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Half a month later, the bandages on Shang Ke"s head were taken off. He only needed to stay a couple more days in the hospital for observation before he could leave.

He was very spirited at the moment, completely unlike someone who had just underwent an operation. Everyday, he would take a walk in the garden and find some people to befriend, chat, and play some chess with. His life was very satisfying.

The only negative part was that Jian Chenfeng was becoming increasingly intimate with him, and the affection in his eyes was almost overflowing. Especially when they were alone, it would be completely visible for the world to see.

Shang Ke felt that this guy must be harboring some kind of scheme that will be used on him once he gets out of the hospital….

"Donglin, why are you not going in?" Jian Chenfeng saw Jiang Donglin standing foolishly outside Jian Xin"s sickroom and asked with a frown.

"No need, I don"t want to disturb her rest." Jiang Donglin turned around to leave.

Jian Chenfeng stopped him, saying, "Xin"er said that you haven"t came to see her in a long time. You"ve been busy lately?"

"Hm, I am dealing with a major project," Jiang Donglin absent-mindedly replied.

"What project is so important that you don"t even have the time to walk into the sickroom and see her for a moment?" Jian Chenfeng walked to his side, his sharp eyes staring into him as he continued, "Jiang Donglin, since you have agreed to be together with my younger sister, then don"t betray her. If I find out that you are doing something inexcusable to her, then I will not let you off."

Jiang Donglin raised his head to look at him confessing, "Chenfeng, I"m afraid that I can no longer stay together with your sister."

"What?"

"After Yumo has done so much for her, I really don"t have the qualifications to be together with her."

"Are you an idiot?" Jian Chenfeng grabbed him by the collar, angrily saying, "The one Xin"er likes is you. The one who has done the most for her will not necessarily be able to obtain her feelings. You one-sidedly gave up, but have you thought about her feelings?"

Jiang Donglin looked down, gloomily saying, "But I can"t disregard my brother"s feelings either. Seeing his own beloved in a relationship with his own older brother, just how painful must it be for him?"

"Jiang Donglin, those are all just your excuses. You just want to make yourself feel better," Jian Chenfeng spoke as he pushed him away. "Your brother is far more understanding than you. He knew that the one Xin"er liked was you, so he did not force it, and rather helped you. And you? Just because you felt guilty, you felt bad and decided to hurt my younger sister after you finished hurting your younger brother? You certainly have no qualms about it. Do you plan on walking away from your problems and leaving others to clean up your mess?"

"Jian Chenfeng, I do not plan to avoid responsibility." Jiang Donglin continued to seriously speak, "I just want to give Jian Xin another chance to choose, and let her get to know Yumo again. If they really can"t get together in the end, then I will do everything in my ability to chase her."

Jian Chenfeng coldly sneered, "So you think that if you want her to choose, then she will choose, and if you want to chase, then you can just chase after her? Jiang Donglin, I really did misjudge you. I have always thought that you were a responsible man, but you are just an opinionated hypocrite. Leave, my younger sister"s feelings do not need your meddling."

Jiang Donglin closed his eyes, and quickly left with a soft "I"m sorry."

"Miss!" A cry of fear came from the sickroom.

Jian Chenfeng quickly ran over to see Jian Xin sitting in a wheelchair, holding her chest with a pained expression.

"Xin"er!" Jian Chenfeng supported Jian Xin and a.s.sisted the nurse in helping her to take her medicine.

"Brother, brother." Jian Xin tightly grabbed Jian Chenfeng"s arm, tearfully telling him, "I don"t want to lose Donglin. Brother, help me bring him back?"

"Alright, don"t worry, I will call for him to come back in a moment," Jian Chenfeng softly comforted her while a cold light flickered in his eyes.

At this moment, Shang Ke was leisurely walking in the garden when the cold voice of the system voice echoed in his mind. 【Additional Mission 1: Help Jian Xin obtain a healthy heart.】

Shang Ke"s face went stiff.

System, can you be any more shameless? Must it wait until his operation was a success before releasing this additional mission! If he had known earlier that this was going to happen, then he should have at least gotten his hands on a lump of brick, and smashed it on his own head a few times before the operation!

