Sweetie, sleep with me tonight.

Jiang Youxi was amused and burst out laughing.

Jiang Xu glared angrily, "Mom, even you're laughing at me?!"

Jiang Youxi suppressed a laugh: "Alright, what's a grown man doing arguing with a little girl?"

"Exactly!" Xie Siyu became even more smug. "Don't you know how to cherish a woman, Jiang Xiaomei!"

"you--"

Xie Siyu swatted away his raised finger and smiled sweetly, "I was just kidding. Actually, you're not a little sister, you're the most handsome Jiang Xu in the world!"

Jiang Xu's anger flared up quickly, and he left just as fast: "That's more like it."

The brother and sister bickered and played around, and soon returned to Yuelanting.

As soon as she got out of the car, Xie Siyu ran over and hugged An Xiaoyu, crying, "Mommy!"

An Xiaoyu was preparing the barbecue: "Alright, alright, you're all sweaty from playing. Go take a shower and change your clothes."

"good!"

"Hey, you only hug your mom, not your dad?" Xie Zhao said with a jealous look.

Xie Siyu walked over, saw the candy in his hand, her eyes lit up, and she immediately snatched one and put it in her mouth: "So sweet, Dad, just as sweet as you."

Xie Zhao: "..."

Where did you learn these cheesy pickup lines?

Xie Zhao chuckled: "Today is your brother Jiang Xu's birthday. Did you prepare a birthday present for him?"

"Yes, I already gave it to them."

"What is it?"

"I gave him a point."

Xie Zhao raised an eyebrow: "A basketball game?"

"Um."

Did he win?

"We lost."

Xie Zhao choked: "Jiang Xu is the birthday boy today, can't you let him win this once?"

When An Xiaoyu gave birth to a daughter, Xie Zhao was overjoyed, thinking he finally had a sweet and soft little cutie. But as Xie Siyu grew up, Xie Zhao realized that this girl was simply a demon.

Not only did she lack the cuteness and gentleness of other girls from a young age, but she also often hung out with boys. She played the games that boys played, and she was very enthusiastic about the games that boys hadn't played. She was a tomboy from a young age.

Xie Zhao saw that this couldn't go on, so he often taught her to behave like a girl and not to hang out with boys and learn bad habits.

Fortunately, this girl knows her limits and would never do anything she shouldn't. She's quite sensible and filial.

"I can do anything else, but not playing ball."

"..."

Xie Siyu and Jiang Xu went back to their respective bathrooms to shower. After showering, the two children went to Jiang Xu's room and started playing games.

Over the years, they have kept in touch frequently, having meals together at Yue Lan Ting one day and visiting Xie Zhao's house the next. The children also love playing basketball, sharing the same interests and often playing together.

Jiang Youxi saw that they were playing games again, but she didn't stop them and let them continue playing.

Soon, members of the Hurricane Racing Club also brought their wives and children to the gathering.

Jiang Xu dislikes being high-profile and avoids extravagance, so over the years, every time it's his birthday, Jiang Youxi only invites her best friends over for a meal to celebrate with him.

At Jiang Xu's request, this birthday celebration was kept simple, and they chose his favorite barbecue.

All was ready, and a group of people gathered together to sing a birthday song for Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu made a wish, blew out the candles, and cut the cake to share with the elders.

The elders also presented him with the gifts they had prepared in advance, giving Jiang Xu the most precious and loving blessings.

Jiang Xu was in a good mood and accepted the gifts one by one with a smile. He was a typical social butterfly, with a particularly sweet tongue. Whenever he received a birthday gift from an adult, he would praise the giver until they were overjoyed and wished they could give him several more big red envelopes on the spot.

Despite her jokes, Xie Siyu still gave Jiang Xu the basketball he had longed for on his birthday: "Here, a limited edition planet."

Jiang Xu's eyes lit up when he saw the huge gift box in front of him: "Holy crap! It really is a planet! Xie Siyu, when did you buy it?"

"One month ago."

Jiang Xu excitedly picked her up and spun her around: "Xie Siyu, I've made up my mind! From now on, I'm your little brother. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west!"

Xie Siyu twirled the lollipop stick in her mouth, completely calm: "Fine, then show me how to do it upside down."

Jiang Xu raised an eyebrow: "Do you think I'm a monkey?"

This girl really doesn't play by the rules!

