Yes, they are family.

A flicker of surprise crossed Wei Xunzhou’s eyes.

Just as he was about to speak, the sharp clatter of chopsticks striking the floor came from behind him.

“How many times do I have to tell you, Master Xie? I’m allergic to lamb! The one who loves lamb is your first love! I’ve been married to you for over twenty years, and I’ve told you this so many times, yet you never remember it. But you remember your first love’s tastes so clearly—what exactly do you mean by that?”

The middle-aged woman’s husband beside her also darkened with anger and snapped in a low voice, “Enough! Why are you making a scene out here? Sit down and eat properly!”

“Eat? What is there to eat? I’m not eating!” The woman grew even angrier. With a crash, she overturned the entire table. Scalding broth and charcoal instantly poured out, splashing everywhere.

“Yuntang!”

Seeing the broth and charcoal surge toward Li Yuntang, Wei Xunzhou and Wei Ming reacted swiftly, shielding her in their arms.

Across the table, Xia Mengge also hurriedly covered her face with her hands and ducked back.

The next moment, she saw the boiling broth and charcoal splash straight onto the backs of the father and son.

The instant it touched their skin, the smell of burning flesh spread at once.

“Run!”

The restaurant fell into chaos in an instant. People fled in all directions, frantically brushing the charcoal off their bodies.

Amid the confusion, Wei Xunzhou and his son ignored their own injuries and quickly pulled Li Yuntang aside to examine her carefully.

When Li Yuntang saw the father and son’s backs, mangled and bloodied, her eyes reddened at once. “Your injuries...”

Wei Ming was clearly in pain, his face as white as paper, yet he still straightened his back, pounded his chest, and said, “It doesn’t hurt, Aunt Yuntang. I’m a real man; this little injury is nothing. As long as you’re all right, that’s enough!”

Beside him, Wei Xunzhou also had a pale face as he comforted her, saying he was fine as well.

Hearing this, Li Yuntang only grew more remorseful. “It’s all my fault. If it weren’t for protecting me, you wouldn’t have been hurt this badly. What should we do? Will it leave scars...”

Yet, for the first time, Wei Xunzhou’s thoughts were not on Li Yuntang. He suddenly turned and looked toward Xia Mengge.

Compared with Li Yuntang’s anxiety, Xia Mengge stood there quietly, motionless.

Something was wrong. That thought suddenly flashed through Wei Xunzhou’s mind.

In the past, whenever he had been hurt for Li Yuntang, Xia Mengge would always panic and carefully tend to his wounds.

Once, she had even burst into tears, asking whether he had ever considered her and the child’s feelings when he did those things.

Looking at her tears, for some reason his heart had suddenly lurched.

Though his tone remained icy, he had done something unprecedented and promised her he would never do it again.

And yet now, with injuries this severe, he had received not even the slightest reaction from Xia Mengge.

After they got to the hospital, the nurse exclaimed in alarm when she saw the father and son’s injuries and reached out to take them for treatment. But Wei Ming shoved the nurse away and grabbed Li Yuntang’s hand anxiously. “Don’t worry about me for now. Aunt Yuntang was frightened just now. Please check on her first!”

Wei Xunzhou was the more seriously injured of the two, but he also chose to have Li Yuntang examined first.

On the other side, the nurse who was examining Xia Mengge could not help sighing at the sight.

“They must be a family of three. They really are so close.”

Xia Mengge paused with the cotton swab in her hand, then smiled faintly. Afterward, she echoed, “Yes, they are family.”