Chapter 46 A Brief Illusion Must Eventually End

The final week has flown by, and the program is coming to an end.

Everyone gathered together to prepare their last lunch.

Wen Yanyu lowered his head and touched the soft flesh that had grown on his stomach, lost in thought. He had actually gained weight.

He looked up and ate the sausage that Jiang Wanrou fed him.

"Baby!" Jiang Keyan and Duan Mufeng each carried a box of strawberries back from outside. As soon as they came in, Jiang Keyan rushed to him. "Baby! Look! Stinky Radish and I brought you strawberries!"

Wen Yanyu took the box of strawberries and gave the girl a hug.

Jiang Keyan was taken aback, then hugged the boy back, her eyes full of sweet smiles: "Baby, be happy."

Wen Yanyu replied softly, "Mm."

Duan Mufeng: "?"

"What about me?!!"(ノ｀⊿′)ノ

Wen Yanyu smiled, turned around and hugged him back.

Duan Mufeng: "Hehe."

Jiang Keyan: (o｀ε′o) Pshaw!

[Ahhhh, it's almost over, sob sob sob! I wanted to see more of the bunny being pampered by everyone, sob sob sob.]

[Waaaaah, everyone's so kind! This is the most heartwarming episode of a variety show I've ever seen! Waaaaah, and Wen Yanyu was so skinny and tiny when she first came, her face was deathly pale, but now Aunt Jiang has fed her so much she's gained weight, and her cheeks are all rosy and chubby! Waaaaah!]

[Laughs. Being constantly urged to take medicine, go to bed early, and fed every now and then, it's hard for my health not to be good.]

[Every day I see Wen Yanyu curled up, his head being moved by Aunt Jiang, and then he sleeps with his head resting on Aunt Jiang's lap. It's like a bunny and its owner, it's hilarious!]

[It turns out that being fed with love really does change a person.]

I'm really worried about how my baby will live alone. I saw him on TV having a fever thirteen times and fainting six times. It's really hard not to worry about him living alone.

[TuBaby signed a two-term contract, so we'll see her again next winter, but we don't know about the others.]

The food on the table smelled delicious.

A group of people gathered in the courtyard; several children and elderly people from the village had come.

Wen Yanyu sat down in a chair and chatted with the people around him.

His body, which showed few outward signs of abnormality but was steadily weakening internally, was already issuing a countdown. How many years left? He didn't know.

In the end, will this body be the first to give out, or will we see the ending from the book a few years later?

He was not afraid.

But at this moment.

Wen Yanyu took the orange juice and raised her glass with everyone. The moment the glasses clinked, laughter filled the air as everyone chatted and laughed happily.

“Baby.” Jiang Wanrou’s voice brought him back to reality.

Wen Yanyu looked up at the woman, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Wanrou looked at him gently, "How about coming to my house as a guest after the show? I have an older brother there, you two should get along very well."

Duan Mufeng interrupted, "Don't forget me! If you ever want to go anywhere, just call me and I'll take you."

Lu Mingxu smiled at him and said gently, "If you have time, I'd like to build a snowman with you again."

Jiang Keyan chuckled, "You promised to come to my house for Chinese New Year! Baby, you can't forget!"

Wen Yanyu was silent for a few seconds, then smiled and nodded in agreement.

A slight sour feeling crept into my heart.

He suddenly felt a little reluctant to part with it.

I'm reluctant to part with this warmth.

But he always understood one principle, and all his experiences repeatedly taught him that principle.

The fleeting dream must eventually end.

[Waaaaah, see you next time!]

I still want to see our beloved bunny, sob sob.

[It's confirmed! Rabbit has signed for two issues! Brother Lu, Xiaoyu, and Duan Luobo have also signed. Aunt Jiang and Keyan haven't confirmed yet! We can still meet in winter!]

[Aunt Jiang has decided to sponsor the children here, including the blind little girl. Aunt Jiang plans to go home and discuss it with her family, and after preparing the necessary paperwork, she will bring the little girl to live with her.]

Wow! That's great! I love Xiaohua so much!

The show ended completely, and the production team arranged for people to leave in waves. Wen Yanyu, who was assigned to leave in the afternoon, rubbed his hands together and said goodbye to everyone.

The staff members left one after another.

The world returned to peace.

Wen Yanyu walked to the tree at the entrance of the village and quietly basked in the sun.

"elder brother!"

Hearing the sound, Wen Yanyu turned around.

Several children stood behind him, looking worried.

Wang Youdao: "Several children heard that you were leaving and they all clamored to see you."

Wen Yanyu turned around and walked to the children.

"Is Brother leaving now?" The little ones, unaware of what was happening, asked in unison.

"Won't my brother stay here forever?"

Wen Yanyu said apologetically, "I'm sorry, brother has a lot of things to take care of right now, so he can't stay."

The children lowered their heads in disappointment.

"Will my brother come back?" a child asked.

Wen Yanyu paused slightly, then remained silent: "Perhaps."

At this moment, Wang Xiaohu suddenly walked over from among the children.

Upon seeing Xiaohu, Wen Yanyu looked surprised: "Xiaohu? Why aren't you resting at home?"

The child was still alive at the time, which was enough for me to barely save his life, but my energy was limited, and the child's health deteriorated significantly after I saved him.

