"Yes. I'm sure I'll still grow taller."

Her scumbag father, Lin Shusheng, is not short, and Chen Shi is tall, so logically she shouldn't be short; it's just that the time hasn't come yet.

In the past month, she has clearly felt that she has grown taller, and the sleeves of her dresses have become shorter.

"Yes, you're all grown up now. Your parents will need to take care of you from now on."

Xiao Qi paused for a moment, then patted Lin Yuesha's head.

Let her take care of it? Lin Yuesha's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild. What her stepbrother said sounded a bit like giving his last words.

"Brother, our family depends on you. I'm just a woman, I can't do it."

Lin Yuesha shook her head. The burden on her shoulders was too heavy for her to handle alone, while her brother was the pillar of the family.

"Even so, my elder brother is willing but unable to do so."

Xiao Qi stood with his hands behind his back, gazing out the window with a forlorn expression.

Look at what she's saying, she's lost all will to live. Xiao Qi wasn't like this before. Before the imperial examination, he kept saying he would be her support. It's just that he didn't pass the exam, but he shouldn't be like this, having suicidal thoughts.

"Big brother, you've disappointed me so much!"

Lin Yuesha was heartbroken. It was not easy for the whole family to be together and live in harmony. Her father was seriously ill, but no one in the family gave up on him. They traveled from the north to the capital, overcoming many difficulties along the way.

Having no house in the capital, they stayed at the Zhuang family's home. Now, they have their own residence, yet the stepbrother speaks such discouraging words.

Lin Yuesha raised her hand and slapped Xiao Qi twice, left and right, and roared, "Big brother, please wake up!"

Xiao Qi: ...