Chapter 46: Brother and Sister

Seeing the girl so furious that steam seemed to be coming out of her ears, Mr. Su finally took his revenge for what had just happened.

“Our company’s female employees are all stunning—each one personally interviewed by you,” he teased. “And quite a few of those foxes don’t even have boyfriends yet…”

The girl’s face darkened, but she stubbornly retorted, “That’s just speculation. How do you know they have eyes for Lin Ye?”

Mr. Su chuckled. “Here’s one thing I do know: Jiang Qingge from the design department even dragged Lin Ye along to model underwear last time…”

“You know how it is in the design department—Jiang Qingge has called half the pretty girls over just to admire your ‘little man,’” he added with a smirk.

“Tsk tsk tsk, I’ve heard he even has eight-pack abs. What, you didn’t know that? Alright, alright, I’m just messing with you. Don’t be mad—I have to head out now.”

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At the same time, Lin Ye had settled on the rental price with the landlady.

She was a stern-looking but warm-hearted middle-aged woman. Seeing that he was about the same age as her own child, she immediately lowered the rent to eighteen hundred yuan.

After rushing through the day’s errands, Lin Ye finally arrived at the East High-Speed Rail Station at 7:20.

Leaning against a bench in the station, he unintentionally drifted off to sleep. To be honest, he was quite exhausted today.

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Cleaning, driving, house hunting…

He lost track of time.

“Are you awake?”

Following the voice, he turned to see a girl radiating youthful energy standing before him.

Her long hair reached her waist, her figure tall and slender. She wore simple jeans and a white T-shirt, carrying a fashionable backpack.

Her delicate features and bright, lively eyes were a far cry from the innocent little girl he remembered.

“Xiaoxiao?” Lin Ye’s tone was uncertain. The girl’s image grew clearer in his eyes, yet it was impossible to reconcile her appearance with the sister of his memory.

“Hmm?” The girl rolled her eyes in mild annoyance, silently protesting that her brother couldn’t even recognize his own sister.

Looking at his sister, standing so close, Lin Ye, who had wandered far from home for years, suddenly felt as if he had finally found an anchor.

“Xiaoxiao, you’ve really grown up. You’ve changed so much I almost didn’t recognize you,” Lin Ye said, his nose tinged with a faint ache, his eyes slightly swollen.

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“Tch, I’m the invincible youthful beauty of the universe, forever eighteen. If you can’t recognize that, you’re truly a fool,” his sister said with a smug expression. In truth, she had almost said something else but changed her mind at the last moment.

Her brother thought she had changed so much he nearly failed to recognize her—but who was she not the same way?

“Hungry? Give me your luggage. I’ll take you out to eat first.”

Lin Ye took the suitcase from his sister’s hand, and the two walked side by side toward the parking garage.

Throughout the journey, Lin Xiaoxi remained silent. Her brother’s appearance and aura were very different from when they last met two years ago, but it seemed not to matter.

Because he was still the same as before—just like when he used to pick her up at the school gate after class in their childhood. Even his tone and words were almost unchanged.

“You’re hungry, right? Give me your backpack, I’ll take you home for dinner.”

The only difference was that the girl, who once used to skip ahead of her older brother, now walked beside him.