??133: Chapter 133 Unable to Accept
133: Chapter 133 Unable to Accept
Third Aunt took Song Xiaoru’s hand and said, “Xiaoru, we’ve kept this secret for more than twenty years, and now it’s ti to tell you.”
“What exactly is it?” Song Xiaoru’s heart was pounding ceaselessly, her voice trembling, and her face so pale it had not a trace of color.
Second Uncle sighed and picked up where she left off, “Actually, Xiaodong is not your biological brother.”
“What?” Song Xiaoru’s eyes went wide, staring at Second Uncle.
Third Aunt emphasized, “Your Second Uncle is right, Xiaodong was found by your parents.”
“This…
this…
how is this possible?
It absolutely can’t be!” Song Xiaoru shook her head vehently.
Third Aunt said, “Xiaoru, why are you so worked up about this?
Xiaodong was found, but your parents always treated him like their own son.
Since your parents are gone, haven’t you always treated him like your real brother?
You never treated him poorly; we’ve all seen it.
In the hardest tis, you always saved the best for him.”
“Is this…
Second Uncle, you’re not joking with , are you?” Song Xiaoru’s mouth twitched twice in quick succession, her gaze looking quite helpless.
Third Aunt continued, “We couldn’t possibly joke about this.
When your parents passed away, if it were just you, we’d all certainly be obligated to take care of you.
But Xiaodong is not our own flesh and blood, so naturally, we felt sowhat uncomfortable about it.”
Seeing Song Xiaoru remain silent, Third Aunt patted the back of her hand and said, “Years ago, I wanted to discuss this, to spare you the hardship of taking care of him, but everyone told
not to say anything, so I endured.
But now that Xiaodong has beco so capable, Third Aunt thinks, since your affection for each other is so strong, and you are not blood siblings, why not just be together?
Then you would truly be a family.”
At this point, Second Auntie joined in, “I also think what Second Aunt said makes sense.
No matter how good the sibling’s bond, it can’t last a lifeti.
When you both marry others, that bond will fade, but if the two of you marry, that would be quite nice.”
Song Xiaoru shook her head vigorously, then raised both hands to rub her forehead, saying, “Let
have a mont to calm down, this…
I just can’t digest this all at once.”
Second Auntie said, “Xiaoru, what’s there to be upset about?
You are your parents’ own child.”
Song Xiaoru paused for a mont, feeling like Second Auntie’s words actually made sense, but then she smiled bitterly and said, “The key is that in my heart, Xiaodong has always been my own brother.
Now that this has co up…
I really don’t know how to face Xiaodong, let alone how he would react if he found out…
Ah!
No, no, we absolutely can’t let him know.”
Upon hearing this, Third Aunt beca anxious, “You don’t want him to know, but how will you explain your relationship to him?”
“Our relationship?
What about our relationship?” Song Xiaoru asked, puzzled.
Third Aunt smacked her lips, shook her head, and said, “You child, didn’t you listen to what I just said?
Since you’re not siblings, of course, you can marry.
Xiaodong is so capable; naturally, he can’t marry soone from outside.
Wouldn’t it be perfect if you were together?”
Song Xiaoru’s expression turned to one of extre horror, “Third Aunt, that’s impossible.
Even if Xiaodong isn’t my biological brother, in my heart, he is still my own brother.”
“Yes, yes, this is adding kinship to kinship.”
“No, no, that’s…
that’s absolutely nonsense.
Right, right, please don’t tell Xiaodong about this, or he will definitely not be able to accept it.”
“You…”
Third Aunt still wanted to persuade her, but Song Xiaoru firmly shook her head and said, “It doesn’t matter whether Xiaodong was picked up or not, it won’t affect the sibling love between us at all.
Stop talking about it, I’ll pretend this conversation never happened.”
Second Uncle nodded and said, “Xiaoru is right about this.
Let’s just drop it.
Aren’t things fine as they are now?
Xiaodong has always been protective of Xiaoru.
Even if he marries soone else in the future, he will definitely take care of Xiaoru.”
Third Aunt, however, was sowhat reluctant and said, “It’s still not the sa.
Having one’s own family is more convenient.”
After exchanging a few words with He Wenbai, Song Xiaodong was sowhat surprised to find that this man, in his fifties, had already grasped so of the principles in such a short ti.
You have to know, when Song Xiaodong was a student, out of more than a hundred elites, only Song Xiaodong achieved success; the rest were completely clueless, which really shows that this matter truly depends on one’s fate.
Song Xiaodong couldn’t help but give He Wenbai a new level of respect and said, “Old He, it seems you really have a destiny with this Cultivation Technique.
I estimate that if you keep practicing this way, you will certainly make achievents.”
“Mr.
Song, is that true?” He Wenbai suddenly beca excited.
Song Xiaodong nodded and said, “Apart from fate, I feel that you have always studied Traditional Chinese dicine.
You have a better understanding of the ridians in the body, which probably makes it easier for you to understand.”
He Wenbai rubbed his hands together excitedly and said, “Does that an I could eventually, like Mr.
Song, use silver needles to treat patients?”
Song Xiaodong smiled faintly and said, “I can’t guarantee that, but I think after a year or two, you probably can.
And who knows, over ti, you might achieve an even greater prowess.”
“Ha…
Mr.
Song, you really flatter .
If I could reach even half of what you can, no, no, no!
Even one-tenth, my life would be worthwhile.”
Song Xiaodong appreciated He Wenbai and discussed further with him.
He Wenbai completely adopted the attitude of a disciple when consulting Song Xiaodong, and Song Xiaodong felt that he too gained a deeper understanding through their conversation.
After chatting with He Wenbai for a while, Song Xiaodong returned to the obstetrics and gynecology departnt and saw Song Xiaoru and others chatting in the corridor, although Song Xiaoru’s face looked sowhat upset.
This made Song Xiaodong instantly annoyed.
Could it be that Third Aunt and the others had said sothing unpleasant again?
Song Xiaoru was the first to see Song Xiaodong.
She quickly whispered, “You mustn’t bring this up,” and then tossing her hair, she stood up, trying to show a smile, but the smile was rather forced.
“Sister!
What’s wrong?” Song Xiaodong ca over with a stern face, especially looking towards Third Aunt.
Seeing Song Xiaodong’s expression, Song Xiaoru imdiately said, “Don’t overthink it.
I was just talking with Aunt and Uncle about our parents, so I got a bit emotional.”
Third Aunt awkwardly twisted her mouth and said, “Xiaodong, I didn’t say anything out of line.”
Although everyone’s expressions seed odd, and their words insincere, from their attitudes it appeared they hadn’t been bullying Song Xiaoru.
So, it wasn’t the right ti to press further.
Song Xiaodong would ask his sister in private later.
With nothing else to do there, Song Xiaodong said to Song Xiaoru, “Sister, I’m taking you sowhere today.”
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