Shocking! The school heartthrob who was adopted by a wealthy family is actually a heiress!

Chapter 117 I'm Your Own Brother
The blue migratory bird kite took to the air again.

Qin Zhao led it, running against the wind, and sent it into the sky.

She looked back at Qin Qiong, who was holding the string tightly in her hand, watching the migratory birds fly higher and higher.

Lin Shi put his arm around Lin Zheng's shoulder and said, "Dad, I'm a little touched."

"That means you're not exactly a cold-blooded animal."

"..."

As Lin Zheng watched the kite soar higher and higher, he couldn't help but say, "For you, a thousand times over."

Lin Shi: "What?"

Lin Zheng moved his mouth slightly, and finally patted his shoulder: "Kid, read more books."

"I know, The Kite Runner."

What is it about?

Lin Shi shrugged: "I only remember The Kite Runner and For You a Thousand Times Over."

"..."

As the sky gradually darkened, its light shone on the lake, creating a shimmering effect.

They set up a barbecue grill, planning to have a barbecue that evening.

Qin Zhao sat on the camping chair, his gaze unconsciously falling on the little girl again.

She seemed very energetic, constantly running and laughing, and her parents were playing along with her.

She ran up to her father, who made a funny face at her. She giggled and ran away, then ran back to her father, giggling as she ran away again, repeating this over and over, as if she never got tired.

"Wow, the sausages are ready! Which princess would like some?"

"I!"

"Oh, it's our Princess Belle who wants to eat sausage."

"Ang~"

"Princess Belle, what do you want to do before you eat?"

Wash your hands~ Put on a bib~

Wow! Our Belle is so amazing!

"..."

Qin Zhao laughed along with the family, but then a heavy sense of loss pounded in her heart.

Very boring.

She hung her head; she was the one who had lied to her first.

She had been a man for over ten years and enjoyed the benefits that this identity brought her.

What right does she have to feel disappointed?

Suddenly, several grilled meat skewers appeared in front of me, emitting the aroma of cumin and oil.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Shi asked, munching on a skewer of grilled meat. "I called you twice and you didn't answer."

Qin Zhao pinched his fingers: "It's nothing."

Lin Shi waved the skewers in his hand: "Here, do you want me to feed you?"

"..."

Qin Zhao said thank you, took it, but paused while eating, looked up at him and said, "You didn't add anything else to it, did you?"

When Lin Shi saw her questioning him, he exploded: "What do you mean? I was just trying to be nice by having some barbecue skewers, would I harm you?!"

He recalled how Qin Zhao tricked him into eating super spicy barbecue skewers: "You really have a dirty mind! Eat it or don't, it's up to you!"

His actions dispelled Qin Zhao's suspicions. She took a small bite, which seemed normal, before taking a large bite.

Lin Shi scoffed and said sarcastically, "Did I poison you?"

Qin Zhao didn't speak, and ate with his eyes lowered.

Lin Shi pulled over a camping chair: "I've noticed you're incredibly suspicious. If I touch your shoes, you suspect there are nails in them; if someone kindly brings you a barbecue, you suspect they've added something. Can't stand it when people are nice to you? Are you a born masochist?"

He scoffed, "Always doubting this and that, were you Cao Cao in your past life?"

"..."

The campsite was very close to the lake, but it was still a bit chilly at night when the wind picked up.

Qin Zhao: "Lin Shi, do you like Xia Zhirou?"

"It's not a matter of liking or disliking, he's just a relative... Why don't you call me 'brother' anymore?"

Qin Zhao called out "brother," waving the kebab in his hand, and asked casually, "So, do you like me?"

"..."

Lin Shi pulled his chair further away from her, his expression quite complicated: "I'm your own brother, are you crazy?!"

"You really are gay!"

"Holy crap," he scratched his head in disbelief. He must be crazy to think she was so well-behaved the other day. She's a wildcat! Not content with just being gay, she's now eyeing him.

"..."

"I know I'm charming, but you can't do this to me." Lin Shi looked at her, then moved further away. "You really... Ugh! I give up."

"..."

"I'm not gay!" Qin Zhao was speechless. "You're the one who's crazy."

"I'm asking you whether you like Xia Zhirou or me more?" She looked at him, then lowered her eyelids. "You always said that she's a girl and you should give way to her. Do you prefer a sister to a brother?"

Lin Shi said "Oh," and then added, "You should have said that earlier."

He pulled the chair back: "You're not gay!"

"No."

He then sat down again.

He was mean to Qin Zhao before because she complained to him.

Later I found out she was alright, and I don't know when I started to like her.

He's her brother, so she should be more understanding.

His mother said Qin Zhao lacked a sense of security, and he didn't really feel that way, but the question she asked was wrong.

He never asks whether someone likes another person more or likes him more.

She definitely likes him.

If someone doesn't like him, it just means that person has no taste; he doesn't need that person's affection.

He chuckled, adopting the air of an older brother: "I prefer my younger brother."

His mother can't possibly have another daughter, can she?

Even if he has another child, the first person he will meet is Qin Zhao.

"What's so good about a younger sister? She cries all the time, and you can't hit her or scold her." He shook his head. No, no.

"My little brother is so much better. He can play with me, we can chat together, and he even takes pictures of me... Hey, where are you going?"

Before Lin Shi could finish speaking, Qin Zhao got up and left.

He scoffed, a smirk playing on his lips: "He's getting embarrassed just because I praised him."

He thought he had done a good job. He looked at the distant lawn and took a sip of Coke. Actually, being a good older brother is pretty good.

"..."

Lin Shi posted a nine-grid photo on his WeChat Moments, leaving one grid empty for a family photo and one grid for Qin Zhao.

Caption: "Camping"

(Camera): My brother.

In Qin Zhao's picture, the sky was already getting dark, tinged with orange-yellow. She held a string in one hand and pulled it with the other, looking at the camera. Against the backdrop of the green fields, there was a palpable sense of solitude.

He even adjusted a filter for her.

Agent Yang Ming: "Is your younger brother considering debuting?"

The leader of the martial arts alliance: "...No."

S: "Only two out of the nine pictures are usable."

The most handsome guy in the universe: "Ordered."

Martial Arts Alliance Leader: "..."

Shen Yanci saved the ninth picture.

This would be perfect as a profile picture.

Qin Zhao looked at his WeChat Moments, at the pictures of his family, tapped his phone, and clicked "like".

Things are fine now.

Maybe.

She closed her phone.

She buried herself completely in the blankets.

The temperature in City B has been fluctuating a bit lately, going from cold for two days to hot for two days, which has caused people's moods to rise and fall.

Around 8 p.m., my watch suddenly vibrated twice.

It was a very unfamiliar number.

But it's not a landline; it's a local number in City B.

She pressed the call button—

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