âHehe, I want one too. Sister-in-law, you donât mind wearing the same outfit as me, right?â Guo Ningyue said with a smile.
âWhatâs there to mind?â Ji Qingyan said. âLetâs go, Iâll bring you to buy it.â
âIsnât your boyfriend quite rich too?â Lin Yi said, âWhat else do you want to buy?â
âMy boyfriendâs money doesnât appear out of thin air.â
âAnd my money does?â
âThatâs right,â Guo Ningyue said.
âSister-in-law told me that you have plenty of money to spend.â
Ji Qingyan smiled. No wonder Ningyue would also drop by whenever Lin Yi visited the orphanage.
This was how the relationship between brother and sister should be.
âSis, when we came here, our mother already said that youâre not allowed to ask our brother for anything. A coat costs more than 200,000 yuan. Youâre too daring,â Zheng Yawen said softly.
âItâs fine. Weâre spending Sister-in-lawâs money. Donât be afraid,â Guo Ningyue said. âOur mother doesnât know what a Burberry is. If she asks, just say that itâs 200 yuan a piece. She wonât know the difference.â
âBut I still donât dare. Iâm afraid that our mother will scold me.â
âJust say that Sister-in-law bought it for us. Tell her she insisted on buying it. Our mother doesnât dare to say anything to Sister-in-law.â
Ji Qingyan did not know whether to laugh or cry. How did she become the scapegoat?
When they arrived at the mall, the six of them automatically split into two groups.
With the four girls leading the way together, Lin Yi and Chen Xuanyu walked at the back of the group.
âYou havenât bought a computer yet, right?â Lin Yi said, âGo pick one later.â
âNo need, Brother. Iâm already in my third year. I donât need one anymore.â
âWhy are you treating me like an outsider when Iâm your brother?â Lin Yi said.
âThe money I gave Mom is probably being used up to take care of the facilities. Itâs unlikely that sheâll buy a computer for you. You can still use it if you choose to further your studies in the future.â
âThank you, Brother,â Chen Xuanyu said with a smile. Although he was a little taller than Lin Yi, he looked like a younger brother when they walked together.
âBrother, can I ask you something?â
âWhat is it?â
âHow much money do you have? You donât even blink when you were asked to buy clothes that cost more than 200,000 yuan.â Chen Xuanyu said.
âWhen I asked Mom, she didnât even tell me. She even told me that I couldnât ask you for money.
âYou donât have to listen to our mom,â Lin Yi said, âEven if you guys are suddenly paralyzed, I will have enough to support you for the rest of your lives.â
âThen wonât you have to worry about bad crowds? Youâll need someone to protect you from now on.â
âYouâve been watching too many cop shows.â
Chen Xuanyu chuckled and whispered, âBrother, youâre so powerful. Can you go find Big Brother?â
âWasnât he sentenced to eight years in prison? Heâs still three years away from his release date.â
âI think his sentence was reduced and he was released early.â
âHuh? I didnât even know about this. How did you find out?â
âWhen I came home a few days ago, I heard them talking about this in the house. Our mother was wiping her tears when I found out that Big Brother had been released.â Chen Xuanyu said, âI think Mom went to visit Big Brother, but the prison staff said that Big Brother has already been released from prison. Itâs been more than three months, but thereâs been no news of him. He hasnât returned to the orphanage either.â
âIâll take a look when I get back. Iâll think of something.â Lin Yi sighed.
âItâs best if we can find Big Brother.â Chen Xuanyu said, âDonât misunderstand because our mother always scolds Big Brother. She misses him secretly too.â
The big brother Chen Xuanyu mentioned was called Wu Feiyue. He was from the first batch of children in the orphanage.
He was also the oldest kid, being five years older than Lin Yi.
Five years ago, he was sentenced to eight years in prison for fighting with others.
However, his sentence was cut short by three years. After he was released from prison, he left Yangcheng and cut off all contact with everyone.
âI know.â Lin Yi said.
âStop wandering around. Itâs the new year. Go and pick out some clothes for yourself.â
âDidnât you buy lots of clothes for us before?
Our mother left me a set. Iâll just wear that.â
âThose arenât really valuable. Since youâre already here, Iâll buy you a good set of clothes.â
âThank you, Brother.â
The group of six shopped for the entire afternoon. They bought dozens of things, with all of put together costing more than seven million yuan. Lin Yi had bled a lot on that day.
After dinner, Lin Yi brought them out to do some karaoke before returning to Jiuzhou Pavilion at nine in the evening.
Guo Ningyue and the others were shocked when they saw where Lin Yi lived. âBrother, is this where you and my sister-in-law live? Isnât this too luxurious? It seems to be bigger than our orphanage.â âFrom now on, this will be your home.â Ji Qingyan continued, âWhen you come to Zhonghai, you will stay here.â
âHehe, thank you, Sister-in-law.â That night, Lin Yi and Chen Xuanyu were playing games in the study.
Ji Qingyan and Guo Ningyue were discussing fashion and cosmetics in the living room. Everyone got along swimmingly. However, while they were sleeping, Ji Qingyan called Lin Yi to her room and prepared to sleep together.
Lin Yiâs younger siblings were all here. It would be disrespectful to Lin Yi if they slept in separate rooms.
Besides, this wasnât the first time they had done so.
Sometimes, she would have such thoughts, but she felt embarrassed to say it.
The next morning, Lin Yi planned to bring them around Zhonghai to play. However, Guo Ningyue insisted on going to Lin Yiâs company to take a look around. In the end, she changed the itinerary to become a day trip to Lingyun Group.
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Upon learning of the identities of Guo Ningyue and the others, everyone in the Lingyun Group from the bottom service staff, to those on the very top, showed great respect to the group. âBrother, when I usually go to work, others will order me around. Today, when Iâm visiting, they all nod and bow to me. This is too satisfying,â Guo Ningyue said.
âThen you most grow stronger. Donât use my name to intimidate others.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
In Lin Yiâs opinion, although he was rich, he still had to work hard for his younger siblings in the orphanage.
He could help them for a while, but he could not help them forever.
Individual ability had always been a necessary condition for wealth creation.
âUnless⦠you have the system.â âGot it, Brother.â Guo Ningyue said, âThe new year is in four days. When are you going back?â
âTomorrow. Iâll go back with you.â
Lin Yi originally planned to stay for two more days, but after talking to Chen Xuanyu about Wu Feiyue yesterday, he decided to go back in advance and see if he could settle this matter.
It would be best if they could celebrate their reunion together.
âI have something to do tomorrow. If you have nothing to do, go to your sister-in-lawâs company to help her.â Lin Yi said.
âIâll come back and pick you up when weâre done. Then, we can go back to Yangcheng.â âUnfortunately, our skills are not up to standard. We canât help even if we wanted to.â
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âThere is still sweeping, cleaning, and wiping that needs to be done. You can do that kind of work, right?â
âWhat are you talking about? The cleaning lady will do those things in my office. We donât need them to do it.â
âSince they have nothing to do, they can just treat it as killing time.â
âNo problem,â Guo Ningyue said. âCoincidentally, I wanted to go to sister-in-lawâs company to take a look around.â
That night, the two of them washed up and went to bed. âWhen are you coming home from your New Yearâs trip this time?â Ji Qingyan asked quietly.