Feng Qishi glanced at Feng Mu, then walked to Feng Feng’s bedside. He bent down, picked up the bowl of noodles from the dining table, and said, "I'll eat this. Big brother bought you a new one." With that, he snatched the disposable chopsticks from Feng Feng’s hand.
"Brother, I want to eat noodles," Feng Feng said.
Feng Qishi stood up and took a step back. Then, right in front of Feng Feng, he took a bite of the noodles and said, "No, this has chili in it, which is bad for your stomach. Listen to Mom and eat something bland."
"Brother..."
"Stop calling, just eat the porridge on your table." Feng Qishi said, then turned and walked to the sofa to sit down, concentrating on eating his noodles.
Feng Mu looked down at Feng Qishi's profile and asked, "You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"
"What did I do?" Feng Qishi asked without lifting his head, still eating.
"You haven't had a good look on your face since you came in. Feng Qishi, you can't stand me, can you? Fine, if you can't stand me, then get out." Feng Mu pointed at Feng Qishi and said sternly.
Feng Qishi finished the last bite of noodles, tilted his head up to look at Feng Mu, and said, "Mom, it's early in the morning. Can you just let me have some peace? You already argued with me outside, and now you want to argue with me inside." He closed his eyes, stood up, and said, "If you're unhappy with me, then let's get a paternity test. Once the results are out, I'll leave this house. How about that?"
"You really want to do it," Feng Mu said.
Feng Qishi nodded. "Yes, I've had enough of being arbitrarily pointed at and picked on by you. I've had enough..." He narrowed his eyes. "Calling you, a stranger, Mom for so many years goes against my conscience. Since you hate me, let's be blunt. Anyway, I'm an adult now."
"You ungrateful wretch," Feng Mu said angrily, pointing at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi let out a cold laugh, bent down, placed the noodle bowl on the table, stood up, and said, "This ungrateful wretch of yours was raised by a mother who has disliked me since the day I was born."
"You..." Feng Mu looked furious, raising her hand to slap Feng Qishi across the face.
Feng Qishi tilted his head, smiling. "You hit me every time I speak. It was like this when I was a child, and it's the same now." He slowly stood up and met Feng Mu's eyes. "Since you hate me so much, why did you raise me?"
"I want to raise you so I can bully you and vent my anger," Feng Mu said without thinking.
Feng Qishi's expression did not change. He said, "Since it's come to this, let's go."
"Brother, don't be like this," Feng Feng said, her voice choked with sobs.
Feng Qishi turned to look at Feng Feng and said, "Feng Feng, don't worry, you'll always be my sister. It's just that whether we can meet depends on what this woman thinks."
"Mom, Feng Qishi is your own son. You don't need to be like this," Feng Yan said, unable to watch any longer.
Feng Mu's eyes darkened, and she turned to look at Feng Yan. "Feng Yan, he's bullying me, and you're siding with an outsider."
"Mom, he's not an outsider. How many times do I have to tell you?" Feng Yan said helplessly.
"Mom, I think Brother looks a lot like you. You..."
"Go eat your meal," Feng Mu interrupted Feng Feng's words and looked at Feng Qishi again. "When we go to work over there, we'll do it. Once the results are out, you'll leave this house and won't have to take the college entrance examination."
Feng Qishi heard Feng Mu's resolute words and thought of Mu An Xiao. He felt an inexplicable sense of relief. "Okay, it's decided then."
"After you leave, you're not allowed to see Feng Feng again, not even once."
"I know," Feng Qishi agreed, then looked at Feng Feng, whose eyes were wide open. "I won't see your daughter, nor your son, and certainly not your husband from now on."
"Remember your words," Feng Mu pointed at Feng Qishi.
Feng Qishi nodded.
Feng Yan sighed helplessly.
Feng Feng pouted and started to cry.
"I have things to do. I'll be back later. You stay here and behave," Feng Mu said, then turned and walked around Feng Yan, leaving.
Feng Qishi let out a soft snort and turned to look at Feng Feng. "Your emotions can't fluctuate too much. Your body hasn't recovered yet."
"If you know her body isn't well, why are you provoking her here?" Feng Yan said.
Feng Qishi lowered his eyes and smiled. "You two don't need to worry about it. Mom hasn't liked me for over ten or twenty years. This was bound to happen sooner or later. It's just," he looked at Feng Feng, "it's happening sooner."
"Brother, I don't want you to leave," Feng Feng cried.
Feng Qishi walked to Feng Feng's bedside and said, "Don't worry, I won't change. Even though I'm leaving, we're still half-siblings, and we've spent so many years together. Even if your mother is heartless, I won't be. When I have time, I..." He stopped mid-sentence, suddenly remembering he was leaving, and swallowed the words that were about to come out.
"Do you have something going on?" Feng Yan asked.
Feng Qishi glanced away. "What could I have going on? I just don't want to study anymore. Anyway, your mother doesn't think highly of me." He then turned his back.
"Dad won't give up on you. Also, I reiterate, you are Mom's biological son, my younger brother, and Feng Feng's older brother. What you should be doing now is studying," Feng Yan said, stepping forward to collect the empty bowl from the table. "Come on, let's study."
"Brother, it's not necessary," Feng Qishi lowered his head.
"You're the only one in our family who is good at studying. If you don't get into a good university, then these years of study will be wasted," Feng Yan said sternly.
Feng Qishi sighed and said, "I don't want to take the college entrance examination. I've found something I want to do, but," he licked his lips, "I have to leave here forever."
"Where are you going?" Feng Yan asked excitedly.
Feng Qishi smiled faintly and turned to look at Feng Yan. "A place you can never go. I can't say more, because heavenly secrets should not be revealed." He pointed outside the window.
Feng Feng looked at the back of Feng Qishi's head and suddenly laughed. "Haha, Brother, you're kidding me, right?"
"When was I kidding you?" Feng Qishi turned to ask Feng Feng.
"You always said things like that when we were kids. Whenever I made you angry, you would say you were leaving. You..." Feng Feng lowered her voice. "Brother, I was wrong. This time, I didn't cherish my life. It was my fault. Can you please stop saying this? I won't let you leave."
"No matter what Mom says, I won't let you go," Feng Yan said.
Then, Feng Sen walked in from outside the room and said, "Feng Qishi, you're so disloyal! You're the only one who understands Mom's temper. If you leave, what will happen to me?"
Upon hearing this, the three of them looked at Feng Sen, who had been eavesdropping outside the ward for a long time. Feng Feng said, "You're the worst one in our family."
"Feng Feng, I'm your brother. How can you talk like that?" Feng Sen stared at Feng Feng and said.