"My mother is sick." Lan Mengqin said in a low voice.
"Ah?" Qian Lei was shocked. "What disease? Is it serious?"
Lan Mengqin nodded gently, "It's very serious. Even Aunt Biji can't treat it. It's a genetic disease in our family. It's likely to appear after the age of 40. The patriarchs of our tribe all have extremely high talents, but they are also like cursed. No one has ever lived past 50. Mom is really sick. Aunt Biji said that it was caused by the lack of some special components in her blood. Even the highest technology in the Federation is useless in this regard. Replenishing life energy is also useless. The more you replenish, the more you will lose. I am Mom's only daughter, and I must be the patriarch of the next generation. I must go back, inherit her position, and protect our people. I have no choice. Moreover, I hope to be with Mom in her last few years."
"Qian Lei, I'm not someone who doesn't want to take responsibility. I know how good the academy has been to me and how much help it has given me. What's more, I can't bear to leave everyone behind, but I have no choice. The captain is right, I shouldn't selfishly apply to the inner academy. I've thought it through very clearly just now. After the graduation exam, I will go back. Go back to accompany my mother and stay by her side. Together with my father, I will accompany her through her final moments. After she leaves, I will be the patriarch of my tribe."
Qian Lei was stunned by what he heard, and his tension gradually eased. At this moment, he only felt the pain in his heart. Lan Mengqin had never told anyone about this, but just endured it silently. If she hadn't been too familiar with him and felt that something was wrong, he wouldn't have discovered her worries.
Hearing her say this, Qian Lei really wanted to do everything he could to help her.
"If you don't want to take the exam, then I won't take it either. I will go back with you. I will help you take care of mom and protect the tribe. Although I'm not as strong as you, I'm still okay." Qian Lei said without hesitation.
Lan Mengqin shook her head and said, "Are you stupid? Don't you understand? I can't. Falling in love with me is not a good thing for you. At the beginning, my father insisted on being with my mother even though he knew that my mother might not live past fifty. But my mother told me that she regretted it. She shouldn't have married my father and shouldn't have brought her back to the clan. If he hadn't been brought back, their relationship wouldn't be so good, and my father wouldn't be so painful now. What my mother said is very right. If you really love someone, you have to know how to let go. I am the same as her. I can't escape the arrangement of fate and I won't live to be fifty. So, it's impossible for us, and I don't want to hurt you. What's more, everyone has to challenge the Shrek Seven Devils. It's not easy to get such qualifications. Without me, you still have a chance. You can let Ding Zhuohan or Bing Tianliang take over. But if you leave too, I will be so sorry to everyone."
"I'm telling you this today because I want to tell you that it's impossible for us. Please keep it a secret for me. I don't want everyone to be sad because of my affairs. Since it can't be changed, I will take the initiative to bear it. Do you understand what I mean?"
Qian Lei looked at her with a dull look in his eyes.
Lan Mengqin lowered her head and continued, "The family heritage must continue. If you are willing, I will give myself to you before I leave the academy. I will even be pregnant with your child. We will never meet again, so let me stay in your memory, leaving only a beautiful memory. I am really happy to be with you all these years..."
When Lan Mengqin said this, suddenly, a roar sounded: "Lan-Meng-Qin-"
Lan Mengqin was startled by the sudden loud noise. She raised her head and looked at Qian Lei in disbelief.
At this moment, Qian Lei had completely changed, as if he had transformed. He looked at her with red eyes, like an angry lion.
"Do you know what you are saying? Do you know? You are trampling on my love for you, and you are trampling on everyone's feelings for you."
He stood up suddenly, walked in front of Lan Mengqin, and pulled her up from the chair. He grabbed her shoulders with both hands, bent down, stared at her closely, and said angrily: "Why didn't you say anything when something happened? Why didn't you let everyone face it together? This is Shrek Academy, and we have many god-level seniors here. Each of us has our own abilities, so why can't we solve your mother's problem?"
"Let's take a step back. What nonsense are you talking about? Your father was able to go to your tribe for your mother, so why can't I? How is my love for you less than your father's for your mother? Even if you really can only live to be fifty, so what? I am willing to accompany you. Sadness in the future is a matter for the future. If I didn't have you now, I would be sad now, and I wouldn't want to live now. Do you understand?"
"Do you think that breaking up with me now and ignoring me is good to me? I tell you, I only like you and love you in this life. I will never love anyone else. Without you, I will never, ever be happy. Do you understand? I don't want your body, I want your whole person, your heart, everything about you, everything you have. Wherever you are, I will be there. No matter if it's a sea of fire or a mountain of swords. I want to die by your side. Anyway, in this life, I will rely on you, don't think about pushing me away, don't even think about it. I am yours, from the moment I saw you."
After saying this, Qian Lei couldn't help but breathe heavily, his eyes turned red.
He was over two meters tall, with broad shoulders and back, and every muscle was full of explosive power. Lan Mengqin was only 1.7 meters tall and slender. When he grabbed her shoulders, she felt like a pitiful little beauty about to be devoured by a beast.
Lan Mengqin stared at him, feeling the anger emanating from him, and murmured in disbelief, "Are you mean to me?"
Qian Lei was stunned. His previous overwhelming arrogance disappeared almost instantly like melting ice and snow. His expression suddenly froze. The next moment, he seemed to realize what he had done. He quickly let go of Lan Mengqin's shoulders and stammered, "No, I, I didn't. I didn't dare..."
"You still say you don't dare?" Lan Mengqin's voice rose a few notches.
The expression on Qian Lei's face fell instantly, and there was no trace of his previous aggressive look anymore, as if he had instantly turned from a lion into a little lamb.
"I don't dare! You know, I don't dare. I'm just a little excited, I, I'm afraid you won't want me and abandon me. I was wrong, Mengqin, I was wrong..."
Lan Mengqin snorted disdainfully, "You look so useless. Weren't you very manly just now?" Although she said this, a smile gradually appeared in her eyes. But tears began to accumulate in her smile.
Seeing her like this, Qian Lei suddenly became even more at a loss. For a moment he had no idea what to do and his body was shaking with anxiety.
"That's twice. You made me cry twice today, you fat guy." Lan Mengqin suddenly stepped forward and hugged his waist again, tightly, tighter than before in front of the dormitory.
At this moment, only one thought flashed through her mind: It is easy to find priceless treasures, but it is difficult to find a lover.
Qian Lei's reaction this time was much faster. He hurriedly hugged her, hugging the person who was like a rare treasure to him. The expression on his face was no longer anxious, but a silly smile that couldn't be any stupider.
She, she cried twice, but also hugged me twice!