Sisters!
Jian Yiyi was truly her younger sister!
Years of searching had finally yielded results, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the moon.
Song Xinya had once sworn before her mother's tombstone that she would definitely find her lost sister, Song Tingyou.
Since she was 11 years old, she had been working on this, searching for a full 14 years.
In the long river of 14 years, she never once thought of giving up.
That was a living, breathing person, someone related to her by the closest of blood ties—how could she bear to give up?
Finding her sister, Song Tingyou, had once been Song Xinya's dream.
A distant dream, one she didn't know when it would come true, or if it ever would in her lifetime—a luxurious dream.
Now, her dream had come true!
Looking at the genetic test results, tears instantly welled up in Song Xinya's eyes.
A tear fell onto the phone screen, blooming into a circular wet mark that spread outward.
Then came two drops, three drops, four drops...
Her tears were like pearls from a broken string, continuously smashing onto the screen.
She was crying so hard.
Tiantianquan was walking ahead. "The weather is really nice today. The sun is shining, it's neither cold nor hot, I'm full, I'm warm, I'm in a great mood, and this old lady is feeling beautiful."
She happily stretched out both arms, closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. "The air in our country is so sweet."
"Bestie, are you feeling as great as I am right now?"
Turning around, she saw Song Xinya's face covered in tears.
"Oh my god, baby, what's wrong!"
Seeing her best friend crying a river, Tiantianquan rushed toward Song Xinya in her high heels.
"Don't cry, don't cry, tears are like pearls, cry too much and you'll turn into a pig."
Running too fast, her high heels lost their balance, she twisted her ankle, and Tiantianquan slammed headfirst into a pillar.
A tragic scream echoed through the sky. "Ah—I'm crying!"
The two of them cried their own tears, both with faces covered in tears, the scene briefly turning into absolute chaos.
Song Xinya had the silent, tear-shedding style.
Tiantianquan had her mouth wide open, bawling her eyes out with earth-shattering howls.
Song Xinya's unstoppable urge to cry suddenly halted. She wiped her tears and ran over to support her. "Are you okay?"
Tiantianquan clutched her head. "I wanted to ask you that! Are you okay?"
Song Xinya: "I'm fine, I was just so happy that I cried."
Tiantianquan: "I'm very unhappy right now, so I'm crying."
Song Xinya: "Don't cry, don't cry, tears are like pearls, cry too much and you'll turn into a pig."
Tiantianquan: "The world kissed me with pain, and I just died of pain, so I'm crying, woo woo woo—"
Song Xinya ran into a shop, bought an ice cream, and held it up to Tiantianquan's mouth. "Your favorite matcha flavor."
Tiantianquan stuck out her tongue and took a lick. "So sweet."
Her mood instantly became beautiful again.
Song Xinya placed the ice cream in her hand. "You eat it, I have something to do, I'm leaving first."
Tiantianquan watched Song Xinya's running back, her skirt fluttering like a butterfly, her pitch-black hair flying wildly.
"Where are you going in such a hurry?"
Song Xinya ran to her Frozen Berry Pink Porsche, pulled open the car door, got in, and swiftly started the engine. "To see my sister!"
Tiantianquan: "Your sister? Wasn't she lost and still hasn't been found?"
Song Xinya: "I found her! She's been found! I've already found my sister!"
The car shot out like a pink arrow!
Tiantianquan shouted at the back of the car, "Drive slower, don't speed and get caught by the traffic police!"
Immediately after, Tiantianquan raised her hand and slapped her own mouth hard. "Look at this foul mouth of mine! Am I a jinx?!"
...
The Porsche drove straight toward where Jian Yiyi lived.
Song Xinya held the steering wheel, wearing a Bluetooth earpiece. "Manager Chen, I have something to do this afternoon, I need to take some time off."
Chen Siyan: "What are you going to do?"
Song Xinya's voice was full of excitement. "I'm going to see my sister!"
Chen Siyan: "You found your sister?"
Song Xinya: "I found her!"
Chen Siyan: "Congratulations, that really wasn't easy. After searching for so many years, you finally found your sister. The three of you siblings are finally going to be reunited. On such a day worth celebrating, I absolutely have to approve this leave!"
Song Xinya: "Thanks."
Chen Siyan: "Don't mention it. The rose's in her hand, the flavor in mine. Time is a field; if you plant kindness, it will grow into a surprise. I help you now, and maybe you'll help me in the future."
Seeing Song Xinya's wish of many years come true, Chen Siyan was genuinely happy for her.
Hanging up the phone, Chen Siyan helped Song Xinya write a leave request form. After writing it, he took it to Zhao Yinian for approval.
Zhao Yinian: "Why is Song Xinya asking for leave again?"
Chen Siyan: "Who doesn't get a headache or a fever? Who doesn't have things going on at home? Workers have the right to rest and take leave; this is a legal right granted to every employee by labor laws."
Zhao Yinian: "That's true, but when it comes to the execution phase in each company, it still depends on whether I approve it or not."
Chen Siyan: "What's wrong? It's just half a day off. Are you really not going to approve such a trivial matter?"
Zhao Yinian: "You know how busy the company's business is right now."
Chen Siyan: "I see you're quite busy, always busy making things difficult for people."
Zhao Yinian rolled her eyes. "I'm going to call Song Xinya about her leave. You get out."
