Time always slips away unnoticed. As Feng Guang grew from a little girl into a beautiful young woman, she also became a junior high school student. In her eyes, as a mediocre student with no ambition, junior high school life was no different from elementary school life. But Ji You was different. She was a typical top student. So while Feng Guang was sleeping, Ji You was studying hard, studying, and studying some more.
Feng Guang felt that her love for studying was excessive, so he couldn't help but ask her, "Xiao You, wouldn't it be better if you relaxed a bit?"
"No, I must study hard and get into the same university as my brother," Ji You told herself, her love for learning fueled by her own motivation.
Ji You's academic prowess became even more pronounced in her final year of junior high. Feng Guang often expressed her incomprehension and admiration, but she never considered becoming like Ji You. Her father often told her, "Back in the day, your mother's grades were always at the bottom, but look at her now, those people are still calling her the 'Queen of the Business World'."
Feng Guang felt that her father seemed to be mocking her, but it wasn't quite mocking her. She couldn't figure it out, so she stopped caring. Anyway, her parents always liked to look down on each other in private, and she was used to it.
During the summer of my final year of junior high, something unusual happened. Unfortunately, no one in this world has the ability to foresee the future.
To better complete his research, Ji Mian went abroad during his senior year and stayed for almost half a year without returning, not even for the Spring Festival. So when he learned that he was coming back from the airport tonight, Ji You was overjoyed and ran to Feng Guang's room, excitedly saying, "Let's go to the airport to pick up our brother!"
Feng Guang glanced at the pitch-black sky outside, "But... it's dark now, my brother will have a driver to pick him up."
“We can go to the airport to wait for our brother and give him a surprise, okay? Don’t be afraid, sister, I’m here with you.”
After thinking it over, Feng Guang couldn't resist Ji You's encouragement and sneaked out with her without telling the nanny.
The Xia family mansion is some distance from the city center, so there aren't many cars passing by at this time. They have to walk a distance to get to the bus stop.
The unexpected turn of events occurred along this stretch of road.
The airport in City A is never deserted.
Twenty-two-year-old Ji Mian possesses the maturity bestowed upon him by time. His face has always been perfect, and now he has an even more captivating charm than he did a few years ago. His eyes, like the night sky, always carry a calm and elegant smile.
Over the years, he has become even more adept at wearing his hypocritical mask.
But with a phone call, the perfect, flawless gentle expression on his face cracked in an instant.
"Brother! Sister, sister is missing... I don't know what to do..."
Ji Mian gripped his phone tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging, but his tone remained gentle and patient, "Xiao You, speak slowly, don't rush, tell me, where are you now?"
Yes, don't rush, he told himself.
In the alley with only one streetlamp, Ji You huddled in a corner. When she saw a familiar figure getting out of the car, she rushed over and bumped into his arms, "Brother!"
Ji Mian asked calmly, "Where did the scenery disappear to?"
"I..." Ji You, who was only fourteen years old, kept sobbing and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time. She was already unstoppable when she started crying, and now she couldn't stop because of the shock.
He said, "Don't cry."
It's useless.
Ji Mian pinched her chin, forcing her to raise her head. "I said don't cry."
His indifferent expression completely lacked the tenderness he used to show.
Ji You was terrified; she had never seen her brother like this before.
In a moment, he returned to his usual gentle demeanor, as if his recent loss of control was just an illusion. "Xiao You, tell me, where did the scenery disappear?"
"It's...it's right here. Two men came to capture us, but...but I fell down, and my sister hid me in the garbage dump. Later...later I was worried and went out to look for my sister. I only found this in the alley..." Ji You raised her hand tremblingly. In her hand was a pink-wrapped lollipop.
Strawberry flavor is her favorite.
Three years ago, she promised Ji Mian that she would save money and stop buying candy, but she couldn't resist. So she set a rule for herself that she would only spend a very small amount of money to buy her favorite candy every two weeks.
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