Lian Qingyang packed a meal on his way and hurried to the hospital. During the blood transfusion, Lian Qingyang did not say a word, because he knew he had Type A blood. When he heard that Lian Qingqing had Type O blood, he experienced a moment of shock. However, he quickly regained his composure; they were twins, after all—it was possible for their blood types to be different. Lian Qingyang found the floor where Lian Qingqing was located. "Qingqing, just wait a bit longer, Qingyang should be here any minute now," Shen Yunfei comforted. Lian Qingqing said with grievance, "Cousin, am I really that annoying?" Lian Qingqing naturally had a pretty appearance, and with excessive blood loss, her complexion turned even paler. Coupled with her tearful expression, she looked pitiful like a pear blossom bathed in rain, stirring empathy in others. Shen Yunfei always doted on Lian Qingqing, and he said, "How could that be? You’re wonderful, the very best." "Then why doesn’t Qingyang like me? Even though we are real twins, he is closer to Tang Yue?" Lian Qingqing pouted, her voice tender and delicate. "He has been bewitched by her," said Shen Yunfei and then felt something was amiss. He corrected himself, "Tang Yue is too..." Suddenly, Shen Yunfei couldn’t find the right words to describe Tang Yue; he wanted to speak but didn’t know what to say. "Lian Qingqing, instead of thinking about others, it would be better to look for reasons within yourself," Lian Qingyang put down the food he brought onto the table, his face stern, "Do you still remember Gu Hang? Do you still remember Xu Mei?" These two names came out of Lian Qingyang’s mouth, causing Lian Qingqing’s pupils to involuntarily narrow, a complex emotion flitted through her eyes. She bit her lip and said, "The incident with Xu Mei was an accident; I didn’t mean to kill her." "Right, you didn’t intend to kill her. You just pushed her a bit, misunderstood her for a moment, right?" Lian Qingyang’s lips lifted in a mocking smile. He had advised Lian Qingqing many times about the incident back then; she stubbornly insisted that Xu Mei had seduced Gu Hang. Eventually, due to her stubbornness and during an argument with Gu Hang, Xu Mei became an innocent victim and was hit and killed by a car. To this day, every time Lian Qingyang revisits that moment in his mind, a chill still runs through his heart. It was an accident, Lian Qingyang was well aware. Yet, precisely because of this accident, Lian Qingqing showed not the slightest sign of guilt. She did not even go to see Xu Mei being buried, and what’s worse, Lian Qingqing thought that her risking death to save Gu Hang was actually because she liked Gu Hang. Otherwise, who would throw away their life for a stranger? It was precisely because of this that Lian Qingyang completely lost any regard for Lian Qingqing. When it was time for college entrance exams, Lian Qingqing chose Jinghua University in Jing City, far away from Sea City. Lian Qingqing, with her good grades in the past, naturally got accepted into a university in Country Y. She even had an argument with her father over it. This was Lian Qingqing, always so selfish. It’s just a pity for Gu Hang; because of this incident, he always felt guilty towards Xu Mei, underperformed in the college entrance exams, and in the end, no one knew where he ended up. "Lian Qingyang, are you truly my younger brother, or my nemesis? Who speaks about their own sister like that?" Lian Qingqing, bursting with indignant embarrassment, could only raise her voice as she said, "It was just an accident, how could you blame me? Besides, apart from the money the driver paid, our family also gave the Xu Family an additional one hundred thousand to console them!" "Can any amount of money compensate for a human life?" Lian Qingyang took a deep breath, feeling that it was superfluous to talk to Lian Qingqing. His expression slowly returned to calm; he knew that no matter how much he argued, it couldn’t bring back the dead. He said, "I’m taking a flight back to the country tomorrow. Shen Yunfei, Lian Qingqing, you’d better not do anything outrageous again. I will discuss these recent events with dad." "No way." As soon as Lian Qingqing heard mention of speaking with Lian He, her face instantly changed, and she said, "No, we can’t tell dad. It’s just a misunderstanding. My injury... it was also an accident. Besides, if word of my injury gets out, grandpa and mom and dad would worry needlessly at home." "Rest assured, she is still a member of the Lian Family, after all. Why would I intentionally cause her trouble? It was all just a misunderstanding." Lian Qingqing hastily made a clean sweep of it, for if the matter were to spread back to the homeland, given dad’s astuteness and his current feelings of guilt and desire to make amends to Tang Yue, what if he thought she did it on purpose? What then? The injury to her wrist was also an accident. Had Shen Yunfei not acted impulsively, none of this would have happened. Lian Qingqing looked at the bandage wrapped around her wrist and felt extremely frustrated. "Since it’s a misunderstanding, you two should avoid doing anything excessive from now on." Having confirmed with the doctor that Lian Qingqing would be alright, Lian Qingyang left without heeding her attempts to keep him. Lian Qingyang couldn’t sleep at all. He sat by the river feeling the breeze. Although it was midsummer, the wind by the river was very cool, blowing away all his drowsiness. Originally, he had planned to stay all night, only leaving after confirming Lian Qingqing was fine. But the mention of Gu Hang and Xu Mei made him unable to stay in the hospital ward any longer. Closing his eyes, he could almost see the scene where Xu Mei was hit by the truck replay in his mind. Back then, Lian Qingqing and Gu Hang’s love was intense and public. A match made in heaven. Apart from Gu Hang’s humble origins as an orphan, he excelled in every other aspect. Even Lian Qingyang believed that Lian Qingqing and Gu Hang could end up together. Unfortunately, such beautiful love did not last long. Because of Xu Mei, a friend of Lian Qingqing’s—no, more accurately, because of Lian Qingqing herself. Gu Hang wanted to break up, and Lian Qingqing was unwilling. In the end, Xu Mei got dragged into it. Lian Qingqing believed that Xu Mei was the reason Gu Hang wanted to break up, even though he had explained many times. She never believed it and, in the end, Xu Mei’s life was harmed. That night, Lian Qingyang thought about many things and, after being blown by the cold wind for most of the evening, found a hotel to sleep in. In the morning, Lian Qingyang went to the apartment to pack up his things and said, "Sister Xiao Yue, Lian Qingqing is fine now. You don’t have to worry about her anymore. Also, once she recovers from her injuries, she should be returning to Country Y." "As for Shen Yunfei, you don’t have to bother with him either." As Lian Qingyang packed his things into the suitcase, he couldn’t help but laugh while watching Tang Yue continuously stuffing clothes into it: "Sister Xiao Yue, you’ve already made me plenty of clothes." "It’s not often you come here; take more back with you." Tang Yue was picky but still managed to have a lot of clothes. All the clothes she had made for the family over these days were brought by Lian Qingyang on his visit, and in the end, he, who originally only had one suitcase, ended up with two additional large suitcases when he left.
