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Chapter 375 Afraid of disappointing you, afraid of making you sad

He could clearly sense that those lost memories contained something very important, the bonds between him and Shen Li, and with this family.

He desperately wanted to regain his memory and figure out what had happened.

Lu Cheng nodded, his tone heavy: "Okay."

Next, Lu Cheng started from their childhood, recounting the Lu family's past little by little, including how Shen Li came to the Lu family, how many storms they had gone through together over the years, and how they had gradually come to where they are today.

Lu Sheng listened quietly, his heart filled with shock.

Looking at the Lu family's current situation, he always thought they were originally very wealthy, but he never expected that the Lu family's success today was all because of Shen Li.

Just how amazing is this woman to be able to support her entire family and lead them to where they are today?

He looked out the window towards the room, and a feeling of warmth and heartache welled up inside him for no apparent reason.

Although he had no memory of it, listening to others recount Shen Li's past with the Lu family, a dormant corner of his heart seemed to be gently touched.

He finally understood why the three brothers were willing to share one wife.

Such an outstanding woman would be an immense honor for all three men to marry.

He finally figured it out: Ming Xiangyang was Lili's classmate, and all these years, he had secretly admired her. This affection had been hidden for many years.

But now, everything has become complicated—Ming Xiangyang is actually using his body to stay by Shen Li's side.

It's hard to blame him, yet there's no way to be harsh on him.

Lu Cheng had already told her that Ming Xiangyang came from a family of doctors. In the face of danger, he gave the life-saving medicine to Lili without hesitation. At that time, Lili even divided the last remaining flower (medicine) in two.

At that critical moment of life and death, he resolutely handed over the antidote. Shen Li remembered this kindness in her heart, and it has become the source of her greatest struggle and pain.

Lu Cheng arranged a guest room for Ming Xiangyang, but Ming Xiangyang did not go back. He just stood quietly at the door of Shen Li's room, like a lonely stone statue.

Shen Li naturally knew he was outside the door. Inside and outside the house, neither of them spoke, only the heavy and awkward atmosphere remained in the air.

These days, Lu Cheng stays with Shen Li every night.

She was in her late pregnancy and needed constant care, day and night.

Shen Li tossed and turned until late the night before finally falling asleep. The next day, when the sun was high in the sky, Lu Sheng, his face bright and sunny, carried a warm breakfast into the room after hearing the noise coming from Shen Li's room.

Shen Li's gaze instinctively darted away, unable to look directly at that face, but she knew in her heart that this body belonged to her elder brother.

After much hesitation, she finally raised her head, her voice slightly unnatural: "Big brother..."

"Okay, come here and have breakfast." Lu Sheng's voice was gentle, with a barely perceptible concern hidden in his eyes.

After Feng Ye helped Shen Li finish washing up, he supported her to the table and softly replied, "Okay."

The bowl contained lotus seed soup, its color warm and smooth, with a faint medicinal aroma, clearly indicating the addition of herbs to regulate the body.

Feng Ye has never been good at pharmacology, and he hasn't hired any servants in the courtyard for a long time. It's easy to guess who made this soup.

Seeing Shen Li staring blankly at the bowl, Lu Sheng's tone became more worried: "What's wrong? Doesn't it taste good?"

Shen Li shook her head, concealing the complex emotions in her eyes: "It's nothing."

As she spoke, she slowly picked up the bowl and began to drink in small sips—no matter how angry she was, she couldn't let it affect herself and the baby in her belly.

After breakfast, Lu Sheng looked at her pale face and gently suggested, "It's stuffy inside, why don't you go for a walk in the yard?"

Shen Li could read the worry in her elder brother's eyes, but when faced with the face that belonged to Ming Xiangyang, she ultimately felt lost and helpless.

After a moment of silence, she nodded: "Okay."

As soon as she pushed open the door, she bumped into Ming Xiangyang, who was guarding the doorway.

His eyes were bloodshot, his face was haggard, and the dark circles under his eyes showed that he had not slept for days.

Shen Li looked at him, her heart filled with mixed feelings, unable to distinguish whether it was hatred, resentment, or something else.

"Lili..." Ming Xiangyang's voice was terribly hoarse, carrying a cautious, tentative tone.

Shen Li froze, didn't say a word, and abruptly turned around and went back to her room.

Ming Xiangyang paused, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally braced himself and followed her in, his voice full of pleading: "Lili, I know I was wrong, I'm sorry... You can punish me however you want, just please don't hurt yourself."

Shen Li turned sharply to look at him, her eyes as sharp as knives: "Did you do something to make my brother lose his memory?"

Ming Xiangyang hurriedly shook his head, his tone urgent: "No! I never intended to make Lu Sheng lose his memory. If I had known it would turn out like this, I would never have arranged for him to fake his death!"

"Then why did you lie to me?" Shen Li's voice trembled uncontrollably, and her eyes were already red.

Ming Xiangyang looked at her, his eyes filled with pain and struggle: "When I woke up, I saw you watching over me with such tenderness, your concern so genuine—that was a scene I had never dared to hope for in my life."

"I hesitated. I didn't know how to tell you that it was me who woke up, not your older brother. I was afraid you would be disappointed, afraid you would be sad..."

"In the days that followed, I greedily indulged in your care and love, sinking deeper and deeper into it, and dared not say a word."

"I'm afraid that if I open my mouth, I'll lose even this false warmth..." His voice gradually lowered, tinged with a hint of humility.

"This is the life I've always dreamed of. I thought I'd never have it in my life, but God gave me this opportunity. Even if the way it happened isn't honorable, I can't bear to let it go."

Shen Li listened quietly, tears finally welling up in her eyes, her voice choked with emotion: "Aren't you afraid that the lie will be exposed sooner or later?"

Ming Xiangyang nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with exhaustion and fear: "I know! That's why I've been so careful every day for the past year, walking on thin ice, afraid that this hard-won love will shatter in an instant."

"I often wake up in the middle of the night, dreaming that you discover the truth and resolutely abandon me..."

He spoke with extreme humility, yet Shen Li's heart clenched suddenly.

She recalled that twice at night, she was awakened by his sudden tightening of his embrace. The strength with which he held her was astonishing, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones. At the time, she was full of doubts, but now she understands that behind this extreme intimacy lay fear and anxiety.

"Do you know?"

Shen Li's voice trembled with tears, "How heartbroken and desperate I was when I learned you were 'dead'?"

"And you just stood by and watched me wallow in pain, without saying a word. Didn't you even have the slightest desire to tell me the truth?"

"You keep saying you love me, how could you bear to see me so sad and choose to hide it from me?" Shen Li roared in disbelief.