Chen Siyan didn't leave and remained standing. He wasn't her pet dog; just because she told him to get out didn't mean he would. That would be a loss of face.
He stood right there. If Zhao Yinian stabbed at Song Xinya, he would stab at Zhao Yinian.
As a minor leader, he firmly protected the employees under him.
Zhao Yinian: "Hello, Song Xinya, you've only been at work for a few days, but you ask for leave quite often."
Song Xinya: "I've only been at work for a few days, and I've already signed two massive deals that you couldn't handle."
Zhao Yinian: "One thing is one thing, and another is another. I've never denied that your performance is good. Right now, I'm talking to you about your leave. Why are you asking for leave?"
Song Xinya cut the Gordian knot and said, "President Qin wants to see me. What, do you dare not approve it?"
Zhao Yinian was silenced.
After a moment of silence, she asked, "Why does President Qin want to see you?"
Song Xinya immediately showed off their affection to her: "President Qin said he missed me, said I'm his precious little darling. Not seeing me for a second feels like three autumns. He misses me so much he can't eat or drink, and his mind is entirely filled with wanting to hold this little darling in his arms and pamper me."
Beep—Zhao Yinian hung up the phone herself.
Chen Siyan screamed exaggeratedly: "Ahhh, I love seeing sweet romance! Xinya and President Qin are such a good match, an absolute match made in heaven."
Seeing Zhao Yinian's ashen face, Chen Siyan left with a face full of smiles.
...
The Porsche stopped in front of a shopping mall.
Today was the day Song Xinya and Jian Yiyi were to acknowledge each other, a day of immense significance.
Song Xinya didn't want to go see Jian Yiyi empty-handed. She planned to buy a gift for Jian Yiyi.
Every important day had to start with a bouquet of flowers or a gift.
Days could be lived plainly, but the love from family would never be plain.
The existence of flowers and gifts is to remind people that behind every ordinary day, someone loves you in an extraordinary way.
This was Song Xinya's sense of ritual for her family.
What gift should she give her younger sister?
Fourteen years of time lay between them. What was missing was not just fourteen years, but also an understanding of each other.
Song Xinya didn't know Jian Yiyi's preferences, nor did she know what kind of gift Jian Yiyi would like.
But there was someone who did know.
She took out her phone and sent a message to Jin Ruizhi: [What does Jian Yiyi like?]
Jin Ruizhi: [SpongeBob SquarePants]
[Jian Yiyi once said she wants to live like SpongeBob—always optimistic, always curious, always full of energy, and always maintaining a passion for the world and life.]
Song Xinya ran all over the mall, browsing every store at top speed. Finally, in a boutique, she found a SpongeBob plushie.
After paying, she ran out of the mall hugging the SpongeBob.
Her sister would definitely love it when she saw it, right?
.........
Song Xinya hugged SpongeBob and returned to her Porsche.
In the passenger seat, SpongeBob took up a whole spot to himself.
Song Xinya buckled SpongeBob in with a seatbelt.
She patted SpongeBob's head: "Let's go, taking you to meet your owner, my sister, Song Tingyou."
The sports car let out a deep, powerful roar and sped down the road.
The car stayed in the middle lane, driving incredibly fast, hovering right on the edge of the speed limit, quickly leaving the cars on both sides behind.
At top speed, Song Xinya arrived at Jian Yiyi's place.
Considering the dangerous factor that was Jian Shuibing, Song Xinya called Jin Ruizhi before knocking on the door.
"Are you free right now?"
Jin Ruizhi: "I'm eating."
Song Xinya: "Is eating more important, or is Jian Yiyi more important?"
Jin Ruizhi: "Jian Yiyi."
Song Xinya: "Is money more important, or is Jian Yiyi more important?"
Jin Ruizhi: "Jian Yiyi."
Song Xinya: "Is your life more important, or is Jian Yiyi more important?"
Jin Ruizhi: "Jian Yiyi."
Song Xinya: "Am I more important, or is Jian Yiyi more important?"
Jin Ruizhi gave a lazy, lopsided smile: "Ms. Song, you don't need to ask this to test me. Even to your face, I'll tell you that in my heart, you are not as important as Jian Yiyi. To me, Jian Yiyi is incomparably important."
He was hopelessly love-struck, diagnosis confirmed.
Song Xinya: "Come over, then. Come see Jian Yiyi with me."
Soon, Jin Ruizhi rushed over.
The two of them stood together in front of the Jian family's door, and Song Xinya knocked.
No one answered.
She knocked for a good while longer, but still, no one answered.
Jin Ruizhi: "Did she go sell tofu?"
The two ran to the market to check, but there was still no one.
Song Xinya asked the nearby vendors and learned that the tofu stall hadn't opened all day.
Jin Ruizhi frowned deeply, as he knew Jian Yiyi's daily routine very well: "During the holidays, Jian Yiyi helps her grandmother sell tofu every day. She never misses a day."
The two of them ran back toward Jian Yiyi's place together.
The fierce wind whipped past their ears, filling their eardrums until the howling of the gale was all that remained in the world.
In her arms, Song Xinya continued to hold the SpongeBob meant for her sister.
She wanted to give her sister the gift the very first moment she laid eyes on her.
Song Xinya and Jin Ruizhi stood in front of the Jian family's door once again. They knocked, but there was still no answer.
Jin Ruizhi raised his leg and kicked the door open with a loud bang—!
