Yue Ning shook her head vehemently, "I don’t know what I’m thinking, talking nonsense..."
Haoming was silent for a while. "Third Brother cried."
He thought of what he had seen during the day, and the reason he fled so hastily was that he didn’t want to see Third Brother’s tears.
He was pondering this question as well.
What path would they take in the future?
Whom would she choose?
Choosing either would not be perfect; picking one would leave the other heartbroken, and it was not possible to choose them all.
There was only one of her, yet there were not enough of her to go around amongst the brothers.
Yue Ning gave Haoming a stunned look, "Third Brother cried?" He was bewildered, no wonder Fourth Brother was not surprised to see him, no wonder Fourth Brother had no reaction when he mentioned Baobao, so... Fourth Brother had known all along, knew that Baobao was here?
Haoming looked down, his appearance one of utter desolation.
Seeing Haoming remain silent, Yue Ning fell silent too.
After a long while...
"Third Brother has deep, deep feelings for Baobao."
"Should we... give up?"
Not wanting to destroy this family, not wanting brothers to become enemies, but the thought of giving up... my heart starts to ache, as if a piece of flesh is being carved out from my own body.
Haoming suddenly raised his head, "She is not Guo Guo!" He spoke more words than usual.
Sitting in a row, sharing fruit, not fighting, not snatching, everyone gets a share?
No, it’s not like that.
She is the only one in the world, there is only one Baobao, she cannot be evenly divided. If one were to give up, it would mean losing her, meaning never to have her again.
Yue Ning felt a sourness in his nose, "I’m afraid..." afraid that this affection would ultimately lead to some tragedy.
Haoming clenched his fingers into a fist. He was afraid too!
But he was absolutely unwilling to give up!!
Zhi Chen had come out to look for Yue Ning and unexpectedly found his fourth brother here as well. He was about to approach when he overheard their conversation.
The two men in the forest were quiet, and Zhi Chen also remained silent for a while.
Finally, Zhi Chen took a step forward.
"It’s late, let’s go."
He glanced at Haoming, then at Yue Ning, and then, suppressing a sigh from the bottom of his heart, he turned and walked away, his figure lonesome, his back desolate.
On this night, aside from Shen Qiuyang, who was indifferent, perhaps the others all felt uneasy, didn’t they?
When Haoming followed his eldest brother to the cabin, he saw the light from the oil lamp shining through the window paper.
He froze, and then his face took on a bewildered look.
So it was such a misunderstanding.
So they had just missed each other.
"Haoming?" Liang Zhichen looked back at his fourth brother.
Haoming looked at his eldest brother, "...I’ve been here before."
Zhi Chen was surprised.
Haoming looked back at the cabin...
But he, who had also been here, had missed her.
Zhi Chen also followed Haoming’s gaze to the window lit with light, and suddenly felt exhausted, body and soul.
After Shujun, Haoming, Yue Ning, and Yixuan... he had fallen as well.
Suddenly, with a creak, Shen Qiuyang came out with a bucket of swill.
"Why did you bring another one?"
Shen Qiuyang looked at Liang Haoming standing behind Liang Zhichen, feeling the figure looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
Liang Zhichen perked up, "This is Haoming, my fourth brother."
Shen Qiuyang’s mouth twitched, "Um... Benefactor, I have a question, not sure if I should ask?"