Xu Tingchuan was naturally pleased with her throwing herself into his arms, so he held her close and coaxed her, taking advantage of her quite a bit.

After recovering from her guilt, Ni Sitian blinked her big eyes and looked at him with a hint of expectation, "You really remember me? You're not lying to me?"

"Yes, I'm not lying to you." When Xu Tingchuan saw her come out of his arms, his arm was suddenly empty again, so he pulled her back, wrapped his arms around her from behind, let her lean against his chest, and held her hand.

Such intimacy made Ni Sitian instinctively pull away, but he was her Cotton Candy Brother, the first person in her memory to be kind to her.

After giving birth to her, her mother didn't actually like her that much. Perhaps she resented her for not being able to keep her husband's heart for her.

It's just that children are naturally drawn to their mothers, which is why she was so preoccupied with her at that time.

Cotton Candy Brother was genuinely good to her. Although he wasn't gentle and didn't know how to coax her, he took her out for delicious food. It was the first time she had ever eaten McDonald's; she had only ever seen He Cuiyun bring it to Ni Ziqi before.

He didn't talk much, but when he saw that she had bread crumbs stuck to her mouth, he wiped them off for her. Although he looked impatient, his movements were very gentle.

Children are naturally able to sense kindness or hostility, so even when he had a cold expression, she wasn't afraid at all; instead, she nestled against him dependently. His shoulders weren't as broad as they are now then, but she felt very secure.

"You're the one who lied to me." Xu Tingchuan flicked her nose, then suddenly remembered and said, "Didn't you tell me your name was Shishi?"

"It's not Shishi, it's Sisi." Ni Sitian glared at him. At that time, she was losing her baby teeth, so her speech was a little lisp and her pronunciation was definitely not standard.

"Fine, then it's Sisi. You told me that besides your mother, only I can call you that, but why do I hear Qin Mubei call you that too? You didn't keep your promise." Xu Tingchuan narrowed his eyes. He had been unhappy for a long time when he heard Qin Mubei call her that so intimately.

"Um," Ni Sitian lowered her head guiltily, then couldn't help but secretly glance at his expression before cautiously asking, "You know Qin Mubei?"

"Not only do you know, you know in great detail. You told me yourself back then." Xu Tingchuan thought back to when she was seventeen and still dating Qin Mubei. That day, when she woke up, she asked Qin Mubei why he hadn't come to see her.

He frowned slightly: "What are you feeling guilty about? You should have feelings for him by now?"

"No, no." Ni Sitian quickly waved her hand to deny it, and said seriously, "I ran into him with Zhi Lan this afternoon. He seemed very unfamiliar to me, and I almost didn't recognize him."

Time seems to have been a cruel mistress on Qin Mubei; whenever she sees him, she feels grateful for the right decision she made back then.

"Really?" Xu Tingchuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Really, really." Ni Sitian opened her eyes wide, as if she were making a vow.

"Even so, what about Sisi? You agreed to that, right?"

“Uh…” Ni Sitian thought to herself, “This man is so stingy.” She had only agreed to let Qin Mubei call her Sisi because of him.

Looking back now, I realize that her blind infatuation with Qin Mubei was partly due to him.

Because of him, she liked boys whose smiles were like the rising sun.