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Xu Qi didn't know how to comfort him. When he first heard this story, he was left with only a sense of loss.

Xu Qi could only keep comforting the woman in his arms, so that she could feel the companionship of others in her time of great sorrow.

"Sister, don't cry... don't cry..."

Time will heal all the pain of the past.

It was the same when my father passed away, and it is the same now when I recall that period of grief.

It was like a scar branded on her heart, and what Xu Qi could not forgive was that the person who personally reopened her sister's wounds... was actually him.

Eden emerged from her memories, her vision blurred, as she tried to make out the boy who was holding her.

"Xiaoqi..."

"I'm sorry, sister, I..."

Eden shook her head. She simply hugged Xu Qi again, burying her face in his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat. She had never felt so at ease before.

"You already knew, didn't you?"

"Yes, it was Teacher Ye Caizhang who told me. I didn't expect..."

Eden shook his head.

"That's all in the past..."

Eden raised his head, his eyes red and still wet with tears. Xu Qi trembled and reached out to wipe away the tears as if to wipe away Eden's sorrow along with them.

"It's so good that you can be by my side now..."

Chapter 969, Section 961: Our understanding of honesty might be different.

Xu Qi gently patted Eden's back.

It's hard to imagine that the world's richest woman had such an experience.

Watching helplessly as loved ones suffer from illness, yet being powerless to help... Xu Qi hopes he will never experience that in his life.

"When my father first passed away, I couldn't even feel the pain... I thought I was pretty strong, but it turned out I was just hiding my grief..."

During that time, I was at a loss for what to do, feeling completely disoriented. I even considered ending my life sooner rather than later.

At this point, Eden suddenly raised his head, his tear-streaked face showing a slight smile as he looked at Xu Qi.

"Guess who I met during that time?"

Xu Qi tilted his head; how could he possibly know that?

“Reporter Ye found me a job as a church volunteer, and it was around that time that I met Aponia.”

Xu Qi immediately realized, "So that's how it is!"

So Eden and Aponia were best friends back then...

Their relationship must be very deep.

"But the one who saved me was not her."

"Ugh?"

The story didn't unfold as Xu Qi had envisioned; a third party unexpectedly appeared! Who was it?!

For some reason, Xu Qi felt a pang of jealousy.

If it wasn't Aponia, who else was qualified to save her sister?

"It's you."

"Oh... Ah!?"

Before Xu Qi could even process the lingering jealousy in his heart, he was so shocked by this sudden and astonishing news that he had no time to think about anything else. He pointed to his nose.

"I?"

Back then, Eden was probably in high school, while Xu Qi was still in elementary school.

and……

"No way, if I had met a girl as beautiful as you back then, I would definitely still remember it now."

Eden grabbed Xu Qi's ear, annoyed, and said, "You were already a little pervert back then, weren't you? All you ever do is look at pretty girls!"

"Sister, don't be angry! Sister, don't be angry, it's just a joke! Just a joke~~"

Eden knew perfectly well that Xu Qi's joke had largely dispelled the somber atmosphere, leaving her unsure whether to cry or laugh.

"You should remember now what happened on that 956 subway train when you were a child."

Xu Qi's expression turned solemn.

That memory was once sealed away by Aponia, but now he has retrieved it.

“Many people suffered tremendous psychological trauma in that incident, and you… were among the first patients I treated.”

Xu Qi's eyes widened.

"It's ironic—a patient who has already suffered psychological trauma is now responsible for comforting other patients who have suffered psychological trauma..."

Fortunately, that's how I met you.

My job at the time was to question them and assess the degree of their psychological trauma; that scene is unforgettable for me...

Most of them couldn't even answer questions properly, and their infectiousness was terrifying... I looked them over one by one, and that's when I saw you.

At that time, you were just a child, completely unable to communicate normally. Looking at you, I felt a pang of sadness and subconsciously said, "Why not just end it all..."

Xu Qi felt a pang of despair; that sense of hopelessness naturally gave rise to suicidal thoughts.

Especially for my sister at that time, she was already in the most vulnerable stage psychologically.

"But as it turned out, you, who had seemed lifeless, were stimulated by my soft murmur."

You grabbed my hand, as if you were using all your strength to tell me—live! ...Please live! That plea...was impossible to ignore.

Xu Qi was also surprised when he heard this.

Clearly, he had completely forgotten what he had done back then.

Upon seeing this, Eden finally burst out laughing.

"You child... even when you were on the verge of collapse, you still wanted to save the people around you and give others hope to live..."

If even someone like you dies, then there is truly no hope left for me in this world.

