Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

Sigh... Qin Ruoke felt mentally exhausted from today's work.

6. A promise five years late

As expected of an amusement park owned by the Qi family, the surrounding facilities are also very complete.

The restaurant was of a decent standard, and Yu Zhe enjoyed his lunch very much.

They didn't plan to do anything else in the afternoon and spent a long time chatting in the coffee shop.

Except for Yu Zhe, who actually went out and rode the carousel halfway through!

He thought this was really interesting...

Even though there are only children around, isn't a carousel more appealing than a roller coaster?

Soon, the sun began to set.

Qi Xinye led them to one of her most recommended amusement rides.

This is also an activity to conclude today's event.

Ferris wheel.

This Ferris wheel is larger than those in other amusement parks. As a giant Ferris wheel that Qijia spent a lot of money to build, it has become a reason for many people to come to this amusement park.

Looking at the Ferris wheel in front of me, which is nearly 100 meters tall and has the sunset as its backdrop.

Yu Zhe didn't hold back his praise: "This is well-built; it could even be a city landmark."

Looking at the top of the Ferris wheel, Qi Xinye said nostalgically, "Yes, this Ferris wheel was completed just before that incident happened five years ago... It's a pity I didn't get to ride it back then... Let's not talk about that."

She paused for a moment, then posed the most important question: "Although this Ferris wheel looks huge, it's designed so that each cabin can only hold two people. How do we...group ourselves?"

What? "

Even without Qi Xinye's reminder, Zixiao and Yuche knew that the three of them had instantly focused their attention on Yuzhe.

The battle had already begun.

Yu Zhe, completely baffled by the tense atmosphere between the three, asked, "What's wrong with you guys?"

"Sigh, it's nothing." Yu Che sighed, too lazy to continue dealing with the two of them. "Let's decide by rock-paper-scissors. Whoever wins will team up with your brother. No objections?"

There's no need to dawdle, and there's no need to let my brother choose. He'll definitely say it's just a Ferris wheel, so whatever.

That would be meaningless.

Zixiao readily agreed, "Okay, let's play rock-paper-scissors."

Qi Xinye nodded as well.

After obtaining the consent of the two, the three of them began a game of rock-paper-scissors in a very serious manner, under the questioning gaze of Yu Zhe.

Yu Che even wiped his hands with a handkerchief before starting. Did you think that would bring you better luck?

As it turned out, this was useless. After several rounds of ties, Yu Che and Zi Xiao chose paper, and Qi Xin Ye chose scissors.

They pulled their hands back. Now, Zixiao and Yuche's expressions were not good, and their eyes were a little scary when they looked at Qi Xinye.

Qi Xinye was quite scared, but victory was hard-won.

She quickly avoided their gazes, then jogged over and took Yu Zhe's right hand: "Xiao Zhe, look, there's a spare cabin. Time waits for no one, let's go now."

If they don't leave now, things will get really bad; these two looked like they were ready to back out at any moment.

"Okay, okay, Yu Che, Zi Xiao, I'll go up first."

Although he didn't understand the situation, Yu Zhe still followed Qi Xinye onto the Ferris wheel.

Zixiao and Yuche, who were left on the ground, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Watching the hatch close and Su Yuzhe and Qi Xinye gradually ascend.

Yu Che shrugged and said to Zi Xiao, "I can't even win a game of rock-paper-scissors. I really don't know what else you can do."

"You didn't win either, so how dare you say that?"

Without refuting her, seeing that another cabin was empty, Yu Che continued, "So, another empty cabin. Do you still want to ride the Ferris wheel? I don't really want to go up."

Zixiao agreed and sat down on the bench next to her: "We originally planned to ride the Ferris wheel with my brother, but now that the prerequisite is gone, I'm not interested anymore. I'm not going to ride it. I'll just wait here. What about you?"

"Stop asking such nonsense. Why would I ride this Ferris wheel if my brother isn't here? I'll just wait here."

The two of them sat on the bench.

After a while, Yu Che stopped playing the match-3 game and suddenly asked Zi Xiao, "What do you think?"

Although Zixiao wasn't sure what she was asking, she could roughly guess: "I don't think that will work. My brother's condition is probably caused by being too lonely. I need to spend more time with him in the future."

"Don't take your good fortune for granted," Yu Che mocked. "Your brother was like that before only because of me. Now he cares about you to this extent. To be honest, as his sister, I feel very uncomfortable, but I can't say anything. You need to understand this. Your brother cares about you a lot now, but unfortunately, he's still far behind me."

Zixiao looked at the sunset, her beautiful eyes darting around: "Yes... Although I'm happy with my current place in my brother's heart, I still don't want him to express it this way. Don't you feel heartbroken seeing him like that?"

"Do you need to tell me?" Yu Che stretched out her finger and followed the Ferris wheel cabin of Yu Zhe in the sky as it slowly turned. "I've watched my brother like that since I was little. Every time I see that look in his eyes, I feel powerless and sad. I want to hug him. That's why I wanted to say that now that you have such a place in my brother's heart, you must take better care of him in the future."

