The stagnant air in the garden was broken.

Yunyun released the hands that were covering He Jingyuan's ears, then opened her arms and hugged He Jingyuan tightly without hesitation.

The kitten's scent and body temperature were transmitted continuously through the thin clothing.

He Jingyuan's stiff fingertips moved slightly, and his empty eyes slowly focused, pulling his gaze back from nothingness and finally landing on the top of Yunyun's head.

It was like a life-saving rope, pulling him back to reality bit by bit from the cold blankness.

He also has Yunyun.

Yunyun still needs him.

At this moment, a surprised voice called out from the side: "You...why are you here?"

He Qingqian stood behind the door, looking at the two people hugging each other in the garden in shock.

Hearing the sound, Yunyun subconsciously wanted to let go and step back.

However, just as he was about to move, He Jingyuan suddenly grabbed his arm with great force.

Then, his fingers slid down, passed through the gaps between her fingers, and held Yunyun's hand tightly with an almost stubborn attitude.

Fingers interlocked.

When my uncle and aunt heard the noise, they hurried out. When they saw He Jingyuan, all the words were stuck in their throats.

This carefully prepared party ended in suffocating embarrassment.

The uncle asked a driver to take the two of them home, but he was afraid that He Jingyuan would be upset, so he asked He Qingqian to sit in the passenger seat quietly.

There was dead silence in the car.

He Jingyuan never let go of Yunyun's hand, and the kitten stayed docilely beside him.

The phone in my pocket kept vibrating over and over again, obviously someone was sending me messages.

He Jingyuan's movements were a little stiff. You knew it was sent by the lawyer without even looking.

Because He Jingyuan was not very clear about some of their information, according to the procedure, the lawyer had to apply to the court for assistance in investigating the defendant's information.

The feedback... was just like what He Jingyuan had just heard, extremely complicated.

My parents completed immigration procedures early on and currently live abroad permanently, so an ordinary case has become a transnational case.

This exceeds the scope of what the current lawyers usually handle.

Cross-border litigation involves a series of issues such as complex legal conflicts, jurisdiction, and difficulty in enforcement, and is extremely difficult.

In particular, the defendant's key information is unclear...

He Qingqian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned slightly to the side, her voice full of guilt: "Brother, I'm sorry... We didn't mean to hide it from you..."

She took a deep breath and explained with difficulty: "I only found out this year. Before, we all thought they were just in the United States specifically to treat He Jingyin's illness, and they didn't come back because they were really busy..."

"They planned it all out more than a decade ago." The girl's voice trailed off, a sense of helplessness and deception. "They want to leave everything to He Jingyin, but they also want to hold on to you and make you continue to give... If I hadn't gone to their house that time and happened to hear them whispering in the study about how to transfer the remaining assets in the country..."

Yunyun was very angry: "But you are still trying to make He Jingyuan reconcile with them."

They were indeed in the wrong, and He Qingqian admitted it: "They've always been very nice to you, always unintentionally talking about how good they are to you, but you always don't appreciate it and accuse them of being partial..."

Even He Qingqian felt a little scared.

When she went to her uncle's house that day, they told her in a friendly manner that they would bring He Jingyuan over to celebrate the New Year during the winter vacation and how to treat He Jingyuan well.

As a result, he implicitly complained that he was clearly abroad and cared so much about He Jingyuan, but his eldest son suddenly lost his temper and blocked all their contact information.

Finally, he smiled and said to He Qingqian: "Your brother is young, naive, and not close to us. When you return to China, remember to persuade him more."

But behind the scenes, they were discussing how to transfer the remaining domestic assets after immigration.

After hearing this, if the relative was not too close to He Jingyuan, he might believe it.

If He Qingqian hadn't been careful at that time...

She had only seen children accusing their parents of inexplicable favoritism online before, but it was only when she saw this happen to someone close to her in real life that she realized...

It turns out that there are really parents who are so inexplicable that they scheme against their children.

"So I hurried back home and told my parents." He Qingqian hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously, "Brother, do you still plan to sue me now?"

The car fell silent again.

The street scene outside the window was rapidly receding, and He Jingyuan held Yunyun's hand, which was cold.

His mind was still a little confused, and He Jingyuan tried his best to calm himself down.

He Qingqian provided enough information in just a few words.

They still have some properties that have not been transferred, probably real estate still left in the country.

If you want to take them all away, you can only sell them and exchange them for money to take to the United States.

Especially the old house left by grandparents... no matter how they operate, they can't be sold.

My uncle will stop me, and other relatives will stop me too. If I insist on selling it, the image I have carefully built over the years will be exposed.

My uncle and aunt also proposed another plan.

Just sit back and pretend nothing happened. If they die and He Jingyin dies too, all the domestic property will most likely belong to He Jingyuan.

But He Jingyuan didn't want to.

He had to consider his and Yunyun's future, and he didn't want to be controlled by them for the rest of his life.

He Jingyuan spoke in a low voice: "I want to sue."

Once they file a lawsuit, the court has the right to directly award any property they have left in the country and that has not yet been transferred to He Jingyuan.

