"High fever?" Lu Yao was taken aback.

“…Hmm.” Qin Wan seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, and her expression turned grim.

Seeing this, Lu Yao fell silent. He wanted to know the truth about what happened back then, but he couldn't bear to let Qin Wan reopen her wounds and relive those unpleasant memories.

"Sister Qin, how about..." Let's just forget about it.

"My mother passed away when I was very, very young, before I could remember anything."

“When I was little, I always thought Dong Rou was my biological mother. I was often jealous of Qin Luo because of this, and I felt that Dong Rou was biased and only liked Qin Luo and not me.”

"It wasn't until that year, when I had a high fever, that I overheard Dong Rou telling the truth to the still clueless Qin Luo..."

"Dong Rou told Qin Luo not to get too close to me, saying that I wasn't her biological daughter, that I wasn't Qin Luo's older sister, and that Qin Luo should be wary of me, saying that I was someone who would compete with Qin Luo for the family fortune in the future."

At this point, Qin Wan gave a mocking smile.

If it weren't for Dong Rou's words, the original owner would still be immersed in the beautiful dream that Qin's father had woven for her.

“After overhearing the so-called truth, I refused to believe it, so I ran away from home to find my dad and try to ask him for the truth.”

"It was already dark by then. I'm usually driven around by a chauffeur, so there was no surprise that I got lost."

"Then it started raining heavily...and then there was thunder and lightning..."

"When my dad finally found me, I was dazed and curled up under someone else's eaves."

"That high fever lasted for a whole day and night..."

"When I woke up, I couldn't remember many of my past memories."

"Only one thing remains in my mind that I can never forget..."

What this matter is is all too obvious.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yao instinctively grabbed Qin Wan's hand, his eyes filled with heartache.

"Sister Qin, stop talking." Lu Yao tried to interrupt her.

Seeing the worry in Lu Yao's eyes, Qin Wan smiled reassuringly at him.

"I'm fine. It's been more than ten years, and I've long since let it go."

At this point, Qin Wan suddenly changed the subject, "Qin Luo is immature, please be more tolerant of him."

"He is innocent in this matter as well."

“He has always liked to stick to me since he was a child, and no matter how much Dong Rou tried to stop him, it was to no avail.”

"Until my high fever subsided, I harbored resentment and distanced myself from him from then on..."

"He's making trouble for you because of me, so I'd like to apologize to you on his behalf."

Lu Yao quickly shook his head, "Sister Qin, I don't blame him. I know he's just young and doesn't understand things. I didn't take it to heart."

Seeing Lu Yao say in a serious tone that Qin Luo, who was the same age as him, was young and didn't know any better, Qin Wan almost couldn't help but laugh.

She really is... very cute.

"Alright, I've finished speaking. It's your turn now." Qin Wan abruptly changed the subject.

"Me?" Lu Yao was taken aback, looking at Qin Wan with a puzzled expression, as if he didn't understand what she meant.

Qin Wan didn't beat around the bush with him. She grabbed his hand and turned it around, exposing the cut on his wrist to both of them without reservation.

"Explain it," Qin Wan said seriously.

Lu Yao: "..."

"Sister Qin, if I said this was an accidental cut, would you believe me?" Lu Yao asked with a look of annoyance.

Qin Wan crossed her arms, raised her chin slightly, glanced at Lu Yao sideways, and snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm an idiot?"

Lu Yao: "..."

"I..." Lu Yao seemed to be caught up in some unpleasant memories as well. He looked relatively calm on the surface, but a faint look of ferocity appeared in his suppressed eyes.

Seeing this, Qin Wan frowned slightly. "Actually, there's no need to explain too much. You just need to tell me what happened to this wound."

Seeing Qin Wan's "hypocritical" appearance, the system inwardly grumbled.

These two are such drama queens!

shameless!

That's shameless!

Even knowing the other person will say it, they still have to pretend to be nonchalant!

Hearing the system's internal monologue, Qin Wan couldn't help but retort in her mind, "What do you know? This is normal interpersonal interaction, understand?"

"I'm not human, I really don't understand." The system, unusually bold, retorted to Qin Wan.

Qin Wan: "..."

"I am an illegitimate child of the Lu family, I believe Sister Qin already knows that," Lu Yao said helplessly.

“We can’t choose where we’re born,” Qin Wan comforted him.

"Thank you, Sister Qin." It has to be said that Lu Yao really knows how to do things. Even though he was in a bad mood and something was wrong with him, he still remembered to thank her.

If this kid were psychologically normal, flirting with girls and dating would be incredibly easy for him.

No, just based on his face alone, he could attract a huge number of girls just by standing there.

"My mother only discovered she was pregnant after leaving the capital. Because she loved that man deeply, she left me behind and chose to bear everything alone."

"Unexpectedly, she suffered from prenatal depression and had a difficult and painful delivery when she gave birth to me... Medical resources in the countryside are limited, and she... passed away."

"I was raised by my maternal grandparents. I don't remember much, but they passed away because of their old age..."

Seeing that Lu Yao was starting to choke up as he spoke, Qin Wan quickly grabbed his hand and interrupted him.

"Stop talking, let's just leave it at that, it's all in the past."

Lu Yao looked up at her with red eyes...

"Sister Qin, that's when you appeared."

"Me?" Qin Wan was taken aback.

"Yes." Lu Yao nodded emphatically, "My maternal grandparents just passed away not long ago, and I was just taken to my uncle and aunt's house..."

“They don’t like me, my little cousin doesn’t like me either. Every time I do something wrong, he makes me take the blame. My aunt and uncle know he’s lying, but they just pretend not to hear it…”

"When I went hungry for two days, it was Sister Qin who secretly brought me food."

"When I was locked out late at night, it was Sister Qin who brought me home..."

"When they hit me with sticks, it was Sister Qin who rushed in to protect me and pulled me away."

"Sister Qin even helped bandage my wound..."

"He even said he would take me home..."

"He said he would protect me forever..."

With each word Lu Yao spoke, his eyes grew even redder.

"And... what happened next?"

Qin Wan was not lying. The original owner did indeed forget many of her childhood memories because of that high fever, including everything related to Lu Yao.

If Qin's father hadn't mentioned it that day, Qin Wan wouldn't have remembered it at all.

Qin's father's reminder only gave her a vague recollection of Lu Yao and some fragmented memories of their time together.

As for the original owner's promise to Lu Yao, and some details of their time together, she really couldn't remember them, and she couldn't find them in the original owner's memories either...

"Later..." Lu Yao seemed to remember something, and his face turned slightly pale.

"What happened afterward doesn't matter anymore." Lu Yao suddenly changed the subject, unwilling to continue the conversation.

Just as he was trying to look away, Qin Wan suddenly grabbed his hand, forcing him to stare intently at him.

"I can probably guess even if you don't tell me."

"I broke my promise, didn't I?"

"I abandoned you," Qin Wan said firmly.