The book-crossing case happened! The villains all want me to go to jail

In the coolness of early autumn, the evening in the city was tinged with a light golden afterglow. Xie Xuan'an took a leave of absence from college and came to the city where his younger brother Xie Ran lived. He stayed at Xie Ran's house for a few more days.

At eight or nine o'clock every night, Xie Ran finished his evening self-study and walked out of the campus gate full of youthful atmosphere. On this day, the school gate was bustling with people, with a few parents looking forward to it, and more students walking together. Xie Ran was mixed in the crowd, eagerly searching for his brother's figure, secretly looking forward to the familiar warmth in his heart.

Xie Xuan'an was waiting at the school gate early. When Xie Ran's eyes fell on his brother, a bright smile instantly broke out on his face, like the warm sunshine in autumn.

"Brother, you're here!" Xie Ran ran towards his brother excitedly with brisk steps, as if all his fatigue had dissipated at this moment.

The two brothers walked side by side on their way home, the dim light of the street lamps lengthening their shadows. The street food stalls were bustling with people coming and going.

Xie Ran inadvertently leaned towards the snack stand, with a longing gleam in his eyes.

Xie Xuan understood what he meant and asked Xie Ran: "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Xie Ran nodded shyly and whispered, "Brother...I want to eat chicken fillet."

Xie Xuan'an smiled, touched Xie Ran's head and said, "Wait, I'll buy it for you right away." After that, he squeezed into the crowd.

At this moment, suddenly, a scream broke the original calm. "Be careful! The plaque is going to fall down!" The crowd immediately panicked and ran away.

When Xie Xuan'an heard the sound, he turned his head suddenly, his eyes filled with fear in an instant.

The plaque was falling from the sky, heading straight towards Xie Ran.

At that moment, time seemed to slow down a hundred times, and Xie Xuan'an's mind went blank.

There was only one thought in my mind: I must protect my brother!

Xie Xuan'an pounced on his brother without hesitation, rushing towards him like lightning, and used his body to protect Xie Ran tightly under him.

The plaque fell heavily on his leg, and the huge impact force made him groan in pain.

Xie Ran was so shocked by this sudden situation that his mind went blank. When he came to his senses, he hurriedly stood up, pulled his brother hard with trembling hands, and cried in a sobbing voice: "Brother, how are you? Are you okay? Don't scare me!"

Xie Xuan'an endured the severe pain, forced a smile on his pale face, and comforted: "Ranran, brother is fine, don't worry." However, his frowning brows and beads of sweat on his forehead betrayed the great pain he was enduring at the moment.

Xie Ran's tears welled up in his eyes, and his heart was filled with fear and self-blame: "It's all my fault. If I hadn't reacted too slowly..."

Xie Ran didn't care about anything else. He carried his brother on his back and rushed to the roadside like crazy to hail a taxi.

Arriving at the hospital, Xie Ran anxiously ran back and forth, registered, and helped his brother to do a series of examinations. He was in great pain, worrying about his brother's injuries and regretting his own willfulness.

The doctor looked at the test results with a serious expression and frowned: "His leg is broken. He needs to be put in a plaster and rest for a while."

Xie Ran was filled with guilt. He held his brother's hand and kept apologizing with a trembling voice: "Brother, it's all my fault. I hurt you."

Xie Xuan'an looked at Xie Ran's tearful face and wiped away his tears helplessly.

In the days that followed, as autumn deepened, the Xie family's cottage was filled with warmth and care.

Every morning, Xie Ran would get up early, tiptoe into the kitchen, and prepare a nutritious breakfast for his brother.

He would also put a small table next to his brother's bed so that his brother could eat in bed.

While he was doing all this, he was thinking silently in his heart: "My brother was injured because of me, I must take good care of him."

During the day, when Xie Ran was at school, he was always worried about his brother. During breaks, he would always call his brother and ask about his brother's situation.

After school in the evening, Xie Ran always runs home first.

He would take good care of his brother, changing his brother's dressings and giving him massages, with every move filled with concern.

Since he broke his leg, Xie Xuan'an's life seemed to have been put on a slow and dull pause.

