Chapter 65 : The Kidnapping Incident

Chu Tian grabbed the hem of her nurse's skirt: "You hung up the phone in a hurry yesterday. I thought about it. You seemed to be unwilling to mention my brother. Is there something wrong...?"

Obviously she was fine before, but when Gu Nian heard that Chu Zhaoyang was injured, she was so worried that she wanted to go and see him immediately. Why did she stop mentioning it in the blink of an eye?

Gu Nian lowered her head and didn't know what to say. Thinking of what Chu Zhaoyang said to her, her heart was still hurting.

"Did my brother bully you?" Chu Tian asked immediately.

Was that considered bullying?

It could be.

Gu Nian almost raised her hand to touch her lips, but luckily she held it back in time.

"Little Tian, I'm sorry, I really don't want to mention him." Gu Nian bit her lip.

He kissed her last night. Now that she thought about it, it was mostly contempt and insult, as if she was not a serious woman.

Thinking about it, Gu Nian felt unspeakably aggrieved.

"My brother is like this. He doesn't talk much and doesn't say anything on his mind. Even to our family, it's the same. Most of the time, we have to guess. In fact, he... it's hard for him to trust people. He being able to take the initiative to get close to you and trust you, anyone who knows him well will know that you are special to him. I have never seen him do this to any woman. He will take the initiative to get close to the other person, think about the other person, and even go to find the other person. He has always been indifferent to others and would never even give them a look."

Gu Nian smiled bitterly and shook her head: "He doesn't trust me at all."

"No, in all these years, as long as I can remember, he has never had a girlfriend. Only you are special to him. Except for the wives of his buddies, he would chat a few words and never said a word to other women. You can imagine how special you are to him. "Chu Tian said anxiously.

Gu Nian opened her mouth. She had never seen him get along with other women, so she couldn't judge. Was she really special to him?

"Actually, my brother was not like this from the beginning. Before he was 7 years old, he was very naughty. There was an eight-year age difference between us. I heard from my family that when he was a child, he played pranks all the time. Not only his family, but also his neighbors. My brother was beaten by my father every three days."

Gu Nian was surprised. It was really hard to imagine that Chu Zhaoyang, who was dull and paralyzed, could have a naughty and mischievous childhood. The contrast in his personality when he grew up would be too great.

Gu Nian shook her head. She couldn't think of any scenes of him being naughty and mischievous when he was a child. No matter how big her imagination was, she couldn't think of anything.

"You said...before the age of seven?" Gu Nian asked.

Chu Tian nodded and said: "When my brother was seven years old, he was kidnapped. Just like this time my brother was shot. At that time, our family's research institute also developed a new drug, which is now very popular. Ningkang is actually the junior version of the drug that the other party wants to grab this time. This time the drug is continued to be improved on the basis of Funingkang. But the effect of Funingkang was already very good more than 20 years ago. It was shocking and made those dark forces afraid, so they kidnapped my brother, used my brother to threaten our family, handed over the prescription of Funingkang, and promised not to produce it on the market in the future."

Gu Nian was so shocked that she didn't move and listened blankly.

As a police officer, even if she have not dealt with those black forces, she still know how crazy those people were.

A seven-year-old boy fell into their hands, and Gu Nian didn't dare to think about what Chu Zhaoyang had gone through back then.

"I was not yet born when my brother was kidnapped. I only heard this from my mother later. Because I loved to pester my brother when I was a child, but my brother always ignored me. He locked himself in his room. He didn't see or talk to anyone in the bedroom. When eating, we could only leave the food at the door of his room, and he wouldn't eat with his family." When Chu Tian said this, her eyes turned red.

"When I was young, I was envious of other children who had brothers and sisters, especially those with older brothers and sisters. The older brothers and sisters were so kind to them. Only my brother ignored me. No matter what I said, he ignored me. I want to get close to him and took my doll to play with him, and he threw my doll out of the window. When I chatted with him and talked too much, and he started covering his ears and screaming. When I was bullied outside, I don't have a brother to stand up for me. I was very sad and cried to my mother. Then she told me that my brother had been kidnapped."

Gu Nian's voice was stuck in her throat and her throat was sore. Chu Zhaoyang's performance was obviously severely damaged.

"He was tortured very badly." Gu Nian murmured.

Chu Tian nodded: "Because I was too young at that time, my mother did not dare to tell me too much, and she was also afraid that my brother would hear it and his condition would worsen. All I know is that he was kidnapped and later he was rescued from a cave. My mother said that when the police found him, he was like a puppet, motionless. As if his eyes weren't blinking, it's .. like he was dead."

"After that, my brother received treatment for a long time. At the beginning, he had nightmares every night. He would never sleep again after waking up, and he would leave bright lights on all night in the house. He can only sleep for an average of two hours a day, and those two hours are plagued by nightmares. He just shuts himself in his own world and doesn't talk to anyone."

Chu Tian picked up a tissue, wiped her tears, and said, "When I was a child, I often saw my mother hiding in the room crying. I thought she was quarreling with my father, but later I found out that she was feeling sad for my brother. My brother used to be a very lively and mischievous boy, like a little devil, fearless. Even if he was beaten once every three days, he would continue to be naughty after the beating. But after that he would become quiet, like a puppet on strings."

