Actually, until now, she dared not confirm whether he was still alive. However, the thought that she needed to see a corpse to confirm death stubbornly engraved itself in her heart.
No matter what Gu's father or mother said, she knew only one thing: without seeing her brother's dead body, she would never believe that was the outcome. She only remembered that Gu Sheng had told her in the last moment to wait for her to buy him some candy.
She didn't know whether it was sheer coincidence or something else, but that day she stayed at the hospital from which Gu Sheng had left and had not departed, and as a result, she saw the doctor who had previously interacted with Gu's mother.
That doctor, whom she recognized, was reportedly the local obstetrician who had delivered both her and Gu Sheng.
Hidden in a dark corner, small and unnoticed, she eavesdropped as the obstetrician and a woman spoke behind her back, mentioning 'the Gu family's son.'