[No, no, I don’t want to be the little brother, I want to be the big brother, because a big brother can protect his little sister.]
Yun Ya could not win against him, "Alright, alright, you are the big brother, and I am the little sister, my good big brother, wait for me obediently, wait for me to come pick you up. You must listen to the professor, eat on time, sleep on time...."
Yun Ya felt she was nagging like an old mother, incessantly giving instructions, yet her heart was filled with warmth. Watching Miaomiao on the screen, seeing him stand well in front of her—even though they were tens of thousands of kilometers apart—her heart was at peace.
Her fingers caressed his face on the screen, her gaze was affectionate and warm.
"Ah Li, time to get up for breakfast," a gentle female voice sounded from outside the door.
Lin Sili propped herself up, surprised to have slept until dawn. Since becoming pregnant, she felt more and more sleepy.
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After washing up, Lin Sili opened the door to her room.
Ji Die had already set the breakfast table, which included her favorite soy milk soup and steamed dumplings, their fragrance wafting through the air.
"Thank you, Aunt Die."
"Hey, you don’t have to be so polite with me. Hurry up and sit down to eat. There’s chicken soup stewing on the stove, I’ll go check on it."
Ji Die took very good care of her, attentively nurturing her, making her feel a sense of warmth from this family.
After eating, she returned to her room and logged into her email on the computer that Yun Ya had sent over for her use.
There were over a dozen emails in the inbox, all from the same sender.
[Ah Li, where have you been lately? I’ve been looking for you everywhere and can’t find you, please reply when you see this.]
[Ah Li, final exams are coming up, and you’ve missed too many classes. You’ve failed several subjects.]
[Ah Li, the day after tomorrow is Lin Qianqian’s eighteenth birthday celebration. Will you be going?]
After reading through the emails, Lin Sili’s lips curled into a cold smirk.
Gu Yue’er, her best friend. Yet, it was this woman whom she had considered a close sister who not only stole her boyfriend but also colluded with Lin Qianqian, stabbing her in the back.
And this woman still had the face to ask about her.
Lin Sili’s fingers tapped on the keyboard as she replied to an email [I’ve been doing well recently. As for the day after tomorrow, well, it’s my sister’s coming-of-age celebration, of course, I will be there; I even have a big gift for her.]
Lin Sili closed the laptop, thought for a moment, then called Yun Ya about the plans for the day after tomorrow; she needed Yun Ya’s help.
Lin Qianqian was busy trying on party dresses and getting SPA treatments for the banquet in two days, her schedule was hectic.
"Xiangxiang, you must come the day after tomorrow, and you need to bring him along. Tsk, tsk, incredible, to think you landed such a man, I admire you so much it’s like I’m kowtowing to you."
Bai Xiangxiang lay on the bed, a beautician dropped essential oils on her face and started to massage her gently.
"It’s such a pity I was sick and missed the Bai Family’s event; I missed out on seeing this legendary Master Pei. This time you have to bring him so I can have a look."
Bai Xiangxiang promised immediately.
After hanging up, Lin Qianqian sneered, with the Bai Family’s decline they couldn’t compare to the Lin Family, and yet Bai Xiangxiang always acted so proudly in front of her. And now she had even snatched up Master Pei, as if she were all that.
Thinking of her mother’s words, she smiled triumphantly.
The Yan Family was equivalent to the mayoral lineage of Jiangzhou, not to mention their status in the Capital City. Her mother said if she could marry Master Yan, she would be one of the officials’ wives. Mayor Yan was soon to be reassigned to the Capital City, and by then she would be an official’s wife in the Capital City, a position of such high standing that these commoners could only dream of.
Yan Song, Master Yan, the prince on a white horse many schoolgirls dreamed about. In the past, she hadn’t even dared to fantasize, but now, bolstered by her mother’s assurances, she was determined to succeed.
Therefore, on that day, she had to dress to the nines and dazzle everyone.
Just then, the ringtone sounded. When Lin Qianqian saw the caller ID, she frowned in disgust and hung up immediately. Undeterred, the caller dialed again.
Lin Qianqian answered irritably, "Gu Yue’er, what on earth do you want?"
"Qianqian, Ah Li replied to my email," a meek female voice came through the phone, its timbre suggested a delicate and tender beauty.
"What does her replying to your email have to do with me? A slut kicked out of her home, I find it disgusting even to mention her name. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up."
"Hey... Qianqian, hear me out, didn’t you say you’d give me a sum of money if I helped you scheme against Lin Sili? You wouldn’t go back on your word," Gu Yue’er whined.
With a sneer, Lin Qianqian curled her lip coldly, "Oh... For someone as poor and pathetic as you to be so delusional, why don’t you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror? Dare to ask me for money? Get lost."