She doesn't believe that. Doesn't believe that their father wouldn't be proud of Cheng. Yes, there were probably things that her baby brother wasn't proud of but he'd ran the Jiang Sect. He'd led their people and took care of them. Their father would be proud of him for that. She couldn't say much for their mother, she was a hard woman to please.
Hearing Cheng mention how he was numb and that he didn't care broke her heart. "You will always be important, if not to him than to me." That? She wants her baby brother to know and hear. He would always be important to her. Cheng and Wuxian were two boys that she practically raised herself. So, this? It hurts on a level she never truly thought possible.
Was this really Wuxian's next life? Cheng had mentioned that their brother had wanted to try and be brothers again. How was this doing that? However, she knows that it doesn't fall on her baby brother. He can't hold the world on his shoulders. It wasn't his job to do anymore. Here? He was just Jiang Wanyin, her baby brother. He wasn't a sect leader. Wasn't a warrior. He was just... him.
"I don't know what I can do to help, A-Cheng, but know that you always have me. No matter what happens. No matter what decisions you make, you have me. I will always care for you and love you. You're my baby brother."
She gives his hands a firm squeeze," I want you happy and safe. I have always wanted you happy and safe." Those eyes look toward him and she takes a deep breath before letting it out," If that means you have to let go of A-Xian then that's what you need to do. Even more so if it means you get to be happy. To have the support that you need. Just remember that I am always here. I will always be in your corner."
Even family, unfortunately, could be toxic. Their mother was at times and their father was no better with some of the things he allowed their mother to get away with.
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Hearing Cheng mention how he was numb and that he didn't care broke her heart. "You will always be important, if not to him than to me." That? She wants her baby brother to know and hear. He would always be important to her. Cheng and Wuxian were two boys that she practically raised herself. So, this? It hurts on a level she never truly thought possible.
Was this really Wuxian's next life? Cheng had mentioned that their brother had wanted to try and be brothers again. How was this doing that? However, she knows that it doesn't fall on her baby brother. He can't hold the world on his shoulders. It wasn't his job to do anymore. Here? He was just Jiang Wanyin, her baby brother. He wasn't a sect leader. Wasn't a warrior. He was just... him.
"I don't know what I can do to help, A-Cheng, but know that you always have me. No matter what happens. No matter what decisions you make, you have me. I will always care for you and love you. You're my baby brother."
She gives his hands a firm squeeze," I want you happy and safe. I have always wanted you happy and safe." Those eyes look toward him and she takes a deep breath before letting it out," If that means you have to let go of A-Xian then that's what you need to do. Even more so if it means you get to be happy. To have the support that you need. Just remember that I am always here. I will always be in your corner."
Even family, unfortunately, could be toxic. Their mother was at times and their father was no better with some of the things he allowed their mother to get away with.