Volume 1 Chapter 28: The Deepest of Ties and Emotions
The uncle was startled and the cigarette in his hand fell to the ground instantly.
Good grief! Let her not cry out and he still dares to shout wildly!
The uncle's heart was burning with unnamed anger, just about to rush over with his knife, but he saw that the girl was not afraid at all, staring at him with hatred, her beautiful and delicate face showing an unprecedented strong determination. "He has pneumonia, smelling smoke will only make his condition worse, if you want to smoke, get out for me!"
The little beauty dropped this sentence and ignored herself, gently looking at her seriously ill brother on the bed, muttering to herself: "So pitiful..."
The uncle was like being struck by lightning, staring blankly at Xiangyue, the flames in his eyes turned into two warm pools of water, and the iceberg in his heart was severely shaken, almost collapsing.
Pretty girls also have good hearts?
That pure and innocent little face, those bright eyes, are exactly the same as hers!
That fleeting glance seemed familiar, and Uncle's heart was once again violently shaken. Had he wrongly accused her?
Silence...
It's been a long time...
A faint breathing sound came over.
Xīn Yuè turned her head to look, oh my god, Xià Yán... actually fell asleep in this situation, kids are just kids after all haha. All she saw was the poor child's body still tied to the pillar, their little head hanging down weakly, it made her heart ache like a knife cut.
However...
My wrist is tied up tightly, it hurts!
Her ankle was the same, Xiang Yue tried to move closer to her brother, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get any strength, and her body moved further away from her brother. Unnoticed, she slid out of the haystack, and the icy stone floor made Xiang Yue shiver.
Suddenly I feel that the uncle is not a bad person! Although he took my brother and me captive, he still carefully laid out a temporary "small bed" for us. It's simple and crude, but it's not easy to have this kind of heart!
Maybe it's possible...to defeat the enemy without a fight? Hmm, let's probe and see what's real.
"Uncle, why did you invite us here?" Xiang Yue asked pitifully, her respectful tone reaching an unprecedented level.
...No answer. The uncle still had a stern face, and although his eyes were no longer as cold as before, ...his expression clearly implied that there was no room for reversal!
Failed...
Xīn Yuè gathered her courage and asked again, "Uncle! I'm not asking you to let us go, but please put my little brother down, okay? Seeing him sleep like that is heart-wrenching for me! You don't have to untie my ropes, you can keep tying up my brother, just please don't hurt him, he's only 9 years old! Just put him in my arms and let him sleep comfortably, that's all. Please, uncle!"
Xin Yue lightly bit her lower lip, her long eyelashes blinking rapidly, with sparkling gemstones hanging from them. She turned to look at the injured young man and said somewhat resentfully: "Is that your family member? He can sleep so sweetly, but what did my 9-year-old brother do wrong? Why does he have to suffer such torture? Uncle, since you care about your own family so much, why can't you understand me now..."
The words were not yet finished, but Xinyue was shocked to close her mouth. She saw that Uncle had already shed tears, his originally fierce and powerful face had become disheveled, he gasped for air while answering: "Right, sorry, uncle, uncle is sorry!"
The dense black night swallowed the stars, hid the moon, and cast a vast net to cover all living things.
However, in the dense forest, under the tall tower, that warm and bright little house stubbornly resisted the darkness, like a lantern, guiding the way for those who returned late.
The person who returned late...
Inside the hut, in the bright little stove, the charcoal crackled and popped, releasing light and heat one after another, illuminating the faces of the people around, making them rosy and warm.
Xin Yue leaned against the wall, her two legs curled up together, with Xia Yan sleeping soundly in her arms, wrapped in her sister's coat, and a happy expression on his bright red face.
The uncle used a knife to stir the coal again, replaced it with a new one for his brother, and then sat down beside Xinyue. After hesitating for a while, the uncle took off that huge windbreaker, and his hands trembling as he put it on Xinyue.
Xin Yue puckered up her small mouth, smiled and tilted her head, gladly accepting Uncle's kindness.
Silence...
Xin Yue didn't dare ask more questions. She knew that her uncle didn't want to say anything, and even if she asked again, it would be useless. And what he wanted to say wouldn't require her to ask before speaking up.
The uncle moistened his dry lips and said gently: "Little sister, do you know why I caught your brother?"
Xin Yue nodded, she had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.
The uncle let out a sigh, and his face showed a look of guilt and regret. He told a desolate yet moving story in a gentle tone.
