The doctor's words plunged Leng Chuanjin directly into the abyss.
At that time, he kept repeating the same sentence, "It's all my fault. I'm his elder brother, but I failed to protect him well."
"Chuanjin, it's not your fault. None of us could have predicted such a thing. You've done a great job."
Everyone could see how good Leng Chuanjin was to his younger brother.
As long as Jing Zhan wanted something, no matter what it was, Leng Chuanjin would get it for him.
Whenever Jing Zhan went out, he would arrange the best bodyguards to protect Jing Zhan's safety and eliminate all potential safety hazards.
But who could have predicted that he would contract such a terminal illness?
Fu Lingshi thought that Jing Zhan's illness was just an unfortunate twist of fate, while Leng Chuanjin always thought more than ordinary people.
Over the years, by searching for a cure for tree-man syndrome, he had become quite familiar with this disease.
This disease actually had a certain genetic factor, so those without a family history of the disease rarely contracted tree-man syndrome.
For this reason, Leng Chuanjin specifically asked his mother, "Mom, has anyone else in our Leng family ever had such a disease?"
Leng's mother immediately shook her head. "I'm sure there hasn't been. Even if we trace back three generations, none of our elders in the family has ever suffered from this disease. If there had been, we would have heard about it long ago."
Hearing his mother's definite answer, Leng Chuanjin squinted his eyes slightly.
If it wasn't a natural disaster, then it could only be a man-made one. Maybe Jing Zhan's contracting this disease was not an accident at all.
However, without sufficient evidence, Leng Chuanjin didn't tell anyone about this conjecture. Instead, he had been secretly investigating it in private.
While sighing about Jing Zhan's unfair fate, Fu Lingshi noticed the sign of Jing Zhan's waking up at the first moment. He quickly nudged Leng Chuanjin, who was deep in thought beside him.
"Chuanjin, look quickly. Is Jing Zhan awake?"
Hearing this, Leng Chuanjin looked up into the ward and happened to meet the eyes of the young man inside. Jing Zhan forced a smile at the two people outside.
The two of them quickly went in. Leng Chuanjin rushed to the bedside first and asked with concern, "Jing Zhan, how do you feel now? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"If you feel uncomfortable, remember to tell brother. Don't keep it to yourself."
"Do you have anything you particularly want to eat? Just tell me. No matter where it's from, brother will have it delivered right away."
It was said that one would be flustered when caring about someone. At this moment, facing his just-woken-up younger brother, Leng Chuanjin lost his previous restraint and rationality. He said three sentences in a row without giving Jing Zhan any time to react.
It was Fu Lingshi beside him who patted his shoulder. "Chuanjin, you'll scare Jing Zhan like this. Jing Zhan just woke up. You should at least give your brother some time to catch his breath."
After being scolded by Fu Lingshi, Leng Chuanjin realized his gaffe and said apologetically to Jing Zhan, "Sorry, brother was just too anxious."
Jing Zhan shook his head slightly. Even such a tiny movement was extremely difficult for him.
He gave them a gentle smile. "Brother, don't worry. I'm much better. I'm fine."
What kind of people were Leng Chuanjin and Fu Lingshi? After years of struggling in the business world, they had already developed the ability to observe people. They saw the difficulty when Jing Zhan shook his head and the sweat on his forehead.
But in the face of Jing Zhan's kindness, they didn't expose it.
Jing Zhan's smile still had the power to soothe people's hearts as it did in the past. The only difference was that compared with before, it lacked a lot of vitality and had more a sense of fragility.
It seemed as if this smile would disappear immediately the next second. Whenever thinking of this, Fu Lingshi couldn't help feeling sad.
In order not to let Jing Zhan continue to worry, Fu Lingshi quickly enlivened the atmosphere. "That's right. It's a good thing that Jing Zhan is awake. Look at how nervous you are. If you scare our Jing Zhan, I'll teach you a lesson right in front of Jing Zhan."
Fu Lingshi's words directly made Jing Zhan laugh. Only then did he look like a teenager.
"Why did Brother Lingshi come back at this time? I heard from brother before that you've been quite busy recently and haven't even had time to go home."
"What's more important than family matters? Didn't my younger sister who had been in the countryside come back? I just thought I should go home quickly. Coincidentally, my grandparents will also come back."
"I just passed by here, so I came to see if our Jing Zhan was feeling better."
"Is Brother Lingshi talking about the youngest sister of the Fu family? She's been brought back? What does that sister look like?"
"Does she look like Sister Moning and Sister Youqing?"
As soon as he heard about things outside, Jing Zhan was always very interested.
Because it was very difficult for him to go out now, he could only learn about many things from other people.
He knew his current situation, and he was already very content with it.
Fu Lingshi reached out and rubbed Jing Zhan's head. "Yes. I heard that she was just brought back. I haven't seen her with my own eyes yet."
"Sister Moning and Sister Youqing are so nice. I'm sure that sister won't be bad either. I really want to meet her."
Leng Chuanjin beside him had been silent all the time. He just sat quietly by the bed, listening to his younger brother talking.
Jing Zhan's waking-up time every day was very limited. He really enjoyed sitting on one side and watching his younger brother talking to others like this. Only in this way could he feel a little more at ease.
Fu Lingshi promised Jing Zhan, "Don't worry. Brother Lingshi will bring that sister to see you in the future."
"My younger sister has stayed in the countryside for some time. I'm sure she's seen a lot of interesting things. You can ask her about them when the time comes."
"Okay. Thank you, Brother Lingshi."
"Brother Lingshi, aren't you going home now? You should go and see that sister first. Everything is fine with me here. It's the same for you to come and see me later."
Maybe because he had suffered from illness too early, this child had become more mature and sensible overnight.
Fu Lingshi's eyes shifted between Jing Zhan and Leng Chuanjin. He had an idea in mind and then said to Jing Zhan, "Okay. I'll leave in a while. I was just going to ask your brother to go with me to see our grandparents, but who knew your brother was so stubborn. No matter how I tried to persuade him, he just refused to go with me."
Leng Chuanjin was a little dissatisfied with Fu Lingshi's "telling tales" in front of Jing Zhan. "Lingshi!"
Before Leng Chuanjin could say the rest of his words, Jing Zhan directly answered for him, "Brother, you should go with Brother Lingshi."
"But..." Leng Chuanjin still couldn't let go of his younger brother.
"Brother, don't worry about me. There are so many professors, doctors and nurses taking care of me here. And there are also the bodyguards you personally selected protecting me outside. I'm fine."
"You can just go and see for me. I haven't seen our grandparents for a long time."