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

"No!"

Jiang Yan suddenly raised her voice, almost shouting, "Big brother, you didn't! You promised Mom and Dad that you would take care of us for the rest of our lives, not just until we grow up."

Jiang Yan buried her face in Jiang Guanqing's neck, her voice choked with sobs, "I'm so busy at work every day that I don't even have time to eat. The food in the hospital cafeteria is awful. All the doctors in my department have their families bring them food every day, in layers of insulated containers. I'm the only one who has to eat cold takeout. If this continues, I'll get a stomach problem. Can you bear to see that, brother?"

Jiang Yan mimicked a child asking their parents for toys, saying, "Big brother, I don't care, you have to bring me food. If others have it, I have to have it too. I don't care, I just want it."

Jiang Guanqing was stunned, her mind went blank.

Make your older brother feel needed and valued.

Jiang Zhuo suddenly remembered what Tao Yaxin had said before, and said with a wronged tone, "Big brother, I joined a film crew last month. I'm the male lead, and I have a lot of scenes. The female lead in the crew, her parents come to visit the set every day. Today they bring chicken soup, tomorrow they bring fruit. The whole crew envies her. We're both leading actors, big brother, you can't let me be outshone by others."

Jiang Ting wiped away her tears and tugged hard at Jiang Guanqing's clothes. "Waaah, big brother, my jewelry exhibition is about to start, but I've run out of inspiration. I can't draw any designs. I... I don't know what to do. Please help me... I can't draw anything without you."

Jiang Ning tried to put on a straight face and pretend to be angry, but her face was covered in tears, making her look rather comical.

"Big brother, you're a liar! You promised me you'd give me a gift after my college entrance exam, but I've been out of the exam for ages and you still haven't given me anything. My exam results aren't out yet, and I haven't filled out my college application. I don't even know which university to apply to or what major to study. Big brother, you said you'd send me to college!"

Jiang Ning became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and tears streamed down her face. "You big liar, I'm not even an adult yet, how am I grown up? Big brother, tell me, did you forget my birthday?"

The rusty, stopped gears in Jiang Guanqing's mind slowly began to turn again. Hearing Jiang Ning's question, he subconsciously retorted, "I didn't..." He remembered.

"And me!"

Jiang Huai's eyes were red. "Big brother, I'm going to participate in a competition soon. All my teammates have their families sitting in the audience holding up signs and cheering them on, but I'm always all alone. I don't care, you promised to hold up the biggest sign for me."

The rain outside the window had subsided at some point, and was now pattering softly against the glass.

The ruins began to collapse, and the gray and white of the reinforced concrete gradually faded away.

Jiang Guanqing looked at those aggrieved faces, opened his lips, wanting to tell his brothers that he was not a liar, but his throat seemed to be blocked, and he could not make a sound, and his arms were limp and unresponsive.

The faces of my younger brothers gradually blurred in my vision, like a sudden downpour while driving, with a layer of murky water fog covering the windshield, and all the scenery was mixed into a mottled patch of color.

Jiang Guanqing's eyelashes trembled, and she seemed to lose all her strength, collapsing into Jiang Zhuo's arms.

"Big brother?"

Jiang Zhuo held Jiang Guanqing tightly as he slid down.

The on-duty doctor and nurses rushed over.

The nurse frowned, but deftly took the person's blood pressure.

"Blood pressure 90/60, pulse rapid and weak, blood oxygen 92%."

After the on-duty doctor finished speaking, he turned to the nurse and instructed, "Add another bottle of IV fluids, glucose and potassium chloride, drip slowly."

Seeing Jiang Ning and the others looking so dejected, the on-duty doctor sighed inwardly, "This is the body protecting itself. They'll feel much better after they wake up. You can prepare some easily digestible food for them to eat after they wake up."

"it is good."

After the nurse re-inserted Jiang Guanqing's needle, she left with the on-duty doctor.

Jiang Guanqing slept for a long time, until 2 p.m.

Two more people joined the small room. Bai Xin and Gong Bolin had rushed over early in the morning after hearing the news. Knowing that Jiang Guanqing was spending time with Jiang Ning during the college entrance exams, the two hadn't bothered him, but they never expected something like this to happen.

It rained last night, and today the sky is a clear, bright blue. A lovely white cloud has been hovering outside the window, motionless.

Baiyun sighed softly. This was a psychological problem for Zaizai; there was nothing she could do to help.

That defector system has disappeared, and it's the only newly born Heavenly Dao in the vicinity. The rest are all old Heavenly Daos that have outlasted countless chosen ones of destiny. The defector system can't possibly defeat it.

Unable to travel to other dimensions, the defector system can only hide in the cracks of time and space.

"Ugh, the pursuit system is so useless. It's been days, and we still haven't caught that traitorous system. Oh well, this Heavenly Dao will go and help out."

Bai Yun looked at Jiang Guanqing reluctantly through the glass window, "Baby~ you have to take good care of yourself. I'll come back to see you after I catch that defector system."

When Jiang Guan regained consciousness, the white clouds outside the window had disappeared.

"Big brother's awake!"

Jiang Ting had been lying next to Jiang Guanqing, and when she felt Jiang Guanqing's fingers move, she immediately sat up.

A room full of people quickly gathered around.

Jiang Guanqing opened his mouth, his throat dry and sore, "...water."

Jiang Yan poured some warm water, inserted a straw, and held it to Jiang Guanqing's lips. Jiang Guanqing sipped it slowly, and after recovering, his gaze swept over everyone, finally settling on Jiang Ning. "Xiao Ning, I'm sorry."

Having cried so many times, Jiang Ning's eyes were still swollen. When she heard Jiang Guanqing apologize to her as soon as he woke up, tears welled up in her eyes again. "Big brother, why are you apologizing..."

Jiang Guanqing looked at his younger brother, his eyes filled with guilt. "We had agreed that I would take you out for a celebration after your exam yesterday, but... I messed it all up, and I didn't even give you the gift I had prepared."

The ward fell silent for a moment.

Jiang Ning rushed to the bedside and shook her head vigorously, "Big brother, I don't want gifts, I just want you to be alright..."

"That's right," Jiang Ting grasped Jiang Guanqing's hand, "Big brother, don't overthink it. We'll go eat there again, ten times over!"

Jiang Guanqing chuckled and nodded. "Okay. But I've already prepared the gift. It's in the trunk of the car, a black gift box tied with a blue ribbon."