Seeing that everyone else looked on with gossip in their eyes, he smiled silently.
Yu Yanbin, perhaps thinking it inappropriate to pry into someone's private affairs, touched his nose and said, "Well, we just find it strange. From what you've said, you two seem to have a very good relationship. But looking at you now, it doesn't seem right. Since you said you found someone, we haven't seen you go to acknowledge them, and they don't seem to recognize you either. Since you didn't mention it before, we didn't feel comfortable asking."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Cheng Shaolin tilted his head slightly to look at them, "You all want to know?"
"Mmm." They nodded together.
"No, Brother Cheng, it's like this, we just want to find out more, right? Xiaoxiao will be coming with us later, and we don't know anything. We're just worried that something might happen later." Shao Jie explained.
Cheng Shaolin thought about it and agreed. Everyone was confused about the situation, and things might get messy later.
"You all want to know?" Seeing everyone's eager expressions, Cheng Shaolin didn't keep them in suspense.
"Hmm, what exactly happened?"
"Then let me tell you."
"Um."
"Here's what happened: Xiaoxiao was in a car accident,"
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"She may have lost control of her emotions, couldn't accept it, and ultimately chose to forget some things."
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"Don't you know what 'potentially out of control' means?" Shao Jie interjected.
Cheng Shaolin stared at him noncommittally, which made him uncomfortable. "W-what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, you're right."
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Seeing the incredulous looks on everyone's faces, he smiled and continued, "Let me start from the beginning. A few months ago, Xiaoxiao was in a car accident with her parents. Her father passed away before the ambulance arrived. Her mother was sitting in the back with her, and to protect her, she held her tightly in her arms the whole time. So, Xiaoxiao suffered the least injuries. When her mother was rescued, she wouldn't let go, and even when she got into the ambulance, she kept looking in Xiaoxiao's direction." Cheng Shaolin paused at this point, not continuing.
Everyone who heard it felt a pang of sadness and their eyes welled up with tears, except for Zhou Lingyu and the others who kept talking and crowding around them.
“Her mother passed away on the way. When she woke up in the hospital and learned that her parents were gone, she broke down emotionally. Because it was very bad for her injuries, the doctor gave her sedatives. When she woke up again, she had forgotten everything.”
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“As soon as it happened, her father’s secretary immediately called my parents. He knew that our two families had a good relationship, so he notified our family directly. My parents immediately came to Mingcheng to help with some things. As for me, I happened to be away on a mission abroad and couldn’t come back because of the complicated situation. My parents handled everything and told me what happened.”
At this moment, everyone understood why Li Xiao didn't recognize Cheng Shaolin.
Seeing the questions in everyone's eyes, he continued, "She has forgotten everything. The doctor said it was because the blow was too great and she was unwilling to accept it, so she chose to forget some things."
Only then did everyone understand that the young girl had also gone through a difficult time. Perhaps knowing that her mother had been seriously injured while protecting her, and that her father had also passed away, she couldn't bear the blow and chose to forget it.
“I was never there, and she didn’t see me afterward, so she didn’t recognize me. I heard from my parents that her personality changed a bit later, and since she didn’t remember me, they didn’t dare to approach her rashly, for fear of making her nervous. The amnesia has made her a little different from before, and we can’t treat her with the same mindset as before.”
Now everyone understands why Cheng Shaolin didn't step forward to acknowledge him. Since they weren't familiar with each other, it was indeed a bit abrupt for someone to suddenly come up to him and claim to be his brother.
They understood and were now at ease.
After hearing the gist of the story, Zhou Lingyu lost interest and told Liu Xiaohan to go to sleep.
So that brat is his sister. No wonder she treated me like that. That brat is really unlikable. No wonder that woman across from her talked about her like that. She's just like that; she's always causing trouble wherever she goes.
No matter what she thought to herself, it was all over if no one paid any attention to her.
"Don't worry, Brother Cheng, we'll have Xiaoxiao come to our team tomorrow. We'll take care of her and make sure she doesn't suffer any mistreatment," Shao Jie assured him, patting his chest.
Xiao Peng, sitting next to him, nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry, no one will bully her. Your sister is my sister too." He patted his chest to assure him.
Even Qiu Fengyu, who was standing to the side, laughed. She was already beautiful, and her smile was like spring flowers blooming or peonies in full bloom. "Your sister seems to have a good personality, and she's very much to my liking."
Hearing everyone say that, Cheng Shaolin felt half relieved.
Once everyone had talked things out, things became much easier. They discussed how to persuade Li Xiao to join the team tomorrow and how to adapt to the situation.
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It was still dark in the morning, with only a faint light.
Everyone started getting busy, packing their things so they could set off soon.
Li Xiao also started packing her belongings so she could put them in the car later.
Meng Yang walked over and said to Xiao Xiao with a smile, "Xiao Xiao, can I come with you? I'd like a ride." Li Xiao was taken aback, not expecting Meng Yang to want to go with her.
"Look, I can kill zombies and help drive, which will save a lot of trouble."
Li Xiao smiled too. Meng Yang was capable and a good person. It would be nice if they could go together. So she nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Zheng Yongnian also came over and said, "Count me in too. I can drive and kill zombies too."
Li Xiao looked at them all wanting to go with her and was a little confused.
"It's okay if you don't agree, just give me a ride first, and I'll find a car later."
Well, I'm bringing one anyway, so I'll just see if it doesn't work out.
"Sure, we can go together." Zheng Yongnian was a little taken aback when Li Xiao agreed. He paused for a moment, then smiled. This young man was quite refined-looking, but he didn't like to talk, let alone laugh. Now that he was smiling, he looked very energetic.
The group happily loaded their belongings into the vehicle: mats, small blankets, and more. Aunt Zhang and the others put pots, pans, and other kitchenware into the large truck; the stuff was taking up quite a bit of space.
Yu Yanbin and the others didn't have much to tidy up, so they just used their sleeping mats and quickly finished.
Shao Jie waved and called out to Li Xiao, "Xiao Xiao, little sister!"
Li Xiao had just put her things away and was about to get into the car when she heard someone shout. She immediately stopped and looked over.
"What is it?" It turned out that Shao Jie was calling her.
"Xiaoxiao, come to our car." He called out and waved to her, signaling her to come over quickly.
Li Xiao didn't understand why these people kept trying to recruit her into their group, so she shook her head to indicate that she wouldn't go.
Shao Jie was quite helpless; Xiao Xiao was just so stubborn. He then looked at Qiu Fengyu, who glanced at him sideways, thinking, "Useless."
Shao Jie expressed his innocence, saying, "I didn't want to be looked down upon either. ╮（﹀＿﹀）╭
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