What should he do now? Dedicate himself and sacrifice his life again?

However, the System didn"t specify that it must be his heart. Helping Jian Xin find another heart elsewhere should be fine, but the process of completing the mission must leave him on death"s threshold, and while keeping in line with the "heroic" and "sacrifice one"s life" conditions.

This was truly baffling for Shang Ke. Hearts were not chinese cabbages, where you could randomly grab a couple. Not mentioning how there were few of them, they further had to be compatible. With Jian Family"s financial power, they have not been able to find one even now, so how could he?

While he was deep in his thoughts, Shang Ke saw Jiang Donglin hurriedly walking out from the hospital and charging straight for the parking lot.

Shang Ke jogged a bit, wanting to go over and greet him. However, in the end, Jiang Donglin didn"t even turn his head towards him before starting the car and driving away.

"Why are you leaving so urgently?" Shang Ke rubbed his own fuzzy head.

Returning back to his sick room, he just so happened to run into Jian Chenfeng, who was returning from Jian Xin"s room.

"What"s wrong? You look like you"re in a bad mood?" Shang Ke took a look at Jian Chenfeng"s constipated and gloomy face, and couldn"t help but ask.

"Your older brother just came by."

"Hm, then?"

Jian Chenfeng gave him a glance before saying, "He decided to break up with Jian Xin."

"Break up? Why?" Just what kind of plot twist had happened to the storyline while he wasn"t paying attention?

"He wanted to yield Jian Xin to you."

"Yield her to me?" Has he lost his mind? Love is love, and not loving is not loving, so how does yielding or not have a place?

Jian Chenfeng"s gaze firmly stayed on him as he asked, "If they break up, will you pursue Jian Xin?"

"Let"s not talk about that. I want to know why he wanted to "yield" Jian Xin to me?" Was he pitiful to the point that other people had to help him in matters of love? This was simply an insult to another person"s charm, alright?

"He found out that you were prepared to transplant your heart to Jian Xin, and felt that he did not have the qualifications to compete with you."

Shang Ke was speechless. Sorry, he didn"t do it on purpose…

"I think it"s just that his self-respect is too high, and after always letting me have my way when I was young, he became used to it. This time is likely no exception." Shang Ke held his cup with both hands, lightly biting its rim.

Jian Chenfeng"s line of sight landed on his lips, and he asked, "So, what is your opinion?"

Shang Ke swallowed his saliva and said, "Feelings aren"t candy, where you can say that you"ll let someone else have it and it"ll be over. Even if he really lets me have it, perhaps what lands in my mouth would be something strange-tasting."

Jian Chenfeng eyes lit up as he spoke, "Then can I take your words to mean that you are planning to give up your feelings for her?"

Hey, can this radiant looking face of yours be any clearer?

Shang Ke couldn"t directly face the other"s radiant expression, and purposefully used a voice full of expectation to ask, "If I don"t want to give up, then will you help me pursue Jian Xin?"

"Don"t even think about it." Jian Chenfeng"s face turned dark.

Hehe.

"So when you asked for my opinion, you were just testing me, right?" Shang Ke gave him an "I"ve already seen through you" expression, continuing, "You were never going to give me to chance to pursue Jian Xin in the first place."

"That"s right." Jian Chenfeng resolutely said, "You are already booked by me, so don"t even think about trying to break away from me in this life."

But it was a pity, this life of his would likely be very short… Shang Ke eyes dropped down, and he stayed silent.

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Jian Chenfeng saw Jiang Yumo"s desolate expression and wondered if he was being too forceful. However, if he didn"t force it, then this guy may never understand, and would be even less likely to accept his feelings.

"Yumo." Jian Chenfeng took away the cup in his hand and leaned over to land a kiss on his lips. When he felt the other man shrink back, he immediately held the back of his head and overbearingly deepened the kiss. He didn"t release him until the other couldn"t breathe.

Jian Chenfeng looked at his misty eyes and said in a low voice, "Let me take care of you, let me love you properly."

Stop using this kind of gentleness to entice him! If he couldn"t hold back and agreed, then what would he do?!

