stars run to him

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Since Lin Yuheng and Lin Yuxing were 5 years old, they have lived in this orphanage.

Since their father occasionally sends clothes from different places, the brothers are not considered dead parents.Therefore, they are not eligible for adoption.

When they were 8 years old, the police brought the news that their father had died from overwork.

Since then, an endless stream of families wanted to adopt them, but they all had only one child, and they all chose the elder brother Lin Yuheng.Not for anything else, just because Lin Yuheng looks smarter and healthier.

And the younger brother Lin Yuxing is short in stature, always looks malnourished, tears at every turn, and turns pale when he sees a stranger.

Fortunately, he was usually protected by his brother, so he was not bullied too much by other children in the orphanage.

So, after Lin Yuxing learned that he would be separated from his brother, he couldn't sleep well every night, hiding under the quilt and secretly wiping tears.

Day by day, Lin Yuxing became thinner and clingier to Lin Yuheng.

Lin Yuheng felt sorry for him, and in order not to let him continue to be so sad, he took the initiative to pull the hook: "Xingxing, we have an appointment. Unless someone is willing to adopt us together, otherwise we will not go anywhere."

And he did.

Lin Yuheng rejected every family that wanted to adopt him.

His family only had Lin Yuxing, and they were fine together.

But this time, the arrival of Qu Lingnian changed everything.

After Qu Lingnian was approved by the orphanage, and with the approval of the principal, he took his two brothers out to play once, and the time limit was three hours.

It was at that time that Lin Yuheng saw a whole new world.

Qu Lingnian's financial resources are extraordinary, and his knowledge is even greater.He is different from the father in any family, he is more like a gentle teacher, explaining things that Lin Yuheng doesn't know.

He was the only adoptive parent who precocious Lin Yuheng ever felt tempted or hesitant.

Lin Yuheng looked forward to the future that Qu Lingnian described to them, and secretly reminded his younger brother to behave well together.But Lin Yuxing beside him started to feel drowsy after eating the ice cream in his hand, and he didn't take his brother's words seriously at all.

So in Lin Yuheng's perception, his younger brother died again this time, and Qu Lingnian would definitely not want to adopt him.

Just as Lin Yuheng was struggling in his heart, a surprising scene happened—after returning to the orphanage, Qu Lingnian held Lin Yuxing's hand instead of his for the first time ever.

At that moment, he was stunned, dazed, and unbelievable.

For the first time, he felt jealous of his younger brother, even if the feeling was fleeting.

It stands to reason that if a family with superior conditions like Qu Lingnian wants to have a child, they should go to a better orphanage for adoption.But he chose to come to a small place like L City, and he chose the unremarkable younger brother of the two brothers.

Qu Lingnian's answer was simple: "I have a fate with this child."

When he said these words, his gaze never left Lin Yuxing's for a second.

In the hot afternoon, the weather was as hot as a steamer.

Lin Yuheng sat in a corner, holding a dead branch in his hand, and folded it again and again.Unlike Lin Yuxing, he was not interested in poking ants or playing with mud.

The long life in the orphanage made him feel bored and boring. Looking at the blue sky, his eyes were almost burned by the sun.

He lowered his head, feeling complicated.

In the corridor behind, two figures slowly appeared.

One is the dean, and the other is a volunteer who came to help recently.

Lin Yuheng didn't stand up to say hello, he continued to fold the dead branches in his hand.

He heard the dean and the volunteers talking about the children's snacks in the afternoon, which were milk and chocolate bread sent by Qu Lingnian.The dean gently told the volunteers to mark which children are lactose intolerant and which children are allergic to chocolate before distribution.

Hearing this, Lin Yuheng's ears were callused.

Afterwards, he heard the dean sigh: "Actually, Mr. Qu sent these things here... It won't help, he might as well just adopt the two brothers together. Little Xingxing has a solid heart, and he decided that he wants to be with Yu Heng." I don’t let go. I really can’t persuade him well, and I’m afraid that the words will be serious and hurt the child.”

"Mr. Qu doesn't seem to be short of money, does he?" the volunteer asked, "Then if he continues like this, Little Xingxing won't leave. Isn't this adoption going to waste?"

"Mr. Qu's family background is good, and he is indeed a nice person. It would not be a bad thing if Little Xingxing could live in this family."

Volunteers often come to help, and they are a little familiar with the children. They can't help but sigh: "Speaking of which, Mr. Qu is also strange. Why did he choose Little Xingxing? Generally speaking, he would choose Yu Heng, who is more sensible. Little Xingxing This child, I don't know what's going on, sometimes his ability to take care of himself is poor, so he needs Yu Heng's help."

