Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

It's said that a woman's intuition is very accurate.

As Shen Mingchao watched the scenery rushing past the car window, a feeling of panic had been lingering since last night. She could only comfort herself, thinking that it was normal to feel a little apprehensive about returning home when facing her adoptive mother whom she hadn't seen for so long.

Until something was gently placed into her palm.

Shen Mingchao subconsciously looked over and saw a Golden Monkey milk candy lying in his palm. As he approached, another candy was quietly handed to him.

Only she and Su Wan were sitting in the back seat.

She turned her head to look at him. The young man beside her hesitated for a moment after noticing her gaze before stammering, "If you have low blood sugar, eating sugar can help."

Is that how it is?

Shen Mingchao nodded her thanks, thinking to herself: No wonder she's a medical student. However, she still had some questions.

Why do you have to be sneaky when you can give someone candy?

Also, why are the tips of your ears so red?

Embarrassed?

So innocent?

As Shen Mingchao's thoughts wandered, the car suddenly stopped, and Li Cu in the front seat coughed abruptly.

Then Su Wan also jumped.

Shen Mingchao couldn't help but curl his lips as he watched this scene.

She thought that when she had time in the future, she would definitely drag Su Wan to a haunted house. Although it made the brave feel safe, it wasn't very interesting. Haunted houses were for the timid; listening to other people scream was the real experience.

Hehehe~

After Su Wan got out of the car, he inexplicably felt a chill down his spine. In the blink of an eye, he met Shen Mingchao's meaningful smile, which gave him a sinister feeling.

He reassured himself that he was overthinking it and turned to help take things out of the trunk.

This is a Chinese tradition.

You can't visit a patient empty-handed, so on their way there they made a special trip to the supermarket to buy milk and fruit. That's when they bought his milk candy.

From the moment he stepped out, he noticed that Shen Mingchao's mood had been rather low. He knew that Shen Mingchao was good at making desserts, so he figured that the other person must also love sweets.

As Shen Mingchao walked into the hospital, Su Wan was about to take out a milk candy from his pocket and eat one when a sudden gust of cold wind made him shiver involuntarily. He quickly wrapped his down jacket tighter around himself, thinking that it was still a bit cold in Beijing that day.

"Wanzi~~~"

"What are you eating? Can I have one too?"

Upon hearing this voice, Su Wan froze instantly.

Unfortunately, another "good brother" also got into trouble. Yang Hao raised an eyebrow and joked, "When did you start carrying candy around? I've never seen you with this stuff before."

Su Wan swallowed hard. Thinking of his own life, he hurriedly pulled two pills out of his pocket and handed them over, saying with an embarrassed smile, "I'm just worried that someone might have low blood sugar. It's always good to have some on hand."

"Really~~~"

Li Cu's voice was like a vengeful ghost demanding his life. Su Wan nodded hurriedly, but he still couldn't escape. He watched helplessly as an arm reached from behind him to his chest and then grabbed his neck.

Li Cu gritted his teeth, looking fierce and menacing.

"I'll teach you to pull tricks! I'll teach you to pull tricks! Do you think I'm blind? Next time, you drive!"

Feeling suffocated, Su Wan rolled his eyes and reached out to another person in the room for help, but Yang Hao ignored him and instead took all the candy from his pocket.

But he still had a conscience, and seeing Su Wan's face getting redder and redder, he still pleaded for Su Wan.

"Li Chu, that's enough. Don't go too far. After all, we're still staying in their villa. Besides, it won't be easy to explain when Mingchao comes out."

It means it's for the sake of the house.

Brotherhood is not as valuable as a house.

Su Wan was furious. Su Wan was at his wit's end. Su Wan was heartbroken and shed two tears of regret, wishing he had made such bad friends.

Unlike the playful antics outside the hospital, Shen Mingchao remained deathly silent in the hospital corridor, holding the envelope.

This was just given to her by Li's mother.

They said there was a letter and a card inside, with the password being Li Cu's birthday. She was told to keep it safe and give it to Li Cu at a suitable time, or not to give it to him at all. They said she'd always been smart and sensible, and just handle it as she saw fit.

The tone was exactly like... a last will and testament.

Shen Mingchao never expected that their reunion would be to see the woman lying on the hospital bed, emaciated and withered.

The person who was so vivid in my memory is now like a withered, yellowed leaf.

She was stunned at first sight.

Ironically, the seriously ill person was very composed, as if she had already resigned herself to her fate. She only said that she was very lucky, and that she had found someone to confide in, as she had originally intended to keep her thoughts to herself.

At that moment, Shen Mingchao suppressed all his emotions and tried his best to appear calm: "Go on, I'm listening."

With a deep look in her eyes, Mother Li recounted the events of the past in a calm tone.

"Xiaohan, back then, I really couldn't go on like this after the divorce. If I hadn't left, I might have been beaten to death. And the fastest way to get a divorce is to leave with nothing. I can't take Xiaocu with me, and I shouldn't. I don't have any work skills, and he has no future with me."

"At that time, my family also advised me that it would be difficult to remarry after a divorce with a child. From this point of view, I did abandon Xiaocu. So, you see, this is my retribution."

Shen Mingchao's eyes widened, and he was about to interrupt when Li's mother waved her hand, "Don't rush to refute, let me finish what I have to say."

"When I first fell ill, my family cut off all ties with me, saying that since it couldn't be cured anyway, there was no point in wasting money. They also said that my younger brother was getting married and I had to consider him."

She lowered her head and gave a bitter smile.

"I abandoned my child, and I was also abandoned by my own family. At that time, I borrowed from everyone I could. When I was desperate, I was blinded by greed and contacted Xiao Cu. I didn't expect him to send so much money. I thought he was probably not short of money."

"When I tried to talk to him again, he didn't reply, and I knew he was heartbroken. That's fine, that way when I leave, he won't be sad for too long."

"But thankfully your brother is soft-hearted and didn't block me. I can still occasionally check his WeChat Moments. I see he's been to many places, and he seems to be doing quite well now."

Shen Mingchao hesitated, wanting to say that Li Cu was not doing well at all, and that all those posts on social media were just an act by Li Cu. As for the reason, she could guess.

This is a very awkward feeling.

Since you abandoned me, I'll show you my superior life and make you regret abandoning me.

This is very Li Chu; he has always been a very conflicted person.

"Xiaohan, thank you for listening to me. I have no regrets."

For the last time, Li's mother used her hand to wipe away Shen Mingchao's tears, her voice extremely gentle, yet it was a shoo-away gesture.

"Go away, and don't come back."