"Who are you, Miss Liu..."
Liu Siqian's face quickly flashed with a hint of guilt, but it was soon replaced by a playful smile. "I'm your homeroom teacher, and also a little soldier in the National Security Department."
Fiyue looked Liu Siqian up and down, unable to associate her with a soldier. But since she didn't want to tell him, he had no choice but to sigh and let it go.
================= The line that marks the past ================
Well, after the incident where Liu Siqian sought refuge, she began to reduce her frequency of appearing in front of the two siblings, especially Fiyue. Although she would still sneak up on Qinyue at times, she would disappear immediately if she saw Fiyue.
Fiyue didn't understand why their relationship had become like this, but Liu Siqian clearly didn't want him to know. As a result, their relationship became a bit distant.
Time rolled on, and the next big event happened on June 1, 2021.
It was a big event because that night, Fiyue and Qinyue received a Children's Day gift from their long-missing sister, Liu Xing, and the gift was sent in 2015...
In other words, this package had been wandering for seven years, and it was a wonder why the postal service didn't treat it as junk mail.
That night, Fiyue and Qinyue were sitting side by side on the sofa, studying a very peculiar math problem.
"Divide two equilateral and equal-height tetrahedrons into a finite number of small tetrahedrons, and try to prove that they are not all congruent..."
"How do we do it, brother?"
"I don't know, I've never seen such a bizarre problem."
"Since it was given, there must be a solution. Shall we try?"
"Uh, let's give it a shot..."
"Ring ring," the doorbell rang, and the two siblings looked at each other. They didn't know who would come visiting at this time.
"Could it be Sister Liu?" Qinyue thought of the incident a month and a half ago when Liu Siqian sought refuge.
"Probably not, I'll go check." Fiyue jumped off the sofa and ran to the door.
"Hello, I'm the courier. Is this Mr. Chu Fiyue's residence?"
"Uh, yes." Fiyue opened the door in confusion, and a courier in a green uniform appeared before him, holding a square package.
"Then this is your package. Please sign for it." The courier handed the package to Fiyue.
"Building 4, Eighth Military Family Compound, Shangjing City, Chu Fiyue, sent by Liu Xing from Panstone University's Fenghua College."
"...Sister Liu Xing's letter? Oh, it's for me, thank you." Fiyue quickly took a pen from inside and signed for the package. After sending the courier away, Fiyue placed the package on the temporary small table where the two siblings were doing their homework and studied it with his sister.
"...Sister Liu Xing's letter."
"Yes, the mailing date is May 2015... it's been a long journey."
"Uh, I didn't notice. It's really amazing that it didn't get lost."
"Brother, you're bad... this is called luck. Let's open it and see what Sister Liu Xing wrote to us."
Fiyue carefully tore open the package along the slightly yellowed tape. Fortunately, the package was well-preserved, and the contents were intact.
Inside were only a piece of paper and two pendants. Both pendants were circular, one with a red crystal column at the center, inside which was a pattern of a tightly closed eye that seemed to be burning. The edges of the pendant had three pairs of gray crystals inserted in pairs, which looked a bit disharmonious due to their monotonous color.
The other pendant was similar, but the circular frame contained a 25-string azure harp. The harp's body was dotted with faint, star-like glimmers. The frame was adorned with a series of strange circular marks connected by peculiar lines, each containing complex symbols.
Uh, in short, these two pendants, strung with gemstone-colored cords, exuded an eerie aura.
At this moment, Qinyue picked up the letter and read it aloud.
"Dear little brother Fiyue and little sister Qinyue, Happy Children's Day! I'm sorry for not writing to you for so long. Don't worry about me; I've been admitted to Panstone University, a good school.
How are you doing? Our college is very busy with all sorts of things, and I have no time to visit you. I'm really sorry.
I've prepared two gifts for you, both pendants. The crystal is for Fiyue, and the harp is for Qinyue. Don't mix them up. You can attach your two purple dragon jade pendants to the bottom of the pendants; they fit perfectly.
Yes, I hope you can come too. Our Fenghua College offers a combined bachelor's, master's, and doctoral program, which lasts 8 years. If you calculate, it will be just right for us to meet.
Good luck, and I wish you well~~ Kiss. Your sister, Liu Xing."
"Wah, Sister." Qinyue hugged the letter, feeling as if Liu Xing was hugging her.
"Uh, how did Sister Liu Xing know we have jade pendants? Did you tell her?"
"No, did you?" Qinyue tilted her head, puzzled.
"Uh, I don't know... never mind. This one is mine, and this one is yours." Fiyue kept the crystal for himself and handed the harp to Qinyue. "Take a look, they're quite beautiful."
"Wow, it looks like Xiao Nuo, but it's much prettier... I'm so jealous."
"Don't worry. Xiao Nuo is old now. I'll make you another one just like it."
The two siblings happily planned what gifts they should send to their sister Liu Xing, while outside the neighborhood, Liu Xing stood on top of a postal van, gazing fixedly at the direction of Fiyue's house.
The courier below took off his hat and threw it away, along with a face mask. The hat was actually attached to a human skin mask. Under the fake mask was Qin Shou. However, the current Qin Shou was completely different from the one in front of Fiyue. The former was a 17-year-old high school student, while the latter was a 22- or 23-year-old college student. But his sleazy nature remained unchanged.
"Boss, the job is done. Fiyue has received his pendant."
"Uh-huh, I know. The wheel of fate has already started turning, and even I cannot interfere too much while maintaining balance. Let's wait and see."