On the first night, Jiang Guanqing suddenly woke up. There was only a small night light on in the ward, making the vision dim. His clear, bewildered eyes stared blankly at the ceiling, and suddenly he became panicked and confused.

This is not his room.

Xiao Guanqing caught a glimpse of the figure by the bed, shuddered, and hugged her pillow tightly, shrinking into the blanket.

Her heart was pounding faster and faster, accompanied by a dull ache. Xiao Guanqing was so distressed that tears streamed down her face, but she didn't know what was wrong with her.

"Mommy, Daddy, there are bad people..." Xiao Guanqing murmured to himself, "Are they bad people... kidnapping me... Mommy, Daddy..."

Jiang Zhuo was dozing lightly by the bedside. Jiang Guanqing woke up immediately at the slightest sound and quickly turned on the light.

The moment the light came on, Jiang Zhuo saw Jiang Guanqing wrapped in the blanket, with only his teary eyes showing as he stared at him in a panic.

"Big brother?" Jiang Zhuo asked softly.

Xiao Guanqing shrank back in fear, almost falling off the bed along with the blanket, but fortunately Gong Bolin arrived in time to catch her.

Xiao Guanqing's breathing quickened. Sensing someone behind her, she huddled in the corner of the bed, clutching her pillow, tears streaming down her face. "Don't come any closer... Who are you... I need my mom..."

"Big brother, it's me, Xiao Zhuo."

Jiang Zhuo knelt by the bed, reaching out to touch Jiang Guanqing, but froze in mid-air.

The older brother looked at him with such unfamiliar eyes, as if he were looking at a complete stranger.

Xiao Guanqing clutched her chest, gasping for breath, "Liar, I don't have a younger brother... Mom and Dad only have me as their baby... You're lying..."

"Are you going to sell me...? I want to go home... I want to find my mother..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhuo felt her blood run cold, but seeing her older brother's obvious heart attack, she couldn't care less and rushed to get the medicine to feed Jiang Guanqing.

When Xiao Guanqing saw this, she became even more frightened. "Don't poison me, bad people... Mommy and Daddy... Baby is scared..."

Gong Bolin knelt by the bed and softened his voice, "Baby."

Xiao Guanqing looked at Gong Bolin through teary eyes.

Gong Bolin pulled a piece of fruit candy from his pocket. "Baby, it's me, Linlin. Do you remember me?"

"Linlin...you're not..." Xiao Guanqing's breathing became even heavier.

Gong Bolin clenched his fist, took the medicine from Jiang Zhuo's hand, and hurriedly said, "Baby, it's me, Linlin. The first time you met me, you even gave me a delicious chocolate cake."

Gong Bolin pointed at Jiang Zhuo, "Baby, they are not bad people, they are doctors from the hospital. You are sick, and they are here to treat you."

The cake was given to Linlin; it was Linlin who ate it.

"Are you really... Linlin? But Linlin isn't... this big."

"It's true, we've grown up, so I've grown up too."

Gong Bolin reached out his hand and carefully approached, "Baby, are you feeling unwell? You'll feel better after taking the medicine."

Xiao Guanqing didn't even have the strength to cry anymore; tears kept flowing.

Gong Bolin quickly fed the medicine to Jiang Guanqing under his tongue and patted Jiang Guanqing's back to coax him gently.

"Baby, be good, you won't feel uncomfortable for long."

Xiao Guanqing grabbed Gong Bolin's clothes and nudged his head around haphazardly.

"Linlin knows the medicine is bitter, so she prepared some candy, which she will give to the baby in a little while."

"Baby, be good, don't cry." Gong Bolin's voice was very low as he kept coaxing her, "Linlin is here, I won't go anywhere."

The medicine gradually took effect, and Xiao Guanqing gradually calmed down, only occasionally letting out a sob.

Jiang Zhuo stood by the bed, not daring to move, not even daring to look at his older brother more than a few times, for fear that he would lose control of his emotions and scare him.

Xiao Guanqing snuggled closer to Gong Bolin, her voice soft, "Linlin, are they really doctors?"

