Chapter 104
After passing through the farmers' market and going around a small alley, Chen Zhiyi entered an old residential area behind the market.
The moon was high in the sky, and the night was warm and gentle. By the moonlight, I could clearly see the old houses in the community. The walls were covered with mottled marks and ivy. The shade of the trees hid the buildings layer by layer, and I could vaguely see the lights of thousands of homes peeking through the gaps.
The journey was quiet; any sound made would be amplified.
Qin Wei knew someone was following him, and he believed his sister could sense it too, and guessed that the two knew each other. After all, this car had arrived with Han Ming's car, and although it hadn't entered the shop, it had been looking in the direction of the shop ever since it appeared.
He couldn't help but ask, "Sister, are the people following us your friends?"
Lin Ting did not answer directly, only saying, "You don't need to worry about children so much."
"Oh." Qin Wei wasn't really stupid; adults usually say things they don't want children to know.
The two entered a house, but the downstairs door had a password, so Chen Zhiyi couldn't get in.
Of course, he could have gone in with them if he had been a step ahead, but he didn't, which was very disrespectful.
He stood in front of the building, and soon the lights came on in the middle of the three-story house, revealing two figures through the window.
He sat quietly by the flowerbed downstairs, looking up at the window, gazing at the person he longed for day and night, even if it was just a blurry shadow.
Not long after, the downstairs door opened, and the boy who had followed Lin Ting into the building was there, carrying a trash bag, but his eyes were fixed on Chen Zhiyi, clearly indicating that he had come to see him.
Chen Zhiyi immediately stood up and looked at the boy in front of her. It wasn't daytime, so her face wasn't very clear, but her overall features had an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
He has a clean and neat appearance, and looks to be only about twenty years old, but when he speaks, he has a very youthful voice, which is quite incongruous.
"I know you. You've been watching our shop all afternoon, and you were just following us. Do you know my sister?"
"Sister?" Chen Zhiyi suddenly realized, his voice filled with surprise, "You're Qin Wei?"
Qin Wei nodded, looking at the surprised expression on the man's face, he was even more puzzled. Was it strange that I was Qin Wei? Everyone around knew me, and he couldn't understand it.
After the initial surprise, Chen Zhiyi felt even more heartache.
Three years ago, Qin Qiang's attempt to blackmail Chen Tiansheng failed. Instead, Chen Tiansheng handed over the evidence to the Discipline Inspection Commission and demanded a thorough investigation. This led to the gradual unraveling of the case and the downfall of the Xie family.
After regaining consciousness following the car accident, Chen Zhiyi went to find out about Qin Qiang's current situation. He originally wanted to find out from Qin Qiang where Lin Ting was, but he learned that Qin Qiang had been sentenced to prison and refused any visits. He also found out that Xie Yuling's father had also been sentenced to prison. Xie's mother could not bear the shock and died suddenly, while Xie Yuling was admitted to a sanatorium due to a relapse of her mental illness. Only Qin Wei was missing. It turned out that Lin Ting had adopted him.
What a sincere and kind heart it must be to put aside hatred and adopt and care for the son of one's enemy.
Qin Wei walked to the trash can next to Chen Zhiyi, threw the trash bag in, and then glared at him fiercely, as if warning him, "There are so many people who like my sister. You all have to line up and accept my test. Only if you pass my test will you have a chance to get close to my sister."
When he was a child, in order to show his friendliness, Chen Zhiyi was often taken by Chen Tiansheng or Chen Lan to do some welfare activities during holidays, such as orphanages, homes for children with disabilities, and centers for the disabled. Therefore, he had some knowledge of autism. In addition, based on his conversation with Qin Wei and his standard butterfly gesture, Chen Zhiyi deduced that Qin Wei had autism.
This is probably why people used to laugh at him for his intellectual disability and inability to take care of himself.
Although he seems to be much less mature than his peers, he can communicate in a basic way and is always clean. This must be thanks to Lin Ting.
She truly has a heart of gold. Chen Zhiyi felt incredibly lucky to have fallen in love with such a wonderful person, one of a kind in the world.
Chen Zhiyi changed his tone, saying that the most important thing when communicating with autistic people is to communicate with them according to their mindset and way of speaking.
"Yes, I really like your sister. I want to join the queue. Can you tell me who's already ahead of me?"
