"By the way, I have something to say."

At the dinner table, a boy with a neatly trimmed short hair suddenly spoke.

His face was fair and youthful, and although he was 180 cm tall, his slender figure made him far from being associated with the word 'tall and strong'.

"I'm thinking of moving out."

As he spoke, his chopsticks didn't stop, and he continued to concentrate on eating.

"Move out?! Why do you suddenly want to move out?"

As expected, his mother put down her bowl and looked at him in surprise.

"The place where I work is far away. I want to find a place closer to live."

His mother's reaction was within expectations, and he had prepared a reason in advance.

"Far? How far is it really? It's less than an hour away from our house by bus. How can you call that far?"

"Mom, I'm 21 years old, I can't always rely on my parents' house. Have you ever seen anyone in their 20s still living with their parents?"

"Hey! You deadbeat! How can you still eat while your son thinks our house is not good enough for him? Don't you care?!"

His mother snatched the bowl from his silent father's hand.

"Oh, he's old enough. He won't starve or get lost if he leaves. Just let him go out and experience some hardship. It's a good thing!"

Knowing a child is like knowing a father. He nodded his appreciation to his father, and this favor would be returned in the future.

"Are you crazy too?! Fine! Xiao Yu, you persuade your brother. He usually listens to you, so you talk to him!"

"What's there to say? Let him go wherever he wants. It'll save us some food since he eats so much..."

The one speaking was his younger sister, the little princess of this family.

His calm expression finally wavered with a slight tremble at the corner of his mouth.

"Won't you stay for me? Xiao Budian~"

So saying, he stood up and smiled down at her.

"Why should I stay for you? And don't call me Xiao Budian!"

In an instant, she slammed the table and stood up as well.

Yet the huge height difference was more intuitive at this moment, even though she was not considered short at 161 cm.

"Here! Xiao! Budian!"

He deliberately emphasized each word, completely disregarding her feelings.

"You are insane!"

With a bang, she put down her bowl and chopsticks, and her beautiful face became flushed with anger. She turned and walked upstairs towards her room.

With a bang, the sound of a door slamming, he knew that she was really angry.

"What are you doing?! Now that you've driven your sister away, are you satisfied?! Just want to leave, right? Go, go, go! I don't care about you anymore from now on!!"

"Thank you, Mom~"

He smiled, because he knew his mother's temper. No matter how harshly she scolded him, she would probably still transfer money to his account next month.

He was a decisive and efficient person who liked to act on his decisions as quickly as possible. So he set the day of leaving as tomorrow.

He quickly packed up most of his things and saw that there was still light coming from the crack of the door of the room next door, which was his sister's room.

Raina Nan, his sister's name, Samson Nan, his name. They had no particular meaning.

It was just that his mother said that it was windy when he was born, so he was called Samson Nan. And when his sister was born, it was raining, so she was called Raina Nan. It was a funny thought - if it had been thundering that day, would his name have been Nan Lei?

Fortunately, there was his father, a teacher, in the family. At that time, he explained the siblings' names like this: Wind and rain never appear separately. When it rains, it often comes with wind. Wind and rain are always together, so the brother should always protect his sister. This was what Samson Nan's father said to him when he saw the new life in the cradle after his sister was born.

Despite this far-fetched and fake explanation, Samson Nan quite liked it.

"Yuyu"

He knocked on the door, but there was no response inside.

"Yuyu, open the door."

Still no reaction.

"Raina Nan, your underwear fell on the ground!"

He deliberately raised his voice.

"Why are you here! Pervert!"

She finally opened the door, her head raised, looking straight into his eyes.

"Still upset now? That's unnecessary~"

"Get lost!"As she spoke, she suddenly closed the door, but his arm reached in and got caught.

"Let go!"

"No!"

She pulled the door forcefully.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"

He quickly withdrew his hand and used the other to hold the door open.

"Raina Nan, you're going to break my arm! Are you going to support me if I become disabled for life?"

He pretended to groan with pain as he squeezed inside. Samson Nan, who was always cool and handsome in front of others, now completely looked like a mischievous rogue.

"In your dreams!"

"Isn't it impolite not to let someone in and talk?"

He shouted through the door.

Suddenly, the door flung open and he almost tumbled inside, face-first.

"..."

"Didn't you have something to say?"

"I wanted to know... what are you doing hiding in your room?"

"Homework."

"Oh, what kind of homework? Want me to give you a thorough explanation?"

16-year-old Raina Nan was a student at the best high school in the city, with outstanding academic performance, attractive appearance, and proficient in sports and cooking. She was like a goddess in the hearts of the boys, although she seemed completely unaware of this.

"No need."

She coldly rejected his offer again.

"Hey, why are you mad at me when I'm about to leave?"

He put his hand on her head and laughed loudly, feeling more and more delighted.

"It's better if you never come back..."

She grumbled just loud enough for him to hear.

"I don't want to leave, either. Work is one reason, and the other is..."

"What's the matter?"

He leaned his head towards her, staring intently into her eyes.

She couldn't help but feel nervous.

"I won't tell you~"

He squinted his eyes with a mischievous grin and poked her forehead with his finger.

"Jerk! Go to hell!"

She angrily raised her hand to hit him, but his hand firmly grasped hers.

"One last question."

Close enough to hear each other's breathing.

"Will you miss me?"

"No... no."

"But I will."

He continued to stare at her eyes, without any hesitation.

