Fang Sheng had seen Ye Chaoran's photo long before the Fang family found Ye Chaoran. Judging from the photos, he and Fang Yansheng looked extremely similar, but when they met in person, Fang Sheng could still tell the difference between them at a glance.

The young man in front of him looked thin, but not weak. Her skin is as white as Fang Yan's, yet different from Fang Yan's. Fang Yan couldn't go out all year round due to heart problems. His skin was a sickly pale color, and the blue blood vessels beneath his skin were clearly visible.

Ye Chaoran is in good health, and he exudes a kind of health and vitality that is unique to teenagers.

As twins, Fang Yan can only rely on drugs to prolong his life, while Ye Chaoran can run freely in the sun.

Fang Sheng knew that Ye Chaoran had no choice in this matter, but he still felt a subtle imbalance in his heart.

Teacher Wang looked at Ye Chaoran in front of him and asked nervously, "Do you want to talk to him? If you don't want to, go back to the classroom now."

Ye Chaoran finally withdrew his gaze, was silent for a moment, and nodded.

Ye Chaoran and Fang Sheng arrived at Teacher Wang's office. Teacher Wang left space for the two of them, and she waited outside.

Looking at the young man in front of him, Fang Sheng tried his best to make the smile on his face look more natural, and said with a smile: "Finally meet you, Chaoran. My name is Fang Sheng, and I'm your elder brother..."

Ye Chaoran didn't want to be polite with Fang Sheng, so he interrupted him without any expression: "I am the only son in the family, and I don't have any older brothers."

The smile on Fang Sheng's lips froze for a moment.

After all, he had received a good education. Although he was angry in his heart, he did not show it on his face. Instead, he continued, "It's normal that you don't recognize me. After all, this is the first time we meet. But I have always wanted to come and see you. I have been very busy recently. Recently..."

"Did you come to me just to talk nonsense?" Ye Zhaoran interrupted Fang Sheng again, and said impatiently, "If you just want to talk nonsense, then I will go back to the classroom first. I haven't finished my homework yet."

Fang Sheng could no longer maintain the smile on his face, and his brows furrowed immediately.

He had heard from his parents about Ye Chaoran's arrogance and rudeness a long time ago, and he had been prepared for him before coming to school. But when he really started talking to Ye Chaoran, Fang Sheng couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Fang Sheng was actually not planning to meet Ye Chaoran. He came to school today just for Fang Yan.

After Fang Yan fainted that day, the whole family was terrified.

After knowing the reason why Fang Yan fainted, the whole family blamed Fang Sheng. Old Mrs. Fang even got out of bed and scolded Fang Sheng regardless of her own health, saying that he shouldn't speak to Fang Yan in such a harsh tone.

How could Fang Sheng not regret it?

Yanyan is his biological brother. He could have spoken to Fang Yan in many tactful ways, but he chose the harshest way.

Fang Yan was being treated in the emergency room, and Fang Sheng stayed by her side.

He couldn't help but wonder, if he had explained it carefully to Yanyan at that time, would Yanyan have not fallen ill and fallen into a coma?

Fang Sheng fell into deep self-blame and waited alone outside the emergency room all night.

Fortunately, Fang Yan was sent to the hospital in time and his condition was quickly under control. The next step was to wait for Fang Yan to wake up.

Fang Yan woke up around noon the next day. As soon as he opened his eyes, he said to Fang Sheng in a hoarse voice: "Brother, I'm sorry..."

All the depression and worry in Fang Sheng's heart disappeared at this moment.

He held Fang Yan's hand and apologized to him over and over again.

But Fang Yan just smiled and said, "I don't blame my brother, it's my fault."

"I shouldn't have said that. I was too willful."

"Grandma's health is important, and my brother didn't say anything wrong at the time."

"My illness this time has nothing to do with my brother."

The more Fang Sheng listened, the redder his eyes became.

Their Yanyan is so sensible, he must have been possessed to think so much about him.

The two brothers reconciled, and the rest of the Fang family breathed a sigh of relief.

When Fang Yan fell asleep again, Fang Sheng couldn't help but suggest again: "Let's go back to City A."

The family looked at each other and said nothing.

