Chapter 80: She Had a New Brother

Under the warm yellow streetlights, a chubby milk ball ran all the way and dived into Shi Yi's arms, calling affectionately: "Mom!"

Shi Yi knew that her brother Shi Heng was standing behind her not far away.

She cursed inwardly, what bad luck; coming here today was supposed to be to watch Sister Xiaotong's comeback performance, but she didn't expect to meet someone she shouldn't have.

A few days ago, Shi Yi had just been discharged from the hospital and saw the news about Sister Xiaotong. It turned out that Sister Xiaotong's identity was actually a dancer, and she was the top actor in the whole of China, having represented China in countless international dance competitions and won countless medals.

She was born into a dance family, learned dance since she was a child, and suddenly announced her retirement after winning awards until her hands were soft. No one knew where she had gone.

Shi Yi finally realized that Sister Xiaotong had gone to Sozali all those years ago and became a war translator...

No wonder Sister Xiaotong's temperament was so good, and she felt so stunning the first time she saw her dance!

Three years ago, she hadn't told anyone except Qin Hao Bei and Chen Mo about her fake death, so Sister Xiaotong might have been carrying guilt for three full years.

Shi Yi didn't know how Sister Xiaotong had been doing for the past three years, so she thought of coming here to see her with her own eyes.

It was just a coincidence that Sister Xiaotong's first performance after her comeback was chosen at the graduation ceremony of Lanwan City Dance Academy, and Shi Yi didn

What was even more unfortunate was that she had been noticed by Shi Heng...

The only way at the moment was to find a way to dispel Shi Heng's suspicions and make him leave on his own, so Shi Yi pulled the little bun into her arms and said loudly on purpose:

"Xiao Shiliu! Mommy is hugging you!"

Xiao Shiliu immediately said in a spoiled tone, "Mommy, I missed you so much..."

At this very moment, Shi Heng, who was hiding not far away, felt his breath hitch sharply.

That little boy... so he really was that woman's child.

But, the child looked to be six or seven years old, and he was sturdy and bright-eyed; even if Shi Yi hadn't died back then, it would be impossible for her to have a child this old, right?

Could it be... that he really had seen wrong?

"Was my baby good at kindergarten today?" Shi Yi pinched Xiao Shiliu's soft, fair little cheek and said with a smile.

"Of course! Mommy, I took the initiative to help the teacher with work today, and I even won a sticker for you. Look!"

As the boy spoke, he took a small sticker out of his pocket and said with a face full of pride:

"Mommy, look, am I amazing or what?!"

"Amazing, truly amazing!" Shi Yi praised him repeatedly, "My baby is already 6 years old, you're a sensible little man!"

She deliberately stated Xiao Shiliu's age just so that Shi Heng would hear it.

Shi Yi's words confirmed the suspicion in Shi Heng's heart; the child was indeed six years old. But 6 years ago, Shi Yi was still in prison, so that woman could not be Shi Yi.

However... Shi Heng was still unwilling to give up; there was a faint voice in his heart telling him that the girl was Shi Yi!

Just then, a breeze from early summer blew by, carrying the faint scent of gardenias.

In the distance, a man's figure slowly approached. The man was tall, with broad shoulders and long legs, and his proportions were excellent. The dim light hit his face, casting half of it in shadow across his chiseled features. The man's face was strikingly handsome, his temperament was outstanding, and there was an abrupt scar at the corner of his eye. However, the look he directed at the woman opposite him was extremely gentle, like a deep, dark pool of water.

At this moment, the little boy in the woman's arms also saw the man, his dark eyes lighting up, and he shouted loudly, "Uncle!"

Subsequently, the woman also turned around, turned her head to reveal a kind smile, and then spoke up to call out:

"Brother."

The person who arrived was none other than Qin Hao Bei.

In fact, the second major event in Shi Yi's life over these three years was that she was adopted by Old Master Qin as his god-granddaughter, thus logically becoming the adopted daughter of the Qin family.

Shi Yi had met Old Master Qin in the back garden of the nursing home. At the time, she was taking a walk in the garden when she was suddenly attracted by a flash of dazzling gold on a stone table. She saw a white-haired old grandfather sitting on a stone stool, with a shiny gold military medal pinned to his chest. He was looking down, carefully flipping through a book.

Shi Yi walked over out of curiosity and discovered that what the old man held in his hands was a memoir titled "Sozari Past Events." Shi Yi's eyes lit up, "Grandpa, are you also interested in Sozali?"

The old man took off his reading glasses and carefully sized up Shi Yi. After a while, the corners of his mouth curled into a slight smile: "Indeed, I am very interested. Why, little girl, have you been to Sozali? Why don't you... tell me about it."

Shi Yi suddenly became spirited, sat down beside the old man, and began to talk incessantly:

"Grandpa, you've asked the right person! I haven't just been to Sozali; I worked there for several months... Let me first introduce you to the natural environment of Sozali. It can be described as half heaven, half hell. The north is a vast desert, like a giant oven; in the summer, it can roast a person! The south is a vast grassland, a paradise for wild animals... countless animals run and frolic on the plains..."

"By the way, Grandpa, did you know? The ancestors of us Homo sapiens all migrated from that grassland! So, that place is the old home of all of us... Once you get there, everyone feels a sense of returning home! That feeling is truly so wonderful!"

Shi Yi had been lying in the hospital alone for several months and was about to go stir-crazy! Having finally met someone who was both free and like-minded, she talked eloquently for an entire afternoon, and in the end, because of physical exhaustion, she nearly suffered from hypoglycemia and had to go back to rest.

Before leaving, Shi Yi said to the old man with lingering reluctance, "By the way, my name is Shi... Shen Xingyao. Grandpa, what is... your name? Will you... come again tomorrow?"

The old man smiled slightly.

At this time, he put down the book in his hand and pointed to the author's name on the cover: "I, I go by this name, Qin Wei."

Everything went black before Shi Yi's eyes, and she nearly collapsed right there! Fortunately, Old Master Qin was quick-witted and caught her.

Qin Wei...

That was a name that appeared in textbooks! A founding father! And also the first diplomatic ambassador sent by China to Sozali.

"Little girl, are you alright?"

How could Shi Yi dare to trouble the old general to support her personally? She hurriedly waved her hands, her little face as red as a ripe cherry.

"Old General, I'm fine... I'm sorry, it was me... showing off before an expert."

Later, Shi Yi found out that he was actually Qin Hao Bei's grandfather.

Just like that, Shi Yi and Old General Qin forged a deep bond. Later, when the embassy wanted to handle a new identity for Shi Yi, Old Master Qin learned of this matter, directly adopted Shi Yi as his god-granddaughter, and ordered that Shi Yi's household registration be placed with the Qin family.

Who would dare to disobey Old Master Qin's order?!

Moreover, after the Qin family understood Shi Yi's experiences, they also felt very tender toward this girl. Father Qin and Mother Qin had even gained a precious grandson, Xiao Shiliu, for nothing; they couldn't have been happier.

However, the person happiest in his heart was probably... Qin Hao Bei.

He and Shi Yi were now openly on the same household registration! They were a family in every sense of the word.

However, there was only one wish left in his heart, and that was to change the relationship column on the household registration from brother and sister to...

Husband and wife!