Once I had regained my composure, Gaowen said, "Lianhe, from now on you are my sister. Your problems are my problems..."
I tucked the letter back into its envelope. "Let’s not do that. Let's just be friends. There’s no need for all this 'brother and sister' business."
"But your mother's misfortune was entirely caused by my uncle. Even though he’s dead, we owe you far too much." A scientist, yet he actually started to cry. "I can’t just ignore you."
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