Si Yiheng pressed his thin lips into a straight line and said nothing.
Song Wenzhao suddenly understood. "So that's why you suddenly said that—you've found someone you like, and you don't want to take care of Little Treasure anymore."
Si Yiheng: "..."
Si Yiheng shot Song Wenzhao a cold glance, seemed about to say something, but held it back in the end.
Song Wenzhao: "I'm not like you. I'll take care of Baby Yu for her whole life."
"A brother you picked up halfway is just unreliable."
Si Yiheng: "..."
Song Wenzhao: "If Baby Yu wants to date, fine—let the other party marry into the family. Even if Baby Yu dates, I still want to see her all the time."
His sister.
Of course he had to see her often.
Even if she dated, he would still be Baby Yu's real brother.
Si Yiheng: "If the other party marries in, can you really accept him, Brother? And can Aunt Ji and Uncle Song accept it?"
Song Wenzhao really wanted to throw two eye rolls at Si Yiheng. Of course—if Baby Yu really liked him, they could all accept it.
He didn't know what was wrong with Si Yiheng today.
So much useless talk.
Song Wenzhao couldn't be bothered with Si Yiheng, so he went home to sleep.
Si Yiheng: "..."
Song Dabao had no shame—in front of Baby Yu, he got along just fine with him.
But when Baby Yu wasn't around, he'd roll his eyes at him eight hundred times a minute.
Fine. Consider it Song Dabao rolling his eyes on credit.
Probably, after he and Shuyu got together, Uncle Song would roll his eyes at him too.
Seeing Si Yiheng walk out the door with a guitar, "Brother Heng, are you switching majors? Why are you learning guitar all of a sudden?"
Si Yiheng only gave Xiao Jun a brief indifferent glance and said nothing.
Xiao Jun raised an eyebrow. The show-off had finally figured things out.
Practicing guitar every day—was he preparing a surprise for his sister, planning to confess?
Xiao Jun: "Tell me when you confess, I'll go film it."
Si Yiheng: "..."
Film the chat history, maybe?
On the day of Baby Yu's college entrance exam, Ji Fei and Song Xuyan had both prepared sunflowers and gifts, waiting outside for Baby Yu.
Si Yiheng and Song Wenzhao were there too.
Both had also prepared flowers and their own gifts.
Baby Yu reached the final challenge problem—the kind she usually made the most mistakes on during practice.
Because the calculation was heavy, she had a tendency to make errors.
Hearing the tapping of pens writing beside her.
Baby Yu fell silent. None of this stumped everyone else?
They were that capable.
Baby Yu glanced up at the clock on the wall, took a deep breath, and read the problem once more to calm herself down.
After confirming what the question meant, Baby Yu lowered her head and calculated, wrote.
She worked through it twice and found the two answers didn't match.
But there were only five minutes left.
Baby Yu was about to crack.
When she picked up the draft paper to calculate again, her hands were even trembling slightly.
In the end, she squeezed out the final answer in the last thirty seconds—and it matched her first try.
Baby Yu: "..."
After handing in the paper, Baby Yu's mind was still numb, unsure whether she had gotten it right.
Walking out of the exam hall, hit by the blazing sun, Baby Yu felt a little dazed.
She turned to glance at the school.
College entrance exam. Great.
Never taking it again.
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Ji Fei spotted Baby Yu among the crowd at once. Seeing that Baby Yu's face was a little pale, she quickly handed her a water bottle. "Little Treasure, drink some water."
Baby Yu accepted the cup. "Thanks, Mom."
Song Xuyan handed the sunflowers to Baby Yu. "Little Treasure, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Your face looks a bit pale."
Si Yiheng and Song Wenzhao also stood beside Baby Yu, worried that she wasn't feeling well.
Baby Yu smiled. "I'm not feeling unwell."
Only then did the whole family relax completely and head home together.
On the way, Song Xuyan asked Baby Yu whether she wanted to go on a trip with them as a graduation getaway.
Or whether she wanted to go with Ye Ning.
Song Wenzhao told Baby Yu to come with him to B City.
Si Yiheng walked beside Baby Yu, not saying anything.
Baby Yu: "Haven't decided yet."
Ji Fei gently held Baby Yu's hand. "Alright, take your time thinking."
Late that night, after celebrating the end of Baby Yu's college entrance exam, Baby Yu finally had time to check her phone.
The latest messages were:
ATM: Wishing you success on your exam.
LittleFishSwimming: I finished the test.
ATM: Congratulations.
Baby Yu poked the screen and bit her lip—was that all he had to say?
And so formally.
Had he forgotten what he'd promised her?
Baby Yu stared at the screen, on the verge of giving up.
Just then, ATM sent a video.
Baby Yu tapped it open. The background looked like a activity room.
A guy in a clean shirt, sleeves slightly rolled up, revealing a neatly defined forearm—his face off-screen.
Lean, well-defined fingers brushed across the strings.
His voice came with the guitar, clear and cool.
— You are my scenery
— The clouds are high, the wind is gentle
— If we don't keep going, we stop here
— My gaze is full of you
When Baby Yu heard that line—"My gaze is full of you"—she felt as if her heart was also pounding.
ATM... liked her too, right?
Baby Yu stared at the screen, watching his fingers lightly close on the strings, the ending note slowly sinking.
At the end of the video.
"Baby Yu, I wish you eternal freedom, peace, and joy. May you walk toward a broader life."
Baby Yu blinked slowly. Ah.
Wasn't he supposed to confess and say he liked her?
What was this ATM doing?
Just as Baby Yu was confused, the voice came again. "Baby Yu, come downstairs to get flowers, okay?"
Baby Yu thought his voice sounded a little tight.
Baby Yu sent a voice message. "Brother, are you nervous?"
Si Yiheng replied quickly. "Mm."
The guess that had formed step by step now pushed the situation to the point where it had to be faced.
Baby Yu could still listen to him sing.
She could also turn him down.
Baby Yu said softly, "Then you don't have to be nervous anymore."
"Because... I kind of like you too."
