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It was already evening when I came out of prison.

The sunset is sinking, and at the end of such a cold winter, it can actually burn a red glow on the edge of the sky.

Like spilled blood.

Xia Nianxi actually saw Lin Wan for less than half an hour, and the rest of the time she was queuing up, waiting for her mother to come out.

And in the half an hour of that meeting, she only had time to say one word to Lin Wan-

"Mom, I'm a ......"

Then when she tried to reach out to hold Lin Wan, she was opened by her mother.

I saw Lin Wan lose control and go crazy, smashing everything that could be smashed in the reception room, and reached over and grabbed his neck......

The air is getting thinner, and my neck hurts...... At the moment when she thought she was about to die, she was discovered by the prison guards outside, rushed in to save her, and also took away Lin Wan, who was already completely stunned.

Mother's hideous and terrifying appearance, which made people dare not approach, hit Xia Nianxi's temple hard again like a heavy punch, making her brain buzz.

She was afraid, afraid that her mother would not get better, and that she would sooner or later become that hysterical and terrible look......

But whether it will be or not, no one can give her an answer, not even a medical skill as good as Bai Yexiao.

And she can't afford this kind of risk, and she doesn't want to and can't selfishly let Rong Xiu accompany her to bear it......

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In the end, Xia Nianxi couldn't even remember how she got out of prison, she only remembered that the road under her feet was so long, she wanted to come out quickly, and she wanted to be able to go back and look at her mother again......

When she got outside, the bus was gone, and there was no taxi nearby, so she walked forward in a daze, aimlessly.

I don't know how long I walked before I got to the city.

The soles of her feet were so painful that she could no longer walk, so she found a flower bed by the side of the road and sat down.

When I looked up, I saw a three-story gray building opposite, with a few large gilded characters hanging at the door-

Civil affairs bureau.

Several couples came out of it, with happy smiles on their faces, and a timeless look at the corners of their eyes and eyebrows.

She sat in the doorway, staring at them in amazement, until the sun slowly set.

The whole city was lit up, and the street lamps were floating like pearls, but she was still sitting in a daze, her feet were frozen to the point that she was unconscious, and she forgot to move.

After a while, the phone rang in her bag, but she still didn't hear it, and she didn't react until someone passing by reminded her.

Touched the phone, and Rong Xiu's name was written on the caller ID.

The palm of her hand was shaken to the point that it was a little numb, so she picked it up and pressed it to her ear.

Rong Xiu's voice came faintly, "Still sleeping?" Little lazy cat. ”

Xia Nianxi bit her lip and didn't speak.

Rong Xiu didn't wait for her answer, but heard the car horn, he twisted his eyebrows, stood up from his position in the office, and his voice was a little deeper, "You're not in the apartment?" ”

“…… Well. ”

"Where?"

"I'm ......" Xia Nianxi looked around blankly, not knowing what road this was, as soon as he opened his mouth to speak, the tears that he had endured all the way collapsed, his nasal voice was thick, and even his voice was intermittent, "I don't ...... I don't know where I am...... It's almost time to get to the apartment......"

Rong Xiu heard her voice with a crying tone, his eyebrows were already wrinkled, and his heart was even more uncomfortable, "About?" Where the hell is it? If you don't say it, I'll open my phone to check your location! ”

"......" Xia Nianxi stood up, holding her red and swollen eyes and looking around blankly, she really couldn't find the name of the road, and she didn't want to say that she was at the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau, "I really don't know." ”

Rong Xiu didn't even bother to read the document, gritted his teeth, "Is it easy to take a taxi over there?" ”

Because he was in a hurry, his voice was a little hard, and it sounded like he was going to murder her, Xia Nianxi's mouth flattened, and he felt even more aggrieved, "Evening rush hour...... Can't hit ......"

The pitiful voice melted his heart.

Rong Xiu was patient, his thin lips pursed slightly, "Look around you, tell me the name of a building casually, tell me, just wait for me in the same place." Don't run around, got it? ”

The voice is much softer.

If it were his employee, he would have been thrown to Java and never hired.

But she's not.

She was the biggest exception in his thirty years of life.

The people in the mall called him the cold-faced and cold-hearted young master of the Rong family, and the people who were dealt with by him were all convinced and begged for mercy.

Some of the means are even more unspeakable.

If he also has tenderness, ninety-nine out of a hundred people will not believe it.