I've had a fever and haven't left the house much these past few days. I never expected to end up here today.

Wang Xiaohu scratched his head sheepishly and stammered, "I...I'm here to apologize. I'm sorry."

“I apologized to Xiaohua, but I haven’t apologized to my brother yet…” Wang Xiaohu lowered his head and said weakly, “I shouldn’t have thrown a tantrum that day, it was my fault.”

"Because I've never eaten such delicious candy before, I took that bag of candy that day. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have thrown a tantrum or yelled at you." Wang Xiaohu lowered his head, his voice stammering.

Wen Yanyu smiled helplessly: "It's alright, as long as Xiaohua forgives you."

Suddenly, Wang Xiaohu tugged at his clothes, gesturing for him to come closer.

Wen Yanyu bent down.

"I remember what happened that night. I was swallowed by a monster, and my brother saved me. I will never forget it. Thank you."

Wen Yanyu was taken aback and looked into the child's eyes. Wang Xiaohu, embarrassed, turned his head away again and crawled back behind the children.

"Brother." Li Qianhua's voice suddenly rang out again.

Wen Yanyu looked up.

The little girl walked up to him and gently took his wrist.

"What's wrong?" Wen Yanyu asked softly.

Li Qianhua pursed her lips and suddenly asked, "Brother, can you squat down?"

"Sure." Wen Yanyu squatted down, thinking the child wanted to touch her, and was about to take the child's hand.

Suddenly, accompanied by the sound of plastic wrapping, a large handful of colorful candies appeared in front of him.

“Brother doesn’t need to be strong all the time. If brother is sad…” Li Qianhua paused, thinking that her brother was about to leave, so she changed what she said to herself to “tell other friends.”

"Grandpa Village Chief bought this candy for me, here, have some." Li Qianhua held out her hand.

With my palm open, I could see a few pieces of candy that had already melted a little.

The candies were wrapped in a layer of transparent plastic, and the strong, cloying sweetness of saccharin kept oozing out of the candy bag. The top one was even deformed from being warmed by the child's palm.

Wen Yanyu was stunned for a long time before taking the cheap candies from the girl's hand—priceless "honey."

"If you feel sad, eat one. It's sweet, and you won't feel bad anymore," Li Qianhua instructed earnestly.

"Okay." Wen Yanyu looked down at the candies in his hand, rubbed the little girl's head, and concealed all the emotions in his eyes.

"We'll wait for our brother here!" the little dumpling said with a cute smile.

The other children nodded like chicks pecking at rice: "Brother, if you come again next time, please tell us more stories!"

Wen Yanyu silently held the candy, while the children in front of her chatted excitedly, already planning their next meeting.

"If you can't wait, then don't wait anymore," he suddenly said.

The little dumplings were all stunned.

"You will meet many more people in the future. If I don't come, don't wait for me."

"Study hard, live well, meet more people, and see more beautiful scenery..."

Wen Yanyu lowered his head, and the stray hairs on his forehead obscured his eyes.

The voice was unexpectedly calm and indifferent, with no emotional fluctuations except for a slight hoarseness.

"Don't keep waiting for me."

"I will always wait for my brother."

Wen Yanyu's breathing became disordered for a moment.

"Why."

Wen Yanyu's fingertips trembled slightly as she subconsciously asked the question she had wanted to ask countless times: "What if you can't wait for me?"

The little girl in front of me blinked. "Because waiting itself is a very happy thing."

"While waiting, I look forward to the meeting. The anticipation is actually incredibly happy. Just thinking about meeting again makes me happy."

The little girl stretched out her arms, making an explosion gesture: "Until my brother reappears! I'll be so happy I'll explode!"

The children all nodded in unison.

Another child laughed and said, "Even if I can't wait for my brother to come, I can still go find him when I grow up!"

"Yes! If brother is busy, we'll go find him."

"Yes! We can go find our brother too!"

The little ones stared at him expectantly, as if they were afraid of being rejected, and their pleading expressions softened his heart.

Something seemed to be wrapped around his chest, making his breath catch in his throat, and a dull, aching pain spread to his fingertips.

Wen Yanyu looked up, a tender smile spreading across her brows, her light gray eyes shimmering with almost broken tears.

"I see."

He closed his eyes briefly and smiled, "Then it's a promise. Next spring, your brother will come to see you..."

"good!"

Wen Yanyu stared at the departing child, lost in thought for a long time, oblivious to all the noise around her.

Until, her trembling fingertips were grasped in a warm palm.

The bitter aroma of sandalwood permeated my nostrils, silently and forcefully eroding the peach scent that surrounded me.

Wen Yanyu froze, turning her head in disbelief, tears streaming down her face along with the coat on her shoulder.

As Fu Hanchuan bent down and grabbed the oversized coat, draping it over him again, he wiped away a bitter tear.

Wen Yanyu's pupils trembled as she looked up and met the suffocating obsession in the man's eyes, her legs instinctively moving backward.

The man's gray-blue eyes, bathed in the light, blended gray and blue, like Arctic ice, exuding a chilling coldness.

Fu Hanchuan said calmly, "I told you, I will come and catch you myself."

Wan Haihui, who was caught early in the morning and rushed over by helicopter, rolled his eyes at Wen Yanyu, who was being forcibly brought over, without any surprise.

This guy...