The love story of a wealthy brother and sister

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Lin Yingci washed up early and curled up on the sofa in the study to read a book. She moved the single sofa to the floor-to-ceiling window so that she could see the night view and the stars when she looked up.

She doesn't like very bright lights, and often turns off all the main lights and only lights a tall floor lamp;

This study room is only used by her. Lin Yehao has a large study room on the second floor, and Xiaofei rarely reads;

Occasionally when Lin Jingran came back, he would come here to read, so the study should belong to the two of them.

Lin Jingran likes to sit on the swivel sofa next to the book wall, flipping through books while watching Lin Yingci;

After washing up, he went into the study and saw her reading A Room of One's Own.

The atmosphere was quiet and beautiful. He did not disturb them but walked into the room quietly.

After flipping through the books on the cabinet for a while, Lin Jingran asked, "There are a lot more books by Woolf. Do you like her?"

"Yes," Lin Yingci replied without raising her head.

Lin Jingran nodded. "She is from London. Her old house is still there. She is a pioneer of feminism."

Lin Yingci put down the book, raised her head and looked at him and asked slowly: "What's wrong?"

Lin Jingran shook his head: "Nothing, I'm fine."

"You don't like it?" Lin Yingci did not give up and continued to ask softly. Lin Jingran looked back at her. Her eyes were moving and she had a faint smile on her face. She was even more beautiful without any makeup.

"No, I think it's quite normal. Pursuing equality in gender relations is more conducive to harmony in gender relations to a certain extent." He looked at Lin Yingci with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness, "Equality is what it should be."

Lin Yingci also put down the book and responded to Lin Jingran's gaze with interest.

"Are you saying this to cheer me up, or do you really mean it?"

"I really think so," Lin Jingran looked at her gently, "I would rather take this than to make you happy."

Lin Yingci lowered her eyes, stopped talking, and continued reading.

Lin Jingran also calmed down and picked up a book to continue reading.

Winter has gone and spring has come, and the time of separation has come again;

Before leaving, Lin Jingran had been standing at Lin Yingci's door.

"You won't send me off?" He was still trying to persuade me.

Lin Yingci shook her head: "It's not like I won't come back."

"Jingran, come down quickly, we are about to set off."

Chen Ying called him downstairs,

Lin Yingci also stepped forward and urged him: "Go quickly, mom will see it."

"It's okay if you see it," Lin Jingran said calmly, still standing in front of her, looking at her with a sharp gaze, and speaking word by word from a distance where he could reach out and hug her.

"I'm not trying to hide anything."

Lin Yingci stared at Lin Jingran blankly and frowned.

Lin Jingran suddenly wanted to hug her, but he held back—he didn’t want to treat her casually;

Seeing that she looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say, he spoke again:

"I'm leaving," he smiled at her, turned around and left. Suddenly he remembered something, and looked back at her, "Reply my WeChat."

Lin Yingci nodded, wanting to say something but stopping herself, and could only watch him leave.

I’m reluctant, but life must go on.

An hour later, she received a message from Lin Jingran, which contained only four words:

"wait me back"

Lin Yingci stared at the words for a long time and replied:

"it is good"

Shangyou has an older brother named Shangheng, who is five years older than her. He often comes to pick up Xiaoyou and Xiaoci at the same time. Their family makes a living by running a Western restaurant and has many branches in Shanghai. Shangheng helps with the management and often invites the two girls to taste new products together. As a result, the three of them have a very good relationship.

In the blink of an eye, it was June. That evening, Lin Yingci and Shang You had just finished school and were walking towards the school gate together, chatting and laughing. Suddenly, thunder rumbled and heavy rain began to pour down. Without time to open their umbrellas, the two hurriedly ran to the guard room to avoid the rain. However, there were too many people in the guard room, and they were squeezed out.

"Why hasn't my brother come yet?" Shang You was a little anxious.

"It's okay, just wait a little longer," Lin Yingci comforted her.

"I should have brought an umbrella earlier," Shang You pulled Xiao Ci inside with some concern when he saw her getting wet in the rain.

As they were talking, a dark blue umbrella appeared above Lin Yingci's head, shielding her from the rain brought by the slanting wind. Shang You thought it was her brother, and just as he was about to shout, he saw a completely unfamiliar face under the umbrella. Lin Yingci stared at him curiously: a fair face, delicate features, dark brown eyes, wearing simple square earrings, delicate and pretty, with a few raindrops on her face.

