The name 'Brother Ling Han' could be traced back to ten years ago. At that time, Ling Han's biological mother, Wen Qingwan, had already passed away for more than half a year. His father's new wife, Jiang Meilan, married into the Ling family with Ye Huanyan. There was nothing to criticize about all of this.
That year, he had just returned from abroad because his mother was seriously ill and gradually took over the family's company. His mother had already bought a few properties for him outside, so he didn't need to live with them day and night. He wasn't interested in Jiang Meilan's character, and he didn't care about the daughter he brought with him. Overall, he didn't have any opinion about his father's private life.
The only interaction he had with Ye Huanyan in the first year was that they would go to the old mansion every Saturday and Sunday to have a meal together. The father was kind, the son was filial, the brother was friendly, and the sister was respectful. No matter what, he had to put on a face that made the old lady happy.
When his father introduced Jiang Meilan and Ye Huanyan to him for the first time, he had just finished a project in the company. He had some small achievements and was in a good mood. When he saw the pure girl standing beside Jiang Meilan who was completely different from this woman's temperament, there seemed to be something strange in his heart.
"Ling Han, this is your Aunt Jiang's daughter, Ye Huanyan. She will be your sister in the future. You have to take care of her."
"Hurry up and call me brother."
"He hasn't agreed yet. It's not good for me to call him that, right?"
This was what Ye Huanyan said at that time while twisting the corner of her school uniform jacket. It was also the first sentence he heard her say. Her voice was sweet and tender.
Ling Han's father laughed. His laughter was so hearty that Ling Han rarely saw it since he was young. He was secretly a little surprised. He was also amused by Ye Huanyan's' sensible 'look.
"Ling Han, don't mind her. This daughter of mine has been shy since she was young …"
A few days after Jiang Meilan's words, it was Saturday again. Ling Han drove to the Old Madam's house for dinner. As soon as he entered, he was frightened by a white glutinous rice ball that fell from the sky from the persimmon tree at the entrance.
Ye Huanyan patted her butt and stood up from the ground. When she saw him, she was stunned. She opened her hand and handed him a huge persimmon. The orange-red persimmon in her hand was sparkling like a piece of jade.
"That, do you want to eat? This is the biggest one. "
Blood slowly returned to his pale face, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up. There was a hint of playfulness in his gentle voice. "I'm not called that …"
Over the course of the next year, their interactions gradually increased. For some reason, Ye Huanyan became a little tail that chased after him. Every day, she would call him Big Brother Ling Han, Big Brother Ling Han.
He lived alone in a detached house, and she always had a reason to come and bother him. Often she would come in from work to find the smell of food in the house, and he wondered how she knew the combination on his door.
"You made it?"
"I made the cucumber slices. The rest were made by my mother and aunty. I was afraid that you wouldn't want to go if I called you, so I brought some for you. Come and eat, Big Brother Ling Han. The food is getting cold."
After eating two mouthfuls, he noticed that she was swallowing her saliva. "Have you eaten?"
She shook her head, and there was a hint of expectation in her eyes. "I was afraid the food would get cold. I came in a hurry and haven't eaten yet …"
"Then you should hurry home and eat."
He threw out a sentence that was neither salty nor light, completely devoid of humanity.
Ling Han left home when he was in his teens. After living alone for so many years, it was difficult for him to say anything to warm people's hearts.
But when he saw Ye Huanyan walk to the door with a frosty expression, he suddenly felt pity for her.
"You don't have to send it over tomorrow. It's not far away. You can come back after a meal."
Thus, Ling Han, who hadn't enjoyed the love of a father and son at home for so many years, was able to be a filial son for a few years thanks to Ye Huanyan. Although he wasn't close to his father, it wasn't like before where they had nothing to talk about except work.
Later, he got used to eating at home. Occasionally, when there was a thunderstorm, he would stay at home for a night. When he had nothing to do, he would flip through her notes and exercise books. She was full of mistakes and couldn't even do simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. He helped her make the correct notes and even proudly left a note. "If others knew that you were my sister, I would find it embarrassing."
But how did it become like this?
Suddenly, there was the sound of a car horn behind them. The noise woke the sleeping woman in the front passenger seat. She looked out of the window in a daze. "Are we there yet?"
Ling Han instantly returned to his cold self. "Why? Do you want me to send you to the entrance of the company to let others know that you have someone backing you?"
Ye Huanyan's face stiffened. "That's not what I meant …"
"Then get out of the car. Be at the office in five minutes. If you're one second late, you'll have to bear the consequences."
Ling Han's command was like a soul-stealing existence. Ye Huanyan reflexively opened the door without hesitation and got out of the car without a second of hesitation. She ran in the direction of the company in her high heels.
Ling Han drove to the company, so he had to park in the underground parking lot. It would probably take more than five minutes to get up the elevator to the office. Ye Huanyan looked at her watch and counted the seconds until the traffic light turned green. The moment the light turned green, she shot out like an arrow from a bow, causing the old lady, who had just bought groceries to look surprised.
She arrived at the office in six minutes and seventeen seconds. Xiao Wang from the finance department was standing in the secretary's office with a stack of documents. She turned around and saw her. "Hey, Secretary Ye, you're here. Just in time to help me send this to President Ling to sign …"
"Put it on my desk first." After saying this, Ye Huanyan brushed past her like she was flying.
The president's office opened and closed. Other than Qiao Mu, who was changing water from the water dispenser, there was no one else inside. Ling Han's seat was also empty. It was obvious that he had not arrived yet.
Ye Huanyan breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the water dispenser with a dry mouth. "Thank goodness …"
Qiao Mu did not ask her what she was lucky about. It was not the first time she ran here in such a hurry. She poured a glass of water and handed it to Ye Huanyan. "I just changed it, so it's not hot yet. Drink some."
"Thank you."
She gulped down the large glass of cold water.
"You're welcome. That news …"
Before Qiao Mu could finish speaking, a voice from the door of the president's office interrupted her.
"President Ling, you're here. The finance department's quarterly report needs your review and signature."
"You showed it to Secretary Ye?" Ling Han's tone was cold and indifferent.
The company's contract documents were all given to Ye Huanyan to review before they were passed to Ling Han. She had to make notes on the important parts to improve work efficiency. This was the company's rule.
"Well … I wanted to give it to her just now, but she ignored me. After all, it's in front of you. She's so busy that she even walks with the wind. How could she have time to care about our trivial matters? She could only run around by herself …"
The door of the president's office was not closed, so these words fell into Ye Huanyan's ears without missing a word. She frowned and threw the paper cup in her hand into the trash can. Under Qiao Mu's awkward gaze, she stomped toward the door in her high heels.
She was not deaf. She should at least talk behind people's backs.
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