Xiao Anhe's heart skipped a beat. He recalled the way Xiao Qinghan and Fang Wanxin interacted that he had accidentally witnessed when he was a child.
The two were less like husband and wife and more like allies who used and restrained each other.
He especially remembered one sentence Fang Wanxin said, even after so many years: "Don't forget what you promised me, because I can make you Xiao Qinghan now, firmly seated in the position of head of the Xiao family, and I can also make you not Xiao Qinghan, because you were never meant to be..."
The second half of his sentence abruptly ended as he pushed open the study door. Fang Wanxin rushed to the door, hugged him tightly, and anxiously kept asking him how long he had been standing at the door and how much he had heard.
Fang Wanxin was a music student, and her personality was always gentle and mild. She rarely spoke so harshly as she did now. Xiao Anhe was still young at the time and was quite frightened by his mother's sudden change. He shook his head repeatedly and said that he had just passed by and opened the door when he heard Fang Wanxin's voice. He didn't hear anything.
Hearing him say that, Fang Wanxin finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
She held Xiao Anhe tightly, whispering in his ear in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Anhe, you must remember, in this world, only your mother is the best to you and the one who will never hurt you. Don't easily trust anyone other than your mother!"
He really wanted to ask Fang Wanxin if her earlier statement about not easily trusting anyone included her father, Xiao Qinghan.
Although he was young, he could feel Fang Wanxin's body trembling, and the unspoken understanding between mother and son. He didn't ask any questions, but instead leaned close to Fang Wanxin's ear and whispered, "Mom, don't worry, I remember."
"What a good boy you are, Mommy!" Fang Wanxin kissed his little face.
With his arrival, Fang Wanxin and Xiao Qinghan's conversation ceased. Fang Wanxin picked him up and took him back to his room to sleep. Before leaving the study, she made him say goodnight to Xiao Qinghan.
He did say it, and received a goodnight from Xiao Qinghan.
He didn't know why, but even though he was very young at the time, he could sense that Xiao Qinghan didn't like him. Even a simple "goodnight" was something she had to say for some purpose.
He could clearly see the reluctance, even the fleeting disgust deep in his eyes, despite his young age.
His feelings for Xiao Qinghan were always hidden in his heart, and only when Fang Wanxin was about to die did he reveal a little bit of them. It was really just a little bit, but he didn't expect Fang Wanxin to notice it.
With her last breath, she held his hand and urged him, "My child, remember what I told you before: in this world, besides your mother, don't easily trust anyone. My child, you must remember this. It applies to everyone, including your so-called father, Xiao Qinghan!"
After saying that, Fang Wanxin let go of his hand and closed her eyes.
This sentence, containing so much information and implication, became Fang Wanxin's last words to Xiao Anhe. As a son, how could he not obey his mother's dying wish?
This is one of the reasons why Xiao Anhe hasn't returned to China much over the years. Coincidentally, Qian Yue'e and her son are favored, so his decision not to return to China has become the most legitimate reason—he is being ostracized.
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