"Later, when I realized it was Yaya, I was a little surprised, too."
"Yaya and I seem to have a bit of a connection."
The young man smiled.
They had run into each other by chance several times.
It really had been a coincidence.
He hoped she wouldn't misunderstand him and think he had ulterior motives because of Chen Jing.
"Big Brother, we have a bit of a connection with you, too."
The ponytailed girl grinned.
It was the second time she and the short-haired girl had run into Big Brother.
The young man paused.
Then he smiled.
"That's true."
"All right."
The young man's lips curved. "I should get going."
He didn't want to stay and disturb the children as they spent time together.
The children walked him to the door.
The young man bent down and waved to them.
"Goodbye."
The child suddenly ran to the doorway. "Big Brother!"
The young man turned around.
After a brief moment of confusion, he smiled and nodded.
He made a gesture as if talking on the phone.
He wouldn't forget what he'd promised the child.
He would wait for her to settle on a time and place, then call him.
He had already given her his number.
The choice was in her hands.
She could take her time deciding...
whether she really wanted to meet... the other Big Brother who was like her.
The child felt relieved.
Big Brother hadn't forgotten his promise.
"Big Brother."
The child called after him again.
The young man turned around.
A questioning look appeared in his eyes.
Was there something else she wanted?
"It's still raining outside."
The child glanced toward the stairwell.
The patter of rain reached their ears.
A fine curtain of rain