Spring Branches

three days later.

A City First People's Hospital.

When Lu Yichuan dragged his exhausted body out of the elevator, he ran into Tang Shiyan at the corner.

Tang Shiyan looked like she was about to die. Her face was white and the bones on her face were clearly visible to the naked eye. She looked ten years older.

Her eyes were still filled with crystal mist as she said, "Lu Yichuan, please let me see Xiaoxiao. I know I was wrong and I didn't mean it."

After the farce, Xiaoxiao was sent to the hospital and has been in a coma ever since. Lu Yichuang has to watch over her 24 hours a day.

In fact, Lu Yichuang knew very well that what happened that day had nothing to do with everyone present. It was just the imagination of Young Master Shen who manipulated their memories. That was why the scene of Xiaoxiao being tied up that day and them being indifferent happened.

Knowing that Tang Shiyan did nothing wrong, Lu Yichuan still refused to let Xiaoxiao see her. In the eyes of outsiders, they all blamed Lu Yichuan for everything. They said that he did not know how to cherish people, did not know how to understand other people's difficulties, and his attitude was resolute and tough, which was not what a normal person should do.

However, they only considered things from their own perspective and did not consider things from Lu Yichuan's perspective, which led to misunderstandings.

There were many things in this process that were clearly predicted in advance, but they didn't believe it, which led to the outcome of their memories being manipulated.

Fortunately, Ana suddenly came to her senses that day and pushed Young Master Shen down from the building, thus averting the disaster that was about to happen.

Mr. Shen fell on his face and his head hit a stone, causing a lot of broken stones in his brain and turning him into a vegetable. In order to make up for his mistake, he turned himself in to the police station. Before turning himself in, he told Lu Yichuan a big news.

The female teacher was Tang Asi, but Master Shen had tampered with her and cleared her memory, so she couldn't remember her.

After learning the news, Lu Yichuan did not immediately go to find Xiaoxiao and keep her by his side, but let her drift with the wind. She was free, and he could not trap her anymore.

Looking at Tang Shiyan kneeling on the ground in front of him, Lu Yichuan sighed deeply and said, "You'd better leave. I won't let you see Xiaoxiao."

After saying that, Lu Yichuang continued to walk forward, but after taking two steps, Tang Shiyan hugged his legs from behind.

She said, "Lu Yichuan, I know I was wrong. Please let me see you for a little while. After I tell you something from the bottom of my heart, I will leave and never appear in front of you again. Okay?"

Lu Yichuan still had a tough attitude and said, "I told you not to see it, and I won't let you see it even once."

Lu Yichuan pulled his legs together with force, then continued walking to the end of the corridor.

But after taking a few steps, heart-wrenching cries were heard again in the corridor.

Tang Shiyan's crying was so loud and miserable that many people stopped to watch.

Lu Yichuang shook his head and sighed, then walked back.

He said, "Can you please stop crying? I don't blame you for this, and I won't let Xiao Xiao blame you. Just forget about it, and don't mention it to anyone anymore."

Tang Shiyan said: "Just let me see Xiaoxiao for a moment, and I will disappear from your sight quickly and cleanly."

Lu Yichuan sighed, "That female teacher is Xiao Si."

……

It was half an hour later when Lu Yichuang returned to the ward.

He sat on the sofa at the door. Xiaoxiao was still unconscious on the bed, with various tubes plugged into her head. The instrument on the bedside table made a ticking sound.

Xiaoxiao was stimulated, which led to her current reaction.

She locked herself in a small corner, where she was the only one. She was afraid of contacting the surrounding environment and even more afraid of facing reality.

As Lu Yichuang watched, his eyes became moist.

He walked over again, sat on the chair beside the bed, grabbed the little girl's hand and held it gently.

Lu Yichuan said, "Xiaoxiao, just now your grandma knelt on the ground and begged me. She really wanted to see you, but I refused. What would happen if she saw you? Would you get better? The answer is definitely not. Because in your heart, your grandma was also involved in forcing you and me to this path, and you don't want to face her even more. You are also afraid to see her, so Dad refused her."

