Chapter 11
That day, Chen's parents rushed home overnight, only to see Chen Mocheng crying loudly in the living room and the driver standing silently beside him.
Mother Chen's eyes were red with tears, and she felt an unknown anger rising in her heart when she saw her eldest son crying so heartbreakingly. However, she couldn't and must not stab his heart again.
So she held the child in her weak body and told him, "Son, this is not your fault. It's okay. Mom and Dad will find your brother. Tomorrow, tomorrow your brother will come home."
The naive Chen Mocheng knew that this was nothing more than a trick played by his parents to deceive him, and he knew that he had committed a heinous crime.
That night, the lights in the Chen family's house were bright and no one could sleep. Father Chen was running between the police station and home, and his hair turned a lot whiter overnight.
The next day, Chen Mocheng looked out the gate and did not see his brother. He only saw his father's back, which was bent by this incident.
Day and night alternated, and 24 hours passed like flowing water, but there was still no trace of his brother. Chen Mocheng's eyes were swollen from crying, but the driver kept trying to persuade him that it was not his fault.
But Chen Mocheng knew that it was his fault.
If only he hadn't been soft-hearted and taken his younger brother to the playground. If only he had tried harder and held on to his younger brother tightly. If only he had carried his younger brother with him.
Chen Mocheng stood blankly at the door and slapped himself in the face.
He thought that someone should do what his parents didn't do.
That day, his parents, who had just returned from the police station, hugged him and cried. His mother sobbed inconsolably, and his father held his wife and children in his arms with his long arms. He did not cry, but was like a mountain for his family to lean on.
After that day, Chen Mocheng couldn't sleep for several days and nights. His parents put their careers on hold to stay home with him and look for his brother. One day, late at night, Chen Mocheng looked at his mother and told her, "Mom, I want to change my name."
Mother Chen was stunned. "Why?"
"Because my brother is missing, I want to change my name to Chen Xun. I want to keep looking for my brother and bring him home."
Mother Chen was silent, covering her child's eyes with one hand and said nothing.
But Chen Mocheng was very stubborn. He kept saying, "I'll change back when my brother comes back. I want to atone for my sins."
This behavior angered Mr. Chen. He didn't want his eldest son to suffer such pain, but he knew clearly that if he didn't agree, his child's guilt would only grow infinitely.
He knew that changing his name would give his eldest son a container to hold the regret in his heart.
So Chen Mocheng changed his name as he wished, on a winter day with heavy rain.
After that day, Chen Xun always told himself not to be happier than before.
He always dreamed that his younger brother was abused, hungry and cold. He kept dreaming of the bustling playground that day and his younger brother's wailing coming from somewhere.
From then on, Chen Xun worked hard and used his not-so-bright brain to get into the best school. The Chen couple also worked hard to expand their family business while looking for their child.
Chen Xun could always see a hint of sadness on their faces, and could also hear his father's frequent sighs and his mother's sobs.
The year Chen Xun took the college entrance exam, his parents' careers took off, becoming legendary successes. That year, Chen Xun chose business management as his college entrance exam major, and in his sophomore year, he volunteered to join a company for training.
He thought that when his brother came back, if he didn't like managing the company, as long as he was there, his brother could pursue what he liked without any worries.
His younger brother was found during his senior year of college. He was 22 years old and his younger brother was 15 years old.
That day, he was in another city discussing a partnership when he received a call from his mother. He abandoned the discussion and immediately booked the next flight home. At noon in the height of summer, he saw his long-lost brother at home, with two distressed couples standing behind him.
Chen Xun stood at the door, not daring to move forward. He stretched out his hand but retracted it again. His feet felt like they were stuck with glue and he couldn't lift his legs. He opened his mouth and closed it again, but no sound came out.
In the end, it was his younger brother who came up and called him brother.
The 22-year-old man's knees gave way and he fell to the ground.
He thought he was finally released from prison.
That day, Chen Xun pulled his younger brother to sit on the sofa and listened to his adoptive parents and parents talk about what had happened in the past few years.
It turned out that my brother's adoptive parents also had the surname Chen. The couple ran a factory and named him Chen Yuan.
The couple was unable to have children and originally planned to adopt a child from an orphanage and raise him/her carefully. However, the children in the local orphanage were all too old and they were afraid they would not be able to raise the child well, so they did not take action.
At this time, someone got the news from somewhere and brought the four-year-old Chen Shiman to them, saying that this was the child of their ignorant niece in the countryside. They could no longer afford to raise him and wanted to find a good family to adopt him.
The adoptive mother liked the child at first sight. Seeing the child dirty and dressed in rags, tears welled up in her eyes and she told her husband to raise him.
