Xu Wanwan followed Qin He around the house nervously.
"You said you knew the reason, so tell me quickly! Why did you say it was because he loved me?"
After Qin He finished her inspection, she pulled Xu Wanwan to the balcony.
She took a deep breath: "Wanwan, do you remember when I was at the Gu family two years ago?"
"I remember. What does that have to do with you being at the Gu family?"
Qin He organized her thoughts: "At that time, you and my brother must have just started dating. I didn't know about the two of you back then, but my brother probably disliked you drinking back then."
Xu Wanwan thought for a moment and nodded: "It was because I was drugged and almost had an accident due to drinking, and your brother saved me."
Qin He sighed softly: "It's because of this incident."
"What do you mean?" Xu Wanwan looked at Qin He in confusion.
Qin He pursed her lips, somewhat worried that Xu Wanwan couldn't bear it.
"Wanwan, I'm telling you this clearly just so you know what happened, but don't feel any guilt. This is between you two."
Xu Wanwan's heart had a vague bad premonition.
Qin He spoke in a low voice, recounting everything that happened that night.
"That person drugged you, and at that time, my brother was stabbed while saving you. That wound—"
Qin He hesitated for a few seconds, her voice a little hoarse: "It injured him there."
Xu Wanwan's face instantly lost all color!
Immediately, she thought of something.
Xu Wanwan shook her head: "No? After that incident, although your brother was injured and disappeared for a while, he recovered quickly, and—and after you returned this time, when your brother had a car accident in the hospital, he was still—"
Xu Wanwan's face turned red, and she didn't finish her sentence.
She nervously clenched her fists, staring at Qin He.
Qin He smiled: "You want to say he can still do that kind of thing, right? That's true. He wasn't too seriously injured, but he—he can't have children anymore."
The air seemed to freeze. A breeze swept past them, rustling the curtains by the balcony door.
Xu Wanwan sat stiffly for a long time, her voice trembling: "So what?"
Qin He sighed: "So my brother didn't want to delay you. You know my brother is very family-oriented, and he's a very responsible man. He felt that you should have a perfect family, at least to have children around you when you're forty or fifty, so you wouldn't be lonely and helpless in old age."
Xu Wanwan lowered her head.
The question that had perplexed her for so long, she never imagined this would be the answer.
She pursed her lips tightly and covered her face with her hands.
Qin He remained silent. This was something Xu Wanwan had to digest and accept slowly on her own.
Tears streamed down from between her fingers, and Xu Wanwan's voice was sharp and hoarse.
"Your brother wanted to break up with me because of this, is that right?"
Qin He's heart ached too. Looking at her good friend, she couldn't help but want to cry.
She also felt heartache for her brother.
She choked back a sob, knowing that she couldn't let another person be sad. Someone had to offer comfort.
"Yes, but in fact, my brother didn't want to trouble you. He also wanted to be heartless, but the feelings between you two are still there. My brother has you in his heart, so when you ran to Haicheng and news spread that you were about to marry Yan Chen, my brother felt it was better for you to be lonely and helpless than to follow a playboy like Yan Chen. That's why he brought you back from Haicheng—"
Qin He pursed her lips: "Perhaps after bringing you back, he still wanted you to have a happy and joyful family."
"Your brother is truly outrageous! Why did he get to decide for me?" Xu Wanwan clenched her fists.
Qin He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xu Wanwan's voice was filled with grief, and tears continued to fall.
"This is my fault. It's all my fault. Why did he hide it from me? And I don't care about these things at all! Qin He, you don't know how much I love him. If I could be with him, let alone not have children, even if I became disabled, I wouldn't care!"
Qin He was startled.
She comforted and held Xu Wanwan's hand: "Wanwan, don't think like that! You are the apple of my brother's eye! I hope you can value yourself, protect yourself, and don't shut yourself away at home like this!"
"You are my best friend and the person my brother loves the most, so I hope you can live your life well."
Xu Wanwan kept crying, wiping her tears from time to time, and sometimes hitting the table in anger.
For a moment, she resented herself for drinking too much and not listening to Qin Yun, which caused Qin Yun to lose his fertility.
She felt so guilty about this that she wanted to die.
Then, she resented Qin Yun for not telling her about it. She didn't care at all, and it caused them both to torment each other for two years for nothing.
Qin He watched, her heart feeling suffocated with sadness.
After two years of torment, now that the truth was revealed, it was normal for Xu Wanwan to have an emotional breakdown.
She didn't stop her anymore, just let her vent.
Gradually, Xu Wanwan finally began to wail.
Her cries were so loud that the maids on the first floor looked over from afar.
Qin He sat on the second-floor balcony, watching the people gradually emerge in the courtyard.
There was Grandpa Xu, Father Xu, and Madam Xu. The butler stood beside Grandpa Xu, and they were all looking up at the second-floor balcony.
Qin He hugged Xu Wanwan and politely nodded at Grandpa Xu, making a "it's okay" gesture.
Grandpa Xu downstairs stared at Qin He, his gaze falling on his sobbing granddaughter.
Xu Wanwan was the only granddaughter in the Xu family, with no brothers. The Xu family would eventually be inherited by Xu Wanwan.
Although Grandpa Xu was very strict with Xu Wanwan, he also loved his granddaughter dearly.
Madam Xu said anxiously from the side: "Why is Wanwan crying like this? Did she have a fight with Xiao He? But if they had a fight, why would she be crying in Xiao He's arms?"
Grandpa Xu said in a deep voice: "It's alright, let her cry. Although I don't know what happened, crying like this is much better than her shutting herself away. Crying means that the matter should be over."
Xu Wanwan cried as if the sky was collapsing.
Qin He felt a bit helpless. She coaxed Xu Wanwan to change her clothes and take a bath, then opened the door to let the maids in to tidy up the room.
She led Xu Wanwan to stroll in the Xu family's back garden.
Xu Wanwan changed into clean clothes and held Qin He's hand as they walked.
Thinking about her and Qin Yun's situation, she shed two tears for every two steps she took.
Qin He understood. This kind of thing often made one sad when they thought about it, and she might shed tears randomly for the next few days.
Xu Wanwan thought for a long time and looked at Qin He with determination.
"Qin He, I want to go find your brother! I want to tell him that even if he can't have children, even if he only has a head left, I will still marry him!"