Over the next few days, with the cat keeping her company, Song Fuxue finally no longer felt bored staying at home.
During the day, she ate meals and played with the cat. At night, she ate dinner and clung to Older Brother.
After some time, she had completely adapted to Beijing’s dry winter and had begun to like this city where Older Brother was.
In the blink of an eye, Friday arrived.
That day, Pei Shangyue worked overtime and returned very late.
Ever since childhood, whenever he came home late, the lights in the house had always been dark.
But now, the lights of Yunqi Residence were on brightly, illuminating everything.
The snowman in the courtyard was decorated with shining fairy lights, and through the gauzy curtains by the window, a familiar silhouette could vaguely be seen.
Very quickly, that figure ran out from the house toward him and tightly hugged him.
“Brother, you’re back?”
Song Fuxue lifted her eyes and smiled at him.
“It’s already past midnight. Why are you still awake?”
Perhaps because of her amnesia, Song Fuxue needed more sleep than ordinary people.
Usually, she would have long since fallen asleep by this hour.
“Of course I was waiting for you. Since Older Brother hadn’t come back yet, I felt a little uneasy.”
Song Fuxue spoke worriedly while leading Older Brother inside by the hand.
The cold wind was shut outside, leaving behind only the warmth filling the room.
Song Fuxue circled around Pei Shangyue nonstop.
“Brother, I ordered a late-night snack. Do you want some? You didn’t even eat dinner. What if you starve yourself into stomach problems?”
“How did you know I didn’t eat dinner?”
Pei Shangyue removed his watch and tie as he looked at her.
Curiously, Song Fuxue took his watch and wore it on her own wrist while replying, “Of course I asked Assistant Xu.”
“Mhm.”
Pei Shangyue pulled her onto the sofa and leisurely gathered up her long hair.
The moment he saw her, all of his exhaustion had already disappeared.
He pinched her cheek. “You care about me that much?”
“You’re thinking too much. I just wanted a late-night snack myself. Brother was only incidental, merely incidental!”
Song Fuxue denied it proudly and delicately, pushing him away before going to eat first.
The late-night snack was still being kept warm in the kitchen, so taking it out now did not affect the taste at all. It was also light and low in oil, so it would not be too heavy.
Song Fuxue took two bites and occasionally snuck glances at Pei Shangyue.
When he walked over, she hurriedly withdrew her gaze and pretended not to care about him.
Pei Shangyue curled his lips slightly. “This incidental person has come to freeload some food.”
“Hmph.”
Song Fuxue snorted coldly, but she had already taken out his portion long ago. She stayed beside him instead of leaving and kept him company.
The clock pointed to two in the morning.
The usually lively and noisy Song Fuxue had completely quieted down and curled up in the chair while dozing off.
Pei Shangyue gently carried her into his arms, and Song Fuxue automatically buried her head against his neck.
Half-asleep, she mumbled, “Brother, tomorrow is the weekend. Are you still going to the company?”
“No.”
“Then accompany me out tomorrow. I haven’t gone outside in a long time.”
“Okay.”
Song Fuxue rubbed against him. “That’s great. If tomorrow turns out to be good weather too, then that’ll be even better.”
“When you’re around, it’s always good weather.”
Pei Shangyue spoke with unclear meaning.
“Brother, what did you say?”
Song Fuxue was drowsy and did not hear clearly.
“Go to sleep early.”
Pei Shangyue placed her onto the bed and stuffed the penguin plush into her arms.
Song Fuxue hugged it and automatically rolled into the blanket.
Suddenly remembering something, she struggled against her sleepiness and climbed back down.
“No… I haven’t brushed my teeth yet…”
“Older Brother, remember to wake me up early tomorrow…”
Song Fuxue reminded him groggily.
There were many places she wanted to visit. If she woke up late, the entire day would pass by, wasting the beautiful weekend.
However, the next day—
When Song Fuxue opened her eyes, it was already noon.
After washing up and going downstairs, she found that Pei Shangyue had already been awake for a long time and was preparing cat food.
She immediately accused him, “Brother, why didn’t you wake me up?”
Pei Shangyue looked at her. “A certain little kitten couldn’t be woken up.”
“Brother?!”
Song Fuxue reasonably suspected that Older Brother had done it on purpose, but she had no evidence.
“The cat’s been fed, and lunch is ready too. If you don’t eat and head out soon, the sun will set.”
Song Fuxue glanced out the window and saw that it really was clear and beautiful weather.
