Luxi bloomed in the second room on the left side of the second floor, which was very bright and smelled of hyacinth flowers, and the next person should change the water every once in a while. It is as simple as ever, with black, white and gray as the keynote, which is in line with Luciu's preferences and style. Although the decoration is not complicated, it reflects the grade everywhere. Lu Xifei's face was not very good, but he still let Qiao Yixia sit casually in a gentle voice.

Qiao Yixia is not stupid, although they only met for a short time, she already knew that the relationship between Lu Xifei and her family was not harmonious. Although Helan Qiubai treats her gently, she always has the feeling of hiding a knife in her smile. As for her father and stepmother, Qiao Yixia temporarily classified the noble lady as her stepmother, and the story of the two of them could probably be written into a long bloody romance novel of hundreds of thousands of words. At the hospital that day, Luci did not call this place home, but "there".

She could understand how much Lucy resisted this place, and how scarce family affection was, perhaps because of this, she became such a withdrawn person.

"Summer." Lucy beckoned, "I'll go next door to see my brother, you wait for me here, don't go anywhere." ”

Qiao Yixia nodded and smiled slightly.

Luci held the doorknob with a pair of white hands, and she trembled a little when she had always been calm, she took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

I saw him in the silhouette.

He looked back at himself, his eyes were gentle as if he had been hiding a whole spring, and he stood in the distance, not moving, his short black hair like a golden ocean in the sun. She felt that her eyes were a little sour, and she walked forward step by step, and with each step, getting closer to him, her heart became more stable.

Until she stood in front of him and burst into a smile, a smile that only he could see.

"Firmament."

She smiled even more, and at this moment, she seemed to be no longer the feared Professor Lu, but just an ordinary, ordinary, fragile, and simple girl. She reached out and hugged him, resting her head on his chest, feeling his heartbeat, feeling the warmth of his big warm hand touching her head.

"Brother, I'm back."

Her brother, as always, is still as gentle as jade, like an isolated gentleman, clean and elegant, which makes people feel that he should live in the bamboo leaves and forests, so as not to let this mortal world be defiled. The handsome man reached out and scraped the bridge of her high nose, his obsidian eyes full of tenderness as he gazed at his flesh-and-bone sister in front of him.

"When I just came back, I saw that the swing in our garden was gone, and it was demolished." The smile on the corner of Lucie's mouth disappeared, and he tugged at the corner of the man's clothes, and his tone seemed to be coquettish, "When I was a child, you would help me swing every day in order to make me happy. ”

"It's okay if the swing is gone, my brother is still there." The man comforted Lu Xifei with great affection, and his voice was gentle enough to drown, "Cangcang, brother is very good, you don't have to remember it, just live your life with peace of mind." You can be happy, and my brother has no regrets in this life. ”

There was a little frustration in Luci's eyes, revealing the fragility that outsiders couldn't see, she held the man's hand, and her eyes re-bloomed with confidence and courage: "Don't worry, what belongs to our Lu family, I will definitely not let outsiders snatch it." I won't let you, let my mother down. ”

The man saw Lu Xifei's resolute appearance, his eyebrows were full of forbearance and pity, and he reached out and stroked Lu Xifei's cheek: "Cangcang, you see how beautiful you smile." Don't always look cold in the future, so that others don't dare to approach you, my sister is so good, I shouldn't be the only one who hurts. ”

"Didn't my mother tell us about it when I was a child, she said, the first person I would call back then was not Dad, nor Mom, but Brother. It was called very clearly, and it was still called with a smile. When she said this, there was a long galaxy in her eyes, the corners of her mouth raised the arc of happiness, and the light and shadow sprinkled on her body, making her more beautiful than any landscape painting in this world, and more refreshing than any kind of floral fragrance.

The man gently took her into his arms again, not daring to be too loose, for fear that she would run, but not daring to be too tight, for fear that he would hurt her: "Cangcang, whether it is for me or my mother, as long as you can live a happy life, it doesn't matter at all whether the group's surname is Lu or Meng." ”

After returning to the bedroom, Qiao Yixia still sat quietly on the white fabric sofa, looking like a beautiful girl in the comics, gentle and beautiful. Lucy sat with her and asked her if anyone had ever come in, but Qiao Yixia only shook her head and said no. It was not early, and when she came out of Lu Shuye's room, the maid had already called her down to eat, Lu Xifei was not hungry, but she was afraid that Qiao Yixia would be hungry, so she asked her to go to the restaurant on the first floor to eat together.

The Lu family's dining room was very large and spacious, and two servants stood on each side of the elongated black table, filling their meals, handing out napkins and scooping soup.

