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Chapter 217: Chapter 217: Top-Level Team’s Pet, Everyone Came to the Hospital
Lu Siyan stretched out his clean, slender, and well-defined right hand, rummaging in the pocket of his white coat.
The next second, a lovely red-wrapped Want Want milk candy appeared in his palm.
——The familiar milk candy.
Lu Sheng couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment.
That time, when she was injured by the broken vase at the Fu Family, and her second brother helped her treat the wound at home, he also suddenly pulled out a milk candy and fed it to her.
At that time, she was thinking that her second brother, a man of such a cool and detached demeanor like an aloof flower on a high peak, would actually carry milk candy with him, which was quite surprising.
"Second brother, do you always carry candy with you?" Lu Sheng looked towards Lu Siyan.
"When I first started working at the hospital, I spent a few months in the pediatric clinic," Lu Siyan explained, squatting in front of Lu Sheng.
"When the children are uncomfortable, they might cry or become restless during the examination. Giving them a candy can divert their attention and make them feel less miserable."
"At that time, I would put a few candies in my pocket every day just in case."
"Later, I switched from pediatrics to surgery, but I have kept this habit."
Hearing this, Lu Sheng started to joke lightheartedly: "Turns out this candy is for the kids, but I’m already seventeen years old."
Lu Siyan looked up at her, his tone somewhat serious, "...Shengsheng, no matter how old you are, in your brother’s eyes, you are always a child."
Lu Sheng paused slightly, meeting her second brother’s gaze.
It was rare to see those clear and profound eyes revealing a touch of solemn darkness.
Lu Siyan looked at her: "Last time you were hurt by a shard at the Fu Family, and this time you fell off a horse and fractured a bone, I’ve been injured too, I know it hurts."
"But from the moment I saw you till now, you’ve only ever said that you’re fine. Telling me not to worry, telling our eldest brother not to worry, even asking me to call and tell our eldest brother not to come."
"Sometimes, I feel that you are too strong to be a seventeen-year-old girl—whether when facing difficulties alone, like when Ziye almost hurt you with a knife in the room, or like now when you’re injured."
"You never show any weakness or seek comfort or help from us brothers."
"So I told you twice before, not to be so sensible. If you’re in pain or aggrieved, you should speak up."
"But then again, I thought, maybe it’s because for the seventeen years before you came to us, it was just you and your ill mother depending on each other."
"You had to take care of yourself and also care for your sick mother. No one could be relied on or pampered, so you got used to it."
"Bearing pressure alone, facing everything with strength. Rather than being in the role of the protected, you tend to want to be the one protecting others."
"Of course, there is nothing wrong with such a character, it’s just... as your brother, it’s heartbreaking."
At this point, there was a slight tremor in Lu Siyan’s eyes.
"...It breaks my heart, my sister."
"She could have been the treasured pearl of the family, protected and cherished, and grown up carefree and happy."
"Yet because of those reasons, it wasn’t until she turned seventeen that she came back home. Ultimately, it was our failure to discover your existence sooner."
"Second brother..."
Lu Sheng did not expect Lu Siyan to suddenly say all this.
Among the five brothers, the second brother had always been the most reserved and taciturn. And because he was not often at home, they seldom chatted.
And at this moment, Lu Sheng realized that perhaps, amongst these five brothers, the one with the most delicate emotions was this second brother, the one who spoke the least.
The other brothers all loved her dearly and were proud of her strength. Only her second brother would feel sad because of her strength.
"At first, when I was told that I suddenly had a little sister, and that she was to be brought home, I didn’t feel much." Lu Siyan lowered his gaze as he spoke.
"Be it the lingering debts of our father’s philandering, or a half-sibling that I had never seen before, I subconsciously felt that this didn’t have much to do with me."
"Before you came, I rarely returned to the Lu Family."
"Our parents were usually out amusing themselves, our oldest brother was very busy and hard to see, Ziye wouldn’t come back even once a year, and Youming and Youye had school every day."
"So on the few occasions I went back home, there were only the servants. The vast house was empty and desolate, which made me feel alienated and cold, and afterwards, I visited even less."
"But after you arrived, everything changed."