"Xiaoxiao, your uncle went to the police station to turn himself in today. He told me a secret when he went in. You must be curious about it." Lu Yichuan smiled gently, his eyes misty. "He said that the female teacher is your biological mother. She has been alive all this time, but she didn't want to see us, so she hid herself. She doesn't recognize us now because she has no memory, and I didn't go to find her. I want to wait until you get better, and then we will go find her together and slowly help mom recover her memory. Our family of three will be happy together to accompany you to grow up, and you will accompany us to grow old."

What a simple and pure idea.

This is the normal life process for ordinary people, but for Lu Yichuang, it is more difficult than anything else. It is even a luxury that he has to spend most of his life's hard work to get.

But what can be done?

He was born in such a family, the environment around him was extremely complex and bad, people's hearts were unpredictable. His family had always taught him that only by being strong can he have everything, but when he became a strong man, he had nothing.

This is the most sad and chilling part.

Lu Yichuang sometimes thought that if he could live his life over again and be reborn again, he would rather be reborn into a very poor family than be born into such a dangerous wealthy family. He did not want to be anyone's pawn, he just wanted to be himself and have a happy family.

He thought Xiaoxiao probably thought so too.

Lu Yichuan said: "Xiaoxiao, no matter how cruel the reality is, no matter how much you don't want to face it, this is the way the world is. Since you chose to come to this world, you have no choice but to accept it."

It was like I was forced to come to this world and was born into such a family. At first, I thought I was already a cut above others, growing up with a silver spoon in my mouth, not having to suffer the pain of money, and standing at the height of a king from birth. I thought that with all these, I would be smooth sailing in the future and would not experience all kinds of hardships, but I became a tool used by the big family. I am a puppy at the mercy of others.

But now, he regretted it extremely.

Life cannot be repeated, they can only be forced to accept it.

Lu Yichuan said: "Xiaoxiao, when you get better, we will go find your mother."

Lu Yichuan rested his forehead against the back of her little hand, his voice very hoarse: "We have to accept the cruelty of this world. Although it will be very tiring and difficult, mom and dad will accompany you all the way. It's actually quite simple to think about it this way. It was very difficult for dad to come this far. When I was a child, everyone looked down on me. They decided that I would be the kind of person abandoned by society because I was so weak and bullied. They all looked down on me, but I still did it. Now I am the most powerful person in my position."

Lu Yichuan said: "Dad, I have a half brother. When he was young, he was better than Dad in every aspect. Everyone liked him and had high hopes for him. At that time, Dad was particularly envious of him for having a mother to accompany and support him, but my mother was not by my side... When he grew up, my brother got together with the woman Dad loved the most, and they were planning to get married."

Thinking of the scene when Lu Yisi and Tang Asi came over to deliver the invitations, Lu Yichuang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The third time Lu Yichuan and Tang Asi met was the girl's 18th birthday. Lu Yisi brought Tang Asi to announce the good news. Tang Asi seemed to be very afraid of Lu Yichuan, and didn't even dare to look at him. Even when the two were alone together, he would deliberately run to pretend to go to the toilet and stay in the toilet for most of the day. In the end, he was picked up from the toilet by Lu Yisi.

Why was she so afraid of him at that time?

Lu Yichuan still doesn't understand.

"Lu Yichuan, this is my sister-in-law. We are getting married at the beginning of next month. Can you take care of it?"

When Lu Yichuan heard this, he felt like he was about to turn against the entire Lu family, and punched his brother hard in the face. Fortunately, he was still rational.

Is there any case more heartbreaking than asking a man who loves her silently to help his beloved girl arrange her wedding with someone else?

Lu Yichuang was stunned for a long time without saying anything, and was finally awakened by the barking of a golden retriever that he had raised at home for a long time.

Lu Yichuan initially took a cold and aloof approach: "Not good."

Lu Yisi smiled: "Brother has never asked you to help me with anything. This is the first time I have asked you to help me with the wedding. Are you so unwilling?"

