Chapter 1160: Chapter 1160: In Big Brother’s Heart, You Are the Only Little Princess, Forever...
All of a sudden, a weak, feeble voice came from the side.
Yan Xinxin froze for a moment, then turned her head.
Not far away, under the sunlight, Mu Shaoqian walked over slowly in a black knit cap. The sunlight fell across his handsome features, but his face was unnaturally pale, even his lips were drained of color.
He smiled faintly, the smile looking sincere and from the heart.
Mu Jingheng walked behind Mu Shaoqian, and the family butler Old Wu, who was driving, immediately got out to carry Mu Jingheng’s things.
The May breeze blew past, blowing off a few invisible tears from her heart.
Mu Shaoqian’s steps were very slow, his whole body giving off a sense of tottering on the verge of collapse.
Ning Zitong wiped her tears and immediately walked toward Mu Shaoqian.
"Shaoqian, why aren’t you wearing a mask? There are so many germs in the air, you have to put your mask on!"
"It’s okay, Mom."
Mu Shaoqian smiled calmly.
After loafing around all these years, it seemed Mu Shaoqian had never looked as serious and steady as he did today.
As he spoke, he looked toward Yan Xinxin standing not far away, and tried very hard to walk up to her.
"Yuan, for your brother to be able to see you again is already the greatest satisfaction. Seeing that you’re doing well, and that you’ve married the man you admire most, your brother is happy for you."
Mu Shaoqian smiled faintly, his dull eyes filled with endless affection and gentleness.
"After you left back then, Yuan, your brother started becoming really bad and careless. I didn’t like studying, only knew how to play. When I was seventeen or eighteen, I already had several girlfriends. Wherever I went, I just threw money around and never once thought about how hard it was for Mom and Dad to earn that money."
"But your brother understands now. Maybe it’s because I’m about to die that I’ve seen through a lot of things and come to understand many truths."
He spoke and let out a soft, self-mocking laugh, his eyes full of guilt and remorse.
"Yuan, if someone asks your brother whether he has ever truly loved a girl in this lifetime, your brother wants to say, yes—and that girl is my one and only younger sister, Mu Qianyuan. In your brother’s heart, you’re the one and only little princess, forever and ever..."
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Yan Xinxin felt as though her chest had been sliced open by a sharp blade once more.
This kind of pain was different from being stabbed.
It was a kind of invisible ache.
"Yuan, your brother won’t beg for your forgiveness anymore, but your brother hopes that before leaving this world, you can forgive Mom. What your brother can’t make up to you in this lifetime, I’ll repay in the next one, cough, cough!"
"Shaoqian, don’t say so much. Get in the car quickly, hurry and put your mask on and get in the car!"
Ning Zitong urged.
Mu Shaoqian looked at Yan Xinxin, his gaze reluctant to part.
"Yuan, this time your brother truly, sincerely blesses you and Chuxi... to grow old together."
As he voiced his blessing, his gaze lingered on her, and in the end he was pushed into the car by Ning Zitong.
Ning Zitong wiped away her tears and walked up to the now-silent Yan Xinxin.
"Yuan, Mom won’t dare to hope for your forgiveness either. Mom just hopes you can come back to the Mu family for a meal—think of it as fulfilling your brother’s last willful request! Mom is begging you!"
"Ah Tong, don’t say it like that. Don’t make Yuan feel torn."
Mu Jingheng advised, looking toward Yan Xinxin.
"Chuxi, take Xinxin home. We’ll go home too. Yuan, don’t overthink it. Your brother’s illness—Dad will definitely think of a way to cure it, so don’t worry. Hurry on home now!"
He spoke as he took Ning Zitong’s hand and got into the car. Through the car window, she could still see Mu Shaoqian’s face turned toward her, smiling.
A few seconds later, the car drove off into the distance before her eyes. Yan Xinxin stared blankly at the receding vehicle when a hand came down over her head.
Mo Chuxi drew her into his arms, his heart aching for her.
"If it hurts, then just cry."