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Chapter 52 A book about Jiang Ning

Jiang Yu fell completely silent.

He hadn't expected that he and Liang Zhichao had such a good relationship.

To be precise...

Does he have such a good brother?

In his memory, he has always been alone.

No one shared his breakfast buns with him, no one put their arm around him, no one invited him to their house for dinner…

No one would wait for him with red eyes outside the mental hospital.

and so…

Does he have a younger sister and a close brother?

"You always bring me along when you go to Chao Ge's house for a meal. Chao Ge even bought me strawberry-flavored popsicles."

He's a really nice person!

"After you get better, you must go and have a good get-together with him, brother. He must be very sad because of how you treated him back then."

"I didn't understand that feeling before, but I think I do these past couple of days..."

"I'm really sad..."

Jiang Ning's voice grew softer and softer, and the last few words were almost muffled as she spoke.

She lowered her head, her bangs falling down to cover half of her face, making it impossible to see her expression.

But you could see her shoulders hunch slightly, as if she was enduring something.

Jiang Yu opened his mouth, then closed it again.

He had absolutely no idea what to say.

I am sick, and I am now willing to accept this reality.

But reality is cruel.

For him now, Liang Zhichao is just a name.

A name devoid of any "warmth".

He can't develop feelings for a name.

He couldn't bring himself to feel guilty for someone he didn't remember.

Guilt is predicated on remembering.

Regardless, Jiang Yu nodded.

"Okay, I'll go see him once I'm better," Jiang Yu said solemnly.

"Um!"

Jiang Ning smiled happily, then lowered her head and continued to gnaw on her chicken leg.

Jiang Yu looked at her, feeling a pang of sadness.

In fact, in his eyes, this younger sister and Liang Zhichao were essentially the same.

Although it's the difference between family members and brothers.

But he doesn't remember either of them.

So there's not much difference.

The only thing that made Jiang Yu feel compassion was that his younger sister was definitely more important than his friends.

That was only because "only family can be relied on in this world," not because he, as the older brother, loved his younger sister that much.

The atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Jiang Yu reached out and patted Jiang Ning's head, speaking in a joking tone.

"Thank you for these past few days."

"What are you thanking me for?"

"Thank you for not betraying your own family for the greater good."

Jiang Ning knew that when Jiang Yu talked about putting family members aside for the greater good, he was referring to telling Zhang Guiqin about his illness.

She could have easily told Zhang Guiqin, "My brother doesn't recognize me anymore."

Then Zhang Guiqin would call the doctor from the mental hospital, then her brother would be taken away, and then everything would be over.

She no longer needs to act, no longer needs to watch her brother look at her like a stranger…

She only needs to wait for her brother to finish his treatment and come back; she doesn't have to suffer like this at all.

But she didn't do that.

"I wouldn't 'destroy' you!"

Jiang Ning looked up at him intently.

There was nothing negative in those big eyes, only an undeniable purity.

"You're my brother."

How could I let you leave me?

"If you're not here, I'll be all alone again."

"I won't let you get arrested again!"

Her voice was soft, even somewhat childish.

But every word was firm and resolute, her little face radiating determination.

Jiang Yu's hand stopped above her head, and he didn't say anything.

He didn't know how he used to respond to such remarks.

Maybe he'd laugh and say, "Silly girl, what are you thinking?" or he'd reach out and pull her into his arms, saying something cheesy like, "I'm here."

But now he can only remain silent.

After a long while, he finally spoke.

No, it won't.

"I will never leave you alone again."

Jiang Yu's voice wasn't loud, but it was very sincere.

He seemed to be talking to himself.

It was as if he was making a promise to the "younger sister" in front of him, a promise he didn't know if he could keep.

Jiang Ning's eyes crinkled into a smile.

"Brother, you're so kind..."

"I've always been this good."

"Tch, you were just thinking of selling me on Xianyu (a secondhand marketplace app) the other day!"

"No... how did you know?"

"I saw it. You searched 'how to send your sister away' on your phone and even deleted your browsing history!"

"..."

This guy was spying on my screen?!

6.

"Okay, I do have a habit of deleting my browser history," Jiang Yu readily admitted.

Since we've already talked it out, there's nothing wrong with admitting it.

Jiang Ning gave her a "I told you so" look, then sighed and shook her head.

Her appearance is just like that of an old mother who worries about her child's early romantic relationships.

"Well... let's eat quickly, we can talk about it in detail when we get home." Jiang Yu awkwardly changed the subject.

"Oh, oh."

Jiang Ning lowered her head and continued to gnaw on the chicken leg.

Jiang Yu leaned back in his chair and watched her silently.

This little guy is quite interesting.

Although he still couldn't recall anything about their past...

But at least now, he no longer rejects her presence.

Even... a little relieved?

I'm glad I'm not alone in this world.

Thankfully, amidst those chaotic memories and fabricated images, there is still a real little thing.

This little guy will squat at the school gate waiting for him, hug his waist and call him "brother", and his eyes will sparkle with joy when he buys three family buckets.

This little thing is a book about "Jiang Ning".

Now, this book was suddenly shoved into his hands.

The book was filled with Jiang Ning's stories, but he couldn't remember a single word of them.

But it's okay.

He has plenty of time to read the book page by page.

……

After Jiang Ning finished all three family buckets, the two left KFC.

Jiang Ning's belly is still flat.

But when he walks, he waddles like a little penguin that has eaten and drunk its fill.

As she left, the customers in the store watched the little girl leave with awe.

"Good heavens, she ate all three family buckets by herself?"

"She came by herself on Sunday, and she showed off a whole bucket of it!"

"So there are three today!"

"Does this look like a mukbang (eating broadcast)?"

"Impossible, there's no such thing as a minor doing mukbang (eating broadcasts)."

"Yeah, I also feel like it's not a mukbang (eating broadcast) video. That girl just seems to be addicted..."

The brother and sister went outside.

Jiang Yu got on the electric scooter, and she skillfully jumped onto the back seat, wrapping her little arms around Jiang Yu's waist.

On the way home from KFC, Jiang Ning kept taking Jiang Yu back to the past.

"Brother, when we first moved here, we had nothing, not even a bed."

"You're the one who put the furniture together bit by bit."

"I found the sofa at a secondhand market; it only cost thirty yuan!"

"The TV was taken from Grandma Wang in the next building when she moved out. You carried it up to the sixth floor, you must have been exhausted."

"My bed is a second-hand bed that you bought online. You spent an entire afternoon assembling it yourself with a screwdriver, and your hands were blistered from the effort."

"And those bowls and plates in the kitchen, you won them in a ring toss game at the night market."

"You were really good at ring toss back then. You won all our household tableware with just ten yuan. The stall owner was mortified, haha!"

Jiang Ning knew it all like the back of her hand, her little mouth chattering away nonstop.

His voice carried a joy of sharing a treasure.

Jiang Yu pretended to listen attentively.

Actually, he doesn't remember any of these things.

The landlord clearly provided all the furniture...

Did you buy a second-hand bed online, or did you spend an afternoon assembling it yourself?

He never does these complicated crafts, okay?

You'd be better off spending that time playing a couple more ranked matches.

And... a ring toss game at the night market?

He's too lazy to even stroll through a night market, let alone stand there for half a day just for a few bowls and plates.

Although he had no recollection of what Jiang Ning had said.

But he did not refute it.

He was just surprised.

A "normal" person would go to a secondhand market to save money on furniture, or tighten screws on a broken bed until their hands blistered...

That makes a lot of sense.

They are ordinary people who are very frugal and know how to manage their money.

The person I am now, who is always thinking of selling my sister on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app), is definitely not the same person.