Seeing the two coming down side by side, Helan Qiubai raised the standard celebrity smile again, stepped forward to grab Qiao Yixia's shoulders, and brought her to the position: "Miss Qiao, just sit here." Then he pressed her shoulders and sat her down.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces were a little wrong, except for the younger girl. The strange expressions of Father Lu and the noble lady didn't last long, and they soon took their seats without saying anything.

Only Luci stood still, not moving forward. After about half a minute, she walked up behind Qiao Yixia and said, "Xia, sit on my right side." ”

Whether it was Lu Xifei's father, her stepmother, or Helan Qiubai, they all knew very well in their hearts that it was Lu Shuye's position. Qiao Yixia is also very good at observing words, and as soon as Lu Xifei said this, she then changed to another position. In fact, after the faces of the others changed, Qiao Yixia realized that this position may have a special meaning, for example, it may be the exclusive position of Luxi Fei's deceased mother, but she is not good at getting up immediately, so that Helan Qiubai can't get off the stage.

"Xifei, you're too thin, come, eat more ribs, I specially ordered the cook to make them." Father Lu said as he picked up the ribs and wanted to clip them to Lu Xizhu.

Because Luxi is very clean, she has asked the cook to serve her own meals separately since she was a child, but today, considering that Qiao Yixia is also there, Luxi Fei is afraid that she will think too much or feel embarrassed, so she discussed with Helan Qiubai and asked the cook to make everyone's dishes into single portions. So that Qiao Yixia can eat comfortably, and not embarrassed.

But Lu's father Xu was too happy to see his daughter, and he took the initiative to give her food, but Lu Xifei politely refused: "No need, thank you." ”

Father Lu's chopsticks were hanging in the air, very embarrassed, and the little girl smiled and brought her bowl over: "Give it to me, Dad, I want to eat!" Father Lu smiled and put it in her bowl.

Lucy put down his chopsticks, and his slender hands began to peel the prawns on the plate, which was an old blue and white porcelain plate, which had a classical charm and could be seen to be genuine, probably an antique from the early years. The atmosphere at the dinner table was quite harmonious, Helan Qiubai didn't say a word, but Father Lu talked with Qiao Yixia very happily, thanked her, praised her for being young and promising, and Qiao Yixia was just polite and greeting.

It wasn't until a prawn landed in the bowl on Lucieu's left side that she heard her say, "Come, brother." ”

Qiao Yixia looked at the empty seat, and felt a little complicated in her heart. Looking at Helan Qiubai again, I saw that the pair of narrow and hidden eyes were staring at Lu Xiyu, and the corners of his mouth raised an imperceptible shallow smile, and then collided with Qiao Yixia's eyes, and then the two of them looked away one after another.

After a while, Qiao Yixia also had a peeled prawn in her bowl, Qiao Yixia looked at Lu Xifei, and just wanted to express her gratitude, but Lu Xifei preemptively said: "Give me what is in your bowl, and I'll help you peel it, so you don't have to touch your hands anymore." ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Helan Qiubai, Father Lu and the noble lady, but even the little daughter looked at Lu Xifei incredibly, and only she said: "Sister has never peeled shrimp for me, sister, give me a good one, I will also eat the shrimp you peeled!" ”

Lu Xifei just finished peeling another shrimp, the little girl pouted and hung the plate in the air, as if asking Lu Xifei to put the shrimp in her hand into her plate, but Lu Xifei didn't look at her, and put it directly in Qiao Yixia's bowl: "Xia, eat more, it tastes good." ”

The noble lady saw that her little daughter looked unhappy, and immediately comforted: "Okay Qianqian, don't quarrel with your sister, mother will help you peel it." ”

Although the girl was not happy, she did not dare to be coquettish to Luci, let alone get angry, and threw the plate on the table with a little force, making a screeching sound.

After all, the girl is too young, fifteen years old, just in the third year of junior high school, living a life of a princess with fine clothes and food, and being held in the palm of her parents' hands. But what she didn't know was that in front of Lu Xifei, she didn't have the right to be self-righteous or even speak out loud.

"Mom, why does my sister always ignore me, is she really my sister? Why more like a stranger! ”

Father Lu just wanted to speak, but Helan Qiubai preemptively said: "Qianqian, you can't be willful." ”

The girl called Qianqian pursed her lips and called her sister-in-law coquettishly to Helan Qiubai. Helan Qiubai still looked so gentle and gentle, and smiled at her, as soft and kind as she looked at her own sister. And the girl was also very obedient to Helan Qiubai, just such a short sentence made the fifteen-year-old pampered girl quiet.

Since then, the lunch has been eaten very peacefully, no one has taken the initiative to speak, the expressions on the faces are incomprehensible, and the short time of the meal seems to have passed for a long time.