Chapter 89: Worried About My Brother (Come and Read)

"Brother, can you eat lotus root?" Aying couldn't help but ask.

Seeing Ah Ying's look, Huo Qingye immediately replied alertly: "Oh, I didn't have much to eat before. Sometimes, let alone lotus roots, I couldn't even eat leftovers. Later, I gradually got used to it."

"Don't you have a rash after eating it?" Ah Ying remembered that her brother would get a rash after eating lotus root when he was a child.

Huo Qingye couldn't help but laugh and said, "Maybe I've gotten used to it..."

Ah Ying nodded, "Yeah."

But suspicion gradually arose in my heart.

At the dinner table, Sister Xiangyu was very concerned about picking up food for Huo Qingye, but Huo Qingye seemed to have no appetite and ate with little interest.

After dinner, Huo Qingye said he was a little tired, so he went into the house to sleep.

Sister Xiangyu was also left aside.

Ah Ying said to Xiangyu with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Sister Xiangyu, my brother was not like this before. I will send someone to take you back."

Unexpectedly, Xiangyu didn't care. She looked at Aying and whispered, "Aying, can I say something to you?"

A Ying was stunned and nodded.

They found a secluded place and sat down steadily.

"Sister Xiangyu, please tell me whatever you want to say." Aying said sincerely.

Xiangyu looked worried and said, "Your brother seems to be worried all the time, and he is always unhappy from time to time. No matter how I ask, he says it's nothing, and he never talks about the past. I just want to ask, what happened to your brother in the past?"

Ah Ying was stunned. What was going on?
You can't say that your brother used to be a male prostitute and suffered trauma, right?
I could only smile apologetically, "Sister Xiangyu, my brother suffered some grievances in the past, and he just came to the capital recently, but everything is over. I think I have a good impression of you, sister. In the future, if my brother makes any mistakes, you can always look for me!"

Xiangyu then nodded with relief.

Afterwards, Aying asked Uncle Liang to send Xiangyu back first.

After bidding farewell to Xiangyu, the first thing Ah Ying did was to go find Zuo Mei.

"Doctor Zuo, I would like to ask, if a person is allergic to a certain food since childhood, will it get better as he grows up?" Aying asked steadily.

Zuo Mei said softly and slowly, "It's possible. Many children have allergies when they are young because of their poor constitution. When they grow up, their constitution changes due to changes in the environment or diet, and their previous allergic symptoms may be cured without treatment."

Ah Ying let out a long sigh, and finally her uneasy heart was at ease.

Maybe I really am overthinking it.

But Aying just felt that her brother seemed to have a different temperament from before. He was more sensitive, less talkative, and more distant.

I feel like no matter how close I get to him, I can't feel the warmth of my brother.

Sitting at the door of her brother's room, Aying thought about it again and again, and still felt that she needed to communicate the matter properly. She didn't want to have any estrangement with her brother.

So, he knocked on the door gently.

A muffled voice came from inside the door: "Come in."

Ah Ying immediately smiled sweetly and poked her head out to ask playfully, "Brother? I'm in?"

Huo Qingye was lying on the bed. When he heard Aying's voice, he turned over and left Aying with his back.

Ah Ying smiled awkwardly, "What's wrong, brother?"

Huo Qingye suddenly sat up in shock, turned his head, looked at Ah Ying, and asked with a serious look: "Are you suspicious of me? Or are you on guard against me?" Ah Ying's face froze when he was asked, "Ah?"

Huo Qingye then said with bloodshot eyes: "If you think I am not worthy of being your brother or I have brought shame to you, I can move out today! I will never set foot in the capital in my life!"

Ah Ying felt a little embarrassed by the questioning, and said weakly: "Brother, don't be angry, why would I think you are ashamed?"

Huo Qingye immediately replied: "Then what did you go to ask Zuo Mei?"

Ah Ying didn't expect her brother to follow her secretly, and she felt guilty for a moment, "I, I didn't mean that."

"Aying, if you were forced to eat slop, sleep in a pigsty, and were beaten and scolded at every turn, you would not even mind tree bark, let alone lotus roots. I thought that our meeting as brothers and sisters was a happy ending after all the hardships, but I didn't expect that you would distrust me so much..." Having said this, Huo Qingye seemed to be unable to hold back any longer, and tears flowed down his face.

But he held it back, and said in a choked and hoarse voice: "I won't cause you any trouble. I will pack up and leave tomorrow. I won't go back to Lin'an to prevent anyone from using this to threaten you. From now on, just treat me as dead. There is no need to look for me or ask me anymore. Our fate as brother and sister has come to an end in this life..."

Ah Ying's eyes instantly turned red, and her heart ached. This was not what she meant. When had she ever thought of not wanting her brother? Listening to her brother's heart-wrenching accusation, she said softly, "No, no, no, brother, Ah Ying was wrong. Ah Ying shouldn't have doubted you. Ah Ying really didn't have any other thoughts. You can't leave. I used up all my strength to find you. No matter what, I won't let you go."

Seeing Ah Ying kneeling beside the bed, looking at him with tears in her eyes and aggrieved, Huo Qingye couldn't bear it after all.

"Brother, I'm sorry..." Aying said aggrievedly.

Huo Qingye then reddened his eyes, pursed his lips, and stroked Aying's head.

"It is my fault."

Ah Ying quickly said, "It's Ah Ying's fault. From now on, Ah Ying will never do such a stupid thing again."

"Yeah." It can be seen that Huo Qingye is still a little angry.

Ah Ying quickly brought tea to Huo Qingye, "Brother, have a sip."

Perhaps he felt a little regretful, so he took the tea from Ying and whispered, "I'm too sensitive."

"In the future, we will definitely get better and better." Aying said calmly.

Huo Qingye finally calmed down.

"Has Xiangyu been sent back?" Huo Qingye asked.

"Well, I asked Uncle Liang to send it back." A Ying said, looking at Huo Qingye's expression.

"She is also a miserable person. Her parents are dead and she is left alone to run the winery. I met her when I went to buy wine out of spite." Huo Qingye quietly told the story about Xiangyu.

Ah Ying didn't dare to provoke her brother at this time, so she nodded with satisfaction and said, "I think Sister Xiangyu is very good. If you think it's okay, we will marry her in a few days."

"Is it okay?" Huo Qingye was a little surprised by Aying's attitude.

Ah Ying patted his chest and said, "What's wrong with that, as long as you and Sister Xiangyu can live well."

"Forget it. I'm nothing now. I have nothing. Why should I let her suffer with me?" Not knowing what he was thinking, Huo Qingye backed down again.

Ah Ying immediately comforted him, "Don't worry, brother! I'll take care of the errand. As long as Sister Xiangyu agrees, our family will never let her lose face."

"This is too difficult for you." Huo Qingye couldn't bear to refuse.

My brother finally felt better, and Ah Ying didn't want to discourage him, so she said, "Don't worry."

Only then did Huo Qingye's eyes begin to gleam with some light.

Just as Ah Ying was exhausted and walked out, Huo Qingye let out a deep breath, straightened his back slightly, wiped away the cold tears from the corners of his eyes, and looked deeply...

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