Since Fang Xiao had passed the interview and officially interned, the dinner with Lin Zi had decreased a lot, and Lin Zi had no choice but to lie down and sleep in addition to reviewing theoretical knowledge at home.

Lin Zi thought that his parents would come back tonight, so he asked Uncle Li to take him to pick up the second elder to show his filial piety.

As soon as Lin Zi arrived at the arrival hall of the airport, he saw his parents dragging his suitcases out, and just as he was about to welcome him warmly, he saw a strange girl coming out behind his parents, who looked about the same age as himself, and looked very delicate and clean.

"Come, Mu Mu, she is Auntie's daughter, her name is Lin Zi, she is one year older than you, you can call her sister in the future." Mother Lin gently pushed the girl in front of Lin Zi.

The girl stared blankly at Lin Zi for a long time, but she never spoke.

Lin Zi looked at the sudden "sister" with a puzzled face, why did his parents go abroad and bring back a sister for himself.

"Mom and Dad, who is she?"

"Xiaozi, her name is Shi Mu, she will be your sister from now on, we are all a family, you have to take good care of her in the future." Mother Lin said seriously to Lin Zi.

Although Lin Zi still looked puzzled, it was obvious that this was not the place to talk about things, so he had to put away his curiosity, put on a friendly smile, and say hello to the girl.

"Hey, your name is Mumu, isn't it? My name is Lin Zi, I heard my mother say, I am older than you, but you can call me sister, you can also call me Xiaozi, it's nice to meet you, in the future, we will be a family, so please take care of me. Lin Zi said and stretched out his hand to the girl.

Shi Mu still looked at Lin Zi blankly, without any reaction, Lin Zi's hand stopped in mid-air, looking a little embarrassed.

Father Lin glanced at it and said, "That's it." Let's go back to eat first, tossing all the way, everyone is hungry. ”

Uncle Li took a large family and got into the car.

Along the way, Lin Zi held back his curiosity, but when he saw his parents' expressionless faces, as well as the somewhat strange sister's dull eyes and slightly hostile face, he had to endure it silently. In the whole car, except for the car navigation, no one spoke.

When she arrived at the door of the house, Sister-in-law Lin heard the voice and came to open the door, and when she saw that there was suddenly another girl, she was stunned for a moment, and then immediately said: "Old lady, the dish has been prepared, you can eat directly." ”

"Let's go, Mumu, it's been a day of flying, let's go eat." Mother Lin said, took Shi Mu's hand, and walked towards the restaurant.

Seeing this, Sister-in-law Lin quietly leaned into Lin Zi's ear and asked, "Miss, who is this girl that Mrs. brought back?" ”

Lin Zi shrugged at Sister-in-law Lin with a confused expression, saying that she was also full of questions.

After the four of them sat down at the table, they had their own thoughts, but no one spoke.

Lin Zi really felt that the atmosphere was too dry, and just as he was about to speak, Shi Mu spoke: "Uncle, aunt, can I take a rest first, I'm a little tired." ”

Seeing this, Mother Lin immediately said: "Okay, Mumu, you let Sister-in-law Lin take you upstairs, sleep in the guest room tonight, and wait for tomorrow, Auntie will take you to buy some daily necessities, and then decorate your room." ”

"Miss, come with me." When Sister-in-law Lin heard this, she immediately ran to Shi Mu's side.

Shi Mu nodded obediently at Father Lin and Mother Lin, then got up and followed Sister-in-law Lin upstairs.

Lin Zi saw Shi Mu leave the restaurant, and the questions along the way finally couldn't help but speak, "Mom, Dad, now, can you explain?" ”

Father Lin kept his head down, and Mother Lin had no choice but to say to Lin Zi: "Xiaozi, do you remember Uncle Shi?" It's the uncle who often came to our house when you were young, played with you, and bought you a lot of toys, his wife, and you praised her for being very beautiful, and you still have an impression of Aunt Yu, who you call her a beautiful aunt? ”

"I'm like, a little impressed." Lin Zi tilted his head and thought for a while, as if something was true.

"Shi Mu is the daughter of your Uncle Shi and Aunt Yu."

"But I remember them, they didn't go to the United States very early."

Mother Lin nodded, "Yes, when Shi Mu was five years old, their family went to the United States, originally, their family was very happy, and Shi Mu should also be happily studying in Berkeley's freshman year, but," Mother Lin's eyes were a little moist, "Just a week ago, when your Uncle Shi and Aunt Yu were in a taxi, because the driver drank too much, they collided with a truck, and the rescue was ineffective, and they were gone, so I and your father hurriedly ran to the United States to deal with their funeral." ”

Father Lin, who had been silent, opened his mouth and said to Lin Zi: "Xiaozi, your uncle is my father's best friend, and he has been with me since my father started his business, and has helped me a lot, and now, they are gone, leaving only Mu Mu alone, she has no parents, no home, as a good friend of her parents, we have an obligation to help her, so, we can give Mu Mu a home, let her feel the warmth of her family, right?" ”

Lin Zi didn't expect such a big change to happen in Shi Mu's family, although she couldn't empathize, but she knew what a blow this was to Shi Mu, so she decided to treat Shi Mu like a sister.

"Well, I will, I will take good care of her and care for her."

Father Lin looked at his sensible daughter and nodded with great satisfaction.

"Xiao Zi, Mu Mu used to be a very cheerful girl, just like you, but now, after suffering such a big blow, her emotions are very unstable, you have to care more about her. When this semester starts, I will transfer her to your university, and as an older sister, you have to take good care of her. Mother Lin said to Lin Zi earnestly.