Mother Lu said, "Asi, don't let that little bastard do it for you. What if he interferes and sabotages it? Mom will help you hire the best designer to do it for you. It will definitely be a special and spectacular event. Don't let him worry about it. Leave everything to mom."

After Lu's mother said this, the little girl looked at Lu Yichuan from head to toe with a strange look. This was also the first time the little girl looked at Lu Yichuan formally.

Her eyes were on Lu Yichuan for less than three seconds before she quickly looked away and no longer looked at him.

Lu Yichuan laughed sarcastically. He didn't want to mention those things anymore.

But Xiaoxiao needs some stimulation to awaken her consciousness more easily.

Lu Yichuang believes that part of awakening Xiaoxiao's memory is to mention how miserable he was as a child, so that Xiaoxiao will feel distressed and want to protect his father, and his instinct will return.

Lu Yichuan said: "Xiaoxiao, Dad had a very hard time when he was a child. I was also very timid when I was a child. I was afraid of getting into trouble because no one supported me."

Suddenly, all of Xiaoxiao's memories flooded into Lu Yichuang's mind.

Because Xiao Xiao was a premature baby, she was prone to illness when she was young. She stayed in an incubator for more than two months after she was born before she was taken home. At that time, Xiao Xiao was very picky and could not get used to breast milk. Lu Yichuan tried to find many wet nurses for Xiao Xiao, but none of them satisfied her. She would vomit every time she drank and get sick with a fever. Frequent fevers in children under three months old have already had a huge impact on their bodies.

Since the last time she had a fever, Lu Yichuang has never given Xiaoxiao breast milk again. She has been feeding her baby with various calcium tablets and milk powder.

At five months old, Xiaoxiao's health improved a little bit, and she no longer caught colds and fevers often, but she was extremely thin again. She looked like a one-month-old baby. As time went by, all my love was poured into Xiaoxiao, so that her physical condition is now much better than that of a normal person. At least she is not so prone to illness.

Every time Lu Yichuan went out to work, Xiao Xiao would stay at home and be taken care of by the nanny. At night when she got off work, she would squat at the elevator door to greet Lu Yichuan on time. When Lu Yichuan came out of the elevator, Xiao Xiao would run over and hug Lu Yichuan's thighs, and Lu Yichuan would also pick up the little one beside his legs and hold him in his arms.

Days like this repeated over and over again for five years.

The two, big and small, don't feel bored at all. They do this action every day, and they always have happy smiles on their faces.

Lu Yichuan sometimes thought that it was Xiaoxiao who saved him again.

It was this precious girl who pulled him back on track when he was on the verge of death, gave him hope to live, and made him see that the road ahead was no longer confusing. Instead, his eyes were filled with light, just like when he was young. He was full of energy, thinking about how to make his career stronger and bigger, and how to give the best things to his precious daughter.

His life, his whole life, will be lived for Xiaoxiao.

When Xiaoxiao grows up, he will also want to see what Xiaoxiao's partner looks like and screen him for Xiaoxiao.

He will not be a father who hinders others or spoils the fun. He will go all out to support Xiao Xiao in all her decisions, whether they are good or bad, and he will always stand on Xiao Xiao's side. He will be the strongest wall behind Xiao Xiao.

Lu Yichuan said, "Xiaoxiao, promise Daddy that you will wake up tomorrow morning, okay? Daddy wants to open his eyes tomorrow and see you looking at me with your eyes open and a bright smile on your face. This is the hope you give me."

Lu Yichuan said, "Xiaoxiao, mommy's eyes don't have the light they used to have, and she's lost a lot of weight. Mommy used to be a strong woman, she was very smart, and daddy admired her very much. Now she's become like this, and daddy feels sorry for her. Daddy wants you to wake up and we can take mom back to normal, and let her become the strong woman that everyone fears and admires."

Lu Yichuang talked a lot with Xiaoxiao tonight, saying all the things that he couldn't say or dared not mention before.

His heart instantly became bright and open.

I felt a lot more relaxed as if I had let go of a lot of burdens.