The dean said, "Actually, I was relieved to know that he chose Little Xingxing."

She knew in her heart that Lin Yuheng had no shortage of families who wanted to adopt him.If little Xing Xing can be sent away this time, then Lin Yuheng's adoption will be arranged easily.

The dean shook his head regretfully, and walked forward slowly.

There was a stalemate right now, and it was useless for her to worry about it.

The dean didn't want to talk about this matter any more, so he changed the subject to the volunteers: "Xiao Song, my relatives sent a batch of corn this morning, all grown by him, which are very delicious. If you have nothing to do tonight, Just stay and have dinner with the kids."

"Thank you, Dean, it's past three o'clock, so let me hurry up and cook it now?"

"No, I just asked Aunt Zhang to cook."

The figures of the two slowly receded, and their voices gradually became blurred.

Sitting in the corner, Lin Yuheng squeezed the dead branches into a bundle, and sat with his knees hugged for a long time.

The scorching sun receded a little, and a dark cloud covered it without warning.

Soon, there will be a summer thunderstorm.

Lin Yuheng hurried back to the dormitory, and went to the balcony to collect the clothes he and Lin Yuxing had been drying outside.The rest of the children saw it and started to do it too.

Today is Sunday, everyone is free to move around.

A rain fell quickly.

Lin Yuheng finished folding his clothes and sat on the bed in a daze.His usual ruthlessness seemed to be gone, and he remained silent.A few minutes later, he raised his head and found that his brother was not in the dormitory.

Lin Yuheng thought wrong, and hurried to the kitchen.

His silly brother is probably still waiting for him to come back and reconcile... Sometimes, Lin Yuheng really thinks that Lin Yuxing is stupid and stubborn, and fights for food.

But this seems to be what he is used to.

The door to the kitchen was closed because the lock had been broken for many years, and there was a "Do Not Enter" sign on it.

Usually at times like this, Aunt Zhang, who is cooking, walks away temporarily because she has something to do, but she is worried about the children going in, so she hangs up this sign.As long as the children see this sign, they will not enter the kitchen.

The same goes for Lin Yuheng.

However, he heard a slight noise in the kitchen.

"Star!"

He pushed open the door, but what he saw was not Lin Yuxing, but the Alpha boy sleeping on Lin Yuxing's upper bunk.In his left hand he held a bit of corn, and in his right hand he was putting the plum candies on the bench into his pocket one by one.

Judging by his skillful appearance, he should come to the kitchen to steal food frequently.

On the stove next to it, a large pot of corn was stewed.

Because the boy stole the corn, the pot was shifted a bit, and it was not stable on the stove.

Lin Yuheng didn't notice this, he stepped forward and snatched the candy from the boy's hand: "This is the candy from Xing Xing, don't move!"

Sugar was sprinkled all over the floor.

The boy was taken aback immediately, and then gave him an annoyed look.The two of them usually don't deal with each other, but this time they had a conflict because of a few candies.

The boy is one year older than them, and he will leave the orphanage with his adoptive family tomorrow, so he is naturally not afraid of Lin Yuheng today: "Is your name written on it?"

"It's not yours if you don't write it."

The boy was so angry that he threw the corn on Lin Yuheng's body. Lin Yuheng didn't move, but squatted down to pick up the candies on the ground.

As a result, the boy thought he was being ignored, so he deliberately said: "Hey, I heard that your brother is going to leave with the rich man soon, are you being left behind?"

"..."

"Haha, is it because you are usually like a mad dog, so no one wants you?"

Lin Yuxing didn't respond, and put Hua Mei Tang back on the bench.

The boy didn't get a response, so he kicked over the bench with candy angrily, and said provocatively: "I didn't expect that your brother is so stupid that someone wants it, but you don't want it?"

The last word in the boy's mouth disappeared in Lin Yuheng's fist.

He pressed the boy to the ground, grabbed the boy's hair forcefully, and pulled it tightly: "Who are you calling stupid? Say it again?! You are courting death."

On the other side, Aunt Zhang led Lin Yuxing back from the outside.

The torrential rain washed away the summer heat, Lin Yuxing held a small basket of potatoes, happily raised his head and asked Aunt Zhang who was also holding a basket of potatoes, "Grandma Zhang, can you give me an extra potato tonight?"

Aunt Zhang is a local villager in her 60s. In order to make money to pay off the debts of her son, she just joined the orphanage as a cooking aunt this month.

She imitated Lin Yuxing and looked at him with a smile: "Why?"

"I made my brother angry, and I want to give him one more." Lin Yuxing added, "I'll give him my own too."

