Reborn as a Good Child

95. Temporary Plan

At the end of XueQing's speech, a suffocating silence fell upon the living room. A long pause later, Yan said, "What XueQing said...might be the truth. She is a girl. Her intuition's always been very sharp. She's also thorough and observant. On the old Mr Yan's party, HanHan was so terrified of Feng Qun that his mind was not in the right place. Even then, he clung on tight to JingYuan's short. He wouldn't let go no matter what we did. When HanHan sobered up later, according to JingYuan, he immediately distanced himself and acted very cold to JingYuan. It was the complete opposite to what he did when he wasn't completely aware of himself. We didn't notice it back then, but now that I think back to it, that's proof of HanHan having fallen in love with JingYuan. He was afraid he'd let it show so he forced himself to stay away from JingYuan."

Reminded by Yan's words, everyone in the room thought back to how the two men usually interact with each other. YiHan's dependence on JingYuan was definitely abnormal. However, as Yan had said previously, that was how the two acted around each other all these years. They'd all gotten used to it so no one thought anything of it.

Ma swayed. Tears dripped down her cheeks and onto her lap.

"How could it be?" Ma asked, voice trembling. "HanHan...how could this happen?"

FuRen glanced at his daughter. "Should we distract JingYuan? Pull him away." he mused. "Separate them for a while. HanHan's still a child. Perhaps, after some time, that love will simmer down."

"No way!" XueQing shouted in fear.

The other three around her jumped.

"There's nothing we can do about it," Ma dazedly said. "No matter how much we love HanHan, we can't ignore the ethics of the situation. JingYuan is engaged to you. That means he's HanHan's brother-in-law. If they get together, that'll be incest. If someone outside the family knew of their relationship, they'll forever live in shame!"

XueQing stood up with a whoosh, her eyes going red at the edges.

"If we do that, we'll kill HanHan!" she screeched. "I don't care about some vague moral in this situation. All I care about is my younger brother has been wronged! Did you see those wounds on his body when he was rescued? His chest was covered in bite marks..." She took a harsh gulp. A bead of tear slid down her cheeks away from her wide eyes. "But when he woke up, he didn't react in any way one might call emotional. He even comforted Ma. Did none of you think that was strange? I'm absolutely sure he's only so calm because there's a terrifying idea growing deep inside him. From what JingYuan described, when he arrived on scene, that thug was planning on...on snapping HanHan's neck. Think. That bastard actually lusted over HanHan. Why would he let HanHan go without having done anything? Why would he kill him straightaway?

"When Yan went into the room, that beast was rolling on the floor. It's obvious HanHan thought he was at a dead end and did all he could to hurt the other. That bastard only wanted to kill HanHan because of the anger born from humiliation! This might be HanHan's true goal. He has...given up on himself. That's why he did all he could to push Feng Qun to kill him!

"When he woke up, he acted so natural and could differentiate what would benefit him more. It's as if the one hurt wasn't him. Which of us could know what he honestly thinks?

"HanHan...HanHan had never thought of fighting with me over JingYuan. He thought of just going with the flow. If the vase shatters, then let it remain shattered. He had given up on his own emotions and any hope for himself. He didn't care if he lived or died. As his family, as those who love him so very much, are we going to give up on him to?" XueQing ended with a roar.

She closed her eyes and let herself drop back onto the arm of the couch. "We all know better than anyone else what HanHan was like before. He's now a god child. So are we going to use his 'maturity' to hurt him as if that's the right thing to do? He wouldn't cry. He wouldn't shout. He won't try and fight it. He's extremely calm. It's highly likely due to some mental issues. Are all those trivial rules more important than his life? Do you want to see him leave us and quietly live a painful life because of some ridiculous moral value? He's in an extremely dangerous state of mind. If we wait until the day when he loses all hope in life and seek release..." Tears swelled in her glimmering eyes once more but she did her best. They can't fall. "The doctor said," she continued, sadness laced through her words. "He's very suicidal. If a person were insistent on dying, who could stop them? If he really succeeds, none of our regrets and what-ifs would matter."