When the first rays of sunlight filter through the dense forest, the leaves take shape.
As long as this leaf endures the long night, it will have its own sun.
Time flies, and before you know it, it’s already eight o’clock.
The city awakens—countless streams of cars weave through the streets, pedestrians fill the sidewalks, forming the morning rush.
Yin Han Sou rides her electric scooter, carrying Yun Hui aimlessly into the flow of Haicheng’s streets.
“Yun Hui, what do you southerners like to eat?”
“Back in my hometown, there’s a specialty called guobianhu—I really like it. It has seafood, and it leaves your mouth smelling a bit afterward.”
Yin Han Sou pulls out her phone: “Guobianhu, right?”
Yun Hui wraps her arms around her waist: “Yes~”
After searching the map for a while, she can’t find the guobianhu that little Yun Hui wants to eat.
“Can’t find it.” Yin Han Sou frowns, even considering opening a guobianhu shop just for Yun Hui.
Hearing the dissatisfaction in Yin Han Sou’s tone, Yun Hui rests her head on her shoulder: “Then let’s just eat something simple, it’s okay.”
When it comes to breakfast, the “pampered” Yin Han Sou has high standards. Today is one of the rare times she’s come out to eat on the streets herself, and she doesn’t even know what to choose.
“Yun Hui, is there anything else you’d like to eat?”
Yun Hui leans against Yin Han Sou’s back and thinks for a moment: “Braised Yin Han Sou!”
Yin Han Sou pulls the scooter over to the side of the road.
She helps Yun Hui take off her helmet and pinches her soft cheek: “Don’t you like stir-fried meat? Why not make some stir-fried Han Sou?”
Yun Hui, with her mischievous mind, catches the double meaning and blushes: “That could work too…”
…
Seeing Yun Hui’s flushed cheeks, Yin Han Sou takes a moment to process before frowning and lightly tapping Yun Hui’s head: “Hurry up and get breakfast, don’t think about such things.”
This little one doesn’t seem as innocent as she looks…
Yun Hui, still blushing, grabs Ms. Yin’s hand and obediently follows behind her.
After holding hands for so long, her steps have already fallen into rhythm with her sister’s!
The two walk hand in hand through the crowd. Yun Hui habitually lowers her head, her eyes darting around from time to time.
Please don’t look at me! Please don’t look at me!
As her gaze wanders, a sign catches her eye.
“Chi Ji Crab Buns.” Yun Hui swallows her saliva.
I’ve heard crab buns are delicious—I wonder how they are here in Haicheng?
Yin Han Sou stops and looks at the crab bun shop across the street: “Want to try this?”
Yun Hui instinctively nods.
Wait! This is expensive—one meal could cost several days’ worth of breakfast money.
“Let’s not eat this, it’s too expensive!” She pulls Yin Han Sou back. “Sister, let’s not go.”
A smile appears on Yin Han Sou’s cool face: “Are you not listening to me?”
Yun Hui quickly shakes her head: “I’ll listen… I’ll listen!”
Ms. Yin pulls Yun Hui to her side, rubbing her cheek while gently pushing her toward the shop across the street.
“Didn’t you say you wanted me to treat you to a meal?”
“Yes.”
“Then don’t worry about anything else. My treat—no spending your little savings.”
Yun Hui mumbles: “You make it sound like I’m a penny-pincher. I’m very generous!”
Little Yun Hui is indeed generous—buying flowers and treating meals has already cost her quite a bit.
The two sit in the shop. Yin Han Sou orders crab meat soup dumplings and some other breakfast items that look good.
“Oh, right, sister, give me your contact info!” Yun Hui speaks up, feeling like something’s missing.
Yin Han Sou placed her phone in front of Yun Hui, the avatar in the QR code pitch black.
She scanned the code and let Yin Han Sou pass the friend verification.
Yun Hui couldn’t clearly see Yin Han Sou’s avatar, but her nickname was extremely brief—【.】
Just a period.
However, the sister’s profile was quite interesting—Please light incense before your statue and offer the incense that belongs to you.
Yun Hui looked up: “Sister, why are you so literary?”
Yin Han Sou, accustomed to drinking coffee, used the straw as a spoon for a coffee cup, pinching the back end of the straw and stirring it continuously in the soy milk cup: “I was always literary before I met you.”
Yun Hui opened her big eyes wide and looked at Yin Han Sou: “You mean you’ve become uncool since meeting Yun Hui?!”
“If I were uncool, would I take you to the seaside to watch the sunrise?” A faint smile appeared on Yin Han Sou’s face. “I should take you to the rooftop to feel the north wind instead.”
