After being reborn, I became the big boss's darling.

"Okay, why didn't you tell me sooner..." Ji Nianci muttered. After all this commotion, she couldn't fall asleep anymore.

She simply lay down in the man's arms and started playing with the buttons on his pajamas.

She raised her gaze slightly upwards and saw the prominent Adam's apple on his neck.

I couldn't resist touching it.

The man's breathing immediately became heavy.

Shen Ceyan grabbed her restless little hand, lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Where are you touching, hmm?"

Seemingly noticing some changes in his lower body, Ji Nianci immediately withdrew his hand and dared not move.

"I didn't touch anything."

Shen Ceyan sighed helplessly, "You little ingrate, now look what's happened, I can't sleep either."

Ji Nianci pursed her lips but didn't say anything. How could she be blamed for this?

She continued to pretend to be dead with her eyes closed.

She hadn't expected that she could actually fall asleep while pretending to be asleep.

When she opened her eyes again, the man was no longer there.

However, the sound of running water could be heard coming from the bathroom.

She rubbed her eyes, somewhat puzzled. Why would this person take a shower so early in the morning?

Not long after, the sound of water in the bathroom stopped, and Shen Ceyan walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a bathrobe. His hair looked like it hadn't been dried properly, with water droplets dripping from the ends, and the muscle lines could be vaguely seen under the loose bathrobe.

The man walked over and sat down on her bedside, and Ci could smell the fresh scent of his shower gel.

"Awake?" He was holding a towel and casually drying his hair.

It made her blush.

"Why are you taking a shower so early in the morning? You're not even dressed properly..."

"Don't you know why I take a shower?" Shen Ceyan looked up and glanced at her.

In memory of Ci: "..."

Oh.

Ok.

"Get up and eat something now that you're awake." Shen Ceyan casually pinched her cheek.

"Oh right, let's finish eating quickly and then go to the hospital to visit that little sister."

Just moments ago, Jinian Ci was glued to the bed, but now she immediately jumped up and rushed into the bathroom to wash up.

Shen Ceyan watched her retreating figure, a slight smile playing on his lips.

This girl is always impulsive and reckless.

After the two finished breakfast, Shen Ceyan drove to the hospital.

In the past, Shen Ceyan always had a driver with him wherever he went, but ever since the two confessed their feelings for each other, whenever he was with her, Shen Ceyan always drove himself.

He cherished these moments spent together.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Jinianci stood at the door of the ward and looked through the small window at the scene inside.

The girl, dressed in a loose hospital gown, lay half-reclined on the hospital bed, holding a thick book in her hand, carefully flipping through it.

The book looked quite old, with yellowed and curled edges, but you could still tell that its owner took good care of it, as the severely curled parts had been carefully taped back together.

The sunlight streaming through the window fell on her face, making her look warm and gentle, with a small wisp of hair falling quietly down by her ear.

This beautiful and peaceful scene makes one reluctant to disturb it.

Perhaps sensing something, she looked up, her gaze meeting that of the memorial statue outside the house.

Upon seeing her, the girl immediately broke into a joyful smile.

Remembering Ci, Ci pressed the doorknob and went inside.

"Sister, you are here."

The girl's voice was filled with undisguised joy.

Ji Nianci put down the food she had brought for her, sat down on the stool, and said with a smile, "Yes, I came to see you. How are you feeling today?"

"Sister, I'm fine." Her smile was radiant, a stark contrast to her demeanor yesterday.

"When I woke up today, I realized that none of this was a dream. Looking at the bright sunshine outside the window, I felt like I had been brought back to life."

"Silly child, it's all true. You'll only get better and better from now on."

Seeing her so full of life, Ji Nianci was genuinely happy.

Have all the tests been done?

"The morning's work is done, and there are still some projects scheduled for the afternoon."

"it is good."

Ji Nianci stared at her for a long while before hesitatingly asking, "Sister, have you considered calling the police?"

The girl's smile faded.

“When I saw you yesterday, you had many injuries. Your parents have already committed domestic violence against you. You are fully entitled to use legal means to protect yourself.”

The girl lowered her head, her expression seemingly somewhat gloomy: "Never mind, sister, I don't want to call the police."

"Why?" Ji Nianci asked, somewhat confused. "Did they all treat you like that?"

"What will happen to Xiaochen if I call the police?"

"Xiao Chen?"

"My younger brother is also my parents' biological son."

"He..." Ji Nianci was a little confused about their relationship. "Is he good to you?"

"Mmm." The girl nodded, as if lost in some kind of memory.

"He was very good to me. My parents only liked him and not me. When I was in school, my parents only gave him money for meals and didn't give me any, so I went hungry every day."

After he found out, he would secretly slip half of his meal money into my bag every day. When I asked him about it, he would say that he had too much money to spend, but in reality, it wasn't much at all.

I was taken in and didn't have a birthday, so he set a date for me. Every year on that date, he would save up money for a long time in advance to buy me a gift, and then secretly put the gift in my room.

The bag I brought out yesterday was full of gifts he gave me.

This book was also a gift from him.

She gently stroked the yellowed book in her hand, her expression tender.

"Also, I was able to escape that time because of him. Without his help, I would never have been able to escape these mountains."

Later, when I was brought back, I overheard people in the village saying that he had been severely beaten by his parents. It was the first time he had ever been beaten, but he never mentioned it to me.

Ji Nianci sat quietly to the side, listening to her story. The girl's eyes were filled with tenderness as she spoke of her younger brother.

She suddenly remembered the figure she had seen on the second floor last night; his gaze was calm and relieved.

Perhaps it was because of that boy that she was able to endure this boundless darkness.

Ji Nianci suddenly felt a pang of shame. The moment he first saw the boy, he had automatically categorized him as a product of parents who favored sons over daughters. He assumed the boy must be arrogant and wicked.

It turns out that there really are people who can remain unaffected by such living conditions and still see their original intentions clearly.

It's truly unexpected that the two children raised by this couple are both so kind and wonderful.

But it seems so regrettable; they deserved a better life.