The man looked a few years older than him, tall, with a mature and refined demeanor, his eyes and eyebrows were six or seven parts similar to Shi’s mother.
But his expression resembled Shi’s father, and even the way he smiled at An Huaixu was like Shi Yun.
Or rather, Shi Yu looked like Shi’s father, and his temperament was like Shi’s mother.
And his older brother, Shi Cheng, was the opposite.
Shi Cheng and An Huaixu’s older brother had a good relationship, and they would get together every time they returned to the country.
An Huaixu had been dragged by his brother to eat with them a few times.
Shi Cheng had been worried about Shi Yu and had to manage the company, so for a long time, he was in a bad state, with dark circles under his eyes reaching his chin.
An Huaixu’s brother would often wonder if he was about to die from overwork.
But now, although the dark circles under Shi Cheng’s eyes were still there, the gloom in his eyes had been swept away, replaced by the obvious care and anxiety of an older brother.
He first glanced at the red light of the operating room, frowned and said something to the doctors behind him, and after the doctors left, he put on his usual smile.
“Huaixu, long time no see.”
An Huaixu nodded.
Shi Cheng invited An Huaixu to smoke on the roof.
An Huaixu followed him up, but refused his cigarette and asked directly: “What’s wrong?”
Shi Cheng: “What?”
An Huaixu frowned: “You know what I’m asking.”
Shi Cheng held the lit cigarette, but didn’t put it in his mouth.
He looked at An Huaixu for a long time and suddenly laughed: “In Shi Yu’s matter, you really can’t hide anything from you.”
Shi Cheng looked into the distance: “You want to ask why we knew Shi Yu was still alive and didn’t come looking for him?”
An Huaixu didn’t speak.
Shi Cheng was used to his behavior, put out the cigarette, and the white smoke blurred his face.
He said: “You should know about what happened back then. Because of the grudges of my father’s generation, Shi Yu was kidnapped in an attempt to force my father to abdicate. The two men disappeared with Shi Yu.”
“My father quickly locked onto Zheng Lin, but he didn’t expect Tian Qiming, who had been missing for a long time, to be involved, which led to the failure.
After investigation, Tian Qiming had escaped from a private mental hospital. He had severe paranoia.”
Tian Qiming had been discharged from the hospital after a period of treatment.
He seemed normal in his life, but as soon as he was stimulated, he would lose control.
He was an extremely dangerous person.
An Huaixu nodded. Since things had come to this, he didn’t hide anything and told him everything he had investigated.
“After confirming that Shi Yun was Shi Yu, I checked. The Fugui Village police station did receive a fire alarm around that time, caused by a car explosion.
After the fire was extinguished, everything was in ruins, and it was impossible to identify the license plate number and people.
In addition, there were tourists passing by that place occasionally, so they registered it as an accident and dismissed it.”
Shi Cheng already knew what An Huaixu could find.
He regretted the past: “The terrain here in Changle County is complex, and the villages are scattered.
I didn’t expect there to be a village in the deep mountains. Fortunately, my Shi Yu was able to grow up safely.”
An Huaixu: “The people there are all good.”
Shi Cheng was now only concerned about Shi Yu’s affairs and didn’t realize that the usually venomous and ruthless youth had shown a lot less aggression this time and was even saying nice things.
Shi Cheng continued to recall: “When my parents first found out that Shi Yun was Shi Yu, they couldn’t wait to rush over to see him…so many years have passed, and we were so overwhelmed with longing and self-blame that even I had almost forgotten what Shi Yu looked like, but when I saw Shi Yun for the first time, my memory told me that he should look like this when he grows up.”
“We’re so glad that he’s living so happily, and we also thank Uncle Shi and Aunt Shi. Regarding my little sister’s condition, I’ve contacted the best hospital to treat her, and Shi Yun can rest assured when he wakes up.”
Shi Cheng wasn’t a talkative person when he grew up, but he said so much today, even—An Huaixu captured the sobs he was trying to hide in his voice.
Longing, joy, happiness…all kinds of emotions were personified on him, as if pulling him back to many years ago.
An Huaixu wasn’t a very sentimental person, or rather, he didn’t know how to deal with this kind of emotion.
So he turned his head, pretending not to see.
Shi Cheng adjusted his emotions, sighed, and mentioned another matter:
“About his memory problem, I invited—this person, you might be more familiar with.”
An Huaixu averted his gaze, obviously not wanting to mention this matter.
But Shi Cheng didn’t plan to let him go today.
“Dr. Lin said that you don’t seem to be doing well, is your illness acting up again?”
“No.”
Shi Cheng chuckled: “You’re still so stubborn.”
He felt much better, looked An Huaixu up and down, and scolded with a smile: “I don’t know who it was who prayed to the gods and worshiped Buddha for Shi Yu, and almost turned against the family…and was finally sent to Dr. Lin for treatment before getting much better?”
An Huaixu didn’t have the patience to talk about these useless things: “So what’s going on?”
“You still have such a bad temper.” He sighed: “Only Shi Yu can handle you.”
On the show, their interactions were seen by his whole family.
Whether it was in the past or now, An Huaixu was very susceptible to Shi Yu’s charms.
These two people…
Shi Cheng looked An Huaixu up and down, his eyes carrying emotions that people couldn’t understand.
After receiving An Huaixu’s displeased glare, he hooked his lips and turned to the main topic: “With the Shi family and the An family’s means, it’s impossible not to capture any trace of that car, so my father suspected that they had help behind them, and that this force was bigger than they imagined.”