Yun Hui picked up a steamed crab bun and started eating: “I admit sister is quite romantic.”
Yin Han Sou, sitting across from her, didn’t say a word, just looked at Yun Hui affectionately, lowered her head, and took a sip of soy milk.
It was sweeter than expected, just as sweet as little Yun Hui.
Only she didn’t know—
The soy milk was originally unsweetened; it was the shopkeeper who added sugar.
Yun Hui was originally unsweetened; it was only after she met the Yin Han Sou she liked.
While eating breakfast, Yun Hui browsed back and forth through Yin Han Sou’s social media but didn’t find much.
She turned her phone’s brightness to the maximum and tapped on the sister’s avatar.
Only when the brightness was at its peak did the avatar transform from pitch black to reveal some contours.
In the photo, Yin Han Sou was lowering her head to light a cigarette, the gentle glow of the flame illuminating her fingers.
It looked incredibly alluring!
…It was actually a selfie of the sister.
“You actually smoke? Do you drink too!” Yun Hui opened her big eyes wide.
Yin Han Sou smiled and lowered her head, silently acknowledging it.
“Smoking… smoking is bad for your health, and so is drinking. Drink less in the future!” Yun Hui’s voice was soft and gentle, not at all like she was scolding Yin Han Sou.
It sounded more like she was coquettishly pleading.
Yin Han Sou lowered her head and drank her soy milk, peacefully enjoying the time alone with Yun Hui, not saying a word the entire time.
But Yun Hui, sitting beside her, wasn’t enjoying it as much. She narrowed her eyes dangerously—her train of thought suddenly kicked into high gear.
“Han Sou! You! Are you thinking of something bad again?”
Yin Han Sou looked up, her eyes deep and unfathomable: “Not at all.”
“You said before… you wouldn’t help people for no reason… you’d want compensation.”
Seeing Yun Hui so flustered and noisy, Ms. Yin found it amusing: “If you keep talking, I really will ask for compensation.”
Yun Hui quickly lowered her raised neck, blushing as she bowed her head to eat her bun.
Fine, I won’t talk then!
I always feel like I’m being controlled by sister every day… I’ll go back and study up, and then I’ll take control of sister!
After breakfast, Ms. Yin took the little one home to change clothes, then contacted Xiao Chen to drop the two of them off at the entrance of Haicheng University.
“Yun Hui, I’ll be going out to start a business later. If you need anything, you can contact me.”
Yun Hui stood at the school gate, looking at her sister in a shirt: “Sister… come here…”
Yin Han Sou raised an eyebrow and walked over to Yun Hui.
“Say ‘darling’ to me! I want to hear it!” she said, her face flushed.
Yin Han Sou bent down and gently brushed Yun Hui’s bangs: “Alright, darling Yun Hui, it’s time to go to class. You didn’t clock in last night, you know.”
The words “darling” sent shivers down her spine, and Yun Hui instinctively hugged her sister: “I know, sis~”
Yin Han Sou patted her back: “Alright, you really need to go to class now. There will be plenty of time after school. Don’t fall behind in your studies.”
Yun Hui reluctantly left her embrace.
…
The road ahead to the school was empty, looking so desolate…
She turned and walked a few steps forward, but her body involuntarily turned back toward Ms. Yin.
“Sis… remember to miss me!” Yun Hui finally managed to utter a few words.
Yin Han Sou leaned against the car window: “I will, I miss you every day.”
Every moment, I miss you.
Yun Hui strode into the university, glancing back every now and then to make sure Yin Han Sou was still there.
Only when she reached the classroom building did she stop and wave to Yin Han Sou.
In the distance, a figure as small as a ball waved back at her.
I’m going to class now! I don’t want to think about you anymore!
On the other side, Yin Han Sou waited until Yun Hui was out of sight before opening the car door and sitting in the passenger seat.
“Xiao Chen.”
“Yin… President Yin.”
She cast a cold glance at Comrade Xiao Chen: “Your gaze wasn’t very friendly this morning. Were you speculating about something?”
“I wasn’t!”
“She is my partner, not a lover, and certainly not a companion. Is that clear?”
Xiao Chen broke into a cold sweat… Goodness, he hadn’t even thought that much about it!
“Crystal clear!” He could only follow President Yin’s train of thought.
“Take me to the nearby market for a stroll.”
“Yes…”
At that moment, a message from her assistant appeared on her phone.
[President Yin, here are Bai Yueming’s significant achievements.]
Yin Han Sou opened her phone, her face completely clouded with gloom.