Chapter Forty-Nine: The Drifting Heart

When did it start?

Xiao Xue'er can't remember the appearance of her brother when she was a child, she only knows that it was a very cold night, and she once again angered the well-wishers who wanted to adopt her, causing the dean's grandmother, who had always been extremely kind to her, to change her face, and for the first time locked her up in a small black room where children who made mistakes would stay.

The other children said that she was stupid, that there was no good thing about staying in the orphanage, that there was no separate room, that there were few new clothes and no good snacks, and that she had to smirk at many well-wishers who came to give money and things every holiday.

But will you be happy if you are adopted?

The person who said that he would treat her kindly, but his eyes were rolling on her chest, the person who pretended to hug her but chanted the name of another child, and the person who was affectionate when he took away, but left someone on the street every few years, and moved away with the child born later.

If you really love a child, can't you tolerate even a little bit of fault and temper?

It is said that every child has a chance, but only well-behaved and healthy children are liked!

At that time, Xiao Xue'er was only five years old, and she was still ignorant, but she was already keenly aware of some special rules and invisible malice in the adult world, and she didn't dare to believe that love would come to her.

"Who's where?"

The steamed buns and small blankets thrown in from the window in the middle of the night suddenly woke up Xiao Xue'er, who was huddled in the dark and almost frozen, and she rushed to the window to look, but there was no one in sight.

And for three consecutive nights, she was able to eat steamed buns and eggs that were not yet cold.

The orphanage was not so formal, the things sent by the volunteers were often taken away by the staff, and the children's meals were very simple, no one cared about the children who were thrown into the confinement room, and if they wanted to give Xiao Xue'er food, they had to save their own rations.

It was not difficult to find him, Xiao Xue'er couldn't help but sleep on the third night, leaning against the four corners of the window and seeing the thin and tall boy, she knew the other party's name, but they hadn't spoken a word before.

Because he is a bad boy who can say good things in order to eat more food and read more books, pretend to be a clown to make people happy, and beat people when others scold him, he is the hypocritical child she hates the most.

But why, none of the children who had a good relationship with her cared for her, and this bad boy would rather go hungry than bring food?

"Why do you want to help me?"

After leaving the confinement room, the little Xiao Xueer took advantage of Ma Xuanlin's return from school in the evening to ask him.

"Because you're good-looking, and you don't want to leave the orphanage. ”

Ma Xuanlin looked at her carefully, and then laughed a little ruffianly: "People like me will definitely not find a wife when they grow up, if you are willing to marry me, I will always find a way to get you food." ”

What!

Although Xiao Xueer didn't understand what his wife meant, she was still a little unhappy, because this bad boy really had a purpose for being good to her!

However, there is nothing wrong with being able to eat more.

"Well, now I'm going to be your sister first. ”

Xiao Xue'er thought about it, anyway, she can only get married when she grows up, and she heard that her brother is very good to her sister, so she should be the sister of this bad boy first.

"Deal. ”

Ma Xuanlin reached out and touched her little head, but Xiao Xue'er did not feel a trace of rejection.

She didn't understand it then, but now she understands that when a person really wants to be nice to you and not try something, it won't make you feel anything unusual.

What my brother said at that time was just an excuse to make her feel at ease and accept care, and after she entered junior high school, he automatically learned to avoid suspicion, and even when she took the initiative to hug and touch him, he would smile and push her away.

Her brother kept her dignity, she didn't need to be adopted, and she didn't need to be sponsored by others, but she had the warmth of her family and the opportunity to study all the time.

Ma Xuanlin is very good, even if he only dropped out of junior high school, he also earned a good salary step by step with his own ability, and gradually improved his academic qualifications by relying on self-study and correspondence courses, and laid a foundation in a large company. Xiao Xueer will always remember that when he first entered the society, he did the most tiring work and took the least money, but when he returned home, he would still smile at her and never complain. And after she graduated from junior high school and left the orphanage, all the tuition and living expenses of high school and college were all earned by him working alone.

But in the most difficult time, my brother was just an underage child.

Therefore, Xiao Xue'er's character gradually began to mature from naivety, and she began to learn to be frugal and study hard to win a scholarship, so as to reduce her brother's financial pressure and make him willing to buy a dress for himself. She began to learn to be strong, no longer crying and no longer complaining, so that her brother, who was tired after work, would not have to worry about her.

As the days passed, Xiao Xue'er got older and older, and the life of the two of them finally got better and better. But sensitive, she felt that her brother's heart was getting farther and farther away from her, as if he really treated her as a sister, and he even encouraged her to accept the pursuit of other boys in college, and refused to appear in front of her friends again.

She knew that he was avoiding suspicion, an unmarried girl living with an unrelated brother would definitely arouse suspicion, but he was the one who said he was going to marry her!

What did I do wrong, brother?

Xiao Xue'er looked at herself in the mirror, the girl was beautiful and charming, her facial features were delicate and small, her skin was as white as milk, her long black hair like brocade fell on her delicate skin, and her reddened nose tip and red and swollen eyes did not affect her beauty at all, but made her more beautiful.

Any man with normal aesthetics will not hate her.

But what's the use of that......

Xiao Xue'er's nose was sour, and she couldn't help but shed tears again.

She wanted to throw herself into her brother's arms and cry, to talk about how scared she was when she was locked up, how much it hurt when she used her abilities to chisel through the ground with chopsticks, and then dig through the dirt with her hands.

She had collapsed several times from her anomalies and severe pain, but she had to escape with all her breath, and even if she died, she would die by his side.

Does he understand that?

He doesn't understand anything, he will only avoid suspicion, he will only push her away!

Bang bang bang!

There was a sudden sound outside the bathroom door, Xiao Xue'er hurriedly reached out to wipe away her tears, strode to the bathroom door, and asked softly, "Who?"

“…… It's me. ”

Ma Xuanlin was silent for a while before he said with distress: "Xue'er, if there is anything, you can tell my brother." ”

Tell you, what do you know?

Xiao Xue'er burst into tears again, she wanted to pretend to be relaxed as before and let him not worry, but this time her chest was like a stone, and she couldn't say such a thing.

For the first time, she had a strong thought in her heart urging her to stop being patient and speak your mind so that you could be happy.

Can......

Will her brother think she is willful, will he hide further, will he push her away again?