"Didn't you say that?" Xie Siyu threw the stick into the trash can. "Really?"

"Your brother is a human being, not a monkey!"

"Alright, then go back and study the system. I'll be checking the goods later."

"..."

-

After eating and drinking their fill, the adults continued chatting in the courtyard, while the two children, feeling bored, went back to their room to continue playing games.

Jiang Youxi treated everyone well, and when she entered the house, she saw them playing games in the living room.

"Xiao Xu, come over here and have your height measured."

Jiang Xu pressed pause, got up and jogged over, skillfully standing by the wall.

Jiang Youxi, seeing that he was noticeably taller, exclaimed with delight, "You've grown another two centimeters! Xiao Xu! You've grown taller again!"

Seeing his mother's beaming face, Jiang Xu remained calm: "Mom, I'm only sixteen, right in the middle of puberty, so of course I change every day!"

For some reason, ever since he turned fifteen, Jiang Youxi has been measuring his height every two weeks and paying close attention to whether his voice has changed, how much he eats, and so on.

It's normal for parents to pay close attention to their children's growth and changes, but Jiang Youxi does it far too frequently, checking on his changes almost every day.

This puzzled Jiang Xu greatly.

Like.

She was afraid that he would never grow taller and would never change.

Jiang Youxi rubbed his head, feeling very pleased: "Yes, it's good that you can change every day."

That means that her little story is growing well every day.

Jiang Xu was completely confused: "Mom, why are your eyes red?"

Jiang Youxi hid the tears welling up in her eyes: "It's nothing, Mom is just happy."

"Oh, then I..." Jiang Xu paused, tried to cough a few times to make a sound, then suddenly realized, "Holy crap! Mom, my voice has changed!!"

Jiang Youxi was also startled.

One second his voice was clear and bright, and the next second it turned into a deep, mellow, and magnetic voice.

Jiang Youxi encountered a voice that changed on the spot for the first time: "Are you alright? Is anything bothering you?"

Jiang Xu tried speaking a few times and found nothing unusual: "I don't feel anything, it's just that my voice has changed."

Jiang Youxi breathed a sigh of relief: "Then it's alright, go back to playing."

"oh."

Jiang Youxi went upstairs to get her phone, and Xie Siyu leaned over and asked, "Brother Jiang Xu, don't you think Aunt Jiang's reaction to your height and voice change is a little strange?"

"How so?"

"She seems really worried that your height will stagnate," Xie Siyu said with certainty, "and so will your voice."

"You feel the same way?"

Xie Siyu nodded: "Why?"

"Yes, why?"

"I'm asking you!"

"How would I know?"

"..."

Asking in vain!

-

It wasn't until 9 p.m. that everyone dispersed.

Xie Siyu got into the car and went home with her parents.

An Xiaoyu, sitting next to her, noticed the lollipop in the little girl's mouth: "Eating a lollipop again? Don't cry to me again if you ruin your teeth!"

Xie Siyu isn't particularly interested in food, but she's obsessed with sweets, especially lollipops.

An Xiaoyu was worried that her daughter would develop cavities from eating too much sugar at such a young age, so she strictly forbade her from eating any more sugar.

Xie Siyu smiled and said, "Jiang Xu gave it to me. Don't worry, this candy is sugar-free. I'll only eat this one."

"In this matter, only your brother Jiang Xu is so lenient with you!"

"That's right, he's my good buddy. I gave him a piece of candy at lunchtime."

Xie Zhao, who was driving, said irritably, "Fine, I thought you were giving up points because it's Jiang Xu's birthday today!"

Xie Siyu leaned back, crossed her arms behind her head, twirled the lollipop in her mouth, and grinned mischievously: "What can I do? He's the one who falls for this."

"..."

Recalling what had just happened, Xie Siyu couldn't help but ask, "Mom, can I ask you something?"

"What is it?"

Why are Aunt Jiang and Uncle He so afraid that Jiang Xu won't grow tall?

An Xiaoyu looked at her: "How did you know?"

"Just today. No, it's every time I come over to play with Jiang Xu, I see Aunt Jiang and Uncle He constantly measuring Jiang Xu's height." Xie Siyu said, puzzled. "Aunt Jiang and Uncle He aren't short, especially Uncle He, who's almost 1.9 meters tall. His father is so tall, the child can't be too short, right? What are they worried about?"