"Yes," Gong Bolin lied without batting an eye.

"Linlin, I feel sad. I want my mom and dad. I want my mom and dad."

Gong Bolin felt a pang of pain in his heart. He peeled a piece of candy and fed it to Jiang Guanqing. "Baby, if you eat this candy and take a nap, you'll feel better and won't feel uncomfortable anymore. Your aunt and uncle have gone to a very far place. They'll come back to see you when they're done with their work."

Xiao Guanqing stared at the candy for a few seconds, then opened her mouth and put it in. She said in a pitiful voice, "Mommy and Daddy are mean, they didn't tell me."

Xiao Guanqing nestled in Gong Bolin's arms, her eyelids growing heavier and heavier, and she mumbled, "Linlin, don't go..."

"I won't leave, Linlin won't leave."

Having received the promise, Xiao Guanqing finally closed her eyes, and her breathing gradually became steady.

Jiang Zhuo abruptly turned her face away, raised her hand to cover her eyes, and her shoulders trembled violently.

Jiang Zhuo and Gong Bolin didn't sleep all night. Upon receiving the news, Jiang Yan and the others rushed to the ward and stayed by their side all night.

Jiang Yan and the others felt a growing sense of panic, fearing that their eldest brother might have truly forgotten them.

The next day, Jiang Guan regained consciousness, but he couldn't remember what had happened the night before.

The following afternoon, Jiang Guanqing and Jiang Ning sat side by side. Jiang Ning held the Nebula X-Pro and quietly explained the use of each button to Jiang Guanqing.

Jiang Guanqing listened attentively. When Jiang Ning introduced a button, Jiang Guanqing would press that button with his fingertip.

But as she listened, Jiang Guanqing's tears suddenly fell.

Everyone in the room was startled and quickly gathered around.

"What's wrong, brother? Are you feeling unwell?"

Jiang Guanqing raised her eyes, her gaze filled with confusion and grievance.

Jiang Guanqing reached out and gently touched Jiang Yan's cheek.

"Xiao Yan..."

Jiang Guanqing's voice trembled with tears, "You've finally come back..."

Jiang Yan held Jiang Guanqing's hand, "We'll always be here, we won't leave."

"You're lying..."

Jiang Guanqing shook her head, her tears falling even more fiercely.

"I come home every night, and the lights are always off... The house is so big, why won't you come back...?"

Jiang Guanqing's eyes and nose were red from crying, looking aggrieved and pitiful. "What did my brother do wrong...? Tell me... I'll change... Please don't abandon me..."

"No, big brother, we didn't abandon you!" Jiang Ning hugged his waist.

Jiang Guanqing shook her head, sobbing, "You just don't want me anymore... It was like this in my past life... it was like this in my past life..."

Jiang Yan froze abruptly. "Big brother, what...did you say?"

Jiang Guanqing's eyes were unfocused. "None of you answered my calls... I called you so many times, why did you block me... Why won't you see me... And you even want to cut ties with me..."

Jiang Yan and the others felt as if their hearts had been ripped open with a blunt knife.

"I'm dying, why won't you come to see me one last time...?"

Jiang Guanqing finally broke down, curling up in despair, her voice filled with hopelessness, "I'm all alone... lying there all by myself... cutting my wrists hurts so much..."

My older brother was reborn. No wonder, no wonder he hates Nam Yoon-ah, no wonder he knows so many things they don't...

Jiang Yan grasped Jiang Guanqing's hand and pressed it against his face, his voice hoarse beyond words, "Big brother, touch me, I'm warm, I'm right here..."

"It's hot..."

Jiang Guanqing muttered to himself, "It's hot."

"Yes, it's hot."

Jiang Yan gently wiped away Jiang Guanqing's tears, her movements tender. "I don't mean I don't want you."

Jiang Zhuo and the others echoed, "We all want Big Brother."

Jiang Guanqing slowly closed her eyes, tears still clinging to her eyelashes. "Then...you're not allowed to lie to me..."

All five people said in unison, "We're not lying to you."

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