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"Brother~ when we get back, please pin this to my bag."

"Oh? You can't do it yourself?"

"No." The little girl tilted her head up. Lin Zhou glanced at her helplessly, but finally nodded. "Okay, I'll help you with it when we get back."

"My brother is the best."

Lin Zhou smiled, but his hand subconsciously reached to the side, wanting to pull his sister to his side—there were a few people carrying things walking by ahead, and he was afraid that they might not be watching where they were going and might bump into Zhiyu.

But when he closed his fingers, his movement suddenly stopped.

empty.

Lin Zhou looked down and saw that his sister's little hand was clearly in his own, with slender fingers, fair skin, and he could even clearly see how she was holding his hand.

But... I didn't feel anything.

Why do I hold onto hope... why do these things with unrealistic expectations when I already know this?

Lin Zhou tried to clench his fist a little tighter, but in the end, all he touched was his own palm.

Lin Zhou: "..."

"Brother?" The younger sister looked up, seemingly a little confused as to why he had suddenly stopped.

"...Ah, it's nothing." Lin Zhou smiled again, without letting go of her hand, but simply maintaining that posture, and moved her sister aside.

The students carrying the items quickly walked over, and one of them even thanked him.

He did not respond, his gaze remaining fixed on his sister.

Zhiyu's hands were always a little cold...

Like me, she wasn't in very good health. When she was little, if she wanted to go out to play, she always had to check if her health allowed it first. Sometimes, if her family wouldn't let her go out, she would hold my hand and ask again and again, "Brother, can I go tomorrow?"

At that time, Lin Zhou didn't know either—he could only say, "Let's see tomorrow."

But now... I can't even touch those cold little hands anymore, so where will I be tomorrow?

Humans seem to love talking about tomorrow, but tomorrow... may not come, and what comes may not be tomorrow.

Lin Zhou was trapped in yesterday; he seemed unable to escape that day, and... unwilling to escape it.

"Brother, look ahead," the younger sister said.

"Um?"

"There are huge cotton candies over there."

"Oh...want to eat?" Lin Zhou asked.

"think."

"Buy it." Lin Zhou didn't even think twice before following his sister over. There were a few people in line in front of the stall. He stood behind them, looked down and asked her what color she wanted. His sister pointed to the photos posted next to them and asked him which one he liked.

"Whatever you like is fine."

"Brother, you should eat too."

"Okay, I'll eat too."

A girl waiting to pick up something next to him turned around, looked at him, and then looked at the person beside him.

Lin Zhou actually noticed that gaze, but he didn't look up; he just continued to tease the other person.

"Okay..." The younger sister was amused and laughed, and Lin Zhou laughed along with her. But as he laughed, he suddenly felt a little out of breath and could only lower his head and cough softly.

"elder brother?"

Lin Zhou said, "It's nothing, the wind just blew in."

"Are you tired?" her younger sister asked with concern.

"No, I haven't been gone long." Lin Zhou raised his face, putting on a smile again. "Didn't I tell you, I'm perfectly fine now?"

When it was his turn, the student behind the stall asked how many he wanted, "How many cotton candies?"

"Two." Lin Zhou finished speaking, then glanced to his side. "You want these, right?"

His classmate followed his gaze, and seeing that no one was around, he hesitated for a moment before asking again, "Do we want both to be the same?"

"...Yes." The wait for the cotton candy was actually not long. Lin Zhou didn't even care about anyone's gaze; he had no one else in his eyes.

"Brother, it's so lively today!"

"Yes, there are still a few days left."

"Can we come later...?"

"Of course you can," Lin Zhou said, then added, as if afraid she wouldn't believe him, "Come whenever you want, I'll come with you."

The younger sister smiled and nodded.

After receiving the cotton candy, Lin Zhou handed one over, but stopped midway through the movement.

The younger sister had already stretched out her hand. Lin Zhou looked at the little hand, and after a few seconds, he took the thing back. "Here, you can hold it for now. It's sticky."

"it is good."

"Tell me when you want to eat something later."

"Um."

Lin Zhou didn't say anything more. He lowered his head, held the two cotton candies, and continued walking forward. His sister was still beside him, occasionally pointing to things on the roadside, and he would stop to take a look.

Sometimes I didn't really understand what she was referring to.

But Lin Zhou would always say, "It looks good."

Buy it if you want it.

Your brother will buy it for you.

……

……

Bai Wanwan stood outside the crowd, having watched for a long time.

She saw Lin Zhou lower his head to speak, saw him reach out his hand, and saw him stop in front of the stall, asking something very seriously, before nodding with a smile.

But there was no one beside him.

There hasn't been anything since just now.

Bai Wanwan: "..."

She was about to go over, and had even taken a few steps forward, but she stopped after hearing Lin Zhou call out that name.

Zhiyu.

Lin Zhou is calling for Zhiyu.

He even made a point of leaving room for someone to pass by, and when someone passed by, he would subconsciously move aside to block them. Even though his shoulder was being bumped, he was still bowing his head and saying "Be careful."

Bai Wanwan's lips moved slightly, "Lin Zhou..."

Lin Zhou did not hear it.

He stood by the roadside, holding two cotton candies, for a while, as if waiting for someone to finish looking at what was in front of them. After a few seconds, he suddenly laughed, bent down, and pushed the candies forward a little.

"Just one bite? Didn't you just say you wanted some?"

"..." Bai Wanwan remained motionless. She saw Lin Zhou wait for a while, then slowly withdraw his hand and look down at the cotton candy that hadn't changed at all.

Then, Lin Zhou raised his face and smiled at the person beside him, "Never mind, we'll eat later."

Bai Wanwan really wanted to go over, to grab Lin Zhou, to call out to him, to make him look at her.

But she didn't know what to say after she walked over.

Ask him who he's talking to?

Where is Zhiyu?

The mere thought of those words made her afraid to think any further.

Lin Zhou suddenly turned his head, as if looking for something. Bai Wanwan subconsciously held her breath, thinking that he had finally noticed her.

He only glanced at it from the side before relaxing, saying, "So that's where it is. Don't suddenly run to the back."

After he finished speaking, he laughed at himself. The smile was different from usual. His lips were clearly upturned, but his eyes were a little red. Even his voice was very soft, as if if he raised his voice even slightly, he would scare the person in front of him away.

He lowered his head and reached out his hand towards that small, deserted spot.

"Come."

"Brother is holding your hand."

……