"Mom, don't worry, I will, so, you let me learn to drive, are you afraid that I will meet such a driver in the future?"

Mother Lin nodded, "Your Uncle Shi and Aunt Yu just haven't learned to drive until they got into that taxi and ......."

It turned out that this was the case that she forced herself to learn to drive so harshly, she always thought that her mother was just looking at herself too idle to find something to do, but she didn't expect that Ms. Xin had always been thinking about herself.

"Mom, don't worry, I will study hard, and I will definitely not drink and drive in the future."

"Xiao Zi," Lin Mu paused, glanced at Lin Zi, and continued: "If someone asks in the future, you will say that she is your distant cousin, don't mention her family affairs to others, I'm afraid, Mu Mu will not be able to stand it." ”

"Mom, I see."

After eating, Lin Zi returned to her room, although she didn't know how to take good care of this sister in the future, she knew that she would definitely do her best to protect her, care for her, and she would treat her as if she were her own sister. She has always been afraid of the departure of her relatives, she can't imagine what she will do if one day, her parents leave her, it is estimated that one day, her whole person will completely collapse. So, although she couldn't empathize with Shi Mu's current situation, she knew that she must be having a hard time now.

In the middle of the night, Lin Zi was really thirsty, and there was no water in the room, so he had to go downstairs to pour water.

Lin Zilou had just been halfway down when he saw a figure in the center of the living room, motionless, standing straight over there with his back to him. Lin Zi was taken aback, but he didn't dare to continue to go down alone, so he had to stop in place.

Could it be a thief, but their homes are equipped with infrared alarms, and if a thief comes in, the alarm will make a sound, so it can be seen that it is not a thief, so who will it be, ghost? The more Lin Zi thought about it, the more frightened he became, so he had to go upstairs and go to his parents.

"Mom and Dad, wake up, wake up." Lin Zi ran into his parents' room and pushed Lin's father and mother, who were sleeping.

"Xiaozi, what's wrong with not sleeping so late?" Mother Lin opened her eyes in a daze and turned on the bedside lamp.

"Mom, it's like, it's like, there's a figure downstairs, and it's standing motionless over there, it's so scary." Lin Zi's voice trembled a little because he was afraid.

"You can't be mistaken."

"I swear I'm not mistaken, really, so, wake up my dad and let's go down and have a look."

Mother Lin pushed Father Lin hard, "Old Lin, Old Lin, wake up." ”

Father Lin opened his eyes slightly, looking at the mother and daughter with a frightened look, "What's wrong with the two of you?" ”

"Dad, there's a figure downstairs, motionless, it's scary."

Father Lin looked incredulous, and under the urging of Lin Zi, he went downstairs with Mother Lin.

The three of them cautiously walked down the stairs, and found a person standing in the center of the living room opposite, motionless. Father Lin stopped Mother Lin and Lin Zi behind him, motioned them to stay put, leaned against the wall, walked to the living room little by little, took a broom and put it on his chest, and continued to walk in the direction of the switch in the dark.

Father Lin turned on the switch, and the lights in the living room turned on all of a sudden, and when he looked at it, it turned out to be Shi Mu, standing in the center of the living room in a daze.

Father Lin breathed a sigh of relief, put down the broom in his hand, stepped forward and asked, "Mumu, why are you standing here when you don't sleep so late?" ”

At this time, Shi Mu was a little strange, he didn't raise his head, he didn't bow his head, and he didn't answer Father Lin's question, he was still motionless, his eyes open, and he stood there.

Lin Mu and Lin Zi looked a little strange, and also walked to the living room.

"Mumu, what's wrong with you?" Mother Lin stepped forward to ask, but there was still no response.

"Mom, she's like, she's sleepwalking." Lin Zi watched it for a long time, Shi Mu's face was expressionless, his expression was sluggish, and the whole person was unresponsive, which was really like a symptom of sleepwalking.

"What then?" Mother Lin was a little anxious, this big night, she couldn't let her stand here all night.

"Mom, wake her up and let her go back to sleep."

"Didn't you say that sleepwalkers can't wake up? Why don't you just ask your dad to carry her back? ”

"Mom, where did you hear the rumors from the rivers and lakes, if you don't wake her up, what if you run out in the middle of the night?"

"Okay then, you can call her."

"You two stand back a little, I read the book before that you have to wake up very loudly, you can do it."

Hearing Lin Zi say this, Father Lin and Mother Lin took two steps back.

Lin Zi took a deep breath, tried his best, and shouted loudly: "Hurry ~ wake up ~ wake up!" ”

Shi Mu suddenly trembled, regained his senses, and was a little puzzled by his sudden appearance here: "Uncle, aunt, why am I here?" ”

"You probably want to go downstairs and get something to eat, it's okay, you go back to your room and sleep." Mother Lin comforted Shi Mu, turned around and took Shi Mu upstairs to sleep.

Seeing this, Father Lin patted Lin Zi, gave a thumbs up, and said, "It's really amazing." ”

"Little meaning, little meaning, go back to sleep."

Father Lin turned off the lights, went upstairs with Lin Zi, and continued to go back to sleep.

When Lin Zi was lying on the bed, he realized that he was going downstairs to drink water, but he didn't expect that the water was not drunk, and he shouted, and now he is even thirstier. However, when he thought of the situation just now, Lin Zi still had some lingering palpitations.

"Forget it, let's drink it tomorrow, I won't be thirsty when I fall asleep." Lin Zi comforted himself like this, and gradually turned around and fell asleep.