Shang Ke took a pillow from behind him and stuffed it between him and Jian Chenfeng, blocking off anything that could possibly lead him astray.

Jian Chenfeng also didn"t force it too much, getting up and asking, "Your parents are coming to pick you up when you leave the hospital tomorrow, right?

"Hm." Shang Ke hugged the pillow and nodded his head.

"I will go back with you first tomorrow and have a meal, and then I"ll take you home, back to our home." Jian Chenfeng"s tone did not allow for any questions.

"I"m fine now, so I don"t need to live with you anymore."

"I will give you two choices. The first one is that tomorrow we will come out of the closet, and then you will go home with me. The second is to first go home with me, and then wait for a better time to come out of the closet."

Shang Ke spoke angrily, "This is a choice? There is nothing to choose, okay?"

"How is there not a choice? You can choose when to come out of the closet."

"……" Hehe, you are indeed fair and reasonable.

Jian Chenfeng had something to do that night, and so he didn"t stay at the hospital. Shang Ke amused himself by lying on the bed and watching tv.

At this moment, his door was suddenly pushed open, and Jian Xin walked in.

"Jian Xin?" Shang Ke said in surprise, "Why are you here?"

He turned over and got up, planning on supporting her.

Jian Xin retreated a step, her eyes swollen and red as she looked at him ask asked, "Did you say something to Donglin?"

"Eh?" Shang Ke did not understand.

"He doesn"t want me anymore. He said he wanted to yield me to you." Jian Xin held her face and wept.

"Hey, don"t cry." Shang Ke comforted her, "My older brother really loves you. He wouldn"t not want you."

Jian Xin raised her head, anger in her eyes. "Jiang Yumo, just what is so good about you? Why are my older brother and Donglin both favoring you?"

"Their feelings toward you aren"t any lesser." Shang Ke continued, "Everyone is very concerned about you."

"Concern?" Jian Xin sneered, "My older brother spends more time with you than me, and Donglin also gave up me for you. Is this called concern? You had a brain tumor before, so it was natural that they would care about you, but now that your operation was already a success, why do you still s.n.a.t.c.h away things that are mine?"

"I"m sorry, I didn"t expect to hurt you."

"You didn"t expect? You"re Jiang Family"s Second Young Master, just when have you ever thought about how other people felt?" Jian Xin continued furiously, "Jiang Yumo, listen well, I will never like a hypocritical and lowly person like you! No matter what kind of lies you make up, don"t ever think you can separate me and Donglin."

With that said, Jian Xin turned and left the room.

Shang Ke was worried that something may happen to her and followed behind. As for her words, Shang Ke did not care about them. In this world, only someone who he truly cared about would be able to hurt him.

The two people turned the corner, and just so happened to see Jiang Donglin, who was bringing something for Shang Ke.

The moment he saw Jian Xin and Jiang Yumo, he returned to the elevator and closed the elevator door.

"Donglin!" Jian Xin rushed over, pressing the elevator b.u.t.ton nonstop, but was unable to prevent it from going down.

Shang Ke sincerely wanted to kneel to his Big Bro Jiang. Why do you have to be so unreasonable when courting someone? Why can"t you come and let us all have a nice talk, instead of choosing to play a "you chase I hide" policy?

At this moment, Shang Ke saw Jian Xin rush into the safe pa.s.sage, and immediately chased after her.

Jian Xin had just went down when she saw a familiar car driving past.

As she chased, she shouted, "Donglin! Donglin!"

"Jian Xin, stop chasing, it"s dangerous!" Jian Xin"s speed was astonishingly fast, and Shang Ke did not have time to stop her.

Watching her run out of the hospital and into the street, Shang Ke had a faint strange feeling that the time for the completion of his additional mission was imminent.

Jiang Donglin seem to have seen Jian Xin in his rearview mirror and quickly pressed down on the brakes, stopping the car at the curb.

He opened the car door, about to turn back to find Jian Xin, when he saw a truck behind her, rushing quickly at her.

"Jian Xin!" Jiang Donglin and Shang Ke both shouted at the same time.

However, Jiang Donglin had only taken a step when Shang Ke threw himself forward without hesitation, holding Jian Xin.

