Chapter 108: Eating Watermelon in the Rest Area (15)
In fact, Liu Tang and Mo Qianhe knew a rough idea about Liu Tang's parents when they were young.
Liu Tang only knew that his parents were teachers and unfortunately died while trying to save their students during the earthquake.
It was not until they entered middle school that they learned how to look up information and found out the truth through the reports of that year.
Liu Tang's mother could have escaped unscathed, but she was worried about the children still in the teaching building, so she sent a group of children out and then returned.
She did rescue the second group of children, but she herself was trapped under the collapsed building.
Liu Tang's father was too close to the epicenter of the earthquake and died before he could escape from the teaching building.
When the rescuers turned over the stone slab, he was protecting a student in his arms. Unfortunately, both of them died in the earthquake.
After Liu Tang found out the past, in addition to his admiration for his parents, he also felt a little resentful towards his mother.
He knew that the other party had done something very selfless and was doing his duty to protect the students and was a hero.
But.
If she hadn't gone back to the teaching building a second time, she would have survived.
Then Liu Tang would not have become an orphan.
"At the most dangerous moment, my mother didn't think of surviving for me. She chose to save more people and gave up on me. That's what I thought at the time." Liu Tang said as he ate a skewer of grilled lamb.
Mo Qianhe looked at Liu Tang with some heartache. He knew that the other party had thought so before, but he couldn't bear to mention the other party's sad story.
Liu Tang looked at the fish noodle soup in his hand and said dejectedly, "So I kind of blame her."
Mo Qianhe raised his hand and pinched the back of Liu Tang's neck without saying anything.
"It wasn't until later, when I discovered I could help souls stuck in the chaotic zone, that I realized how much I resembled her."
Liu Tang looked at Mo Qianhe and said, "I was just like her. I was so focused on saving those people that I didn't even think about whether I could survive long enough to save them. And if I died, what would happen to the people who were so important to me?"
His eyes revealed guilt towards Mo Qianhe.
Mo Qianhe understood that the other party was talking about him.
Liu Tang knew that "leaving his soul" to save those strange souls would bring him closer and closer to complete sleep, and he also knew that Mo Qianhe needed him to be alive, but he still did what he thought he should do.
"I'm sorry. Mo Qianhe." Liu Tang said.
Mo Qianhe's eyes were a little misty. He tried hard to put on a smile and comforted the other person: "It's okay, haven't we met again?"
Liu Tang also smiled with relief and said, "You know what? I once imagined that if I could see my parents again, would they apologize to me?
"Even after entering the '18th level of hell,' I still wanted to see them again and tell them how difficult it is to grow up alone."
Mo Qianhe didn't know how to comfort Liu Tang, so he bought another bowl of oil-splashed noodles and handed it to Liu Tang.
Liu Tang ate his noodles without hesitation, chewing and swallowing before saying with a smile, "But now I forgive them. After all, if I were in their shoes, I would probably make the same choice."
“I even feel like, maybe to some extent, out of admiration for them, I’m always consciously imitating their behavior.
“It seems that by becoming a ‘selfless hero’ I can get closer to them.
"Only in this way can they feel like they have never left me."
Mo Qianhe understood that no matter how young they were when they left their parents, their parents would influence them to some extent.
Just like Mo Qianhe himself, he always warned himself not to become a person like his father Xi Shicheng, which made him walk on thin ice most of the time.
However, all of Xi Shicheng's deceptions against the Mo family still made Mo Qianhe lose his trust in others and made him hypocritical.
Liu Tang's voice brought Mo Qianhe back to his thoughts. He heard Liu Tang say, "After going through so many things, I finally understand that the kindheartedness of my parents and me, regardless of cost, may often cause the greatest harm to our loved ones.
“So, I decided to change in the future and put us first.
“No matter what we face, we come first.”
Mo Qianhe raised his hand and flicked Liu Tang's forehead, then said with a smile, "You're the best."
Then he continued, "But even if you still can't do it, I'll be there for you. I'll find a way to protect 'us'."
After hearing what the other party said, Liu Tang looked up at Mo Qianhe and felt warm in his heart.
The young man didn't refuse. He showed Mo Qianhe a big smile and said playfully, "Then I'll leave it to you, Boss Mo!"
Mo Qianhe smiled and was about to ask the other party to put down the things in his hand so that he could give him a hug, when he saw Liu Tang looking past him and into the distance: "Huh? That's..."
Mo Qianhe was speechless and turned back impatiently.
Min Liang finally got out and dragged his brother to a famous barbecue restaurant.
Jiang Minxu didn't eat much, but Minliang ate so much that his belly was full.
After eating, the two brothers took a walk in the corridor outside the store to digest their food. They happened to see a rarely visited viewing platform on a cliff not far away.
Min Liang pulled his brother over without hesitation.
The observation deck has a great view, and you can see the entire underworld rest area.
At night, the entire rest area is brightly lit, making it look particularly "popular".