An Huaixu raised his eyebrows, as if thinking of something, and sneered: “The Wang family.”
Shi Cheng nodded: “More precisely, the Wang family from back then.”
Shi Cheng: “Their top forces were overthrown by my father and Uncle An, but this action allowed a branch of the An family to develop in secret, which is the Wang family today.”
An Huaixu seemed to understand: “You’re afraid that the Wang family will know Shi Yun’s identity and will be harmful to him?”
Shi Cheng nodded: “Although they’re just ants now, I won’t allow anything that can hurt my brother to happen.”
An Huaixu raised his eyebrows: “What did you do?”
Shi Cheng leaned against the railing: “What can I do? I just helped things along.”
He opened his phone and showed a few interfaces—
Wang’s stock price plummeted.
The Wang’s chairman’s affair with his female secretary and the terrible fact that he molested several women were on the headlines.
The chairman’s wife met a mysterious man at an underground parking lot and engaged in improper behavior.
…
Multiple negative news flooded in, and a major turmoil broke out within the Wang family.
Major shareholders ran away, and projects were urgently suspended, turning the Wang family into a shell.
Shi Cheng scrolled through the phone interface and turned to a acquisition contract.
Shi Cheng smiled indifferently, with the air of a powerful leader: “Isn’t the way to eliminate danger to turn the dangerous place into your own?”
Shi Yun fell into a darkness that he couldn’t escape, and the voices of many people talking kept coming from around him.
He couldn’t hear clearly, but he could feel the longing in it.
Was it Mom and Dad?
He anxiously ran forward, running until he was exhausted, but he still couldn’t find a way out.
He didn’t give up, struggled to get up, and continued to run forward.
He didn’t know how long had passed, but the voices around him dispersed, and the surroundings became quiet again.
He was suddenly a little flustered.
Had they left? Were they so disappointed in him?
Tears ran down his cheeks and fell into his palms.
Suddenly, he felt someone gently tracing his eyes, nose, and lips with their fingers…
Just as he was confused, a familiar voice clearly sounded:
“When are you planning to wake up? I finally got you to gain some weight, and you’re about to lose it all again. Shi Yun, you’re so cruel, you can sleep for so long…”
“Aunt Shi and Uncle Shi miss you so much…do you know that the first time I saw Shi Cheng…your brother cried…”
“Director Lin also came. He scolded me for not telling him that you were Shi Yu… If you were here, you definitely wouldn’t say he was good after seeing him like that.”
“Uncle Shi and Aunt Shi also came. Forgive me, I was afraid they would worry, so I told them about your identity without your permission.”
“The doctor said that your injuries aren’t serious, so why don’t you want to wake up?
Are you angry because I lied to you and became friends with you with a purpose?”
The last sentence he said seemed to be a little aggrieved, and his voice lowered.
Finally, Shi Yun felt someone resting on his palm, gently rubbing against him, and a whisper: “Please don’t hate me…”
Shi Yun struggled to open his eyes, but it was in vain.
He didn’t give up and continued to struggle to wake up from the abyss.
Suddenly, an unusual warm touch came from his lips!
He was immediately stunned.
Th-this is…
An Huaixu kissed him!
Why would An Huaixu kiss him?
After a long time, a click sounded.
If he looked back at this time, he might have found that Shi Yun’s fingers had moved.
The surroundings fell silent again. Shi Yun was already exhausted, and now he was mired in confusion, so he fell asleep again with the questions he couldn’t understand.
An Huaixu wasn’t in a good mood, so he went to the roof to get some air.
But unexpectedly, he had only been standing there for a few minutes when he heard two footsteps behind him.
“Huaixu.”
An Huaixu turned around and met his brother An Mingli and Shi Cheng’s gazes.
An Huaixu subconsciously frowned, his expression seemed to say—what are you doing here?
Every time An Mingli saw his beloved brother, a crack would appear in his perfect facade: “Don’t look at me like that. Mom and
Dad are here too. They’re right behind, and I estimate they’ll be here in an hour or two.”
An Huaixu: “…”
He turned and was about to go downstairs.
After An Mingli confirmed that An Huaixu had walked away, he shifted his gaze to Shi Cheng.
He refused the cigarette Shi Cheng handed over and scolded him with a smile: “Smoke less, your brother’s lungs are hurt, he can’t stand the smell of you smokers.”
Shi Cheng obediently retracted his hand and tossed the cigarette pack into the trash can, then walked forward with him shoulder to shoulder.
An Mingli sighed: “That child has lost so much weight, he looks so much like Aunt Shi.”
Shi Cheng nodded: “He inherited all of my mom’s strengths.”
An Mingli joked: “Then Uncle must be happy.”
Shi Cheng smiled bitterly: “He’s been blaming himself for so many years, now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
In the future, let us make up for Xiaoyu.”
An Mingli: “What did Dr. Lin say after seeing him?”
Shi Cheng: “Shi Yun’s amnesia isn’t a psychological problem, he hurt his head before.”
An Mingli understood and patted his shoulder: “It’ll get better.”
Shi Cheng didn’t speak.
The two men stood there in silence for a long time.
Suddenly, Shi Cheng glared at An Mingli: “When will your good brother steal our cabbage?”
Shi Cheng said this with a mixture of disbelief and a feeling that it should have been this way.
These two contradictory emotions made his tone a little funny.
An Mingli laughed: “No wonder you still can’t find a wife.”
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