An Xing looked unhappy until he got into Lu Tianchen's car.
Lu Tianchen stopped at the red light and looked sideways at An Xing. The boy stared blankly out the window, his almond-shaped eyes completely devoid of their usual liveliness.
Although he didn't say anything, he could feel that An Xing was very sad. After hesitating for a moment, he spoke softly:
"Xingxing, don't you want to go to my house?"
A hand came over and rubbed his head with moderate force. An Xing came back to his senses and met Lu Tianchen's inquiring gaze.
"If you still prefer to live at home, then..."
Realizing that Lu Tianchen had misunderstood, An Xing quickly shook his head.
"No, no, I want to live with you, Brother Chen."
During dinner, An Xing called Lu Tianchen and asked the man to pick her up. When Lu Tianchen came over, he had already heard all the speculations from his parents.
The reason why he is depressed now is not because he is reluctant to leave home, but because he is suddenly shocked by the truth and feels a little sad.
"Brother Chen, do you know that my brother and I were mistakenly taken away by our second aunt?"
Lu Tianchen was a little surprised, but he soon understood why the boy was unhappy tonight.
"Have Uncle An and Aunt Shen told you?"
An Xing nodded, feeling depressed.
"I always thought that my second uncle and second aunt just wanted to get An Ning Jewelry, so they deliberately concealed the fact that my brother and I were taken away by mistake, but I didn't expect..."
Or maybe he was just too stupid and thought too simply of people.
In the previous life, my second uncle and second aunt's family were able to do things that alienated An Rong and their relationship, and they could also launch a surprise attack to provoke Chen Ying into having an illness. In fact, this shows that they have no family affection, only care about themselves, and do whatever it takes.
He didn't even think deeply about it and really believed that they had read the news reports and felt that Ning Rong looked like a member of the An family, so they asked him to do a paternity test.
So combined with the experience of the previous life, things should be like this:
Twenty years ago, Shen Ying and Gu Lan were pregnant at the same time. Shen Ying went into labor a little suddenly and was sent to the hospital in time, but none of the Shen family members were with her, only An Zhaoming and Tan Xiu were there.
Gu Lan also had an accident and was sent to the same hospital, with only Ning Jingze by her side.
Chen Ying gave birth to a boy and was taken to the nursery by the nurse to wait for examination. An Zhaoming stayed with Chen Ying, but he didn't expect Tan Xiu to leave secretly. After learning that the Ning family couple also gave birth to a baby boy, he had a sudden idea.
She first swapped the two babies when no one was in the nursery, then hid An Xing and left. When the nurse went to check on the baby, she found that "An's child" was missing.
She used this news to stimulate Shen Ying, causing her to be frightened during pregnancy, and then went with the nurse to "find" the baby. Because the two babies had the same blood type, and the first baby was born on the same day, and the other two were lying in bed without moving, no one suspected anything.
At this point, the two children from the An family and the Ning family had their lives exchanged.
Although the incident in the hospital was committed by Tan Xiu Chong, she had people monitoring the Ning family for the next twenty years, with the main force being that "Brother Hai".
The Nings were school teachers and should have been provided with housing and various benefits. However, due to the chaotic school management at that time, Tan Xiu did something to hinder the Nings' promotion, which made their financial situation very difficult.
Even so, Ning Rong was very competitive. He had excellent grades from childhood to adulthood, and was among the top students in high school. Tan Xiu didn't want Ning Rong to be admitted to a good university, so she arranged for the gangsters who monitored Ning's family to surround him before the college entrance examination. But the plan did not succeed, and Ning Rong was still admitted to S University.
It was not until the Ning couple died in an accident while teaching and the DNA comparison results were exposed in the news that Tan Xiucai wanted to take the initiative and find Ning Rong first to alienate him from the An family.
Then, An Xing was reborn and changed everything.
*
Lu Tianchen put An Xing's luggage back into the room, but when he came out he found that the boy was still sitting on the floor of the living room, stroking the kitten gloomily.
Huahua was lying on the floor, revealing her soft white belly, purring and wagging her tail. However, the boy's face did not show the usual happiness of petting a cat.
Lu Tianchen walked to An Xing, sat on the ground, and touched the boy's head.
"Are you unhappy because we hid the truth from you?"
"Of course not!"
An Xing blurted out, and met the man's gaze, feeling a little depressed.
"I just feel like... I'm so useless."
Thinking about it now, An Xing still feels that he was too cowardly in his previous life, hiding at home and doing nothing, letting his father run around outside. Until the very end, he mustered up the courage to go to Ning Rong to explain, but the result was still...
So in his previous life, it wasn't just an ordinary car accident, but it was done by Tan Xiu. But he knew nothing about it in both lives. It wasn't until now, when his father told him the true face of Tan Xiu, that he understood.
Thinking of the worries of his parents and brother, An Xing touched the cat's head. A thought that had been lingering in his mind for a long time became extremely clear at this moment.
"Brother Chen, I'm going to tell you a secret. Don't tell anyone else, especially mom and dad."
"I once had a dream, a terrible nightmare."
Lu Tianchen was a little surprised when he heard the young man say that this secret must not be told to the An couple. As he listened to An Xing's detailed description of the dream, his expression became more and more serious.
In fact, as early as when he was reborn, An Xing had been struggling over whether or not to tell his parents everything. But in the end, he still didn't do so.