He heard a "bang" and Shang Ke felt his body soar and rise. Before they landed, he subconsciously protected Jian Xin, taking the brunt of the hit.

Jian Chenfeng had finished up work quickly, and was planning to stay in the hospital with Yumo that night. But when he hurried over, he was met with a nightmarish scene.

He saw with his own eyes as Yumo and his younger sister were hit by a truck and sent flying, rolling a long way on the ground before finally hitting a fence.

In that moment, Jian Chenfeng felt as if his heart was about to stop.

Shang Ke suddenly spouted a mouthful of blood, dyeing Jian Xin"s hair and clothes red.

Jian Xin was shocked entirely blank, her entire body stiffly contracted in Shang Ke"s embrace, and her throat dry and speechless. She looked at Jiang Yumo"s b.l.o.o.d.y appearance and her line of sight gradually blurred, tears starting to pour uncontrollably.

Jian Xin always felt as though Jiang Yumo was just a frivolous second generation, and that he had no good point besides his face. She had always felt annoyed beyond belief at his pursuit. However, she didn"t expect that this man would disregard his life and rush up to protect her. Even Jiang Donglin had hesitated for a bit, but he did it without a second thought.

"Jian Xin, are you…alright?" Shang Ke weakly asked.

He was now covered in blood, his arm snapped and his right foot at an unnatural twisted angle, unable to move.

Seriously injured like this, could he even ask if she was alright?!

She had been protected in Yumo"s embrace, so she had only received a couple of sc.r.a.pes. Meanwhile, he had taken almost all of the collision for her. This kind of feeling, this kind of sacrifice, caused Jian Xin to be unable to bear it, and she cried wordlessly.

"Yumo! Jian Xin!"

Jian Chenfeng and Jiang Donglin rushed over to the two, both of their expressions terrified.

"Brother, I"m fine. Hurry, hurry and save Jiang Yumo," Jian Xin said between her sobs.

Jian Chenfeng reached out, planning to help Jian Xin off of Shang Ke"s body, but who knew that Shang Ke would throw up a mouthful of blood the moment he was moved.

"Don"t move for now." Shang Ke lay on the ground, weakly saying, "Let the medical personnel come and handle it."

Jian Chenfeng retracted his hand, his red eyes staring at Shang Ke.

Blood flowed from the right half of his forehead into his eye, almost dyeing half of his face red. His narrowed eyes were just as gentle as before, and the corner of his lips was slightly raised, revealing a faintly smiling expression that carried a difficult to describe charm.

Jian Chenfeng didn"t understand how he was still able to smile, as if, regardless of his life or death, he could calmly face any situation with this kind of optimism and tranquility. It made him breathless, but also made him feel unwell.

Could it be that, in this world, there was nothing for him to linger for?

At this moment, a doctor and nurse had rushed over from the hospital. After emergency treatment, they lifted Shang Ke and Jian Xin onto stretchers.

"His vertebra is broken, and there are numerous fractures all over his body…His situation is critical, we need to begin immediately!"

"Eh, what"s this?"

Shang Ke"s jacket had been pulled open, revealing a chest covered in blood. But what they saw dyed in blood on his right chest was a faintly blooming flower. It was like a blazing flame, splendid and dazzling, causing the surrounding people to all gasp in surprise.

Jian Chenfeng"s breathing stopped, his heart contracting as something in the depths of his soul was stirred.

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Chapter 19: My Heart Beats For You (X)

The doctor and nurses quickly returned to their senses, preparing to send Shang Ke into the emergency treatment room. However, they suddenly heard him say, "Jian Chenfeng, Jian Chenfeng, don"t forget, I sighed a heart donation agreement. If, if I don"t live this time, you must transplant my heart to Jian Xin."

Shang Ke turned his head in Jian Chenfeng"s direction, but Jian Chenfeng was not there. The surrounding people understood, Shang Ke"s eyes were already blind.

Jian Chenfeng gripped the other man"s hand, his eyes turning red, his voice hoa.r.s.e as he spoke, "Yumo, you already lived through a brain tumor operation, and this time will be fine too! Don"t give up, I am still waiting for you so we can return home together."

