Just as Sheng Shijing was standing there awkwardly, unsure of what to do, he heard his adopted sister’s angelic voice. "Brother, I’m over here."

Following the sound, he jerked his head up and saw his adopted sister standing not far away, waving at him with a beaming smile.

She was wearing a long, white down jacket and a pair of leather boots. Her long, silky black hair was tied back in a ponytail.

Sheng Shijing was startled when he saw her. ’Jiaojiao has changed so much!’

The shy, introverted, and girlish adopted sister from his memories was long gone.

In her place stood a breathtakingly beautiful woman.

Her features were exquisite and perfect, and her bright, clear eyes seemed to speak.

She had full lips with a slight upturn at the corners and a high nose bridge. Her cherry-red lips were utterly alluring, and her entire being radiated a youthful vitality.

And this beautiful girl was his adopted sister, the one who had lived with him for eighteen years.

While his adopted sister had always been pretty, she had never been as stunningly radiant as she was now.

It made Sheng Shijing wonder if something was wrong with his eyes. He almost suspected that what he was seeing wasn’t real.

He hurried forward, looking the person before him up and down. "Jiaojiao, is it really you?"

"Of course, it’s me." Gu Jiaojiao smiled sweetly. "Brother, I came especially to pick you up today. Look, I even brought you a gift."

Sheng Shijing finally snapped out of it and quickly took the bag from her hands. "Thank you, Jiaojiao. That’s very thoughtful of you."

"Don’t mention it. The weather here is cold, and I was worried you’d be freezing, so I bought you a long down jacket. Go on, Brother, try it on," Gu Jiaojiao said, watching him with a grin.

Sheng Shijing nodded. "Okay, wait for me a moment. I’ll put on the new jacket, and then we can go."

In truth, he was already burning with warmth just from seeing his adopted sister; he wasn’t cold at all.

But he still opened the bag immediately, took out the down jacket, and put it on.

The people around them stared at the transformed man, their faces filled with envy, jealousy, and hate.

They began to gossip right in front of the siblings. "Who is that guy? He’s so handsome."

"So cool. No wonder that beautiful fairy is willing to marry him."

"Are you deaf? What are you talking about? Didn’t you hear her call him ’Brother’?" a girl scolded indignantly.

She listened to the others praising the man and saw their admiring gazes, especially when a gentle smile appeared on his face as he looked at the girl beside him.

A flash of jealousy crossed her eyes before she reverted to a pure, angelic expression.

She gazed at Sheng Shijing with deep affection. "Excuse me, comrade, is she your sister?"

But Sheng Shijing had no time to answer her. Right now, he only had eyes for his adopted sister; he had no time for anyone else.

Gu Jiaojiao saw Sheng Shijing’s tall, slender figure. The clothes from her ’space’ looked like they were custom-made for him.

She said in a syrupy sweet voice, "Brother, you look so good in these clothes. You really are my amazing big brother!"

Sheng Shijing was delighted by Gu Jiaojiao’s praise and said with a smile, "Jiaojiao is even more beautiful. As expected of my, Sheng Shijing’s, sister."

Gu Jiaojiao’s smile grew even sweeter at his words. "Brother, let’s go. My car is parked on the outskirts."

Sheng Shijing nodded, then bowed to the crowd. "Everyone, this is my sister, Gu Jiaojiao. We’ll be heading home now."

"Oh, oh, oh... so it really is his sister," an old man said, waving his hand dismissively.

Only then did Sheng Shijing turn and walk away, holding his adopted sister’s hand. He had raised her himself, and their bond as siblings was closer than that of many blood-related ones.

In those days, whether in the city or the countryside, parents had to earn money or work-points to support their families.

The children were raised by the eldest sibling. The oldest boy was both a father and a brother to the younger ones, and the oldest girl was both a mother and a sister.

That was why Eldest Brother Gu, despite being utterly disappointed in Sheng Yueyue, was unwilling to give up on her.

He couldn’t bear to sever that fatherly and brotherly bond. He was just incredibly unlucky.

He had ended up with a reborn adopted sister who had no moral compass. Sheng Yueyue thought that knowing the future made her the most important person in the world and looked down on everyone else.

Being her family, it would be a miracle if you weren’t unlucky!

Compared to Eldest Brother Gu, the Sheng Family’s eldest son was much luckier. His adopted sister, Gu Jiaojiao, not only had her head on straight but was also capable. He had truly hit the jackpot.

The two siblings walked a good distance, chatting and laughing, but Gu Jiaojiao could still hear the crowd gossiping about them. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Oh my, that man is so cool! Absolutely stunningly cool!"

"I think he’s really cool too!"

"Right? Look at him! The way he looks at his sister is so intense."

"Yeah, it makes me so envious. That look in his eyes is like she’s the only person left in the world. It’s so obsessive."

"Exactly! You could drown in that affectionate gaze. I’m so jealous. That sister is so lucky."

"I wish I had a brother who loved me that much too."

"Hah, I’d rather be that man’s brother-in-law," a young man sighed.

"I want to be that sister’s sister-in-law," the girl from before said bluntly.

"..."

"Jiaojiao, Ma—... wait for me!" Fu Guoguo shouted, snapping to her senses only after Gu Jiaojiao and her brother had walked some distance away.

She usually called Gu Jiaojiao "Madam Jiaojiao," just like her own older brother did, but now she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Since everyone was treating Jiaojiao as if she were unmarried, she clutched her bag and ran after her.

"Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao, wait for me!" Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Jiaojiao turned her head to look.

She froze when she saw Fu Guoguo. "Guoguo, what are you doing at the train station?"

Fu Guoguo was panting heavily as she ran. "Jiaojiao, don’t tell my older brother, but I come here every day to see if my second brother is coming back on this train."

Gu Jiaojiao shrugged helplessly. "Alright. But isn’t it tiring coming back and forth like this? Can’t you just call your second brother and arrange a time?"

"Even if my second brother were to make plans, he’d make them with my older brother, okay? I just want to be the first one to see him. I haven’t seen him in so long, I wonder if we’ll even recognize each other."

"Fine, fine. Let’s get going. My brother must be hungry. We’re going to Yuetai Restaurant for hot pot."

Hearing this, Fu Guoguo pouted. "Fine. We can’t let your precious brother go hungry."

With that, she linked her arm with Gu Jiaojiao’s and walked toward the station plaza exit.

She didn’t forget to steal a glance back at Sheng Shijing. In that single glance, her heart skipped a beat.

There is a kind of meeting where a single glance can feel like an eternity, witnessed by the world as the years flow by.

And there is another kind of meeting that is desolate, one that beautifies the world and the vicissitudes of life with its sorrow.

Fu Guoguo suppressed the fluttering in her heart, mechanically following Gu Jiaojiao’s steps into the car. She didn’t say another word on her own.

Because in Sheng Shijing’s heart and in his eyes, there was only his sister.