Chapter 9
I stood up suddenly.
“Was it you?”
I stared at Zachary in disbelief, calling out that name from deep within
my memory-
“Rayne!”
Zachary’s smile froze.
“Hey, just forget about this name…”
I used to have a “brother.” Being an only daughter like me in the rural hometown was considered a great taboo.
My parents loved me very much. They knew that their resources were limited, so they could only raise one child, and they gave all their love to me. When I was eight years old, they brought home a “big brother.”
The young man, who was a few years older than me, looked unfamiliar. It was said that he was found at the foot of the mountain, all alone, with no memory of his own, unable to recall his name or family.
Helpless, my parents had no choice but to bring him home first and then figure out a way to help him find his relatives.
My parents named him Rayne because he seemed to be a pampered
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dared to bully me in the village, as my brother would always protect
One day, several stylish city people came to the village.
My brother asked me, “What are they here for?”
“Gave money to the poor households.”
“It seems like our family is a poor household. Can we fix the roof? It leaks on rainy days.”
I smiled and said, “You just wait and see.”
A month later, the village chief’s family built a new house. The roof of our house was completely destroyed by the rain.
Later, my brother regained his memory and also found his family. Before he left, he promised to make sure we would have a good life.
What is a good day? I don’t know.
I just wanted to take my father to see a doctor and fix the roof. But I waited and waited, and nothing happened.
Until my father passed away, my mother and I were treated as outcasts and sent back to my grandmother’s house. I never saw my brother again.
But I never blamed my brother. He was just a teenager at that time, what could he do? Later on, I gradually forgot about these things.
At this moment, “Brother” stood in front of me.
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Zachary touched a faint scar on his carlobe.
“Do you still remember this? You bit me because I stole half of your bread.”
“I don’t remember that clearly…” I nervously hit him, “But why didn’t you say it earlier?”
“I had been looking for the right moment to speak up, but I was a little hesitant.”
“What else are you afraid of, Zachary?”
“After all, it was me who stood you up back then. I was afraid you would hold a grudge against me. I was also afraid… that you would only see me as a brother. If I accepted being your brother, I wouldn’t be able to become your husband in the future.”
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