Aunt Liu thought she had misheard and looked up at her, "Miss...what did you say?"

"Who are my parents? Why haven't I seen them for so long since I woke up?"

"..."

Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment. This was the first time Zheng Zhihui asked about her family after waking up.

"Miss, why... do you suddenly ask this?" She looked at Zheng Zhihui in surprise, who was acting abnormally today.

"Can't I ask?"

"no no."

only……

Aunt Liu didn't know what to say. After all, the Zheng family's affairs were too complicated. She didn't know whether she should tell her or how to tell her about the Zheng family's affairs.

You can't tell her that her father was shot and her brother is in jail.

After thinking it over, Aunt Liu could only push Zhang Boxuan out and said, "Miss, if you want to know something, why don't you ask Young Master Zhang in person later?"

As for how to respond to this matter, Young Master Zhang should have more say than a servant like her.

Only he knew how to talk to the young lady so as not to hurt her.

-

When Zhang Boxuan came out of the shower, the bedroom was empty. Aunt Liu was not there, and Zheng Zhihui...

Standing outside the balcony at the moment.

Under the faint moonlight, a slender figure in pink pajamas stood there motionless, as if looking up in the direction of the moon.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet? What are you thinking about?"

Suddenly a voice came from behind her. Zheng Zhihui turned around abruptly and saw a tall man in blue pajamas standing behind her.

He was much taller than her, and for the first time, Zheng Zhihui felt a sense of oppression when standing next to him.

Whenever she saw him now, she couldn't help but think of the images that flashed through her mind and the words he had said.

But when faced with his gentle concern, Zheng Zhihui couldn't help but doubt herself.

She didn't know whether these things that appeared inexplicably in her mind...did they really happen, or were they just her imagination because of the nightmare she had had?

"Brother Xuan."

She turned and looked up at him.

"Ok?"

"I have something to ask you."

The night wind blew over the railing, ruffling her long hair. Zhang Boxuan naturally raised his hand to hold her hair up, "Well, ask."

"Who are my parents? Where are they now? Why haven't they come to see me since I woke up for so long?"

Faced with her sudden three questions, Zhang Boxuan's hand froze in mid-air for a moment before he could withdraw it. He observed her expression calmly and asked instead of answering, "Xiao Hui, why did you suddenly ask this today?"

Zheng Zhihui frowned slightly. Why did he and Liu Ma seem to not want her to ask?

"Can't I ask that?"

"Of course you can ask." Zhang Boxuan looked at her, his voice so gentle that no flaws could be heard, "I just didn't expect you to ask so suddenly."

"Then tell me, where are my parents?"

Zhang Boxuan was silent for a moment before raising his hands and holding her shoulders.

"Xiao Hui." He lowered his eyes to gaze at her, then said, "Your parents are no longer alive."

"what?"

Zheng Zhihui's eyes trembled suddenly, and she was stunned for a moment.

After a long while, he murmured softly, "...gone?"

"They are all gone?" She looked up at Zhang Boxuan in a daze.

"Yes."

Seeing her face visibly paler, Zhang Boxuan's eyes flashed with heartache, and the hands holding her shoulders tightened unconsciously, "Don't be sad, Xiaohui, from now on, I am your family, I will protect you and take good care of you."

Zheng Zhihui's eyes slowly focused on his face.

His cold and indifferent face and the cruel words he said suddenly flashed through my mind.

She felt an inexplicable pain in her heart, "Brother Xuan, do you really... like me?"

Zhang Boxuan was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled as to why she asked that, but he still nodded firmly and gave an affirmative answer, "Really, I like you."

"What about before?" Zheng Zhihui's eyelashes trembled slightly, looking into his eyes, "Five years ago... did you like me too?"

She could clearly see some emotion surging in the man's eyes, but before she could see what that emotion was, he nodded again.

"I have always liked you, whether it was five years ago or now."

It was such an affirmative and clear reply, but for some reason, Zheng Zhihui did not feel happy. Instead, she felt even more confused and disordered.

On one side there is gentle love and care, while on the other side there is distance and indifference.

She really, really didn't know which one was the real him.

The more Zheng Zhihui tried to sort out her thoughts, the more her head hurt.

"hiss!"

She couldn't help but groan and covered her head which was feeling the stinging pain.

Zhang Boxuan was startled when he suddenly saw the painful look on her face and hurried forward to support her.

"Xiao Hui, what's wrong with you?"

"My head hurts a bit~"

"Does it hurt a lot? It's windy outside, let's go back inside."

Zhang Boxuan helped her sit on the sofa, squatted in front of her and looked at her nervously, "Does it hurt? Is it because you choked just now? Or is it because of the root cause of the previous fall into the water? Don't be afraid, I'll let Doctor Zhou come over to take a look at you...

The person who said "Don't be afraid" soothingly was more anxious than the person having a headache and stood up to look for his cell phone.

"No need." Zheng Zhihui grabbed his wrist, took a breath, and shook her head at him, "It's not that serious, there's no need to ask Doctor Zhou to come over."

Zhang Boxuan looked at her slightly better expression, but he was still worried, "Let's call a doctor to take a look."

"It's really okay, I'll be fine after a while."

This kind of pain was not the first time she had felt it today, and she knew it would be gone after a while.

"I don't feel any pain now, but I'm a little sleepy and want to sleep."

Zhang Boxuan looked at her face and saw that she was indeed tired, so he nodded, "Okay, then let's rest first, and we'll go to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow."

Zheng Zhihui did not refuse and nodded.

Seeing him turn around to make the bed, Zheng Zhihui stood up and said, "Brother Xuan, I want to go back to my room to sleep."

Zhang Boxuan, who was standing beside the bed, turned around and looked at her in surprise, and then heard her add, "I want to sleep alone."

Her heart was in turmoil and she needed some space to be alone.

"You sleep alone?" Zhang Boxuan walked up to her, "Aren't you afraid of sleeping alone?"

Zheng Zhihui smiled and said, "But I have to learn to be brave, don't I?"

Zhang Boxuan looked at her.

Normally, she showed her thoughts on her face, but tonight, he couldn't read her thoughts from her face.

She was... a little unusual tonight.

But before Zhang Boxuan could figure out what was wrong with her, the person in front of him spoke again, "I'm going back to my room to sleep. Good night, Brother Xuan."

After she finished speaking, she turned and walked out. Zhang Boxuan came to his senses and subconsciously grabbed her arm, "Xiao Hui."

Zheng Zhihui paused, then untied his hand without leaving a trace, "Brother Xuan, is there anything else?"

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Zhang Boxuan just held her hand and saw a fleeting flash of avoidance across her brows.

Is she avoiding him?

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