Fang Sheng continued, "If Ye Chaoran doesn't consider us as family, then there's no need for us to care too much about him. Look, how long have we been in Nanshi, and such big changes have happened to our family one after another?"

He lowered his head, his eyes full of bloodshot: "I don't want Yanyan and Grandpa and Grandma to suffer these grievances anymore, let's go back."

When Mrs. Fang heard this, her eyes instantly turned red.

What does it matter if an old woman like her suffers a little injustice?

She was afraid of her baby Yanyan...

Mr. Fang looked away.

Fang Qishan and Cai Lianhua didn't say anything, but their expressions were not good either.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Fang Sheng asked again: "I don't understand, why don't you agree to go back? Why must our family take Ye Chaoran back? Yanyan's health is not good to begin with. If we bring such a troublemaker back, Yanyan's health will..."

"Of course we know that Yanyan is in poor health!" Mr. Fang finally couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted Fang Sheng, "But isn't this for Yanyan?"

What does Fang Sheng know? He knows nothing.

He only knew that Fang Yan was in poor health, but he didn't know that Fang Yan's current body would not be able to survive for more than a few years.

If they don't bring Ye Chaoran back, then death is the only thing waiting for Yanyan.

But they couldn't tell Fang Sheng about this.

Everyone in the family knows Fang Sheng's character. He is very upright. If Fang Sheng knew about this, he would definitely oppose the surgery.

So for the sake of Yanyan and their family, they couldn't tell this secret.

"For Yanyan's sake, we can't let Ye Chaoran go back with us." Fang Sheng said seriously.

Old Master Fang knew that he had to convince Fang Sheng today, otherwise there was no guarantee that Fang Sheng would secretly take Fang Yan back to City A one day, and their plans would be messed up then.

"Shengsheng, this is just your idea, not Yanyan's," Old Master Fang sighed, "It was Yanyan who first proposed coming to Nanshi. Do you know why he wanted to bring Ye Chaoran back no matter what?"

Fang Sheng certainly knew that it was Fang Yan's idea to come to Nanshi, but he just didn't agree with this decision.

"Why?" Fang Sheng suppressed his temper and asked.

Apart from Fang Sheng, Fang Yan was also unaware of the heart replacement surgery.

This conclusion was inferred by Mr. Fang based on Fang Yan's abnormal behavior during that period: "Because Yanyan knew that his health was not good, he wanted Ye Chaoran to go back with us. He wanted Ye Chaoran to continue to accompany us after his death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Sheng froze in place.

"What?"

His pupils widened in astonishment, and his voice trembled a little: "What do you mean by death? Isn't Yanyan's condition under control? Why is it related to this?"

Mr. Fang did not answer.

Old Madam Fang couldn't hold back any longer and sobbed, "It was under control before, but the doctor said last year that Yanyan's condition has begun to worsen. If we can't find a suitable heart as soon as possible, Yanyan..."

Cai Lianhua's eyes also turned red, and she cried along with Old Lady Fang.

If it weren’t for Yanyan, their family would definitely not have come to Nanshi, and they would not have suffered the injustice they suffered last night!

Fang Qishan held her in his arms and comforted her silently.

Fang Sheng's brain was filled with a continuous buzzing sound. He didn't know how long it had passed before he said with red eyes: "Yanyan is unique in my heart. No one can replace him! And who says Yanyan's condition cannot be cured? Let's wait and see. Maybe there will be a suitable heart donor..."

"Yes, we can wait slowly, but Yanyan doesn't think so!" Grandpa Fang said in a deep voice, "Why did Yanyan cry at her birthday party? Why did she insist on coming to Nanshi to bring Ye Chaoran back? It was because she knew that she didn't have much time left!"

"He's too smart. We tried our best to hide his illness, but he still found out." Old Master Fang's eyes turned red as he spoke. "Otherwise, why do you think we would go and get the cold shoulder from the Ye family when we've suffered so much injustice? Why is Yanyan unwilling to leave?"

"He did it all for us!"

This sentence was like a heavy hammer, hitting Fang Sheng directly. He felt as if his heart was stabbed and it hurt so much.

It was not until this moment that he understood Fang Yan's good intentions.

After that day, Fang Sheng never mentioned returning to City A again.

