Chapter 111 Awakening from a Dream
Meng Lingge nodded obediently, her eyes gentle and tender.
"Okay, but you must be careful and remember I'm waiting for you."
Wen Zhiming agreed, carried Meng Lingge to the wardrobe, and took out two black night clothes from the bottom of the wardrobe. He gave Meng Lingge one of the smaller ones and quickly put on the other one.
Then he took out two more face coverings from above the wardrobe.
Tie it on to him and Meng Lingge respectively.
"Wearing this at night won't attract attention, and even if someone notices it, they won't recognize it."
Having done all this, Wen Zhiming pushed open the door, put his arm around Meng Lingge, and leaped onto the wall.
Although he brought one person with him, he moved quickly and landed silently. Meng Lingge leaned against him and was carried from inside the mansion to outside in no time.
Meng Lingge felt incredibly safe listening to Wen Zhiming's heartbeat and smelling his masculine scent.
Her mentally challenged husband not only recovered, but also transformed into a martial arts master with exceptional lightness skills.
It was all so wonderful, it felt like a dream.
Wen Zhiming waited until Meng Lingge got into the carriage before leaving.
The night was cool and still, but he felt the most relaxed and comfortable he had been in the past few days.
Recalling the moments he had just spent with Meng Lingge, he still felt a pang of longing and reluctance to part. If the timing weren't so inappropriate, he would have truly wanted his wife to stay and sleep with him until dawn.
He hadn't had a good night's sleep in days; only when his wife was by his side could his heart find a moment of peace.
He secretly resolved to speed up his actions and leave this place as soon as possible so that his wife could always be by his side legitimately.
Wen Zhiming, dressed in black night clothes, gracefully descended from the wall. The courtyard was quiet and still, bathed in the soft moonlight. A tall figure stood at the door of his room, his back to him.
Wen Zhiming's eyes darkened, and he stopped not far behind the figure.
"Third brother, is there something you need from me?"
He was now fully conscious and knew that Wen Kehao's feelings for him went beyond brotherly affection. However, Wen Kehao had been poisoned while trying to save him and didn't have much time left.
He felt helpless and sorry for his half-brother, and could only pretend not to know his thoughts and try to keep his distance from him.
Seeing Wen Kehao staring in the direction of his room, he remembered that he and Meng Lingge had been fooling around in the bathtub, and the floor and bathtub had not been cleaned up yet. He couldn't help but feel slightly annoyed and walked forward to block Wen Kehao.
"Third brother, you have overstepped your bounds."
Wen Kehao looked dejected as he stared blankly at Wen Zhiming.
"Has Meng Lingge come by? You've never forgotten her."
He sensed something was wrong as soon as he returned. He initially thought Wen Zhiming had fallen for Li Yan'er's trick and that Li Yan'er had succeeded in taking advantage of him. But when he went to the woman's room, Li Yan'er was sleeping like a log, and there were marks on her neck from an attack.
Having ruled out Li Yan'er, Wen Kehao immediately concluded that it was Meng Lingge who had been there. Only Meng Lingge could have made his elder brother act so absurdly.
"Yes, she is your sister-in-law. I will not pursue the past anymore, but you must respect her from now on and not hurt her, otherwise don't blame me for not showing brotherly affection."
Since Wen Kehao has found out, we might as well lay everything out in the open and make things clear.
Wen Kehao gave a bitter smile, "Brother, have you forgotten that you've already divorced her? She's no longer my sister-in-law. Her coming here to see you late at night, to put it nicely, is because she still has feelings for you; to put it bluntly, it's adultery..."
"Shut up!" Wen Zhiming raised his hand and slapped Wen Kehao across the face, leaving five bright red finger marks on the boy's face instantly.
“Your sister-in-law and I have never discussed divorce, not in the past, and not in the future. The emperor’s decree is nothing to me. As long as you still acknowledge me as your elder brother, you must acknowledge Meng Lingge as your sister-in-law.”
Wen Kehao covered his face, his eyes filled with pain.
"Brother, you know I don't have long to live. I'll return you to Meng Lingge in a month, and you two can be together for a lifetime. Why won't you even give me a month?"
After the Gu worms were expelled from his elder brother's body, he did consider returning his elder brother to Meng Lingge. However, his elder brother had lost his memories of Meng Lingge, which made him have a lingering desire for more.
He thought that Wen Zhiming belonged to him in the last days of his life.
Just like now, he lives very close to his elder brother, in the same house, and they can see each other every day.
That way he won't be so lonely.
But now that Meng Lingge has appeared, Wen Zhiming has immediately changed, even hitting him to protect that woman. He clearly realized one fact: regardless of whether his elder brother was sober or not, Meng Lingge's position in his brother's heart was far higher than his own.
When Wen Zhiming heard him say that he didn't have long to live, he was still somewhat moved.
He gently patted Wen Kehao, "I'm your eldest brother, so taking care of you is my duty. You are my third brother, and you will always be my third brother. In the future, you will meet a girl who is right for you, and someone you want to protect forever. Then you will understand what your eldest brother is doing."
Wen Kehao immediately pictured Su Leyan in his mind. The girl who always wanted to be his older sister, with her eyes crinkling when she smiled.
His expression grew even more sorrowful.
She's gone.
Hearing his sudden, seemingly nonsensical question, Wen Zhiming thought for a moment before asking, "You mean Doctor Su?"
"Yes, she left this morning. The guard said she took a big bag of things. I went to her room and saw that she had taken all her clothes and medicine box with her, without leaving me a single word."
So he skipped lunch and searched the entire capital for him. After searching for a long time without success, he returned to find that his elder brother had been kidnapped by Meng Lingge, which was like adding insult to injury.
He belatedly realized that he had been living a fulfilling and happy life these past few days, not because his older brother was by his side, but because Su Leran had always been by his side. Her sudden departure today seemed to have taken his soul with her.
Wen Zhiming heard the grievance in Wen Kehao's words and laughed, "When Doctor Su was here, you disliked her for being noisy and didn't want her to come with you. In the end, she couldn't stand your indifference and left, but you still missed her. Silly boy, it seems you've already found the girl you like."
Wen Kehao said in confusion, "I like her? I don't know... but she seems to only want to be my sister, and I don't have much time left."
Wen Zhiming pulled Wen Kehao to sit down on a stone bench in the courtyard and spoke in the tone of an elder brother.
"Everyone in this mansion can see how Dr. Su feels about you. Dr. Su's medical skills are superb. She knew you were poisoned by Moon Frost, but she didn't seem to care too much about it, which proves that this poison is not incurable. You and I are family, but Dr. Su and you are lovers. You can be so steadfast in your family ties, so why are you so timid in the face of love?"
His words, "You and I are family, but Dr. Su and you are love," made Wen Kehao realize the truth of his dream.
For days, he had been struggling with his complex feelings and uncertain emotions, but at this moment, he finally found the answer.
No matter how good his elder brother was to him when he was young, it was just an elder brother's love for his younger brother. If it were someone else, Wen Zhiming's younger brother, his elder brother would do the same.
He had only ever received this one kind of emotion since childhood, so he misunderstood it and wanted to hold onto it tightly for life. In reality, it was just a gift of kinship from heaven.
Heaven was not stingy with him; before he went all the way down the wrong path, it sent Su Leran to his side.
Su Leran is the one he can hold hands with for a lifetime and have forever.
How fortunate he is to have an older brother who cares for and loves him, and also to have a sincere romantic relationship.
Wen Kehao suddenly realized, then lowered his gaze and said with great regret, "But she's gone. She probably doesn't want to talk to me anymore."
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