"He doesn't talk, but he does whatever his family tells him to do. When he is told to eat, he eats obediently without leaving a grain of rice. When he is told to sleep, he goes to bed, and then the light was on all night , with his eyes open. He didn't dare to sleep, because he would have nightmares when he slept. Every day, we saw that he was getting more and more haggard, and the dark circles under his eyes were getting worse. No matter how much he eat during the day, he will sneak away to vomit again in the middle of the night because of nightmares."

"Later, as he grew older and received treatment, he got much better. This is what you see now. He still talks very little. When he meets someone he cares about, he will talk a little more. He thinks a lot about things, but rarely speaks out. In fact, he is not a very secure person."

"Moreover, he was kidnapped in the first place because of the nanny at home. That nanny has been in our family for many years and has never made any mistakes. She is very trustworthy. But she was bribed to deliberately take my brother to the streets, then let go of his hand, hid in the crowd, and watched helplessly as my brother was carried away."

Chu Tian sighed, "This is also why it was difficult for him to trust people again."

Gu Nian felt like someone was pinching her neck and she couldn't breathe.

Ignoring Chu Tian's confused gaze, she put her palms on her neck and breathed heavily with a pale face.

No wonder that day, he said, he didn't need someone who would let go of his hand easily.

That day, she let go of his hand without hesitation and left him on the side of the road, waiting there alone for a long time.

It's hard to imagine how he felt on the roadside when she was looking around for someone who looked similar to Yan Lui in the mall.

According to what Chu Tian said, Chu Zhaoyang had actually never recovered. It's just that he knew how to restrain himself now, but it didn't mean that the trauma in his heart had healed.

Just the slightest resemblance to that time would still made him felt uncomfortable.

Gu Nian couldn't help but think of the scene that day. The crowds of people on the road were constantly passing by, but Chu Zhaoyang just stood there.

When she thought about it now, she felt unspeakably lonely and fragile.

At that time, she should not have let go of his hand.

After returning, she should hold his hand in time.

Actually, she was the bastard and he deserved to be angry with her.

Although she didn't know it, it was a mistake if it was wrong. This was a trivial matter to others, but it was very serious to Chu Zhaoyang. It reminded him of the darkest past and will plunge him into darkness again.

But even so, he still forgave her.

Even though he was so angry at the time, he still went to find her yesterday. It's just that the scene of her and Chi Yiheng together made him misunderstand.

That's why he went too far.

But in fact, he didn't hurt her. Even if he was angry again, he didn't hurt her.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know." Gu Nian couldn't help it. When she lowered her head, tears fell from her eyes, all dripping on the burgundy wooden table, and the tears gathered into a small pool.

If she knew, no matter what happened, she would never let go of his hand.

Even...even if Yan Lui really stood in front of them one day.

Chu Tian pinched out a tissue and gave it to Gu Nian: "I'm not saying this to make you cry. After all, you didn't know. Only our family and a few good friends of my brother know about what happened back then, and they usually keep silent about it. I won't mention it. I just want you to know that there is a reason for my brother's current temper. You must not ignore him just because of this."

Gu Nian was speechless, her throat seemed to be strangled by an invisible hand, and she could only shake her head.

"Actually, I also have selfish motives." Chu Tian said, "I also watched my brother go all the way. It was not easy. Our family didn't ask him to be as lively and without any psychological burden as he was before the accident. At least, he can live a little easier. Because he treated you specially and really likes you, I hope that you two can be together. Otherwise, I am worried that my brother may not feel this way about others anymore. We all hope that there will be someone who can love him, take care of him, tolerate him, change him, and lead him to truly come out."

Seeing that Gu Nian didn't speak, Chu Tian thought she was unhappy and quickly explained: "Of course, I'm not forcing you. If you don't like him, I won't force you to be together. I wish my brother well, but I don't want you unhappy either"

She felt that Gu Nian also had feelings for Chu Zhaoyang, so she came to say this to her.

Gu Nian shook her head and asked, "What exactly did he go through back then?"

"I don't know. Maybe she thought I was too young and those things were too cruel, so my mother didn't tell me. She just let me know what I told you. Don't blame my brother." Chu Tian said, "But at the beginning, the policeman who rescued my brother was Mo Jingsheng's father. I think Mo Jingsheng should know more than me. And when my brother had the accident, I was not born yet, but Mo Jingsheng already remembered it."

"Would you mind if I went to Mo Jingsheng to ask? If you mind, I won't ask." Gu Nian said, after all, this was a private matter about the Chu family.

It's not good for her to inquire as an outsider and expose others' wounds.

"I don't mind. Since I have told you about this, I hope you can understand more and be more tolerant of my brother." Chu Tian shook her head and said, "But apart from you and Mo Jingcheng who already know, don't tell anyone else."

Although, she felt that Gu Nian was not a talkative person, especially about such an important matter.

Just like when Gu Nian wanted to inquire with Mo Jingsheng, she had to ask for her permission first, so she knew that Gu Nian  know the weight of the matters.

But she still said to someone else and was even more puzzled as to why Gu Nian casually told Yan Chuwei about Chu Zhaoyang's injury.

"I won't tell anyone. In fact, even if you tell me not to, I won't do it. You told me about it because you trust me, but it doesn't mean that I can tell these to outsiders. If you want others to know, that's up to you to say, no matter whether the matter needs to be kept secret or not, I will not tell anyone."

Chu Tian was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "Then you didn't tell anyone about my brother's injury?"