Everything My Brother Says Is Right

Xu Yiheng never imagined he'd have to be both mother and father in his early twenties. But his little brother, Yiyang, was only seventeen. Once their parents were gone, he was all Yiyang had. He learned to cook when he couldn't; when his brother woke from nightmares in the middle of the night, he stayed with him until he fell asleep. He even went to parent-teacher meetings. He never said, “Don't be afraid,” but Yiyang knew his big brother was there.

Later, a talent scout spotted Yiyang, and he took his first step into the entertainment industry. Where there were people willing to praise him, there were others ready to tear him down. One black trending topic, one fake video, and one “resource-backed star” label after another piled up.

Yiheng didn't ask if his brother was scared. He opened an office in the capital overnight and bought a house near Yiyang's school. There wasn't much he could do: leave a light on, pick him up after work, and delete the nasty things people said online as soon as he saw them.

After Yiyang became famous, a reporter asked him who he was most grateful to. He thought for a moment and said, “My brother.”

Yiheng heard him, said nothing, and just smiled.

Then he asked, “Shall we go home?”