He Meng didn't think she had done anything wrong. "He doesn't need to know. He will understand a mother's heart."
Seeing that Qin Yushen had no intention of helping, He Meng was anxious, but she still did not give up.
"Yushen, you and Xiaoyu are my only two children. I know what happened when we were little makes you resent me, but no matter what, Xiaoyu is still your younger brother. If he really died on the battlefield, I wouldn't want to live anymore, sob sob..."
He Meng was genuinely worried about her youngest son. Whenever she thought about the possibility of Zhao Yu sacrificing himself on the battlefield, she couldn't hold back her tears.
It flowed down in a rush, so sad.
She knew in her heart that Qin Yushen had lost touch with her and that they could never reconcile in this lifetime.
Zhao Weiguo was twenty years older than her, and he would definitely leave this world earlier than her.
By then, her only support would be her youngest son.
Therefore, nothing can happen to the youngest son.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Qin Yushen were both taken aback when they saw He Meng cry.
Lin Xiaoxiao gave Qin Yushen a wink, and Qin Yushen understood. He left the hall and went next door to make a phone call to the Jiangcheng Military Region.
Lin Xiaoxiao stayed in the lobby to try and persuade He Meng.
Jiangcheng.
Not long after Zhao Weiguo got home from get off work, Zhao Yu returned, looking exhausted as if he had just crawled out of a mud pit.
"Shao Gang showed me your training data from last week. Not bad, you've made great progress. Keep it up." Zhao Weiguo smiled when he saw his youngest son.
Zhao Yu didn't even bother to change his clothes; he simply lay down on the floor and fell into a deep sleep.
Zhao Weiguo sat on the sofa, looking at his sleeping son, and sighed softly.
He got up and walked to his side. Just as he was about to reach out, Zhao Yu suddenly opened his eyes, stared straight at him, and said, "Dad, when Qin Yushen was my age, was he as strong as he is now?"
Zhao Weiguo paused for a moment, looked at his son's determined gaze, and sighed, "You and he are completely different people, why insist on comparing yourself? Just be yourself."
Zhao Yu laughed, "Dad, have you forgotten? Haven't you always been the one comparing the two of us? Even my joining the army was a decision you made for me."
After saying that, without waiting for Zhao Weiguo to explain, she jumped up and ran upstairs to take a shower.
Zhao Weiguo stood in the living room for a long time until the phone rang.
He shifted his feet, feeling a bit numb.
He walked to the phone, answered it, and said, "Hello."
After listening to what the other person said, he rubbed his temples with a headache. "Yu Shen, don't worry about her. Please let her stay at your place for two days. I'll send someone to pick her up."
"That's just how your mom is. Don't take it to heart. She's just too worried about Xiao Yu. If she did anything to upset you, I apologize on her behalf."
"At the latest, three days... um."
Qin Yushen briefly explained He Meng's situation to Zhao Weiguo, and after receiving Zhao Weiguo's confirmation, he planned to hang up the phone.
"Wait a minute." A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
It is Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu snatched the phone from his father's hand and asked directly, "Qin Yushen, did Mom go to see you because of me?"
Qin Yu gave a faint "hmm".
The indifferent attitude made Zhao Yu clench his fists, feeling inexplicably humiliated.
It was as if he had been stripped naked and thrown in front of Qin Yushen, completely exposed.
This humiliation was like a bone-deep infection, clinging tightly to the depths of his soul, gnawing at his self-esteem. Whenever he heard Qin Yushen's voice, it would resurface like a ghost.
He tried to break free, but it seemed to have taken root, becoming one with his spiritual world, and every step was accompanied by a deep, bone-chilling pain.
He practically screamed, “I don’t need your help. Even if I die, don’t expect me to bow down to you.”
Qin Yushen held the phone a little further away, and only after he finished yelling did he say, "You're overthinking it."
When did he make him bow his head?
When he left Jiangcheng, he cleared away all the past entanglements. To him, Zhao Yu was not a younger brother, but a stranger.
"Xiao Yu, talk to your brother properly," Zhao Weiguo quickly reminded his youngest son when he saw him lose his composure.
Zhao Yu took a deep breath, his eyes filled with humiliation, "Let Mom answer the phone."
"Wait here." Qin Yushen put the phone on the table and went to the living room to call He Meng.
Upon hearing it was her youngest son, He Meng quickly ran over and picked up the phone. "Xiao Yu, are you missing Mom? Is Mom not home...?"
"Mom," Zhao Yu interrupted her, his tone unusually calm, "come back."
He Meng didn't notice his unease and smiled, saying, "Mom will definitely be back before the New Year, don't worry. Mom still has some things to take care of in Beijing, you..."
Zhao Yu clenched his fists and said with difficulty, "Mom, are you going to kill me?"
To bow down to Qin Yushen for his sake is worse than killing him.
He and Qin Yushen were destined to be enemies for life. Why couldn't his mother understand that?
“Son, I’ve never thought of it that way.” He Meng heard the tremor in his voice and felt extremely distressed. “Do you miss me? Then I’ll try to get things sorted out as soon as possible and go back home.”
Zhao Yu said expressionlessly, "Mom, come back tomorrow. I know why you went to see him. I don't want to, and I don't want to. Do you understand?"
He will never bow down to Qin Yushen in this lifetime.
Never.
“…Son.” He Meng felt a little guilty. “Listen to me, he’s your brother. There’s no question of bowing down. Besides, this is my decision. It has nothing to do with you. Don’t feel guilty.”
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