The midday sun shone brightly and fiercely.
Sweat gradually dampened Feng Lin's shirt.
Thankfully, he finally caught sight of a faint purple glint refracted from the crystal.
After bending down to pick it up, Feng Lin finally let out a sigh of relief.
He tightly clutched the bracelet in his hand. The edges of the beads dug into his palm, and the pain spread bit by bit.
But it seemed that only in this way could he clearly feel that there was still someone in this world who loved him.
After carefully wiping each bead, Feng Lin was about to put it into his pocket.
Unexpectedly, a little boy suddenly ran past behind him and bumped straight into his arm. The bracelet flew out again.
Watching the rapidly disappearing figure, Feng Lin frowned slightly and was about to go pick it up himself.
At this moment, a fair and slender hand gently picked up the faint purple bracelet on the ground.
A girl in a moon - white dress appeared in front of him. She had a delicate complexion and skin as fair as snow.
[Wow~ This side character is quite a sight. Her features are ordinary, but she just looks beautiful!]
[Yeah, yeah. I'll go give a tip so that she can show up more often.]
[Me too, me too~]
It seemed right. People were indeed more forgiving towards beautiful things. It was worth her skipping breakfast this morning just to fit into this waist - flattering dress!
"Here~ Your bracelet."
Su Xianyu reminded him, "You should take good care of it. Crystals are quite fragile."
Feng Lin nodded slightly and was about to pick up the bracelet and leave.
But when he reached out to take it, he was stunned. If it weren't for the one on the girl's wrist, he wouldn't have been able to tell which one was Ruan Sisi's at first glance.
"Your bracelet... the shape is quite special."
"Haha, thank you~ I made it myself. I've been wearing it for quite a while. Yours is nice too."
"Let me tell you, when it comes to maintaining amethyst, you must..."
People around him either flattered him obsequiously or despised him like Ruan Sisi and her friends.
This kind of easy and ordinary conversation actually made Feng Lin feel it was quite precious.
Rarely, he listened to a stranger's rambling. In his silent heart, many thoughts suddenly welled up.
Feng Lin wanted to ask her how many years she had been wearing the bracelet.
Was she a local? Which neighborhood did her family live in when she was a kid...
But for a stranger he had just met, even though he was usually not good at dealing with people, he still thought these questions were too intrusive.
Moreover, the girl from that year had already been found. It was Ruan Sisi, wasn't it? What on earth was he thinking?
For some reason, Feng Lin felt a bit ashamed of his own wild thoughts.
[What is Feng Lin doing? Isn't he supposed to be a cold and crazy guy? Why has he been with this woman for so long and still not left?]
[That's the character setting of Lin Bao in the later stage after being hit. He's just a bit less talkative now.]
[Hey, lady above, you sure do mind your own business!]
[Ruan Sisi hasn't agreed yet. Feng Lin is just a suitor, not her property. Can't he even talk to someone else?]
[I'm going to tip to get this character removed. I can't let this woman steal Sisi's man.]
[You're really crazy. Are you paranoid? Then I'll tip to make her show up more!]
[I think the fans of Ruan Sisi are all crazy. Like fan, like idol~]
[Humph! Who are you talking about? Do you even have the right @#$%...]
Looking at the increasingly fierce barrage, only one or two messages in the long conversation were purely in support of her.
Su Xianyu knew very well that it wasn't the right time for her to confront Ruan Sisi head - on. It seemed she had to find an excuse to retreat for the time being.
"Are you... Brother Yunshen?"
It was not until the girl in front of him suddenly asked that Feng Lin realized his momentary overstep.
For some reason, he didn't dare to think further and was about to turn around and leave.
"We used to play together in the small park near Hongqiao District when we were kids!"
Hongqiao District!
The words from the girl's mouth made him freeze in place.
Was all of this really just a coincidence?
"Don't you recognize me? Well, I've become prettier than before."
"You seem to have become more handsome too. I remember you were a bit chubby when you were a kid..."
"No."
Feng Lin interrupted the girl coldly.
"What?"
Su Xianyu looked utterly confused.
"I'm not the Brother Yunshen you're talking about. You've got the wrong person."
Although Feng Lin denied it with his words, his eyes were fixed tightly on her, as if he was looking at someone else through her.
Su Xianyu suddenly blushed and raised her hand to cover herself.
[Hahaha, my second - hand embarrassment is kicking in again.]
[My toes are building a Barbie castle overnight!]
[Ahahaha, more of this. I love it...]
"Sorry, sorry. I'm a bit face - blind."
Su Xianyu apologized awkwardly.
"I just thought you looked a bit familiar, as if we had met when we were kids. I thought you were the neighbor's brother..."
"Anyway, sorry. Please don't take it to heart. I'll go now. Bye."
Su Xianyu said the last sentence at an extremely fast speed, then turned around and walked away quickly.
Everyone on the barrage was still laughing. No one noticed Feng Lin's deep, thoughtful gaze.
Three days later, Su Xianyu's personal information from childhood to adulthood was placed on Feng Lin's desk. (Guys, this is illegal. Don't imitate!)
Although cameras were not yet popular in her childhood, and the information was a bit blurry.
But based on other clues, one could still roughly deduce her growth trajectory.
Su Xianyu was born into a middle - class family. Her parents were both university professors.
She didn't live in Hongqiao District when she was a kid, but in the adjacent Fanguan District. She just often went to the small park in Hongqiao District with her friends.
Unfortunately, her parents died in a car accident on their way to an invited lecture.
At the age of ten, little Xianyu moved into an orphanage and didn't leave until she was eighteen and got into university.
Su Xianyu majored in nursing in university and was now working as a nurse in Yuanya Hospital.
As a surgeon, Feng Lin worked on a different floor from her, so they had never met in the hospital.
"Ten years old. Could it be that the reason I couldn't find the person back then was..."
Feng Lin was calculating the time in his mind when his train of thought was suddenly interrupted by the sound of the door being pushed open.
Seeing Ruan Sisi enter the office, he was a bit surprised but more delighted.
This was the first time Ruan Sisi had come to find him on her own initiative!
Feng Lin casually threw the information on the desk into the drawer and stood up to greet Ruan Sisi.
"Sisi, why are you here? I'm so happy that you..."
"Come on, come on. Don't talk nonsense."
Ruan Sisi interrupted him impatiently.
"Amy in our dorm bought a new V - brand snakeskin bag and showed it off in front of me all morning. It's so annoying."
"I want the new V - brand bags too. The limited - edition ones!"
Feng Lin didn't think it was a big deal and immediately called someone to send all the limited - edition bags of the season.
[Our daughter is so straightforward. So cute!]
[Let's see that woman still show off. She only has one, but our Sisi will have all of them.]
[Haha, I'll tip to make that Amy break her leg when going downstairs so that she'll limp around in the future. Just thinking about it is so funny.]
[That's a bit too much, isn't it? She just left the new bag on the table without putting it away...]
[You're such a do - gooder. I can spend my money however I want. It's none of your business!]
"Sisi, I..."
"Um, I like you the most."
Before the words faded, Ruan Sisi had already left in a hurry.
Feng Lin raised his hand and gently stroked his chest.
Clearly, Sisi had said she liked him. Why didn't he feel happy?
Was he becoming greedy?
After returning to the nurse's station, Ruan Sisi suddenly felt dizzy.
She lowered her head slightly and desperately concealed the shock and hatred in her eyes.