Lilian heard from her teacher that there was a patient in the Qin family, but she didn't expect that the patient would be someone who was addressed as "Mister"! However, when she saw the person in real life, her confusion grew even stronger. Clearly being referred to as "Mister," why did he have so many wounds...

Just as she was puzzled and perplexed, a pair of clear and bright eyes entered her line of sight.

"...Um... do you... need something?" Lily was somewhat at a loss for words as she spoke hesitantly to the young man who had suddenly appeared.

Zhou Ye nodded slightly, his young face suddenly becoming serious. "...I came to see my brother... I want to know how my brother is doing..."

Lilian was somewhat surprised to discover that the patient in the bed and the young man standing before her were actually brothers!

"I started him on an IV drip, but his fever hasn't subsided yet, so he still needs to rest. By the way, his wounds haven't been treated yet. If you're willing, you can help apply medicine to them."

"Thank you," Zhou Ye said as he walked towards the bedside.

Lilian handed over the ointment and medicine to the other person, then pointed to the packaged porridge on the table, saying, "If he wakes up, let him drink some porridge first to fill his stomach, and then feed him the medicine."

"I understand, thank you..."

Lilian shook her head and added a few more points of attention before leaving the medical room.

Once the person left, all of Zhou Ye's attention was diverted to his own older brother. He gazed at the wounds on his face, feeling a twinge in his nose and his eyes turning slightly red.

"Brother..."

He called out softly, but received no response. His heart grew even sadder and filled with self-blame. If he hadn't run away, his brother wouldn't have been injured so severely...

"Brother... I'm sorry... I'm really, really sorry..."

"It's my stupidity that didn't consider the consequences, and it caused you to be punished..."

"Brother... I will never run away again... I will never act on my own again..."

Zhou Ye spoke softly, and as time went on, he felt increasingly uncomfortable deep down in his heart. Unable to bear the self-blame, he couldn't help but burst into tears, overwhelmed with sadness.

The person on the bed's eyelashes trembled slightly, slowly opening their eyes. Zhou Xun saw the appearance of his little brother crying uncontrollably, feeling a pang of heartache.

"Xiao Ye..."

The weak voice widened Zhou Ye's eyes, and he quickly looked at his older brother. He saw a gentle smile on his pale face, without any hint of reproach. Witnessing this scene, a sense of guilt overwhelmed Zhou Ye's heart, and he burst into tears once again.

"I'm sorry! I'm really sorry!"

"It's all my fault! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have gotten injured, Brother..."

"I'm not going to look for Dad anymore, I'll stay here and accompany my brother!"

Zhou Xun listened to these words, feeling a bitter and uncomfortable pain in his heart. He suppressed the sadness deep within him and gently patted the other person's hand, tenderly saying, "I'm fine... Xiao Ye, don't cry. I will feel your pain..."

Zhou Ye pouted, wanting to listen to her older brother's words and not cry, but tears still involuntarily flowed out.

Zhou Xun wiped the tears from his face and softly comforted, "It really has nothing to do with Xiao Ye. It's because I went against him that he punished me."

Zhou Ye took a deep breath and sobbed, "....... You're lying to me again. He has already told me that you took the punishment for me....."

Zhou Xun's face was adorned with a faint smile as he slightly helplessly said, "As the older brother, I can't let my younger brother be punished, right?"

"...but it also didn't say that the older brother must suffer punishment for the younger brother..."

"Are you saying that I meddled too much in Xiao Ye's affairs?"

"It's not true!" Zhou Ye quickly exclaimed, wearing a look of grievance. "I don't want you to get hurt..."

Zhou Xun looked at his younger brother and sighed, saying, "But I also don't want Xiao Ye to get hurt..."

Zhou Ye kept his head down and didn't say a word. He remained silent for a long while before looking at the person again. He earnestly said, "Don't shoulder everything alone anymore... You still have me, I can share the burden with you... I also want to protect you..."

Zhou Xun felt a warmth in his heart, both moved and somewhat bitter. He had always wanted to protect the other person, but he had never considered that the other person felt the same way. Now that he knew, he couldn't bear to see the other person get even the slightest bit hurt.