"Your mother's surname is Zhao, and Zhang Hua is your stepmother. She treats you well, don't you think that's deliberately spoiling you?"
Chen Dongsheng was quite disappointed in him. He said, "Use your brain and think about it. You're about the same age as that kid Chen Dongze. Since you were little, Zhang Hua has given you whatever you wanted."
"You didn't study hard after you started school, and Zhang Hua let you be. If I hadn't been there to discipline you at home, you probably wouldn't know many characters by now. But isn't Zhang Hua strict with her own son? If he doesn't finish his homework, he's punished by standing in the corner; if he makes even the slightest mistake, she scolds him..."
"Mom is worried that I'll work too hard. She says my health isn't good, and that being happy every day is more important than anything else."
"Where's your brain? When you were born, the doctor said you were very healthy. But just because that woman Zhang Hua said you were sickly, you think you're a weakling. If Dad finds out about that, see how he beats you!"
Before Chen Dongxu could speak, Chen Dongsheng added, "And you remember this: Zhang Hua is your stepmother. If you continue to side with her, I'll drag you to Aunt Zhao's grave and see how you explain yourself to your own mother!"
"I……"
Chen Dongxu's mouth moved slightly. Looking at the clear stupidity in his eyes, Chen Dongsheng gave him a hard tap on the forehead and said, "I told you all that so that you would be more careful in front of that woman Zhang Hua in the future, and not be unable to keep things to yourself and tell that woman everything."
Got it?
"Um."
Chen Dongxu nodded.
"As I said before, I'll ask the woman who saved me if she can heal your legs. You absolutely must not utter a word about this to that woman. Of course, if you want to never be able to stand up again, you can say whatever you want to that woman."
As Chen Dongsheng spoke, his dark eyes narrowed slightly. "Chen Dongxu, listen carefully now. Once that woman finds out that your leg can be cured, she might find a way to make sure your leg is completely beyond cure, or even leave you paralyzed in bed."
Do you know what a paralyzed person is?
To prevent his foolish younger brother from revealing the truth, Chen Dongsheng deliberately tried to scare him, saying, "A paralyzed person can only lie in bed, and in your current condition, at least you can still go outside in a wheelchair. But what will happen when you become paralyzed?"
He could only lie in bed, unable to even control his own bodily functions; the only part he could probably move was his neck and above, which was actually considered a good outcome…
"Big brother..."
Chen Dongxu's eyes were filled with panic and fear.
"Scared?"
Chen Dongsheng curled his lips into a half-smile and said, "Once you tell that woman what I told you tonight, you might not even be able to move your neck, and you won't be able to make a sound. The only thing you can do is move your eyes."
"She...she can't be that vicious, can she?"
Chen Dongxu's eyes welled up with tears again in fright. "Big brother, was all that woman's kindness to me fake?"
Chen Dongsheng pursed his lips and remained silent.
Chen Dongxu: "But she's also very good to her younger sister, could that also be fake?"
Unexpectedly, Chen Dongsheng didn't respond, but instead asked, "Do you like your younger sister, Chen Shu?"
"..."
Chen Dongxu didn't want to lie and say he liked her. He avoided Chen Dongsheng's gaze and muttered, "That brat has been closer to Chen Dongze than to me since we were little, but I'm her older brother. And you, her older brother, are also that brat's older brother. Why do you think she's only close to Chen Dongze and not to us?"
"You'll have to ask Chen Shu herself."
Chen Dongsheng didn't have a good impression of his half-sister Chen Shu. He couldn't get close to her when they were young, and as he grew a little older, he felt that Chen Shu was spoiled too much by Zhang Hua. She would cry and make a fuss over the slightest thing and would not give up until she got what she wanted.
Take her marriage into the Xiao family as an example. She had only met Xiao Yu once, but she insisted on marrying him because Xiao Yu was good-looking.
Xiao Yu was unwilling, and the elders of the Xiao family naturally wouldn't force him. However, neither of the two families expected that Chen Shu would block Xiao Yu on a small path in the courtyard one evening, tear her hair and clothes, and force Xiao Yu to marry her. Otherwise, she would cry and shout that Xiao Yu was being a hooligan.
This incident severely strained the relationship between the two families.
To prevent Xiao Yuzhen from having his reputation ruined... after all, people love to watch a show, and if Chen Shu goes crazy and causes a scene in the courtyard, Xiao Yuzhen's future might become bleak.
There was no other way but for the two families to arrange a marriage.
Chen Shuru married into the Xiao family as she wished, but because Xiao Yu refused to share a room with her, his half-sister used drugs to achieve the desired result.
After ten months of pregnancy and shortly after giving birth, she learned of the changes in the Xiao family and immediately turned her back on her, wanting a divorce.
Her family disagreed, so she threatened suicide.
To help Chen Shu get a divorce, Zhang Hua didn't distinguish right from wrong. He knelt down in front of his grandfather and begged, saying that Chen Shu was frail and prone to illness. He claimed that if they didn't get a divorce, she would surely die in the countryside someday.
To get a divorce, Chen Shu didn't even want her own child. Just one month after completing the divorce proceedings, she married the second son of the Wang family in the same compound. Fearing that her family would not agree, she disregarded the reputation of the Chen family and herself and forced the marriage into a fait accompli.
This almost made the Chen family a laughing stock in the compound!
"Big brother, don't you like your sister?"
"You like it?"
"She is my younger sister, born to the same mother."
"Alright, you should get some rest. I'm going to talk to Dad about something."
Chen Dongsheng got up, walked out of Chen Dongxu's room, and saw the caregiver the family had hired for his mentally challenged younger brother sitting in the living room. He went over and gave him a few instructions before going upstairs.
"dad."
After knocking on the door and entering his father's study, Chen Dongsheng called out to Chen Changqing.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Chen Changqing got up from his chair and gestured for Chen Dongsheng to sit on the sofa.
"I went to my second brother's room for a chat."
Chen Dongsheng responded.
Chen Changqing asked, "Will that kid be willing to speak?"
“I told him I could find someone to heal his legs, and my second brother was immediately moved to tears. He cried like a little fool in front of me.”
Chen Dongsheng laughed and said, "But I'm not lying to my second brother."
"Is it the girl who saved you who can cure your second brother?"
Although Chen Changqing was asking the question, he already had the answer in his heart.
Chen Dongsheng nodded, then shook his head and said, "Whether it can be cured or not, we'll only know after that woman examines my brother's leg. I came to find you today to tell you that I plan to go there in a couple of days. After all, that woman saved my life, and I need to thank her in person."
Also, our leader might be going along, and Zhao Yunzhen will be with him, so you don't need to worry about my safety.
"It's because of that hemostatic and anti-inflammatory drug."
Chen Changqing used a declarative sentence.
"Yes. That medicine is exceptionally effective. If it could be mass-produced, it would undoubtedly provide an extra layer of protection for our comrades!"
Injuries are common when on missions. Sometimes, if the bleeding from the wound cannot be stopped or the inflammation is not treated properly, their comrades may lose their lives or, at the very least, be unable to continue with the heavy training and have to take off their uniforms.
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