Stealing the moonlight into my arms

Xiao Jingting sent Fu Runing home. The Fu residence was quiet and peaceful at night.

He stood outside the door and chose not to follow in.

Of course, Fu Runing didn't ask him any more questions and went straight home.

She pushed open the door and was about to go in when Xiao Jingting grabbed her arm.

Fu Runing turned around and looked at him, "What are you doing?"

Xiao Jingting took something out of his trouser pocket and placed it in her palm.

Fu Runing picked it up and took a look. Under the red rope was a ruyi-shaped amulet.

Xiao Jingting's tone was calm: "The amulet of Qianfo Mountain."

He didn't say who it was for, but Fu Runing had already held it tightly in her hand.

She looked at the man with a hint of gratitude in her eyes, "That's thoughtful of you, thank you."

"You should go back early too, and be careful on the road."

After Fu Runing finished speaking, Xiao Jingting still didn't let her go. His usually deep eyes seemed to be blurred by the gentle night breeze.

The man looked at her, his voice calm but gentle: "It will get better in the future. You have found new relatives, and your brother will be back soon. Everything will be fine, and everything will be back on track."

Fu Runing held the amulet in her hand, and felt a sudden sense of bitterness in her heart.

The changes in the Fu family that year all started with the elder brother being detained abroad, followed by the fall of the second uncle's backer, the business plummeting, huge debts, and the possibility of imprisonment.

It's all over now.

Will get back on track.

She no longer had to please the Xiao family and could enjoy her life as a free person without any psychological burden.

Thinking of this, Fu Runing searched her body but could not find anything to give him in return. Finally, she picked up the man's hand and shook hands with him vigorously.

Fu Runing smiled at him. Under his puzzled gaze, she said with a smile, "Congratulations on finding your mother."

After saying that, she smiled and pulled her hand away.

Turned around and walked into his home.

The gate of the villa was closed, blocking Xiao Jingting's sight.

He slowly lowered his hand and slightly closed his palm.

The warmth of Fu Runing's palm seemed to still be in the palm of my hand.

Only by returning to the starting point can we have the opportunity to start over.

Xiao Jingting stood quietly outside the villa, watching the lights in the room on the second floor light up, his eyes filled with peace.

After a while, he glanced sideways at the villa next to him.

He was the only one left under the moonlight.

But I don’t feel lonely.

Afterwards, Xiao Jingting drove away.

……

Fu Runing secretly put this amulet under her father's pillow at night.

The next day when she went to the hospital, she took out the amulet and carried it with her.

I kept repeating in my heart that I wanted to be safe.

Xiao Jingting also came home early in the morning. He was still waiting for his family quietly as before, as if he had never left.

Seeing him here, Fu Zhangnan didn't say much.

He simply said to Fu Runing, "I'm familiar with the review process myself, so there's no need to ask Jing Ting."

Fu Runing held her father's hand and said coquettishly, "I'm scared. I need someone to give me courage. My brother is not here. If he were here, he wouldn't be needed."

Fu Zhangnan didn't say anything else.

Xiao Jingting listened to their conversation and walked behind them without changing his expression.

The three of them came to the hospital.

The inspection process took quite a while.

While waiting for the test results, Fu Runing was restless and rubbed the amulet repeatedly with her fingers.

Pray that the outcome is good.

But God did not fulfill people's wishes.

After reading the examination report, the doctor looked serious and ordered other tests.

Fu Runing's hands began to tremble. She subconsciously placed her hand on Xiao Jingting's arm, tightening her fingers, hoping to find someone to comfort her emotions at the moment.

Xiao Jingting held her hand in return and said, "Don't be afraid, take Dad to get checked first."

Fu Runing nodded. She was not afraid. She just wanted to do more tests. She didn’t know what the results would be yet.

The review that I thought would be completed smoothly did not go as smoothly as I imagined.

Finally, in the doctor's office, I heard the final conclusion.

Lung cancer, multiple bone metastases, brain metastases.

Their family is not like some other families that deliberately keep patients away. When Fu Zhangnan heard this conclusion, he was the calmest of the three.

Xiao Jingting couldn't accept this result either, and his tone was a little anxious: "So what treatment plan should we use now?"

The attending physician, the director of the oncology department, simply said, "The prognosis from the previous chemotherapy was very poor. Honestly, there's no point in doing surgery now. Perhaps it's just a matter of time."

I didn’t say anything further after that.

Xiao Jingting was still trying to discuss it with the doctor, but Fu Zhangnan interrupted him, "A Zheng, don't force it."

Xiao Jingting walked aside silently. He subconsciously looked at Fu Runing, but saw that her face had no expression. She didn't cry, but seemed to have lost her soul, numb and unresponsive.

"Ningning..." Xiao Jingting's throat was slightly dry, and he looked at her a little nervously.

Xiao Jingting always called her by her full name and rarely used this tone of voice.

Fu Runing frowned slightly, but she had no intention of paying any more attention to him.

Time seemed to stand still.

It was so short, yet it seemed like a very long time had passed.

Fu Runing regained consciousness. She raised her eyes and looked at Fu Zhangnan seriously. She tried to make her expression less serious. She tried to smile lightly, but she knew that a funny expression would not look good.

She suppressed her emotions and said calmly, "Dad, you've always listened to me these past few years, regarding surgery, treatment, and medication. Can I let you decide for yourself this time?"

Fu Zhangnan held his daughter's hand and smiled, "Ningning has grown up."

Fu Runing has indeed grown up, and she will no longer cry in public.

She has witnessed many separations and deaths in this oncology department. An old man who might have greeted her with a smile yesterday might have passed away unexpectedly after just a few days.

On the way back from the hospital, the car was filled with dead silence.

Xiao Jingting was a man of few words to begin with, and he was even more silent today.

Fu Runing, who usually plays the role of the happy pill in the family, also didn't say a word.

Instead, Fu Zhangnan is needed to coax these two children.

"Ningning, from an atomic perspective, humans are actually immortal. After death, a person will turn into inorganic salts, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and continue to exist on this planet. They may become a blade of grass, a flower, or even a stone..."

Fu Runing listened to the straight man's speech and covered her ears, not wanting to listen at all.

She didn't want her father to turn into grass, a flower, or a stone.

Fu Zhangnan wanted to say something, but Fu Runing simply covered her ears and lay down on his legs to stop him from chattering.

Fu Zhangnan reached out and gently stroked his daughter's head. She was still a pretty little girl who knew how to act coquettishly with adults.

Xiao Jingting was driving in front, with a deep look on his face.

Like Fu Runing, although he had been mentally prepared over the years, when the time came, they couldn't accept it.

But how should they accept this?