Liang Yuening was originally helping his fourth brother apply medicine, when the wounds on his brother’s body reopened from the fight with Black Panther earlier. But at the sound of the door opening, his brother suddenly grabbed a shirt and hastily draped it over himself. After hurriedly dressing, he then slowly turned around with a hesitant and somewhat apprehensive heart to look at the little girl behind him.
His heart was not at ease, but his face was still numb, only the look in his eyes was a bit gloomy and also a bit fearful.
Liang Haoming lowered his gaze.
At that moment, he suddenly remembered something from a long time ago.
Last winter she had started a fire, and Liang Yuening almost perished in the blaze. He had rushed into the inferno to save people. Because of that fire, his face was disfigured, but his appearance was secondary. The main issue was his body, more than half of which had been hideously burned. The wounds kept healing and re-opening, oozing pus. He had almost not made it.
After that, he rarely took off his clothes in front of his brothers, precisely because he was afraid his injuries would frighten everyone. Just now, it was because he couldn’t stand up to Liang Yuening’s persistence that he had agreed to let Liang Yuening apply the medicine to him.
However, there was one time when he was fetching water and his clothes got wet. So, he went back to his room to change. Suddenly a woman burst in, and at that time, he had just changed his pants and hadn’t yet put on his shirt. The woman had a disgusted look on her face, calling him a monster and ruthlessly cursed him.
He was cursed so badly at that time, yet he felt very calm, not feeling anything at all.
He was naturally lacking in emotions. Ever since this person came to the Liang family, after a whole year of violence, the brothers in the family grew to detest her immensely, but he seldom cared about anything. He must have been born missing something.
But now, he felt a bit timid.
If she looked at him with disdain and disgust like before, he... he didn’t dare to continue that thought. Suddenly, his heart felt choked up, and even his breathing started to become a bit difficult.
Liang Haoming, with his head down, rushed out of the house. Liang Yuening called out to him, but he acted as if he hadn’t heard.
Dong Huiying was quite startled for a moment, then she signaled to Liang Yuening to stay calm, and she herself rushed out of the door, catching up with Liang Haoming.
"Where are you going?"
She grabbed Liang Haoming’s arm, causing him to stop in his tracks.
Liang Haoming glanced at her, then quickly withdrew his gaze, and then took another step, but his arm was being held by her and he couldn’t walk away.
Liang Haoming struggled to free his arm but her grip was too strong.
Dong Huiying looked at him very seriously, scrutinizing him for a while. Although his face was still expressionless, thinking back to their interactions over the past few months, it seemed that this was the first time he expressed such clear resistance towards her.
"What’s the matter with you?" This man was laconic and always wore a cold face, leaving his thoughts to be guessed. She reflected on the events of the evening, combing through them one by one.
"Is it because of Black Panther, or because of the old lady I fought with?"
"I just inquired with Master Hong a little while ago. The work of an assassin is too dangerous. Although our family is still very poor right now, as long as one lives, there’s always a way. Like yesterday, we made a good haul in the black market. After half a month, when we get the batch of herbs that Master Hong is connecting for me, we’ll go home. Shu Yu’s health will get better and better, don’t worry!"
She patted his shoulder, his lips moved slightly, then his head lowered even further.