That morning, the two of them, as usual, sat at opposite ends of the sofa watching TV.
The living room was very quiet, with only the voices of the actors on TV sounding clearly.
Around ten oāclock, Shen Nian got up.
After a while, he came out holding a plate of washed and sliced fruit.
The way things had been these days told Shen Nian that handing it over would just be ignored.
Though Gu Shengyin no longer mentioned asking him to leave, she also didnāt pay attention to him anymore.
It was more like she was ignoring his existence altogether.
Shen Nian was already prepared; he knew she was angry.
It didnāt matter; he had a whole lifetime to wait for her forgiveness.
Shen Nian habitually placed the fruit plate on the coffee table in front of Gu Shengyin.
Then, he saw Gu Shengyin casually pick one up and put it in her mouth.
Shen Nian: !!!
He was stunned for a moment, then Gu Shengyin turned around and complained to him, "I donāt like this. Tomorrow I want to eat mangosteen."
Shen Nian stared blankly at his familiar sister, feeling an illusion as if a lifetime had passed.
Gu Shengyin raised an eyebrow: "Did you hear what I said?"
Shen Nian snapped back to reality, stood up abruptly, startling Gu Shengyin.
He spoke rapidly, "Sister wants to eat mangosteen? No need to wait until tomorrow, Iāll go buy it now!"
With that, he immediately went out.
Gu Shengyin kept her eyes on the TV, but a smile played on her lips: "Fool."
Shen Nian went out the door, leaned against the door panel, and looked up at the sky.
His eyes were red, having just held back the urge to cry when he heard his sisterās words.
Everything was better than he had imagined.
Shen Nian thought that ever since that summer four years ago, his life had been rewritten by a girl named Ling Su.
He used to think he had a lifetime to gain her forgiveness.
But now he had a lifetime to love her and cherish her.
So, on this morning, half a month before the start of the new term.
Gu Shengyin ate the mangosteen she didnāt particularly like, and also gained a fluffy, loyal boyfriend who spoiled her, 187 cm tall.
Aunt Chang had just bought some household items and came back to find that the two hosts who had been in a silent war were now reconciled.
The world of young people, ah, really incomprehensible.
Sheās old!
...
One day, Gu Shengyin deliberately invited Qin Chuan and Seo Miaomiao out for dinner.
Shen Nian initially didnāt understand her intention.
Until he saw the two of them openly showing affection, only then did he realize she wanted him to see something.
Back at home, he held Gu Shengyinās waist tightly, his chin resting on her shoulder as he acted cute, "Sis, Iām sorry."
Gu Shengyin disdainfully patted his arm, "With this much strength, my waist hurts."
As soon as she finished speaking, she could feel the tight grip around her waist loosen significantly, but they still remained tightly close.
To be honest, so much time had passed that she didnāt care about that matter anymore.
Today was just to set him at ease and stop overthinking because she had found Shen Nian to be particularly obsessed with everything related to her.
She didnāt want this incident to leave a knot in their hearts.
"You are the most important person to me, Shen Nian. You will also be the one to stay with me forever, through life." She said this solemnly.
Shen Nian said nothing, just held her for a long time.
So long that Gu Shengyin thought he might have fallen asleep.
Before she heard his voice softly in her ear: "Me too."