Qi Jing kept his head down and did not look into Shen Zhiyi's eyes.
"Sister, I've grown up. I'm not a child anymore. I can take care of myself now, so you don't need to worry about me." Qi Jing understood why Shen Zhiyi hadn't left after the system contacted her.
After Shen's mother passed away, they had relied on each other for survival all these years, and Shen Zhiyi was well aware of his concerns.
Therefore, he didn't want to put her in a difficult position.
"Sister, if he makes you unhappy, come back. I will try my best to be your strongest support."
Shen Zhiyi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but still couldn't say anything, so she reached out and patted Qi Jing's shoulder.
Qi Jing suddenly looked up at Shen Zhiyi, his eyes full of determination, "Sister, go if you want to, don't worry about anything."
Shen Zhiyi looked into Qi Jing's eyes and suddenly smiled. She only heard him say, "Okay."
So Qi Jing settled down here.
After registering my identity information, I haven't left the house.
Shen Zhiyi didn't know what Qi Jing was doing every day, but she didn't ask. As long as Qi Jing was happy, that was all that mattered.
Every day when Shen Zhiyi comes home from get off work, she can smell the aroma of food as soon as she enters the house.
The kids in the family are so hungry they're practically drooling.
"Xiao Jing, look how tempted you are! Now, as soon as I get off work, you rush me home." Shen Zhiyi complained softly from the side.
His tone was full of sorrow and lamentation for them.
Qi Jing was squatting to one side, holding a bowl full of food, and putting rice into the children's bowls.
All I heard him say was, "It's alright, sister. It's best if they like to eat it, so you can rest a little longer when you get back."
Yes, ever since Qi Jing discovered that Shen Zhiyi still had to cook after coming home from get off work, he took over the use of the kitchen from Shen Zhiyi.
As long as he is home, Shen Zhiyi is not allowed to enter the kitchen.
Shen Zhiyi responded to this by saying: "..."
I felt a little helpless, but it was my younger brother's love, so I could only accept it happily.
"Oh, right, Chen Peng and Qing Tian are coming over for dinner tonight. Can you cook a little extra?" Shen Zhiyi slapped her forehead, suddenly remembering this.
Qi Jing stood up speechlessly and looked over. "Sister, why didn't you wait until they arrived before telling me?"
His rice was already cooked, enough for two people.
Sorry~ I forgot~
"..." Qi Jing turned and went into the kitchen with a complicated expression, and washed some more rice.
These past few days, he's gotten used to occasionally getting meals from Chen Peng and Qing Tian.
But they're eating here way too often! Qi Jing had an urge to kick them out.
They come four times a week; this place has almost become their second home.
Thinking about this, Qi Jing rolled his eyes.
Soon after, Chen Peng and his sister Qing Tian arrived at the door.
Qi Jing came out of the kitchen carrying the dishes. When he saw the three of them come in, he rolled his eyes speechlessly.
Chen Peng and Qing Tian exchanged a glance and chuckled.
Anyway, they have no shame; if they had any sense of shame, they wouldn't be able to get a free meal.
Chen Peng quickly stepped forward to help Qi Jing. Zhang Qingtian wanted to help, but because of her leg, she silently followed Shen Zhiyi to the living room to chat.
"I heard you're leaving." Zhang Qingtian grabbed a few dates. "When are you leaving?"
Shen Zhiyi glanced at him twice, "Did Brother Peng tell you that?"
Zhang Qingtian nodded. Although he and Shen Zhiyi were not as close as Chen Peng and her, their relationship was still quite good.
"Otherwise, why would I keep coming here to freeload meals?" Zhang Qingtian stuffed another date into her mouth.
Zhang Qingqing looked up from the snacks. "Go? Go where? Sister Shen, aren't you here anymore?"
Zhang Qingtian patted Zhang Qingqing's head and said, "When adults are talking, children shouldn't interrupt."
"I'm an adult, not a child anymore. And can you stop touching my hair all the time? It's all greasy from touching it!"
But Zhang Qingqing's resistance did not attract Zhang Qingtian's attention.
“I’m leaving the day after tomorrow.” Shen Zhiyi peeled a chestnut for Hu Yue, who was standing next to her. “Tomorrow I’ll go to the police station to hand over my work to the police officer.”
Zhang Qingtian was stunned. He hadn't expected Shen Zhiyi to leave so soon. He paused for a moment and then asked, "Did you tell Qi Jing?"
After meeting Qi Jing for the first time, he asked Chen Peng to make up for what happened between them, and only then did he learn that Qi Jing was actually Shen Zhiyi's younger brother.
"Not yet, but he knows I'll be leaving soon." Shen Zhiyi said without looking up. "Let's consider today our last get-together?"
"That's not right either, it's not like I'm never coming back."
After saying the last sentence, Shen Zhiyi felt something was off, so she quickly added another sentence.
Zhang Qingtian nodded. "That's true. It's not like you're never coming back. If you were to never come back, I feel like Qi Jing would find a way to kill his way over to see you."
Shen Zhiyi looked over with a complicated expression. To be honest, it really was a possibility.
Zhang Qingtian raised an eyebrow at her, as if to say, "Right? I was right, wasn't I?"
Shen Zhiyi looked away, not wanting to pay him any attention.
"Sister, come and eat." Qi Jing called out to the living room.
"They're here."
Shen Zhiyi threw the chestnuts back onto the table and got up to walk towards the kitchen.
The kids at home were already full, so we didn't bother with them anymore.
"I have to say, you two siblings are really good cooks," Zhang Qingtian said, thoroughly enjoying her meal.
He's been enjoying these free meals lately, and he's been having a great time.
Yes, both he and his sister are practically kitchen disasters; neither of them knows how to cook.
The food I made was edible, but not particularly delicious.
"Only someone as shameless as you come to my house for meals every day. If it weren't for the fact that you brought your own vegetables, I would have told you to get out immediately."
Shen Zhiyi hummed twice.
Zhang Qingtian chuckled twice, then picked up a bottle of soda and said, "Come on, let's toast to our friendship!"
The others exchanged smiles, picked up their glasses, and said, "Cheers to our friendship."
Qi Jing glanced at the others and, seeing that they were all looking at him, had no choice but to pick up his cup as well.
Zhang Qingtian nodded, looking like he was a promising student, "I wish us all the best in the future!"
After finishing their meal, the group parted ways and went home.
However, they all tacitly avoided mentioning that Shen Zhiyi was leaving the day after tomorrow.
In their eyes, Shen Zhiyi was just going on a short trip and would be back.
Saying you're leaving is just empty talk.
After the meal, Qi Jing understood what Zhang Qingtian meant, but he didn't say anything. He just went to the kitchen and quietly prepared the food.
Shen Zhiyi was sprawled in the living room when she smelled the delicious aroma coming from the kitchen. She called out, "Xiao Jing, what are you making? It smells so good!"
"Beef jerky." Qi Jing's voice came from the kitchen.
Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but shed tears from the corners of her mouth.
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