"Dad, come, drink the medicine." Lin Yuexi's voice was gentle, as if coaxing a child, and she patiently fed Xie Youan one spoonful at a time.
Perhaps the spiritual spring water really worked, or perhaps it was Lin Yuexi's careful care that made Xie Youan feel warm in his heart. After drinking the medicine, he was obviously in much better spirits, and his face gradually regained some color.
Xie Youan looked at the thoughtful Lin Yuexi in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Yuexi, your brother has been hanging out outside for half a month, and there is no news. I am really worried, can you help me find him?"
As he spoke, his eyes were full of pleading, and his voice was filled with helplessness and fatigue.
Hearing this, Lin Yuexi paused and felt a little embarrassed.
The conflict between her and Xie Wenlei was long-standing. Those conflicts and quarrels seemed to be still before her eyes. His resentment and malice towards her, as well as the fact that his mother had poisoned Gong Yichen and Gong Yutong, all left her with lingering fears, making it difficult for Lin Yuexi to develop a sisterly and brotherly relationship with him.
But looking at Xie Youan's frail appearance, and his eyes full of the worry and concern of a father, how could she bear to refuse.
Lin Yuexi sighed softly, put down the medicine bowl in her hand, held Xie Youan's hand, and said softly: "Dad, don't worry, I'll go look for it."
After Xie Youan heard this, a trace of gratitude welled up in his eyes. He held Lin Yuexi's hand tightly, trembling slightly: "Yuexi, you have worked so hard. Dad knows that there are conflicts between you and Wen Lei, but he is your brother after all. I am afraid that something will happen to him outside."
Lin Yuexi nodded, and without saying anything more, she stood up and left the room. After leaving Xie Youan's residence, Lin Yuexi went directly to the bar that Xie Wenlei usually went to.
Before I even walked into the bar, I could hear loud music and people talking.
Lin Yuexi frowned, pushed the door and walked in. Under the dim light and smoke, men and women were twisting their bodies wildly on the dance floor.
Lin Yuexi searched around the bar and finally found Xie Wenlei in a corner. He was sitting drunk on the sofa with a few of his friends, with empty bottles in front of them.
Lin Yuexi walked up, looked at Xie Wenlei, and said coldly: "Xie Wenlei, come home with me, Dad is sick, and he is very worried about you."
Xie Wenlei raised his head and looked at Lin Yuexi with drunken eyes, a sneer of disdain on his face: "Worried about me? He only has you, his precious daughter, in his eyes. It's none of his business whether I go back or not."
The friends nearby also started to make fun of him: "That's right, your father only has eyes for your sister, why do you want to go back to see him?"
Lin Yuexi knew that it was obvious that Xie Wenlei had not told these friends that she was the famous Lin Yuexi.
Lin Yuexi suppressed her anger and was too lazy to bother with these social rubbish. She just took a deep breath and said, "Xie Wenlei, Dad is very ill now. As a son, how can you be so ignorant?"
Xie Wenlei suddenly stood up and shouted, "Don't pretend to be a good person in front of me. If it weren't for you, would I be like this now? You took away everything that originally belonged to me, and now you are pretending to care about me. Do you think I will believe it?"
Seeing that Xie Wenlei refused to listen and even spoke harshly to her, Lin Yuexi remembered that Xie Youan was still lying in bed waiting for him to come back, and she also remembered that Mr. Xie said to her before his death, "Let her take care of Xie Wenlei for his sake." He also handed over the two shops that were originally intended for Xie Wenlei to her, and asked her to find the right time to hand them over to Xie Wenlei.
So she patiently persuaded him again, "Xie Wenlei, although I don't have any feelings for you, you are still my brother. If you listen to me and go back today, I will give you the two shops that my grandfather gave me, and I will also give you 100,000 yuan to start your business. If you don't go back with me today, you and I will have nothing to do with each other anymore..."
When Xie Wenlei heard Lin Yuexi's words, he was stunned at first, and then a complex expression appeared on his face, with anger, unwillingness, suspicion, and all kinds of emotions intertwined.
After a short silence, he suddenly burst into laughter again: "Do you think you can get rid of me with just these little things? Two shops and 100,000 yuan, do you think I am precious?"
Although he said this, his eyes flickered involuntarily, showing his instinctive desire for wealth.
The friends around him also began to whisper. One of them, a boy with dyed yellow hair, had shining eyes. He leaned close to Xie Wenlei's ear and whispered, "Brother Lei, this is not a small amount of money. How about..."
Before he could finish his words, Xie Wenlei pushed him away: "Get out of the way, is it your turn to talk too much?"
Lin Yuexi looked at Xie Wenlei's reaction and knew in her heart that he was actually a little shaken, but it was his ridiculous self-esteem that made him unwilling to give in easily.
She continued to persuade him patiently: "Xie Wenlei, this is not charity, it is giving you a chance to start over. Dad also hopes that you can cheer up and live a good life."
"Start over?" Xie Wenlei snorted coldly, "It's easy to say, but how can I start over in my current state? Everyone says that I'm a waste, a person abandoned by my family."
In addition to anger, there was also a hint of self-abandonment in his voice.
Lin Yuexi took a step forward and looked at him firmly: "As long as you are willing, it is never too late. If you keep on like this, you will be hopeless. Come back with me and see Dad. He is very ill now, and he is thinking about you the most."
Xie Wenlei's eyes were slightly red, as if the softest part of his heart was touched, but soon, he became tough again: "Don't be so kind, I will only disappoint him more if I go back."
Lin Yuexi sighed: "At least you're back, he can be more at ease. If you don't go back, Dad's illness might not be cured. You don't want to make Dad's condition worse because of your willfulness, right?"
After Lin Yuexi's constant persuasion, Xie Wenlei finally softened his attitude. He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Seeing that there was no more fun to watch, his friends around him gradually dispersed.
"I...I can go back," Xie Wenlei finally spoke, his voice a little hoarse, "but don't expect me to be grateful to you, this is what I deserve."
Lin Yuexi nodded slightly: "Okay, as long as you go back." She knew in her heart that it would take time for Xie Wenlei to completely change, but at least, she could take him back now to comfort Xie Youan.
Dragging Xie Wenlei out of the bar, the cool night breeze made Xie Wenlei much more sober.
He looked at Lin Yuexi and suddenly asked, "Lin Yuexi, why are you so nice all of a sudden? Don't you hate my mother anymore?"
Lin Yuexi paused and looked into the distance: "Your mother is your mother, and you are you?
Now I just hope that Dad can be at ease, and that you can get on the right track.
Let’s put the past behind us for now.”
Xie Wenlei didn't say anything else. The two of them walked towards the parking lot in silence.
Just as they were about to reach the car, suddenly, a black car sped out from the corner of the street and rushed straight towards them. The dazzling headlights illuminated the dark street, and danger came in an instant...
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