However, in the entire ward, there was one person who was out of place with the atmosphere.
That person was Fu Lingshi, who had been keeping his head down in the corner, silent.
Although he was tall, he now seemed to be curled up into a small ball.
Seeing that the conflict between Xia Sanghuan and the Fu family had been resolved, Leng Chuanjin heaved a sigh of relief and stepped out of the crowd.
Just as he was about to go out for some fresh air, he noticed his friend in the corner, wanting to step forward but hesitant.
He walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"What are you hesitating about? Go on."
"Aren't you worried about your little sister too?"
Fu Lingshi opened his mouth, his face full of embarrassment.
Seeing his expression, Leng Chuanjin immediately understood.
He pulled him out of the ward, and the two walked slowly to the balcony at the end of the corridor.
The usually gentle and elegant eldest brother of the Fu family looked extremely exhausted at this moment, as if all his strength had been drained.
"Do you have any cigarettes?"
After a long silence, he said sullenly.
"No, even if I did, I wouldn't give them to you."
Leng Chuanjin, standing beside him, spread his hands and shrugged, looking helpless.
"Come on, what's wrong with you exactly?"
He felt in his pocket, took out a mint candy, and threw it to Fu Lingshi.
Fu Lingshi unwrapped the candy wrapper and popped the mint candy into his mouth.
Suddenly, a cool sensation rushed straight to his head, clearing his muddled mind a bit.
He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead. "Where did you buy this candy? It's so intense..."
"Come on, stop talking nonsense. Hurry up and tell me what's wrong with you."
Fu Lingshi looked at his friend in front of him and hesitantly opened his mouth.
"This afternoon, Huanhuan asked me to help her find out the personal information of this person.
"I originally wanted to ask clearly what had happened, but Huanhuan said it wasn't a big deal.
"I was in a hurry to meet a client at that time, so I didn't think much and just agreed.
"Moreover, I even asked my assistant to look up the information. After getting it, I sent it directly to Huanhuan.
"I didn't even take a close look at this person's specific information.
"So I think I'm mainly responsible for Huanhuan's big trouble this time."
After saying that, he fell silent again, staring into the distance at the colorful big screens in the shopping mall for a long time.
After listening to his friend's confession, Leng Chuanjin sighed.
"But you still kept an eye out and sent me a copy of the information and told me the whole story, didn't you?
"If it weren't for that, no one would have gone to save Huanhuan.
"And I remember that the client you were going to meet this afternoon was a cooperation partner that the Fu family's head - office had been trying to get for a long time, right?
"A person doesn't have that much energy to take care of so many things. You've done your best."
He looked at his friend and comforted him.
"But Huanhuan still got into trouble.
"If you hadn't arrived in time, I really can't imagine how things would have developed.
"Did those kidnappers want the Fu family's money, or did they just want Huanhuan's life?"
Just thinking about those possible consequences made him shiver.
There was also a sense of nausea mixed with powerlessness.
Seeing Fu Lingshi like this, Leng Chuanjin could very much empathize.
He also had younger siblings, and his own younger brother even had a terminal illness.
Although Fu Lingshi was just an adopted child of the Fu family, he was truly kind to the younger siblings of the Fu family and never felt jealous or unfair because of his background.
Actually, he didn't know how to comfort his friend either.
He knew too well that deep sense of powerlessness and self - blame.
The two stood on the balcony, each lost in their own thoughts, looking at the neon lights not far in front of them in silence.
The early autumn evening wind was a bit cold, making them shiver.
Just when Leng Chuanjin was about to persuade Fu Lingshi to go back to the ward, a familiar voice sounded behind them.
"Big brother, Er... Brother Chuanjin, why are you here?"
When it came to "second brother", Xia Sanghuan paused for a moment and then changed it to "Brother Chuanjin".
Although it was not very obvious, the person involved still heard it.
When did this little girl change her address again?
He turned around and looked at the little girl in front of him.
The little girl was wearing a standard hospital gown. Maybe it was a bit too big, and part of the trouser legs dragged on the ground.
Wrapped in it, she was like a doll in the window.
Suddenly realizing what he was thinking, Leng Chuanjin quickly coughed twice.
"Brother Chuanjin, what's wrong with you? Did you catch a cold from the wind?
"Go back quickly. It's cold here.
"And... I have something to say to big brother."
The last sentence finally revealed her true purpose, rather like the dagger being revealed when the map was unfurled.
He looked at her serious little face and more or less understood what she was going to do. So he simply followed her words, greeted Fu Lingshi, and left the balcony.
Seeing his back disappear around the corner, she heaved a sigh of relief. Then she turned around and bowed to the big brother in front of her.
"I'm sorry, big brother. It's all because Huanhuan was so naive and got you involved."
Then she took a small, cautious step forward and took Fu Lingshi's hand.
"So, can you forgive Huanhuan?"
Thinking of what her father had said to her in the ward, "If it weren't for your big brother's carelessness, you wouldn't be like this now", she felt even more guilty towards her big brother.
Although most of the time, big brother gave people the impression of being as gentle as a spring breeze, as if he could solve any problem.
In fact, big brother also had his own hidden inferiority complex.
Although her father, mother, and sisters treated big brother like a family member, judging from the attitudes of the two elders of the Fu family, it was obvious that big brother was not that well - received in the Fu family.
At least in the eyes of the two elders of the Fu family, he was always an outsider.
Big brother had never shown his vulnerability, but it didn't mean it didn't exist.
Xia Sanghuan, who had a similar experience and was very thoughtful, how could she not understand?
So she begged her father to let her come out to find big brother.
If her father and sisters had come together, she really didn't know what the scene would have been like.
Fu Lingshi looked down at the little sister in front of him and didn't know how to react for a moment.
He was always used to giving and used to doing everything well.
The Fu family had been very kind to him. To be exact, except for that fourth younger brother, everyone in the Fu family treated him as if he were their own.
But the inferiority complex of an adopted child couldn't fade away so easily.
He pursed his lips and couldn't say a word.
He was afraid that once he opened his mouth, he would shed tears.
He raised his hand and stroked the little sister's head.
"The one who should say sorry is me. I didn't fulfill my responsibility as a big brother.
"Huanhuan, big brother promises you that from now on, I will never, ever let you get into a dangerous situation again."
No, not just the danger itself. He would do his best to eliminate even the possibility of those dangers.
He wouldn't make the mistake he made today again.