Rebirth of Brotherly Love

Chapter 55

Hearing An Ze thank him, An Luo felt awkward. He was actually unsure why he was so anxious to get to the hospital. It was like a voice in his heart telling him he had to rush over. What he did last night was only a result of heartache and loyalty towards An Ze. Especially when he had silently cried while hugging him, his heart had softened and almost melted...

"No need to thank me." An Luo quickly changed the subject, "What do you plan to do next?"

An Ze was silent, then said, "Grandpa cannot know about this or his heart will be unable to take it and might..."

Talking about the old man An Guang Yao, An Luo couldn't help feeling uncomfortable. Besides his heart disease, he had always felt guilty towards his daughter An Zhi and second son An Yu Qiu. If he found out that his remaining son and daughter-in-law had perished together in a car accident, he would be in so much grief that a heart attack could occur.

An Luo was naturally supportive of An Ze's intention to keep Grandpa in the dark.

An Ze continued, "I will informed An Yan and An Mo to come back for the funeral. The funeral need not be too extravagant and not too many relatives and friends need to be invited. Just us brothers and the Zhou family uncle and cousins need to visit the grave for some prayers. As for Grandpa, just tell him...that Mom and Dad are abroad.

An Luo nodded, "Okay, it's better this way."

An Ze turned off the computer and stood up, "I'll call to inform An Yan and An Mo now. In a while, I'll need to visit the hospital again." Pausing, he looked towards An Luo, "You can go home and rest. This matter has nothing to do with you so there's no need for you to handle it."

An Luo was silent for a while, then said, "I'm still your brother in name and not showing up at this time will look suspicious instead. I should go with you to the hospital."

An Ze frowned and thought for a moment, "Okay then. I have to trouble you."

"...it's okay."

Knowing that his counterpart was not his brother, An Ze's tone became polite and unfamiliar. An Luo was not accustomed to this tone, and suddenly realized that what he liked the most, was when An Ze looked into his eyes and earnestly called him "Gege".

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About ten in the morning, An Luo and An Ze arrived at the hospital together. They met with An Mo and An Yan who had rushed over. They both went to the morgue to look at the bodies, then in the corridor, An Yan hugged An Luo and started crying loudly. Compared to An Ze's silent crying, An Yan was crying very pitifully and hearing his sobs, An Luo could only pat his head helplessly and console him softly, "Don't cry..."

Hearing this, An Yan cried even more. An Mo's eyes were also red and he was secretly wiping his tears away.

At that moment, An Ze's expression was serene, silently handing out pieces of tissue paper to An Yan and An Mo. He had already cried, completely draining the sadness in his heart last night. His vulnerable side had likely only ever been seen by An Luo.

Next was the cremation, then choice of cemetery and lastly, holding of the funeral.

The An brothers were very busy arranging the funeral matters, and at the same time, had to think of every possible way to hide the truth from Grandpa. Everyone was physically and mentally exhausted. Over the next few days, An Ze was significantly thinner and even had stubble on his chin. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked extremely tired. An Luo was unable to bear it and gave An Ze some sleeping pills to let him get some rest.

It was funny thinking about it. Previously when An Luo was having sleepless nights, An Ze thoughtfully fed him his medicine. Now, it was An Luo's turn to look after An Ze. An Luo seldom bothered to care for or look after anyone, so he was a bit clumsy while carrying out these matters. It was good that An Ze's focus was on his parents' funeral and he didn't notice.