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In 1967, in an ordinary civilian home in Taipei, Taiwan Province, twin baby boys welcomed their new life. They are the musicians who became famous later - Bao Xiaobai and his younger brother Bao Xiaosong.
However, fate does not seem to favor this pair of children, who were born in a bustling city, but is full of trials.
Their mother, who was pregnant out of wedlock, sent them to a remote village to be raised by an elderly couple at an early age.
Despite the difficult living environment, the elderly couple's meticulous care and education have allowed them to hone their tenacity and perseverance in the difficult years.
In the rural village, the lively and active brothers always play from early morning to dusk, riding their bicycles around the village, their laughter and laughter echoing in the vast fields.
Although life in the countryside is simple and unpretentious, it gives them a vast world of freedom to express their nature.
Over time, they gradually showed a unique talent for music. As they grew older, their hands and feet became more and more flexible, not only did they often organize grass stage troupes to perform in the village, but also frequently sang in the taverns in the countryside, bringing short-term joy and comfort to the villagers.
Every time they perform on stage, they go all out, hoping to win more applause, and this ardent pursuit and unremitting efforts for applause are destined to their firm determination and perseverance on the road of music in the future.
Fate will always inadvertently provide ordinary people with a chance to change the trajectory of their lives. In 1986, Bao Xiaobai and Bao Xiaosong, who were only 19 years old, were favored by the well-known record company scouts with their excellent appearance and excellent singing talents, and were able to return to their hometown of Taipei, and formed the "Gemini" band, officially entering the music scene.
Since then, they have embarked on a long and arduous journey to pursue their dreams. The budding Gemini didn't have a stable venue, and they relied on a beat-up bicycle and a simple suitcase to get between small towns across Taiwan.
Whenever they arrived, they sang in a small local bar, bringing joy and solace to the audience with well-known classics, and despite their poverty, their love for music was never diminished by the simplicity of the environment.
When Mr. Bao Xiaobai was in the middle of his music career, his beloved wife gave birth to a baby daughter who was as beautiful as an angel. They named this one-of-a-kind child Tolerance.
Since its inception, Inclusion has demonstrated extraordinary intellectual talent, always ranking at the top of its academic ranks and achieving excellence.
What is even more proud is that Tolerance is obviously like her father Bao Xiaobai, inheriting the musical talent of her ancestors. She has had a deep affection for dance since she was a child, and every moment of dance is full of elegance and agility.
As the only seedling in the family, tolerance has naturally become the focus of Mr. Bao Xiaobai's endless care. He did his best to provide his daughter with a superior material environment, and he wholeheartedly trusted and guarded this treasure in the family.
The relationship between father and daughter is so deep that there is nothing to talk about. Whenever Mr. Bao Xiaobai gains new inspiration and creativity in his work, he will always share it with Inclusion first. On the contrary, no matter what kind of trouble Tolerance encounters, she will not hesitate to ask Mr. Bao Xiaobai for help.
However, who would have thought that such a close bond between this father and daughter would be ruthlessly struck by fate. When she was only in her early 20s, she began to experience a series of abnormal physical conditions, such as sudden weight loss, loss of appetite, and so on.
At first, the family didn't pay enough attention to it, just thinking that these were ordinary small problems. However, as time went on, Tolerance's condition worsened. After a rigorous medical examination and diagnosis, doctors finally determined that she was suffering from an extremely rare blood disorder.
This sudden bad news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, and Mr. Bao Xiaobai's world collapsed in an instant. Since then, the focus of the life of this otherwise happy family has completely shifted to the inclusive illness.
Mr. Bao Xiaobai resolutely gave up all work arrangements and devoted himself to taking care of his daughter's hospital bedside. He served tea and water to his daughter, fed her and changed clothes, and cared for her in every detail.
According to the doctor's diagnosis, the only effective treatment for the disease is a bone marrow transplant. However, due to the huge individual differences in the human body, the process of finding the right match can be challenging.
As the biological father of his daughter, although the success rate is only half, Mr. Bao Xiaobai still firmly chooses to try. He even did not hesitate to sell his property just to be able to bear his daughter's high medical expenses.
The process of surgery was undoubtedly a difficult and painful test, but Bao Xiaobai survived with perseverance and never gave up easily. After a long year of waiting, the transplant was carried out gradually, but unfortunately it failed due to the inevitable rejection.
Back to a late night in December 2021, the 22-year-old Rong passed away quietly. Early that morning, grief flooded Bao Xiaobai's heart like a flood of beasts, and he was heartbroken, desperately clinging to his daughter's cold corpse, willing to sacrifice his own life to save his daughter's life.
In the field of music, in addition to Bao Xiaobai, the famous singer Tengger has also experienced the same heartbreaking pain of losing his daughter. Born into a poetic steppe Mongolian family, Tengger grew up living carefree in the vast steppes.
In this land with a wide field of vision, he sang those ancient and melodious ballads day after day, singing high-pitched and passionate, showing extraordinary musical talent.
In order to pursue his musical dream, Tengger left his hometown and his life fell into a difficult situation for a while. He relied on odd jobs to make ends meet, but his love for music remained the same.
After unremitting efforts, he finally became famous in 2003 with the classic "Paradise", and his career has been brilliant ever since. In the same year, he met Zhula and eventually entered the palace of marriage.
The warm and harmonious life of a family of three made Tengger feel the sweetness of happiness again.
