When Tang Shuo was five, his mother gave birth to a little sister. The newborn was tiny and thin. He heard from his mother that his sister was premature and in poor health. Poor health? Uncle Wang next door had gone to heaven because of his poor health! Every day after kindergarten, the first thing five-year-old Tang Shuo did was visit his sister and whisper, "Heaven isn't fun. Wait until you grow up and your brother will play with you. You can't go there, okay?" He continued this habit until he started elementary school. The only change was that his sister could talk. She would say to him in a baby voice, "Huanbao, play with your brother." Life was so blissful back then! But it was so short-lived. While driving with his sister, his parents were in a car accident. His parents, who were in the front seat, died, and only his sister, who was in the back seat, survived. The driver paid a large sum of money in compensation and even visited them every year, but they were no longer parents. His uncle had settled abroad and couldn't return, so they had to hire a nanny to care for them. To make matters worse, when Tang Huan was eleven, she collapsed during physical education class. She never stood up again. Sixteen-year-old Tang Shuo, with the help of a nanny, cared for his eleven-year-old sister. While other children were still coddling their parents, he was busy communicating with his uncle about his sister's condition, locating doctors and hospitals. Only when he turned eighteen and was old enough to sign the surgery form did his uncle's travels throughout China and abroad cease. Sometimes, seeing his sister dying in the hospital bed, he considered just letting her go and not forcing her to stay. But if she had, he would have been left homeless and orphaned. Fortunately, Xiao Huan, worried about him, gritted her teeth and stayed by his side. She kept asking, "Brother, when can I be an aunt?" Silly girl, she just wanted someone to be there for him. She worried about him, afraid she wouldn't be able to hold on, that he wouldn't be able to survive alone. Ever since Tang Huan fell ill, Tang Shuo had been cultivating good deeds, wondering if he'd committed too many sins in a past life, which had led to the deaths and illnesses of his entire family. He prayed for everything he could, prayed for everything he could... He didn't ask for much, just that his sister would recover, even if it meant sacrificing his own life. Sadly, fate ultimately failed. On his twenty-sixth birthday, Xiao Huan was admitted to the ICU again. Tang Shuo stood outside the window, watching her dying breaths. She struggled to open her mouth and whisper, "Happy Birthday." Tang Shuo's birthday wish that day was to free his sister! He hoped she would live a carefree and smooth life in her next life. A few days after his birthday, Tang Huan passed away. She was so emaciated, almost unrecognizable. Before her death, her biggest worry was probably this useless brother. Nurses and doctors were the main attendees at her funeral. After ten years of agonizing struggle, they had all treated her like a sister. After burying Tang Huan, Tang Shuo quit his job and began aimlessly traveling. Everyone wanted him to move on quickly. But how could he? His sister was gone! He wondered if his constant warnings to her as a child not to go to heaven had backfired, causing her to go there early, to join her parents, leaving him alone in this world. He saw many sights, but never took any photos, unsure of who to share them with. He met an innocent girl who thought she could save him, and a wholesome girl whose smile bore a resemblance to his sister's... While waiting for sunrise on a mountaintop, he met an interesting fellow hiker, a novelist who loved sharing his stories. Tang Shuo, having nothing else to do, listened to him for a while, only to find himself in a completely different place the next night. The Tang Shuo modern-day extra chapter concludes, and it's making me cry o(╥﹏╥)o. These two children's past lives were incredibly difficult, so I didn't want to write about any twists and turns in the 1980s. As for Tang Shuo, he's actually quite detached when it comes to relationships, perhaps a result of his solitary journey through the mountains and rivers of his homeland. He admires Wei, and perhaps even has feelings for him, but he won't actively drag him down the most difficult path.