Oh no! His rural wife is sweeter than a peach!

After dinner, the group stayed at home because it was too hot outside. The summer heat at the end of June was almost unbearable.

Pei Luo went back to her room for a nap. Just as she lay down on the bed, Lu Luozhi knocked on the door.

"Hey, can I come in for a second?"

She peeked her head through the half-open door and asked him with a smile.

"Can."

Pei Luo got out of bed, realizing that she had come in to see him.

"You've come to see me, haven't you?"

"Yes, I came to see you."

After Lu Luozhi entered the room, she handed him a cup of mango pomelo sago that she had made herself.

"I made this, you can try it."

Pei Luo glanced at it before slowly reaching out to take it. Lu Luozhi smiled and pulled him to sit down on the mat by the bed.

"Pei Luo, I have a question for you. Don't you like me being your older sister?"

Her direct question startled Pei Luo at first, and then he shook his head in a flustered manner.

"No, I haven't thought that way..."

"Then why do you look like you're not very happy?"

Pei Luo gave a wry smile. "Am I unhappy?"

Yes.

She laughed and said, "Sometimes you often frown, looking like a bitter gourd. When others are talking, you just listen and don't say a word."

"I've been wondering, don't you like seeing me, don't you like being with us?"

"No, I don't dislike seeing you, nor do I dislike being with you."

Upon hearing this, Pei Luo quickly shook his head in denial.

"I'm just used to being alone, and sometimes I don't know how to get along with you guys."

He lowered his head and gave a wry smile. "I used to spend more time alone when I was at home."

"Actually, sometimes I envy you guys."

He whispered, "You guys are laughing so happily, so joyfully, but I just can't do it. I don't know why, I just can't."

"I also want to live carefree like Lu Mingshi, but..."

Do you feel like your parents are neglecting you?

Lu Luozhi asked directly.

Pei Luo lowered his head even further. He didn't speak, remaining silent for a while before finally saying, "Um, a little."

"In the past, they were rarely at home. They would search for me all over the country. Only my grandparents took care of the household. Sometimes they wouldn't even be there to celebrate my birthday with me."

"I understand their desperation to find their biological daughter, so I didn't dare say anything. I just waited for them to come back and talk to them when they had time..."

As she listened, Lu Luozhi felt a pang of sympathy for the young man in front of her.

So what if you live a comfortable life? You still lack your parents' love.

This kind of love can't be bought with any amount of money.

"Look."

Pei Luo unlocked his phone and showed her the photos in his album.

"This is your room."

"My room?"

Lu Luozhi was somewhat puzzled.

"right."

He said softly, "Even though you're not here, your parents still prepared a room for you. Look how beautifully it's decorated."

The photo shows a large, very feminine room with a bed in the center covered in pink blankets. The bed is filled with all sorts of cartoon figures, big and small, including the ever-popular StellaLou.

A dressing table was placed against the wall, and next to it, the wall was piled with all kinds of gift boxes, big and small, covering half of the wall.

"These are the gifts they prepared for you, some for your birthday, some for the Lunar New Year, a total of twenty-three years' worth of gifts are all here."

His explanation shocked Lu Luozhi even more.

The gifts I gave her, for a full twenty-three years?

"They dare not forget you, so they prepare gifts for you every year. They think that if they find you someday, they will let you see that your parents have never forgotten you."

You've always been in their hearts.

He gave a wry smile again. "No one else is ever allowed in this room. My mother even takes care of the cleaning herself. She doesn't even let me in. I took these photos secretly."

So how could he not be envious?

However, he also understood that he couldn't and wouldn't compete for this favor; he was just a little disappointed.

He felt very sorry for his sister, who had been stolen when she was young and had suffered so much over the years.

What deeply shocked Lu Luozhi was that Pei Cong and his wife could go to such lengths regarding a completely unknown possibility.

Her room, her twenty-three-year-old gifts—how could she not be shocked?

"Sis, could you please not tell Mom and the others about this? I don't want them to know."

Pei Luo looked at her pleadingly.

Lu Luozhi looked into his longing eyes, and a pang of sadness flashed through her heart.

"Sure, of course."

She smiled and agreed without hesitation.

"Let's keep this as a little secret from now on."

"Thanks."

Pei Luo smiled slightly, which made him look even more handsome.

"We're siblings, no need to say thank you."

She patted his shoulder and said, "You said if I were to pluck the moon from the sky for you, I probably couldn't, but I can definitely do this little thing."

Pei Luo looked at her, his eyes filled with silent gratitude and emotion.

sister.

So this is what it feels like to have an older sister.

No wonder Lu Mingshi always calls her "older sister" this and "older sister" that.

It feels so good to be protected by my older sister.

Later.

Lanling and Shengshuang came back together.

Seeing a room full of energetic young people, they beamed with joy.

This villa is getting more and more lively.

When no one was around, Lu Luozhi asked Lanling a question.

"What if you can't find your daughter?"

Hearing her ask that, Lanling was taken aback for a moment before answering.

"Then let's look again."

She explained, "Pei Cong and I both believe this: if we can't find it now, we'll keep looking. We'll find it someday."

"Haven't you considered what if she's no longer in this world?"

"We've never thought about this issue."

She gave a bitter smile. "Your father and I have always held onto one hope: our daughter is not dead. We just can't find her now, but that doesn't mean we won't find her in the future."

"Even if we're all gone in the future, we'll still have Pei Luo, right? He'll continue the search with us."

After hearing this, Lu Luozhi sighed inwardly.

What a silly couple.

Based on a fortune teller's words and a very slim hope, they searched and searched for years on end.

In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years have passed, and I still haven't given up.

If it weren't for fate that brought them together, when would this couple have found each other again?

Thinking of all the thoughtful decorations and gifts in that room, Lu Luozhi could no longer hold back and gave the woman in front of her, who had never given up on her, her biological mother, a big hug.

"Thank you for not giving up on me."