After a long while, seeing no reaction from his foolish younger brother, not even a flicker of his eyeballs, Chen Dongsheng couldn't help but sigh: "Second brother, I know you can't accept your current situation, but you have to believe that miracles still exist in this world."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Actually, when we were on a mission, my brother almost didn't make it back. But he was lucky to meet a woman who was exceptionally skilled in acupuncture."
According to your brother Zhao, if it weren't for that woman's intervention, not only would I, your older brother, have lost my life in the deep mountains and forests, but my other teammates would probably be in grave danger as well.
How about this? In a couple of days, I plan to personally thank that woman. When I do, I'll mention your situation to her; perhaps she can cure you. I also heard from your brother Zhao that she's very skilled at making medicine.
When she saw that we were short of hemostatic medicine, she gave us some of her homemade special medicine powder. To be honest, the effect was exceptionally good. This is not me lying to you; your brother Zhao witnessed it with his own eyes.
This shows that the woman is not only highly skilled in acupuncture but also has considerable expertise in medicine making. What if she really could heal your legs through acupuncture and her homemade ointment?
Seeing that his foolish younger brother finally reacted, and seeing tears sliding down his cheeks, Chen Dongsheng felt a pang of heartache in his eyes and pressed on: "But I don't know exactly how you got hurt, which part of your leg you hurt, or the extent of the injury. If you don't tell me these things, how am I supposed to describe it to that woman?"
"I can't just pretend I don't know anything. If I do, that woman will probably be angry, thinking I'm making trouble for no reason and deliberately wasting her time."
Upon hearing this, Chen Dongxu let out a suppressed sob.
"Cry, it will make you feel better. After you've cried enough, tell your older brother everything."
Seeing his foolish younger brother crying uncontrollably like a three-year-old, Chen Dongsheng moved the chair closer to the bed. Then, he reached out and ruffled Chen Dongxu's hair, saying, "You'll learn from your mistakes. Consider the suffering you endured as a lesson. You can't let yourself run wild outside like that again."
“I…I didn’t do anything wrong…” Chen Dongxu sobbed, his voice hoarse, “I don’t know them at all. They cornered me in a dead end and started hitting me with sticks without saying a word, yelling that I was cheating on their older brother…”
I tried to explain, but they wouldn't listen. They even stuffed a smelly sock into my mouth... I was knocked unconscious, then woke up in pain. When I woke up, they were gone. I... I felt pain all over my body, especially my legs, which I couldn't even move..."
After listening to his foolish younger brother recount the events in fits and starts, Chen Dongsheng remained silent for a moment before saying, "It seems that group of people are deliberately targeting you."
"Waaah... Big brother, can my leg really be healed?"
Chen Dongxu's eyes were brimming with tears and longing. He sobbed and hiccuped as he said, "I swear I don't know any of those people, and I've never cheated on any of them. Brother, I may have been a bit of a scoundrel and had a lot of girlfriends, but I never even held their hands. How could I possibly do anything else?"
"Big brother believes in you."
His stupid younger brother was raised by Zhang Hua since childhood, making him dull-witted and unambitious. As for whether he had any bad intentions, that would be absolutely impossible. After all, the family traditions of the Chen family were there, not to mention that their grandfather was watching over them. Even if the brothers were outrageous, they wouldn't dare to do anything really bad.
For example, engaging in illicit sexual relationships and committing fraud and deception!
His younger brother was closest to him when they were young, but after he joined the team, due to training and missions, he sometimes couldn't go home for a year or two. As a result, Zhang Hua, that woman, raised his good younger brother to be no different from a useless person.
Zhang Hua!
Could it be related to that woman that my stupid brother's legs were crippled?
Furthermore, he almost got into an accident...
Chen Dongsheng suddenly shook his head inwardly. He didn't want to believe that he could be betrayed by his teammate... But the fact that he and his stupid younger brother had accidents at about the same time was too much of a coincidence.
If something were to happen to the two brothers, Chen Dongze, his father's stepson, would be the only male heir left in the Chen family of his generation...
Is that what he thinks?
"Xiao Xu".
Chen Dongsheng's expression turned serious. He looked at his silly younger brother and saw that the other had stopped crying and was looking back at him with red rabbit eyes. He couldn't help but pat the other's head again.
"Big brother..."
Chen Dongxu was very fair-skinned and androgynous. As a child, his features were as delicate as a porcelain doll. At this moment, Chen Dongsheng felt his heart soften involuntarily as he looked at Chen Dongxu's red rabbit eyes and said, "You listen to whatever your older brother says, right?"
Looking into Chen Dongxu's eyes, washed clean by tears, and seeing the foolishness hidden in his clarity, Chen Dongsheng turned his head away and coughed lightly. He was afraid that he would laugh out loud, which would seem too disrespectful to the child.
Speaking of which, Chen Dongsheng is five years older than Chen Dongxu, and the two are half-brothers.
That's right, these two brothers are not born to the same mother.
Chen Dongsheng's mother was Chen Changqing's first wife. She died during childbirth. Chen Dongxu's mother was Chen Changqing's second wife. She took care of the wounded Chen Changqing in a rear hospital. Through the organization's introduction, she married Chen Changqing and gave birth to their son Chen Dongxu the following year. At that time, Chen Dongsheng was already five years old.
Chen Dongsheng's impression of his stepmother Zhao Su was that she was gentle and beautiful, and spoke softly. He did not dislike her. As they got to know each other better, he realized that Zhao Su was not a bad woman. Therefore, he liked the younger brother that his stepmother had given birth to.
But he never expected that his stepmother would suddenly disappear one day, and that she was pregnant when she disappeared. He and his family learned about his stepmother Zhao Su from his current stepmother Zhang Hua.
His stepmother, Zhao Susheng, died in childbirth. The reason she left home was because she heard some gossip and was worried that her father would suspect that the child in her womb was someone else's. So, she thought of giving birth outside and then bringing the child home to explain to her father.
As a result, when he went out and came back, all that was left was a handful of ashes.
Zhang Hua brought it back; she was holding ashes and a baby girl wrapped in swaddling clothes...
Collecting his thoughts, Chen Dongsheng saw Chen Dongxu nod.
"I'll listen to whatever you say, big brother."
“I suspect your troubles are related to our stepmother, but this is just my guess for now. I'm telling you this because I'm worried you'll be misled by her again. Do you understand what I mean, brother?”
"Mom has been so good to me all these years, brother... brother, isn't that right..."
Chen Dongxu wanted to say, "Brother, are you sure you're not mistaken?" However, when he met Chen Dongsheng's gaze and saw his brother's serious and earnest expression, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
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