The bed that was once a warm and cozy bed has now become a bondage from which he cannot escape.

Every slight movement felt like countless tiny needles piercing deeply into the legs, and sharp pain instantly spread throughout the body.

He frowned, bit his lower lip with his teeth, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. However, he could only endure it and dared not move easily, for fear that the pain would become more severe.

The days seemed particularly long and unbearable.

He lay dejectedly on the bed, looking at the ceiling with empty and confused eyes. He wanted to find something to do, but found that his movements were so restricted.

He picked up his phone, flipped through it casually, and replied to the condolences sent by Su Yi, but the information and entertainment that once immersed him in it now became boring.

He tried to change his position to make himself a little more comfortable, but it only caused a more severe cramp in his legs. "Hiss..." He couldn't help but take a breath, and gave up struggling helplessly. He could only maintain the original position, like a beast trapped in a cage, powerless and frustrated.

The room was so quiet that I could hear my own breathing, and every minute and every second seemed infinitely stretched.

Occasionally he would turn his head and look out the window. The sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains. It was clearly warm, but he felt that the light was so far away and out of reach.

"Oh..." He let out a long sigh, his heart filled with helplessness and annoyance.

I thought: "I can't do anything lying like this, and I'm also causing trouble for Ranran. He has to go to school and take care of me. It's really hard for him."

Time seemed to freeze, and he felt like he was in a corner forgotten by the world. The only thing that could make him feel a little hopeful and warm was waiting for Xie Ran to come home from school.

Whenever he heard the familiar footsteps coming from outside the door, a light would flash in his eyes for a moment and the corners of his mouth would unconsciously rise.

"Brother, I'm back!" Xie Ran's cheerful voice came, like a stream of clear spring pouring into Xie Xuan'an's dry heart.

"Ranran, how was school today?" Xie Xuan'an asked, trying to cheer himself up.

Xie Ran put down his schoolbag, walked to the bed, and began to talk about every detail of his school life.

Xie Xuan'an listened attentively, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, as if at this moment, all the pain and boredom had temporarily dissipated.

However, when Xie Ran left again to take care of his own things, the room returned to silence, and the feeling of loneliness and helplessness came over him again.

Xie Xuan knew that he couldn't continue to be depressed like this, but faced with this dilemma, he felt extremely confused and powerless.

I can only endure this torment day after day, hoping that my leg injury will heal soon so that I can find myself free and full of energy again.

But he also knew that for now, everything seemed to depend on Xie Ran. Thinking of this, he felt both distressed and grateful towards his brother.

One day, Xie Ran came home from school, tiptoed into the bedroom, and saw his brother seemed to be asleep on the bed.

He looked at the bruises on his brother's legs, his pale face, and his frowning brows even when he slept. He remembered his brother's carefree smile in the past, which he no longer had after the fracture. He remembered that after the fracture, every time his brother spoke to him, there would be deep sorrow in his eyes, and every time he took a few steps, his brother would want to say a few more words to keep him, but he would hold it back.

Xie Ran's eyes instantly turned red, and tears burst out uncontrollably. He knelt on the ground, holding his brother's hands with both hands, and sobbed.

Xie Xuanan was awakened from his sleep by Xie Ran's crying, and was a little surprised. He struggled to get up, his eyes full of heartache and anxiety, and said, "Ran Ran, why are you crying?"

Xie Xuan'an stretched out his hand and tried to wipe away his brother's tears, but the tears were like a flood that burst the dam, and the more he wiped, the more they came.

Xie Ran choked up and said, "Brother, it's all... my fault. I let you get hurt so badly."

Xie Xuan'an felt distressed, "It's not your fault. It's the brother's duty to protect his younger brother. Don't think too much and don't care too much about me. Go study. You're going to take the college entrance examination soon."

Seeing his brother still worrying about him in this predicament, Xie Ran felt even more guilty. He sobbed and said, "Brother, don't worry about me. Take good care of yourself. I will study hard."

Outside the window, autumn is deepening, the leaves are golden, and the atmosphere in the house is...

Warm.