Meng Shuyun slowly withdrew her gaze and turned to Su Xiangnan.

He was already in tears, his hands gripping the wheelchair handles tightly, his knuckles white from the effort.

"I'm willing to wait for him!"

Gu Xue's firm and resolute voice suddenly rang out behind the two of them.

The two turned around quickly upon hearing the sound, and saw Gu Xue standing quietly under the eaves.

Crystalline tears rolled down her cheeks, but her beautiful eyes shone brightly, revealing an undeniable determination.

"you……"

Su Xiangnan looked at Gu Xue, his eyes swirling with emotions. His complex expression contained struggle, guilt, and deep inferiority.

“You don’t need to do this. My mother is right, I’m a useless person, and besides, my leg…”

His dark eyes dimmed instantly, as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.

He lowered his head and shrank back immediately, just like a turtle hiding its head.

Gu Xue strode over to Su Xiangnan's side, looking at him with a face full of disappointment and anger. She bit her lower lip and angrily scolded, "Su Xiangnan, are you even a man? How come you've become such a coward?"

"If I'm not afraid, what do you have to be afraid of? If you can't even take this step, I've really misjudged you!"

"You've disappointed me so much! I thought you'd come to your senses, but it turns out you're a complete coward, not even as good as me!"

Su Xiangnan was dejected and didn't dare to respond to Gu Xue's words at all.

Just as she said, he didn't even have the courage to look her in the eye; he was a complete coward.

While gently comforting Gu Xue, Meng Shuyun glanced coldly at Su Xiangnan.

"Are you even a man?"

All they do is shrink back!

When you were talking to me just now, weren't you full of resentment?

Now Xue'er is walking towards you, but you're backing away. Even I look down on you!

"Xiang Nan, how could you send Xue'er away?"

If she leaves, you'll have your day!

Didn't I ask you to say a few nice things to Xue'er?

"Why are you so disobedient?" Su Xiumei came out hurriedly, holding a coat in her hand.

When Meng Shuyun got up, she woke her up.

Seeing that her mother hadn't returned after being gone for so long, she went out to check on the situation, only to stumble upon this scene.

Her younger brother is so stubborn; he won't listen to a word of advice. Now, he's made Xue'er cry.

Su Xiumei tenderly draped her coat over Gu Xue's shoulders and gently coaxed her, "Don't cry, don't cry, it's all his fault, I'll get revenge for you."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and patted Su Xiangnan on the head. The force was neither too strong nor too weak, but the pat was very crisp.

Su Xiangnan neither dodged nor flinched, taking the blow squarely.

Gu Xue was startled. She never expected that her seemingly honest and unassuming older sister would actually resort to violence.

The tears stopped in my eyes.

Su Xiulan came downstairs wearing a coat.

"You brainless idiot, how can you talk to Xue'er like that?"

Your wife is about to run away, and you don't even try to keep her? You're really something!

She was getting up at night to feed the two little ones when she heard voices coming from the yard. Unexpectedly, she heard Su Xiangnan's stubborn words.

What a good brother of hers! Gu Xue finally regained her memory, and now he just wants to kick her out!

Doesn't he have any idea what his own situation is?

Su Xiulan strode up to Su Xiangnan, raised her hand and flicked him on the forehead, cursing, "You bastard! Xue'er is such a good girl, and you don't know how to cherish her, you even bully her!"

waste!

Where did your usual stubbornness go?

Why aren't you getting stuck on the details this time?

Isn't Xue'er your favorite?

How did you become such a coward?

After saying this in a huff, Su Xiulan turned around and went to comfort Gu Xue.

"Xue'er, don't mind him. He's just out of his mind. Just beat him up and he'll be fine. If he bullies you again, just tell your second sister."

Su Xiuju, who was in her room with the blanket over her head, couldn't sleep all night; her eyes were bloodshot.

She heard everything that was happening in the courtyard, and she never expected that her second brother would be this kind of person.

Enraged, she threw off the covers, stormed downstairs, stood next to Gu Xue, and looked at Su Xiangnan with utter disdain.

"Second brother, I also look down on you. I'm on sister-in-law's side."

Su Xiangnan: "..."

With each word they spoke, he lowered his head even further and hunched his back even more.

Su Xiangnan bit her lip tightly, trying her best not to cry.

They were absolutely right. His deepest wounds were ruthlessly exposed and laid bare before everyone, causing him unbearable pain.

"I...I'm not good enough for her..."

Su Xiangnan spoke with difficulty, his voice trembling slightly.

"Even if my leg heals, I'll never be like a normal person. I'm just a good-for-nothing. We're from completely different worlds..."

Tears blurred his vision, and he didn't even know what he was saying.

A figure slowly emerged from the ground. Gu Xue slowly squatted down and said, word by word, "Su Xiangnan, I'll ask you one last time, are you really unwilling to take a step towards me?"