“I will!” Seeing that kicking didn’t hurt me, Chu Yuan grabbed the pillow and slammed it on my face. She was so angry that even tears also came out of her eyes, “Idiot! I am a girl! Even if you see it, you should say that you didn’t see it, and give me an out!”


  “Ah! You are right!” Chu Yuan was startled by my sudden clap. I ignored her reaction and sat up suddenly and said to her seriously and sincerely, “Yuan Yuan, actually, I didn’t see anything earlier.”


  Chu Yuan lowered her head and said nothing; her shoulders trembled, soon the teeth-grinding sound could be heard. Seeing this kind of reaction, I couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

  “Do you think I am a fool! Die!”


  “Ah!~”


  …


  When I woke up in the morning, my body seemed to be filled with lead; I felt extremely tired.

  Chu Yuan that bratty girl had been calling me an animal for the whole night. At first, it could still be treated as a joke, but the more she called me that way, the angrier I got. I just saw her underwear, was it really necessary to call me an animal for the whole evening? Besides, I didn’t deliberately lift her skirt to see her underwear. The main responsibility lay with herself, alright?

  Hitting and shouting, I didn’t know if she was tired, but I was tired. In the end, I simply pulled out the thick quilt that was supposed to be used during winter from the cabinet, and let her use the thin bedsheet alone; lest she would not stop making noises for the whole evening.

  Although the sleeping space was later changed from one-quarter to one-third, it was barely enough for me not to sleep sideways. But now it was already June, with a thick quilt, you could imagine how hot it could get. But if I didn’t cover it, it would be a little bit cold. So the result was self-evident; it was a very tiring evening. I only blamed myself for being a single man; if I had a girlfriend, I probably would have prepared an additional quilt.

  The head was one of the problems during sleep. Another problem was Chu Yuan. I didn’t cross the line that night, but I didn’t expect that Chu Yuan who didn’t sleep properly would cross the line and get into my quilt.

  Without asking, I knew that she must have regarded her quilt as her plush toy and fell asleep while hugging it. As a result, when she felt cold, she naturally hid in my quilt, and then replaced her plush toy with me. . .

  When I brushed my teeth, I almost couldn’t lift my numb arm that had been pressed by the bratty girl for the whole night. In short, it had been a tough night. . .

  Xiao Yike disappeared early in the morning and left a note for Chu Yuan on the table in the living room, saying that she was afraid of being late for school, so she went back to school early; but I didn’t believe her excuse at all. Didn’t she say that this week was the duty week, and she had asked for sick leave?

  God knows where she went to have fun again, and using this kind of hypocritical reason, probably she didn’t want to ruin her image in front of Chu Yuan.

  Chu Yuan felt both guilty and ashamed. Clearly, it was she who drew the line, but it was she who broke the rule. Feeling embarrassed, she didn’t even dare to lift her head to look at me when talking. During breakfast, she simply focused on lowering her head and eating the food. Looking at her reaction, I felt extremely dissatisfied, she had fun hitting me and scolding me last night, and later on, she had a comfortable sleep. But me?

  “Ouch~” The fried dough stick fell into the porridge bowl, and I groaned in pain, rubbing my right shoulder with my left hand.

  Chu Yuan was just worried that there was no topic to ease the awkward atmosphere. Hearing my painful groan, she hurriedly said: “are you okay?”


  I pretended to smile and said in an enigmatic tone, “what do you think? A certain little beast crossed the line last night and numbed my arm.”


  When Chu Yuan heard the words, her face and her ears instantly turned red. She hurriedly finished the breakfast, rubbed the corner of her mouth with the back of his hand, grabbed the backpack and ran out the door, “I should go to school now.”


  Bratty girl, she pretended that she didn’t hear it!

  However, not knowing how to retort, this was probably the first time for Chu Yuan to silently admit defeat and run away hurriedly. Just when I was secretly proud, I saw Chu Yuan looking back from the entrance after putting on her shoes, and asked seriously, “Elder Brother, did you really not cross the line yesterday?”


  “Of course,” I scolded with a smile: “with you lying on top of me, I couldn’t even move, let alone crossing the line.”


  “Really?”


  “Really.”


  “Then you. . . are even worse than an animal!”


  “Pfff…” I spit out a mouthful of porridge that I had just poured in my mouth, and I looked over angrily. But what I saw was Chu Yuan smiling with a blushing face and rushing out of the door.

