The girl blushed and her eyes darted away.
"Hmph, who would bring you an umbrella out of their own pocket? I... I was just passing by and happened to stop by to see Uncle Qi."
The girl said no, but her actions betrayed her true thoughts.
After all, who carries two umbrellas when going out on a rainy day?
Su Chen took the umbrella and looked at the girl in front of him with a touch of doting affection.
"I can't believe that my Xiaoyu has grown so tall and beautiful in just one year."
The girl in front of Su Chen is named Su Xiaoyu.
He was his playmate when he was in the orphanage.
The reason the two people share the surname Su is that neither of them had any identification information when they went missing.
Later, he took the surname of the director of the welfare home, and his name was also given by the director.
Su Xiaoyu was three years younger than him. When she first came to the orphanage, she was short and very thin, making her easy to be bullied by other children.
Once, Su Xiaoyu was made to cry by a boy.
After seeing this, Su Chen gave the person who bullied her a good beating.
From then on, Su Xiaoyu became his shadow.
Su Chen also treats her like his own younger sister.
Later, the orphanage closed down, and Su Xiaoyu was adopted by a family.
Su Chen chose to live with Qi Fang.
The two of them had far fewer opportunities to meet.
...
Hearing Su Chen's praise, Su Xiaoyu raised her head, her eyes revealing a hint of pride. "Hmph, of course, I am naturally beautiful."
Then, Su Xiaoyu carefully examined Su Chen.
In her eyes, Su Chen seemed to have changed no more.
Despite his handsome face, he was still quite thin.
Even the clothes she was wearing were the same ones she knew well, only more worn out.
This made Su Xiaoyu frown slightly.
"How have you been living with the Fang family all these years?"
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