Chapter 1024 Protection

• "Remember when you fell into the sea that time? No one visited our house for a long time. I called our neighbor Li Wenbo, and when I realized you were in trouble, I searched for you for two or three days but couldn't find you. Mom and Dad were so worried that they were beside themselves. I was so eager to return, but I fainted in the elevator before even reaching the hospital door. That's when I made a promise to myself to get better, not for anything else, but to be able to protect all of you properly."
• Lingling reached out and embraced her brother, tears welling up in her eyes as she said, "You must get better. Mom and Dad are counting on you to protect us."
• "But until I can fulfill that promise, you are all being too hard on yourselves." Gangbeng hugged Lingling back with a mix of pain and sadness, "I feel so guilty... I'm sorry..."