At the side, Jian Xin"s mind immediately went blank after hearing Shang Ke"s words. What? Heart donation agreement? Jiang Yumo was transplanting his heart to her?

G.o.d, just how much had he paid for her? No wonder her older brother had treated him so favorably, and Donglin wished to move aside for him. For her, he didn"t even want his life anymore. She had harshly criticized him in the past, but now, it had all turned into endless guilt and stirring emotions.

Jian Xin could only feel her heart begin to hurt as her breathing quickened and her complexion paled. She was like a stranded fish. The sounds around her all turned chaotic and she gradually lost consciousness…

Shang Ke and Jian Xin were sent to different emergency rooms.

Jian Chenfeng worriedly kept watch outside of the emergency room. When he learned the course of events from Jiang Donglin, he didn"t even think and ruthlessly punched him in the face.

Jiang Donglin did not resist and took the first, his entire person falling onto the ground, dazed.

Jian Chenfeng"s face was frighteningly dark and he glared at him furiously. He did not say another word before leaning against the wall, motionlessly waiting.

People from both the Jiang and Jian Family"s rushed to the hospital after receiving the news.

Jian Chenfeng did not have the energy to deal with their questions. A continuous fear caused his entire body to freeze, as if he was waiting in torment for the Death G.o.d"s decision.

At this moment, a doctor walked out from Shang Ke"s emergency room and met at their hopeful and expectation gazes, heavily saying, "The patient"s injuries are very severe, and the chance for recovery is very low. Even if his life is saved, he will only be able to lay on the bed, paralyzed. No matter what, we will do our best to treat him. However, just now the patient requested to cease treatment."

"What? Cease treatment?" Mother Jiang could not believe it and questioned, "Why?"

Jian Chenfeng didn"t even need to guess to know what that guy was planning. He wanted to leave his heart for Jian Xin!

Even at this time, his heart still only had Jian Xin!

Jian Chenfeng endured his anger and spoke unyieldingly, "Don"t listen to him, and continue to treat him! Paralysis is fine, and disability is also fine. The important part is for him to live!"

The doctor looked at Jian Chenfeng, seriously confirming, "Young Master Jian, are you sure?"

Jian Xin was also in emergency treatment. Her heart had received a significant shock and was on the brink of a crisis. Jian Chenfeng"s decision might cause neither one to be able to be saved. If he chose to give up on Jiang Yumo, then at least Jian Xin would have a greater chance to survive, and it would be a permanent recovery.

Jian Chenfeng was just about to reply when he saw a nurse rush out and shout to the doctor, "Doctor Huang, the patient is refusing to cooperate and won"t last much longer."

Jian Chenfeng rushed to the entrance and shouted inside, "Jiang Yumo, listen to me, live! My younger sister"s life isn"t your responsibility!"

I"m sorry, Jian Chenfeng.

This time, he was really giving up.

Shang Ke used his hazy consciousness to slowly close his eyes. Everything in his surroundings seem to gradually go far away…

Luckily, he had not accepted Jian Chenfeng"s feelings. If they didn"t have anything in the first place, then he shouldn"t be too sad when he loses him.

Shang Ke"s final treatment did not work and he died, and his heart was immediately transplanted to Jian Xin.

The organ transplant operation was very successful, and no dangerous rejection appeared. After her recovery period, she was able to leave the hospital with a clean bill of health.

Jiang Family had only found out that their son had signed a heart donation agreement during his operation, and although they did not protest against it, they were unable to obtain peace with their son"s death. Especially Jiang Donglin, it was unlikely that he would be able to break free from the guilt of indirectly killing his younger brother in his life.

"Jian Xin, I came to take you home since you"ve been discharged from the hospital." Jian Chenfeng entered the sickroom, his face like water as he looked at the girl standing by the window.

A month ago, he had said the same thing to Yumo. However, he never had the chance to take the other man back with him.

Jian Xin turned back, a faint trace of grief in her eyes.

She silently followed her older brother out of the sickroom, not speaking until they were in the car, "Brother, you hate me, don"t you?"

"You are my younger sister. I do not hate you," Jian Chenfeng faced ahead, his tone dull as he continued, "but, I will never forgive you."

