Moonlight falls into my arms

"What does his illness have to do with Jiang Yuci?" Ruan Li asked.

"Aunt Qi was pregnant with triplets, but one of the other two didn't survive, and the other was too weak. Only Jiang Yuci..." Xiao Lan couldn't understand this behavior either, since they were all her children.

Is he guilty simply because he is healthy?

"But actually, you can't blame Aunt Qi. I heard from my mother that Aunt Qi went to the company every day when she was pregnant and put a lot of effort into the child. I never expected it to turn out like that. And I'm telling you, don't tell anyone. Many people knew about this back then, but my mother told me not to talk about it. For a long time, Aunt Qi's mental state was not good. She couldn't even go to the company. Even Uncle Jiang took a long leave to go back and be with her. Pregnancy is very harmful to a woman's body. She lost a child. It's understandable that she couldn't bear the mental pressure."

Ruan Li's brows furrowed slowly. "So, Jiang Yuci didn't know about this?"

Xiao Lan nodded: "No one dares to mention this matter again, not even Jiang Yanhui knows about it. But actually, what caused the relationship between the two to deteriorate so badly was not this matter, but what happened later."

Xiao Lan paused for a moment, "But no one knows the truth about this matter. Everyone has their own version of events. Back then, Jiang Yuci and Jiang Yanhui were kidnapped and the Jiang family was threatened with money. The Jiang family compromised so as not to harm the children. But who knew that after the two were rescued, Jiang Yanhui was seriously injured. From what he said, it means that Jiang Yuci pushed him to the traffickers in order to escape, which is why he was so seriously injured. At that time, Jiang Yuci was perfectly fine and had no wounds at all. In addition, when he first came home, he ignored everyone who spoke to him and did not explain anything. Aunt Qi disliked him even more."

“But I don’t think Jiang Yuci is that kind of person.” Xiao Lan rested her chin on her hand and looked at Ruan Li: “You two are together now, so you know him best.”

Ruan Li said firmly, "It wasn't him. He would never intentionally harm his own brother."

Even if he was neglected and ignored by his family because of his younger brother, Jiang Yuci would never hurt him.

“But Jiang Yuci didn’t explain back then, and since they were both young, Jiang Yanhui had no reason to lie. After all, the Jiang family doted on him more, so why would he lie?”

“Didn’t you say that Jiang Yuci couldn’t speak when he first came back?” Li Luo said, “He was probably scared and had some psychological trauma. He couldn’t even explain himself. He was already scared enough, but when he returned home, his family didn’t believe him and said that he had harmed his younger brother, which put him under even more pressure.”

Ruan Li frowned: "Jiang Yuci would never do such a thing, but Jiang Yanhui has no reason to lie and harm him."

Moreover, when a person has just escaped danger, especially a young child with little experience, it is impossible for them to be thinking clearly enough to harm others.

"I understand." Li Luo raised his hand and snapped his fingers: "I don't know if you've ever heard that when a person experiences extreme fear and panic, the brain will secretly alter memories. It's possible that Jiang Yanhui wasn't lying, but that his brain was deceiving him."

Ruan Li stared blankly at Li Luo; this was highly likely.

Xiao Lan was also stunned: "That's quite possible, but if Jiang Yuci didn't do it, and he was able to speak later, why didn't he explain?"

Ruan Li lowered her voice, her voice filled with heartache: "If someone is criticized for a long time, it will be very difficult for them to speak up for themselves anymore, because they have accumulated enough disappointment and know that no matter what they say or do, no one will believe them."

Ruan Li didn't touch the wine glass on the table again. "Xiao Lan, Luo Luo, you two play for a while, I have to go back."

She got up, grabbed her bag, hurriedly said goodbye to the two men, and ran out of the tavern.

"I could tell from her anxious look that she must have gone back to find Jiang Yuci. After hearing what she just said, she must be heartbroken for the man." Li Luo shook her head. "My best friend runs away as fast as she can once she gets a boyfriend."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "Then you find one, and I'll find one too. The three of us can run away together."

Li Luo chuckled twice.

Ruan Li took a taxi home and opened the door to find the room dimly lit.

There was no light at all; only a sliver of moonlight peeked through the gap in the curtains, not even enough for illumination.

Ruan Li pressed the switch to turn on the light, but after pressing it several times, the light still wouldn't turn on.

"What's wrong..." Ruan Li entered the room, closed the door, and called out, "Jiang Yuci? Are you back? Why can't the lights be turned on?"

"Is there a power outage at home...?"

Ruan Li paused, fell silent, and listened to a low, barely suppressed gasp.

The image of Jiang Yuci, pale and sweating, flashed through her mind during the last power outage.

He immediately ran to the inner study, pushed open the door, and saw a person lying on the floor.

She ran over, "Jiang Yuci, what's wrong?"

Ruan Li held her phone, about to call an ambulance, when someone on the ground raised their hand and pressed it down, saying, "Help me, get the medicine from the bedroom cabinet..."

His voice was low and somewhat indistinct. Ruan Li didn't dare to delay for a moment and immediately got up and ran to the bedroom.

She was looking for Jiang Yuci's medicine. It was on the second shelf of the cabinet. She was surprised and heartbroken to see the cabinet full of medicine. Not knowing which one to take, she simply pulled the cabinet out and carried all of them to the study in one go.

He placed it next to Jiang Yuci. "Which one? I don't know. I'll go get you some water first."

Ruan Li hurriedly went to the living room to pour water for Jiang Yuci.

When I went back with the water bottle, I saw Jiang Yuci pour two pills out of the medicine bottle and put them directly into his mouth, chewing them as he ate them.

Ruan Li's nose was filled with the bitter taste of the pills. She frowned, squatted down, and pulled on Jiang Yuci's stomach. "It's bitter. Why don't you drink it with water?"

Ruan Li patted her pockets, trying to find a piece of candy, but couldn't find one.

Thinking of something, she reached into Jiang Yuci's pocket and, sure enough, found a few white peach-flavored gummy candies inside.

She opened a candy and put it in Jiang Yuci's mouth, saying, "Eating candy will make you feel less bitter."

She helped Jiang Yuci sit up, held his arm, and fed him a gummy candy with her other hand.

Jiang Yuci lowered his head, his lips still moist with sugar, and his dry lips touched Ruan Li's fingers before quickly pulling away.

Ruan Li touched his face: "Is there a power outage at home?"

Jiang Yuci nodded: "Yes, why are you back?"

He had a little strength left to speak, and he looked up at the clock.

"You weren't with them..."

"I came back early, thank goodness I came back early, otherwise how long would you have been lying here? How could you..."

Ruan Li wanted to ask him why he didn't call an ambulance, but then she thought that in the second his vision went dark, he probably wouldn't be able to perceive anything anymore, so there was no need to blame him now.