My younger brothers are so fierce!!! I'm clearly the eldest brother!

"Brother, is your honey water cold? Would you like me to get you another cup?"

Jiang Yan walked over and sat down, forcing a smile and trying to make her voice sound relaxed.

Jiang Guanqing shook his head, "No need, it's just right."

Seeing that his older brother's attention and gaze had drifted to the distance again, Jiang Yan reached out and took Jiang Guanqing's hand, which was on the table, and said, "Brother, I will always be with you."

Jiang Guanqing took a while to react, then nodded, "Okay, okay."

"Forty minutes left." Jiang Guanqing looked at his phone again.

"Yes, there are still forty minutes left. I'll wait with my brother." Jiang Yan felt an unbearable pang of heartache seeing Jiang Guanqing suddenly startled every few minutes, pulling his gaze back from the window as he anxiously checked the time.

Jiang Yan could see it clearly, but Jiang Guanqing himself didn't notice anything amiss.

Ten minutes before the end of the exam, Jiang Guanqing suddenly stood up. "Xiao Yan, we need to go back and wait for Xiao Ning."

"it is good."

Seeing Jiang Yan nod, Jiang Guanqing led her quickly toward the school gate, taking large strides. Jiang Yan watched with bated breath, worried that Jiang Guanqing's knees might be uncomfortable.

Seeing Jiang Guanqing and Jiang Yan return, Jiang Ting got out of the car and looked at Jiang Yan with a puzzled expression, "Didn't we say we'd send you a message after Xiao Liu comes out?"

Jiang Yan shook her head. "Big brother has been keeping an eye on the time."

Jiang Guanqing stood under the shade of a tree, watching the school with longing eyes. As the examinees came out, the area outside the school suddenly became noisy. Upon closer listening, all she could hear were children looking for their parents and parents looking for their children.

Jiang Ning walked out with the crowd, carrying a transparent pencil case in her hand, with a thin jacket draped over her arm, and lazily yawned.

After finishing my essay, I still had half an hour left. I forced myself to check it one last time, and almost fell asleep.

Jiang Guanqing's eyes lit up when he saw the figure, and he took a step forward, but then suddenly stopped.

The world spun around him, and he even felt a little nauseous. Jiang Guanqing leaned against the tree trunk with one hand, closed his eyes, and waited for the dizziness to pass before smiling and stepping forward.

Jiang Guanqing took the stationery bag and clothes from Jiang Ning's hands, and opened a pack of wet wipes to wipe Jiang Ning's sweat.

"Are you tired? Are you hungry? What do you want to eat for lunch? Do you want to take a nap? I have an exam this afternoon, I need to sleep for a while..."

Jiang Guanqing asked a lot of questions in one breath, which stunned Jiang Ning. She quickly interrupted, "Big brother, I'm not tired. The test was quite easy, and the essay was easy to write. I'm a little hungry. Let's go back and eat."

Jiang Guanqing nodded repeatedly, "Okay, let's go home. I've asked Auntie to prepare your favorite dishes."

Back home, Jiang Guanqing sat opposite Jiang Ning, watching her eat. He held chopsticks in his hand and kept putting food on Jiang Ning's plate. Every time Jiang Ning put a piece of rib into her mouth, another piece would appear in her bowl the next second.

Jiang Zhuo, Jiang Huai, and the others exchanged glances, all sensing that something was amiss. Their eldest brother was showing far too much concern for Xiao Liu; their second brother hadn't even received this kind of treatment during his college entrance exams.

No matter how much she ate, the food in her bowl remained unchanged. Jiang Ning had no choice but to cover the bowl with her hand, saying, "Big brother, you should eat too."

"I'm not hungry," Jiang Guanqing shook his head. "Eat slowly, don't choke."

As Jiang Guanqing spoke, he served Jiang Ning another bowl of soup.

Jiang Ting felt a little jealous. Why should he be treated like this? It was right to take care of Jiang Ning during his college entrance exam, but the food was already laid out in front of him, and Jiang Ning was still hogging his older brother, making him serve him food.