Jian Xin, you lost someone who was willing to use his life in order to love you. And I lost someone who I was willing to use my entire lifetime to love….

【Congratulations to Host for completing additional mission 1.】

【You have completed one main mission and one additional mission in this world, may Host please receive your reward. Const.i.tution +2 (+1), Memory +5 (+2), Spiritual Power +10 (+5), Beauty +10 (+2), Life Span +1 (+1). You can learn one additional skill.】

Shang Ke was still immersed in his melancholy. The taste of parting between the living and deceased was really unpleasant. Although he didn"t actually die, the people in the mission world don"t know that and truly with their feelings, feeling sad for his death. This caused Shang Ke to feel rather upset.

【Host"s deaths are not senseless, for every time that you sacrifice your life, you can save another"s. If you still feel guilty, then you can pay with the same feelings. The worlds that Host experiences all truly exist, so diligently live every life as you desire, and don"t leave behind regrets. 】

Shang Ke understood and said, "You"re right, with this kind of chance to experience different lives, what can I be unhappy about? I"ve decided. I will give my all to complete all three missions, and then stay in that world and enjoy my life. The longer one lives, the more one learns. I should not give up so easily on life."

【Choose the skill you wish to learn.】The system revealed the skills one by one.

Shang Ke noticed that the magic and martial arts he wanted to learn the most were still gray, but "dancing" and "weaving" were now available.

Weaving? Shang Ke was a bit curious and decided to choose this skill.

Regarding the Musical Instruments skill he had chose before, he could choose another one or two instrument to learn. His Cooking skill could also continue to be trained.

Ten years later, Shang Ke walked out from the Hundred Training s.p.a.ce. His entire body was filled with a scholarly aura, and a single smile would melt countless girls hearts.

Just as he was about to enter the next world, Shang Ke suddenly remembered a question, asking, "System, the Ravel and Jian Chenfeng who I met in the other two worlds, are they the same person?"

System:【Please figure it out yourself.】

"I think they are!"

【There is no reward even if you guess correctly.】

Shang Ke: (#‵ ′)凸

The high and mighty, cold System could really break people"s hearts.

Shang Ke"s consciousness blurred, and he was sent to the next world by the System.

When he opened his eyes, the sight before him caused his entire person to feel that the situation was bad!

TL Note: This extra is not in the original raws, deleted by the author because it no longer fits what happens later down the line. Take it with a grain of salt ~

Extra: Jian Chenfeng

The Jian Family and Jiang Family often did business together. Jiang Family"s oldest son, Jiang Donglin, treated people gently and with courtesy, and he had a very refined nature. Meanwhile, the second son Jiang Yumo was the model of a dandy, ignorant and incompetent. As such, when Jian Chenfeng found out that Jiang Yumo was pursuing his younger sister, he had a lot of enmity towards him.

Afterwards, when Father Jiang asked his father to do him a favor and let Jiang Yumo intern at Jian Family"s company, he decided to properly examine this man.

The first time they met at the company, he did not give the other any face and created trouble for him. He had thought that the young master wouldn"t be able to endure his anger and walk out, but he had unexpectedly accepted his arrangements calmly, and didn"t even say one line back.

Rumors outside said that he was arrogant and despotic, but from the looks of it, they could not be trusted. Jian Chenfeng thus slightly changed his opinion of Jiang Yumo.

He had Secretary Cui secretly take note of his every action to see how his character was.

However, after just a day, Secretary Cui already had a good opinion of the young man. He felt that Jiang Yumo was completely different from the rumors, and told him, "His temper is good, he adapts fast, and his communication skills are pretty good."

What surprised him even more was that Jiang Yumo"s ability to make coffee was very good. After drinking the coffee made by him, he spoke without any hesitation, "My coffee will be made by him in the future."

The next day, Secretary Cui discovered other shining points of Jiang Yumo. His memory was strong, his cooking skills were exquisite, and he was good at communicating and adapting.

Jian Chenfeng felt that it was a novelty, so he had Jiang Yumo bring him a lunchbox, and as expected, he was not disappointed. The first lunchbox was enough to shake him.

