He Jitang watched him quietly.
After a long ti, he finally said, "One day, I will tell you."
These words sounded desolate.
Mrs. Sun Jingan couldn’t help but feel tears welling up again.
He Jitang gently said, "I’m fine now, don’t cry for ."
Mrs. Sun Jingan composed herself.
She cald her husband, saying, "Jitang is about to go abroad for treatnt, let him feel at ease, talk about things when he returns."
Sun Jingan slowly turned around.
He looked intensely at He Jitang and asked, "Jitang, will you co back after you leave?"
He Jitang smiled faintly.
He said, "If I wanted to escape, I would have done so long ago, why wait until now!"
After hearing this, Sun Jingan and his wife remained silent...
Especially Mrs. Sun Jingan, when they left and got into the car, she told her husband, "Jitang bears many sins, but his greatest karma is with Ruanruan; had it not been for Ruanruan, he would have long since left this land."
Inside the dark limousine, the light was dim.
Sun Jingan lit a cigarette, took a slow puff, and said to his wife, "Shuci, I fear he will run away, but I also fear he doesn’t know how to! This feeling is very conflicting! Frankly speaking, in both public and private matters, I haven’t done well."
Shuci understood him.
She remained silent, leaning gently on her husband’s shoulder.
That night, they returned directly to City B.
...
Little Ci’an stayed here overnight.
At dawn, He Jitang was to go abroad for dical treatnt, so this night was exceptionally precious for the father and son.
Ci’an hadn’t seen him for a long ti and wanted to sleep with him.
He Jitang was afraid that if he fell ill, he would scare the child.
So, he said, "Keep daddy company with your words, when the night falls, sleep by yourself. Boys must be strong."
Little Ci’an was disappointed but obedient.
He snuggled against He Jitang, telling him about new friends at his new school, talking about his best friend and the Bao Family.
The Bao family and the Gu family treated him well.
He Jitang listened with a constant gentle smile.
Inside, little Ci’an was happy: he noticed that his father was different from before, previously strict, now he was lenient and didn’t make him recite ancient texts anymore.
The little one softly leaned against his father.
In the deep night, Ci’an couldn’t resist falling asleep.
He Jitang called Shen Ci.
He said, "Take Ci’an to sleep over there, tomorrow morning let them co to pick him up."
Shen Ci involuntarily said, "Let the young master accompany you abroad, you have no family there, at least young master Ci’an can..."
He Jitang lifted his hand.
Shen Ci had no choice but to carry little Ci’an away.
When he returned, he saw He Jitang laying out letter paper and writing a letter.
In beautiful script.
The letter was addressed to Su Ruanruan, generally about transferring the guardianship of Ci’an to her, with detailed and cumberso items.
Clearly, Su Ruanruan was already familiar with these, yet He Jitang insisted on writing them down.
Filling over ten pages.
In the heavy night dew, he occasionally coughed.
Shen Ci handed him tea to soothe his throat and said, "Young master, take a break!"
He Jitang took a sip of tea but continued writing, saying, "I haven’t done much for Ci’an, so let this be my gift to him. When he grows up, Ruanruan will certainly show it to him."
Hearing this, Shen Ci felt a deep sorrow.
He Jitang wrote a thick bundle of letters, and then a docunt.
A certificate that, in the future, Ci’an would be the child of Bao Jingyan and Su Ruanruan.
When sealing the personal stamp, He Jitang paused in contemplation.
Once, he and Ci’an relied on each other, but now he must entrust him to others.
He Jitang had never admitted defeat, yet at this mont he understood this decision was best for Ci’an. Ci’an was still young, with a bright future ahead; it was best if he severed ties with the na He Jitang.
With this thought, he held the stamp and pressed it onto the paper.
Once the ink dried, he instructed Shen Ci to store it away, to deliver it to Su Ruanruan in the morning.
Shen Ci carefully put it away.
He urged He Jitang to rest early, but He Jitang said he wanted to take a solitary walk.
Understanding the situation, Shen Ci silently withdrew.
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