roccoschili Chapter 222 Going Home
Chapter 222 Going Home
Shen Qingtan looked at Gu Changsheng in surprise. A woman's intimate items should not be displayed in front of other men, let alone taken off and given to him.
“Miss, I apologize for my request.” Gu Changsheng realized that his condition was too abrupt, pursed his lips slightly, and explained, “I once couldn’t find my sister. She said that the bell on her bracelet would ring, and I could find her by hearing the bell.”
Shen Qingtan was stunned, seemingly not expecting such a reason.
Suddenly, a fleeting image flashed through her mind.
“I have no intention of offending you, young lady.” Gu Changsheng, though blind, still bowed his head to face her. “I have only one condition.”
At that moment, Shen Qingtan understood his loneliness. Perhaps because she had been separated from her own family, she empathized with his plight and took off her bracelet without hesitation, handing it to him.
Gu Changsheng's hand touched the bracelet's slightly cool temperature. He gently hooked his fingertips and held the bracelet in his palm. His fingertips slowly traced the pattern, and his fingers paused when they touched the peony pattern.
He was afraid of making a mistake, so he caressed it again and again, paying attention to every texture and the inlaid gemstones and pearls.
Until the filigree inlay technique on the bracelet and the specially designed peony pattern on the bracelet, every detail overlapped and matched the image in my mind.
Shen Qingtan watched his movements, and a strange impulse arose in her heart, prompting her to ask, "May I ask how you are addressed, sir?"
"Chang Sheng." Gu Chang Sheng's voice was slightly hoarse: "My name is Gu Chang Sheng."
Shen Qingtan felt something explode in her mind, and a childish voice called out "Brother Changsheng" again and again.
The image that had flashed through my mind so quickly is now back, and it's become crystal clear.
[Brother, you said we were playing hide-and-seek, how did it take you to find Manman?]
【Manman hid too well, your brother couldn't find you.】
[My older brother is a bit slow. My second brother is very clever; he said that when Manman's bracelet bell rang, he found Manman right away.]
[If I can't find Manman next time, I'll listen for the bell to look for her.]
Many forgotten memories circulated in my mind, some quickly and some slowly.
Shen Qingtan looked up at Gu Changsheng in a daze, only to see him holding the bracelet in a daze.
She felt a pang of sadness when she thought about how Gu Changsheng had run away from home after she was taken away and had never given up looking for her.
At that time, he was just a young boy.
He was blind, but when he heard the sound of a bell, he would follow the sound. He had experienced countless disappointments and been misunderstood by many people, but he still held on to the belief in his heart until he found her.
Shen Qingtan suppressed the surging emotions in her heart, shook her other bracelet, and the bell rang out crisply.
Gu Changsheng turned his head at the sound.
Shen Qingtan said in a soft, childlike voice, "Brother Changsheng, can you hear the bell? Manman is right here."
A bright and radiant smile spread across her face, and she shook the bell at him again. He stared intently in her direction, tears streaming down his face without warning.
When Shen Qingtan was taken away and Gu Changsheng had a bone broken, he didn't cry.
When his grandmother passed away, Gu Changsheng did not cry.
At this moment, Shen Qingtan's words, "Manman is right here," brought back her long-lost sister, and Gu Changsheng shed tears.
Gu Changsheng gripped the bracelet tightly, his fingertips turning white: "Brother heard the bell."
Looking at the tear stains on his face, Shen Qingtan deeply understood that even though time had passed and family members were separated, their love for her remained unchanged.
That's how my parents are.
The same goes for the older brothers.
She gazed at his eyes, which were covered by a thin veil, wondering how much hardship he had endured outside.
He couldn't get over the fact that he had lost her.
Moreover, because she disappeared, the old ancestor couldn't bear the blow and passed away, adding another wound to his heart.
No one could understand the bitterness and torment he felt.
"Brother Changsheng, your eyes."
"It's nothing." Gu Changsheng took the bracelet and pretended to put it on her, but quickly realized something. He handed the bracelet back and said casually, "My eyes can't be exposed to strong light."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingtan knew that he did not want to say more, and fell silent.
Many of the small talk that follows a reunion is not appropriate for them.
The once close sibling relationship has now deteriorated to the point of silence, with even a single word requiring careful consideration in their hearts.
I can no longer act as carefree and spoiled as I did when I was a child.
Shen Qingtan took the bracelet and put it on her wrist. She looked up at the long street bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun. The hustle and bustle had faded away, and the pedestrians were hurrying by, leaving the place quiet and desolate.
Just like him.
The bracelet on her wrist became very heavy, bearing the weight of her kinship with her brother, which allowed them to reunite in this unfamiliar city.
As Shen Qingtan slowly made her way toward the Qin family business, she picked out the words he wanted to hear.
"Over the years, I have lived as the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Chengen's mansion. The servants in the mansion have never neglected me. I was raised in luxury and pampered life."
"They hired a governess and a tutor for me to teach me etiquette, manners, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even arranged a marriage for me."
“I have never suffered or endured hardship.” Shen Qingtan stopped and looked at Gu Changsheng. “Brother, you have suffered all these years.”
Gu Changsheng cut to the chase, saying, "Your husband is seriously ill and doesn't have much time left."
The implication is: If you were truly doing well, why would you have married such a husband?
"I made my own choice," Shen Qingtan said with a smile. "I've found my parents, and they'll support me. If I were dissatisfied with my husband, I could have discussed a divorce long ago. Why would I go to such lengths to find him a miracle doctor?"
Gu Changsheng fell silent.
“Brother, I’m already home.” Shen Qingtan approached him cautiously, but dared not touch him: “You should go home too.”
Gu Changsheng stood still; the word "home" was too unfamiliar to him.
When he left the Gu family, he thought about bringing Manman home every moment.
With each disappointment and the passage of time, he stopped thinking about going home, only hoping in his heart that she was doing well somewhere he couldn't see.
Shen Qingtan did not receive a reply from Gu Changsheng. Thinking of Gu Zongci, who was waiting for his son to come home in the capital, she was about to speak when she heard a very soft and faint voice in her ear.
"it is good."
Upon receiving the answer, Shen Qingtan couldn't help but smile.
How wonderful! The young man who held her tightly in his arms, refusing to let go even when the troupe's thugs punched and kicked him, is finally going home.
This time, they were truly reunited as a family.
Tingxue followed the brother and sister in a daze, deeply shocked. She had thought the person was up to no good, but it turned out to be her master's brother.
Soon, Tingxue accepted this fact.
If the divine physician is the master's brother, then the second master can be saved.
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Considering that someone was secretly pursuing Zhong Yuan, Shen Qingtan did not take Gu Changsheng to the Wushe Inn, but instead settled him in the Qin Family Trading Company.
After settling Gu Changsheng in, she returned to the Wushe Inn.
Liu Yue, who was standing guard at the door, noticed Shen Qingtan's solemn and preoccupied expression and quickly asked, "Second Madam, what happened?"