Upon hearing this, Lu Jingnian gave a self-deprecating smile.

These were just words of comfort from the doctor, who was afraid he wouldn't be able to accept them.

With his leg injured like that, how could he possibly still stand up!

Seeing the despair and dejection in Lu Jingnian's eyes, Song Gang felt extremely distressed. The thought that their boss would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair brought tears to the eyes of this tough man who was over 1.8 meters tall.

"Eldest brother, you can't give up hope. Your sister-in-law is still waiting for you to come home."

Fearing that Lu Jingnian would lose confidence, Song Gang couldn't help but comfort him, "You just woke up yesterday, and I haven't had a chance to tell you yet that your sister-in-law gave birth to two children for you."

child?

Lu Jingnian suddenly looked up at Song Gang, "What did you say?"

Seeing that he finally had a reaction that wasn't one of dejection and self-loathing, Song Gang quickly continued, "Eldest brother, I'm telling you, you're a father now! Your sister-in-law gave you twins, a boy and a girl. The eldest is a son named Guilai, and the second is a daughter named Ping'an."

I heard that their names were chosen by their younger siblings, meaning they hoped for their safe return.

He's a father now?

Lu Jingnian's face was full of disbelief. How could this be?

When he left, he never dared to let Jiang Yue get pregnant, and he even gave her medicine after that one time...

medicine?

Lu Jingnian suddenly realized something, and a look of realization appeared on his face.

He had completely forgotten that his monthly ritual involved using paper dolls, and that his medicine had probably all been consumed by those paper dolls.

No wonder he felt something was off at the time, but didn't think much of it, because he didn't expect Jiang Yue to use the paper figure on him.

Thinking back to the sudden, sharp pain in his abdomen six months ago, that day should have been the day he was due to give birth...

Seeing that Lu Jingnian didn't speak, Song Gang couldn't help but say again, "Eldest brother, I think you shouldn't keep it from your sister-in-law. Now that you're back and awake, I think you should notify your family to come over."

"no."

Lu Jingnian rejected Song Gang's suggestion without hesitation, saying, "I don't want Yueyue to see me like this."

If Jiang Yue saw him like this, she would definitely be heartbroken.

“But if you keep this from your sister-in-law, she will worry about you,” Song Gang said.

"That's still better than letting her see me like this, knowing that I might become a cripple, and then giving up everything she wants to do to stay by my side and take care of me every day."

His monthly period is so good, you shouldn't waste your life on a useless person like him.

"Boss, how could you think like that?"

Song Gang looked at Lu Jingnian in shock, "Your sister-in-law won't look down on you. Do you know that in order to bring you back safely, your sister-in-law even went to Pudu Temple while pregnant? She kowtowed all the way from the foot of the mountain to the top, and her knees were worn raw. I heard that she even developed a chronic illness because of it, and it's difficult for her to walk when it gets cold."

"During her delivery, she suffered severe bleeding and was bedridden for six months until she woke up a little over a week ago."

"In order to bring you back alive, your sister-in-law did good deeds everywhere, donating to schools, building roads and bridges, sponsoring poor students, and helping patients who couldn't afford medical treatment. She took out all the money she had worked so hard to earn to do charity."

Now that you've finally come back, you're not letting her know? How can you do this to your siblings who have sacrificed so much for you?

Song Gang genuinely hoped that Lu Jingnian could let his family know that he was back. His younger brother and sister-in-law had done so much for him, just so that he could come back sooner.

Now that he has been recognized, he dares not let his younger siblings and family know.

Hearing how much Jiang Yue had done for him, Lu Jingnian painfully raised his trembling hand to cover his eyes, "It is precisely because she has done so much for me that I dare not see her."

Lu Jingnian pursed his lips and touched his leg with his other hand. "I may very well become a cripple who can never stand up again in the future. She is so good, her future should not be wasted on a cripple like me."

He can't be a burden to Jiang Yue anymore.

Lu Jingnian covered his face, each word he uttered feeling like a knife, constantly stabbing into his heart.

“Song Gang, I know you mean well, but I have my reasons. Don’t let them know I’m back. If my legs really won’t be able to support me anymore, just tell them I’m dead.”

Upon hearing the news of his death, Yueyue would only be sad for a while. Once she recovered, she would have a better life.

"Boss..."

Song Gang looked at Lu Jingnian in disbelief. He never expected that Lu Jingnian would make such a decision.

"If you don't want to see your younger brother and sister-in-law, don't you even want to see your children?"

You have no idea how adorable Ping An and Gui Lai are. I visited them when they were a month old.

By the way, I heard that Ping An can say "Dad" now, although he doesn't say it very clearly yet..."

"Enough!"

Lu Jingnian interrupted Song Gang, the veins on his forehead throbbing, and the pain in his eyes almost overflowing.

Why doesn't he want to see his child?

How could I not want to see Yueyue?

But he can't...

"Song Gang, stop talking."

Lu Jingnian choked back tears and closed his eyes. "You can leave now. I want to be alone."

Seeing his appearance, Song Gang felt extremely distressed.

The boss had clearly completed the mission perfectly, so why did something unexpected happen at the end?

Now things have turned out like this...

As Song Gang left the ward, he heard the suppressed sobs coming from inside and couldn't help but shed tears of heartache as well.

...

Two weeks later.

The Lu family.

Jiang Yue slumped onto the carpet, staring at the ashes falling from the burning talisman in front of her, her face extremely pale.

Aside from the night she was discharged from the hospital, when she felt Lu Jingnian's pain, she tried to feel it every day afterward, but she never succeeded.

She went to her master several times, but her master said there was no way to find Lu Jingnian's whereabouts, only that he was still alive.

The Lu family has already arranged for many people to look for Lu Jingnian. Jiang Yue has done all she can; all that's left is to wait.

But when will we have to wait?

Ever since she learned that Lu Jingnian had fallen into the sea, she has been having nightmares almost every night.

I'm so afraid that Lu Jingnian will really never come back.

"Knock knock knock!"

A knock sounded at the door, and Jiang Yue looked up at the entrance.

"Yueyue, are you asleep?"

It was Madam Lu's voice.

"No."

Jiang Yue got up to open the door and saw Madam Lu holding Ping An standing at the door. She quickly made way for Madam Lu and Ping An to come in.

After taking Ping An from Madam Lu's arms, Jiang Yue asked, "Mom, did you need something?"

Madam Lu smiled and said, "It's like this, your Grandpa Liu said that your health has recovered quite well during this period of time. Isn't the New Year coming soon?"

"Mom's here to ask you if you want to go out for a walk tomorrow. Your mom and I both want to go to the mall to buy clothes, but you know our taste isn't as good as yours, so we'd like you to come with us."