Yesterday, Fang Yan finally felt a little better and was able to be discharged from the hospital.

When Fang Sheng went to Fang Yan's room to bring him snacks, he saw Fang Yan sitting on the floor doing a jigsaw puzzle.

Fang Sheng frowned immediately: "Why are you sitting on the floor?"

Fang Yan patted the blanket under him: "I have laid out a blanket."

"You can't just sit on the ground." Fang Sheng walked over, grabbed Fang Yan's arm, and carried him to the chair.

Fang Yan is too thin and doesn't have much meat on his body.

Fang Sheng felt distressed: "Yanyan, you should take a good rest recently and stop bothering with these things..."

He paused, then realized that the pattern of the puzzle on the floor was somewhat familiar.

"This is--"

Fang Yan smiled and said, "Like me?"

Fang Sheng picked up the puzzle, looked at it for a while and shook his head: "No, I remember you didn't have this photo."

Fang Yan laughed immediately: "I spelled my second brother and used his photo."

Fang Sheng had mixed feelings.

"I think my second brother had some misunderstandings about me before, so I want to make him a gift. I will give it to him when I get better and go to school," Fang Yan said with an innocent smile, "Brother, what do you think of this puzzle?"

Fang Sheng felt very soft in his heart. He smiled and said, "I feel very good."

"Will my second brother like it?"

"He's sure to like it."

Fang Sheng was stunned for a few seconds after he finished speaking, and suddenly asked: "Yanyan, do you want to see Ye Chaoran?"

Fang Yan looked at Fang Sheng with some surprise: "Is it okay?"

But soon his eyes dimmed again, and he asked worriedly: "But I am not healthy enough to go to school now, how can I see my second brother?"

Someone still needs to look after the company in City A. After Fang Yan was discharged from the hospital yesterday, Mr. Fang and his group returned to City A, leaving only Fang Sheng to take care of Fang Yan.

Although Fang Sheng still disliked Ye Chaoran, thinking that this was Fang Yan's wish after all, he was still willing to go to the school to invite someone.

"Can I pick him up and bring him to our house?" Fang Sheng asked.

Fang Yan suddenly became happy: "Great, then when will you go, brother?"

"Tomorrow," Fang Sheng said, "Tomorrow is Friday, why don't you finish the puzzle for him today?"

Fang Yan agreed immediately.

Knowing that Ye Chaoran had no good impression of their family, Fang Sheng went to the mall to pick out some gifts to bring to school in order to get Ye Chaoran to agree to come home to see Fang Yan.

He arrived at the school with full sincerity, but he didn't expect Ye Chaoran to respond with cold words.

Fang Sheng felt uncomfortable in his heart, but he still smiled: "Chaoran, I know you have something against our family. I came here this time to apologize to you on behalf of my family." Fang Sheng took out the gifts he had prepared for Ye Chaoran early in the morning, "These are the gifts I brought for you, and this."

Fang Sheng took out a bank card from his wallet, placed it on the table and pushed it in front of Ye Chaoran.

"This is a little gift from my brother. It's not much money, take it," Fang Sheng said, "I will put some money in it every month, just consider it as your pocket money..."

Ye Chaoran suddenly reached out and picked up the bank card on the table.

Fang Sheng paused because of his actions.

Old Master Fang told Fang Sheng all the details of their visit to the Ye family. Their family had prepared a lot of gifts, the only thing they didn't prepare was money.

Because their family felt that the Ye family and Ye Chaoran were not greedy for money.

Now it seems that they were wrong before.

There was a hint of contempt in Fang Sheng's eyes that he himself did not even notice.

Ye Chaoran suddenly chuckled.

Ye Chaoran put down the bank card and pushed the thin card back in front of Fang Sheng: "Is this the best way you can think of to apologize?"

Fang Sheng looked at him in confusion.

"Please go back," Ye Chaoran said without even looking at Fang Sheng, "I've said it before, if possible, I don't want to have anything to do with any of your family members anymore. Also, the damage has been done and there's no way to undo it. An apology is sometimes the most precious thing in the world, but sometimes it's also the cheapest thing."

What he experienced in his previous life cannot be easily erased with a simple "I'm sorry".

