Ji Muhan did not leave, but hid at the turn of the stairwell, her slender hand resting on the handrail. Listening to Ji Li's slightly desolate sigh in the hall, she continued upstairs without saying a word.

Close the door and turn on the light.

She leaned slightly against the wall by the door, her lips pressed tightly together.

His expression was aloof and indifferent, but after hearing Ji Li's words, he couldn't help but feel a slight ripple in his heart.

He's not a robot, after all; he can't be heartless.

He had seen everything Ji Li had done over the years and sensed his remorse.

Since his parents' accident, in those two years, if Ji Li hadn't refused to give up and hired a psychologist to help him, he might not be able to communicate normally with people now.

Not to mention joining the army!

This alone is enough to make him grateful for his whole life. However, when his parents had a relationship crisis, he did not step in, which made his father act without restraint and led to a series of subsequent events.

Ji Muhan closed her eyes.

But in this matter, he ultimately couldn't pretend it never happened.

So, all he could promise was not to hate him; he couldn't give him anything else...

Downstairs in his room, Ji Li swallowed the medicine along with water.

Perhaps he was quick-witted and took the cup.

"Could it be that I always want to get closer to him, but his heart is like a high city wall, cold and distant, guarded against me? I can only look on from afar, but I can never touch him." Ji Li sighed, staring blankly at the enlarged family photo on the wall.

He was always at a loss. He wanted to be good to him, but he made his stance clear with just one sentence.

Even if he stood just a few steps away, his cold gaze was enough to leave him helpless, making all the prepared ventriloquism stuck in his throat, leaving him only able to watch helplessly as he left time and time again...

But--

"Cough cough cough." Ji Li covered his mouth, deliberately lowering his voice, as if he didn't want the people upstairs to hear.

Mo Fei felt sorry for Ji Li as he coughed almost incessantly.

The coughing finally stopped, but Ji Li's face grew paler and paler, looking particularly frightening.

"Ah, what's this?" Mo Fei exclaimed in surprise.

Although Ji Li moved quickly, he still couldn't escape his gaze, and the man saw a trace of red that had inadvertently seeped through his fingers...

"Could it be..." Ji Li raised his hand to stop Mo Fei from saying anything more.

He didn't want to hide it after being seen, but he had just made a slightly loud sound out of surprise.

He didn't want the child to know for the time being.

He was born to belong in the military; he should soar through the skies, not have his wings forcibly clipped.

Before he completely collapses and can no longer hold on, let him stay in the army for a while longer. After all, the time he can buy for himself is running out...

Mo Fei clenched his fist tightly, but only for a moment. After hearing Ji Li's next words, his clenched fist loosened weakly.

"My time is running out. I watch it slip away little by little through my fingernails, but there's nothing I can do about it. Even if I want to hold on to it, I still have to accept the reality."

Ji Li was probably used to it, and calmly accepted the fact. He calmly took a tissue from the tissue box and then calmly wiped the blood off his hands.

“But given your current health condition, now that the young master is back, if you were to return to the army at this time, the company…” Mo Fei advised with some concern.

Ji Li raised his hand to stop him from finishing his sentence, and said with a wry smile, "Let him be."

That child was not wrong; he was always the one who was wrong. It's just a pity that he didn't realize this back then.

Since he has said it, he has already made a decision.

Now he doesn't want to force him anymore, so he'll just let him be!

Whether in the army or not, that kid's heart is too cold, too cold. He's afraid that one day there will be no one or nothing left in this world for him to stay, and he'll repeat what happened to his parents.

So, this is really good...

"Pretend you didn't see what happened today, and don't mention it to anyone." Ji Li's expression remained unchanged, but his authoritative and deep voice revealed his unwavering resolve.

"Yes." Mo Fei sighed helplessly in his heart, his already clenched fist was enough to prove his attitude.

——This is Mo Xiaoqing's dividing line——

Mo Xiaoqing sat at her desk in her dormitory, listening to Mu Han's songs playing through her computer headphones.

His voice was as clear and pleasant as ever, just like his personality, which was as indifferent as a fairy without feelings or desires.

He was always just out of reach, and we could never truly touch the deepest part of his heart...

Mo Xiaoqing couldn't help but keep glancing towards her phone.

Three days have passed since the day she kissed Ji Muhan, when he angrily uttered those harsh words.

She only had Ji Muhan's phone number, but it was of no use to her.

The phone is always switched off when I try to call.

Sending messages always results in nothing.

Sometimes she couldn't help but wonder if Ji Muhan's claim of returning to the army was just an excuse he used to reject her...

Because she didn't want to face Qiao Qian'an, that's how she resolved it.

In the past few days, he has been constantly making phone calls, sending messages, and using WeChat.

Mo Xiaoqing pretended not to see them and ignored them, not even bothering to read the contents of the messages.

It's nothing more than blaming her for going to the bar that day, getting caught by him, and leaving first.

Or they might threaten her into telling her brother about it.

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