Chapter 27: Something Happened to My Younger Brother

“Your father doesn’t blame you. He hopes you can live well,”

Shen Chujin said slowly while the man was still in deep pain.

The man suddenly looked up sharply, “What do you mean?”

Shen Chujin motioned behind him.

“Say your final goodbye to your father.”

The man’s eyes flickered, unbelieving, “You… you mean… my father is…”

“Yes, he is behind you.”

Knowing what he was thinking, Shen Chujin confirmed his guess directly.

At the same time, she stuck a talisman paper on the back of her phone.

Both the online viewers and the man clearly saw that the empty bridge from moments ago now had a man with dark circles under his eyes standing there.

“Dad!”

The man finally could no longer hold back his excitement. He scrambled up from the edge of the bridge and tried to embrace his father.

But…

His hands passed straight through the man’s body.

At this moment, he realized his father was really dead.

Sadness swept over him again.

“Sorry, Dad. It’s all my fault—I didn’t earn enough money in time for the surgery.”

He covered his face and cried sadly.

If only he had earned more money to get his dad the surgery earlier, maybe his dad wouldn’t have…

Thinking this made him feel even more guilty.

“This isn’t your fault. My illness was already in the late stage. Even with surgery, I wouldn’t have lived more than two years. There was no need to waste the money.”

The man smiled gently, kindly.

“I heard the surgery would cost so much, so I couldn’t let go, afraid it would burden you. You’re still so young and unmarried. If you got trapped by my illness, which girl would want to marry you?”

“Actually, this isn’t so bad. I left without suffering much. It’s just you and your mother who had a hard time.” The man sighed.

【Sniffle sniffle… This really made me cry. Anyone with elderly family members can’t bear to watch these scenes.】

【My grandmother is 82 years old. She was just diagnosed with pelvic cancer and needs targeted therapy, which is very expensive. My mom told me today that if we run out of money, we can earn more, we have to do whatever it takes, even if it means selling everything. I really hope grandma gets better.】

【Sigh, money can be earned again, but what if the money is gone and the person is gone too? Is it really worth emptying the whole family’s savings to save someone who won’t live much longer anyway?】

【Do you have no family upstairs? What do you mean by worth it or not? That’s family! Can money measure that?】

【I’m just stating the facts. There’s no need to take it so seriously. Actually, many chemotherapy patients end up dying painfully after suffering a lot. Rather than suffering to live, it’s better to leave peacefully, at least keeping one’s dignity before death.】

【My mom told me that if she ever gets seriously ill, she absolutely doesn’t want to stay in a hospital surrounded by all kinds of machines. She wants to spend the last moments of her life traveling happily. When the end comes, she just wants to take some medicine before sleep and quietly pass away.】

At last, the man and the elder said their final goodbyes.

The man also came to understand many things. He decided not to end his life and planned to leave the big city to return to the place where he was born and could support himself.

All his life, he believed that studying and working hard in a big city was the way to bring honor to his family.

But reality was just this cruel.

Having a degree but no connections, especially for introverted people, it’s really hard to succeed in the workplace.

Why not change his path and find a way of life that suits him better?

“Thank you, host.”

The man solemnly bowed to Shen Chujin.

“Have you thought about what you want to do in the future?”

“Yes, I have!”

He wanted to use what he learned and his skills to transform his hometown and build his own dream home.

Seeing the man’s eyes clear up a little, Shen Chujin smiled gently.

“Wish you success.”

“Thank you.”

Just as the call ended, two new messages suddenly appeared in the comments.

【Little Happiness: Master Shen, we found my mother-in-law!】

【Little Happiness: Thank you, Master. You are a blessing to our whole family. We are very grateful!】

Many who followed Shen Chujin still remembered Little Happiness.

Originally, everyone was worried about whether her mother-in-law had encountered something bad, but now that they knew she was found safe, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

They never expected that just watching a live stream could make them worry so much for a stranger.

Really strange.

Little Happiness kept sending several gifts before finally stopping.

Everyone knew she intended to change, so they didn’t keep holding it against her and instead wished her whole family peace and happiness in the future.

Of course, everyone also marveled that Shen Chujin had once again predicted correctly!

In an instant, various gifts and messages of support flooded the screen.

Just as Shen Chujin was about to connect with the third online viewer, a sudden WeChat message popped up on her phone.

It was from Su Qing.

The message read: Xiao Jin, my brother is in trouble. Can you come help?

Right after Shen Chujin finished reading the message, Su Qing’s call came through.

Shen Chujin frowned. Trouble so soon?

It seemed the other party hadn’t heeded her warning.

Realizing she couldn’t do the third reading tonight, she apologized to the viewers in the live stream and ended the broadcast.

As soon as she answered the call, Su Qing’s urgent voice came through the receiver.

“Xiao Jin…”

Shen Chujin cut her off and asked directly, “What’s the address?”

Su Qing quickly said, “I’ll be at your building downstairs in about three minutes.”

“Okay, I’ll come down to wait for you.”

Shen Chujin quickly tidied up and went downstairs.

Just as she reached the community gate, she saw the familiar black large SUV.

She opened the door and got into the front passenger seat.

The car sped off and soon disappeared down the street.

They got on the highway and headed out of the city.

On the way, Su Qing briefly explained the situation.

It turned out that Su Xingjun and some of his close friends had gone to visit an ancient town near the imperial capital.

In the evening, they went to an antique shop.

Everything was fine at first, but suddenly Su Xingjun collapsed to the ground.

His breathing was steady, and his pulse was normal, but he couldn’t be woken up.

His friends hurriedly took him to the nearest hospital.

However, the doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

Su Xingjun’s friends then contacted Su Qing.

“Did you give him the talisman?” Shen Chujin asked.

Su Qing replied, “Yes, but I don’t know if that brat actually kept it with him properly.”

Her fifth younger brother had a careless personality and often wasn’t very reliable.

The car drove for about two hours.

Finally, they stopped in front of a rural town hospital.

Shen Chujin and Su Qing quickly rushed to a ward.

When they opened the door, they saw Su Xingjun lying on a pure white hospital bed with his eyes tightly closed.

He was sleeping… very peacefully.

Next to him lay another person.

It was Jiang Baiyuan, who looked even more handsome than a woman.