What's more, Fang Sheng kept saying he was apologizing but never said a word about being sorry.

Ye Chaoran made his attitude clear and didn't want to say anything more. He turned around and walked out of the office.

Ye Chaoran's reaction caught Fang Sheng off guard. Before he could even tell her the purpose of his visit, Ye Chaoran was about to leave. In a moment of anxiety, Fang Sheng grabbed Ye Chaoran's arm and said, "Wait, Chaoran..."

"Let me go!" Ye Chaoran was extremely disgusted by Fang Sheng's touch and almost subconsciously shook off his hand.

Teacher Wang, who was outside the door, heard the noise and opened the door directly and came in: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Seeing that Fang Sheng had not yet retracted his hand, Teacher Wang's face changed and he directly blocked Ye Chaoran behind him.

She frowned and looked at Fang Sheng, her voice a little cold: "Mr. Fang, you promised me before that you would not force Chao Ran."

Fang Sheng knew he was misunderstood, and explained in a good-tempered manner: "I didn't mean to force Chao Ran, I was just a little anxious at the moment, and I haven't finished what I said."

Teacher Wang protected Ye Chaoran like a child. He turned around and saw that Ye Chaoran was fine. Then he looked at Fang Sheng and asked, "What else do you want?"

Fang Sheng explained helplessly: "I came here today to invite Chaoran to our home. Wasn't Yanyan hospitalized some time ago? He wanted to see Chaoran very much, so I came..."

"But I don't want to see him," Ye Chaoran said coldly, looking at Teacher Wang, his tone much softer, "Teacher Wang, I'm going back first."

Teacher Wang nodded slightly.

He spoke so softly in front of the teacher, but was veiled in criticism towards himself. Fang Sheng looked grim. Thinking that his goal had not been achieved yet, he did not want to let Ye Chaoran leave like that. But before he could chase him, he saw Teacher Wang standing in front of him.

"Mr. Fang, we agreed on this before." Teacher Wang's tone was a little stern.

Fang Sheng was stopped again and again, and his face looked a little ugly, but when he thought that Teacher Wang was now Fang Yan's homeroom teacher, Fang Sheng had to suppress his dissatisfaction.

After taking several deep breaths, Fang Sheng regained his gentlemanly demeanor. He looked at Teacher Wang apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, Teacher Wang. I was too anxious and lost my composure just now."

Teacher Wang curled his lips and turned his head away with cold eyes.

She heard the conversation between Fang Sheng and Ye Chaoran just now. Fang Sheng said nice things about coming to apologize to Ye Chaoran, but he didn't even say sorry. Now that Ye Chaoran is gone, he actually apologized to her.

"Mr. Fang, you haven't done anything to make me feel sorry," Teacher Wang said coldly, "The person you should say sorry to has already left."

Fang Sheng didn't expect Teacher Wang to say this, and he choked.

He opened his lips and explained, "I have just apologized to Chaoran. This child is too difficult to communicate with. You probably heard me talking to him. I only said one or two words when he interrupted me rudely. I didn't even say a word..."

Teacher Wang was so angry that he laughed.

Impolite? Difficult to communicate?

Ye Chaoran is the smartest and most sensible student in her class. Every teacher who has taught Ye Chaoran has nothing but praise for him. He was praised for his good grades and his ability to deal with people, and even his classmates didn't dislike him.

How come in Fang Sheng's mouth, Ye Chaoran became a bad student who is ignorant and difficult to communicate?

Teacher Wang immediately frowned and said sarcastically, "Are you saying that your condescending tone just now was an apology?"

Fang Sheng didn't know when he had offended this teacher, and his brows immediately frowned. There must be some misunderstanding between them.

"Of course I was apologizing to him. If I wasn't apologizing, why would I bring these gifts?"

"Then did you say sorry to Ye Chaoran?" Teacher Wang's face turned cold. "All the students in our class know that after doing something wrong, when apologizing to others, the first thing is to be sincere, and the second is not to make excuses for what you did wrong. When you should say sorry, you should bow your head and say sorry. Think about your attitude just now. Did you apologize directly to Chaoran?"

