The Genius Sweetheart of the Abstinent Goblin Boss

"Brother!!! How are you!!!"

Zeng Yichen helped him up and held him in his arms, but dared not shake him, and could only shout worriedly.

An Lian looked at his pale face with a heavy heart, and was also very worried:

"Zeng Yan! Don't sleep! Look at me!"

Seemingly hearing her voice, Zeng Yan weakly opened his eyes and saw her looking at him with teary eyes. He couldn't describe the feeling in his heart at that moment.

When An Lian saw him open his eyes, she excitedly grabbed his hand:

"It's alright, Ayan, hang in there, you'll be fine!"

Upon hearing the name "Ayan," Zeng Yan could no longer restrain himself. He trembled as he raised his blood-stained hand, stroked her cheek, and wiped away the stinging tears.

"I'm sorry," Zeng Yan said weakly, "Lianlian."

An Lian was stunned, but her tears fell even more. She shook her head and took his hand again:

"Stop talking. If you feel sorry for me, then live well and make up for it with the rest of your life."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Yan's heart softened, but he could only helplessly raise the corners of his mouth. He could only feel his life slowly slipping away from his body.

In any case, being able to see her before he died and hear her call him Ayan one last time made his life complete.

Suddenly, a mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth, causing Zeng Yichen and An Lianxin to gasp in shock.

"Ayan!!!"

"Brother!!! Hang in there!!!"

Jingying, who had been standing still, seemed to finally realize what was happening. She took two steps forward and slowly squatted down next to Anlian.

Zeng Yan forced his eyelids open and shifted his gaze to her.

Some people were puzzled as to why Jingying looked so worried.

So she worries about him too?

He then dismissed the ironic thought from his mind.

“Ah…Ayan…”

Jingying finally read the despair in his forlorn eyes, and her heart began to ache.

But she didn't know what to say at that moment. Looking at An Lian beside her, and thinking that An Lian was probably the person Zeng Yan couldn't let go of in this world, she said:

"...Mom will take good care of Anlian for you."

Zeng Yan seemed to be stunned for a moment, "Mom..."

Hearing him call her name, Jingying's eyes lit up, and she eagerly leaned forward to grasp his other hand:

"Hey! It's Mom!! Save your energy, don't say anything more..."

But Zeng Yan interrupted again:

"But I don't want to be your son anymore..."

In the next life... please don't appear in my life again...

Jingying froze on the spot, feeling as if her heart had been ripped out. Guilt and self-blame overwhelmed her like a flood, and her hands, which were holding Zeng Yan's, became unusually stiff.

"Brother..." Zeng Yichen seemed unable to believe what he had just heard, "How could you talk to Mom like that..."

The next second, Zeng Yan's hand slipped limply to the ground, and he completely lost consciousness.

"elder brother!!!!"

"Ayan!!!"

……

Outside the operating room.

The three waited anxiously.

Zeng Yichen looked at his mother, who looked weary and heartbroken.

He finally went over and hugged his mother.

"Mom, don't worry, my brother will be fine. He... what he just said was probably just him talking nonsense because he wasn't fully conscious. Please don't take it to heart."

Upon hearing this, Jingying lowered her head in self-reproach.

"It's my fault... I haven't been a good mother... I don't deserve to be a mother..."

Zeng Yichen swallowed hard. "How could that be? The few memories I have are all of the wonderful times you spent with me. You are the best mother."

Although Zeng Yichen's words of comfort were sincere, he also understood that there must be something between his mother and brother that he didn't know.

Otherwise, how could my brother have concealed the fact that Zeng Yan had imprisoned our mother for twenty years?

Jingying stared at the floor, shook her head weakly, and began to recount what had happened:

"Originally, I didn't want to get married. It was Zeng Nian who threatened me with your grandfather's secret and forced me to marry him. That's why I've always been very cold and disgusted with him."

Even after getting married, I never gave up studying, hoping to find an opportunity to leave him. Soon, I got a job posting abroad.

But unexpectedly, it was at that time that I became pregnant with Zeng Yan.

When Zeng found out, he told my supervisor about it and my overseas posting was cancelled.

Therefore, I have always blamed Zeng Yan for this.

I believe it was all because of him that I lost my last chance to save myself in life, and he became the shackle that imprisoned me in this marriage.

So, since he was born, I've never held him, never fed him a drop of milk, never given him a kind look. Whenever he came near me, I would push him away in disgust and drive him away.

Zeng Yichen was stunned, never expecting that his brother was burdened with such a heavy "crime".

“But… how could this be Zeng Yan’s fault?!” An Lian had also come closer at some point.

Jingying sniffed, lowered her head, and didn't raise it for a long time, but continued to speak:

"During that time, I was like a devil, thinking that as long as I stopped feeding Zeng Yan, he would starve to death, and then my shackles would be gone."

Zeng Nian knew I blamed Zeng Yan, so he hired a wet nurse to take care of Zeng Yan and stop him from bothering me.

On the contrary, Zeng Nian showed me extraordinary patience. He took care of me patiently, remembered all my preferences, prepared different surprises every day, and worked hard without complaint. No matter how much I insulted and smashed things, for more than ten years, he gently warmed my heart little by little.

Eventually, I think I started to fall in love with him too, and then you came into my life.

this time……"

"This time, because he's the child you were hoping for, you've given him all your motherly love?"

An Lian couldn't help but chime in, her tone extremely impolite, even somewhat aggressive.

But she couldn't help it; her heart ached for Zeng Yan, feeling wronged.

Having been abandoned by his mother at birth and having a two-faced, twisted father, is it any wonder that he has become the distorted person he is today?

Jingying was powerless to refute Anlian's claims, because everything Anlian said was true.

Zeng Yichen listened to his sister-in-law's questioning but did not stand up to defend his mother, because he was overwhelmed by his own guilt.

Even though it wasn't his fault, his happiness inadvertently and starkly pierced his gloomy heart.

"So I got my comeuppance too."

Jingying smiled mockingly, mocking herself:

"Since Yichen was born, Zeng Nian has returned less and less often, and he has become more and more gloomy and resentful."

Even when I started trying to show him some care, he flew into a rage and told me to get out.

I have heard him muttering Commander Qi's name in an extremely terrifying tone in his study on several occasions, and he was also explaining to his subordinates and Zeng Yan the biochemical modification plan to make Commander Qi wish he were dead.

Then one day, he suddenly felt very good, and then news came that Commander Qi had defected.

Then Zeng Nian asked me for a divorce without hesitation.

I was initially confused, but I wasn't the type to cling to him, so I agreed. But to my surprise, although he wanted a divorce, he wouldn't let me leave him, so he imprisoned me..."