114 Brother and Sister Conversation
◎She is my girlfriend, so of course I am partial to her◎
The night was dark, the door to the hall was not closed, and the evening breeze blew, making it a little stuffy.
Qin Zhiyi ran downstairs and headed straight for the front desk on the first floor. She wiped away her tears with difficulty and sobbed as she said to the security guard on duty, "Hello, can I borrow your phone?"
No matter how angry she was, she was not so angry that she lost her mind. She ran out empty-handed, without any money or identification documents. If she ran around at this time, something might happen. By then, no one would help her and it would be too late to regret.
Thinking that I usually pass by the first floor and there are people on duty here 24 hours a day, I came here to seek help.
Her first reaction was to call her parents to complain and express her grievances, but now standing here with the wind blowing, her mind became much clearer.
It was getting late, and her parents had already gone to bed. Even if she called them, there would be no way to resolve the situation in a short time, and it would make them worry and anxious. Given her mother's temper, she might even rush over from Beijing overnight.
After thinking it over again and again, Qin Zhiyi gave up the idea and finally decided to call the assistant who had been with her during this period and ask them to drive over to pick her up and take her to the hotel to spend the night. She would then contact her parents tomorrow morning and ask them to arrange someone to send her back to Beijing.
She couldn't stay in this place anymore.
Thinking of the scenes that happened not long ago, Qin Zhiyi's nose felt sore and the tears that she had just held back began to flow again. Her brother was now clearly on Song Shixi's side, and she would be asking for humiliation if she continued to stay here.
"Miss, I don't understand what you are saying. Did something happen to you? Do you want me to call the police?"
The security guard had just started working and was assigned to the night shift because he didn't speak Mandarin very well. He didn't understand what Qin Zhiyi was sobbing just now, but when he saw that she was beautiful, wearing pajamas, and crying so sadly, he realized that something must have happened, so he immediately asked.
But Qin Zhiyi couldn't speak Cantonese. She listened to the security guard talking a lot, but she couldn't understand anything. She had to repeat her request twice, but the other party still looked confused. She felt even more aggrieved and her tears fell like pearls from a broken string.
"Miss, please stop crying and wipe your tears." The security guard frantically pulled out a pack of tissues from the drawer. Then, finally coming to his senses, he said, "Wait a moment. I'll call my colleagues and ask them to come over."
Qin Zhiyi was crying so hard that she almost fainted. She didn't bother to be polite with the security guard. She took the tissue and wiped her face. She took a deep breath and said in a clear voice, "Phone, phone, I want to make a call."
The security guard was waiting for the call to be connected. The noise on the line was so loud that he couldn't hear clearly for a moment and subconsciously asked, "What? Miss, what did you say?"
Qin Zhiyi was so anxious that she danced with joy, crying and pointing at the phone in the security guard's hand, "I need to make a call."
Qin Yue arrived at this moment. He stretched out his arm, put his arm around Qin Zhiyi's shoulders, and said to the equally anxious security guard in Cantonese, "Thank you. I'm her brother. Everything is fine now."
The security guard looked suspicious, but before he could ask, the call was connected. He was stunned when he saw the man who came later pulling the lady to a corner. The two of them didn't go far and were within his sight, so he didn't stop them for the time being and concentrated on asking his colleague to come over.
"Let me go, let me go!"
As soon as Qin Zhiyi saw Qin Yue, all the thorns on her body stood up. She struggled twice but still couldn't break free. Then a thin blanket was placed on her shoulders, completely covering most of her body.
"Zhiyi, let's talk."
Qin Yue sighed deeply, put his hands on Qin Zhiyi's shoulders, and spoke helplessly, as if he had lost all his strength.
It was the first time Qin Zhiyi had seen Qin Yue like this. She was stunned at first, then her eyes reddened uncontrollably as she choked out a sob, "What else is there to talk about? You've already told me to get out."
"When did I tell you to get out?" Qin Yue frowned.
"The meaning is almost the same anyway." Qin Zhiyi turned her head away, avoiding Qin Yue's burning gaze, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Qin Yue recalled the words that had told her to leave, and his forehead ached slightly. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the small tissue she was holding tightly in her hand, which was completely wet with tears and covered with wrinkles. Finally, he patted Qin Zhiyi's shoulder and softened his tone, "Brother apologizes to you. Even if you are angry, you shouldn't say such things."
She said nothing.
Qin Yue strode back, asked the security guard, picked up the pack of tissues, took out two sheets, walked back to help her wipe her tears, but she quickly snatched them away.
He stuffed the whole bag into her hands so that she could wipe her tears herself.
The two siblings were silent for a long time before Qin Yue slowly spoke to break the silence, "I know this incident has had a huge impact on you, but I still want to say that you don't need to be so excited, because this matter has nothing to do with you and your parents."
As soon as these words came out, Qin Zhiyi suddenly raised his head and looked at Qin Yue in disbelief.
