Chapter 61

“Oh no!”

“My character has been ruined!”

“Xu Xiangling’s original character in the book has been shattered, and I’m not much better!”

“As soon as we met, I left Xie Zhen Ting with the impression of a cold-blooded killer. How can I fix this?”

“Can I still salvage the situation?”

“He wouldn’t suspect I’m some kind of villain and then kill me off, would he?”

“If that happens, I’d be too unlucky!”

“I transmigrated as a cannon fodder, but I don’t want to actually become cannon fodder…”

While Gu Nanzhi was hanging her head and letting her mind wander, footsteps came from outside the door.

The next second, the door was knocked on.

“Oldest son! What happened to the oldest son?”

It was Xie’s mother and father.

They lived in the middle room of the three tiled houses, and their bed was right next to the wall of the east room.

Separated by a wall, they couldn’t hear the hushed conversation inside, but the sound of Huo Mingda falling to the ground startled them.

Worried about their son, they were already sleeping lightly. Hearing the commotion, they got up and put on their clothes.

Gu Nanzhi heard Xie’s mother’s voice and subconsciously turned her head to look at Xie Zhen Ting on the bed.

“Go open the door! Don’t turn on the light!”

Xie Zhen Ting said in a low voice.

“Okay!”

Gu Nanzhi nodded and turned to the door.

“Shh! Father, mother, come in quietly…”

Opening the door and seeing Xie’s father and mother, Gu Nanzhi lowered her voice.

Xie Zhen Ting asked her to open the door, which already made his decision clear.

He didn’t want to hide his awakening from his parents!

Come to think of it, there were many people in the house, and his parents were responsible for taking care of Xie Zhen Ting’s daily needs. It wouldn’t be easy to keep it from them…

“What do you mean? It’s the middle of the night, what are you being secretive about, oldest son?”

Xie’s mother looked puzzled, but when she spoke, she unconsciously lowered her voice as Gu Nanzhi had said.

Gu Nanzhi didn’t say anything, stepped aside to let her parents in, then glanced at the west room and the west annex, making sure Xie Jianbang and Xie Ruyun hadn’t woken up, before closing the door and turning back.

As she turned around.

She saw Xie’s father and mother frozen in place, and…

Xie Zhen Ting, who had gotten out of bed at some point, was kneeling on the ground!

“Father, mother! Your son is unfilial! I’ve caused you worry!”

A man doesn’t cry easily, only when his heart is truly broken!

Xie Zhen Ting looked at his parents, who were speechless and stunned by the shock, with red eyes…

He lowered his head.

He bowed.

He prostrated himself on the ground!

He had already served his country, but he couldn’t serve his parents by their side!

He left home at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and it had been over a decade.

For the country, he had no regrets!

But for his parents…

He felt guilty!

After regaining consciousness, his parents wiped his bottom and served him food and drink, afraid of not taking care of him well. He knew that his mother had cried silently by his bedside countless times. He also knew…

He was unfilial!

He hadn’t been filial to his parents for a single day. He returned with a body full of injuries, half-dead, and caused his parents to worry and cry…

Xie’s mother looked at her son kneeling on the ground, her body trembling, tears streaming down her face.

“Son…”

“Son!”

The two elders rushed to Xie Zhen Ting, about to cry out, but…

Xie Zhen Ting raised his hand and covered their mouths the moment they opened their mouths.

“Don’t be loud! Father, mother, my awakening cannot be revealed!”

He hadn’t seen his parents for over a decade, and he couldn’t help but want to see them and let them know he was awake.

But…

He is very clear about his current situation!

He just woke up, and although his body was well taken care of, he had already exhausted all his strength just to stop Huo Mingda from committing the crime and getting off the bed.

Before he regains the ability to protect himself, he dare not take it lightly!

His life…is insignificant!

But what is in his mind is extremely important to the country!

Before handing the list to someone he can trust, nothing can happen to him!

And he can’t implicate his family!

“Son, you…”

Mother Xie felt Xie Zhenting’s hand loosening from her mouth, and quickly reached out to hold it, hugged him, and cried silently, but subconsciously lowered her voice, “What happened to you during all these years of working hard outside? What kind of suffering did my son suffer? Why can’t anyone know that he woke up…”

Father Xie’s heart couldn’t help but beat when he thought of the bullet holes on his son’s body. He reached out and held Xie Zhenting’s shoulders, and said in a deep voice, “Big brother, you…didn’t you really commit a crime?”

Xie Zhenting heard this: “…”

He remained silent.

Under him, there was still the dagger that Huo Mingda dropped on the ground.

His identity being exposed would only bring danger to his parents. As a son, he was indeed unfilial. Even if his parents misunderstood him…

he couldn’t explain it!

At least, he couldn’t explain it now!

“You! Did you really do something bad? You dead child!”

Seeing his reaction, Mother Xie couldn’t help but reach out and hit him.

But even so, she deliberately softened her strength, fearing that she would really hurt him.

“…I’ll go pack up the food at home, you take the food and run away!”

Father Xie looked at his son who had escaped death with a sad look, and said in a deep voice, “Run away! The sky is high and the earth is far away, run far away, and never come back again!”

Xie Zhenting heard this: “…”

He still lowered his head and let Mother Xie hug him tightly in her arms, and his clothes were wet with tears.

Seeing this, Gu Nanzhi: “!!!”

The scene of the family reunion was very touching. She could understand Xie Zhenting’s concerns, but she had been with the two elders for a longer time. Seeing them so sad, she also became anxious.

“He can’t leave yet!”

Gu Nanzhi couldn’t help but step forward and said, “He just woke up, and it will take time for his body to recover. If he is allowed to leave now, he might faint somewhere…”

Father Xie and Mother Xie heard this, and immediately looked at Gu Nanzhi with expectation.

If possible, who would be willing to drive their own son away?

This is their son who they have not seen for more than ten years. They finally saw him again, but he was half dead, which almost made the two old people heartbroken. Now their son finally woke up…

They were just afraid that their son had really done something terrible, and keeping him would only harm him…

As for whether their son was a criminal who did all kinds of evil…

Even if their son was, he was still their son!

Everyone has selfish desires, let alone parents?

They did not have the heart to kill their own relatives for the sake of justice. They just wanted their son to be well…

Even if they could not see each other again in this life, they would not have this son to see them off!

“Mom and Dad, let’s let him stay at home, and we will raise him secretly first!”

Gu Nanzhi glanced at Xie Zhenting and whispered to the two old people, “No matter how bad he is, he will never hurt his relatives. Let’s wait until he is well, okay?”

Old man Xie and mother Xie were overjoyed when they heard this.

Xie Zhenting is their son, their own son!

They want to keep their son more than anyone else, but they are worried that Gu Nanzhi has other ideas.

Xie Zhenting heard this: “…”

He looked at Gu Nanzhi with a complicated expression.