The next day, Ou Yunchen, dressed as he imagined, went to the airport for the appointment.
That's right, Ren Xiaoguang had asked Ou Yunchen to travel with her, but she wanted him to go as her younger brother.
When Ren Xiaoguang saw Ou Yunchen, she smiled gently and tidied his hair.
Ren Xiaoguang: "No, my brother isn't like this. He has silver hair, an earring, and tattoos on his arm."
Ou Yunchen was surprised. His younger brother, who had autism, would dress so fashionably?
Ren Xiaoguang: "My brother really likes a pop singer named Shu Yi. He always imitates him, so he looks very stylish."
Ou Yunchen looked at his own attire. He was wearing a plain polo shirt and casual pants. While he looked younger, he lacked the fervor of youth.
Ren Xiaoguang: "Let's go, let's go inside."
As Ou Yunchen was about to grab the luggage cart from Ren Xiaoguang's hand, she stopped him.
Ren Xiaoguang: "I'm taking care of my brother. He can't do anything. Just follow me."
As they were about to go through security, Ren Xiaoguang turned back to remind him specifically, "He likes to mix apple juice and orange juice, and he absolutely hates snow peas."
Ou Yunchen nodded, knowing how to order when the time came on the plane.
But just as Ren Xiaoguang was putting her luggage onto the conveyor belt, Ou Yunchen acted on his own, put his arm around her, and rested his head on her shoulder.
Ren Xiaoguang naturally said, "Your sister is busy. I'll play with you later. Be good and stand still."
Then Ren Xiaoguang paused. That familiar gesture made her forget that the follower clinging to her wasn't her brother Ren Jiaqi. She quickly turned her head.
Ou Yunchen, however, pouted, looking as if he had been greatly wronged.
Ren Xiaoguang suddenly smiled with teary eyes and patted Ou Yunchen's arm.
Staff member: "You two siblings have such a good relationship."
Ren Xiaoguang: "He doesn't..."
Ren Xiaoguang: "He's just like this. Thank you."
After getting their boarding passes, Ren Xiaoguang was led forward by a man who looked about 1.9 meters tall, arm in arm. Ou Yunchen had to twist his body and bend his back to rest his head on her shoulder, making it look as if Ren Xiaoguang was being held hostage.
Even with high heels, Ren Xiaoguang wasn't 1.7 meters tall...
Perhaps another difference from Ren Jiaqi was their height. Ou Yunchen was just too tall...
From the moment they boarded the plane, Ou Yunchen had completely embraced the role of Ren Jiaqi. He indeed did nothing...
Ren Xiaoguang adjusted his seat, covered him with a blanket, put on his slippers, and even selected all of his favorite Shu Yi songs, putting the headphones into Ou Yunchen's ears.
While Ren Xiaoguang was busy, Ou Yunchen felt a sense of joy. It was actually quite nice to have a sister take care of him.
Perhaps Ren Xiaoguang wanted to make up for a missed appointment from the past, and Ou Yunchen wanted to experience the feeling of being cared for by family.
When the flight attendant came to ask what they wanted to drink, Ou Yunchen looked at the menu and pointed to the apple juice, then to the orange juice.
The flight attendant didn't understand. Ren Xiaoguang quickly explained, "Half a glass of apple juice and half a glass of orange juice mixed together."
Flight attendant: "Okay, okay."
Yes, Ou Yunchen hadn't forgotten Ren Jiaqi's taste preferences, nor that Ren Jiaqi didn't like talking to anyone other than his sister!
Ren Xiaoguang never blamed Ren Jiaqi; instead, she always indulged him. Perhaps the pressure from their parents was too great, and only with his sister could he be himself without reservation.
Taking a sip of this special blend, Ou Yunchen almost felt his teeth go sour...
But he had to pretend to be enjoying it immensely, holding his breath and gulping it all down.
Ren Xiaoguang: "Slow down, no one's going to snatch it from you."
Flight attendant: "What would you two like for lunch?"
Ren Xiaoguang: "One of each, set A and set B."
Flight attendant: "Okay."
Indeed, before the meal was served, Ren Xiaoguang didn't speak to Ou Yunchen, only opening her laptop and busying herself with work.
Ou Yunchen glanced over and saw that Ren Xiaoguang seemed very interested in Yang Danzhou's project, as she was engrossed in the research report.
As for Ou Yunchen, playing the role of Ren Jiaqi, he only needed to listen to music and play with the advanced Rubik's Cube he held in his hands...
However, this wasn't Ou Yunchen's first time handling an advanced Rubik's Cube. When they were bored as adopted sons, they would study how to solve them together.
But the most skilled among them wasn't Ou Yunchen, but Z, the adopted son who was Ou Yunchen's shadow...
So, Ren Xiaoguang thought Ou Yunchen was just pretending to fiddle with it. To her surprise, the advanced Rubik's Cube that her brother couldn't solve began to show progress in Ou Yunchen's hands, with several rows and columns being solved.
When Ren Xiaoguang looked at Ou Yunchen expectantly, hoping he would continue solving it, Ou Yunchen threw the Rubik's Cube onto his lap, leaned back, and furrowed his brow in frustration.
Yes, he had forgotten the formulas Z had taught him. After a few attempts, it seemed to have returned to its initial state.
Ren Xiaoguang secretly smiled. Ou Yunchen was not Ren Jiaqi after all. Only Ren Jiaqi would remain persistently interested in the Rubik's Cube...
When the flight attendant placed their lunches before them, Ou Yunchen frowned at the snow peas on his plate.
Then he picked up his fork and began picking them out one by one.
Ren Xiaoguang: "Don't waste food!"
Ou Yunchen immediately and angrily pushed all the snow peas onto Ren Xiaoguang's plate.
Ren Xiaoguang: "Ren Jiaqi!"
Ou Yunchen provocatively raised his head, seemingly unafraid of her.
But Ren Xiaoguang simply sighed, looking at the peas and shaking her head slightly. Ou Yunchen still didn't notice, and Ren Xiaoguang's eyes welled up again.
Thus, Ren Xiaoguang took advantage of going to the restroom to hide and cry in secret. She missed her brother so much. How could Ou Yunchen do the same things as her brother did before he died, even looking somewhat similar in his expressions...
When Ren Xiaoguang returned, Ou Yunchen had fallen asleep holding the Rubik's Cube, having barely eaten any of his meal.
His obliviousness to food and sleep was truly similar to Ren Jiaqi's, but Ou Yunchen was just too tired...
To make Ren Xiaoguang believe her brother was still by her side, he had to imitate him more closely.
So, after taking Mo Qingyun home last night, Ou Yunchen rushed to the Ren family's residence.