When Everyone is Trying to Matchmake Us

Chapter 1 - The Beginning

In Wang Yi's impression, she has had an older sister living next door who is three years older than her since she was born. Yes, that neighbor is her mother's good friend, and that sister is the tormentor, Zhou Shiyu!

Hearing from her mother, when she cried loudly as a baby just returning from the hospital, no one could comfort her. Three-year-old Zhou Shiyu stood beside her, unafraid of the crying baby. She even seemed to want to poke the baby's face with her finger. Although she thought about it, she didn't do it. It seemed like Wang Yi saw Zhou Shiyu hiding behind her aunt, and she pointed at her with her outstretched arm, as if inviting her for a hug.

By the time Zhou Shiyu was six and gradually becoming sensible, Wang Yi, who was three at the time, was still most attached to Zhou Shiyu. There's a saying that the first name a child utters is usually the person they like the most. For other kids, it might be "dad" or "mom," but for Wang Yi, it was "big sister." Even as they grew up, she continued to affectionately call Zhou Shiyu "Sister Shiyu" or "Little Rain Sister."

Maybe she just found it magical; as long as she called "sister," the sister she liked would hug her. Wang Yi, in Zhou Shiyu's arms, would clap her hands and say, "Sister Shiyu is the best sister in the whole world."

Even though the two families were familiar enough to have each other's keys, Wang Yi still wanted to be polite and knocked on the door. However, as soon as she was about to knock, she heard the conversation between the two. It was clear that both were angry, yelling loudly, and their words were audible even through the door.

"You don't even mention your relationship in high school, how am I supposed to explain this to your Aunt Wang? The childhood engagement was arranged..."

"Don't use this matter to pressure me! When neither I nor Wang Yi knew anything, you arranged a childhood engagement for us. Why do you adults want to trade the rest of our lives? Engaging us in childhood, do we not have the right to choose happiness? Moreover, Wang Yi has always been like a sister to me. I didn't like her when I was a child, I don't like her now, and I won't like her in the future. The childhood engagement is your matter, it has nothing to do with us."

This sentence sounds so harsh, so it turns out she has always considered me just a sister...

How important that person is to her. From a young age, she could yell at her mother, even when sensible.

In a daze, Wang Yi heard the sound of glass breaking. Without thinking, she quickly took out her key to open the door. Just as the slap was about to hit Zhou Shiyu's face, she blocked it.

This slap was not light, but fortunately, it wasn't her who was hit.

The remaining two, along with Zhou's father beside them, were all stunned. It was Zhou's mother who reacted first, stepping forward to pull Wang Yi.

Zhou Shiyu stood there not knowing what to do. Her throat was dry, and she didn't know what to say. She worried about Wang Yi's face. The slap from her mother was not light. She also worried about whether Wang Yi had heard what she said just now.

"Auntie, I've met that guy, and he's a good person." Although her face stung, she didn't touch it and didn't care. "He's polite, good at studying, and good-looking. I think he really likes Zhou Shiyu." Tears slid down her face unconsciously.

"Xiao Yi..."

"Aunt Zhou, what Sister said is right. The childhood engagement shouldn't count for anything. She has the right to pursue her happiness." She choked up and couldn't speak. She wiped away her tears and glanced at Zhou Shiyu before leaving, never looking back.

How important that person is to her. From a young age, she could yell at her mother, even when sensible.

That night, she hid in her room and cried. After Wang's mother communicated with her close friend, she finally understood the ins and outs of the situation.

Her daughter said that the guy really liked Little Rain, but she, as a mother, knew that no one liked her daughter more than that guy.

That night, Wang Yi forgot how she got through it. All she knew was that since then, their relationship became much more strained, or more precisely, it was one-sided on her part. Zhou Shiyu had thanked her once, but Wang Yi didn't respond or say anything. She just left a few words.

"In the future, let's have less contact."