He was silent just now, but now he's spoken. However, his speaking wasn't a good thing—he chased everyone away, leaving no one behind.

He Xinglan peeked at her brother through the glass window by the door. His mood was definitely off; he was full of energy yesterday, but today he had reverted to his taciturn self from long ago. However, her brother was not as lively as before, at least he still had some presence.

"Do you think my brother encountered a ghost after coming home that night?" Li Ying looked at her daughter. "Don't talk nonsense, your brother is perfectly fine." Although she said that, Li Ying's tightly furrowed brows betrayed her. Standing outside the door with her daughter to secretly observe, her daughter's words gave her some clues—a perfectly healthy person, who didn't smoke or drink, wasn't sick or poisoned, suddenly fell into a coma for a month, and when he woke up, he looked like he had lost his soul.

"Keep an eye on your brother. I'm going to call and urge your dad."

After Li Ying left, He Xinglan didn't rest either; she called for backup. Yu Lian hadn't gone far to begin with, and after hearing her sister-in-law's description of her brother, she immediately sensed something was wrong. He Lin wouldn't be defeated by such a small matter. Given his personality, if he were sober today, he would probably have already been clamoring to be discharged to deal with the things that had piled up over the past month. But now, not only did he not show any reaction, he seemed as if his soul had been ripped out.

Yu Lian scientifically guessed that this guy had a problem with his brain, but the doctors hadn't been able to find anything yet. With her exceptionally strong willpower, she immediately began researching, starting with consulting the best domestic neurosurgeons. If they couldn't find anything wrong and He Lin didn't improve, then she would send him abroad for treatment. On the surface, it was a decision, but in reality, Yu Lian had already prepared for the worst—even if He Lin never recovered, she wouldn't give up.

He Xinglan made a phone call home, but couldn't find her brother. The ward door was open, and she searched inside and out, even asking at the nurses' station, but he wasn't there. He Xinglan wasn't particularly worried; her brother, a grown man, wouldn't do something like running away from the hospital.

"Lanlan, where's your brother?"

"I don't know, I've looked all over. Maybe they went out for some fresh air."

"Oh no!" Li Ying turned her head when she was on the phone and saw a young man with a similar build to her son, wearing a hospital gown. She didn't see his face clearly and didn't think much of it at the time.

"Mom, my brother is a grown man, he won't run around like that."

Li Ying shook her head and immediately rushed downstairs. After confirming her appearance with a nurse on the first floor, Li Ying almost collapsed to the ground: "Lanlan, tell the family your brother has run away. I'll go out and look for him first, then call home when I find him, hurry!"

Unwilling to accept reality, He Xinglan forced herself to call her family, even summoning her husband Xue Zhi, who was busy at work. Her brother's coma was already worrying enough; the first thing he did upon waking was to embrace his family and weep, then secretly run away. She never imagined she would one day be worrying about her brother.

The hospital was in complete chaos. Yu Lian first contacted friends for help, then calmed down and tried to figure out where He Lin would go based on the direction he left in. But looking at the crowded intersection during rush hour, she was momentarily lost. She hoped that this incident wouldn't harm He Lin—she could have assured him before, but she didn't dare to do that with He Lin now that he had woken up from his coma; he seemed like a completely different person.

As night fell, a phone call came to the He family, saying that someone had seen He Lin at the He family's villa. Everyone rushed there immediately.

Yu Lian arrived last. By then, He Lin was already surrounded by a large group of people, and he was squatting on the ground, seemingly observing something.

"He Lin?"

Yu Lian pushed through the crowd, slowly crouched down, and called out. Hearing the familiar voice, He Lin slowly looked up. No one expected that his first words would be: "Don't crouch down, you'll hurt the baby. I'll wipe the blood clean; I'm so sorry."

One sentence made everyone think He Lin had gone mad, and Yu Lian initially thought so too. However, she quickly dismissed her own idea—He Lin hadn't experienced anything, so how could he be mad?

"I'll wipe it for you, you go and rest."

"No, it's all my fault. Don't worry, nothing will happen to you. In the end, it's all my fault. Now I understand why you were so heartless and didn't want anything back then. I deserve it; I didn't consider you. An'an, it's only right that you blame me."

Yu Lian wondered what He Lin had dreamt about while he was unconscious. She wanted to investigate further, but now was not the time. This place had long been sold to someone else; it was the residence of some unit's cadres, and it wasn't appropriate for them to stand here for an extended period.

"Mom, send someone to take him away. Let's go home first, and you'll need to coordinate things at the hospital."

Yu Lian quickly grasped the logical explanation and, following her lead, coaxed and tricked He Lin into returning home. The group returned to the old house, which had recently been cleaned up.

"He Lin, dinner's ready." Li Ying placed the food on a tray in front of her son, only to have him gag a moment later. He Lin stood up and ran out of the living room. Looking at the bland white porridge and the barely oily dishes before her, Li Ying's eyes were filled with worry. She immediately called the doctor to ask what to do. Unfortunately, the doctor wasn't there and couldn't make a judgment.

After hanging up the phone, the son had already been taken away by his daughter-in-law. "I don't know what kind of good fortune he has accumulated in his past lives; even if he were stupid, he would only recognize his wife."

He Xinglan stopped eating at the dining table: "Mom, you told me not to talk nonsense this afternoon, but now you're saying my brother is stupid. Be careful my sister-in-law won't be happy."

Li Ying turned to her husband and said, "What if He Lin continues like this?"

He Jianguo didn't know either, and finally couldn't bear to make the decision: "They're really foolish. Let them divorce. Xiaolian can remarry when she meets someone she likes. No matter what, our family will always be one family."

This was a huge concession for the He family—such a good daughter-in-law, it was their son's misfortune. Their hardships had finally come to an end, how could she suddenly become so foolish? Unable to utter a single word of rebuttal, Li Ying finally nodded and shut her mouth.

"But what if my brother gets better? If he knew he was stupid and married my sister-in-law, wouldn't he kill me when I have a new brother-in-law?" He Xinglan's words were rough but reasonable.

"But we can't let it interfere with your sister-in-law's happiness."

Yu Lian, who was upstairs, overheard the conversation downstairs and was both amused and exasperated. He Lin's condition was still uncertain, yet the He family was already considering her well-being. She silently shook her head and turned back into the house.

He Lin had just fallen asleep, so she brought hot water into the room to wipe him down a bit.

He was a light sleeper, his brow furrowed; he must have been dreaming about something again.

Yu Lian was destined not to sleep well tonight—He Lin's "wake-up" had created too many unknown factors, making her both curious and anxious.

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