I've always thought my mom was Squirtle since I was little.

"Where's my sister?" he asked as he approached the girl.

"I was just called out." The short-haired girl, who was on good terms with Jiang Nan, pointed out the window. "It was only for a minute..."

Before she could finish speaking, Chen Yunqi darted out.

On a sidewalk next to the hotel.

As night deepened, the gentle evening breeze failed to dispel the sweltering heat that had lasted all day, but it did stir the leaves of the maple trees lining the road, making a rustling sound from time to time.

The cicadas chirping loudly and irritatingly came from the trees.

Jiang Nan was in a cheerful mood. She walked lightly, with her hands behind her back, her right fingertips lightly tapping the air as if playing a piano, and she hummed the tune she was playing.

Upon seeing the face of the man holding the flowers, her expression gradually turned cold. She bit her lip, a hint of desolation flashing in her eyes.

He wasn't the person she was hoping for.

The more excited I was just now, the more sorrowful I am now.

When will my silly little brother finally come to his senses...?

The tears in the corners of her eyes shimmered gently under the streetlights, then vanished in an instant.

"How did you know I was here?" Jiang Nan asked coldly, looking at the boy in front of her with slightly curly hair and delicate features.

She met this person two or three years ago when she participated in a piano competition. Although they were the same age, they weren't even from the same school... This wasn't the first time he had confessed his feelings to her.

To be honest, she's really annoying. If it weren't for her age, she would have already taken action.

There are always some abnormal people who develop a strange possessiveness towards girls they're not even dating, and this person is one of them.

"I asked someone to inquire," the boy said, holding the flowers up to her again. "Now that we've both graduated, you can accept it, right?"

"My reason for rejecting you has never been that I haven't graduated yet, has it?" Jiang Nan tilted her head. "I've said before that I have someone I like."

"But I've liked you for three years."

“I’ve liked that person for many years.” Jiang Nan pondered for a moment, a barely perceptible smile appearing on her lips. “Much longer than you think.”

Jiang Nan wasn't in the mood to say anything more and was about to turn and leave when the person unexpectedly blocked her way again. The tall, thin figure stood in front of her, blocking the light from the streetlamp.

"You keep saying that, but where is he?" The boy's tone gradually became urgent. "You've never said who he is."

"Get out of the way."

Jiang Nan took a step to the side, but the boy continued to block her way, saying in a deep voice, "I didn't tell you to leave."

"If you don't give way, I'll be acting in self-defense."

She suppressed her anger and gave one last warning, continuing to move forward with a cold face, never before missing the days when she was still a child as much as she did now.

"etc!"

The boy reached out to grab her, but his hand was slapped away forcefully before he could grasp her arm.

Jiang Nan suddenly paused for a moment.

Because...it wasn't her who did it.