Lu Siyan looked at Lu Sheng, "After you came, no matter how busy he was, our eldest brother would come home every night instead of sleeping directly at the office, or at an apartment near the office, like he used to."
"Ziye is a star in the spotlight, always running endless schedules and booked with countless appointments, never returning home even during the New Year. But now, whenever he has time, he just stays at home."
"You Ming used to only like staying in his room. After coming home from school, aside from going downstairs for meals, he wouldn’t leave his room. But now, he has become much more outgoing and is willing to interact with others."
"You Ye loves playing games and used to like hanging out at internet cafes, sometimes staying out all night without coming home. But now he plays games less and has actually started to focus on his studies."
"The cause of all these changes is your arrival," Lu Siyan said, "it’s you who has bonded us brothers together and given us someone to care for."
"When I started to truly see you as a little sister, I thought, we brothers should heal you."
"But later I realized, it’s actually you who healed all of us."
Second Brother said, it was she who healed all of them.
When Lu Sheng heard Lu Siyan say this, she just felt something softening deep inside her, and her eyes began to redden slightly.
It turned out, everything she did was seen by Second Brother.
Even though she was once a lonely demon wandering alone in the human realm, at this moment she felt touched by Lu Siyan’s words.
Humans are more vulnerable compared to demons, but on an emotional and spiritual level, they can be richer than any other creatures.
Not just love, but two-way familial affection, healing, and salvation, are the good fortunes that everyone encounters but cannot seek.
After saying so much, Lu Siyan seemed to relieve a heavy burden.
"I’ve wanted to say these things for a long time but never found a good opportunity until today."
"Actually, I just wanted to tell you that having a sister like you is really a fortunate thing."
Saying this, Lu Siyan then picked up the small piece of milk candy in his palm.
Unwrapping it, he fed the candy into Lu Sheng’s mouth just like he did that day.
The sweet milky flavor instantly spread in the mouth.
"Shengsheng... we really love you."
Lu Siyan spoke softly.
Lu Sheng never expected that her first tears in the human realm would only be because of a few words said by Second Brother.
It was just that those tears circled in her eyes, and as soon as they fell, they were gently wiped away by the cool fingertips of Lu Siyan.
Lu Siyan knelt in front of Lu Sheng, his usually cool demeanor now incredibly tender: "There, there, don’t cry."
"In a while, if First Brother sees you, he might think I hurt you while examining you. He’ll not only feel bad for you but also scold me."
"How could that be," Lu Sheng’s eyes were misty, and she couldn’t help but laugh, "First Brother wouldn’t scold someone so casually."
But then Lu Sheng thought about how her eldest brother scolded Lu Chengye with such assertiveness at home the other day; maybe Second Brother’s worry wasn’t without reason.
Lu Sheng thought there would only be Lu Youming waiting outside the examination room, or at most, First Brother might also be there.
After speaking with Second Brother, she sat in the wheelchair, allowing Lu Siyan to open the door and push her out.
However, the moment she was pushed out, Lu Sheng was stunned by the scene outside.
The hallway outside the examination room, previously empty, was now crowded with people.
The first eyes Lu Sheng met were those of Li Muchen, filled with concern, instinctively wanting to come toward her.
Looking next to him, her eldest brother in a brown suit still in his stage costume, Third Brother who had not had time to change, Fourth Brother with an anxious look, Lan Yu, Han Jing, Huo Yu... and even Jiang Ting had come.
Then, Lu Sheng saw a blur in front of her eyes.
Before she could react, someone threw themselves on her.
"Wuwuwu Second Brother... how could this happen, why is Shengsheng in a wheelchair?"
This time, Lu Youye really cried, and very embarrassingly in front of everyone.
Originally worried to death after hearing the news, racing to the hospital only to be told Lu Sheng was inside for an examination and not knowing how badly she was hurt.
Lu Youye anxiously waited for a long time; the moment the door opened and he saw his sister being pushed out in a wheelchair, the brother with intense sister complex broke down on the spot.
"Wuwu Shengsheng, your leg must be broken, right? Does it hurt? It must hurt a lot!"
Before Lu Sheng could respond, Lu Youye had already looked up fiercely through his tears, "I’m going to confront that horse! Really! From now on Shengjing has it without me, wuwuwu."
