"Li Yiming, wait for me."
Under the scorching sun, passersby cast curious glances at the young boy and girl.
Li Yiren held her bag in one hand and pressed down on her sunhat with the other, trotting closely behind Li Yiming.
Hearing his sister's shout, Li Yiming paused and walked to the shade away from the café, stopping and turning to look calmly at the gasping Li Yiren.
In front of a tea bar with a 'Shop for Transfer' sign, the parasol blocked out the harsh sunlight but not the relentless heatwave.
Li Yiren's fair face was flushed, with tiny beads of sweat hanging on her pert nose.
Noticing Li Yiming's gaze, Li Yiren brushed away the strands of hair sticking to her face and turned her head away, muttering under her breath, "Why are you looking at me with those eyes."
Li Yiming, with one hand in his pocket, spoke with a hint of displeasure, "You tell me?"
The two had been inseparable for over a decade, and as Li Yiren grew up, she made many of the decisions at home.