The latter's expression remained unchanged, he looked at her steadily, without dodging, with a serious expression.
"Dating, even marriage, is just a matter between two people. We don't need anyone's consent to be together. She is my girlfriend now and will be my wife in the future. This will not change. I will only be with her in this life."
Qin Zhiyi didn't expect Qin Yue's attitude to be so firm, nor did she expect that he liked Song Shixi so much that he even considered getting married and even made a promise to be together for the rest of their lives. However, thinking of his previous conversation with his mother, she was not surprised.
Logically speaking, if she knew that her brother was so loyal and affectionate, she would feel happy and proud no matter what. But now when she thought that this person was Song Shixi, she felt complicated emotions and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Isn't what you and Mom care about most about what happened in the stairwell?"
Qin Yue narrowed his eyes, pretending not to notice Qin Zhiyi's obscure expression, and continued, "Not only do I know about this, but everyone knows about it. And up to now, everyone has been on your side."
"But why did you quarrel at that time? Others may not understand, but don't you understand, Zhiyi?"
Hearing this, Qin Zhiyi's eyelashes trembled, and she subconsciously began to explain, "I was doing this for her own good. She was like a madman at the time, seeing gay men everywhere, and she stopped studying. She just wanted to get married. No matter how I tried to persuade her, she wouldn't listen. Then, for some reason, she suddenly started to fight."
Then she was pushed down the stairs...
"But what you call doing it for her own good, is it what she wants?"
Qin Yue's tone was flat, but it choked Qin Zhiyi so much that she was speechless. She clenched her palms, and her fingertips left crescent-shaped red marks on them.
"Everyone in this world grows up in a different environment, so naturally their thoughts and pursuits are also different."
"We believe that striving for progress, completing education, pursuing a career, and leading an independent and brilliant life are the right paths in life. This is because most people around us live this way."
"But she grew up in the village, where many people around her struggled to make ends meet. It was common for girls to get married and raise children when they reached a certain age. Even though she had read a lot and had good grades, it couldn't change the environment around her."
"Not to mention, she lost her mother at a young age, and her father, who she depended on for support, also passed away shortly after she came of age. When she was brought to Beijing by our family, she was at her most vulnerable. Far away from her familiar surroundings, living under someone else's roof, even if she had enough to eat and drink, she would still be anxious. In such a situation, isn't it normal for her to want to find a good husband and have her own family?"
"Of course, perhaps many people will never understand this in their lifetime, including you, father, mother, and me."
Qin Yue sighed, "But no matter what, you should understand the principle of respecting others, right?"
After hearing his words, Qin Zhiyi's whole body became extremely stiff, and the fingertips on her knees kept scratching the fabric of the thin blanket, as if trying to make a hole in it.
"Imposing your own ideas on others is not good for others, it is selfish."
"She pushed you down the stairs, partly on purpose and partly by accident. I believe you saw it clearly."
"This incident happened a long time ago, and she has apologized and paid the corresponding price. I don't want to discuss the right and wrong of it any further."
"At first, I hated her for various reasons, but after getting to know her, I found that she was not what I had heard she was like. She had changed a lot, almost like a completely different person. I liked her this way."
"And you dare to say that during this period of time, you have not been shaken by her changes? Have you not developed the slightest affection for her?"
Qin Yue looked straight at Qin Zhiyi, as if he could easily see through her.
"I..." Qin Zhiyi pursed her lips, her chest heaving violently with her breathing, and her mind was in a mess.
"Zhi Yi, everyone is partial. She is my girlfriend, so I will naturally be partial to her. And you said a lot of inappropriate things to her tonight. I am very angry."
"Let's just talk about the matter. You owe her an apology."
After the words fell, the two siblings faced each other. Qin Zhiyi did not respond, and Qin Yue did not say anything either.
Only after she nodded slightly did he continue, "What happened tonight is something no one wants to see. Let's just pretend nothing happened."
"After you apologize, whether you want to stay here or return to Beijing, I have no objection. After all, I will never interfere in your affairs. Of course, putting myself in your shoes, I don't want you to interfere in mine either."
Qin Yue narrowed his eyes, his long eyelashes covering his pupils, making it impossible to see his expression.
"Wipe your face and let's go."
Now that she had calmed down a little, Qin Zhiyi felt her eyes were sore and astringent, burning with pain, and so was her throat. She wiped her face blankly, and couldn't help but raise her eyelids to look at Qin Yue in front of her, and the words he said kept floating through her mind.
She sniffed and called out softly, "Brother."
Qin Yue paused for two seconds, raised his hand and stroked the top of her head, "It's no use calling me brother, I only have your sister-in-law in my heart now."
“…”
Qin Zhiyi suddenly had nothing to say to him, and couldn't help but think of the person she had liked for so many years. Her eyes dimmed a little. How does the saying go? There is no harm without comparison.
【Author’s words】
Mr. Qin: Whoever has the wife will feel sorry for her.
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