Min Liang made sure there was no one around and was just thinking about how to start when he heard Jiang Minxu impatiently urging him, "Come on, what exactly do you want to tell me after going through so much trouble? Did you get into trouble out there?"
Min Liang was dissatisfied: "Brother, am I so unreliable in your eyes? Why do you think I am the one who caused the trouble?"
Jiang Minxu looked at Minliang expressionlessly. "In the last dungeon, you mistook a female player for a boy and spent several days hanging out with her. Everyone thought you were interested in her. Even after leaving the dungeon, I had to go to the Qianyin Guild to apologize, and the matter was finally settled. Before I joined the dungeon, you broke the money tree at the entrance of the Zhaocai Guild, and I was the one who went to apologize. When I returned to the guild today, I heard that you did that again yesterday..."
"Ahhhhh, brother, stop talking! I'm already ashamed. Can't you just let your brother stand while talking to you?!" Min Liang held his head with his hands, slid to his knees, and leaned against Jiang Minxu's legs.
Jiang Minxu finally smiled and pulled Minliang up: "Get up, aren't you ashamed?"
Min Liang: "Why didn't you feel ashamed when you talked about my dark history just now?"
Chairman Jiang denied it: "It can't be said to be a dark history, it's completely a dark present."
"Okay, okay, okay, I just want to ask you, why have you been unhappy since you came back today!" Min Liang was provoked by his brother and finally raised the question in his heart.
Jiang Minxu raised his eyebrows, but didn't deny it outright. He just said calmly, "Is it obvious?"
Min Liang shook his head: "You pretended well, but I always felt that you seemed to be suppressing your inner emotions. I thought that asking you out would also allow you to find a place where no one is around to relax."
Jiang Minxu began to look at his younger brother with a new respect.
Logically speaking, no one in the guild noticed, which shows that he was in good condition.
I didn't expect that this kid Min Liang could be so thoughtful.
Jiang Minxu thought about it and decided to tell his brother the truth: "Maybe it's because Pavilion Master Ji confessed to me, but I rejected him."
"What?! Pavilion Master Ji confessed to you?!" Min Liang exclaimed.
Jiang Minxu pressed his ears and said calmly, "If you speak louder, everyone in the safe zone will know."
Min Liang quickly covered his mouth and looked around furtively, only putting his hand down after making sure that no one was around.
Jiang Minxu smiled bitterly: "So you don't have to worry, I won't be with Ji Zehan."
Min Liang originally thought that he would feel relieved after hearing this conclusion, but he felt very uncomfortable.
His brother rejected Pavilion Master Ji, but he was sulking here. What was the reason?
If his brother didn't like Pavilion Master Ji, he would have just rejected him. There was no reason for him to be so depressed.
unless……
"You actually like Pavilion Master Ji?" Min Liang tried to lower his voice, but his pupils were already shaking.
Jiang Minxu's heart skipped a beat. He didn't answer.
Of course he knew his feelings for Ji Zehan, but this was the first time someone had said it directly, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.
He neither confirmed nor denied it, but just quietly looked at the night view of the rest area.
Among the buildings flashing with lights, a ball of light made up of cubes is slowly rotating.
Jiang Minxu knew that was Wantong Pavilion.
Originally, Min Liang had prepared a collection of Pavilion Master Ji's shortcomings, which could be used to comfort his brother and tell him not to be sad.
But because the brother was the one who rejected the other party, the situation became a bit delicate.
He asked curiously: "Brother, why did you reject him?"
Jiang Minxu looked at his brother and was surprised that he would ask this.
He took a deep breath and answered, "Because I'm worried that I won't live long."
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, don't say such unlucky words, brother, say 'pooh, pooh, pooh' quickly!" Min Liang quickly stopped Jiang Minxu from speaking.
Jiang Minxu looked at the funny guy in front of him helplessly, and then said "Pooh" three times before continuing, "I don't want to leave my lover alone to face this "hell" after I "leave".
"It would be better if we didn't become lovers in the first place. That way, at least he would have the possibility of establishing an intimate relationship with other people."
Min Liang understood the logic and said, "Brother, you really look like our dad."
Jiang Minxu was not surprised by this statement, because when he rejected Pavilion Master Ji, he also thought of his father.
Min Liang said, "You both drove each other away from the person you love under the pretext of doing good for the other person.
"Dad must have thought he made the best choice back then. Letting Mom go like this."
Jiang Minxu was silent.
He wanted to say that this was still different, at least Pavilion Master Ji was not pregnant with his child.
After thinking about this, he felt that his idea was somewhat outrageous, so he did not speak.
At this time, my younger brother said, "But you know what? Even though my father drove my mother away, she still didn't live a happy life.
“She’s not with anyone else anymore.
"Dad's behavior is nothing more than a boring self-satisfaction.
"If I were a father, I would choose to tell the other person the truth and let the other person make his own choice.
"At least, the other party has the right to know the truth."
Jiang Minxu looked at his brother.
The boy in front of him looked young, but his words were like a tsunami, hitting hard the way Jiang Minxu had handled things that he had formed over the years.
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