Chapter 20 My Brother is a Good Man
The light was very dim at night. Apart from the dim starlight in the sky, there was only a tattered solar street lamp that was still flickering with a faint light.
Nangong Jue took Tao Zhi along a small path with a garden next to it.
The flower farmers had just watered the flowers in the evening, and the already narrow path became even more wet and muddy.
Apart from the sound of Xiao Taozhi's bare feet stepping on the bumpy ground, the only sound was the humming of the surrounding flowers and plants as they slept.
After walking for a while, Xiao Taozhi could no longer walk.
She reached out and tugged at the corner of Nangong Jue's clothes, and asked in a milky voice: "Brother, when will we arrive?"
"It's almost there," the young man paused for a moment, turned around and looked at Xiao Taozhi's sweaty forehead and asked, "Are you tired? If you are, we can take a break..."
Little Taozhi raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, her voice full of stubbornness: "Zhizhi is fine! Let's go quickly."
"Wait a moment!"
Nangong Jue squatted down and saw that the little guy's originally white and tender feet were covered with mud and sand, and the soft soles of his feet were embedded with fine gravel, almost bleeding.
It's heartbreaking to watch.
He frowned slightly and asked, "Why aren't you wearing shoes?"
"Zhizhi was in a hurry to find daddy and forgot about it." Little Taozhi scratched his head embarrassedly.
The young man remained silent until Tao Zhi urged him again, then he suddenly said, "Do you believe me?"
Little Taozhi didn't understand: "What?"
"Do you believe that I can lead you to find your father?"
"Of course!" Little Taozhi said as a matter of course, "Zhizhi believes that brother is a good person. Brother even protected Zhizhi on the stairs today! Good people will not lie!"
The little guy's innocent words were like an invisible mountain, suddenly falling on Nangong Jue's heart, making it hard for him to breathe.
His heart began to waver.
The boy pursed his lips, "Actually, I..."
"Brother, hurry up!"
Before Nangong Jue could finish his words, the little guy ran away.
"Brother, where is this place? Can I find Dad after going in?" Tao Zhi stood in front of a container house with a faint purple light, tilting his head and asked curiously.
"right……"
The young man clenched his palms tightly and opened his mouth, but could not utter the following words.
He even wanted to take the little fool back with him.
But, we've already come this far...
If we don’t continue, won’t all our efforts be wasted?
"Walk past this house and as soon as you go out... you will see your father..."
Nangong Jue's voice trembled slightly.
"Okay, thank you brother for taking me to find daddy~" Little Taozhi raised her little face and thanked him politely.
Then, he walked in unsteadily.
“Beep—”
Nangong Jue pressed the control button without hesitation, and a bulletproof glass door suddenly appeared at the door.
Sudden.
"What are you doing?!"
A sharp question came from behind Nangong Jue.
Turning around suddenly, it was Nangong Yao.
She was wearing slippers and pajamas, with her hair flying in the wind and an angry look on her face.
Nangong Jue's heart skipped a beat, and the controller in his hand fell to the ground with a "click", "Sister... Sister..."
"Where did you take Xiao Taozhi?!"
The boy said nothing, but pointed at the container in front of him with a pale face.
"Nangong Jue, are you crazy?! Do you know where this is?! How could you bring Xiao Taozhi here?!" Nangong Yao pinched Nangong Jue's arms hard with both hands, as if she wanted to eat him.
Accustomed to Nangong Yao's indifferent and cold attitude, this was the first time that Nangong Yao saw her sister so angry, and the boy's mind went blank.
"Where's the remote? Open the door for me!"
Nangong Jue suddenly came back to his senses, hurriedly picked up the controller, turned off the ultraviolet light and opened the door.
"If anything happens to Xiao Taozhi, I will hold you accountable!" Nangong Yao said harshly.
She rushed in immediately, and when she came out, she was holding a little kid in her arms.
"Is she... okay?" Nangong Jue stood there motionless, not moving.
When he saw Nangong Yao coming out, he came to his senses and wanted to get closer to take a look at Xiao Taozhi.
Little Taozhi fell asleep peacefully on Nangong Yao's shoulder. His breathing was normal for the time being, but his little face was red from being burned by the ultraviolet rays.
Nangong Yao held little Taozhi tightly in her arms, staring at Nangong Jue warily, her words sharp: "Put away that pretentious face of yours! What were you doing before? If it weren't for you, would little Taozhi have become like this?"
"I..." Nangong Jue opened his mouth, but was unable to refute.
He tricked the little fool into a strong ultraviolet disinfection room and locked her in there.
And... hurt her.
This is an indisputable fact.
"The little guy didn't know this was a strong ultraviolet disinfection room. Don't you know? If I hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid the little guy would have been burned to ashes!"
"I never wanted her to die!" Nangong Jue said with a pale face, "I just... I just can't accept it!"
"Yes! I just can't accept it! Why can a little fool like her, who has nothing to do with you, easily gain the favor of you and father? Obviously, I am your family! I am!"
The resentment that had accumulated for countless days and nights suddenly burst out, and Nangong Jue was somewhat uncontrollable: "But do you treat me as a family member? Sister, ask yourself, do you treat me as your brother? Not even for a single day? I know you are annoyed with me, hate me, and even wish I were dead! The same goes for father, you all don't want me!"
“…”
Nangong Yao was silent for a while before slowly asking, "So this is why you hurt Xiao Taozhi?"
"No, I really didn't mean to hurt her! I just... just wanted to scare her! The intensity of the ultraviolet rays in the house that I set is not enough to harm an adult!" Nangong Jue clenched the controller in his hand.
He really didn't want the little idiot to get hurt.
This level of intensity will at most cause a rash on the body.
"But she's just a child! A pure and innocent little baby!"
Nangong Yao's words hit Nangong Jue like a heavy blow on the head.
He wiggled his knuckles.
Yes, she's just a baby.
A little fool who was dumb enough to believe him.
She shouldn't be the one he takes his anger out on.
"I'm sorry, sister..." Nangong Jue lowered his head and stammered.
"Nangong Jue, you shouldn't say this to me. You should wait until Xiaotuanzi wakes up tomorrow and tell her in person."
Looking at the boy in front of her who was only about eleven or twelve years old, Nangong Yao no longer had the heart to say anything more vicious.
She sighed softly, took out a small piece of paper from her pocket, and handed it to Nangong Jue: "Here, this is for you."
"This is……"
Nangong Jue took it and it was a Band-Aid.
It's pink and tender, with a cartoon peach pattern in the middle, which is very cute.
"This is given to you by Xiao Taozhi. You don't need to thank me." Nangong Yao said this coldly and left with Xiao Taozhi in her arms.
The two figures walked farther and farther away, gradually blending into the darkness and could no longer be seen.
His eyes turned slightly, his gaze falling on his palm.
Looking at the Band-Aid in his palm, Nangong Jue's heart, as silent as a dead pond, quietly began to ripple.
In the end, he was reluctant to use the Band-Aid, but put it and the peach blossom brooch in his pocket.
Brother Jue was moved by Xiao Zhizhi⊙⊙!
(End of this chapter)
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