Birth, aging, sickness, and death—the four words encompassed a person's entire life.
Could Great Mother-in-law have done this because she was worried no one would look after Department Head after she was gone?
Highly suspicious. Make a note of it.
I just don't know what illness Great Mother-in-law had.
Speaking of illness, Jiang Linyuan couldn't help thinking of that pharmaceutical company, Haile Bio.
Department Head, Great Mother-in-law, illness, mysterious young female shareholder...
It all seemed connected.
I know everything now!
"Let's go. It's getting late."
Shen Guoguo turned around and said.
The sky had darkened, and lights had already begun to flicker on along the roadside.
The two walked side by side toward the subway station.
Shen Guoguo skipped along ahead of him.
"Hey, are you coming to play with me again tomorrow?"
Jiang Linyuan said,
"No, I'm leaving."
Shen Guoguo paused, then let out a long "Oh" and asked,
"Will you come back sometime, then?"
"Definitely."
"Let's pinky promise."
Shen Guoguo held out her little finger.
What childish nonsense. Only little kids do that.
Jiang Linyuan bent down and held out his little finger, linking it with hers.
"It's a promise. Whoever doesn't come has to eat a hundred Pocky sticks."
Shen Guoguo waggled her little hand, her expression solemn.
"Shouldn't it be a hundred needles?"
Jiang Linyuan laughed and argued.
"A hundred needles would hurt too much. Pocky is fine."
Shen Guoguo pulled her hand back and clasped both hands behind her back. With the air of a little adult, she walked ahead, shaking her head.
That hardly counted as a punishment.
Jiang Linyuan only smiled. When they passed a phone shop, he bought her a phone.
"You're really buying one?"
Shen Guoguo held the phone, looking surprised.
"I said I would. We can get you a supplementary