Chapter 362: Chapter 362: Taking Action to Teach a Lesson and Calm the Fury Chapter 362: Chapter 362: Taking Action to Teach a Lesson and Calm the Fury Grandpa whispered to her, “Your Second Brother Luo Xuyuan has an exceptional mind. He had already finished all the textbooks from elementary school to high school. Grandpa wanted to send him to school, but he refused.”
“He said he wanted to stay here with your Big Brother. Grandpa knows your Second Brother has a strong sense of pride. He’s afraid of being ridiculed, but more than that, he can’t bear to leave your Big Brother alone. You may not realize it, but although your Second Brother can’t move his legs, no one here dares to provoke him.”
Luo Qiao looked at her Big Brother, who was seeking comfort in Grandma’s embrace, and raised her voice, “Big Brother, I am Luo Qiao, your sister.”
Luo Xuyan turned his head and let go of Grandma’s arm, clapping his hands, “Sister, sister.”
Luo Qiao couldn’t hold back her tears; she was in the prime of her youth, yet now, like a child, she silently vowed in her heart, “Big Brother, I will find a way to cure your illness and give you a normal life.”
However, Luo Xuyuan frowned slightly. Wasn’t their sister called Luo Jianing? When had they gotten another sister named Luo Qiao?
Although he had never met Luo Jianing, Grandpa and Grandma would mention the family occasionally. Over the years, Dad and his two brothers had come to visit, even if they hardly spoke.
But he had never once seen their mother or sister. Luo Xuyuan was a sensitive person, and he didn’t have a good impression of this mother and sister, which was why he had stared at Luo Qiao when she said she was their sister.
Now he was puzzled, so he looked toward Grandpa.
Luo Daoren knew what his grandson was wondering and sat down on a nearby chair, summarizing the family’s situation for Luo Xuyuan, concluding with, “Xuyuan, Luo Qiao is good-hearted. She wanted to come and visit the first time she returned.”
“But your Grandma and I wanted to wait and see. This time, she insisted on coming to see you, perhaps because blood is thicker than water. All these years, Jianing has never mentioned wanting to visit.”
Luo Xuyuan, watching Luo Qiao comforting their Big Brother, saw something different in her, but then his gaze fell on his own legs, and his mood soured.
Just then, two kids, who had come with their family to visit the sick, passed by Luo Xuyuan and shouted, “Cripple, cripple.”
The storm in Luo Xuyuan’s eyes was evident to anyone. The children’s parents didn’t reprimand them; instead, they laughed. The two kids ran off, yelling, “Run fast, or the cripple will go crazy.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Xuyuan became even more agitated. Luo Qiao quickly picked up a few stones from the ground and threw them at the running children’s legs. Thud, thud—both fell at the same time.
This fall brought trouble—they were right by some steps. One child’s chin got scraped, another’s front tooth knocked out, and their cries filled the air as the accompanying adults hurried over in concern.
Cursing, they took the children to seek treatment, while onlookers who had seen the whole incident mocked the family, saying they got what they deserved!
Luo Qiao had moved to Luo Xuyuan’s side as soon as the children had fallen. She went behind his wheelchair, extended her hands, and started to massage his head. Her Wood-Based Special Ability brought calm to Luo Xuyuan.
The Luo’s Elderly Couple saw all this, their eyes filled with surprise and excitement. In the past, such a situation would probably have needed a doctor to administer a sedative, but Luo Qiao’s intervention quickly soothed Xuyuan.
Luo Qiao gently said, “Second Brother, I will find a way to heal you. Will you believe in me?”
Luo Xuyuan didn’t respond immediately, but just when Luo Qiao thought she wouldn’t get an answer, he nodded emphatically.
Luo Qiao turned to Grandpa Luo Daoren and said, “Grandpa, I have a request that might be hard for you to accept.”
Luo Daoren looked at Luo Qiao, “Let’s hear it.”
Luo Qiao glanced at Big Brother Luo Xuyan, who was beside Grandma, and then at Second Brother Luo Xuyuan beside her, “I want to bring the brothers home. I will find a way to cure them.”
Luo Daoren was still considering how to reply when Luo Xuyuan spoke up, “Home, I believe her.”
He had felt himself losing control just moments ago, but as those hands massaged his head, he felt a coolness enter his brain, gradually suppressing the turmoil until it dissipated.