It had been raining for the past few days, and the small river where they had fished before was starting to rise. Qin Zhonghui had some free time, so he decided to take a few of the kids fishing with the net and rods they had made previously.

Besides Qin Jiao and Qin Shi, they of course had to invite their next-door neighbor, Shen Yi, as well as Sun Jianhua’s son, Xiao Cheng, and Qin Xiaolan.

Xiao Cheng wasn’t so introverted anymore and had grown closer to his stepmother, Qin Na. At night, the little guy even insisted on sleeping with his arms around Qin Na, much to the exasperated helplessness of his father, Sun Jianhua.

Meanwhile, Qin Xiaolan had become closer and closer to Qin Jiao and the others. The moment she heard they were going fishing, she dropped the homework she was doing and immediately ran over. She even said with a grin, "I have to catch a big fish to take home later, or my mom will definitely give me an earful."

Qin Jiao smiled. ’I’m really starting to like my straightforward cousin more and more.’

She looked up and happened to see Shen Yi looking at her. The smile instantly vanished from her face.

For the past few days, Qin Jiao had been trying to avoid Shen Yi. Well, not so much avoiding him as simply not wanting to see him. Every time they sent food next door, either her parents or Xiao Shi would go. In short, Qin Jiao hadn’t gone once, because she didn’t want to see his face.

He was her nemesis across two lifetimes, and her feelings were too complicated. In her past life, this man had bullied her relentlessly. She had hated him, and she had cried over him. Then, at some point in this life, she had even felt a flicker of attraction. In the end, these were all things Qin Jiao could not forgive in her heart. ’Out of sight, out of mind,’ she figured.

So she immediately turned her head away.

But then Qin Xiaolan said in surprise, "Sis, where did you buy that bracelet? It’s gorgeous! It’s so much prettier than my mom’s!"

Without batting an eye, Qin Jiao said, "I just bought it from a street stall. It’s fake, it just looks nice."

But Qin Xiaolan genuinely loved it. "Which stall did you get it from, Sis?" she asked. "I’ll go get one later. Hey, or you could just sell this one to me."

’If this thing wasn’t a Shen family heirloom, I really would have just given it to my cousin. Besides, even if I wanted to, I can’t get it off.’

So, Qin Jiao had no choice but to name a location, still keeping a straight face. Qin Xiaolan nodded eagerly, saying she would go check it out tomorrow.

Shen Yi heard the entire exchange clearly. When they reached the fishing spot, cast the net, and everyone had settled into their positions to start fishing, he slowly walked over and sat down next to Qin Jiao.

He sounded a little hurt as he said, "Jiao Jiao, why have you been avoiding me lately?"

"I haven’t."

"Yes, you have. I know you. This is how you act when you’re unhappy. I know you still can’t get over me."

Qin Jiao’s hand trembled, and a fish that had just taken the bait got away. She whipped her head around and glared at Shen Yi. "Shen Yi, what in the world are you trying to do?!"

Shen Yi was perfectly serious. "I think the two of us should sit down, calm ourselves, and have a proper talk."

"I have nothing to talk about with you."

"But I have a lot I want to talk about with you." Shen Yi, holding his fishing rod in one hand, pulled a few sheets of paper from his pocket and handed them to Qin Jiao. "These are my medical records."

Qin Jiao didn’t want to take them, but Shen Yi thrust the papers into her hand. He said, "Jiao Jiao, you know that I’m sick, right? When we were married in our past life, my illness was already very severe. I couldn’t control my emotions at all. Sometimes I didn’t want to fight with you, and I knew I was hurting you after I lost my temper, but I just couldn’t change."

Speaking of Shen Yi’s illness, it was actually closely related to Shen Zhengfeng.