Ji Zhinan fell asleep at some point, lying on Gu Yibei's back, sleeping soundly and sweetly.
She had a dream. It was the first time in her twenty years of life that she dreamed of her biological parents.
But there were only two blurry figures, a man and a woman from their height. Their faces were blurry and Ji Zhinan couldn't see their appearance clearly.
They were as loving as grandpa said. Dad put his arm around Mom's waist and they looked at her with smiles on their faces.
[Nannan, you are mom and dad’s baby…]
Baby...it turns out that she can also be someone else's baby.
…………
Ji Zhinan didn't know how long he slept. In his daze, he just felt himself bouncing back and forth.
Her consciousness slowly returned, and she opened her eyes hazily, only to find darkness before her.
She was wearing a suit jacket that belonged to Gu Yibei.
The sound of waves lapping in her ears and the cool breeze blowing on her face quickly woke Ji Zhinan up.
She then realized that she was still on the beach.
But it was already completely dark.
"Awake?" Gu Yibei, who was carrying her on his back, spoke.
Ji Zhinan was stunned: "Why haven't we gone back yet?"
"Yeah." Gu Yibei responded, "Look behind."
Ji Zhinan turned his head. Although it was dark, he could vaguely see rows of footprints behind him. With every step Gu Yibei took, there was one more person in the army of footprints.
“…” Ji Zhinan was completely stunned.
This man... this is...
"Put me down!"
Coming back to his senses, Ji Zhinan spoke loudly.
Gu Yibei looked ahead and said, "There's still about a hundred meters to go. Wait until I finish walking."
As he said this, he lifted Ji Zhinan up and continued walking.
Ji Zhinan was anxious: "Put me down quickly! Gu Yibei, Gu Yibei!"
No matter how she struggled, Gu Yibei still held her tightly and refused to let go.
Gu Yibei didn't put her down until they had walked the last hundred meters.
Looking at the footprints that stretched for hundreds of meters behind him, Ji Zhinan felt a lump in his throat and suddenly didn't know what to say.
This man...how could he be so stupid.
She looked at the man with red eyes. Although she was smiling, her smile was uglier than crying.
"I thought you were very smart, but I didn't expect you to do such a stupid thing."
Gu Yibei panted slightly. Hearing her say that, he curled his lips into a smile: "Maybe it's because I used all my intelligence and luck to meet you. Without intelligence, all that's left is stupidity."
"Silly!" Her voice grew hoarse. "Didn't you hear me? That was just when I was young and ignorant. Now I don't envy Ji Zhixia at all."
Gu Yibei stood up straight, his dark eyes fixed on her: "Even before, I wouldn't allow it, because only others would envy you."
"Ji Pengfei brought Ji Zhixia to the beach once, so I'll bring you there a hundred times. They caught crabs together, so I'll accompany you to catch all the crabs on the beach. They built sandcastles together, so I'll build a sandcastle on the entire beach with you. They left footprints on the beach, but our footprints are a hundred times more than theirs. Ji Zhixia has one copy, so I'll give you a hundred, a thousand copies."
After a pause, Gu Yibei continued, "You don't need to envy others, you just need to endure the envy of others."
“…”
Ji Zhinan looked at him with red eyes.
She suddenly laughed out loud.
He took two quick steps forward and pounced on him.
Gu Yibei staggered and took two steps back, but still held her tightly in his arms.
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