At first I didn't want to go home with Ding Ning.
But later I became really curious about how her parents raised her to be so warm, like a little sun.
When Ding Ning told me that her parents had been looking for me all these years, I was a little skeptical.
But when I saw her trying hard to find evidence to prove that she didn't lie to me, I softened my heart.
She said she would take me home. Although I said I didn't want to, I was a little looking forward to it in my heart.
So I went home with her.
Just as she said, her parents welcomed me home.
But, in this family, except Ding Ning, everyone knows that I am not her biological brother.
At first I didn't think it was strange that they didn't tell Ding Ning the truth.
Later, Ding Ning's mother asked me out for a private talk.
She said she knew everything that happened to me in the hospital, both the good and the bad.
But this did not prevent me from continuing to be a member of their family, because she promised me that she would raise me as her own child, but then I was lost and she didn't do it, and she felt very guilty towards me.
If possible now, she still hopes to continue to be my mother and hopes that I will treat her home as my own home.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if I don’t want to return to this family, as long as they know that I am doing well.
But there was one thing she particularly begged me to do, which was not to let Ding Ning know that she and I had no blood relationship.
Let her treat me as her own brother.
I was very confused, "Why?"
She said, "Ningning is my only daughter... Xiaofeng, I hope you can understand the feelings of being a parent. She is very simple, and we hope her life can be simpler, not too complicated. I hope that her studies and life will go more smoothly in the future."
Although the words were spoken very tactfully, I still understood the intention behind them.
She said that if Ding Ning and I had an emotional entanglement, it would add unnecessary troubles to Ding Ning's life, making her originally simple life complicated, and the dirty words I said would also affect her.
Compared to the identity of "girlfriend", the identity of "sister" will help her escape danger more easily.
To be honest, my heart hurts a little.
It’s not because of what Ding Ning’s mother said, but because of my past.
I thought that as long as I was strong enough and could get through these difficult days of rumors, time would heal everything.
But I didn’t expect that the impact and backlash from my previous promiscuity would be long-lasting.
I have no intention of hurting Ding Ning, but I have to admit that I have different feelings for her.
However, in the end, this emotion could not be accepted by Ding Ning's family.
They only accept me as Ding Ning's "biological brother" and will never accept me as her "boyfriend".
It was my previous mistakes that led to the current situation.
If I had not been promiscuous before and was a self-disciplined and rigorous person, I think Ding Ning's parents would not dislike me.
And now, I have ruined my reputation, but Ding Ning's parents still tolerate me like their own child. It is already kind of them, but letting their precious daughter fall in love with me is something they cannot accept.
After talking with Ding Ning's mother, I couldn't calm down for a long time.
It turns out that I also regret what I did before.
But it was too late.
From my own experience, I don't want Ding Ning to suffer with me and endure the rumors.
If you get close to me, even if it's just to have a meal together as a friend, you will attract strange looks.
I'm used to that kind of look and have become immune to it.
But Ding Ning is different. She is still a girl who has not left the ivory tower and cannot stand such strange looks.
My emotions are at odds with my rationality.
I can't deny that I like Ding Ning and want to get close to her, but reason tells me that I shouldn't get close to her and cause her trouble and hurt.
So I agreed to Ding Ning's mother's suggestion.
I won't tell her that I'm not her brother.
I don’t know if it was influenced by Ding Ning or for some other reason, but I gradually lost the strong heart I used to have. When others teased me about why Ding Ning didn’t come to see me, I would panic and be at a loss.
Unlike before, I can handle it with ease, even if the teasing and questions are not mocking.
I am often absent-minded when on duty, with a lot of thoughts in my mind.
I have thousands of things I want to say, but I don’t know who to talk to.
I don't have many friends.
The only one that can be called famous is Qi Tan.
However, Qi Tan was also in a career slump.
He refused to tell me about his past with Yan Yi, so why would I want to tell him about Ding Ning and me?
Some things cannot be shared just because you are good friends.
At least we can't.
After careful consideration, I decided to leave Dongjiang.
Leaving this city where I have lived for more than ten years.
Perhaps this is the real relief for me.
The world is so big. I want to go to a city where no one knows me, start over, live seriously, and no longer live the glamorous life of the past.
I want to be a normal person for once.
I will no longer make excuses for my absurd behavior, nor will I join the worldly crowd to have fun. I want to be clean and be myself again.
I left.
Went to Haicheng.
The hospital there welcomed me when they learned that I was already an associate professor.
The medical level in Haicheng is not as high as that in Dongjiang, but it is an emerging city with a developing pharmaceutical industry and has a bright future.
The promotion process is not as crowded and competitive as that at the First Hospital of Dongda University.
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