The day Xu Zhiwan broke up with Jiang Chengyue, she went to the Jiang family home to collect her last box of things.
She didn’t find her ex, but ran into his eighteen-year-old younger brother, Jiang Xubai.
The boy stood in the doorway, his eyes clear and quiet. He asked only one thing:
“What about me?”
She smiled and ruffled his hair. “You’ll have a life of your own someday.”
Then she deleted him from WeChat and left the old city.
Five years later, Xu Zhiwan became a brand project manager.
The company’s new intern was called Jiang Xubai.
Young, aloof, and talented.
When he saw her, he gave a polite nod.
“Hello, Manager Xu.”
She thought he’d long since forgotten her.
Until one night, she accidentally picked up his old phone.
In the chat window were five years’ worth of messages he’d never sent, every one marked with a red exclamation point.
“Big Sis, I got into a school in your city.”
“Big Sis, it rained today.”
“Big Sis, can I come see you now?”
“Big Sis, I’ll be at your company tomorrow.”
For the first time, she lost her composure.
“Jiang Xubai, why didn’t you tell me sooner?”
He looked at her, his voice barely audible.
“I was afraid that once you knew… all you’d feel for me was pity.”
Only later did she understand.
The person she had deleted wasn’t just a boy.
He was someone who had made her his whole life.
