At the entrance of Qingwu School.

summer vacation.

Chen Zhi was waiting for Shen Sui'an to come out. He was looking at his phone when Shen Sui'an said he would be out soon. After he finished looking at his phone, he was about to put it back in his pocket.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law..."

Ji Mu'an suddenly appeared out of nowhere, rushed forward, bent his knees, and knelt down with a thud.

He clung tightly to Chen Zhiye's leg, "Brother-in-law, I know I was wrong... I was too pretentious before, and I didn't recognize your worth. Brother-in-law! I apologize!"

"Brother-in-law, I'm so sorry!"

The calls of "brother-in-law" were loud and urgent.

The titles that I used to refuse to acknowledge no matter what, I now say with great enthusiasm.

Chen Zhi paused in putting his phone away, looked down at his brother-in-law, and moved his legs, trying to shake him off.

As a result, Ji Mu'an hugged him tightly, as if she wanted to stick to him.

Chen Zhiye smirked, "Get out of the way! If your sister sees this, she might think some shameless bastard is trying to seduce me, and then I'll be in big trouble!!"

There was a time before when the man was a jerk. He followed him around asking for his contact information, from the apartment to the school gate. When he told the man to get lost, the jerk pounced on him.

He quickly threw the person away, but it was summer and he was wearing short sleeves, so it was inevitable that they would bump into each other when he threw the person.

Shen Sui'an just came out.

The man then got up from the ground and started shouting some foul and offensive language.

Shen Sui'an immediately stopped him from touching her and wouldn't even speak to him, saying he was dirty and unclean. Chen Zhi was so angry that he wanted to kick the man to the ground on the spot.

But he dared not, fearing the little white rabbit would dislike him even more.

So Wei Heng was ordered to beat the man up.

Later, when he got home, he soaked in the bathroom until his skin was raw and his penis was wrinkled before Shen Sui'an reluctantly let him get close.

Chen Zhi has learned his lesson.

From then on, he would not even glance at any living creature, always maintaining a vigilant distance of more than two meters.

It was even more tiring than when he was on missions before.

Ji Mu'an tilted his head back, refusing to let go no matter what. "Brother-in-law, do you still stand by what you said before?"

Chen Zhiye had no recollection of what was said.

All he wants now is to get rid of that person as soon as possible.

With a cold expression: "Are you going to let go or not? If you don't, I'll escalate the situation."

If he breaks an arm, then it's not his fault.

"I don't!"

Ji Mu'an hugged her tighter and sat on the ground, acting spoiled, "Brother-in-law, I won't get up unless you agree."

Chen Zhi was furious; he really wanted to kick someone.

Unfortunately, this brat is Shen Sui'an's cousin. If he really gets hurt, not only will Shen Sui'an not let him off the hook, but he'll also have a hard time explaining to his aunt.

He closed his eyes and held back.

"What did you say?"

Ji Mu'an's eyes lit up. "It was during my sister's competition that you said you knew I listened to you, so you made me very successful."

He had previously won first place in a national competition, and with the encouragement of his family and teachers, he decided to apply to Columbia University to give it a try. After all, he could still take the national college entrance examination in China, so he could pursue both paths simultaneously.

If I don't get accepted, I'll study in China.

It won't delay anything.

Who would have thought he'd be so lucky!

I won first place in the national competition and got accepted to Columbia University!

The whole family and teachers were immersed in joy, but he was afraid and uneasy. The farthest he had ever gone in his life was from home to Lanjiang.

Sending a home-loving child to a foreign country where he knows no one is going to.

He was afraid he would be devoured alive.

Besides, everyone says that foreign countries are not peaceful and that discrimination is serious. With his small frame, he can't fight or swear. If he goes there, he'll just get bullied.

He was sullen, and his parents noticed. They were getting old and didn't know what was wrong, so they asked Shen Sui'an to help them ask.

Shen Sui'an asked.

Ji Mu'an also told her.

What did his sister say back then?

Oh.

Shen Sui'an was silent for two seconds before asking him, "Which city is Columbia University in again?"

If she remembers correctly...

Ji Mu'an: "Manhattan, huh?"

really.

Her sister fell silent again.

He was filled with anxiety and asked nervously, "Sis, why are you so quiet again? Don't scare me. By the way, Auntie had her surgery in New York, and you went to be with her. Could it be that...?"

Shen Sui'an interrupted, "That place is fine."

"Then why...?"

Shen Sui'an: "Go find Chen Zhiye."

Therefore, after last year's incident, Ji Mu'an unilaterally made enemies with Chen Zhi, and went against him in various ways, being sarcastic and targeting him at every turn.

He immediately glared at him, "Why would I want to see him? No way!"

Shen Sui'an called him a stupid dog on the phone, "If you want to finish college peacefully there, you should go and beg him. I'm hanging up now."

Ji Mu'an, used to going against Chen Zhi, subconsciously sneered, "Who is he? Why should I beg him? I haven't even settled the score with him for humiliating me back then!"

Shen Sui'an was unaware of this: "What did he humiliate you about?"

Ji Mu'an jumped up and down: "He made me call him 'Dad'! What is this if not humiliation?!"

Shen Sui'an fell silent again.

She sighed, "You'll be calling him 'Dad' willingly in a moment."

Shen Sui'an really had something to do, and said to him, "Go search it online yourself, I'm hanging up."

Ji Mu'an was still in a daze when he heard the busy tone of the phone. He switched browsers and typed in what his sister had just said. The internet speed was a bit slow, and his phone was an old one.

Ji Mu'an waited a while, and the webpage popped up automatically.

His eyes widened suddenly!

I rely on!

What?!

He didn't even look at the rest; he rushed off to find his brother-in-law.

What else is there to say!

He went to New York, which is equivalent to going to Chen Zhiye's hometown. What is he afraid of?

And so this happened.

Ji Mu'an burst into tears, disregarding her image. "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I'll listen to you in everything from now on. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west. Just let me make a name for myself in New York."

"Please, brother-in-law!"

Chen Zhiye's face darkened for a moment, then he continued to struggle: "Let go."

"I won't let go unless you agree!"

Ji Mu'an decided to take his shamelessness to the extreme and refuse to budge no matter what.

Chen Zhi also took a deep breath, he was so angry at this brat. If he agreed to him so easily, wouldn't it make him seem like he was easy to talk to?

He gave a cold snort: "Fine."

Ji Mu'an was overjoyed: "Brother-in-law, you agreed!?"

Chen Zhiye slowly added, "Call me father."

"father!"

Ji Mu'an, utterly spineless, shouted loudly and clearly, "Father! Father! Father!"

Chen Zhi was also getting a headache from his noise, and couldn't help but kick him: "Let go of me right now."

Ji Mu'an knew that he had agreed, and he chuckled foolishly as he got up from the ground. Wow, he found such a strong backer for himself, what was he afraid of!

He's going to swagger around Columbia University!

Ji Mu'an patted his bottom and said, "Then Dad, I won't disturb you and my sister's relationship development."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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