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Guan Daya felt her legs go weak, and if she hadn't been leaning against the wall, she would have collapsed to the ground.

"Big sister."

Lin Chuan's voice sounded a little hoarse from the suppression, and even carried a hint of a mischievous smile that was hard to detect, making it particularly alluring in the darkness.

"Your heart is beating so fast..."

"I...I'm afraid of getting caught and having the money confiscated!"

Guan Daya frantically tried to find an excuse, desperately reaching out to push against Lin Chuan's firm chest.

"That's over a hundred yuan..."

But her palms were sweaty, and when she pushed against Lin Chuan's hard muscles, instead of pushing him away, he seemed to be giving her a playful pat.

Guan Daya recoiled as if burned, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

She stammered as she spoke, and suddenly felt like crying.

"Yeah?"

Seeing Guan Daya's appearance, Lin Chuan couldn't help but let out a low, muffled laugh.

Then, he finally took pity on her and stepped back half a step, shielding her from the cold wind blowing from the alley, and even tidying up her messy hair that had been running.

"That's good~ The money's here, and we're safe. Sister, let's go home now."

Watching the boy's tall figure walk out first, Guan Daya leaned against the cold wall and couldn't help but gasp for breath.

She raised her hands and covered her burning cheeks tightly, momentarily unable to move.

it's over...

This is truly the end!

As the eldest sister, she was actually bullied by her eighteen-year-old brother, Lin Chuan!

With just a glance and a single word, she was so captivated that she could barely stand.

When the two escaped the county town, the sky was already beginning to lighten with the first hint of dawn.

The snowflakes falling from the sky stopped at some point.

The silvery moonlight shone on the snow-covered dirt road, like a layer of broken silver.

The moonlight at that time was much brighter than it would be in later years.

Even on a clear night, without any lights on, you can see things clearly on the road.

The two walked silently on the snow, making only the crunching sound of their footsteps.

The road back to the village is more than ten miles long. If it were any other time, even if it wasn't a snowy day, Guan Daya would have walked at the front to lead the way without hesitation, like a matriarch who was afraid that her younger siblings would get hurt.

But today, she acted like a wronged wife, deliberately lagging behind Lin Chuan by three or four steps, silently following behind him.

She carried a heavy, warm 240 yuan and a thick stack of receipts in her arms.

But what made Da Ya feel even hotter than this windfall was the sensation of Lin Chuan's rough fingertips brushing against her lips when he covered her lips in the dark alley of the black market.

Guan Daya tucked her frozen hands into her sleeves, but her eyes kept glancing at Lin Chuan's back again and again.

Only at this moment, in this quiet, deserted snowy night, did she truly and carefully examine the little boy in front of her.

Lin Chuan was thin and weak before, so she subconsciously categorized him as someone who needed protection, just like Xiao Si, Xiao Liu, and Xiao Qi.

but……

When did he grow so tall and strong?

Did it suddenly grow during this period?

Or was it always this high?

The old cotton-padded jacket, faded and even a bit short from washing, looked rather tight on Lin Chuan, but it couldn't hide his broad, flat shoulders and his straight, pine-like back.

He had already walked several miles, but he walked steadily in the ankle-deep snow, his steps as firm as an immovable mountain.

Unlike before, when I would be out of breath after walking just a few steps.

He recalled how he chatted and laughed with the purchasing manager with ease in the black market.

I recalled the force and decisiveness with which he pulled me into his arms...

Guan Daya's cheeks started to burn again, much to her dismay.

He no longer needs his protection.

On the contrary, he had become a man capable of supporting this family in its precarious state and protecting Guan Daya.

In fact, Lin Chuan is now capable of hunting wild boars weighing over 400 jin (approximately 200 kg).

"Ouch!"

Lost in her own thoughts, Guan Daya was caught off guard and her shoe suddenly slammed onto a piece of dark ice.

She gasped instinctively, and her body lurched forward uncontrollably.

However, the expected pain of falling face-first into the mud did not come.

Lin Chuan, who was walking in front, seemed to have eyes in the back of his head.

He suddenly turned around, then stretched out his long arm and firmly embraced Guan Daya's waist.

Even through the thick cotton coat, Lin Chuan's strong arms firmly half-embraced her in his arms.

"Big sister, what are you thinking about? Have you lost your soul in the black market?"

Guan Daya heard a light, slightly mocking laugh coming from above her head.

Lin Chuan lowered his head slightly, the silvery moonlight outlining his strong eyebrows and eyes.

Guan Daya hurriedly stood up straight, as if she had been electrocuted, and pulled away from his embrace, her earlobes turning bright red!

"No, I wasn't thinking about anything! It's just that the road was too slippery..."

She stammered, not even daring to look Lin Chuan in the eye, afraid that he would see through her little secret thoughts.

After all, Lin Chuan was a smart scholar!

Lin Chuan watched as she buried her head in her scarf like a frightened quail, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

He didn't expose her lame excuse, but turned around and continued to clear the way.

"There are icicles under this snow. Your shoes are worn down to the bottom, no wonder they're slippery."

As Lin Chuan spoke, he deliberately slowed his pace and even increased the force of his footsteps, leaving deep and steady footprints in the thick snow.

"Big sister."

He didn't turn around, his deep voice sounding exceptionally clear in the quiet snowy night, "Don't wander off, follow my footprints."

Guan Daya was stunned for a moment.

She stared blankly at the string of shoe prints on the snow, then looked at Lin Chuan's long shadow in the moonlight.

In an instant, an indescribable warmth struck the softest corner of her heart.

The feeling was sour and bloated... yet also sickeningly sweet.

She's been at the forefront for years, paving the way for her younger sisters, and she's gotten used to it.

After all, as the older sister, these are things she should do.

But today, finally someone stood in front of her, breaking the dangerous ice and leaving her a safe and secure path.

"……Um."

She lowered her head and responded softly, her voice incredibly gentle.

Guan Daya obediently lowered her head, then lifted her feet, which were a little stiff from the cold, and stepped into the footprints that Lin Chuan had left for her.

The man's footprints were large, and Guan Daya's foot was completely enclosed as soon as it went in.

As Lin Chuan drove ahead, feeling the girl behind him following him like a well-behaved little tail, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

At this moment, the two of them walked along the snowy road for over ten miles, creating an atmosphere of tranquility and a promise of growing old together.