shadow, but I forced them to continue this play There was no way this would end well I bearout of control I'rui died before I ed into an even worse nightmare”
shi+ Jin's heart skipped a beat “What were you going to do if shi+ Xingrui hadn't died?” He asked
shi+ Weichong looked hi he had, trample him down into the dust, and destroy what he cherished most so that he would live in pain for the rest of his life”
‘What he cherished inal ‘shi+ Jin?'
shi+ Jin leaned back on the bed, staring at his brother in a daze This was the first time he had a moment of such clear realization—in front of him sat a murderer Even if only a potential one
Thebrother had in fact never regarded ‘hiht shi+ Weichong si, but apparently, it was nothing
“It's true that shi+ Qingrui did not treat you well and abandoned your e on hi?” He asked, no longer acting, but genuinely sy that all this was just too unfair to ‘hiinal ‘shi+ Jin' did was to be born, and it wasn't of his oill The worst crime ‘he' corui's old subordinates to
‘He' was not yet twenty years old when ‘he' died For the first seventeen years, ‘he' lived under the strict supervision of his father and didn't do anything naughty That year, ‘he' lost his father, his face, his freedom, and made the cruel discovery his happy life until noas all a carefully crafted illusion Barely an adult, ‘he' lost even his life
Though ‘he' norant, and inconsiderate of his older brothers, and had so that required he pay with his life? While ‘he' wasn't outstanding, ‘he' wasn't an awful younger brother either
Faced with shi+ Jin's question, shi+ Weichong fell silent again Then he reached out to touch his cheek, and answered, “You didn't do anything wrong, it wasbrother”
shi+ Jin avoided his hand—according to what he just said, everything had been self-serving and calculated, enough to co of the situation He'd assuinal ‘shi+ Jin's' identity, and could not accept shi+ Weichong's concern right now
shi+ Weichong's eyes diot up and said, “Take a rest… I'll have a talk with Jiuzheng, he won't bother you again If you choose not to recognize er, I'll respect your decision… I'm sorry, Xiao Jin” He stopped in place for a et a response from shi+ Jin, so he picked up the coat on the chair, turned and left
shi+ Jin stared at the door in a corily kicked the chair and wrapped hi his face
Xiao Si called out, anxiously, <jinjin…>
“I'ht” shi+ Jin answered, his voiceed in and blunders around This is a fae… Xiao Si, perhaps too ed because of ress bar?”
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shi+ Jin shook his head in silence and closed his eyes He recalled everything he had experienced since his trans, Gua Two pushed the door and ca as shi+ Jin's watcher
shi+ Jin chatted with hidu Military Hospital The others had not co care of Lian Jun, who had also fallen ill
shi+ Jin's brows knitted, and he sat up, intending to get out of bed “How is he?” He asked, anxious “I'll go and see him”
“Don't, Jun-shao is already asleep It's just a cold and not enough rest A drip and so hiht slap on the forehead “Just obediently stay in bed and heal The year only just began, don't you think we've had enough excitement already? Get better quickly, or Jun-shao will be beside himself orry”
shi+ Jin laid down on the bed, filled with deep remorse for his mistakes His face scrunched up “I'm sorry, I won't be so impulsive in the future”
Gua Two didn't have the heart to scold hiain He consoled him instead: “Actually, it's fine, don't think too h Gua One parked the car so it'd block most of the snipers' shots, there were ene as they opened fire, ould never be able to avoid all the bullets”
“You don't have to coh He stared at the depressingly white ceiling and asked out of blue, “Gua Two, ament?”
Helpless, Gua Two pulled the quilt to cover the teenager's face “I said, stop thinking toocrabs on the island”
shi+ Jin thought he was being ridiculed He pouted, flipped him off under the quilt, and closed his eyes
After that conversation, shi+ Jin never saw shi+ Weichong again
According to Gua One, shi+ Weichong was still in the hospital, and every day, he would go to the doctor responsible for shi+ Jin to ask about his physical condition; Li Jiuzheng stayed here too However, they never caht about all the twists and turns of the plot, looked at the progress bar that had dropped to 500, and didn't try to find them
The next day, Lian Jun felt a bit better, so he caood, but his face looked alain shi+ Jin was heartbroken; all his effort to put flesh on Lian Jun's body was for naught
Afraid that the extended stay in the hospital would adversely affect Lian Jun's health, shi+ Jin actively cooperated with his treat around, and claed
Lian Jun forced hi hi sure there were no problems Then, he orried that shi+ Jin's freshly healed wound wouldn't stand the flight, so he gave up returning by plane and got an RV, prepared to drive back to B City
The s, spring rolls, and other festive food, and sent it all to Li Jiuzheng's private hospital This was keeping his earlier promise
In the afternoon, they boarded the RV at the hospital entrance Idle, shi+ Jin looked out of theFro and Li Jiuzheng standing side by side in front of the fruit shop across the street, watching
He hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to do Finally, he waved at them, mouthed ‘Goodbye,' and drew the curtain
Really, he should've reinal ‘shi+ Jin'—why should heon an act? He struggled along in this world, and all he asked for was to live well and eliress bars Now that he determined the five brothers were unlikely to be the inal ‘shi+ Jin,' he didn't need to care what their real feelings were Though his hard-won survival factors were gone, they weren'tbeside hiht shi+fted to Lian Jun, who sat opposite hi out a tablet “Jun-shao, let's play a round If I win, help lanced at the hand preventing hiaze paused on the needle marks on its back He lowered the book and looked at shi+ Jin “And if you lose?”
shi+ Jin grinned, a little wickedly “Then I'll give you ayou, I'm a master masseur, ordinary people can't enjoy my skills!”
The real “master masseur,” Xiao Si: <her's surprise, really set down the book and said, “Fine”
S, shi+ Jin took out a second tablet, courteously opened theapp, and stuffed it into Lian Jun's hands
Translator's Notes: Spring rolls [春卷] – a large variety of filled, rolled appetizers or dis, and cooking technique used, as well as the na on the region's culture In Chinese cuisine, spring rolls are savory rolls with cabbage and other vegetable fillings inside a thinly wrapped cylindrical pastry They are usually eaten during the Spring Festival in yuan [汤圆, lit ‘soup ball'] – a Chinese dessert lutinous rice flour mixed with a small amount of water to for water with ferer syrup, for exae, and filled or unfilled (Wiki)
Translator: Eques
Editor: Bet
Eques:
When I read DPB for the first tiinal ‘shi+ Jin' had rated shi+ Jin was getting close to thes would be resolved and they would be one big happy faht?
Nooope, the author won't s so easy Both shi+ Jin and us, the readers, will have to go through more hardshi+ps before the happy end But you knohat? Thatthan if they reconciled now, in such an easy way
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