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Zhang Shanni felt Xie Jingchen's encouraging gaze, her eyes softened, and she finally mustered the courage to grasp Yan Jinsi's delicate and slender hands.
If his fingers hadn't been big-boned and long, she would have thought they were a girl's hands.
When Yan Jinsi's warm hand was held by Zhang Shanni, he was stunned, instinctively widening his eyes which looked just like Zhang Shan Ni's big, dewy eyes. Under the contrast of the water, his eyes seemed even more crystal clear.
"Big sister~" Yan Jinsi called out softly in distress, a thick nasal tone evident.
Ultimately, the implications of what Zhang Shanni had previously said were, for him, a desperate reality.
"Okay, listen. Your mom's actions, in my heart, have nothing to do with you. You don't need to cry like this, like a little dog, you're grown up now." Zhang Shanni sat on the man's lap, speaking to her younger brother, initially feeling a bit embarrassed.