Wanning regretted not taking her second brother's advice and eloping with Gou Lang. It turned out Gou Lang had used her to lure her second brother into a deadly trap.
Unwilling to drag her second brother down with her, Wanning took her own life.
When she opened her eyes, she was back on the day she had quarreled with her second brother and planned to elope with Gou Lang.
Her second brother was so furious with her that his old illness flared up. Pressing a large cloth to his chest, he coughed nonstop. Wanning stared blankly at his pale, grim face, unable to stop herself from wanting to cry. She knew he had kept her from seeing that the cloth was covered in the blood he had coughed up.
Forget Gou Lang, Mao Lang, Tuzi Lang, and every other kind of lang. They can all get lost! In this life, she just wants to obediently listen to her second brother and never make him angry again.
When her second brother coughs, she brings him extra clothes. When he takes his medicine, she gives him candy. When he sleeps, she warms his bed. When he wakes in the morning... Ahem. Seeing how enormous it was, she widened her beautiful eyes and hastily covered her flushed face. Second Brother, you'll have to handle this yourself. She can't help with that!
Pei Lingxi gained a little sister in his youth. He cherished her dearly, protecting her behind him and unable to bear seeing her suffer even the slightest hardship.
Later, at some point, the two things she said most often became,