"elder sister……"

Eden stroked Xu Qi's cheek. The man before her, now mature, still seemed to retain a trace of his childhood self.

"It was from that time that I started paying attention to a name—Xu Qi. But as you know, in this vast sea of ​​people, it is not easy to find an old friend."

Gradually, I gave up on the matter and simply kept the name in my heart. But who could have imagined that a casual remark from Ellie would make me want to find another tenant?

And among all those names on the list—Xu Qi. Do you know how excited I was when that name appeared before my eyes again?

Especially after seeing you in person, I became even more certain... that you are the one I've been looking for.

I searched for him a thousand times in the crowd, and suddenly I turned around...

Unexpectedly, she was not the one she was looking for, but the beautiful woman standing in the dim light.

These coincidences even gave Xu Qi a sense of being in a dream.

"Then why did you...?"

"Because people change. So many years have passed, I don't know if you will still be the same Xu Qi as before, and I myself... may not be the same Eden as before either."

As for what happened after that, you know it too—I became your older sister and truly treated you like a younger brother. At that time... whether we were still the same as before was no longer important.

You are my younger brother, I am your older sister, it's that simple, and only this simple relationship is needed... for me to give everything for you.

"elder sister……"

Eden reached out and pinched Xu Qi's cheek.

"Now you know, right? You little rascal, to me, you really are my younger brother. Not like Fu Hua, who pretends to treat you like an older brother but actually sees you as her husband."

"Cough!... Uh..."

Xu Qi awkwardly turned his head away and subconsciously joked.

"Then you can pretend to treat me like your husband, but actually treat me like your younger brother..."

"you!……"

Xu Qi quickly shrank back, as if afraid that his sister would hit him again.

But Eden couldn't bear to hit him. In the end, he could only affectionately pinch Xu Qi's cheek again.

"You little rascal... Now, I really have absolutely no secrets from you anymore."

"Being honest with each other is a good thing."

Eden sat up, squinted, and said, "Your idea of ​​being honest is probably not the same as mine."

Xu Qi changed the subject.

Eden's expression softened, and she stroked Xu Qi's cheek, as if she had finally resolved some inner conflict, and said, "I was saved because of you, but I never imagined that you had also fallen for me because of a chance encounter."

And yet, without either of us knowing, we became the closest of siblings... Oh well, I'm doomed for life.

"Wait until my sister is completely recovered, okay? She's too weak right now to... sigh?"

Xu Qi gently hugged Eden, his tone tinged with a mixture of doting and helplessness.

“I said before—even if my sister can never get over that knot in her heart and can’t be with me, I don’t care, as long as you are my sister.”

So please don't feel apologetic anymore. Besides, it's just waiting for my sister to get better, isn't it? If I can't even wait that long, wouldn't I be too impatient?

Chapter 970, Section 962: The siblings need to help each other.

"Aren't you getting impatient?" Eden rolled his eyes inwardly, not even bothering to say anything to him.

Xu Qi leaned forward and said in a teasing tone, "Then, sister, tonight we can start..."

Instinctively, Eden reached out to cover his backside, panicking, "No! I know you, you never stop once you start, I'm weak, you can't do this to me..."

"Okay." Xu Qi was just joking, and seeing his sister's worried expression made him satisfied.

After all, she usually has a very strong aura, and it's only when they're being intimate that she becomes dazed and soft like a marshmallow.

"I'm going back now. Sister, you should go to sleep early too."

"Huh? Wait a minute!..."

As he spoke, Eden grabbed Xu Qi's wrist.

Xu Qi turned around in confusion, only to see his sister's face flushed, her eyes wandering around and not daring to look at him, but she just held onto Xu Qi and wouldn't let him go.

"elder sister?"

"Where are you going so late?"

"Of course, we should go back to our rooms and sleep?"

Oh... Eden felt a sense of relief, but then he quickly realized something was wrong—Xu Qi's room... Mei, that slut, must be in there too!

Eden narrowed his eyes.

Is Mei in your room?

Xu Qi's face stiffened. He had been intentionally avoiding the question, but his sister had noticed it so keenly.

"Hmm...it should be there..."

Ultimately, I couldn't lie to my sister.

"You'll stay with me tonight."

Xu Qi gave a wry smile, but still rubbed his sister's head and sat on the bed.

"Okay, I'll sleep with my sister tonight and won't do anything inappropriate."

Although it's a bit strange that someone so old still sleeps with their older sister, it's not surprising that they did such embarrassing things during dinner.

Eden lay peacefully in Xu Qi's arms; at this moment, she was truly no longer conflicted.

I don't care about younger brothers or husbands anymore.