Jian Chenfeng had no choice but to admit that the reason why he changed his att.i.tude towards the other man was completely because of those delicious and gorgeous lunchboxes.

It was only after truly interacting with Jiang Yumo that he discovered that the other was a very good man. He was very cheerful and polite, and being together with him would always cheer someone up.

However, the way he pursued his younger sister was just too normal, and he merely sent her a rose every day. Jian Chenfeng couldn"t help but think to himself, was it because Jiang Yumo had been too active in pursuing her and scared her that he began to use such a method?

Jian Chenfeng did not know why he chose to do so, and did not bother to warn him. Even when he discovered that his younger sister was becoming closer to Jiang Donglin, he just stood out of the way and observed.

The first time that Jian Chenfeng noticed his feelings was when he had gone to Jiang Yumo"s home on a whim. He had accidentally discovered that Jiang Yumo"s body had many bruises in varying stages of recovery, and it was clear that it had been like this for a while.

For some unknown reason, he had felt angry and dragged the other man to the sofa to look further, pressing down on him and pulling his clothes open. Seeing Jiang Yumo lying there with his clothing messy and in such close proximity to him, their skin touching and rubbing, had caused a reaction that he was hard-pressed to control.

In that moment, he had panicked a bit and ran away.

During the following days, his mind had been full of Jiang Yumo"s figure, and he gradually became aware of the type of feelings he held towards him. But Jiang Yumo was a man, and the one he liked was his younger sister. He hesitated on whether he should hide these feelings, and let it remain a secret forever.

When he finally made his decision, he did not spend too much time dwelling on it.

When he found out that Jiang Yumo was a member of the extreme sports club, Jian Chenfeng finally understood where his injuries had came from. With regard to his partic.i.p.ation, he was rather angry, so when he obtained the information that he was playing with a jet ski at the beach, he didn"t even think it through before going.

Jian Chenfeng disliked noisy environments, but his main reason for going to the beach was to supervise Jiang Yumo. He was worried that the other would play too much.

However, when he saw the figure that was piloting a jet ski and recklessly rushing through the waves, his heart had thoroughly fell for him.

His brashness, his confidence, his smile, his brightness…every detail of his everything was like a magnet that attracted his gaze.

At that time, he decided. He wanted this man no matter what. It was fine that they were the same gender, it was fine that he liked someone else, he would think of his own method to make the other fall for him.

After that event, he had invited him to a meal, while he thought about how to pursue this man so he would fall for him as well.

However, after a short trip to the bathroom, everything changed.

He had met up with Yumo"s older brother, Jiang Donglin, who had came with Jian Xin to eat in the same restaurant. The two were worried about Jian Xin, and both went to the bathroom to check the situation. Just as they walked over, they saw Yumo supporting Jian Xin, who was breathing hard against the wall outside of the bathrooms.

Jian Xin had a heart disease and could not take stimulation. When Jiang Donglin saw this scene, he immediately rushed up to push Yumo aside.

Yumo wasn"t standing stably and fell backward, the back of his head hitting the wall. Back then, no one could have expected that this single collision would be so serious. Jian Xin"s situation was quickly stabilized, but Yumo fainted.

They only found out after they had sent him to the hospital that Yumo had contracted a brain tumor. When they found out, Jian Chenfeng was in extreme shock and fear.

Jiang Donglin blamed himself, and Jian Chenfeng also felt really resentful towards him, but he did not say much.

What he paid attention to was how Yumo already knew he had contracted a brain tumor, and yet he had not only hid it from his family, but he also recklessly partic.i.p.ated in extreme sports without a care for his life.

But the first thing he asked when he woke up was "Is Jian Xin okay?"

He almost lost his life, yet he still had the energy to worry about others?

"She"s fine, you should worry about yourself first." Jian Chenfeng couldn"t endure it and asked him, "Why do you still partic.i.p.ate in those dangerous extreme sports if you are fully aware of your state?"

"I cannot give up my hobby just became I am ill," Jiang Yumo had self-righteously replied.

But Jian Chenfeng had a vague feeling that this wasn"t his true reason.

Then he heard from Jian Xin"s doctor that someone had matched her heart type and had signed a heart donation agreement, and that person was Jiang Yumo.