Recalling their pain and helplessness back then, An Xiaoyu sighed: "There's no particular reason, we were just worried that your brother Jiang Xu wouldn't grow taller and hadn't changed at all."

Why?

"No reason why, just eat your candy."

"……oh."

-

That evening, Jiang Youxi was sorting through the birthday gifts everyone had given her in the lobby.

Jiang Xu suddenly ran out excitedly: "Mom, look what I found!"

"What?"

"A letter! I found it at the very bottom of my drawer."

Jiang Youxi took it and read it, only to find that it was a letter that Jiang Xu had written to them before he disappeared.

"And the handwriting in this letter is exactly the same as mine!" Jiang Xu exclaimed in amazement. "The signature is even mine! Mom, did I write this letter?"

"Judging from the marks on this letter, it's probably more than ten years old, older than me. It couldn't possibly have been written by me, could it?"

Jiang Xu's gossipy nature immediately kicked in, and he leaned closer to whisper, "Mom, this wasn't written by one of the guys who was pursuing you, was it? You liked him too, but you ended up choosing Dad, and felt regretful, so you named me 'Jiang Xu' as well?"

Jiang Youxi raised an eyebrow: "Could you watch less melodramatic soap operas?"

"I didn't watch it!"

"What? You said a guy likes me? Didn't you finish reading the letter?"

"You've finished watching it?"

"So, who do you think the person who wrote this letter is to me and your father?"

"I feel like it's your child." Jiang Xu was startled again. "Could it be that I had a younger sister before me?!"

Jiang Youxi's vision went black, and she smacked him on the head: "This is you!"

"Is it me?"

"Um."

"No way? I haven't even been born yet, and I can already write such an excellent and touching letter?" Jiang Xu grinned. "Mom, that's a really lame joke."

He Zhuo happened to walk over: "Your mother didn't lie to you, this letter was indeed written by you."

"Dad, you never lie, but today you're actually lying for Mom!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the boy received another sharp rap on the head from his father.

"Eat more walnuts to nourish your brain."

"Eating walnuts doesn't improve brain function, Dad. You're the CEO of a big company, and you actually believe this kind of fake 'goodness' stuff?"

"..."

have to.

The child has grown up and is no longer easy to fool.

"Dad, what exactly happened? Tell me quickly, I'm so curious!"

Jiang Youxi lowered her eyes, staring intently at the yellowed handwriting in the letter, and slowly said, "Xiao Xu, Mom didn't lie to you. This is indeed the letter you left for us back then."

Jiang Youxi did not choose to lie to him, but told him everything about how he had traveled through time to save them time and time again.

After listening, Jiang Xu was moved to tears.

"No wonder I've been having this strange dream lately, it turns out it's because of this."

Jiang Youxi looked up: "What dream?"

"I dreamt that I was in a space for a very long time, where there was no time, no end, only endless desolation." Jiang Xu sniffed. "I could still hear your voices, but I just couldn't respond to you."

The two were shocked. After asking carefully, they learned that Jiang Xu had been by their side during the time before Jiang Youxi became pregnant after Jiang Xu disappeared.

He could sense them, but they could not sense his presence.

Jiang Xu was very interested in his story of traveling back in time to save his mother, and listened to it as a wonderful story. He continued to ask about the interesting things that happened when he traveled back to their youth.

Jiang Youxi was very patient and explained everything to him one by one.

Each recounting of a past event is like reliving the heartwarming scene from that year.

Jiang Youxi's heart softened, moved by the fact that the three of them were together at this moment.

"And then? Did Zhao Fei die in the end?"

"He's dead."

"Did he die in a car accident or was he sentenced to death?"

He Zhuo was quite impatient with his relentless questioning. He glanced at his phone and dismissed him, "Alright, it's late. Go back to sleep."

"Why? I haven't heard enough yet," Jiang Xu said, still wanting more. "Mom, please continue."

He Zhuo grabbed him by the back of his collar and raised an eyebrow: "It's your problem if you haven't heard enough, don't disturb me and my wife while we're sleeping."

Jiang Xu was startled: "Dad, you're not going to give me a little sister, are you?"

"Why would I have a baby? If you want to have a baby, you can have one yourself. I'm not having one!"

Why?

"I have had my tubal ligated, please do not disturb."

"..."

-The End-

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