“Later, my father married the woman he had an affair with, becoming my stepmother. Although she was very good to me, I never knew how to get along with her, and our relationship got worse and worse. In the year I graduated high school, I went abroad to study and never lived with my family again. Until now, this relationship has never changed. Today, seeing your interaction with your family, I realized… I actually miss her too.” He said, a faint smile spreading across his face.
Very light, with a hint of melancholy.
“She was good to you?” She asked carefully, afraid of touching his wound.
“Yes! Just like your mother treats you. She never treated me like an outsider. Instead, it was me who couldn’t accept her, but… I don’t hate her anymore.” His tone was filled with regret.
“Everyone is afraid of sadness, but when pain inevitably falls upon a person, besides facing it, we can’t do anything else.” The early loss of her father had taken her great effort to overcome, and if she hadn’t later learned about Jun Hao’s illness, she thought she might still be wallowing in self-pity.
Her words deeply moved his mood. He turned his face to look at her, who was very serious, and then said teasingly: “In knowing you for so long, this is the first time I’ve heard you say something so profound.”
He had thought she would only cry when encountering problems, but after hearing her conversation with Lin’s mother, he realized that her outward strength was also built from environmental helplessness.
“Otherwise, did you think I’m a brainless woman? How insulting.” She pursed her lips, then turned her head and drank her beer gulp by gulp.
He looked at her, a faint smile rising at the corners of his mouth. “I have a birthday gift for you.”
She raised her eyebrows indifferently, looking at the beer can in his hand.
“That beer is from my home. You’re not going to use that cheap trick, are you?”
He shook his head with a light smile, then said: “I just received a call from a friend in the business world. He says he has found a very reliable medical team for your brother, willing to conduct a joint consultation and provide him with the best medical care.”
