Yan Meng was very emotional, not sure if it was because of anger or sadness. His eyes were red and his body was trembling slightly.

Perhaps he still had a glimmer of hope for Yan Lirong.

But Yan Lirong glared at him and slapped him in the face.

"Is this how you talk to me?! Your mother hasn't taught you well at all over the years!"

Yan Meng's anger flared up, and he pushed Yan Lirong away: "You have no right to talk about my mother!"

"Hey! You've become more capable, haven't you?"

Yan Lirong picked up a stick and beat him mercilessly.

Yan Meng guarded his mother's belongings tightly and would rather be beaten than let go.

There was a moment of darkness in front of his eyes, and Yan Meng inexplicably appeared abroad.

He hurried out of school and went straight to the restaurant to work.

Working as a waiter, washing dishes, and getting scolded by the manager, all just to earn my tuition.

Having no place to stay at night, he huddled on a bench by the roadside, wrapped himself tightly in his clothes, and tried to rest.

Although it was just a dream, I could empathize with his helplessness at that time.

The scenes flashed by one by one. I saw him at Lu Jing's birthday party, making Lu Jing so angry that he had a heart attack. I saw Yan Lirong being locked in a dark room and beaten. I saw Yuan Yaxin dying bloody in front of him...

The experiences that Yan Meng told me orally, as well as the things we went through together, one by one, flashed through my mind like movie scenes.

My emotions also became suppressed due to these painful past events.

I wanted to wake up but I couldn't.

The next second, my body suddenly sank as if I stepped on air, and in the blink of an eye I was dreaming about myself.

I seemed to be in Yan Meng's perspective and actually saw myself in the container at the dock, opening the container in panic and rushing in.

The way I risked my life to save others was very similar to the way Lou Xiaoyun always rushed to Yan Meng to protect him.

I saw Yan Lirong smiling sinisterly, appearing behind me, raising his stick and hitting me directly on the head.

After Yan Lirong knocked me unconscious, he locked the container.

In the dim light, I was held in Yan Meng's arms, and he was muttering to himself about his mother.

"Mom, you also protected me without hesitation, even if that bastard would hurt you by mistake. Mom, I really miss you..."

His voice was tearful at first, but then it became more relaxed.

He murmured, "Mom, after you passed away, I seemed to feel the feeling of being protected and loved again."

He looked down at me in his arms and murmured to himself, "If I just try hard enough to be nice to her, will she never leave me?"

As he spoke, he hugged me even tighter.

My breathing stopped, and the scene in front of me flipped again, and I saw Yan Meng holding a gun to his chin.

He looked at me with reluctant eyes, and the corners of his mouth smiled silently, and he lip-read three words - "I love you".

While I was stunned, Yan Meng had already pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

With the sound of a gunshot, my whole body twitched and I suddenly opened my eyes.

There was a pale scene in front of me, and a blurry figure beside me.

"Xiaoshan?"

Someone was calling me, and the voice sounded familiar.

My vision focused and my mind cleared up a little, and then I saw clearly that the person in front of me was Lu Zhiyuan, who was looking at me with a worried look on his face.

He held my hand tightly and was obviously relieved to see me wake up.