"Xiaoci, do you still remember me?"

Memories flooded through his mind. At that lively birthday party, Xiao Fei insisted that he sit next to her. He seemed a little embarrassed that night. He didn't expect to meet again so soon.

"Of course I remember," Lin Yingci smiled, "Why are you back?"

"I'm on vacation, so I came back with Jing Ran." He said softly.

The two words [Jing Ran] weighed on her nerves, and her smile froze instantly. Their WeChat contact also stopped a week ago. He didn't contact her, and she wouldn't contact him, and they never contacted each other again.

She couldn't help but wonder, maybe he was in love?

"Let's go. I'll take you home." An Yishang tilted the umbrella towards them. Just as he was about to say something, Shang Heng appeared with an umbrella:

"Coming, coming, coming," he muttered, looking at Lin Yingci and Shang You embarrassedly, "When it rains, this road will be blocked," he smiled awkwardly, and turned around to see An Yishang,

Aki Naoya looked at him curiously;

"What is this?" Shang Heng looked at Lin Yingci.

"This guy is also my brother," Lin Yingci introduced him to them quickly, and then looked at An Yishang, "This is my classmate's brother, and also my friend."

She signaled Shang You with her eyes, and Shang You nodded.

"Oh, then..." Shang Heng was about to say something, but was quickly interrupted by Lin Yingci.

"It's enough for him to take me back. It's raining heavily, you guys should go back soon too," the latter sentence was said to Shang You;

Before Shang Heng could react, they had already left in a hurry. Only An Yishang politely said "goodbye" to Shang Heng and Shang You.

But seeing that Lin Yingci had already walked away, Shang Heng wanted to say something but in the end he said nothing.

After Lin Yingci was seated, An Yishang got into the car. He put his wet umbrella into the umbrella bag, reached out to the back seat, and slowly started the car.

Lin Yingci only saw that half of his hair was wet, and his coat was also wet, while she herself was hardly wet except for her shoes.

"Thank you," she couldn't help but blurt out, but An Yishang just smiled at her and said, "You're welcome."

"Why are you here?" She was still very confused.

An Yishang thought for a moment and said, "I just happened to pass by and remembered Jing Ran said you were studying here. It was raining, so I stopped the car and took a look."

Lin Yingci nodded thoughtfully, thinking that it was not easy to park here.

"Xiao Fei should have gone back home in the family car," Lin Yingci changed the subject.

An Yishang smiled and said nothing.

"Are you guys on summer vacation?"

They were chatting casually.

"Yes, it came back as soon as I let it go."

"It's really early,"

"Yes, school will start again in October."

"That's great, leaving early and coming back late," Lin Yingci said with some envy. An Yishang smiled and glanced at her:

"What about you guys? When is summer vacation?"

"It's almost time, maybe in the middle of the month."

An Yishang nodded and asked again:

"Xiaoci is going to take the college entrance exam soon, right? Do you have any plans to study abroad?"

"We are making preparations for both scenarios."

……

Soon they arrived at the house. Lin Yingci invited him to come up and sit down, but An Yishang refused. She was about to leave when she was stopped.

"Xiaoci,"

"What's wrong?" She turned to look at him.

An Yishang smiled and took out a small gift bag from under the car seat and handed it to her.

"For you."

Lin Yingci was a little confused and was about to refuse, but An Yishang put the thing directly in her hand: "Take it, it's a small gift."

Lin Yingci nodded and said, "Thank you."

"Go back now, the rain has stopped."

"Okay, thank you for taking me back."

"You're welcome. It's on the way."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Watching her get off the car and leave, An Yishang's heart was filled with emotion. From the first time he saw her to today's meeting, he had imagined countless times the scene of them meeting again;

At first he thought it was just a whim, maybe he was just amazed by her, but the longer time passed, the more he missed her. He looked through her Instagram, which was full of literary excerpts. It was obvious that she was very thoughtful. There were not many photos, but An Yishang still saved them all. He didn't believe in love at first sight, but her figure lingered in his heart.

He only told Lin Jingran about this thought:

He said he wanted to give it a try, and Lin Jingran said nothing.