Uncle Xu suddenly turned his head and looked at the old maple tree.
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This maple tree was the place where he first met his little sister.
It is also the place where he comes most often after his little sister disappears.
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He always sits or stands under the maple tree and stays there all morning.
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As the four seasons turned around, he couldn't count how many times he had watched the maple leaves turn red.
He always remembered that when the maple leaves were red that year, he met the girl with red maple leaves on her white hair.
She is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen, even up to now.
It's like an elf transformed from a maple tree.
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Rather than being cold, it's better to say it has an ethereal and ghostly temperament.
Always with a straight face, he raised his head and looked at the high sky through the gaps between the branches and leaves.
The white eyes are calm, even though they are a little weird, they are still stunningly beautiful.
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Every time he saw the little sister, Pudding was already lying next to her.
Right next to the young lady's long white hair scattered on the ground behind her.
Quiet as if sleeping.
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The image of a black cat, long white hair, and red maple leaves always made him dizzy.
So he always forgets to ask the young lady, does it really not matter if her hair is scattered on the ground like this?
Won't it be dirty?
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Now that I think about it, such concerns are understandable.
But it’s also a really disgraceful idea.
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Therefore, he also bought a hair tie for the little sister.
It took a long time to choose.
In the end, it was not sent out.
Because, he found that against the backdrop of the maple leaf ornaments on the young lady's head, the headband he carefully selected looked so inferior.
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My little sister really likes the maple leaf-shaped clip, right?
Every time I see the young lady, there are several maple leaf hairpins scattered in random directions on her white hair.
The size and shape are exactly the same as real maple leaves.
The look was so lifelike that for a long time he thought it was maple leaves falling on the little sister's hair.
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Especially the little sister’s maple leaf hairpin changes color with the seasons, and is always the same color as the maple leaf above her head.
This confused him even more.
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He and his little sister met under the maple tree.
All his memories of his little sister are inseparable from this maple tree.
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Therefore, he later chose to come to this maple tree, hoping that one day the girl with white hair would sit under the maple tree again and turn her head to look at him.
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Sometimes, he would also think, maybe people have forgotten him, what is he still thinking about?
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He didn't know it at first.
After the initial unwillingness, anger, sadness, sadness and other emotions gradually disappeared in the long river of time, he thought that what he wanted was just an answer.
An answer to the fact that the other party left without saying goodbye.
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Years of failed waiting made him think he was waiting in the wrong place.
But besides this maple tree, where else could he wait?
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It wasn't until the little sister disappeared that he suddenly realized that he knew nothing about her.
He doesn't know the little sister's name, age, and where she lives?
He didn't even know how the young lady came to his home.
He didn't know all this.
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The confusion about how the little sister appeared under the maple tree in his house made him somewhat doubtful about his grandmother's statement that the little sister was a monster.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why there was an extra person in the house and why no one else saw him except him?
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However, he instinctively resisted and did not want to believe his grandma's conclusion that his relationship with his little sister was over.
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However, so many years have passed, Pudding has left, grandma has also left, but he still has not seen his little sister again.
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Maybe grandma is right.
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However, waiting under the maple tree seems to have become a habit engraved in his bones.
When he was unconscious, he came to the maple tree again.
Maybe it's waiting, maybe it's just to recall the wonderful time back then, but now I think about it, but it's tainted with some bitter memories.
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He no longer had any hope of waiting for the young lady here at Maple Tree.
Now, the young man in front of him actually told him that the person he was longing for and couldn't wait for was in that maple tree.
For a moment, he felt a mixture of joy and sorrow in his heart, which was too complex to be expressed in words.
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Hey, maple tree... coming up?
Uncle Xu suddenly realized this, moved his eyes upward, and began to search among the gaps in the maple leaves and branches.
He was not surprised by Xiao Xiao's statement.
He knew that the little sister could climb trees, and she could climb very well.
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In his memory, he once came to look for the young lady, but the person who was supposed to be there was nowhere to be seen.
He was very confused, called Miss Sister, and kept walking around the maple tree looking for someone.
Just when he started to get a little anxious and panicked, "Meow~"
A familiar cat meow reached his ears.
He subconsciously followed the sound and looked over.
I found a black cat lying on a branch, its tail hanging down among the branches, its expression lazy, and there seemed to be a trace of disdain in its green eyes.
He didn't mind.
Because, he knew that if pudding was here, then the young lady should also...
He turned his eyes slightly and saw the girl sitting on the branch with her back leaning against the trunk.
The girl, who had always had no expression, was holding her chin in one hand, tilting her head and looking down at him.
The corners of his mouth seemed to be slightly raised.
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He felt dizzy.
A big smile instantly appeared on his face, and all the worries and worries that he could not find before were completely forgotten.
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Uncle Xu's eyes, which were filled with anticipation because of the memories, gradually darkened.
No.
This time, like the time in his memory, he did not find the young lady who had rarely been naughty with him.
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"No."
Xu Zizhen, who ran under the maple tree and looked around, turned to look at Xiao Xiao and spoke out Uncle Xu's thoughts.
He rubbed his sour eyes, unable to hide his disappointment.
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Although the maple trees have lush branches and leaves, they are far from being able to hide a person.
He has searched so carefully...
Xu Zizhen's eager and excited heart slowly turned cold.
Apart from maple leaves, he did not find any other living creatures.
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So, what does Xiao Xiao’s previous words mean?
Are you kidding?
This is not funny at all!
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Xiao Xiao walked towards the maple tree.
Everyone else followed behind him.
Uncle Xu was stunned for a moment, but followed him subconsciously.
He couldn't quite explain how he was feeling at this moment.
Disappointed?
I am very sure of that.
But rather than being disappointed, there seemed to be more of a feeling of emptiness in his heart.
He probably... really has given up all hope of finding the young lady, right?
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"Xiao Xiao, where is he?"
Looking at Xiao Xiao who was approaching, Xu Zizhen couldn't control his emotions, especially after discovering the gloom hidden in his uncle's seemingly calm eyes, the words he blurted out had a hint of questioning.