Section 3

She remained silent, instead watching Ji Chengyang

I want all the people who are good to me to see me smile

He paused for a moment, his voice softening: "Ji Yi, it's not your fault."

"The child has a good memory," Wang Haoran said as he patted her hair. "At that time, you were still very small. I remember you were squatting by the window ledge outside this building, holding a doll, and you didn't make a sound. Do you remember? I spoke to you back then, and at that time this..." He didn't know how Ji Yi addressed Ji Chengyang, so he casually said, "Your brother Ji is also here."

He opened the door, and before he could say anything, a slender, pale arm appeared first, grabbing his arm: "Ji Chengyang, you left me at your house..." Ji Chengyang raised his right arm to block the woman's hand and said, "How long do you intend to make a scene?" The woman, with such strength, saw his shirt half-open, her eyes reddened, as if she wanted to confront him: "Who is Ji Yi? Tell me, why have I never known?"

Ji Chengyang seemed to understand her confusion and nodded, saying: "That was the first time I saw you"

When the phone was handed to Ji Chengyang, her voice immediately became abnormal, starting to tremble with a nervous cry: "Uncle Xiao Ji, the rabbit you gave me... seems to be sick. Can you come and take a look?"

Ji Chengyang seemed reluctant to continue talking to them, and Su Yan's eyes were still somewhat red.

It seems to be somewhat different again

The next day, Ji Chengyang brought her candied hawthorn, made with red bean paste. He watched her eat, remaining silent the whole time. Ji Yi probably guessed what he wanted to say, took a bite of half a hawthorn, suddenly stopped, and held out the remaining half, filled with red bean paste, to his mouth: "This red bean paste is very delicious"

He suddenly felt a bit dazed, not knowing what he was doing. He reached out to wipe her tears, and his fingers immediately became wet. Why would a grown man yell at a child?

Before he left, he comforted Ji Yi, saying, "I will definitely make the little rabbit better"

As Ji Chengyang was carefully choosing his words to comfort her, the doorbell suddenly rang

So that was the first time after all

Tears were still welling in her eyes, but upon his shout, they surged forth.

The woman named Su Yan transformed her pent-up anger into embarrassment

Ji Chengyang did not know what he was thinking and casually said: "As you wish, let her call you brother, and you can call me uncle in return"

Ji Chengyang let out a light sigh and showed him the rabbit in his arms

Ji Yi indeed wants to make an effort to remember when that event occurred, at what age it happened

Ji Yi looked into his eyes and said, "I seem to have... seen you before"

Ji Yi's heart skipped a beat, and she hurried to look at Ji Chengyang

Is this young lady... or sister, the girlfriend of Uncle Xiao Ji

Ji Chengyang looked at her with red-rimmed eyes, suddenly feeling a bit anxious. He was unsure whether he was angry at himself for giving her a rabbit that ended up making her so sad, or if he was frustrated with her reaction, which was surely filled with self-blame. He held the rabbit with both hands, remaining silent. Ji Yi was completely unaware of his anger, increasingly feeling guilty for being so cleanliness-oriented that she had harmed a rabbit. She thought of the worst possible outcome, her voice trembling slightly: "Uncle Ji..."

However, I was indeed too young at that time, and my memories are truly vague

Alright! The rabbit will be fine

However, I must say, Su Yan, why do you act as if you are catching someone in the act? Such a young girl, oh— you have frightened her.

Ji Yi heard Wang Haoran softly advising Ji Chengyang: "For so many years, every time Su Yan encounters something related to you, she becomes confused; you know this well. Forget it, forget it. However, Chengyang, why are you dressed so inappropriately in the middle of winter?"

Ji Chengyang glanced at Wang Haoran

The memory was hazy, and then her face quickly turned pale: "It is almost no longer trembling..."

At that time, her parents said they would leave in the afternoon, so she came up with the idea of running away from home, thinking it would make them take her back. However, she was also afraid that if she went too far, her parents would not be able to find her, so she could only hide outside on the windowsill with her favorite doll. In the end, after waiting for more than an hour, no one came to look for her.

In the end, the little rabbit did not come back to life

That kind of gaze resembles the way girls pursue boys in class...

Su Yan, Ji Chengyang had to take care of the rabbit in his left hand while his right hand still blocked Su Yan's hand. He squinted his eyes, finding it increasingly difficult to hide his anger, "What else do you think about every day besides matters of men and women? Don't..."

"Oh, when did you become so caring?" Wang Haoran touched the rabbit, which was cold to the touch. "Is it dead?"

Ji Yi discovered that she actually had an impression of this man

Later, she cried and took the initiative to go home... During that time, it seemed that there was an older brother who spoke to her, but she could not remember the specifics of what was said. However, she remembered that this older brother had big eyes, resembling those of a girl

I will no longer cry in front of you in the future

Wang Haoran had a gut feeling that he had misspoken, although he was unsure exactly where the mistake lay. He immediately changed the subject, smiling as he turned to Ji Yi: "Xiaoxixi, do you still remember me?"

The small rabbit, apart from trembling, showed no other reactions. He picked up the rabbit and felt its fur, which was still slightly damp, and immediately understood the issue: "This rabbit was born not long ago; it must have been frozen after a bath in the winter."

Ji Chengyang said, feeling that the rabbit was really on the verge of collapse

He could not think of any other way, so he simply unbuttoned his velvet shirt and placed the rabbit against his skin, hoping that his body heat would help the rabbit recover. After all, it was winter, and even with the heating on, it was uncomfortable to hold such a cold rabbit. Ji Yi clearly had not recovered; he wiped his tears away, but seeing Ji Chengyang's half-open shirt and the exposed skin made him feel even more guilty.

Ji Yi stood in the living room, looking at them, already bewildered.

Thus, the misunderstanding has been resolved

Fortunately, there was a man named Wang Haoran who sighed and explained that when Su Yan heard Nuan Nuan say she was going to find Ji Yi, she made an excuse to go out and went downstairs. Fortunately, he followed her out.

Ji Yi roughly guessed the final outcome, but in front of those two strangers, she did not cry anymore. She responded with an "mm" and sent them off, saying goodbye to the uncle and aunt. Wang Haoran laughed and finally complained to Ji Chengyang: "I am only ten years older than her, right? Why am I being called uncle? I said, Ji Chengyang, your generation is too high, you have made me feel old."

She appeared bewildered, but truly only remembered one person who spoke to her, and did not recall Ji Chengyang.

The man behind Su Yan leaned forward, glanced at Ji Yi, and seemed to suddenly recall some past event, smiling: "Xi Xi?" Such a tall and robust person...

Thanks to these two unexpected guests, Ji Chengyang found an excuse to leave with the nearly lifeless little rabbit

There is only a vague sense of familiarity, but what is the specific reason for this

Wang Haoran laughed in anger: "I said Ji Chengyang, why do you always speak so provocatively?"

It seems she has remembered

Wang Haoran guessed that she remembered: "Finally remembered? Running away from home at such a young age, tell me, how troublesome can you be, child?"

Ji Chengyang quickly hung up the phone and went downstairs to take a look

Su Yan finally saw Ji Yi and was taken aback

He looked at Ji Yi with red eyes, only thinking about the rabbit, and stood up by himself to walk to the door. Upon seeing the person outside through the peephole, his brows suddenly furrowed