"Yes ! You , young man.", Xi Yuan nodded before he pointed his chin towards the kitchen ,"Bring a beer can for me from the fridge. This is going to be a long night."

Xi Wei nodded his head and came back with beer. He grabbed a seat for himself on the couch opposite to Xi Yuan after passing the drink to the man. As he observed the fatigue across his brother's face , the man realized how much of a trouble he and Rong Xiao had caused for them. Xi Yuan had recovered from his injuries not too long ago and he was already bothering him. Similarly , Rong Xinghe already had so much on her plate , including military and her family. And now she had one more thing to worry about. With so much going on in their families , they were thinking about their relationship. Could they both be anymore immature ?

"When did you both started dating ?", Xi Yuan asked as he opened the can.

Xi Wei looked down at the floor as he replied in a guilt-stricken tone ,"Actually , bro... we started dating when you were in coma. I... just..."

"Go on , Wei.", said Xi Yuan assertively. 

"I am really sorry , bro. It was just that your health was breaking me with every passing day. And seeing Sister-in-law and bro Fang work endlessly everyday was even more disturbing for me. The possibility of loosing you scared me , brother. I just didn't knew how to deal with it. So one day , I was so tired of all of this that I..."

"Wei ? What did you do ?", the man frowned as the possibility came to his mind. 

"I... I gulped down four sleeping pills altogether.", Xi Wei broke down and knelt in front of his brother. He held onto Xi Yaun's hand and looked at him desperately. 

For Xi Yuan , this was completely unexpected. No matter how much he and Xi Fang teased Xi Wei , they were still brothers and he loved him. Ever since they were children , he had taken care of the Xi trio himself. So obviously , loosing any of them was no different than loosing his own children. 

"Just because I wasn't responding , you decided to commit suicide ?!", Xi Yuan yelled at the man as he clenched his jaws and tried his best to contain his fury ,"What the hell were you even thinking Wei !? How can my brothers be so weak ? And how exactly did you survived through that ?"

As he faced Xi Yuan's rage , Xi Wei had no courage to look him into the eyes. This reaction was completely normal , coming from him. After all , Xi Yuan was the first person , who had held his fingers and helped him walk. How could he not be dissapointed with what he had done ?

"Xiao visited my appartment coincidentially that day. Being a skilled medico , it wasn't difficult for her to treat me. That was how we started bonding and knowing each other.", the man explained.

After roughly two minutes of silence , Xi Yuan took a deep breath and turned back to his calm self ,"If I would have committed suicide , when grandfather and grandma were killed in front of my eyes , imagine what would have happened. Wasn't our grandparents' death a good enough reason for me to slit my wrist ? Tell me , Wei.

"If Xinghe would've committed suicide after her family pushed her down a running train , what would've happened ? Have you ever imagined that ? What would've happened to all those thousands of children , she is raising in her NGO today ? What would have happened to her brothers and Xiao ?

"Life is all about fighting Wei. And it is never meant to be smooth. Life is always rough. You say that I and Xinghe are your inspiration , but have you ever seen us accepting defeat ? We could've also simply ran away from all those challenges , like what you did. But we decided against that. We knew ourselves and we believed in ourselves. Strengthening a falling business empire was never easy , Wei. And neither was empowering millions of life , for Xinghe. 

"Suicide is never an option. Quitting is never a choice. Do you get that ?"

Xi Yuan's tone were indifferent , but there were traces of obvious concern hidden inside it. And Xi Wei could clearly feel it. So he just nodded his head in understanding. His brother was right , after all. He had been provided with a comfortable life in a silver platter since he was born. But unlike him , Xi Yuan had seen all the ups and downs of life from an innocent age of 15. He had witnessed the death of their grandparents. He had faced a lot of rejections during his initial days , because of his age. And still , he never gave up. Similarly , his sister-in-law had cried endlessly for who knows how long. She was unable to walk on her own feet for one entire year. Yet , she fought. Akin to a tigress , like a warrior. She was a woman who looked at challenges dead in the eye and gave them a wink with a smirk. With such fighters backing him up , how did he even dared to weaken up ? The brother of Xi Yuan never had the right to do that.

"Sorry brother.", said Xi Wei weakly.

"Its fine. You are fine now , at least.", Xi Yuan sighed ,"So you like her since then. You do realize that she is one year older than you , don't you ?"

"Bro..."

"Wei , you know I am not narrow-minded. But society is. How will you face them ? How will you deal with media ? You hail from the Xi family , so your actions and decisions are bound to attract attention. And what do you..."

"Brother-in-law ! I am here !", at this time , Rong Xiao came running inside the living room with the speed of light and stumbled over a coffee table as she fell down. The girl hit her against the bottom of the couch and screamed in pain involuntarily.

"Are you fine , my Juliet ?!", Xi Wei asked worriedly , as he rushed towards her and started rubbing the girl's forehead.

"I am fine , my Romeo.", Rong Xiao mumbled involuntarily.

Xi Yuan : "..."

What the holy hell ?!