"Later, they contacted Aunt Ziyu, who said she could help take care of me. My parents offered to pay Aunt Ziyu a portion of the money, but they didn't take it. It was Aunt Ziyu who gave Aunt Ziyu a raise so she could take care of an extra child. From then on, we have been together."

One school, one class, from childhood to adulthood, even if they were not assigned to the same class, Ziyu would negotiate with the school to transfer the two of them to the same class.

When they were in school, Ziyi was always taller than her, and they always sat at the desks in front and behind each other.

"Without Yiyi, even if my parents don't divorce, they will still quarrel all the time. I will live with a huge sense of guilt, as if my presence is a burden to the family."

Shen Zhiming suddenly sat up straight, looking at the people walking out of the community gate, watching her come back from outside with two bags of breakfast, and greet the neighbors she knew, tears overflowed again at this moment.

"I used to watch TV dramas where they always said that you should share her happiness twice as much. But the fact is, I can't do that. I can't be happy without Yiyi. We are not lovers, but she is a million times more important to me than a lover."

Fang Jinyao understood, but still refused.

Ziyi's death has become a pain in the hearts of countless people, especially since she left so early and so suddenly at the age of 35, the best age. The brilliance of her career had just begun to show, and she still had so much life to go. This is a regret for everyone.

"I understand." Fang Jinyao nodded, "I won't mention this matter again."

“Thank you, you are a very considerate person, thank you.” Shen Zhiming thanked him sincerely.

Her mother turned into the residential complex and gradually disappeared from her sight. She was only one step away from home, but she lost the courage to step into the house.

Fang Jinyao got off the car with Shen Zhiming and found that she was using her phone to call a taxi to the airport again.

"Don't you want to go back and take a look?"

"No?" Shen Zhiming hesitated. "It's hard for me to face the guilt my family feels. My parents... They always think that they introduced Cheng Xian to me, but I'm not happy. In fact, they are not wrong. It's just that they devoted all their thoughts and energy to the patients and not to me."

But when it comes to money, her parents have never been stingy and have no demands on her. When she graduated from college and rented a house to start a business, her parents gave her money as soon as they found out. They never said to her, "Going home and taking the civil service exam will provide you with more stability."

Since you enjoy this freedom and tolerance, you must be mentally prepared to be unsupervised and independent.

The more I understand, the more I feel sorry for Shen Zhiming. The desire to protect this person grows uncontrollably in my heart, but now is not the time.

Fang Jinyao suppressed her inner emotions and asked her softly, "You don't blame them, do you?"

Shen Zhiming hummed, and after a moment of silence, he smiled helplessly, "I understand. At least I have to tell them that I don't blame them. Also... I'm fine now. Want to come together? I saw my mom bought salty soy milk. Yiyi used to love it the most."

As a result, she also liked to drink it.

Fang Jinyao looked strange: "I'll drink the sweet one."

Shen Zhiming tutted softly, "Shouldn't Manager Fang follow my lead and say in surprise, 'So you drink salty drinks too?'"

Fang Jinyao: ...

"I can give it a try."

But at present, when it comes to the debate over whether soy milk should be sweet or salty, she will still firmly choose sweet soy milk.

There are many kinds of sweet soy milk in Jincheng, such as red date soy milk, black rice soy milk, five red and five black peanut soy milk, etc. She has never tasted salty soy milk in her life.

Before knocking on the door, Shen Zhiming turned around several times and took countless deep breaths, but his hand still stopped five centimeters away from the door.

The door was opened unexpectedly.

Shen Zhihui looked as if he couldn't believe it, rubbing his eyes again and again, "Ming...Mingming?"

"Dad, I'm back." Shen Zhiming went up and hugged his father, "Everything is fine."

"Okay," Shen Zhihui moved aside to let the two people in, "Slippers, oh yes, slippers."

He hurriedly took out two new pairs of slippers from the shoe cabinet, "Newly bought, cleaned."

It’s just that the other pair of slippers is a bit big, not Fang Jinyao’s size.

"Her mother, her mother, Mingming is back!" Shen Zhihui howled several times towards the inner room and called Xing Yiwen out.

After many years, the family of three reunited and hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Shen Zhiming finally lost the stiffness from not being home for too long and nestled in Xing Yiwen's arms. "I already said I don't blame you guys. Who can tell that scumbag man is a dog? Don't take it to heart. At least I've gained some experience, right?"

"Your mother is so angry that she rushes to his parents' house every day at dinner time to promote Cheng Xian. Now I heard that they have used all the connections they can find, but no one is willing to partner with that kid. Even if they find someone from outside the city, they dare not bring him back. If they bring him back, he will be a loser."

"You're still blaming me. Your dad beat up that guy's dad, and they both ended up in jail for the fight. They almost got punished."

The two parents talked about each other's glorious deeds, which made Shen Zhiming laugh. "How could you two do such a thing?"

No matter how you look at it, her parents seem to be gentlemen who are too concerned about their reputation. I never expected they could do this.

"Mingming, even though your dad and I are busy with work, we both love you. We arranged a blind date for you because we thought other families would worry about this and that, and we didn't want you to miss this experience." Xing Yiwen regretted it so much. He hadn't worried about raising a child for eight hundred years, but at the last moment, he showed his care. After much deliberation, he chose a fool.

"We've both always wanted to tell you that even if you want to stay single, or..." Xing Yiwen's eyes flickered over Fang Jinyao, who had been quiet the entire time, "or find a girlfriend like Yiyi, we support you."

Shen Zhiming knew at a glance that Xing Yiwen had misunderstood, but for some reason, she had no intention of explaining this misunderstanding.

The parties involved did not explain, and Fang Jinyao, who wanted to be misunderstood and was eager to be misunderstood, would not explain either. During her three days in Licheng, she enjoyed the treatment of a mother-in-law who became more and more satisfied with her son-in-law at the Shen family.

"Didn't you and dad return to work? Why have you been at home with us and cooking for us these days?" Shen Zhiming was very surprised.

"Your mother and I used to be so focused on work and our patients that we neglected you," Shen Zhihui said earnestly. "We've argued a lot over the past few years, but we've reflected on it. You're older now, and Yiyi... she can't come back for much of the year. As long as you come back, your mother and I will put our work aside to be with you. It's a good opportunity for you and Yaoyao to stay with us, too."

When Ziyi was mentioned, the atmosphere became quiet again for a while.

Xing Yiwen's eyes were red. "What a pity for Yiyi."