"What are you saying?" Because the news was so shocking, my voice was already trembling, "But... why have I never heard her say it?"

Lin Yiyi's expression was a little bitter, and there was an inexplicable emotion in her eyes. She paused and said, "Xinyan and I grew up together. We are the best friends and childhood friends. I believe that no third person in this school knows about this matter except me. Of course, now you have become the third person."

After hearing Lin Yiyi's words, I was a little dazed. When I recalled the various encounters with Nie Xinyan before, I finally understood why every time I talked about my parents, she always looked melancholy and dazed. She never took the initiative to mention her mother's affairs. I thought she had a bad relationship with her mother at that time, so that's how it was.

An inspiration flashed through my mind. I thought of a possibility and asked hurriedly: "Is that day... her mother's day of worship?"

"…"

Lin Yiyi did not answer my question. She supported her chin with one hand and looked ahead blankly. Her eyes were empty and dull. I knew she might have fallen into the memories of Xinyan. I did not bother her, and sat quietly waiting for her thoughts to return.

...

There are very few people in the cafe. I looked around for a week and saw only a person busy in front of my laptop. From time to time, I heard a shallow keyboard sound.

Lin Yiyi finally came to her senses, but there was a hint of sadness between her eyebrows and a little crystal clear in her eyes. She smiled at me a little apologetically and said, "Sorry, I'm a little lost for a moment. Let me tell you about Xinyan's childhood."

This Lin Yiyi is too strange. I never thought that in Nie Xinyan's mouth, the incest Lin Yiyi would show such a sentimental expression. Looking at her like this, I was a little stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong? Don't want to listen?"

"Ah, listen, listen... I was a little lost just now."

Lin Yiyi picked up the cup that was no longer visible and took a sip, and said, "Actually, Xinyan and I can no longer be considered simple childhood friends. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are half-sisters. My father and her father are very good friends. In the words of you boys, it is the kind of relationship that wears the same pair of pants."

"Puchi..." I couldn't help laughing when I heard her describe the relationship between her father and Xinyan's father like this. Lin Yiyi frowned and said, "I just wanted to describe it more appropriately, is it funny?"

"No...no, you continue talking, I promise not to say anything." I waved my hand quickly and said with a serious expression.

Lin Yiyi glared at me and began to preach again: "Xinyan and I were both in elementary school at that time. Xinyan's parents were very busy at work, so she often stayed at our house. Do you know? Xinyan was so cute at that time, she was so cute, she was made of pink and jade, like a porcelain doll, with her eyebrows and eyes smiling. If you are so big, you can tell that she will be a beauty in the future. And I am more solid, and I even suspect that my parents raised me as a boy." As she said that, she glanced at me again, and saw that I had no reaction, she started talking to herself.

From the time I heard Lin Yiyi talk about Nie Xinyan when I was a child, I began to draw a scroll in my mind. A pink little girl appeared in the picture. I slowly moved Nie Xinyan's appearance to her and imagined Nie Xinyan's appearance when she was a child.

"At that time, we went to school together, went home together, had dinner together, and played together, and we were so happy every day. My parents were very kind to her and even surpassed me. Do you know? For a while, I suspected that Xinyan was my parents' biological child." At this point, Lin Yiyi showed a distressed expression on her face.

I listened quietly, and from time to time I would pick up the coffee that was almost over, and take a sip. Actually, I was already very anxious, but looking at Lin Yiyi's devoted look, I couldn't bear to disturb her, and I just hoped that I could hear something useful from it.

"Later one day, Xinyan's parents picked her up. I was very happy the day she left, but a few days later, I felt like something was missing around me and became lost. I suddenly wanted to see her again, go to school with her, and play with her. Finally one day, Xinyan was sent by her parents again, and she was still the same. I held her hand and gave her the doll I liked. It was really happy that time."

"But not long after a good day, bad news came. Xinyan's mother suffered an accident and was said to have died on the spot." At this point, Lin Yiyi's voice was a little choked.

I handed her a tissue, she picked it up and wiped the crystal clear corners of her eyes, and said, "Thank you. Xinyan was stunned when she learned the news. The first time I knew that the word "she is like rain" is really not an exaggeration. I gave her my favorite doll, and I couldn't stop crying. I went to bed when I cried for two days, and then I woke up and continued to cry. My eyes were red and swollen, and it was not until Xinyan's father said something that she stopped crying."