  This girl was very clumsy, so I hurriedly reminded her: “stop running, don’t trip over yourself!”


  “I know. . . Aiya! In a scream, my heart shook suddenly. I put down the bowl and rushed out the door barefoot.

  “Yuan Yuan? Are you okay?” I thought the bratty girl stumbled and fell down the stairs, but when I looked down, there was no one there.

  “I’m playing with you!” Chu Yuan suddenly jumped out from behind me, startling me. It turned out that this bratty girl was playing with me.

  I was scared and then startled by her, it completely ruined my appetite. I guessed that I wouldn’t be able to finish my breakfast. . . I frowned and scratched Chu Yuan’s little nose lightly, and said, “You shouldn’t make this kind of joke, do you understand? Do you want to scare me to death?”


  “Huh! This is what you get for calling me a little beast.” Chu Yuan blew out her cheeks and said. But when she lowered her head and saw that I ran out with bare feet, she smiled: “Now we are even, I am going to school now. You should get back. . . My dear elder brother who is worse than an animal~”


  “I will hit you!”


  “Ah~, I’m so scared~!” As soon as I raised my hand, Chu Yuan had already run down the stairs with hands covering her head. For a long while, I could still hear her giggles coming up from downstairs.

  I couldn’t help but chuckle, and feel very strange at the same time. ‘What is wrong with this bratty girl? Why is she in such a good mood today? She actually made jokes. This is something that has never happened before, but. . .’ I liked the pleasant feeling of playing between siblings. . .

  In terms of the comment about worse than an animal. . . The girl’s reaction was really slow. She actually only got the joke this morning. . .

  Anyway, after my little sister’s giggle disappeared, I couldn’t help but shivered. It was indeed a bit chilly in the morning. I really should get back. . .

  …


  After finishing the resignation letter, I went back to Fengchang Company at noon.

  “Chu Nan, I hope you will think about it again. Regarding this thing, we owe you a lot. These three million are the compensation you deserve. . .” Long Shan accepted my resignation letter, and then took out a check of three million yuan, trying to stuff it into my hand.

  I had seen rich people before, but I had never seen this kind of rich people. They actually begged people to accept a check. I sighed, “Secretary Long, I have hands and feet, and I have enough money to pay for my own food. Although I don’t work here anymore, I can still work somewhere else. I’m not as vulnerable as you think. I don’t have to take your money to recuperate my psychological trauma. It is just a job, it is not a big deal. After all, it is a competitive society. Every day, the number of people that are unemployed and reemployed is uncountable. It is a common thing.”


  Long Shan murmured, “But what you lost is not only a job but also a friend. . .”


  I felt a sharp pain in my heart. But I quickly collected myself and smiled, “one hundred years can fly past like a fleeting moment. There are a lot of things that can happen during this time. If I feel sad every time I say goodbye, then I would be living a sorrowful life for my entire life. Whether it is the neighbors that lost contact after moving their houses or the colleagues leaving after changing their jobs, the so-called friends are just passersby in one’s life most of the time. My friendship with Ms. Mo is nothing more than this. After all, even our life paths crossed each other, in the end, it would only form one intersection. After passing this intersection, we will still need to continue our lives, won’t we? So why should I feel sad?”


  Long Shan stared at me for a long time, before sighing faintly, “You are still young. I know that you are lying to yourself.”


  I smiled faintly, “I am lying to myself? Hehe, better than others lying to me.”


  Long Shan still didn’t give up, leaning forward and pushing the check towards me and scolded, “Remember what you said yesterday? Lying to other people is not scary. Although it is shameless, at least the people who lied know that they are lying. But the scary thing is that those who are lying to themselves. Do you want to be that kind of person?”


  “Maybe,” I got up and pushed the check back, and smiled: “But Secretary Long, how do you know that I’m not lying to you at this moment? I, Chu Nan, never want to be pitied by other people, and never mind being a shameful person. One thing I can tell you frankly is that in this world, there are only two people I won’t lie to.”


  Long Shan curiously asked: “Who?”


  “One is me, the other is not you,” I made a little joke and reached out my right hand to Long Shan, “Secretary Long, thank you and the chairman for caring about me, please say goodbye to him for me.”


  Long Shan shook hands with me in a daze. This time, I held her hands for a little longer. Well, this woman’s hands were like her appearance, well maintained, soft, smooth, and tender. . .