However, fate played a trick on them, and the following year they welcomed a new member to their family, a boy, who was supposed to be a celebratory event, but was told by doctors that their newborn daughter, Gagir, had a serious congenital disease.
This cruel fact was like a bolt from the blue, which hit Tengger hard, and he did not hesitate to quit the entertainment industry and take care of his daughter wholeheartedly. He waited by Gagiel's bedside day and night, feeding her, telling stories, and singing with his own hands, caring for her as if she were a jewel in his palm.
However, fate failed to favor them after all, and after three years of perseverance and hard work, the six-year-old Gagir still left this world. Tengger was completely devastated, he could not face this cruel reality, and he lost his soul all night long, his pillow soaked with tears, and even his black hair turned white overnight.
The endless pain caused by the loss of his daughter left the brave steppe hero in a state of confusion, and he blamed himself deeply, and every time he heard the emotional and touching grassland folk song "Song of Sending Relatives", tears rolled down his cheeks uncontrollably.
In those grief-stricken days, Bao Xiaobai's music career was in full swing. As the Music Director of Warner Records, he has created a number of dazzling stars with his outstanding aesthetic vision and deep professionalism to tailor unique and extraordinary musical styles for many talented singers.
From Chen Xiaochun's ruffian image, to Stefanie Sun's fresh and natural folk style, to the wonderful performance of many contestants in the talent show, Bao Xiaobai has always used superb musical skills to depict the most unique personal style for them.
His rigorous, harsh, sharp and accurate evaluation has enabled countless young people with musical dreams to emerge and shine on the stage.
At that time, Bao Xiaobai was undoubtedly the most influential music helmsman in the entertainment industry, and his love and dedication to music were like a vast ocean. However, in the years when his career climbed to the peak, Bao Xiaobai's family life hid endless troubles and pains.
After the birth of tolerance, this smart and excellent daughter became the only treasure in Bao Xiaobai's heart. Whenever he is busy with work, Rong Rong will always wait quietly at home, his big bright and clear eyes shining with expectation.
Once he is free, Bao Xiaobai will pick up his beloved guitar and sing those popular folk songs for his daughter affectionately, and Tolerance always applauds warmly, and his eyes are full of admiration for his father.
Sometimes, Bao Xiaobai will also take his daughter out to play. In the lap of nature, he would patiently teach Tolerance to learn beautiful dance moves, or teach her how to gracefully steer a horse and bend a bow and shoot an arrow.
The relationship between the father and daughter is extremely deep and they have nothing to talk about. No matter what kind of trouble she encounters, she will not hesitate to confide in her father. In contrast, the wife, who is a mother, is a little distant, devoting most of her time to her career and rarely participating in family affairs.
This warm and happy life came to an abrupt end until he was only 20 years old. Since then, a painful nightmare has gripped the family. Tolerance's physical condition deteriorated day by day, and he began to experience symptoms such as abnormal drastic weight loss and loss of appetite.
At first, the family did not pay much attention to this, but as the condition worsened, after careful medical examination and diagnosis, the doctor regretfully informed them that Rong Rong had unfortunately suffered from an extremely rare blood disease.
This news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, causing Bao Xiaobai's world to collapse instantly. Since then, the trajectory of the family's life has changed dramatically due to this sudden illness.
Bao Xiaobai did not hesitate to give up all the work at hand, and waited wholeheartedly by his daughter's bedside to give meticulous care. He began to run around looking for any possible treatment, even selling his property to pay for his daughter's high medical bills.
After Tole's death, Bao Xiaobai fell into unprecedented despair and pain. After his daughter's funeral, the middle-aged man seemed to have lost the courage and motivation to survive, and he stayed closed for a whole month, refusing all work and social activities, and only immersed himself in grief in solitude every day, numbing himself with alcohol.
The once lively, lovely, and intelligent daughter now only leaves a handful of ashes, and this cruel reality makes Bao Xiaobai painful and unbearable. He began to yearn for some way to "resurrect" his daughter, even if it was an illusory image.
In memory of his beloved daughter, he decided to make a necklace with the ashes of Inclusion and wear it on his chest at all times, as if his daughter was always snuggled in her father's arms.
Every two weeks, Bao Xiaobai would go to the cemetery and sit quietly in front of his daughter's tombstone for a whole day, pouring out his inner grief to the cold tombstone. There, he will recall the short but colorful life of tolerance, from the moment she fell to the ground, to the bits and pieces of the past in the process of growing up, all heartbreaking.
Whenever night falls, he will always flip through the inclusive photo album, looking at her innocent smile, tears will come out of his eyes.
In order to calm the extreme longing for his beloved daughter, Bao Xiaobai even devoted himself to the research field of esoteric artificial intelligence technology, hoping to use the magical power of virtual images to "reborn" his deceased beloved daughter.
However, despite his best efforts, the pain caused by the inclusive departure still cannot be easily healed.
He began to grow his daughter-like hair, as if that would bring him closer to her aura and presence. Every day and night, Bao Xiaobai fell into endless pain and deep self-blame, unable to extricate himself.
The inner torment not only destroyed Bao Xiaobai's spiritual pillar, but also made him lose all interest in everything in the outside world. The judge, who used to be known for his sharpness and professionalism in talent shows, has now lost all enthusiasm for music.
He had a vision of a grand wedding for his daughter and a happy one, but now that dream will never come true. Bao Xiaobai said frankly that life has long lost its original value and meaning for him, and the death of his daughter has made his world bleak.