Knowing He Nan’s kind intentions, Shen Mianmian said,
"Big Brother He, don’t worry, Siyuan and I always tell people that our relative works in a city canteen, so that’s why we need to buy so many ingredients."
A glint of appreciation flashed in He Nan’s eyes.
Such a young age, earning money without being proud or showing off, this was indeed rare.
Glancing at the sky, he turned and took a bottle of malted milk from the car for her, "Go back!"
He had asked her to bring her backpack just to give her this?
Her heart warmed, and she almost called him ’Dad’.
If Shen Jianhua and Zhou Lanfang could be half as nice to her as He Nan, she wouldn’t have died with resentment in her previous life.
"Big Brother He, rest assured, I will study hard and won’t fall in love early."
Since He Nan treated her like a daughter, she would suffer a little loss and make some promises a daughter would to her father!
To put his mind at ease.
Her tone and words didn’t seem quite right.
After staring at her for a moment, He Nan’s expression darkened, and his thin lips pressed into a line.
This girl was equating him with Shen Jianhua in terms of seniority.
"I help you, not to take the place of your father."
He had always been more mature and steady than his peers from a young age.
And although he had been considered mature beyond his years, being regarded as a father by Shen Mianmian...
His face grew even darker.
Shen Mianmian: "..." She was stunned by the suddenness of his change of face.
Had she misunderstood?
Did Big Brother He not see her as a daughter, but as a sister?
The slow-to-realize Shen Mianmian was baffled, completely at a loss for an explanation.
Seeing her shocked expression, He Nan once again pursed his lips, "Go back!"
Shen Mianmian ran as if she had been granted a special pardon.
In the blink of an eye, she reached the entrance of the village.
He Nan frowned: was he really that frightening?
She was just a child, after all.
Shen Mianmian stopped at the entrance of the village and looked back to see He Nan driving away; only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
His imposing presence was too strong, especially when he was silent and pursing his lips while looking at her; she felt as if the air around her had thinned.
After taking several deep breaths, Shen Mianmian finally calmed her wildly beating heart, the result of her sprint. For origınal chapters go to 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝘯𝘦𝘵
She returned home with her backpack, just in time to encounter Zhou Siyu rushing out of the house in a panic.
Zhou Siyu seemed startled by her sudden return, then forced out a strained smile, "Sis, where did you go with your backpack?"
Instead of answering, Shen Mianmian retorted and asked, "What guilty thing have you done to be so flustered?"
"Sis, what do you mean by that?" Zhou Siyu’s eyes darted around, but her tone was defiant.
"I came back to call you to watch TV and when I didn’t see you in the room, I came out."
After eyeing her for a moment, Shen Mianmian suddenly had a bad feeling and bypassed Zhou Siyu to step back into the house.
The bag with the new clothes indeed showed signs of tampering.
That bad feeling intensified as she took out the clothes only to find a stain the size of a biscuit of ink on the chest of the garment.
Her face instantly turned cold, and when she turned to look outside, there was no trace of Zhou Siyu.
The clothes Big Brother He had spent so much money on for her; she hadn’t even had the chance to wear them before they were ruined , and Shen Mianmian felt terrible.
Zhou Siyu was a very jealous person, daring in her actions, willing to inflict harm, and ruthless at heart. Shen Mianmian had always expected Zhou Siyu to engage in sabotage.
It was just that she hadn’t expected Zhou Siyu to act so quickly, and now a good piece of clothing was ruined.