After returning home, my mother was both shocked and scared: "You little brat, why did you come back without a word? Did the doctor allow you to leave? How's your body? Any discomfort? Hurry, Shendatou, bring your sister up quickly!"

I quickly hugged her and said, "Mom, Mom, I'm not that fragile. I'm basically fine now. The doctor said as long as I take good care of myself, I'll be fine."

Shendatou is my brother Shenhuan, wearing a pair of slippers, he came downstairs with a clatter.

He just went to the United States last week to see me. When he saw me, he pinched my cheeks and casually said, "You're so brave, sneaking back to the country without even notifying your big brother."

I lazily collapsed on the sofa, enjoying the long-lost atmosphere of my homeland. "I wanted to give you all a surprise."

Looking at Shenhuan with his healthy limbs, scenes from my past life resurfaced in my mind, the scene where his legs were broken by someone.

I sat up straight and hugged him. "Shendatou, I'm sorry."

Shenhuan pretended to shiver and exaggeratedly said, "Mom, look, my little sister even apologizes to me now. She has really grown up."

He patted my head. "You don't need to apologize for anything. I'm your brother, and everything you do is supposed to be that way. Don't say sorry or thank you for anything, got it?"

Mom gently brushed my hair away from my face, looking at me and Shenhuan with a face full of tenderness.

I turned around and hugged her, and I said the words I had been brewing all the way. My voice was bitter and astringent, like swallowing a handful of dry, coarse sand.

"Mom, let's cancel the marriage between the Shen family and the Qi family. I don't want to marry Qi Yu anymore."