Yun Ge stood aside, watching quietly.
A basin of water, a cloth, made the person on the bed unable to hide.
The truth they painstakingly concealed was exposed, and the n of the Liang family seed sorrowful.
Zhi Chen gazed tenderly and intently at her sleeping face. "She wanted to hide it, so let her. Shu Yu and I, and the others, all cooperated, pretending not to know. But she would apply those things on her face every day, and with just a little attention, it could be noticed. However, before this..."
He smiled lightly again, realizing it had beco this bad without them knowing.
At first, they only noticed her hair falling out in handfuls; now she had only half of her previous volu, and during everyday interactions, the unavoidable gentle touches couldn’t feel the wrinkles on her face and body, but the unnaturally slippery feel of her skin made them comprehend.
Until now.
Yun Ge observed the brothers’ expressions and sighed, "It’s hard to say, but if people can live to a hundred, based on her current condition, she has a few months at the shortest, a year at the longest. During this period, her body will continue to age until finally..." she dies of old age.
But she couldn’t bring herself to say those two words.
Shujun clutched the wet cloth, standing silently with her head bowed.
"She doesn’t want us to go with her, does she."
The brothers understood this as clear as day.
What about living together in life and dying together in death? But when it ca to this, she chose to hide it.
Why did she hide it, why did she not want them to know?
It was because she knew her days were numbered, knew she was almost done.
On one hand, she didn’t want them to worry, but on the other hand, and the most important reason, was that she didn’t want to take them with her when she "had to" die.
Vows of life and death sound beautiful, but she wasn’t ruthless enough to let them vow death for her.
She wanted to leave alone.
Because in her view, their lives were still very long.
Yun Ge choked out a sound. "Resurgence, no exceptions, those who experienced it seed to die of aging. That day... I returned to Anyang Mountain, we were in the room, writing with pen and paper. Maybe it was selfish of her, but perhaps she wasn’t selfish enough. She didn’t want to take you with her. Your lives are still long; do you not have attachnts left in this world? Like children. If you go with her, what about the kids?"
Others didn’t react, but Yixuan was stunned, and Yue Ning instinctively touched her belly. Her stomach had grown a bit bigger.
They looked at each other in speechless lant...
Yun Ge seed drained of all energy, collapsing into a state of desolation.
"Actually in my opinion, even if she dies, it’s nothing much, at worst, accompany her underground. Even underground, it must be lively around her, so she won’t be lonely. But her selfishness lies in her reluctance for such a situation, it would make her suffer. And my saying she isn’t selfish enough is because she can’t bear for those she cares about, those she loves dearly, to be buried with her."
Zhi Chen laughed hoarsely, as if his throat contained shards of glass: "Living, huh..."
They were all cowards, too cowardly, if in this world, she wasn’t there, not accompanying them. Living? How to live?
"If none of this can be reversed, let her spend her remaining days in peace."
Zhi Chen’s eyes were filled with sorrow and solitude.
If there really is no cure, if she truly has to leave, what can they do for her?
The only thing to do is to let her leave with peace of mind, without worrying for them as she departs.
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