"How could something this fun leave me out?" a voice came from outside the house.
Then I saw Jiang Xiaohui.
The moment he came in, he lunged at me and gave me a bear hug.
"Big Brother, I missed you so much. I thought I'd never see you again!"
He was bawling his eyes out, but his acting was terrible. The smile on his face was impossible to hide.
I shoved him away. "Enough, stop acting. What are you here to join the fun for? Get lost. Stop getting in the way."
He looked aggrieved. "They say brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons go to war together. We're brothers. How could I not face something this dangerous with you? Besides, I've lived for so long already—I've come out ahead. I only came to experience what it feels like to be alive, and I've already felt it. Haven't I followed you through plenty of danger before? One more time won't make a difference, right?"
His words left me speechless, though my heart was full of gratitude. I just felt that he sounded a little too pessimistic.
I patted his back. "Don't worry. Big Brother can handle it. Don't concern yourself with so much."
"No. No matter what you say, I'm staying. If anything dangerous happens, I'll take it for you. You can't let all these sisters-in-law become widows, can you? I'm different. I'm all alone—ah, damn it! I misspoke. I have my brother, dad, and mom too. But I'm not like you, brother. This life of mine was picked up off the ground. If it hadn't been for you, if it hadn't been for the Doctor, I don't know what I'd be like now. So, brother, you can't drive me away."
Qianqian said, "You can't stay."
Jiang Xiaohui asked,