Diers was holding the picture, his hand trembling violently. He forced himself to close his eyes, forced himself to calm down, forced himself not to think about anything. He was scared, fearful that his anxiety would induce hallucinations.
After a deep breath, and then another deep breath, time moved excruciatingly slow. When he finally opened his eyes again, the person in the picture still "remained" there. She smiled brightly in the old photo, her gaze and smile eerily resembled that of her innocent demeanor from 16 years ago.
She, was the little girl who had saved him 16 years ago and then secretly slipped out of the hospital.
She was...
Diers gingerly picked up Qi Siming's wallet, he opened it to find the photo was indeed missing.
He thought back to a conversation in Rome where Qi Siming mentioned a photo of him and his sister. There was only one in the world, which he treasured greatly.
This was …
Qi Siming was her brother?