First of all, rebirth is too bizarre.
Secondly, telling the truth would mean explaining all the sad things that happened to his family in his previous life and how he died in the end - he didn't have the confidence that he could hide these from his parents.
Furthermore, he was also worried that his parents would have a preconceived bad impression of Ning Rong after hearing it, so he didn't say anything in the end.
Later on, everything was going in a good direction, not to mention him.
But now, An Xing realizes that his death in his previous life might not have been an accident, but was done by Tan Xiu.
Why did Tan Xiu kill him?
All of Tan Xiu's plans in this life have failed. Will she still want to kill him, or even be crazier than in her previous life?
He is just the adopted son of the An family, and An Ning Jewelry has nothing to do with him. An Xing is even more worried that his family is not vigilant enough about Tan Xiu, and he doesn't know how to say it, so he can only disguise it all as a nightmare and seek Lu Tianchen's help.
The living room became quiet, with only the cat's purring still ringing.
Lu Tianchen came back to his senses from his thoughts, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw the young man looking at him anxiously.
Meeting his gaze, the boy straightened his chest, trying to appear less guilty.
"I, I just had a dream, Brother Chen, don't think too much about it. If you think my dream..."
Before he could finish his words, he fell into a pair of strong arms and the man hugged him tightly.
"Don't be afraid, Xingxing. It's just a dream. Everything in a dream is the opposite of what it was. Isn't everything going much better now than in the dream?"
The man's voice was low and gentle, and An Xing finally let go of the breath he had been holding. He let out a long breath, buried his head in the man's chest, and nodded vigorously.
"That's right, it's all fake! Dreams can't be trusted!"
But he didn't notice that the man's eyes were full of hostility. He didn't let go until he had suppressed it all.
"But Brother Chen, I don't quite understand. Can you help me think about it?"
An Xing rubbed the man's shoulder again, then raised her head and grabbed the man's sleeve.
"I don't understand, why did Tan Xiu want to kill me in my previous life...in my dream?"
Lu Tianchen tightened his grip on the boy's arm, then quickly released it. He suppressed the anger in his chest and tried to analyze the situation in a calm voice.
"According to what you said, although An Rong had a grudge against you in the dream, he just avoided Uncle An and Aunt Chen and was cold to you, but he didn't do anything else. In other words, An Zhaoyuan and Tan Xiu tried to alienate and deceive An Rong, but they were unsuccessful."
"An Rong may be dissatisfied in his heart, but he has not become a knife in their hands, let alone pointed at you."
"Uncle An and Aunt Shen are not stupid. They were just stimulated at the time. There were too many things happening and they were a little flustered. When they and the Shen family came to their senses and started investigating everything, they found out that what Tan Xiu did could not be hidden at all."
"So, what Tan Xiu has to do is to defeat Uncle An and Aunt Shen in the shortest possible time."
Lu Tianchen didn't say anything else, but An Xing already understood what he meant.
He died, and it happened on the way to find Ning Rong. Even if Mom and Dad found out the truth later, they couldn't face Ning Rong.
Their family will fall apart because of his death.
Lu Tianchen leaned over, took the boy who was trembling unconsciously into his arms, and patted his back soothingly with one hand.
"Am I useless, not knowing anything, and so stupid..."
The boy's voice was filled with tears.
"You are not a useless person, Xingxing, you are the most important."
"For us, losing our property is not terrible, but losing you is the most painful."
A huge sour feeling surged into An Xing's chest, and his eyes became even redder.
"It's okay, don't be afraid. You've already done a lot, just leave the rest to us."
Holding the crying boy in his arms to comfort him, Lu Tianchen sighed silently.
The little fool is indeed a fool. He dared to tell him such a big secret of rebirth.
I even had a nightmare and really thought he would believe it.
Lu Tianchen had long suspected that An Xing might know something.
He knew An Xing's character very well. Even if An Hao said something unpleasant, this little idiot would never think of doing a paternity test to slap someone in the face.
Later, he bravely stood up for An Rong many times, which was completely inconsistent with the character of this little fool - it would be strange for the boy to ask the An couple or him for help, but to do it himself.
Thinking back then, he didn't know how much jealousy he had felt.
But if in a previous life, An Xing had already recognized the character of the second branch of the An family and knew An Rong's identity in advance, then it would make sense.
Fortunately, this little fool was reborn. Otherwise, he would have been so innocent in this life, with such a big wife, but she was gone just like that.
Just when he thought of this, Lu Tianchen's heart skipped a beat and he asked seriously:
"Xingxing, didn't I confess my love to you in your dream?"
After lying in the man's arms for a while, An Xing had gotten much better. Hearing this question, he was stunned for a moment before answering.
"No...but Brother Chen, you have always been by my side! Even when the incident of the real and fake young master happened, you didn't say you wanted to cancel the engagement. You also protected me when someone bullied me outside!"
The boy's voice became lighter, filled with excitement and happiness.
"Brother Chen is the best to me!"
In other words, the little fool in the previous life never knew his feelings until he died.
The man held the boy tightly in his arms, as if he was holding a little star given by God, afraid that if he let go, the little star would disappear.
He sneered and deeply despised himself in his previous life.
What a waste, what's the point of just guarding the little idiot?
He has a big mouth but doesn't know how to express his feelings. He deserves to lose his wife!
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