When her mother married into a wealthy family and took Cheng Zhili far away, she met a young man who did nothing with his life.
They said something had happened to him in the past. He spent his days hanging around with all kinds of unsavory people, wild, cold, and crazy, with a black earring and a leather jacket.
At first, Cheng Zhili smiled sweetly and tried to get close to him, but he couldn't have cared less.
Then he started bringing her flowers and buying her cake on her birthday. He even got his life together and started working hard to pave the way for her. Everyone around them was envious, asking only, "Is he your brother?"
She just smiled and said nothing.
Eventually, she started dating someone in college. The young man looked cold and said outright that he disapproved.
Then the well-behaved girl followed her long-distance boyfriend to another city.
Years later, she heard the story of Feng Lin, once a celebrated racing driver. He had entered a race at seventeen but been sabotaged. After four years of despair, he returned to the track, still shining with talent.
Only then did she finally understand those years. Now the sharp-eyed young man pressed against her earlobe and asked:
"Can I have a place in your life now? Can I stop being the brother you always called me?"
