Transmigrated into the body of a villain, I became my sister's savior.

Lin Jianshen had just opened his mouth.

Xia Tingwan twisted her wrist, and the meatball circled around his mouth before going into her own.

"Crunch, crunch, crunch—"

She chewed louder, her eyes crinkling with a triumphant smile.

"Xia Tingwan! You really are... really..." Lin Jianshen couldn't find the right words for a moment, and finally blurted out, "You're too naughty! If you don't discipline yourself for three days, you'll be climbing on the roof and tearing off the tiles!"

Xia Tingwan swallowed the meatball and shrugged indifferently: "It's that same old line again, tch, no originality at all."

"Go ahead and hit me if you want, I didn't say you can't."

Lin Jianshen's face darkened: "What kind of talk is this from a young lady! What kind of behavior is this!"

Xia Tingwan immediately stopped joking and sat up straight obediently.

He even shrugged his shoulders in cooperation, making a docile look as if he "knew he was wrong".

She maintained this pose for a few seconds, then picked up another meatball and held it to his lips.

She smiled ingratiatingly, "Brother, I'm really giving you some this time, I'm not lying. Come on, open your mouth, ah..."

Lin Jianshen leaned back in his chair and turned his face away, saying, "Never mind, I won't eat."

Xia Tingwan pouted and muttered under her breath, "See, she's in a hurry again."

Lin Jianshen didn't respond, abruptly changing the subject: "How much did you pay for this JK uniform?"

Xia Tingwan shared enthusiastically, "I bought it secondhand on Xianyu!"

"This set is from 'Walnut Wood,' and it originally cost over two hundred, but I only got it for sixty!"

"The seller only wore it once! How about that? Aren't I amazing?"

She raised her chin smugly, then asked, "By the way, brother, why are you suddenly asking this?"

Lin Jianshen reached out, picked up a beef ball from the plate with his fingers, and put it in his mouth.

After finishing the meatball, he said, "It's quite expensive. Never mind, you can keep wearing it."

"How inexplicable." Xia Tingwan muttered, then lowered her head to drink her porridge.

Lin Jianshen eats quickly; he's always the first to finish at home.

After Xia Tingwan finished eating, she found him still sitting in his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling.

It looks as if there's a painting on it.

She asked, "Brother, are you free today?"

Lin Jianshen slowly came to his senses: "No time, I'm going to take a nap in a bit, then I'll go out and run some fares."

Xia Tingwan then asked, "Are you free tomorrow?"

"I have to make deliveries tomorrow too. We can't keep living in a rented apartment forever. We need to save up to buy a house."

Xia Tingwan persisted, asking, "And the day after tomorrow?"

"I have something to do the day after tomorrow. Just tell me what it is."

"If it's important, I'll take care of your business first."

Xia Tingwan thought for a moment: "It's not anything important, I just want you to take me to Donghai University to take a look first."

Her face was full of anticipation: "I've heard that many universities are very large, and if you don't familiarize yourself with them beforehand, you might even get lost."

Lin Jianshen recalled that when he was in college, the senior student who was welcoming new students took him to the dormitory and then left.

Not enthusiastic at all.

It's just not buying the campus card he recommended, is it really that big of a deal?

After making his bed, he had nothing to do and didn't really want to see his roommates, so he decided to go for a walk around the school by himself.

As a result, I got lost inside and didn't want to ask for directions, so I didn't come out until sunset.

"Okay, after I'm done with my business the day after tomorrow, I'll go shopping with you," Lin Jianshen said.

He had some free time during this period, and when she started school, he decided to take her there.

This is a very important moment in her life, and her brother shouldn't be absent.

Xia Tingwan happily raised her hands in front of her chest and swung them from side to side like cat paws.

For example, he often uses the Tuzki emoji in his WeChat sticker collection.

She stood up to clear the dishes, then suddenly sat back down: "What do you have to do the day after tomorrow? Is it that important?"

Lin Jianshen nodded: "I'm going to a graduation celebration banquet."

Xia Tingwan raised her delicate eyebrows slightly: "The kind of celebration banquet you have when you get into university?"

Lin Jianshen asked in confusion, "Are there really graduation banquets for students entering high school or junior high?"

Xia Tingwan's guard upped, and she asked casually, "It's a girl, isn't it?"

Lin Jianshen nodded.

Xia Tingwan's fingers were pressed against the bowl, and the blood on her nails quickly faded.

She almost tore the rim of the bowl apart.

"Who is it?" she asked, feigning nonchalance.

The ponytail slid from her shoulder to behind her shoulder, causing her scalp to feel slightly heavy.

"You wouldn't know him even if I told you," Lin Jianshen replied.

"Hey, tell me, maybe I know them," Xia Tingwan pressed.

"Sun Yu".

A lot happened in those two years.

Just recently.

Sun Hao acquired a gambling ship.

Returning home in wealth and honor is like wearing brocade at night.

Sun Jian must be looking for someone to share his story with, and he is now the only person who has accompanied Sun Jian from his impoverished beginnings to his current success.

It is the best person to share with.

So, under the guise of a graduation banquet, we invited him.

Perhaps there are other things to discuss.

"Hmm, since they can attend the graduation banquet, they must be very good friends, right?"

Xia Tingwan feigned confusion and asked, "How come I've never heard of you before?"

Lin Jianshen didn't need to explain too much to her.

Then, as if possessed, he blurted out, "Actually, I'm not that familiar with her."

"And she was grounded by her father for two years, so we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Xia Tingwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Can I go with you?"

"No, absolutely not!" Lin Jianshen's tone suddenly became more serious than ever before.

Xia Tingwan's mind worked very quickly.

He wouldn't normally speak in this tone.

He actually couldn't even bring himself to say anything harsh.

The answer is actually quite simple: Sun Yu must be related to the mud in the quagmire.

Otherwise, if it were just a friend's graduation celebration, he would have no reason not to bring her.

He had even taken her to Old Li's house for dinner before.

Xia Tingwan decided to test the waters again.

She put on a pitiful look: "Brother, I also want to go out and eat something nice."

Lin Jianshen refused, saying, "No."

Perhaps realizing his tone was too harsh, he added, "Didn't we eat all day yesterday?"

"And the food was very good."

"Oh dear, who would pass up the chance to have another delicious meal?" Xia Tingwan walked over and shook his arm affectionately.

"Please take me there, brother..."

"There's no room for discussion on this." Lin Jianshen turned his head to the other side, refusing to look at her.

Xia Tingwan's suspicions were confirmed.

In that instant, she thought of many things.

But she decided that she would stand with him.

Maybe she can help?

She didn't want him to bear all of this alone.

He was a ray of light in her life.

She also wanted to be the light in his life.

The horror of a quagmire lies not in its filth and stickiness, but in its ability to devour.

The problem lies in how it gradually drains people's will to struggle as they are worn down day after day.

The problem lies in the fact that it makes hope itself a luxurious form of torment.

She wanted to be his hope.

Even if it gets swallowed up.

She too will be devoured along with him.

"Brother, I have long since seen through my own heart."

From when?

Perhaps it's when the wisteria blossoms on the school's flower trellis, cascading down like a waterfall.

Perhaps it was when that wall of Snow White bloomed that the flower in her heart also blossomed.

Feeling unacceptable, going deeper.

When I first fell in love, you happened to be here.

How could I not fall in love with you?

"And you, have you truly understood your own heart?"

"An awkward person."

Xia Tingwan looked at him and thought to herself, "Brother Ashen, take another one of my moves."