Jiang Ting pushed her bowl, which contained only rice, towards Jiang Guanqing. "Big brother, could you help me get some food? The dishes I want are all over Xiao Liu's side; I can't reach them."

Jiang Guanqing looked at Jiang Ting's bowl, which only contained white rice, and a hint of annoyance appeared in his eyes. He hurriedly picked up Jiang Ting's bowl and filled it with vegetables.

"Thank you, big brother!"

After serving food to Jiang Ting, Jiang Guanqing immediately looked at Jiang Yan and Jiang Zhuo, and insisted on serving each of them a full bowl as well.

Jiang Yan looked down at the bowl full of her favorite dishes and gave a wry smile. Her older brother was always like this.

Jiang Yan, Jiang Zhuo, and the others also served food to Jiang Guanqing, but Jiang Guanqing only ate a few bites symbolically and didn't even eat any rice.

Seeing that Jiang Guanqing had only taken a few bites of rice, Jiang Zhuo disapproved and said, "Big brother, you're not eating enough. Eat more."

"it is good."

Jiang Guanqing agreed very readily, but after a long while, he only managed to stuff a piece of vegetable leaf into his mouth.

When Jiang Zhuo and the others frowned and wanted to persuade him again, Jiang Yan stopped them, saying, "If Big Brother can't eat now, then he shouldn't eat. He can eat later." If he can't eat much, then he should eat smaller meals more frequently.

Jiang Yan wanted to tell everyone about her eldest brother's situation, but then she remembered Tao Yaxin's words and gave up. Her younger brothers were all fools. What if they couldn't control their emotions and upset their eldest brother?

Jiang Ning studied physics, chemistry, and geography. To be precise, the exam only lasted two and a half days, ending at 12:15 a.m. on the third day.

When the bell rang to signal the end of the final exam, Jiang Guanqing was still standing under the shade of the tree.

The loud ringing of the bell was like a sharp knife, slicing through the sweltering air and clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"This exam is over. Please stop writing immediately and put down all writing instruments. Continuing to answer questions will be considered a disciplinary violation and will result in the cancellation of your score for this subject..."

A few minutes later, the first student rushed out of the school, followed by the second, the third...

Jiang Guanqing's unfocused gaze slowly focused on the crowd surging out of the school gate, and she subconsciously took two steps forward while holding the carefully wrapped bouquet.

The floor seemed to have turned into cotton... Jiang Guanqing was about to fall to the ground uncontrollably.

"Big brother!"

Jiang Yan grabbed Jiang Guanqing's arm, his palm touching the icy skin. "Don't worry, big brother, Xiao Liu will be out soon."

Jiang Zhuo and the others rushed forward, holding umbrellas for him, blowing on him with small electric fans, and bringing him water, all equally nervous.

"I'm fine," Jiang Guanqing shook his head, stubbornly standing there, his gaze sweeping over each student who came out.

Jiang Ning was among the later batch to leave the exam room because the invigilators in their exam room were very slow in counting the exam papers.

Seeing the familiar figures under the shade of the tree, Jiang Ning smiled and ran quickly over, "Big brother, second brother, I've finished my exam!"

Jiang Guanqing looked at Jiang Ning running towards them and suddenly smiled.

"Yeah, you've finished the exam, that's great," Jiang Guanqing said, handing the bouquet of flowers he was holding to Jiang Ning. The moment he reached out, everything went black.

The world lost its sound and color in that instant.

Just as Jiang Ning was about to take the bouquet, her older brother, who seemed perfectly fine, suddenly collapsed towards her.

"Big brother—"

The pencil case and coat in her hands were thrown to the ground. Jiang Ning held Jiang Guanqing steadily in her arms, her eyes filled with panic and helplessness.

Jiang Guanqing felt himself falling, as if someone had caught him. Who was it? Jiang Guanqing couldn't believe it. He tried hard to open his eyes, but his eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

I'm a little sleepy...