"Oh, what should I do? Tonight, my aunt cooks stewed pork ribs with potatoes."

"Then give me an extra spoonful, okay?" Lin Yuxing's sparkling eyes were endearing, "I want to reconcile with him."

How could Aunt Zhang refuse Lin Yuxing's request, she agreed: "Okay, okay, because you worked so hard to help me, Auntie will secretly give you more at night—"

Before Aunt Zhang finished speaking, the basket in Lin Yuxing's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and a few small potatoes rolled to the ground.

Accompanied by: "Brother—"

Lin Yuxing had already rushed into the kitchen and started directly.Together with Lin Yuheng, he wrestled with the Alpha boy.

Aunt Zhang was getting old, and she was anxious for a while, and she couldn't get rid of it even if she stepped forward to fight, so she turned around and went out to call the dean.The three children bumped into the stove together, and the unstable pot shook and tilted over.

Lin Yuxing raised his head, and was the first to react, trying to pull Lin Yuheng away: "Brother, the pot is about to pour!"

But Lin Yuheng and the boy's eyes were red, and they grabbed each other's collar and neither let the other go.

Lin Yuxing shouted anxiously, to no avail.

He was so stupid that he couldn't walk away.

Even when the pot was overturned from the stove, Lin Yuxing lay on Lin Yuheng's body all of a sudden, subconsciously protecting his brother.

The scalding water and corn were all poured on the three children, and a white mist rose up.

The world seemed to suddenly lose its voice.

Lin Yuheng turned his head and saw Lin Yuxing's facial features were twisted together in pain.

He murmured: "The stars..."

After that, the ambulance's voice cycled high and low.Lin Yuheng could only hear its voice, and it became an indelible lingering sound in his ears.

The three children were sent to the county hospital together.

Lin Yuheng's leg was burned, while the Alpha boy's arm was burned.

Lin Yuxing was the most seriously injured, not only his entire back, but even his glands were burned.

Aunt Zhang and the dean accompanied the children to the hospital.

She hurriedly explained to the dean in a panic: "I really put a sign on the door. At that time, I was going to the storage room to get some potatoes. I also took away the little star who was in the kitchen. The children will be there There's really nothing I can do if there's a commotion inside, Dean, I...I..." There was a sob in her throat, she was afraid that the dean would make her responsible and demand compensation.

She repeated it over and over.

The dean is not in the mood to say this.

"Okay! The child is the most important thing now. Little Xingxing has injured his gland and is still in the emergency room. What's the use of telling me this now?"

Aunt Zhang sobbed softly.

Lin Yuheng, who was sitting by the side, lowered his eyes slightly, and the noisy voice impacted his hearing.

After a long time, he raised his head and saw that the corridor of the hospital was so long that an 8-year-old child could not see the end.

Lin Yuheng stared blankly at the snow-white wall, fell heavily to the ground, and passed out.

In the second month, Lin Yuxing was discharged from the hospital.

Qu Lingnian came to visit him once and bought him a lot of toys and snacks, but he didn't intend to take him away.

The original intention of every adoptive family is to have a healthy child.There is no blood relationship between them and the children in the orphanage, so they will not have too much affection when they meet by chance.

Qu Lingnian looked at Lin Yuxing's lost eyes with regret, and after a long silence, he slowly looked at Lin Yuheng who was standing beside the bed.

This time, Qu Lingnian's hand held Lin Yuheng's.

Just like choosing a product, he finally chose Lin Yuheng who had been thinking about him so much.

Speaking of this, Liao Yan seemed to have fallen into a long nightmare.

He struggled in dreams countless times, regretted countless times, and hated himself countless times.

"Xing Xing should have told you about the later things." Liao Yan closed his eyes, the past weighed heavily on his heart, "I cruelly abandoned him, went abroad with my father, and changed my name."

Gu Zhongyi looked complicated and did not speak.

In this silence, Liao Yan seemed to be hanged on the gallows, slowly facing his fear.He lowered his head, put his hands on his shoulders, and dug his nails into his arms.

Gu Zhongyi then said: "Why?"

"..."

"Just because Qu Lingnian has a good family background and high knowledge, he can teach you the piano?" This kind of reason is too absurd, and Gu Zhongyi doesn't think that the other party will leave his sick brother behind because of this.

If Qu Xing is really such a person, why should Lin Yuxing never forget him.

"If you left Yu Xing just because of these things, you will definitely not look for him again after you return to China, let alone prevent his death in this world."

When Gu Zhongyi faced people other than Lin Yuxing, he was always organized and analyzed all aspects in place.

He didn't even want to accommodate the slightest bit of fooling around: "Qu Xing, this is not your real reason."