Taking a seriously ill brother to go racing—

Absolutely absurd!

Never mind racing, even just wanting to stop all this life-sustaining equipment, leave the ward, leave the hospital, was something Shuyun shouldn’t even attempt right now.

He was too weak.

And too close to death.

To remove the life-sustaining equipment and go outside was simply giving up on treatment, giving up on life!

But…

“Brother, I don’t want to spend the last moments of my life in the hospital. The snow this year is very beautiful, brother. I want to go out and see the snow.”

Shuyun said softly.

There was no pleading, no despair, and certainly no sorrow.

There was only a peace and serenity that was more composed than his, his older brother.

Li Yunhui didn’t know how to refuse his brother.

He desperately wrapped his hands around his brother’s, as if holding a treasure, holding it tightly, unwilling to let go at all.

He powerlessly rested his forehead on his fist and said in a low, hoarse voice, “Wait a few more days, Shuyun. Let the doctors try for a few more days.”

“If… if there’s really no other way, then, in the final moments, whatever you want to do, brother will be with you.”

A warm smile appeared in his brother’s eyes. His brother said softly, “Thank you, brother.”

Li Yunhui naively hoped for a miracle.

Within three days, he mobilized all the doctors, even sending emails to renowned oncologists outside the joint medical team, promising great rewards, just hoping someone could pull his brother back from the brink of death.

However, the power of cancer was ultimately stronger than the power of money.

Until his brother’s various physical indicators once again took a big step towards the gate of death, Li Yunhui’s “medical world bounty” failed to receive any effective feedback.

During this time, Li Yunhui also communicated a lot with the project team.

He was very anxious, almost forcing the project team to push forward with their work.

His brother might not be able to hold on for much longer. Then at least… at least before his brother couldn’t hold on anymore, he should let his brother see a demo of the game!

That was his brother’s life’s blood, and also something his brother thought about every day!

But there was no time.

No time.

There was no time for anything!

Ever since the last surgery, his brother could no longer eat anything.

Receiving nutrition through injections was not a long-term solution and could not hide his brother’s increasingly weakening body.

Brother… brother…

His brother might really…

This year, the capital rarely saw three consecutive days of heavy snow.

Outside the hospital, the white snow piled up high.

On the morning of the fourth day, the heavy snow finally stopped.

A bright and brilliant sun rose, its warm rays falling on everyone on the snowy ground.

For some reason, his brother’s spirits today were much better than the past few days.

Although he still couldn’t eat or drink anything.

But when he woke up and opened his eyes, the fatigue and pain in his eyes were rarely swept away. For the first time since his illness, his eyes were clear.

But this good spirit did not bring any joy to anyone in the hospital.

The doctor came to Li Yunhui’s room, his tone heavy, full of regret and apology, and said to him, “Mr. Li, we have done our best. Young Master Li… probably only has these two days.”

Li Yunhui had thought that when he heard the doctor’s verdict, he might break down, might be in pain.

But when the time finally came.

His mood was as calm as dead water, without a ripple.

“…I know.”

His tone was flat, revealing nothing.

He thanked the doctor, closed the door, and went to the closet to take out a set of his favorite and most formal clothes.

He carefully buttoned his coat, tied the waist belt, looked at himself in the mirror from left to right, and then properly combed his hair, which had not been managed for months.

Only after he had finished dressing up, and the young man in the mirror had somewhat regained his spirited appearance, did Li Yunhui finally pick up a cloth bag by the bed and enter his brother’s ward.

His brother was rarely sitting up in bed.

The butler was by his side, clumsily combing his hair.

When his and his brother’s eyes met, a gentle smile appeared in his brother’s eyes. His brother asked him softly, “Brother, are we leaving now?”

Li Yunhui brought the cloth bag to the bedside.

He sat beside his brother and said to him, “Don’t be in a hurry, Shuyun. Let me change your clothes first. You can’t be so casual when you go out to play.”

Li Shuyun looked down at the blue and white striped hospital gown on him and nodded. “You’re right, brother.”

Changing his brother’s clothes and grooming him took much more time than it took Li Yunhui for himself. But Li Yunhui showed no impatience. He was exceptionally patient and meticulously completed these tasks.

Fortunately, he had once learned makeup out of boredom. Now, picking up this skill again, he was able to make his brother’s complexion, which had been exceptionally poor due to long-term bed rest, become ruddy and spirited.

But this “spirited” appearance was ultimately too fake.

Li Yunhui stared in a daze for a long while before quickly coming back to his senses.

His fingertips silently caressed his brother’s cheek.

He said, “Let’s go, Shuyun. Where do you want to go play today? Brother will accompany you.”

Of course, his brother had no strength to walk.

After removing the tubes, Li Yunhui carefully carried him on his back.

The butler and bodyguards followed behind. A group of people quickly entered the elevator, went down to the parking lot, and got into two separate cars.

The car slowly drove out of the hospital.

Outside the hospital, in the snow, a straight figure had been standing there for an unknown amount of time. His head turned with the car, and only when the vehicle disappeared from his sight did he finally retract his gaze and look back at the empty ward.

