64: Chapter 65 Are You Biological?_1 64: Chapter 65 Are You Biological?_1 Having returned to his own room, Tan Zhenghong wore a stern face, and even the basket he was halfway through weaving was tossed aside.
“Duo’er, it’s my fault that I’ve dragged you down, but I will protect you at all costs,” Tan Zhenghong said through clenched teeth.
If it weren’t for his broken leg, how could Qiao Duo’er have been bullied like this?
However, Qiao Duo’er had never thought about letting anyone protect her.
Even though her physical condition was far worse than in her previous life, she was sure she could protect herself.
Qiao Duo’er couldn’t help but ask, “Are you adopted?”
But after thinking about it, Tan Zhenghong did bear some resemblance to Tan Zhengyuan and the others; he must be the biological child of Tan Yuancheng and the Wang Clan.
However, he was tall and strong, and most importantly, he did not inherit the Wang Clan’s narrow, triangular eyes.
Instead, he had thick brows and large eyes, and lacked the sleazy and lazy aura of those people, making him much more pleasant to look at.
Looks aren’t everything when judging a person; the right temperament is far more important.
Actually, aside from their eyes, those three brothers were also quite good-looking, yet they were raised to have the coarse demeanor of hooligans.
But if he was indeed their own flesh and blood, then it was even more inexcusable.
Shouldn’t the youngest be the most cherished?
So why then, in the Tan Family, had the youngest become the one exploited by everyone?
Tan Yuancheng said with downcast eyes, “I was sent to a distant uncle’s house shortly after I was born and wasn’t brought back until I was eight, after the uncle died.
I learned some martial arts, and I started hunting as soon as I returned.”
As for the reason why his parents would send a child to distant relatives and not look at him for eight years, he didn’t know.
And he was also aware that if he couldn’t hunt, his parents would not have allowed him to return.
Qiao Duo nodded her head, understanding in her heart.
Even if he was their biological child, how much affection could there be if he was not raised by them?
To his other siblings, Tan Yuancheng was more like an outsider.
Who else were they supposed to bully if not him?
Alas, Tan Zhenghong was also an unlucky child.
However, it was fortunate that Tan Zhenghong was not raised by that couple; otherwise, he probably would not be much different from those three brothers, and that would truly be a tragedy.
Suddenly, Qiao Duo noticed that Tan Zhenghong’s clothes were soiled with mud and sighed.
It must have been Tan Zhenghong who got out of bed by himself, most likely by crawling.
But without waiting for him to go out, the situation had resolved itself, and he must have moved back onto the bed by himself.
Moving around with a bone injury, doesn’t it hurt?
“I can deal with those people easily, what are you worried about?”
Qiao Duo glared at Tan Zhenghong and then left the room.
Fire was still burning in the stove, so she added more water to it, which should be hot by now.
She brought the water back, along with clean clothes and a towel for Tan Zhenghong.
“Wipe yourself down.
I’ll help you rewrap your leg in a bit,” Qiao Duo said, clearly annoyed.
But she couldn’t ignore the sourness in her nose.
She wasn’t Lin Daiyu, able to deal with that trash with just a flick of her finger.
Was there any need to torture oneself like this?
Tan Zhenghong coughed awkwardly a couple of times.
Wasn’t he usually the one who was restless?
Once Tan Zhenghong had cleaned up, Qiao Duo untied the bandages on his leg, removed the splint and the fir bark, and checked the bones carefully.
Fortunately, there wasn’t any serious damage.
She cleaned his leg with a piece of clean cotton cloth soaked in liquor before applying a fresh layer of herbal medicine.
“Luckily the bones aren’t displaced.
Don’t try to be tough next time, or else your leg will never heal in this lifetime!”
Qiao Duo looked disdainfully at Tan Zhenghong.
She figured this good-for-nothing thought her life was too peaceful, so he kept pestering her for no reason!
But she was genuinely busy, with not enough time in her day!