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

The next morning, Xu Nian opened her eyes and found herself sleeping in Xu Xi's room.

He rubbed his temples, still feeling dizzy.

Why am I sleeping here?

Xu Nian turned to look at the little one beside her.

She was still fast asleep, clinging tightly to his arm, breathing softly and reassuringly.

Xu Nian slowly pulled her arm out and sat up gently.

His memory of last night seemed to have been ripped out; all he remembered was drinking with Officer Zhang and then taking him to his room to rest.

He couldn't remember anything after that.

Drinking can lead to trouble.

I will never drink again unless absolutely necessary.

Xu Nian lowered her head, looking at her newly changed clothes, feeling completely bewildered.

Last night I was clearly wearing my work uniform, so why did I change into clean clothes?

Moreover, she smells nice and has no body odor whatsoever.

Could it be that after blacking out, I went to take a shower?

But why am I in Xu Xi's bed?

Xu Nian rubbed her slightly dizzy head and vaguely remembered that she seemed to have fallen asleep on the sofa last night.

Never mind, I need to get to work.

He got out of bed, tucked Xu Xi in, left the room, and gently closed the door.

Officer Zhang has already left, leaving a note that essentially thanked them for their hospitality and said he had official business to attend to that morning.

Before leaving, he tidied up Xu Nian's room neatly.

Hearing Xu Nian leave home, Xu Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief and opened her eyes.

She rubbed her slightly sore arms and looked in the direction Xu Nian had left with a hint of resentment.

Last night, to make her brother more comfortable, she carefully wiped away every drop of sweat from Xu Nian's body with a towel, and then went to great lengths to carry him to her bed.

All of this was because my brother agreed to drink with Uncle Zhang.

Uncle Zhang clearly said that there was no need to force yourself, and it was okay not to drink.

Xu Xi gritted her teeth and made a fierce expression.

However, if someone saw her like this right now, they would probably just say she's cute.

Realizing that her appearance made her look like someone who couldn't get angry, Xu Xi sighed.

Although I was busy for more than two hours last night, it felt really comfortable to sleep with my brother, who was shirtless, afterwards.

The price was that Xu Xi couldn't sleep all night.

Because I needed to help my brother put on his clothes before he woke up.

Otherwise, she would have to dig out a three-bedroom apartment with her toes by now.

Yawning, Xu Xi grabbed the pillow her brother had slept on, hugged it to her chest, and gently closed her eyes.

I'm so sleepy, I'll take a nap first.

......

"Brother Xu, what's wrong with you today?"

Qi Yu stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Xu Nian's eyes.

The latter sat blankly on the steps, his eyes vacant, as if he had lost his soul.

Upon hearing Qi Yu's voice, Xu Nian rubbed her eyes and shook her head.

"It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well last night."

"Wow, Brother Xu, you actually don't get enough rest."

Qi Yu said it somewhat exaggeratedly.

"Ever since I started this job, I go home every night and fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. I feel like I could be glued to the bed. It's just so tiring."

Xu Nian smiled.

"School starts soon, you should be leaving here."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu's eyes visibly dimmed.

He looked at the trucks speeding back and forth on the road, kicking up clouds of dust, and sighed.

"Tuition fees for a year are seven or eight thousand yuan."

"I've only been working for a month, how could I possibly save that much?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Nian also fell silent.

He suddenly realized that he had been so focused on getting Xu Xi to school that he hadn't considered the tuition fees.

I don't know if the little money I've saved is enough to pay Xu Xi's tuition.

Qi Yu shook his head with a wry smile.

"Fortunately, the work here is quite stable."

"I'll work for two years first, save up some money, and then go to university."

A strong wind whipped up a cloud of yellow sand, which poured down on their backs.

Xu Nian closed her eyes to prevent sand from getting into them.

"By the way, why hasn't Tiger come to assign us any work yet?"

Qi Yu asked, puzzled.

Xu Nian frowned and glanced at the clock on her phone.

It's been five minutes past the start of the workday.

Logically speaking, Xu Hu should have come to assign them work ten minutes ago.

Did Xu Hu oversleep today?

Just then, a sound of arguing came from afar.

Xu Nian looked over and saw that the sound seemed to be coming from a small bungalow.

Xu Nian recognized that small bungalow; it was the office of a high-ranking leader in this logistics park.

When this big boss has nothing to do, he likes to wander around the logistics park, pointing and gesturing at the grassroots workers with his hands that have never lifted a finger.

Xu Nian really disliked this big boss.

A few minutes later, Xu Hu came out of the bungalow.

His fists were clenched, and his face was so gloomy it could drip water.

"Tiger, what's wrong?"

Xu Nian walked up to him and asked.

Xu Hu shook his head and said nothing.

After assigning everyone their positions as usual, he left the logistics park.

"Tiger seems a bit off today."

Beside the assembly line, Qi Yu picked up a box of goods and said to Xu Nian.

"Shall we ask Tiger when he gets back?"

Xu Nian shook her head.

"No need, Tiger has his reasons for not saying anything. Let's get to work."

"it is good."

......

Time slipped away amidst the roar of forklifts and the sweat of toil.

As the sun sets and night falls, the day's hard work finally comes to an end.

See you tomorrow, Brother Xu.

"See you tomorrow."

After saying goodbye to Qi Yu, Xu Nian walked home alone.

A gentle evening breeze blew across his sweat-soaked clothes, bringing a touch of coolness.

Xu Nian shivered and quickened her pace.

When I got home, the atmosphere was unusually quiet.

Xu Xi did not sit on the bench at the door to welcome him home as usual.

The clothes that smelled of alcohol yesterday have been washed clean and hung on the clothes rack in the living room.

The room was spotless and had been cleaned thoroughly.

"A stream?"

He went inside and looked around for Xu Xi.

Finally, they found Xu Xi asleep on the table in the restaurant.

Beside her were several dishes kept warm by covering them with plates.

Xu Nian breathed a sigh of relief and gently brushed down the stray hairs sticking up on her head.

Xu Xi was awakened by the noise and slowly rubbed her sleepy eyes.

"elder brother?"

She spoke in a soft, gentle voice.

However, she immediately remembered something, pouted, turned her face away, and refused to meet Xu Nian's gaze.

"What's wrong?"

Xu Nian was a little confused.

Xu Xi gave a soft hum, jumped off the dining chair, rubbed her slightly numb legs, and walked back to her room.