"..."

She remained silent, not knowing what to say.

She shifted her gaze slightly, looking to the side.

...

...

The next morning, Raina Nan heard the sound of a car engine starting downstairs.

She quickly put on her slippers and looked out the window to see Samson Nan moving bags of belongings onto the moving company's pickup truck. Her father was helping him, and her mother, who was adamant about not letting him go the day before, was also there, directing the work with a poignant expression.

"Why is Little Rain still asleep? Her brother is leaving and she hasn't even come out to see him off!"

Her mother was always like this, loud when emotional.

"Mom, let her sleep in on her rare weekend off."

He picked up his khaki backpack, put on his white headphones, got in the pickup truck, and left without looking back.

"Brother, goodbye."

Only her murmured farewell remained in the room.

...

"Rainy, going home?"

"Yeah~"

A girl in a school uniform bumped into Raina Nan from behind. Her name was Bell Tong, Raina Nan's best friend. She was short, had a childlike voice, but was undoubtedly a 'big sister' in character, getting along well with the boys at school.

"Hey~ where's your brother?"

"At work."

"Isn't he usually waiting for you after work, like a dog? What time is it, where is he?"

"He's been moved out for almost a week."

"Moved out?! What is this mad dog up to?"

"Hey!"

Although she knew Bell didn't mean any harm, Raina Nan still glared at her.

"Fine, fine~ not a mad dog, a good dog, okay? Hehe, but will Brother Feng really let you go? I don't believe it~"

"..."

"Where does he live now?"

"I don't know..."

It had been a few days since he moved out, and though he occasionally called home, his mother always answered. He would ask her to come and listen to the call, but she refused every time, claiming she was busy.She wanted him to know that she wouldn't miss him even if she didn't hear his voice for several days in a row.

"Don't know?! What about the phone? Can't you ask?"

"I don't want to know!"

"Give me the phone, I'll call him!"

Bell Tong could see that Raina Nan was being stubborn.

"..."

Seeing her still unmoved, Bell Tong took out her own cell phone.

"If you don't call, I will!"

She had Samson Nan's phone number and because of her relationship with Raina Nan, they knew each other and had a good relationship.

"Hello."

The man's voice came through on the other side of the line, clear with a hint of laziness.

"Brother Feng, it's me."

"Bell Tong?! Is Raina with you?!"

The soft and tender voice instantly brightened up, anxious and spirited.

"Damn dog! Why is it always you calling me for my sister?!"

"Do you need something from me?"

"Nothing!"

"You're sick!"

He hummed and was about to hang up the phone.

"Wait, don't you want to hear your sister's voice?"

Clang! It seemed as if something had fallen and broken on the ground on the other side of the phone.

"Brother, it's me."

She finally took the phone and turned around to whisper.

"Raina Nan, you've really outdone yourself! It's been days! You dare not answer my calls?!"

He was like a long-suppressed volcano, ready to erupt at any moment.

"No, I went home and did my homework, and I didn't even notice that my phone was off..."

Her voice became softer and softer, just because she lacked confidence.

"Turning off the phone? Are you trying to fool elementary school students?!"

"..."

She was speechless, but she should be the one who was angry. Now it was completely reversed.

"Alright, then... when are you planning to come and see?"

Samson Nan's tone softened a lot.

"What's so good about seeing? Besides, it's almost the final exam, and I have to study."

"Raina Nan, don't you miss me at all?!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was straightforward and urgent.

"I miss you, but I don't know where you live... How about you come pick me up?"

She deliberately made an impossible condition and secretly giggled.

"Alright."

"Huh?"

At this moment, Bell Tong patted Raina Nan's back.

Raina Nan turned around and saw a tall and slender man with his hands in his pockets, leaning against a telephone pole.

"Brother?"

She looked at him incredulously, just as she remembered. He would always suddenly appear in front of her and scare her, no one knew where he came from.

"Perverted sister-lover!"

Bell Tong hummed angrily.

"Who are you talking about?! Wait, I'll deal with you later!"

Samson Nan walked past Bell Tong with a cold smile and came to Raina Nan.

"Aren't you asking me to pick you up? Here I am!"

With that, he bent down slightly and took her hand.

This time she really had no choice but to follow him obediently.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to turn around and smile provocatively at Bell Tong, who was left alone, as if he had snatched Raina Nan away from her.

"Childish..."

Saying that, Bell Tong also turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

"... "

"Brother, I haven't told my parents yet. They'll be worried if they see that I haven't gone home."

"It's okay, I'll call home."

"Do you live far away? Don't let it get dark and not be able to go back..."

"Not far, just ahead."

"Brother, can you let go of my hand?"

She finally couldn't help but say it after holding back for a long time.

"Why?"

The eyes of the surrounding students who had just left school were fixed on the hand-in-hand brother and sister. The girls looked at Samson Nan with infatuation, while the boys stared at Raina Nan.

"Don't you feel that many people are looking at us?"

"What's there to be afraid of? I'm holding my sister's hand, it's not a crime, nor illegal. Who can care?!"He spoke confidently.

"But I feel really uncomfortable being stared at like this!"

"Oh, you're too full of yourself! Who's looking at you? They're all looking at me because I'm handsome!"

"Shameless!"

She couldn't help but laugh at his teasing. She didn't want to admit that this shameless person was her own brother...

But...

Their fingers intertwined, being like this once in a while seemed not too bad.