Jian Chenfeng couldn"t believe that Yumo was willing to donate his heart for his younger sister. It was only then that he understood why Yumo had chosen to hide his condition, and partic.i.p.ated in extreme sports without regard for his life. He had never planned to be treated, and he wanted to use his life in exchange for Jian Xin"s!

While Jian Chenfeng"s shock couldn"t increase any further, and he was both angry and distressed, he also couldn"t restrain the jealousy in his heart. Yumo had allowed Jian Xin to misunderstand him, insulting his feelings and helping her and Jiang Donglin while he willingly and silently paid the price.

Just how stupid was he?

Jian Chenfeng forcefully took him to his home and restricted him to his side, putting his everything into taking care of the other man. He would not allow him to do anything to injure himself.

No matter what happened after, living together with him had satisfied his heart.

He told him, "Your life belongs to me." He believed that one day Yumo would accept him.

When he kissed him, Jian Chenfeng was sure that this was the man who he wanted to guard for his entire life as his lover. No matter how hard the future becomes, as long as he was by his side, he would gladly endure it.

Jian Chenfeng"s effort was not for naught, and Yumo smoothly endured to the day of the operation. Before the operation, he had asked him, "When your operation is over, can we try being together?"

He had answered, "We can talk about it after the operation is successful."

He didn"t directly refuse him, filling Jian Chenfeng"s heart with expectation. When the operation was successful, he was so happy that he had almost shouted "Hallelujah."

He had thought that the two of them could finally start.

Jian Chenfeng had ordered an entire house of roses in order to escort Yumo out of the hospital.

He had already planned it out. They would first go to Yumo"s parents house to eat, before returning to his house where he would confess among the roses, and they would officially start their life together.

He was very impatient for it. He had never thought that he would have such a difficult to endure day.

However,when he was just about to welcome happiness, fate played a great joke on him.

He watched with his own eyes as Yumo rushed out into the street to protect Jian Xin, both them sent flying by the truck.

Yumo was seriously injured while Jian Xin only had a few sc.r.a.pes, it was clear just how tightly he had protected her.

And at that moment, the first thing he asked about was still Jian Xin.

Jian Xin silently sobbed in Yumo"s embrace. She was probably also moved by Yumo"s sacrifice.

The medical personnel hurriedly rushed over, yet Yumo did not forget to remind him to give his heart to Jian Xin, even while lying on the stretcher.

This idiot! Jian Xin had never loved him, so why was he willing to do so much for her?

His entire body was covered in blood, he was blind, and even his consciousness was hazy, but all he worried about from beginning to end was Jian Xin.

Jian Chenfeng was bitter and spiteful, and for the first time hate arose in his heart against his younger sister, someone who he had doted on since childhood.

When the two were sent into emergency rooms, Jian Chenfeng once again experienced fear.

What pained his heart even more was that Yumo had given up first, asking the doctor to transplant his heart into his younger sister.

Jian Chenfeng could not longer tolerate it, and he rushed to the entrance of the emergency room to shout, "Jiang Yumo, listen to me, live! My younger sister"s life isn"t your responsibility!"

I beg of you, please live! Don"t give up so easily, don"t just leave like this without regrets.

He didn"t care if Yumo was disabled or not, he just wanted him to live!

Even if he chose to be together with Jian Xin, he didn"t care. He didn"t care about anything anymore!

However, Yumo still left. He gave his heart to Jian Xin and left without a worry.

Jian Xin"s heart transplant operation was very successful, but Jian Chenfeng did not feel happy at all.

She obtained Yumo"s heart, while he had nothing.

He did not hide his feelings for Yumo, and Jian Xin also did not continue to stay together with Jiang Donglin.

The day when they left the hospital, she asked him, "Brother, you hate me, don"t you?"

He replied, "You are my younger sister. I do not hate you, but, I will never forgive you."

She and Jiang Donglin were both the indirect murderers of Yumo.

They caused him to forever lose the man who he was willing to use his entire lifetime to love.

Jian Chenfeng wearily returned home, facing the already withered roses in the house and softly speaking four words, "Yumo, I love you."

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