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Li Shuyun’s mood visibly brightened after leaving the ward. And when the car drove smoothly out of the underground garage and onto the snowy ground, and the bright sunlight fell on his palm through the car window, this joy became even purer.

His eyes were hazy as he looked憧憬 at the snow-white world.

He said to his brother in a low voice, “Brother, look… what a beautiful world.”

But Li Yunhui, the moment he left the hospital, felt a bone-chilling cold from the outside in. He was afraid his brother would also be cold, so he held his brother tightly in his arms and put on his down hat securely.

His voice was hoarse, his tone serious and slow.

He said, “Then next time we go out, brother will take you to build a snowman.”

Li Shuyun smiled faintly. “Okay, brother, I’ll be waiting.”

This journey seemed very long, and also very short.

Li Yunhui didn’t dare to let the air in the car fall silent at all.

He used all his skills, from the project to school, and then to Li Zhengshen… all the things he wanted to say, all the things he could say, he said them all to his brother.

“…A few days ago, our project’s followers on GameStar exceeded one hundred thousand. After the demo video is released, it will definitely skyrocket. Shuyun, you see, this is our game…”

“…A few days ago, the family received a batch of letters. It was your university classmates who spontaneously organized and wrote to you after hearing that you were sick. Shuyun, you see, I’ve already taken pictures of all of them for you. There are a few particularly well-written ones that I even brought for you…”

“…Shuyun…Shuyun…”

His brother always listened to him patiently.

Even today was the same.

His brother had no strength, so he leaned on his shoulder. Sometimes, when he was happy listening, he would let out a light and shallow laugh.

The car finally arrived at the race track.

Li Yunhui had never thought that he would return to the race track again for such a reason.

The weather had been cold these days. He didn’t dare to expose his brother to the winter temperatures, so he chose a smaller indoor race track.

Shuyun’s situation was special, so he had contacted Li Zhengshen early on and, through various money and connections, directly booked the entire race track for a day.

Li Yunhui carefully carried his brother out of the car and brought him to the passenger seat of the supercar.

His brother’s weight was very light now, very light.

So light it was as if he could drift away with the wind in the next moment.

Li Yunhui suppressed the various emotions in his heart and fastened his brother’s seatbelt.

He looked at his brother’s gaze, which had once again become strained, and couldn’t help but say, “Shuyun, why don’t we… just go back.”

Li Shuyun tried hard to cheer up, shook his head firmly, and said, “No, brother, I’m not going back. At least I have to play one more time with brother before I can go back.”

Li Yunhui was silent for a moment.

Suddenly, he gently hugged Li Shuyun, his forehead lightly touching his brother’s. He murmured, “Shuyun… Shuyun… brother will take you for one lap, and then we’ll go back to the hospital, okay?”

“Brother will definitely find a way to cure you. After you get well, we… we’ll come out to play together again, every day. Whatever you want to play then, brother will accompany you, okay, Shuyun?”

Warm liquid fell by Li Shuyun’s ear.

Li Shuyun had no strength to lift his hand, so he rubbed his head against his brother’s and responded seriously, “Okay, brother.”

The car finally started.

Unlike the unbridled and exhilarating feeling of racing in the past, when Li Yunhui stepped on the gas today, his heart felt as if it were weighed down by a thousand-pound weight.

He vaguely remembered what had happened a year ago.

At that time, he had taken his brother to the race track for the first time, with less than honorable intentions, and had led his then-soft and timid brother onto the path of extreme sports.

Then rock climbing, diving, bungee jumping, skydiving…

His brother learned everything very quickly.

The memories of that time were simple and happy.

Thinking back now, the details of that time seemed to still be clear.

It had only been a year… less than a year!

His brother… why had he become like this now?

Li Yunhui drove the car with a troubled heart.

His speed today was very slow, not even as fast as a regular car. This speed couldn’t be called racing at all, at most it could be called a joyride.

A deathly silent environment.

A noisy ringing in his ears.

When Li Yunhui became aware of both at the same time, he almost reflexively slammed on the brakes, and with a trace of unconcealable, slight fear, he turned his head.

His brother seemed to have fallen asleep.

His brother was sitting in the middle of the passenger seat. His head was slightly tilted, his eyes tightly closed, his expression peaceful, a faint smile on his lips. His sparse hair fell casually on his forehead, his sleeping posture very quiet.

The ringing in Li Yunhui’s ears became even louder.

A sharp “buzz—” pierced through his brain.

He reached out a trembling hand, touched his brother’s cheek, and placed his index finger under his brother’s nose.

His hand trembled even more violently, falling to his brother’s neck, to his brother’s chest, and then, in disbelief, to his brother’s wrist.

But, there was nothing.

No breath, no heartbeat, no pulse.

Everything… was gone.

Hot tears silently fell down his cheeks.

“Shuyun… Shuyun… Shuyun…”

An unconscious, soft murmur escaped from his throat.

Li Yunhui, almost numbly, unbuckled his brother’s seatbelt. With just a slight pull, his brother’s body fell limply into his arms.

Li Yunhui tremblingly held the still-warm body in his arms, his tears uncontrollably bursting through the dam.

His brother…

was gone forever.