She choked up, unable to speak anymore...
Upon listening to her, Aunt Zeng felt incredibly sorry for her. She immediately held her in her arms like she was her own child, gently stroking her back, "Good child, this is your brother Gong's fate. He sacrified his life to keep you safe. Because of that, you should live on. Don't let his intentions go to waste, let him rest peacefully knowing you're safe."
Shen Qingcong had always been extraordinarily resilient. During her early days in the military, apart from shedding tears during her initial training, she gritted her teeth and persevered through tough and exhausting drills, barely crying at all.
However, faced with Gong Cen's death, she really couldn't control her emotions.
Over the years, she had grown accustomed to his care, to seeking him out whenever she had problems, to confiding in him whenever she was hurt, to his endearing warmth...
But with his death, all these would disappear.