Her mood immediately improved, and she decided to forgive Older Brother.
After lunch, Song Fuxue played with the cat for a while before being wrapped up heavily by Pei Shangyue and taken outside.
Their first stop was the Royal Garden. The place was packed with people on a weekend afternoon.
But the scenery was beautiful and lively.
Song Fuxue liked it very much and dragged Older Brother around everywhere, taking pictures everywhere they went.
Pei Shangyue had always been quiet by nature and never liked crowded places, but seeing how much she enjoyed it, he did not resist.
“Brother, hurry and take pictures for me!”
Song Fuxue stuffed her phone into his hands and found an excellent spot.
However, the resulting photos were hard to describe.
Song Fuxue became dissatisfied and disgusted. “Brother, your photography skills are way too bad. You’re not even as good as Assistant Xu!”
Pei Shangyue coughed lightly. “I’ve never taken photos for anyone before. Assistant Xu often takes pictures for his wife.”
“No wonder. Brother, you don’t have a girlfriend.”
“But I don’t care. If your photography skills still haven’t improved next time, then you’re really finished!”
Song Fuxue angrily threatened him several times.
“…Mhm.”
After looking around, Song Fuxue took advantage of the crowd and asked a young couple to help take pictures.
The couple were enthusiastic university students and quickly agreed.
Song Fuxue finally got several satisfactory photos, along with pictures of herself together with Older Brother.
“Thank you!”
“It was just a small thing. Besides, you’re so pretty that I’d love to keep looking at you a few more times!”
The girl looked at Song Fuxue excitedly, her face flushed red.
Song Fuxue smiled shyly and also helped them take several pictures.
After chatting briefly, the young couple prepared to leave.
Before leaving, the male university student looked at the silent Pei Shangyue and, after holding it in for a long time, finally asked,
“Excuse me, are you President Pei from the Pei Corporation? I think I’ve seen you before in technology news?”
“…No.” Pei Shangyue replied indifferently. “He just looks like me.”
“Oh, alright. Sorry, I mistook you.”
The university student scratched his head in confusion and walked away with his girlfriend.
Their voices gradually faded into the distance.
“I told you he wasn’t President Pei, but you insisted he was! How could someone as important as President Pei bring his girlfriend to stroll around a garden?”
“That’s true. A legendary figure like President Pei, who’s ruthless in business, powerful, and cold, doesn’t seem like the type to get a girlfriend, take pictures for her, and obediently let himself get scolded…”
…
Pei Shangyue: “…”
Song Fuxue: “…”
Song Fuxue: “Did I scold you?”
Pei Shangyue: “…No.”
Song Fuxue: “Exactly. Someone as gentle and good-tempered as me would never scold Older Brother. I was just stating facts, okay? Who told your photography skills to be so terrible!”
Pei Shangyue: “…Mhm.”
Song Fuxue complained unhappily, “Older Brother, you’re the bad one. You even lied to them and said you weren’t President Pei. Weren’t you bullying innocent and kind-hearted university students?”
“…”
Pei Shangyue did not deny it.
“But just now they misunderstood us as a couple. Me and Older Brother as a couple? Lovers?”
Song Fuxue thought for a moment about the things lovers would do. She immediately shook her head hard, goosebumps rising all over her body.
“No, no. That’s way too strange.”
“What if we weren’t siblings?”
Pei Shangyue looked at her.
“Not siblings? How is that possible? Are you saying you’re not my Older Brother?”
Song Fuxue sounded puzzled.
Although she had lost her memory, she was certain that she definitely had an Older Brother she had known since birth, someone they both deeply understood and were familiar with.
This was the only thing she remembered in her mind after waking up from the accident and coma.
If the person in front of her was not actually her brother…
“Then who is my real Older Brother?”
Pei Shangyue remained silent for a long time. Instead of answering directly, he asked in return,
“If your real Older Brother were found, what would you do?”
“Then of course I’d leave here and go find my real Older Brother. He’s the family member I can completely trust and rely on, isn’t he?”
Song Fuxue casually replied while scrolling through the photos in her phone album.
She did not see the fleeting darkness and brokenness that flashed through Pei Shangyue’s eyes.
“Brother, stop teasing me randomly. Are you trying to trick me again just like you tricked that innocent university student earlier?”
“I’m not falling for it! You are my brother!”
“There’s a stall selling tanghulu over there. I want some. Brother, hurry and buy it for me!”
Song Fuxue did not take his words to heart at all and immediately ordered him around.