So the couple gave the man 200,000 yuan, hoping that they would never appear in front of their children again.
Chen Shiman's adoptive mother loved him, and his adoptive father loved his mother, so the family seemed to be in perfect love. The factory business gradually improved, and life was good. The couple spent all their earnings on their child, and they sincerely hoped that the child would grow up to be a pillar of society.
And how was the matter discovered?
The adoptive parents were doing business and eventually got in touch with the Chen family. The four of them were having a lively meal in a private room. The adoptive parents complimented the eldest son of the Chen family on his promising young age and said that he would achieve even greater success in the future. Father and Mother Chen remained silent.
Later, when the dinner was over and the adoptive parents were going to pay the bill, Mother Chen went to the bathroom. When she came out, she accidentally saw a photo in her adoptive father's wallet.
Maybe it was because of the mother-son bond, but she couldn't control her body and unceremoniously grabbed her adoptive father and begged him to show her the photo.
So Mother Chen turned the photo over and over in her hands. She called her husband and talked with the couple in front of them for a long time. The box was filled with smoke, which never stopped.
Mother Chen cried until her eyes were red, and her adoptive mother also cried. One was crying because she had found her son, while the other was thinking that she was going to lose her son.
On that day, Chen's parents did a DNA test and no one could sleep the whole night. The next day, the results came out and it was their child, Chen Shiman.
Chen Shiman was taken home and listened to his mother, whom he had been calling for many years, telling him something. She kept saying sorry, sorry. Chen Shiman, whose memory was lost due to the shock of the kidnapping, finally woke up the moment he saw his brother.
"Brother, when will mom and dad come back? I miss them."
"Brother, take care of me and play with Manman."
"Brother, I'm hungry. I need to eat, eat, eat, eat!"
"Brother, you sleep with me tonight and tell me stories! Brother, I don't like to eat this!"
"Brother, can you please not go to school? Manman is scared to be alone at home."
"Brother, I want to go to the amusement park... It's fun, and I want to eat popcorn..."
“Brother, brother…”
“Brother, brother…”
“Brother, brother…”
When Chen Shiman saw his brother, the voice in his memory overlapped with reality, and he called Chen Xun "brother".
After that day, the Chen family took their youngest son back and transferred his academic record. They announced to the public that the lost child had finally returned, and they did not expose Chen Shiman to the public.
As for the adoptive parents, Chen's parents knew that they had not done anything wrong. They did not abduct the child, and they were also deceived, but there is no biological parent in the world who can be without grudges.
So they thanked the adoptive parents for raising Chen Shiman, but did not allow Chen Shiman to go back.
The adoptive parents left the child with his biological parents in tears, telling him not to feel resentful or sad, and that going home was the best thing, as they would give him better love.
At that time, Chen Mocheng was standing behind a big tree at the door of his house, looking at his brother's tall back, and fell into a long silence.
After that, the Chen family was in high spirits because of the happy event. Apart from company matters, Chen Mocheng basically stayed at home with his younger brother and parents.
It wasn't until his younger brother's senior year of high school that Chen Mocheng asked his parents whether they should let the couple come over.
Naturally, this proposal was met with opposition.
But Chen Mocheng also said that he always saw his brother losing consciousness. For their family, the couple was indeed the indirect murderer, but for his brother, they were the people who raised him for a long time.
They never hurt him, provided him with material support, and allowed him to grow up in a carefree environment.
Even after he found his biological parents, he left without arguing.
Later, Chen Shiman met his adoptive parents as he wished. The two families had dinner together. During the meal, Chen's father said that if he missed his child, he could come and see him. They were all parents, so there was no need to torture each other like this.
So that year, Chen Shiman was in his third year of high school and had two loves.
Later, my adoptive parents moved their factory here and settled in this city.
Chen Shiman was in college locally, shuttling back and forth between the two families. Both sides kept silent about other things and just loved Chen Shiman well at that time.
Later, when Chen Shiman was in his sophomore year, his adoptive parents suddenly made a decision to sell the factory to Chen's father.
They said that this property would be left to Chen Shiman in the future. Now Chen Shiman is not interested in it, so it would be better to give it to the Chen family. They just hope that the eldest brother of the Chen family will treat Chen Shiman well.
So Chen Mocheng gave half of his shares to Chen Shiman on the spot, and Chen Shiman did not refuse.
As the Chen couple both retired, the four of them would occasionally get together to go out and play. The adoptive parents did not mention Chen Shiman's childhood, in which the other party had no involvement, and the Chen couple did not mention the following years.
They only talked about happy things together, and they had only one common goal: to hope that Chen Shiman would grow up happily and carefree.
Fortunately, Chen Shiman did become the happiest child in the world as everyone expected.
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