Tianyi took the bottle of wine and smiled at him, "If you run out of your room to drink so late, won't Yanan be looking for you everywhere?"
"She's always so boisterous. Seeing Sister Susu safe and sound, she's already relaxed and exhausted, falling asleep as soon as she hit the bed," Kangxi clinked his wine bottle against Tianyi's, his face beaming with uncontrollable smiles.
Qin Tianyi looked at him and said, "You say all sorts of bad things about her, but you actually love her quite a bit. It's obvious she's the type who can't keep things to herself, and you two are a perfect match."
"It's indeed very relaxing to be with her," Su Kangxi stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "What is it that you need to tell me? I see that after you and Sister Susu narrowly escaped death this time, you both seem preoccupied. What exactly happened?"
Qin Tianyi took a sip of wine, continued to gaze at the dark sea, and said in a low voice, "We met Yang Sijie. Allen treated Susu's leg injury, but he didn't want us to leave that primitive island alive."
"What did you say? You found Brother Sijie? Is he really still alive?" Su Kangxi was too astonished to express himself.
Qin Tianyi nodded, "I swore to Allen that I wouldn't tell anyone, yet he still tried to kill me. Yang Sijie has indeed become a cripple, but Allen is very strange now. On that island, he's extracting a raw material from flowers and mass-producing it, selling it to pharmaceutical companies. I don't know if the medicine made from that raw material harms people or saves them?"
"Where is the island they are on? I'll immediately notify the police here to go and investigate," Su Kangxi appeared ready to act at once.
Qin Tianyi stopped him, "Don't rush. I took Allen's boat. He should have discovered by now that Susu and I escaped, and he might have already taken Yang Sijie and fled elsewhere. It won't be of any use for you to take people to the island now. First, let the police here help investigate a pharmaceutical company and see what kind of medicine it produces."
He only remembered how Yang Sijie used to inject Susu with such medicine, and how Susu would writhe in unbearable pain every time she had an episode. He always suspected if the medicine made from the raw material of these flowers could save people.
Su Kangxi, losing his initial surprise and temporarily putting aside his professional habits, couldn't help but feel a bit lost. Did he have to arrest Yang Sijie himself again?
"Alright, we'll investigate this company first." He tried hard not to get lost in his thoughts and followed Qin Tianyi's lead, knowing that after learning this, something had to be done.
Qin Tianyi clinked his wine bottle with Su Kangxi's, a cold smile on his face, "What, do you still have some reluctance or unwillingness regarding Yang Sijie? You shouldn't handle this yourself; leave it to others."
Su Kangxi didn't deny it and drained the entire bottle of wine in one go.
Qin Tianyi asked curiously, "What happened between you all in the orphanage that makes Susu still unable to let go of her feelings for Yang Sijie?"
Su Kangxi sighed lightly, unable to answer Qin Tianyi.
If he had to say what happened, nothing truly earth-shattering occurred. It was all small, trivial matters. However, whenever he occasionally thought about them, there would be a warm, faint glow that made him want to extinguish it forever, but it couldn't be put out.
"Nothing major happened. It's just the kind of mutual appreciation that only orphans like us can understand. Don't blame Sister Susu. Her and Brother Sijie's fate has been so turbulent. If I were Brother Sijie, perhaps I wouldn't be able to let go either."
"I understand. I've been trying to understand her," Qin Tianyi finished his wine and returned the empty bottle to Su Kangxi, "Let's investigate first and then see. If none of you can bear to do it, I don't intend to force Yang Sijie to death again."
With that, he turned and headed back to his hotel room. Tonight, he also had to accompany the children and coax them to sleep with Susu.
...
When Allen returned to the island, he discovered that Qin Tianyi was still alive, had taken Susu, and had injured Yang Sijie and Tom. He was furious and gritted his teeth.
Furthermore, Qin Tianyi had taken one of his boats. He regretted not going to the bottom of the cliff to confirm Qin Tianyi's life or death, only thinking that he must have died being swept away by the waves. He never expected him to be so resilient.
In a fit of rage, he drove Tom away and stopped treating the locals who came to his door, locking himself and Yang Sijie in the house.
After calming down for two days, he knew the only solution was to leave the island immediately and take Yang Sijie to hide elsewhere. But with the vastness of the world, where else could they go?
Since his return after making the delivery, Yang Sijie, in his wheelchair, had become unresponsive again, like a plaster statue.
Yang Sijie's beautiful eyes were open and vacant, his long eyelashes occasionally fluttering, letting Allen know he was still breathing, still alive.
Allen traced his face with his slender fingers and said with extreme sadness, "I was only gone for two days, and she and that man bullied you like this, turning you into this again? We can't let them get away with it anymore. We can't keep hiding, don't you agree?"
Suddenly, one of Yang Sijie's hands moved, tightly gripping Allen's finger. His gaze gained focus as he looked at Allen, his voice hoarse, "Give up on me. I don't want to live like this. I don't want to live..."
Allen's eyes widened with surprise as he grasped Yang Sijie's hand, "Frank, you... you can speak! Your hand is stronger than before!"
"Allen... Allen..."
"You... you remember me? You can call my name!" Allen cried tears of joy, unable to believe it.
Yang Sijie's eyes became like an empty desert again, looking elsewhere. He murmured, "You... shouldn't have let me... live like this... without dignity in front of her, in front of him... it's better to die..."
Allen pressed Yang Sijie's hand against his face. His joy instantly turned to sorrow. "I know you're suffering greatly now, but I don't want to watch you die. The injuries you sustained earlier were not fatal. The most fatal is that you have bone cancer. Your previous fractures were not treated promptly, and the infection triggered a malignant tumor. Now, only the medicine I developed can temporarily prolong your life, but its side effects are still very significant. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I still haven't developed an anti-cancer drug without side effects..."
Yang Sijie shook his head, trembling, "No need... no need to do anything... let me die. In the next life, I will... I will meet Susu again, but we won't... we won't be like this... Please..."
Allen looked at him sadly. If there was a next life, he hoped they would meet again, and he would still consider him his best brother. They would travel the world together, cherishing each other, guarding each other for a lifetime.
He looked up, seeming to have made a decision, and smiled, "Alright, you're right. It's better not to live like this. It's better to look forward to the next life! If you have no attachments, then this world is meaningless to me. I'll stay with you, and we'll die together. But before that, I still have one thing to do. I can't let you wait for her too long at the Bridge of Forgetfulness. Endure for a few more days, wait for me."