But she didn't have to do anything, she cried a nose, and her voice was pitiful, and he couldn't be fierce.

There is no way to start with all kinds of means, so you can only coax, coax, and spoil......

Even now, she doesn't know what's wrong, and she refuses to speak on the other end of the phone, so he can only wait.

After a while, I finally heard her sobbing voice: "I'm ...... ...... at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and covered his eyes with his palms, tears flowed out of his fingers, and then into his mouth, blown by the cold wind, cold and salty.

Rong Xiu gritted his teeth, "Wait for me, don't move." ”

How did she get to the Civil Affairs Bureau? It can't be to get some unemployment benefits, right? Do you want to get a certificate?!

As soon as this idea popped up, he himself felt that it was impossible-

How does a person get it? Can you still leave him and others alone?

I couldn't figure out what the little girl was going to do over there, so he hung up the phone, picked up the car keys, went directly to Rong's underground garage, and drove the black off-road vehicle that he had been using recently.

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City A is close to the sea, and it will only be colder at night, and the temperature has dropped by nearly ten degrees from noon.

Just now, light snow began to fall again, the road was congested, and the black off-road vehicle was like a trapped beast in the traffic, no matter how anxious it was, it could only walk slowly.

Rong Xiu lowered the window, pulled his tie, took out a box of cigarettes from the dark compartment, and lit one and clamped it to his fingertips.

His expression was not anxious, he was still very steady and light, but his mind was already full of the suppressed crying she had just suppressed......

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Xia Nianxi stood on the side of the road and waited for a while, seeing the road in front of him that was gradually blocked, he knew that Rong Xiu would not be able to come for a while.

There were already scattered snowflakes, slowly falling bigger and bigger, falling between the hairs, and after melting, it was extremely cool.

She had to go under the eaves in the alley next to her.

Many vendors also came with stalls, and they were all going to the nearby night market to set up stalls, selling socks, gloves, scarves, snacks, snacks, flowers, and so on.

One of the vendors happened to be standing next to Xia Nianxi, carrying a small stove with some strangely shaped tools on it.

The fire in the stove was burning vigorously, Xia Nianxi was really a little cold, and quietly leaned over there.

The peddler thought that business was coming, and looked up, "Girl, do you want to make a ring?" Silver Ring! Ancestral craft! ”

Only then did Xia Nianxi know what kind of business he was doing.

When I was a child, I often saw vendors doing this, but when I grew up, jewelry stores filled every street in the city, and I thought that their industry was dead.

I didn't expect to run into it again today.

She shook her head and smiled at the other party a little embarrassed, "I'm just a little cold......"

"Oh, it's okay, roast the fire, and when the snow is a little lighter, let's go." The other party was very enthusiastic and turned the fire of the stove a little more.

Xia Nianxi saw the scar left by the melting silver on his hand, she reached into the pocket of her clothes, and happened to touch the women's ring she bought for herself yesterday.

Smooth shank, a tiny, tiny one.

After thinking about it, she took out the ring and handed it over, "Can you melt it down for me and make it into a necklace or pendant?" ”

The peddler replied and took a look, "It's still new......

"Melt it. Thank you. ”

“…… Wait! The peddler stooped down and dragged out a small maza, and jingle the ground began to get busy.

The ring was placed in a small lead pot and burned red, piercing her eyes.

It was then melted into silver water and poured into a mold.

Soon, it became a small pendant, heart-shaped, only half a centimeter in diameter, and a small silver piece.

The vendor handed over a red silk thread, "Do you want me to help you put it on?" ”

Xia Nianxi thought for a while and shook her head, "No need, thank you." ”

After paying for the handwork, she carefully put the ring and silk thread into her bag, looked up, and looked at the snowflakes in the sky, suppressing the warmth and wetness in the corners of her eyes......

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Rong is in the city center, and the Civil Affairs Bureau has just moved to the outskirts of the city two years ago.

Usually, it takes an hour to drive when there is no traffic jam, but today's road conditions, Rong Xiu drove for two and a half hours.

It was past eight o'clock in the evening, and the snow was falling heavier, and soon a layer was piled up on the side of the street, and the fog was so thick that visibility was less than ten meters.

He parked the car at the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau, which had long been closed, and looked around, but did not find the little girl.

Rong Xiu directly pushed the door and got out of the car, took out his mobile phone and called her.

“…… Sorry, the phone you dialed is turned off......"

