The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

After leaving the church, the two did not go straight home.

They strolled hand in hand along the flower-lined paths of the sanatorium, feeling their hearts beating in unison.

An endless sea of ​​flowers, filled with pure white roses, their petals swaying gently in the autumn breeze, their fragrance enveloping the two like waves.

The long road is dedicated to the distant horizon.

Roses are offered to love.

What can I offer you?

my sweetheart.

"Brother...I'm sorry..."

The girl stopped and gazed at the man who had given everything for her.

After a ten-year hiatus, he has transformed from a prematurely immature boy into a man who has truly entered his thirties.

His face was etched with the marks of time, and a touch of white had crept onto his temples.

On the other hand, the girl herself still maintains a youthful and beautiful appearance, like a newly blooming rose, radiant and eye-catching.

"It's all in the past."

All past events can be forgotten with a smile.

Xu Nian smiled slightly, bent down, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of the girl's eyes.

He couldn't bear to see a girl cry; it was a beauty he cherished with his life.

"Brother, I've had my lawyer draft a share transfer agreement, and it will be delivered to the house later."

Xu Xi held her brother's hand and said earnestly.

"All my company shares will be transferred to your name. From now on, you will be the largest shareholder of Sinian Group."

"Forget it, this is what you earned, you can keep it."

Xu Nian scratched his head.

"no."

Xu Xi's eyebrows are delicate and arched.

"Brother, you must accept it."

"Without you, there would be no me, and no Sinian Group."

"The path I have walked was bought with my brother's life and blood. He should be the one to bear the weight of this achievement."

Xu Nian gave a bitter smile.

"I don't know anything about doing business. It would be such a pity if I lost all your hard work."

In his mind, becoming a shareholder of a company means participating in its management.

He, a person who didn't even graduate from elementary school, manages a trillion-dollar conglomerate with millions of employees worldwide—a scenario even children wouldn't dare to dream of.

"It's okay, I'll handle the management. You just need to wait for your dividends and collect your money."

Xu Xi smiled gently.

"From now on, my money bag will be in my brother's hands."

"Brother, remember to send me living expenses every month."

"This isn't about money..."

Xu Nian said helplessly.

"What if someone steals this valuable thing from me someday?"

"Then we'll trick them back."

Xu Xi winked playfully.

"If I can create the Missing Group, I can also create Missing, Remembering, Longing, and Yearning..."

"Ugh... never mind, stop joking around."

Xu Nian was both amused and exasperated.

"I won't accept it, so don't worry about it."

Xu Xi angrily pinched his waist.

"It's not like it's a hot potato; it's something many people dream of having."

She threatened the tunnel.

"If you don't accept it, I'll have Sister Xi come out and deal with you!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian immediately got goosebumps.

"Ahem... Okay, okay, whatever you say."

"That's more like it."

Xu Xi scolded playfully.

Mentioning Xu Xi, Xu Nian couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

At first, he thought that Xu Xi's struggle with Xiao Xi over ownership of her body was causing Xiao Xi a lot of suffering, and he wanted her to leave Xiao Xi's body as soon as possible.

However, after learning the truth, his perception of Xu Xi took a 180-degree turn.

She appears aloof and ruthless, using the toughest methods and attitude to clear away all obstacles on the path to the stream.

She shouldered all the pain and endured inhuman torment alone, protecting the stream like a flower in a greenhouse.

After everything settled down, he deliberately fell into a deep sleep, allowing him and Xiaoxi to reunite.

For a fleeting moment, he longed to see that proud and heartless figure again.

However, seeing her again would mean that she would have to endure the torment of illness again.

Xu Xi lowered her head, her eyes becoming misty.

"Brother, let me tell you a story."

Once upon a time, there was a woman who was pregnant with twins.

"However, her husband didn't feed her, which led to malnutrition and made her unable to support the pregnancy of two babies."

"So, one baby stopped developing and was gradually absorbed by another baby."

"Thanks to her nourishment, another baby was born and opened its eyes to see the world."

She paused, then continued.

That woman is my mother.

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian's eyes widened.

He stared at the girl in front of him in disbelief, his lips moving.

"So, Xu Xi... really existed?"

Xu Xi bit her lip and nodded gently.

"Mom said that if my older sister is born safely, we'll name her Xu Xi."

Xu Xi, Xu Xi.

One is a blazing flame, the other a gentle stream.

The former voluntarily extinguished the flames that could harm people, offering its gentle warmth to thaw the frozen streams into flowing water that nourishes all things.

Xu Nian sighed, her heart heavy.

She is not only Xiaoxi's alternate personality, but also her invisible guardian.

"It's getting dark, brother."

Xu Xi raised her head and looked at the golden hue rising on the horizon.

"Let's go home."

"it is good."

.....

When the two drove home, the sun had already set over the long river.

Tonight, Xu Xi refused to let her brother cook, and she went into the kitchen herself to cook a meal for him.

The sounds of chopping vegetables echoed throughout the room, the wok sizzled, oil splattered, and steam carried the aroma of food.

Xu Nian, who rarely had a moment of free time, sat at the dining table and watched the girl put on her apron and busy herself in the kitchen, and smiled with satisfaction.

The light boat has passed through countless mountains, and he can finally unload the heavy burden on his shoulders.

The man closed his eyes and rested for a while.

He had a dream in which he returned to his childhood self, holding a girl's hand, laughing freely under a creaking windmill, and chasing kites drifting in the sky.

They ran with their necks craned back, their laughter as crisp as wind chimes on the eaves, striking the wooden blades of the windmill and scattering in the wind across the fields.

When I opened my eyes, a dazzling array of dishes was laid out in front of me.

"Wake up! Brother, come and try my cooking!"

The girl in his dream gazed at him tenderly, her eyes like a clear spring, rippling with autumn waves, as clear as a mirror.

Xu Nian picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of braised pork rib, and chewed it slowly.

"Great, it tastes amazing."

He said in surprise.

The familiar scent seemed to travel through ten years and enter his nostrils.

"You haven't cooked in a long time, have you? You can still cook so well, that's amazing."

The girl smiled gently, rested her chin on her hand, and gazed tenderly at the man who was eating with his mouth full of oil.

"If you like it, I'll make it for you every day from now on."

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