At that time, he had a deep bias against young girls, and he asked Third Brother why their fate was so unfortunate. Orphaned at a young age, their mother was very indifferent, barely even acknowledging their existence. Although she didn’t resort to beating or kicking them, her cold-heartedness, cold face, and cold gaze were the truly terrifying indifference. Just like Fourth Brother’s slow-witted nature. Was Fourth Brother really slow-witted? Their father had once said that because it was an official matchmaker’s arrangement, their mother had been drugged and only returned after everything was settled. From then on, their father became her husband. Their mother was very dissatisfied at that time and even though her six sons were born one after another, her attitude remained cold and dismissive. The only one who was kind to them was their father, but their father died early. The six brothers had to endure countless hardships for a living. Their mother was selfish and self-serving. Had she not been so excessive that she feared being paralyzed and not cared for, she wouldn’t have taught them skills in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and various other arts. And so, Fourth Brother’s gloomy nature originated from their mother. For some reason, their mother seemed to particularly despise Fourth Brother. As soon as he opened his mouth, she would scold him fiercely. Over time, Fourth Brother became more and more slow-witted and silent. Liang Yuening laughed foolishly as he sat in front of the grave with a silly smile. An unfortunate childhood, a tormented youth, and as an adult, he faced numerous trials and tribulations. Later on, life improved, but then Third Brother was gone. Why was their fate so miserable? If you can still hear me, could you tell me, could you answer me one more time? Why is our fate so miserable? Shu Yu scooped up a handful of earth. The pouring rain turned the soil into mud, which slipped through his fingers. Suddenly, he vomited a mouthful of blood. With his propensity for cleanliness, he would usually wipe the blood away, but this time, he simply didn’t bother. His eyes, hollow and spiritless, rested upon the fresh grave as he formed a faint, indifferent, and almost surreal smile. Already desolate, his eyes became as black as a deep well, devoid of any light. "...Ultimately, it was I who harmed him!" Because of his frailty, he became a burden to the whole family. Due to the villagers’ nonsense talk, Shujun came to believe that his constant illness was because as twins, they were consuming each other’s vitality. Thus, Shujun believed that his own frailty was entirely due to him. And for this reason, Shujun wanted him to recover more than anyone else. In this family, despite being six siblings, he and Shujun were the most different! They were together even before they were born, accompanying each other from the womb. He knew just how lofty his own ideals were, and he was well aware of how rigid Shujun’s pride was. Clear from their birth order, he was born first, and Shujun, later, who called him Second Brother yet always took care of him and yielded to him. For his sake, Shujun gave up her pride and went to the Sky Blue Building. Was Shujun so open-minded that she didn’t care about her reputation and chastity? How could that be possible? He cared, he cared immensely!! Yet for the sake of him, her sickly brother, she had to force herself to learn to be open-minded, to learn not to care, to learn to dismiss the disdain and cursing from others, learning not to heed the criticisms and finger-pointing!! Shu Yu smiled wistfully to himself. He truly regretted it! In the past, because of his eldest brother, Shujun, and his younger brothers, all hoped for him to live and to get better. He wanted to die, but he held back even though he knew his existence was nothing but a burden to the family. To avoid disheartening his siblings, he persevered. Now, a person long sickly carries a gloomy aura.
