Chapter 544: Chapter 548: Pears Don’t Grow On Apple Trees_1
"What now?" Zhang Miao asked.
Yang Gang collected his thoughts and smiled, saying, "Nothing. It’s just a bit complicated thinking that the child in your belly is Xiao Haotian’s. After all, I once fantasized about marrying you, having you bear my children. But now I understand, to you, Sister Miao, I’m just too immature. You wouldn’t fall for a green boy like . Nor would you bear a child for . It’s like expecting an apple from a pear tree in full bloom."
Zhang Miao’s mouth twitched slightly. "The difference college makes. You’ve learned to speak in taphors."
After a pause, she smiled and added, "A pear tree might produce apples, only not very healthy ones."
Yang Gang didn’t understand what Zhang Miao ant.
He scratched his head, clearing the cluttered thoughts from his mind, "Well, Sister Miao, let’s begin the treatnt then."
"Alright." After Zhang Miao finished speaking, she closed her eyes.
The reason she did this was to avoid embarrassing Yang Gang. He was shy, despite appearances.
Indeed, once Zhang Miao closed her eyes, the tension in Yang Gang eased. His gaze landed on the slight bulge of Zhang Miao’s belly, and he gently pressed his hands there.
Zhang Miao gave no reaction, which slightly disheartened Yang Gang.
He figured that Zhang Miao probably just regarded him as a younger brother, hence her lack of reaction.
He recomposed himself and stopped overthinking. With a slight concentration, a green halo about ten centiters in diater appeared at the tip of his right index finger.
This Healing Aura could freely appear on the tips of all ten of Yang Gang’s fingers.
The Healing Aura was channeled through Yang Gang’s fingertips and onto Zhang Miao’s belly. Subsequently, a virtual screen visible only to Yang Gang was opened in his field of vision.
A red progress bar representing the disease value appeared on the virtual screen. Only when this progress bar was entirely green could it be considered a successful cure.
While Yang Gang was casting the Healing Aura, pretending to give a massage under the guise of ’the legendary bone manipulation technique passed down from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors’.
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As Yang Gang was treating Zhang Miao, a man on his deathbed lay in a room on the northwest corner of Crow Feather Island.
Yang Fei stood at the door, while Gu Xiaorou entered the room.
The man in the bed looked as though he was at death’s door.
With his eyes closed, his breath was faint, as if he could pass away at any mont.
Gu Xiaorou walked up to the man step by step. As she looked at him, her delicate body trembled faintly, and hot tears welled up in her eyes.
"Dad." After much trembling, Gu Xiaorou finally managed to utter a na she had not called in many years.
The man, who had his eyes closed all along, flinched at her voice. He forced his eyes open and on seeing Gu Xiaorou, a flicker of energy returned to him, and a glint returned to his eyes, though his breath remained faint.
"Xiaorou, so you’re here." The man said in a weak voice.
"Yeah." Gu Xiaorou squatted by the bed, holding the man’s hand, tears rolling down her cheeks. "Dad, how are you feeling? I’m sorry... I haven’t visited you."
The man gave a weak smile. "Child, don’t cry. If anyone should apologize here, it’s . I promised your mother that I would take care of you. But, but I broke my promise. I made you..."
Gu Xiaorou hurriedly said, "Dad, let’s stop talking about the past. Please, get better soon. Oh right, doesn’t Crow Feather Island have that supposed miracle doctor, Lucas? I’ll ask him to treat you..."
The man shook his head. "Child, don’t go. Lucas indeed has the potential to cure , but his price is too high. I can’t afford it."
"Money? Won’t your brothers help you?" Gu Xiaorou quickly asked, "If it’s just a matter of money, I can help you raise it..."
At this point, the door suddenly opened, and a young man walked in. Yang Fei followed him in, shrugged, signaling she couldn’t stop him.
"Second brother," Gu Xiaorou stood and said.
"It isn’t about the money. That scoundrel Lucas has taken a liking to you. He insisted you sleep with him before he’ll treat dad. How could dad agree?" Carn paused, then continued: "Your existence is what Lucas inford our eldest brother."
Gu Xiaorou’s expression grew cold. "What on earth is the eldest brother trying to do? One minute he wants to marry
off to the eldest son of the Grey family, the next minute, toss
to a lecherous doctor."
"He’s preparing for both possibilities. If we could marry you off to the Grey family, sealing a political alliance, that would be best. But if that fails, he plans to lure Lucas away from the Xiao family by using you, persuading him to serve our Wright family. Lucas possesses the incredibly rare superpower of healing. His value could even rival that of Li Qing - The God of War, on Crow Feather Island." Carn said nonchalantly.
"Shaless! Dishonorable!" Yang Fei couldn’t contain her anger. What kind of brother was that? He was an absolute beast! Compared to him, her elder brother was an angel.
At this point, Old Wright suddenly started coughing. Carn quickly went over to pat his back, eventually helping him catch his breath.
"Xiaorou, after your mother passed away, I lost my will to live. Heaven will punish your eldest and third brothers for their unscrupulous and disobedient actions. The only one I worry about is you. Oh, I almost forgot. Xiaorou, I have sothing very important to tell you."
Old Wright took a breather and went on, "You have a twin brother."
What?!
Not only were Yang Fei and Gu Xiaorou stunned, but Carn was, too.
"Dad, you’ve never ntioned this before." Carn said.
Old Wright took in so air and continued, "When Xiaorou and her twins were born, Xiaorou’s mother didn’t have much status. She was a kind, gentle, and simple-hearted woman. Fearing that giving birth to a son would invite jealousy, she secretly sent the boy away, leaving only Xiaorou. Given the Wright family rules, daughters can’t inherit. She thought this would prevent attracting hatred. However, she underestimated how dark the world could be..."
"What happened to that boy?" Carn asked.
Old Wright shook his head, "I don’t know. We tried searching for him afterward but to no avail. I originally planned to take this secret to the grave, but after careful consideration, I felt that Xiaorou had a right to know. Even if I’m no longer with her, she still has family in this world."
"Dad, I’m Xiaorou’s family, too." Carn promptly said.
Old Wright shot a glance at Carn, "As a weak and incapable elder brother, how are you supposed to protect Xiaorou?"
"I..." Carn was at a loss for words.
"Uncle, don’t worry. Even if we can’t find Xiaorou’s twin brother, there’s soone who would risk their life to protect her." At this mont, Yang Fei suddenly spoke up.
Old Wright looked surprised. "That young man nad Zhang Yu?"
"No." Yang Fei gave a faint smile. "A man nad Yang Gang."
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