After saying that, Yu Che withdrew his finger, looked up at the sky and said, "I still stand by what I said, even if it's you, Zi Xiao, if you hurt my brother, I won't forgive you."

Zixiao, however, was very determined. She looked in Yuzhe's direction and gestured to the rotating Ferris wheel: "I don't need you to tell me this. No matter how the world turns, I will always be by my brother's side."

.............................. ..

On the Ferris wheel, the cabins are almost at their highest point, offering a panoramic view of not only the amusement park but also almost the entire city of Fenghai.

Under the setting sun, the various tall buildings reflected a soft, not dazzling, light.

And this radiance was just like the gentle, tender gaze that Qi Xinye gave Yu Zhe as she sat opposite him.

Yu Zhe admired the beautiful scenery, but Qi Xinye felt that compared to all the scenery, the little Zhe in front of her was better than anything else.

As the cabin passed its highest point, Qi Xinye said with some emotion, "Xiao Zhe, do you know, actually, a few years ago I invited you to this amusement park because I wanted to ride this Ferris wheel with you. It's been my wish for years..."

Now my wish has come true...

Qi Xinye was unaware that her voice was choked with emotion.

Was she happy? Was she relieved? She didn't know.

Yu Zhe turned his gaze away from the glass window, looked at Qi Xinye, and smiled gently: "Yes, thank you for inviting me back then, Sister Ye. It's just that I'm only accepting the invitation now, which is a bit late."

“It’s not too late.” Qi Xinye gently touched the glass, as if touching memories of those years. “If it weren’t for that car accident, if the Qi family weren’t so annoying, I think we could have happily explored this amusement park that day, and finally shared the interesting things we saw on this Ferris wheel.”

Time was reflected in Qi Xinye's dark pupils, like a bird breaking free of its cage, seemingly ready to spread its wings and fly high to find its own sky.

No, that sky is right in front of us, right across from us.

Yu Zhe on the other side understood immediately:

"Hmm... It's a pity there are no 'what ifs,' but it's not too late. If we connect today with that day five years ago, wouldn't we have missed something? You are still you, and I am still me. The only difference is those five years, but that's all."

Qi Xinye smiled happily, and Yu Zhe suddenly realized that he seemed to see Qi Xinye's happy face five years ago.

Just like five years ago, when you ran up to me with a willow branch in your hand and said those words.

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"Little Zhe, Little Zhe, actually, I built a huge Ferris wheel for you. Let's go see it together, see this city. If that makes you smile..."

That reliable older sister, my childhood sweetheart, seems to have never been far away.

The cockpit was about to land, and she said with relief, "Xiao Zhe, did you have fun today?"

"I'm so happy! Thank you, Sister Ye, for bringing me here today!"

This question and answer seems to be a response to what was given five years ago.

If there hadn't been that car accident that day, the last sentence would probably have been like this.

But both of them knew that this was five years later.

But even if there hadn't been such a conversation five years ago, so what?

Fortunately, it's not too late.

7. What are you learning here?

Before nightfall, Qi Xinye drove Yu Zhe and the other two back to the villa.

Before she left, Yu Zhe gave her a few more instructions, which were basically about the next steps for the Qi family.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. Xiao Zhe, go to sleep early and don't stay up late when you get back."

Yu Zhe slowly got out of the car and looked at Zi Xiao and Yu Che, who were already waiting in front of the apartment elevator.

He said goodbye to Qi Xinye, "Okay, I'll try not to stay up late... Sister Ye, please be careful on your way home, and send me a message when you get home."

Yu Zhe recently added Qi Xinye's contact information back to his phone, which Yu Che had previously deleted.

It feels good to see everything back on track.

Qi Xinye gave a "no problem" gesture and gently stepped on the gas to leave the apartment.

After watching the car disappear from sight, Yu Zhe followed his two younger sisters back to the apartment.

To be honest, even after playing all day, I still feel really tired.

He changed into slippers as soon as he entered the door and collapsed onto the sofa like a salted fish, not wanting to move at all.

Since I had already eaten dinner before coming back, there was no need for me to eat another meal.

Bored out of his mind, Yu Zhe kept watching Zi Xiao and Yu Che fighting over the TV remote.

Why insist on watching things on TV when you can watch them all online?

Sometimes, even Yu Zhe could realize that Zi Xiao and Yu Che were simply fighting for the sake of fighting.

I have no idea what they're fighting over.

Shaking his head, Yu Zhe stood up, walked around the sofa, and headed towards his room.

Seeing that Yu Zhe was no longer sitting on the sofa, Yu Che directly pushed the TV remote to Zi Xiao.

Weren't you just grabbing it?

She leaned against the back of the sofa: "Brother, are you going to sleep? It's only a little past nine."

Zixiao didn't want to watch TV anymore, so she turned it off and put the remote on the coffee table: "He's probably tired. After all, my brother doesn't often go out all day, and he even rode a roller coaster..."

"Don't even mention roller coasters!" Yu Zhe felt uncomfortable at the mere mention of roller coasters. "I'm not thinking about sleeping yet, I'm just thinking about going to read some books. There's an exam at school after it starts next Monday, so I should at least review a little, oh no, I mean preview a little."