At the same time, he will also hire a professional foreign-related lawyer and continue to sue in the United States.

He Jingyuan paused and said to He Qingqian, "Send me any address information you know."

"Okay." He Qingqian quickly agreed and operated the phone.

After sending the message, she looked at He Jingyuan's pale face in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but say, "Brother, I know I don't have the right to say more. The elders always want to be peacemakers, but I think it's better to end it quickly."

"Don't look back easily. Suffering for a dozen years is better than suffering for a lifetime."

…

When he returned home, He Jingyuan's face still had no expression.

He changed his shoes silently and walked into the living room silently.

Yunyun was overwhelmed by unprecedented tension and followed He Jingyuan closely.

He Jingyuan wanted to pour a glass of water, but before his hand touched the kettle, Xiao Mao had already picked up the cup, filled it with warm water and handed it to him.

He Jingyuan looked up and saw Yunyun's face was full of -

Man, the cat is worried about you.

He took the glass of water and took a sip.

"He Jingyuan." Yunyun stood in front of him, still saying the same words: "If you want to cry, you can lend me my chest to lean on for a while."

The kitten puffed out its not-so-thick chest and tried to appear reliable.

He Jingyuan gradually met Yunyun's pure eyes.

There is no calculation, no trade-off, only the most straightforward concern.

He reached out and rubbed Yunyun's soft hair as usual.

"I'm fine." He Jingyuan said, "I just need to take a break."

For many years, the confusions and repeated self-questions that had been buried deep in his heart now rushed towards him like a flood that broke through a dam.

What exactly did I do wrong?

I even mustered up the courage to ask, "Why do you only like your younger brother?"

What I get in return is always a torrential rebuke.

After the reprimand, there would be one or two blunt words of comfort: "Mom and Dad treat you the same."

Now that I think about it, it was just a perfunctory effort to maintain the surface.

They never really tried to offer him any favors, but just used that little bit of sweetness to keep him hanging, allowing him to continue to be the eldest son who could be claimed.

What’s even more terrifying is that even that little bit of perfunctory attitude is based on a more complete abandonment.

Yunyun said "Oh" softly, without asking any further questions or saying any words of comfort.

He sat down very quietly and took the initiative to release his cat ears and tail.

The big fluffy tail was gently raised and firmly wrapped around He Jingyuan's wrist hanging at his side.

He Jingyuan stared at his wrist for a long time.

The lies carefully woven by parents disappeared without a trace.

Only this clumsy little cat in front of me...

His concern and his presence are extremely real.

He Jingyuan suddenly recalled a vague scene.

On his birthday in his senior year of high school, they vowed on the phone that they would come back to be with him.

As a result, he waited for a whole day, but nothing came.

As I was walking home in a daze, I suddenly saw an orange long-haired cat dozing with its eyes closed next to a garbage dump on the corner of the street.

There was a little orange cat that was even rounder than its mother, and its fur was licked clean, snuggling beside her.

The little orange kitten turned over on its belly in a relaxed manner and used its claws to reach the tip of the mother cat's gently shaking tail.

The mother cat didn't open her eyes either, but used her tail as a toy to tease her children skillfully.

At that moment, He Jingyuan had only one extremely bitter thought in his mind——

If only I were an only child.

Now I understand that even if he is an only child, he will still suffer.

Because his parents will never give the kitten unreserved love like the mother cat.

There was a sharp pain in my heart.

He Jingyuan suddenly stretched out his hand and hugged Yunyun tightly in his arms.

Yunyun froze, but didn't push him away and let him hold her.

He buried his head deeply in the kitten's neck, which had a faint fragrance, and took a greedy breath like a drowning man grabbing the only piece of driftwood.

The unique breath of Yunyun penetrated into my nostrils, miraculously soothing the pain in my heart.

"Yunyun." He Jingyuan's voice was more fragile than ever before, "Don't leave me."

The kitten also said seriously: "I will always be with you."

"besides……"

"He Jingyuan, stop thinking about your bad parents." Yunyun's tone was filled with unprecedented generosity, "I can share my good mother with you!"

If my mother were still alive.

He Jingyuan hugged him even tighter.

They're all fake.

Only Yunyun is real.

This is all he has.

A possessive desire so strong that it was almost paranoid suddenly gripped He Jingyuan's heart.

He raised his head and lost control again, placing a soft kiss on the boy's smooth cheek.

Yunyun's body trembled slightly, and she subconsciously wanted to push away the hand that was on He Jingyuan's shoulder. After thinking for a moment, she slowly let it go.

The cat was generous. Because he was sad and upset, the cat allowed him to go a little further today.

However, He Jingyuan did not stop there as usual.

With an almost pious attitude, he kissed the center of her eyebrows and then the tip of her nose.

Yunyun was forced to look up, her vision became a little blurry, and she could only look at He Jingyuan's eyes hazily.

My breathing was completely disordered.

"He Jingyuan." The young man's voice trembled, "You... do you still want to kiss me..."

He Jingyuan responded softly.

He suddenly took off his glasses and put them aside.

Then he held Yunyun's face again, lowered his head, and covered her slightly open lips.