Older Brother?
Where did this Older Brother come from?
Not only Pei Shangyue, but everyone else present was equally shocked.
The maids were especially stunned, their jaws nearly dropping as they hurriedly said, “Fairy, quickly let go of Mr. Pei. He is not your Older Brother!”
Song Fuxue looked confused. “What nonsense are you talking about? He is my brother!”
“I may have lost my memory, but the only thing I remember is my Older Brother!”
As she spoke, she turned to look at Pei Shangyue.
Then, with her slender and soft hands, she cupped the man’s face.
She examined him carefully, touching and rubbing from time to time, even pinching him, before finally declaring with certainty,
“That’s right. My Older Brother looks exactly like this!”
Pei Shangyue: “……”
Assistant Xu: “……”
The maids cried out in alarm, “Oh my, Fairy! Mr. Pei’s face isn’t something you can just touch whenever you like!”
“We’re siblings. What’s wrong with touching?” Song Fuxue could not understand.
Dissatisfied, she grabbed Pei Shangyue’s ear and pinched it twice in annoyance.
“Older Brother, why are they making such a fuss?”
“And why hasn’t Older Brother said anything this whole time?”
Song Fuxue frowned unhappily, but Pei Shangyue only continued to look at her, allowing her hands to do as they pleased.
Soon, his hair was messed up by her, his face pinched into red marks, and even his ears and waist were squeezed repeatedly.
The maids had already turned their heads away, not daring to watch any longer.
Assistant Xu’s vision nearly went black, afraid that Pei Shangyue would suddenly explode in anger.
Yet Pei Shangyue remained silent throughout, his deep eyes fixed tightly on Song Fuxue.
Under his gaze, Song Fuxue suddenly lost her momentum.
“Older Brother, when did you become mute?”
“So annoying. I don’t like you like this.”
She pushed him away, pretending to be angry.
But her beautiful eyes kept secretly glancing at him.
Whenever he looked back, she would huff and turn her gaze away toward the window.
Song Fuxue said nothing, waiting for Older Brother to come and coax her.
But Pei Shangyue did not move at all.
Gradually, confusion and unease crept into Song Fuxue. She fidgeted with her fingers from time to time or played with her chestnut-colored curls.
The room fell into a long silence, and no one dared to speak.
Until the ringing of a phone broke the stillness.
“President Pei… a call from the Gu Family.”
Pei Shangyue turned to leave, but the hem of his suit jacket was suddenly grabbed.
He stopped.
Following the fabric upward, Song Fuxue tightly grasped his wrist.
Their eyes met.
The ringing gradually stopped.
But Song Fuxue’s eyes reddened, and tears began to fall drop by drop.
“Older Brother, what’s wrong with you today? Why are you suddenly ignoring me?”
“The way you look at me… it feels so complicated and unfamiliar.”
Her soft, sweet voice carried a trembling hint of tears and fragility.
“Or is it…”
“Do you have another younger sister now, and you’re going to abandon me?”
…
Pei Shangyue’s breath hitched.
Almost without hesitation, he held her hand in return.
“I’m not abandoning you.”
“You’ve just woken up. Don’t overthink.”
“Really?” Song Fuxue asked, her voice filled with confusion and uncertainty. “Then what they said just now was all nonsense, right?”
“You are my Older Brother. You’re someone very important to me. Otherwise, how could I forget everything but still remember you? Right, Older Brother?”
Pei Shangyue fell silent for a moment.
When he saw another layer of tears gathering in Song Fuxue’s eyes, he reached out and wiped away the tears that were about to fall.
Even before he had fully thought it through, the words slipped out.
“…Mm.”
“I am your Older Brother.”
He admitted it.
Song Fuxue finally let out a sigh of relief. The next second, she lost her strength and collapsed onto the man’s shoulder, falling asleep.
Pei Shangyue gently laid her down.
Only then did Assistant Xu recover from his shock and quietly say, “President Pei, the doctors have arrived.”
“Mm.”
“Have them do a full examination.”
“Yes, President Pei.”
A team of doctors and top specialists arrived one after another.
After Pei Shangyue left—
The maids finally came out and began whispering in disbelief.
“Didn’t they say Mr. Pei hates being touched? How come Fairy kept touching him, and he didn’t get angry?”
“Exactly! That scared me to death. I thought Fairy would definitely suffer for it! Who knew Mr. Pei not only didn’t get angry but even admitted he was her Older Brother!”
“If it were me, I’d admit it too! Didn’t you see Fairy crying those little pearl-like tears? Who wouldn’t feel heartache seeing that?”
“Right, right! If I had such a beautiful younger sister, I’d be secretly laughing under the covers at night!”
…
The next day, Song Fuxue completed a thorough examination.
Assistant Xu anxiously asked the doctors, “So? Why would that young lady mistake President Pei for her Older Brother?”
“They clearly don’t know each other. They’ve never even met before!”
“This is really strange. I’ve heard of memory loss, but I’ve never heard of someone losing their memory and then mistaking someone as their Older Brother.”
The doctors studied the examination results and scans carefully before answering,
“The patient’s memory loss was indeed caused by the head injury from the car accident.”
“As for mistaking President Pei as her Older Brother, that is also due to the head trauma, which has caused some confusion in her memory.”
“We suspect that before the accident, the patient had been constantly thinking about her Older Brother. That’s why, after waking up, she identified the first man she saw as him.”
“It’s also possible that her Older Brother and President Pei share some similarities in appearance and build, which led to the misidentification after her memory was impaired.”
“All of these are possible scenarios. However, once the patient’s memory recovers, everything should return to normal.”
Assistant Xu asked again, “Then when will she recover her memory?”
“That’s hard to say. It depends on the patient’s condition. Each amnesia patient recovers at a different pace…”
“We recommend that since her mind is still in a confused state, you should try not to stimulate her.”
Assistant Xu nodded. “Alright.”
That explanation was basically the same as saying nothing.
He looked at Pei Shangyue and hesitated. “Then… in this situation…”
“President Pei isn’t really going to act as a substitute for the young lady’s Older Brother, is he?”
As soon as he said that, Pei Shangyue shot him a cold glance.
“Ahem…” Assistant Xu shivered and immediately corrected himself. “Listen to me, talking nonsense!”
“What substitute? President Pei is now the young lady’s most beloved elder brother!”
Pei Shangyue ignored him.
Assistant Xu quickly thought of another issue.
“However, President Pei, our work here on Hong Kong Island is already finished. It’s time for us to return to Beijing.”
“What about this young lady? We don’t even know her name. How are we supposed to find her family?”
Pei Shangyue pondered for a moment and looked out the window.
“Wait a few more days…”
“If there’s still no news, bring her back to Beijing with us.”
Assistant Xu understood immediately.
Who would have thought that President Pei had come alone, but would return with an extra beautiful younger sister?
If the people in Beijing found out, wouldn’t they be utterly shocked!