"You didn't. Not only did you not apologize, you also said that Chao Ran had a problem with your family. If your parents hadn't done such outrageous things before, would Chao Ran have a problem with you? You said you were sorry before you came to our school, but have you really reflected on it?"

"Could it be that in your eyes, giving some gifts or money is an apology?"

Teacher Wang was really furious. He asked one question after another like a string of cannonballs, which confused Fang Sheng.

But this is not the end. Teacher Wang continued, "Also, even the children in the lower grades know that they should not talk about others behind their backs, but what about you? As Ye Chaoran's biological brother, not only did you make up stories to slander him behind his back, you also said these words in front of me, his class teacher!"

"Luckily, it's me who's here today. I know what kind of person our Ban Chaoran is. If it were someone else, do you think others would look at Ye Chaoran like this?"

"Do you think what you just said is appropriate?"

Teacher Wang just scolded Fang Sheng as if he were a student, not giving him any face at all.

The smile on Fang Sheng's lips became fainter and fainter, and after hearing what happened next, he could no longer maintain a polite smile on his face.

"Take your bank card and the gift with you," Teacher Wang said, and then he brought all the gifts to the door of the office. He said to Fang Sheng, "Don't worry, I'm not like you who would have a prejudice against someone just because of some villain's arrangement. When Fang Yan is well again and comes to our class, I will still take good care of him."

"Goodbye, I won't see you off."

With a bang, Teacher Wang slammed the door in front of Fang Sheng.

Fang Sheng stood at the door, his face turning pale and blue. He took several deep breaths before leaving with a gloomy face and the gift in his hand.

Fang Sheng didn't recover until he got back to the car.

Since he was a child, Fang Sheng has always been referred to as "the kid next door" by his parents, and no one in the family would say a harsh word to him.

Teacher Wang's words today not only made Fang Sheng feel embarrassed, but also hurt his self-esteem.

Fang Sheng couldn't swallow this breath, and couldn't help but start to reflect, could it be that his tone just now was really bad?

But there is a reason why he treats Ye Chaoran like this.

If Ye Chaoran had not kicked his grandmother out of the house before, he would not have such a strong prejudice against Ye Chaoran.

Everything has cause and effect. To put it bluntly, Ye Chaoran was wrong first!

Then why does Teacher Wang protect Ye Chaoran so much?

Could it be that Ye Chaoran is good at disguise and Teacher Wang was deceived?

As soon as this thought arose in his mind, it was suppressed by Fang Sheng.

It's unlikely. Teacher Wang doesn't look like that kind of person.

Fang Sheng couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he could only put this doubt behind him for the time being.

What he should think about now is how to tell Fang Yan about this.

When Fang Sheng thought of Fang Yanyan looking at him with disappointment, he felt filled with guilt.

…

After leaving the office, Ye Chaoran was in a very bad mood.

One or two of them, neither of them gave up.

When will these days end?

Do we have to wait until Fang Yan actually falls ill?

Ye Chaoran narrowed his eyes slightly. There is still a year left.

In the remaining year, he had to learn as much self-defense as possible.

The sun in the afternoon in May made people particularly irritable. Ye Chaoran stood under the scorching sun and couldn't help thinking. He still had a class in the afternoon, so why not just skip it?

Ye Chaoran did what he wanted to do and walked straight towards the school wall. He remembered that there was a place on the wall that was easy to climb over.

As soon as he reached the wall, Ye Chaoran suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the woods ahead.

When their eyes met, Ye Chaoran saw Jiang Xunmo.

Ye Chaoran: “…”

"Why are you here?" Ye Zhaoran walked over curiously, "I thought you were a teacher on patrol, trying to find an excuse."

Jiang Xunmo's eyes fell on Ye Chaoran's tightly knitted brows. Without explaining, he said, "I'm going to play games. Do you want to join me?"

Ye Chaoran was a good boy in both his previous life and this life, and today was the first time he skipped class. Thinking of this, he had a hint of excitement in his eyes: "Are we going to the Internet cafe?"

Jiang Xunmo's mouth curved into a beautiful arc, without any explanation, he just said: "You will know when you go there."

The author has something to say:

I envy Chao Ran. When I'm in a bad mood, I still have a little narcissism to cheer me up ovo