Back at Qinghewan, it was the house that Grandma Liu gave to Lin Yue'er. It was still the same as when she left. The baby's room was very clean, the bed was still in its original position, and the music hanging bell hung above the head and turned gently.
, beautiful colors, pleasant music, as if you can hear the laughter of mint.
Lin Yue'er stood by the bed and closed her eyes. There was a dull pain in her chest. This kind of pain went deep into the bone marrow and would never go away with time.
Her mint.
Gu Xicen came to the door and saw her thin and lonely figure standing next to the crib. No matter how strong she was during this year, the wound in her heart could never be healed.
He didn't say anything, but slowly closed the door.
Turning around, brother and sister Mi En and Misha were looking this way. Mi En asked softly, "Is Xiaoyue okay?"
Gu Xicen came over, sat next to them, and shook his head.
Mi En sighed softly, "I will still be sad after seeing it."
Next to her, Misha raised her eyes and muttered, "Since you know you will be sad, why did you come back?"
"This is her heart disease. If it is not cured, it will remain scarred for the rest of her life." Mi En said sincerely, with quite a bit of sympathy in her words.
Misha glanced at him, turned her head irritably, and fell lazily into his arms, "Children are the most troublesome!" She turned sideways, hid her cheeks in his arms, and spoke in a low voice that only two people could hear.
"I don't want to give birth."
Mi En lowered his head and looked at her, his eyes darkened, he smiled fondly and said nothing.
Raising his head, Mi En looked at Gu Xicen, "Xicen, are you afraid that you will be in trouble if you stay here? Just leave it to us, and we will protect Xiaoyue."
Misha in her arms snorted coldly, but did not object.
Gu Xicen's eyes were lowered, and he was playing with a sachet in his hand. The workmanship was very rough, but the smell was very good, faint, like the fragrance of orchids. They all knew that this was something he never left his body, ever since.
After I brought it with me years ago, I kept it like a treasure. Everyone knew who gave it to me.
He put the sachet into his palm and said slowly, "Brother will protect her."
Mi En looked at him deeply and said, "In this case, you should be more relieved. Ito said that I took another job yesterday and asked if you are interested." As a family member, Gu Xicen will definitely be caught in the middle.
Difficult, Mi En hoped that he could step away and give an explanation to his eldest brother and grandfather.
Gu Xicen's thin lips were half pursed, and it seemed that there was always an arc that made no one guess the meaning. After a while, he said, "Tell Ito, I will take it."
Mi En responded, but Misha sat up and said, "Xicen, if you want to leave, then I will go with you!"
She was really stupid to agree to come here. She never wanted to go crazy with that woman again!
Gu Xicen glanced at her, "Do you remember what you promised me?"
Misha froze, biting her rose-colored lips in confusion, and looked at him sadly, "But, it's boring here!"
Mi En smiled and rubbed her head with his big hand, "I will stay here with you."
Misha glanced at him sideways and sat aside again as if she was angry.
At this time, the door opened and Lin Yue'er walked out, her eyes slightly red but her expression very calm.
Mi En smiled at her and stood up, "Misha and I still have something to do. Let's go out for a while." After saying that, he pulled Misha up and said, "Let's go."
Knowing that he meant to leave some space for the two of them, Misha was very embarrassed and said loudly, "What's the matter? I don't want to go out, it's so cold outside, I want to stay here!" With that, she snuggled up to Gu Xi.
Cen came up to him and took his arm, "Xi Cen, don't leave!"
Mi En was already used to his sister's tricky temperament. He grabbed her directly, picked up his coat and put it on her body. He then put her hat on her head and patted her cheek, "Be good, I'll buy you something delicious."
Misha opened her mouth to say something, looked at him with smiling eyes, swallowed it back, walked to the door in a muffled voice, and put on her shoes.
Mi En shook his head and laughed, waving his hands to the two of them, "Let's go."
After the two left, Gu Xicen looked at Lin Yuer. She tied up her long hair and walked into the kitchen. "What do you want to have for lunch? I'll do it." She learned how to do it with Misha and Ito when she was in France.
I have cooked a lot of dishes, including a little bit of French, Italian, and Chinese.
Mi En is a careful man. After knowing that she was coming back to live, he had already filled the refrigerator. She picked out a few random items and was about to start. Gu Xicen walked in and took the cauliflower from her hand, "I'll do it."
Bar."
She raised her eyebrows, "Don't believe in my craftsmanship?"
He raised his lips and chuckled, "I want to cook you a meal before I leave."
Lin Yuer was stunned for a moment, "I just arrived and you're leaving again?"
"Well," he said casually, breaking up the cauliflower with his hands, "we have work to do again."
Lin Yue'er stood aside and looked at him. After a moment, he said, "Xicen, have I made things difficult for you?"
He turned around, smiled and shook his head, "No. I came here this time just to see you."
Lin Yuer lowered her head and silently took the dish from his hand, "Let me do it, your wrist is injured."
After staring at her, he cooperated and stood beside her, watching her every move. He always felt that the scene at this moment was the most beautiful.
After washing the dishes, she was about to start cooking. Gu Xicen picked up the apron and said, "Tie it on." He walked over and helped her put it on.
Lin Yuer passively raised her arms, feeling his closeness. She was startled for a moment, then said nothing, lowered her head, and let him put the apron on for her, and then tied the belt from behind her waist.
His movements were slow and meticulous. His breath was even closer, and it spread steadily and hotly on her neck. Neither of them spoke until he put on the apron for her, and then they smiled.
Next, "Okay."
"Yeah." She turned on the heat, heated the pot, and poured oil in. Every step was done in an orderly manner.
He stood at the door, leaning against it, and said softly, "If seeing your elder brother in pain really makes you happy, then do it. But... if he is in pain, it will only make you more painful, then...
Stop hurting yourself like this."
Lin Yuer's expression did not change, and he kept lifting the shovel, "What did you say? I didn't hear clearly..." She turned around and pushed him out of the kitchen, "This place is full of oil smoke. You can wait outside."
He turned around, closed his eyes, and continued the work at hand.
Soon, the dishes were cooked, but Mi En called. He and Misha didn't come back at noon, and they ate outside. Gu Xicen and Lin Yuer were left alone for lunch. They were chatting while eating, but no one was talking.
The taboo topic was not mentioned again.
Gu Xicen remembered that the cauliflower that day was a bit salty.