From childhood to adulthood, she seemed to have never played any other role to Qi Xing except being a burden and a nuisance.
Qi Xing's kindness and love for her also made her feel heavy.
Her brother always tried his best to give her the best life and repeatedly emphasized his own sacrifices.
The more Qi Xing gave, the more guilty she felt; the more he reminded her, the more she wanted to escape.
In the end, all these emotions turned into irritability and willfulness.
Every time she and Qi Xing would start arguing after just a few words.
The two of them seemed to have become a cage that trapped each other. Both sides felt oppressed and uncomfortable, but didn't know how to break free.
Apart from trying to break free and escape, Qi Tong really didn't know what to do.
Over the years, she has thought about contacting Qi Xing.
But after working hard for so long, she still has achieved nothing, and the money she earns can't even afford Qi Xing's small apartment.
Even if she goes back, the way she and Qi Xing get along will not change, and they will just return to the starting point.
Quarrels, repression, and mutual torture.
What's the point of that?
She didn't expect Qi Xing to find her, drive thousands of miles to come here, and even give up his job to stay in this city.
Qi Tong was both happy and frightened about this.
She was happy that Qi Xing was finally willing to give up the job that consumed him.
Since being with Jiang Zhaosu, her brother seemed to have finally learned to enjoy life, and even the fatigue that had accumulated between his brows for a long time had dissipated a lot.
But this joy was also accompanied by fear. She was afraid that Qi Xing would regret it in the future, and even more afraid that he would say "this is all for you" again.
Because of her, Qi Xing once again gave up what he cherished.
She once again became a burden to Qi Xing.
Qi Tong couldn't stand the pressure any longer, so she decided to confess: "Actually, I don't need you to do so much for me. As you can see, I am now fully capable of being self-reliant. You don't have to sacrifice anything for me anymore, you can do whatever you want."
After hearing what Qi Tong said, Qi Xing was silent for a long time before he said, "Xiao Ya, have you ever thought... I never thought you were a burden."
It is impossible for a person to give without reason. Whenever a person devotes his heart and soul to doing something, there must be a reason and purpose.
Qi Xing's reason for raising Qi Tong is very simple: Qi Tong is his sister and the only family member in this world where he does not have to worry about being betrayed.
He raised Qi Tong with great difficulty, and naturally gained countless satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment from seeing Qi Tong grow from a babbling baby to the popular and beloved young lady she is today.
Before meeting Jiang Zhaosu, only Qi Tong made him feel that he was still a person with flesh and blood and family, rather than a numb body struggling only for survival.
But he never thought that his words would bring such heavy pressure to Qi Tong.
"I'm so much older than you, don't I know what I'm doing? Everything I've done for you wasn't forced by any responsibility, it was all done willingly because I also gained happiness from it."
After losing Qi Tong once, Qi Xing truly understood that it didn't matter whether Qi Tong was well-behaved and sensible, or rebellious and willful.
He just wanted her to live well in this world, preferably with peace, happiness and a smooth life without worries.
The two siblings finally talked it out.
Jiang Zhaosu stood between them.
From her angle, she could just see that Qi Tong, with his head lowered, had red eyes and a faint glint in his eyes.
Then Qi Xing changed the subject: "As for what I said about giving everything for you, you should learn Fugui's mentality. She doesn't know how much she owes me, and she never feels guilty."
Jiang Zhaosu: “…”
Why did the topic turn to her again?
She is just thick-skinned, so what?
Jiang Zhaosu added casually, "I can testify that although your brother always mentions the account book, it's just talk. He's never actually asked me to pay it back. He's simply stingy and wants to satisfy his accounting addiction."
Seeing the two of them singing in unison, Qi Tong suddenly couldn't cry anymore.
"Actually..." Jiang Zhaosu also began to expose Qi Xing's past, "There was one time when your brother mistakenly thought you were dead. He cried so hard that his eyes were red and swollen for a month."
“…”
Qi Tong didn't believe it at first.
She had never seen Qi Xing cry in her life.
After Qi Xing coughed lightly and turned away as if embarrassed, Qi Tong became skeptical and looked at Jiang Zhaosu curiously: "Really? What's going on?"
"Uh, that's it..." Jiang Zhaosu thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out how to tell Qi Tong about the things that happened in the end of the world.
"I was dreaming."
Qi Xing opened his mouth to make it up for her, saying seriously: "I dreamed that you became the world's biggest villain, and then you were punished by the protagonist and committed suicide."
“Wow…”
Qi Tong opened his eyes wide and looked Qi Xing up and down as if he were looking at a stranger: "I never knew you had such a... childish side."
Qi Xing: "..."
Are you qualified to evaluate a person who, at the age of fourteen, was jumping on the bed and shouting that he was a world-destroying devil?
But it's okay this way.
He never expected Qi Tong to become the "King of Hell". She just needed to be a little girl with a head full of immature thoughts and always out of tune.
It was Qi Ronghua who answered Qi Tong, but his mood and thoughts also affected the other two "Qi Xing" who were connected to his consciousness.
Corporate slave Qi Xing and Qi Ronghua have exactly the same childhood memories and growth trajectories, so it is easy for them to understand Qi Ronghua's surging emotions at the moment, while the fake Qi Xing fell into silence.
Unlike the other two "Qi Xing", his relationship with his sister has long been shattered, and it is not an exaggeration to describe him as an "enemy".
Since childhood, his father has been extremely partial to Qi Tong, to the point of always ignoring his more outstanding son.
Qi Tong bossed him around, and he was full of jealousy and disgust towards Qi Tong.
They are siblings from the same father and mother, but their relationship is worse than that of enemies.
If you think about it carefully, the root of this twisted relationship actually comes from their father.
The way they get along is just like the replica of Pei Yuemu and Pei Chixuan in the memories of those two "Qi Xings".
Children's behavior patterns are often influenced by adults. If it weren't for their father's obvious favoritism, how could the brother and sister, who should be as close as blood, end up fighting each other to the death?
For some unknown reason, an absurd idea suddenly flashed through the mind of the fake man Qi Xing.
Wouldn’t it be better if he and his sister could get along like Qi Xing and Qi Tong do now?
As soon as this thought came to mind, the pseudo-man Qi Xing's consciousness suddenly tensed up and his alarm bells rang.
For him, who is competing with other Qi Xing for control of the body, what this means is very clear.
The thought that came to his mind indicated that he had begun to accept the emotions and memories of Qi Ronghua and the social animal Qi Xing.
He was being assimilated by them.
He might disappear.
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