Qin Wei became interested and started listing the girls on his fingers as if they were old friends. "The son of the noodle shop next door likes my sister and always treats me to delicious noodles. The owner of the fruit shop across the street also likes my sister and always tries to coax me with the fruits I like, but I always refuse. He's old and ugly, a scoundrel trying to eat swan meat, so annoying! There's also a handsome male teacher at the institution who likes my sister. Actually, I really like this male teacher. He's so gentle when he teaches me, but unfortunately, my sister doesn't like him. I think it's because he's too young. He's not much older than me, but he's already a teacher and earns a lot of money, while I'm not. I still need my sister to take care of me." As he said this, Qin Wei felt extremely ashamed, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Chen Zhiyi patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "No, I think Xiaowei is great too. He can help his sister pack the packages. You see, there are many people working together at the courier company, but you can handle it all by yourself."
Qin Wei nodded vigorously, then became proud again, "Yes, yes, I've never made a mistake. Even Brother Han praised the spreadsheets I made." He became excited when he mentioned that name, "And Brother Han, he also likes my sister and is very good to her. Of course, he's also good to me and often brings me gifts."
Chen Zhiyi cautiously probed, "So, are Brother Han and your sister together?"
Qin Wei shook his head. "My sister always says she wants to take care of me and earn a lot of money to help me get treatment. She doesn't want to get married yet. Although I don't want my sister to get married either, because Grandpa Hu at the shop said that if my sister gets married, I won't be able to live with her anymore, I want many, many people to love my sister. My sister is really, really good."
"Don't worry, your sister is very outstanding. Of course, many people will love your sister, including me."
Chen Zhiyi knew Qin Wei wouldn't lie; sure enough, the two of them weren't together yet.
Qin Wei: "Then your queue number is tenth."
Chen Zhiyi feigned a pitiful expression, "Isn't the 10th too late? Can't we move up a bit?"
Qin Wei said seriously, "No, we must do it in order."
Chen Zhiyi remembered that people with autism like to play games involving permutations and combinations, so he tried again, "Does Xiaowei like playing with Lego?"
Qin Wei's eyes lit up; it clearly struck a chord with him.
Chen Zhiyi followed up, "I own a toy store. I have lots of fun Lego sets. Would you like to play with them?"
Qin Wei nodded shyly. Even Lin Ting hadn't realized he liked Lego, but this stranger in front of him had guessed it and clearly felt much more favorably toward him.
Chen Zhiyi tentatively asked, "How about I send you a set to play with first?"
Qin Wei nodded vigorously once again.
Taking the opportunity, Chen Zhiyi asked, "Could you tell me your home address?"
Room 302, Building 8, Shanli Xiaoju, No. 28 Songbai Street, Nanshi West District.
Chen Zhiyi praised him, "Xiao Wei is really amazing, he memorized it very well."
"This is what my sister taught me. If I get lost one day, I should find a policeman, tell him my home address, and the policeman will take me home."
“Yes, Xiaowei is great.” Zhiyi held up her little finger. “This is our secret, we can’t tell your sister.”
Qin Wei was puzzled. "Why can't I tell my sister?"
Chen Zhiyi tried to be evasive, saying, "Your sister probably doesn't know that Xiaowei likes playing with Lego. What if she finds out you're secretly playing with toys behind her back and gets angry? Xiaowei definitely doesn't like his sister being angry, and he probably doesn't want her to be angry either."
"Yes," Qin Wei replied firmly.
"Then I'll send it to you secretly. Let's exchange contact information, and I'll tell you when the package arrives. You can then secretly pick it up, okay?"
"Okay." The two shared their phone numbers and added each other on WeChat.
Chen Zhiyi: "But you can't just tell your home address to strangers next time, you know? It's a very dangerous thing."
Qin Wei retorted, "Aren't you a stranger too?"
Chen Zhiyi: "Of course not. Didn't we add each other on WeChat and become friends? So we are friends."
Qin Wei seemed to understand, but something felt off.
Chen Zhiyi patted his head and said, "Don't worry, I will never tell your sister about you playing with Lego. I will send you the Lego tomorrow."
Qin Wei smiled happily. Before going upstairs, he turned back to Chen Zhiyi and said, "I've allowed you to cut in line. You're now in second place."
"Who came in first place?"
"It's Brother Han! He'll always be number one in my eyes!" Qin Wei exclaimed excitedly as he ran upstairs.
Chen Zhiyi muttered to himself, "It won't be long before I'm number one, and there will only be one."
Room 302, finally we've figured out where Lin Ting is living now.
Chen Zhiyi turned and walked towards the parking lot. As he passed the community bulletin board, he saw a house for sale advertisement.
It was such a coincidence that apartment 301 in building 8 was sold in an emergency.
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