"Ahem..."
Zhou Yan looked at Tian Xi and, without waiting any longer, said, "Miss Tian, little brother Tian, we've spent quite some time together. But every gathering must come to an end. I plan to leave tomorrow."
At those words, even Tian Xi looked slightly shocked, let alone Tian Wei.
"Brother Zhou."
Tian Wei threw his arms around Zhou Yan, his face full of reluctance to part.
Yet he did not ask him to stay. Their meeting had been a chance encounter, and he had known from the start that they would eventually part.
Truthfully, it was already remarkable that Zhou Yan had stayed so long.
Had Zhou Yan not been waiting for the caravan so he could trade for some supplies for the Tian siblings, he probably would have left long ago.
"You..."
Tian Xi looked at Zhou Yan and opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.
They had, after all, spent some time together. It was not just Tian Wei; this was also the first time Tian Xi had spent so long with a stranger.
Although Tian Xi had always remained wary of Zhou Yan, the fact that she had tolerated his presence in the Tian household for so long showed that she felt a trace of closeness toward him, even if she had not noticed it herself.
Despite her constant vigilance, Tian Xi was still a young woman not yet twenty, and she and Tian Wei had depended on each other for years.
Their everyday lives were not only dreary, but lonely as well.
Zhou Yan's sudden arrival had not only made Tian Wei deeply attached to him; without realizing it, Tian Xi had also come to make room for him in her heart.
"Haha, there's no need to be like this. Parting doesn't mean we can