My thoughts kept surging with Lin Yiyi's description. When I heard Nie Xinyan crying loudly because of her mother's death, that scene seemed to appear in front of me. A little girl with pink makeup learned about her mother's death and she burst into tears. She cried and fell asleep when she woke up. What a painful torment.

I was very curious about what Nie Xinyan's father said to make a heartbroken little girl stop crying. Then I asked, "What did her father say."

...

Lin Yiyi didn't answer me quickly. She looked dazed, as if she was in a daze, and as if she was thinking about it. It took a long time to make a sound.

"Her dad said, "Cry and shed tears for your life, because your mother can no longer wipe your tears for you." When Lin Yiyi finished saying this, her eyes were already wet and she kept sobbing.

I felt as if something had entered my eyes, and tears kept flowing down. It might have been because of the wind, or it might have been because of the deep fatherly love that hit my heart. I can't imagine how strong a man can say such words to his daughter who had just lost his mother. He cut his heart into blood and wanted to make his daughter strong.

...

After a long time, Lin Yiyi calmed down and then started, but her voice was still trembling.

"My parents were all staying on the spot when they heard this. I was still young and didn't understand very much. But Xinyan stopped her tears when she heard this. Since then, I have never seen Xinyan shed a single tear again. Perhaps just like her father said, she shed tears for a lifetime. But with it, she will never smile from then on." After Lin Yiyi said this, she looked at me with a hint of bitterness on her face, "Until the day before school started, I met you at the airport."

"Airport?" I widened my eyes, "How is it possible? The first time I met her should be on the court?"

"It's the airport, yes, I can be sure of this. As for the details, she didn't tell me. If you have the chance, you will ask her personally." Lin Yiyi said firmly.

"Xinyan, who has been serious for nearly ten years, told me happily on the day she first came to school that she met an interesting boy at the airport. What surprised me the most was that she said to me with a smile. I couldn't even remember when the last time I saw her dimples. But later, there seemed to be no further details. She was lost for a long time and returned to the previous state. I felt sorry for her and wanted to help her find the boy she mentioned. But this city is so big, it's not easy to find someone. Even the boy's appearance is not a general understanding, and there are more people, what if the boy was not from this city at all?"

"Is the person she said really me?" I couldn't help asking. I was thinking about it since she said it was just four years ago. I only remember that I took a black car when I came out of the airport and couldn't remember anything else.

"I can be sure that person is definitely you. As for what you did, you may not remember, but Xinyan must remember. Fate is sometimes really wonderful. In the school basketball game a year later, in order not to make Xinyan too bored alone, I took her to help the class. She watched someone alone for a long time when she passed by the court that day. I didn't respond even when I called her. After a long time, she told me excitedly that she had seen the boy. I was wondering at the time, and after thinking about it, I realized what she was saying. She pointed at you and told me that it was him."

"But I still can't remember."

"If you can't remember, don't think about it. I'll tell you what's next. I was thinking about how to make Xinyan have an intersection with you, and then the game draws will come. Fortunately, our department just happened to draw your department, so I gave Xinyan an idea to ask her to send water to her classmates and also a bottle for you." As he said that, Lin Yiyi looked at me again, "You should have an impression of these things, right?"

I nodded and recalled the scene of our first meeting. No, it should be what I thought was the scene of our first meeting. After a game, we were exhausted and extremely dehydrated, those guys were just looking at the beautiful girls... and ignored us exhausted players. When we were dry, a bottle of water appeared in front of me. No, the first thing I noticed was the slender hand holding the water. When I looked up, I saw a shallow smiling face, a pair of dimples was so unique.

Lin Yiyi looked at me and continued to say: "Since then, Xinyan has become a smirk, and dimples that have not been seen for a long time will often appear on her face. But what I never expected was that you brought her smile and returned the tears to her. Not long after that, Xinyan told me that she confessed to you."

"No, I clearly confessed to her."

"You're going to her?"

"Yes...ahh? No, we should have confessed to each other at the same time." I recalled the details at that time and replied.

Lin Yiyi didn't worry about this issue anymore and said, "But what I never expected was that while you brought her laughter, you also returned her tears. Do you know what she said to me when you two decided to date?"

"What did she say?"

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Chapter completed!