Yun Lian tapped him on the head.

"What are you thinking? We're all family. We'd worry if anyone got sick, okay?"

Huo Ye's heart was pounding abnormally, each beat louder than the last, as if it were about to leap out of his chest.

The sound of drums beating like thunder perfectly describes the pounding of his heart.

Huo Ye greedily recorded Yun Lian's expression in the rearview mirror, a slight smile playing on his lips that he himself didn't even realize.

Yun Lian delivered the medicine to the boys' dormitory before calling Huo Xi.

"Huo Xi, I'm downstairs at your dorm. Are you feeling any better? Should I take you to the hospital?"

Huo Xi was stunned when he received the call. Why didn't his brother remind him, causing his stepmother to come to the school late at night?

Lying, yet being trusted, with the trusting person even coming to the dormitory building specifically because of the lie.

Huo Xi was almost overwhelmed by guilt and had no courage to see Yun Lian.

"Stepmother, I feel better. I don't need to go to the hospital. I'll just take some medicine."

Yun Lian raised the plastic bag in her hand: "Then should I have your brother bring it up to you? I just happened to buy you a bag, it's convenient to keep some on hand."

"Thank you, stepmother."

*

When Huo Ye went up, Huo Xi's eyes were red, and she was leaning against the dormitory door.

"Didn't we agree to lure you to a hotel? Why did you send your stepmother here instead?"

Huo Ye tossed the medicine to Huo Xi.

"Do you think I'd be happy to let her buy you medicine?"

"Brother, is it really okay for us to team up and lie to our stepmother like this? I have no idea how I'm going to face her in the future."

Huo Xi held the bag of medicine as if it were a hot potato, pacing back and forth in the corridor.

"Then let time heal the wound, let her forget about it. Don't think too much about it. I'm leaving, it's windy down here."

Huo Xi returned to her dormitory with the bag of medicine, looking distracted.

"Huo Xi, what's wrong with you? You seem completely out of it. What happened to you?"

Do you think white lies can be forgiven?

*

The next day.

Yun Lian set off early in the morning to watch the sunrise.

She had heard that Longshan Temple here was very efficacious, especially the well at the entrance of the Guanyin Hall, where it was said that drinking from the well could help one pray for a child.

The scenery at the mountaintop is beautiful, with red ribbons fluttering in the wind. As the sun slowly rises, it is said that wishes made there are very effective.

Yun Lian stood on the mountaintop, the wind howling and relentlessly lashing her face, stinging her.

Below the guardrail is a steep cliff.

Yun Lian arrived relatively late, and many people had already gathered on the mountaintop, with many of them sleeping on the ground.

Yun Lian noticed a peculiar combination.

The parents' knees were covered in mud, as if they had knelt all the way up.

The thin father used his not-so-broad arms to protect his wife and child in his arms; none of the three of them had any hair.

Everyone else was traveling light, but they were carrying bulging backpacks, and the child even had a red bracelet on his wrist.

Yun Lian couldn't help but notice that family of three. When she bought the red silk, the monks at the temple would also look at the family of three and sigh from time to time.

Yun Lian carefully and devoutly wrote words on the red silk and hung it on the tree. Just then, a red glow appeared in the sky, and in an instant, the people lying down seemed to be mysteriously summoned and got up one after another.

The red glow gradually expanded and became brighter, and the sun began to peek out.

Everything was quiet as people silently made their wishes. Yun Lian glanced around and noticed that many monks had suddenly appeared behind her.

They also have a wish to make?

Yun Lian followed suit and made a wish.

After all, she can time travel, so what if her wish actually works?

When Yun Lian opened her eyes, those who had made wishes quietly enjoyed the sunrise.

Only that family of three, the parents were kneeling devoutly on the ground, while the child was still fast asleep.

The monks also stood in place, as if praying for blessings.

After watching the sunrise, there were fewer and fewer people on the mountaintop.

The young monk asked, "Master, why do we always make wishes for that family of three? Buddha helps those who are destined to be helped. If they are destined, why wouldn't Buddha help them?"

“Of course the Buddha will save him, but I also hope that his family can be seen by the Buddha soon. That family is suffering too much, and they have no place to live in order to get medical treatment.”

Yun Lian was drawn to the conversation of several monks, and she followed them down the mountain, keeping a respectful distance.

The mother coughed, but still gently coaxed the child in her arms.

"I heard that Longshan Temple is very efficacious. Don't be afraid, baby. You will definitely grow up healthy."

The father carried large and small bags, and was optimistic and cheerful.

"Yes, son, you must be strong. As long as you defeat this illness, Dad will take you to see Ultraman. As long as you are healthy and happy, your parents will definitely be able to fulfill your wish."

The child's voice was weak, yet his understanding was heartbreaking.

"Dad, Mom, you have to listen to the doctor. Let's not get treatment. I'm so happy to be your child."

I've been strong for so long, I want to be weak for once.

The child's words instantly brought the couple to tears, but they were worried that he would see them crying, so they turned their faces away. After calming down a bit, they comforted the child.

"Son, please be strong one more time. Didn't the doctor say there's still a 1% chance? As long as there's hope, let's not give up, okay? Can you bear to leave your mom and dad behind?"

"But you don't have a home anymore. Dad, Mom will need you to take care of her from now on. Save some money to live a good life. I'm so tired."

"Stop talking, baby, let's save our energy, okay? Daddy can't take good care of Mommy. Mommy isn't complete without you by her side. Please, just for Mommy's sake, hang in there a little longer, okay? I'm begging you..."

The child tremblingly stretched out a pale little hand and gently wiped away the tears on his mother's face.

"Okay, but Mom, promise me you won't spend all your money on me. You must live well after I'm gone. Maybe I'll come back sometime in the future."

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