A barbecue restaurant near the back gate of Kyoto University on the weekend.
Shi Tian originally wanted to take Shi Qian out for a big meal, but Shi Qian remembered that Shi Tian was short of money, so she made an excuse that she had to go back to the lab and arranged to meet at a barbecue restaurant behind the school.
Fortunately, the barbecue restaurant has private rooms on the second floor, so the privacy isn't too bad.
The two arranged to meet at 3 pm, when there are fewer people and it's not peak time, so there's no need to wait for a table.
When Shi Qian arrived, Shi Tian was already there. This was the first time the two had met since Shi Tian left the Shi family.
Shi Tian has changed quite a bit. He looks very tanned, perhaps because of filming. He has transformed from a handsome young man with long hair into a rugged, short-haired man.
Shi Tian recognized Shi Qian at a glance. Shi Qian hadn't changed much, except that she looked more refined than when she was a child.
"Xiao Qian! Long time no see!" Shi Tian warmly stepped forward and hugged Shi Qian, then looked her over from left to right and spun her around a few times.
"You're still so thin, just like when you were a child. I haven't seen you gain weight over the years."
"How are things? Are you doing well at home? Is Shi Yan still bullying you?"
When Shi Tian left home, his biggest worry was Shi Qian. For some reason, Su Kaiyue brought a child from the countryside to keep Shi Qian company.
As a result, Shi Tian saw that child bullying Shi Qian a few times. Shi Qian was bad at talking and couldn't explain herself, and that child was good at crying. He always pretended to be the one being bullied, which Shi Tian found annoying.
Such a cunning child is not cute at all; my own younger brother is the cutest.
Shi Wang had to attend tutoring classes and was often not at home. Shi Tian's grades were not good, so he would run outside every day and play wildly. At home, it was often just the two children, Shi Qian and Shi Yan, who were left alone.
At first, Shi Tian thought it was good that Shi Qian had a friend, but later he realized he was wrong.
He once unexpectedly came home early and saw that Shi Yan had deliberately torn up his sheet music, and then framed Shi Qian for it during dinner that night.
Under Su Kaiyue's questioning, Shi Yan said that Shi Qian tore up his things and hit him. Su Kaiyue scolded Shi Qian without even asking what happened, saying that he was petty.
Shi Tian knew Su Kaiyue's personality; she only liked outstanding children, and if they turned out badly, she would pretend she had never given birth to them. He had been scolded by Su Kaiyue a lot, who called him a good-for-nothing who hadn't inherited any of her good qualities.
Shi Tian tried to testify for Shi Qian, saying that Shi Yan tore it himself. As a result, Shi Yan cried even louder, saying that it was all his fault and that he shouldn't have stayed at someone else's house.
Shi Tian was so angry he laughed; he had never seen such a talented actor as a child.
Unsurprisingly, Su Kaiyue, who had just discovered Shi Yan's violin talent, gave Shi Tian and Shi Qian a severe dressing-down and made them stand outside the courtyard to reflect on their actions.
Several times after that, Shi Qian was taught a lesson by Su Kaiyue because of Shi Yan, and that blind Shi Wang also didn't believe his own younger brother.
Every time Shi Tian protects Shi Qian, he gets punished along with her. Shi Tian can't understand why a mother would trust others but not her own child.
Shi Tian and Su Kaiyue had a big argument and parted on bad terms.
Shi Tian was completely disappointed in Su Kaiyue. Just then, an acquaintance of his said there was an opportunity in the capital and asked if he wanted to go and take a look together.
Shi Tian didn't tell anyone in his family, but he quietly told Shi Qian that his brother was leaving, and then privately warned Shi Yan not to go too far.
Although he wanted to protect Shi Qian for longer, he also had his own life to live, and in the end, he left home late one night.
When Su Kaiyue learned that Shi Tian had run away from home, she thought he was just throwing a tantrum again. However, she waited for a week, a month, three months, and half a year, but Shi Tian still did not return.
Shi Tian changed all his phone numbers and WeChat accounts, completely cutting off contact with the Shi family.
It wasn't until two years later, after things had settled down, that she took the initiative to add Shi Qian back on WeChat and let him know she was safe.
After Shi Tian and his so-called friend arrived in the capital, they discovered that his friend was a swindler and had been cheated out of all his money.
Shi Tian didn't even have the money for a plane ticket home. He quickly accepted reality and didn't plan to go home. There were plenty of opportunities in Beijing, and he could survive on his own.
In the first year after Shi Tian arrived in Beijing, he did all sorts of jobs. He had just graduated from high school and couldn't do any high-class work; most of his jobs were manual labor.
Fortunately, Shi Tian was quick-witted and met a benefactor, which allowed him to slowly earn some money. After things stabilized, Shi Tian realized that education was still very important, so he studied on his own and took the entrance exam for a performing arts academy.
He worked while studying, often sleeping less than four hours a day. Fortunately, hard work pays off, and he finally passed the exam.
Shi Tian entered the performing arts academy and began to develop his acting career. He did not mind the small roles and started from being an extra, working his way up step by step.
Unfortunately, success in the entertainment industry isn't guaranteed just by hard work. Shi Tian has been in the business for so many years, but he's still just a minor actor.
However, he suddenly became popular last year because of a supporting role in a web series, and gained some fame.
He doesn't earn a lot of money, but it's enough for him to live on and support himself.
Shi Tian was very excited to learn that Shi Qian had been admitted to a university in Beijing. He had planned to pick Shi Qian up when school started, but he had auditioned for a role during the summer vacation and needed to go to the deep mountains and forests for pre-production training. Unfortunately, Shi Tian could only make an appointment with Shi Qian for another time.
After several months of filming, Shi Tian came to find Shi Qian as soon as he got off the plane.
Compared to Shi Wang, Shi Qian felt more at ease with Shi Tian, after all, he was the first person to unconditionally stand by his side.
"My little brother is amazing! He got into Peking University. Do you still have enough money?"
Shi Qian recalled that not long ago, Shi Tian had transferred tens of thousands of yuan to him in installments, saying it was for his living expenses. Shi Qian knew that this was probably the money Shi Tian had earned from filming recently.
“That’s enough. You don’t need to give me money. My brother already sent me money,” Shi Qian replied.
"How can that be the same? What he gave is his, and what I gave is mine. Don't worry, my brother has money, this amount of money is nothing."
Shi Tian has been acting for so many years and has saved some money, but in order to improve his acting skills, he has been constantly hiring acting teachers over the years, so he doesn't actually have much left.
Actors earn money more easily than ordinary people, but Shi Tian signed with the company too early, and the company exploited him severely, so he didn't actually receive much.
However, his contract with his current agency will expire in a year, and then all the profits will be his own.
Before Shi Tian could say anything more, the door to the private room was pushed open. The people outside saw Shi Qian and their first reaction was that they had come to the wrong place. They wanted to leave, but then they saw Shi Tian sitting opposite Shi Qian.
What are you doing here?
Song Yike had arranged to have dinner with her younger brother today, but she accidentally went into the wrong private room and unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance there.
Shi Tian frowned slightly when he saw that it was Song Yike. "If you've gone to the wrong place, then get out."
Song Yike sneered dismissively, glancing at Shi Qian. "What, you're here to see your lover right after filming?"
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