Thinking of this, Leng Shan let out a deep sigh.
At the hospital, Shen You’an and Leng Shan headed to the sa inpatient departnt, both in the VIP ward area. Leng Shan felt he had so kind of connection with this young girl.
However, Leng Shan had important matters to handle next, so after parting ways with Shen You’an, he rushed off to the ward.
From a distance, Shen You’an saw a crowd gathered outside the special ward at the end of the corridor. But she only glanced briefly, then turned away and walked into her own ward.
"An’an, you’re finally back." Zhang Jian was already all settled in. After resting for ten days, his face was rosy and his spirits were high.
Luo Wan was tidying up so things. When she saw Shen You’an enter, she smiled and said, "I was just talking about you with your brother, and here you are. It’s hot outside, isn’t it? Have so water."
Luo Wan poured a glass of water and handed it to her.
"Thank you, Auntie," Shen You’an responded.
"This child... still polite with even now," Luo Wan said with a grin.
Shen You’an had grown up without parents, yet she was exceptionally well-behaved and understanding. Academically, she never caused her elder brother any trouble. She was the top scorer in the high school entrance exams and gained admission to Lanya High School. Sotis, Luo Wan wondered if such a bright child could truly be blood-related to the Zhang family.
The Zhang family had been devoid of scholarly talents for eight generations.
It must be the genes from her brother-in-law’s side, Luo Wan thought to herself.
An’an’s mother, Zhang Yun, was very beautiful from a young age. Sadly, when Zhang Yun was eight, a high fever damaged her brain, leaving her slow and sowhat simple-minded. Years passed, and even by twenty-six, she remained unmarried.
Suitors who ca were all drawn by Zhang Yun’s good looks. Zhang Yun’s parents worried the n would mistreat or take advantage of her; they’d rather keep and care for her than let her suffer in marriage.
By this ti, Zhang Jian was ready to marry. However, when his fiancée found out that Zhang Jian had a ntally impaired sister who needed lifelong care, she refused to go through with the marriage.
That’s when Zhang Jian t Zhou Qin. Zhou Qin ca from a rural area and clung to Zhang Jian fiercely because she wanted an urban household registration. She even promised to help take care of his sister.
But once married, Zhou Qin revealed her true colors. When Zhang Jian wasn’t ho, she would intentionally take Zhang Yun to crowded places and make sure to leave her behind. When Zhang Jian returned, Zhou Qin would pin the bla on Zhang Yun herself, claiming she had wandered off on her own, absolving herself of responsibility.
It was during one of these incidents that Zhang Yun wandered off and t her destined soulmate, Shen Li.
Luo Wan didn’t know the details of how Shen Li and Zhang Yun got to know each other. All she knew was that Shen Li had escorted Zhang Yun back ho that ti.
Though Zhang Yun was simple-minded, there were things she was remarkably capable—or perhaps persistent—at. Sohow, she rembered the way and went to the sa spot every day to wait for Shen Li.
She waited for an entire month before finally seeing Shen Li again.
Then, the beautiful yet pure-hearted and naive Zhang Yun captured Shen Li’s affection, and the two naturally ended up together.
Shen Li never saw Zhang Yun’s ntal impairnts as a flaw; in his eyes, she was the most adorable and brilliant person in the world, her heart as pure and precious as glass.
At that ti, Shen Li had just left his career as a firefighter. He was penniless and three years younger than Zhang Yun. Nobody believed in their relationship then. People thought, "Soone as handso as Shen Li with a decent job—how could he settle for a ntally impaired wife?"
In their first year of marriage, An’an was born. Shen Li began working less, dedicating more ti to his wife and daughter. He even personally cared for Zhang Yun during her postpartum recovery.
To be honest, when it ca to cherishing one’s wife, Luo Wan, who witnessed it firsthand, felt that no man on earth could compare to Shen Li.
When An’an turned three, Zhang Yun beca pregnant again.
Shen Li worked hard to save money so that before the baby was born, he could buy a ho of their own in the city—a real ho for his wife and children.
Unfortunately, on the day Zhang Yun went into labor, Shen Li was dispatched for an ergency mission and couldn’t be there for the delivery.
Even more tragically, Zhang Yun suffered severe hemorrhaging during the difficult labor, resulting in her and the baby boy both passing away.
The baby had already developed into a full-term fetus.
This blow left Shen Li utterly devastated. Fortunately, he still had An’an by his side. For his daughter’s sake, Shen Li resolved to keep living.
But fate did not favor this family. In the sumr when An’an turned five, a massive fire broke out in an old residential district in Huian District. Shen Li rescued seven people during his firefighting mission but ultimately lost his own life to the blaze.
He went to reunite with his wife and unborn child in the afterlife, leaving An’an all alone in the human world.
After that, An’an fell gravely ill. When she recovered, her personality underwent a dramatic change.
A once lively and adorable little girl beca silent and withdrawn, burying herself in books and her studies.
If only Zhang Yun and Shen Li were still alive—how wonderful that would be.
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