Actually, it's different. Ji Yuan took the initiative to come to me.

I traveled here when I was ten years old. The system gave me a starting identity with no parents and living under someone else's roof. Ji Yuan was just a brat from the neighboring house.

I quietly waited for the plot point mentioned by the system, until Xie Rui, at the age of 16, suffered a heavy blow, and with the help of the system's golden finger, I appeared in front of him to clear all obstacles.

But before that, the system was rarely online, and my ten-year-old body was controlled by others in every aspect. Ridicule and insults were common.

But Ji Yuan had it worse. At least I had food to eat, but he had a pitiful life with unloving parents and an uncertain future.

So, during meals, I would always hide some food and secretly go to help the poor kid in the evening.

There was some affection, but not much, after all, I would leave this world sooner or later.

Especially when the system said that Ji Yuan would be taken away by his biological father and live a good life in the future.

It was also because of this that after raising Xie Rui in my previous life, I casually brushed off Ji Yuan's phone calls, let alone taking the initiative to contact him.

Even in this life, my first reaction to receiving a phone call was still to hang up.

But then I thought, if my first child turned out to be a waste, then I'll raise another one.

It would save Xie Rui from feeling annoyed being alone at home.

Ji Yuan was the same age as him, but their personalities were completely different.

During the first few days before Xie Rui arrived, Ji Yuan was still somewhat restrained, even at the dining table, he would only eat the dishes in front of him.

A few days later, he completely let himself loose! Just like the snot-nosed child he was in his childhood.

"Zhizhi, look at my math test, full marks!"

"Zhizhi, I want to eat preserved egg and lean meat congee..."

Like a little golden retriever who sees its owner coming home, his tail was about to wag itself off.

"Sister, look what I brought for you?"

As he said that, Ji Yuan's voice, filled with a smile, came from outside, and he was holding the small cake that was casually mentioned a few days ago in his palm.

Xie Rui's smiling gaze turned towards me and then stopped at Ji Yuan, who was behind me.

For a moment, his smile deepened, and he extended his right hand in a friendly manner:

"Hello."

"I'm her childhood friend, Ji Yuan."

Then, in Xie Rui's gloomy expression, he casually added:

"Well, some people also say that I'm her childhood husband."