"......" Rong Xiu licked his lips, hung up his phone, and walked back and forth in the small square at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau, "Xia Nianxi!" ”

No one answered him, and the snow gradually fell on his hair, on his shoulders.

He didn't care about it, he didn't have time to reach out and wipe it, and searched every corner where he could stand or sit, and finally expanded his range to the other side of the road.

looked around, and finally saw the person standing at the mouth of the alley—

She was dressed in a camel-colored coat, tightly wrapped, and stared down at her own toes, not knowing what she was thinking.

The five-colored neon in her eyes gradually faded, and finally only her slender figure remained, Rong Xiu calmly stepped forward and walked towards her.

Xia Nianxi heard the footsteps and raised her head-

The four eyes are facing each other, separated by the fluttering snow.

At that moment, she saw his black hair covered in snowflakes and his shoulders......

Xia Nianxi's eyes were sour, and the tears that had been suppressed for a long time were forced out by his current appearance, rolling out one by one along her cheeks and falling into her neck.

It's cold and prickly......

Rong Xiu didn't have any expression, but the moment he saw her, his tense heartstrings relaxed, and he quickened his pace and approached her.

Seeing her pale little face, paper-like lips, and her body that was already trembling slightly, he cursed in his heart, and wanted to count her down, but his body had already preceded consciousness, reached out, and pressed her into his arms.

The two of them were close together, and he opened his coat and rolled her whole body into his arms, so that the wind could not even blow in.

Her little face pressed against his chest, and the warmth of the cashmere sweater made her finally less trembling.

Rong Xiu tightened his arms little by little, "It's winter, what are you running around?" ”

"It's snowing, I ...... Cold. She hesitated for a second, then reached out and hugged his slender waist back.

She didn't answer the question, and he didn't reprimand her, but just stood quietly with her for a while, and then he took out one hand and squeezed her little hand—

It's a bit warmer.

Only then did Rong Xiu let go of her, "Where did you run today?" ”

"......" Xia Nianxi bit her lip and didn't speak.

"Who bullied you?" He gritted his teeth.

"No one bullied me."

"Then why are you crying?!"

She thought for a moment, "...... My throat was a little hoarse by the wind, and I didn't cry. ”

Rong Xiu didn't speak, staring at her for a while.

The eye circles are still red, the eyelashes are stained with moisture, and there is a ghost if you don't cry.

He turned around and took her hand and walked across the road, "It's cold outside, get in the car first." ”

"Hmm."

After getting into the car, Rong Xiu turned on the heating, took a blanket from the back seat, and wrapped her tightly, "Do you want to have a cup of coffee?" ”

"If you can buy it along the way, you can." The sound of urns and the sound of urns coming from under the blankets.

Rong Xiu realized that he even wrapped her head, and quickly pulled it down a little, revealing the face of the little girl.

Xia Nianxi didn't move the whole time, let him do it, and after finishing it, he sat quietly in the passenger seat, staring at the lights of thousands of homes outside the window.

Rong Xiu lowered her head, took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to Yi Cheng when she wasn't paying attention-

[Check where Xia Nianxi went during the day today.] Tell me as soon as you find out. ]

When he got up in the morning, he noticed that something was wrong with the little girl, thinking that he was frightened by Rong Xun and Lin Fangfei.

But according to her character, there is no reason to be afraid now.

After texting, he threw his phone aside, started the car, and drove to the apartment.

The road was still congested, but fortunately, the car was well heated, and the frozen toes were gradually able to move.

Xia Nianxi was wrapped in a blanket, thinking about the scene he walked towards him just now-

Heaven and earth, neon, road, he, and snowflakes......

It turns out that time can really be frozen, she froze that moment in her mind, slowly traced it with her heart, and experienced it carefully with emotion......

Won't forget, and don't want to forget.

He walked all the way towards him, his steps were steady, his shoulders were straight, his eyes were deep and resolute, his black hair and shoulders were thin white, as if he had really made it all the way to a white head......

She reverently and humbly imprinted this picture into her heart, and she did not dare to have any greed and extravagance for the future.

Because from the moment I saw my mother lose control in prison, and then finally saw the ring that I didn't have time to wear...... She finally understood a truth-

She is no longer qualified to pursue eternity, she can only pursue every day of the present......

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The car met a traffic light and stopped.

Xia Nianxi kept her back to herself, Rong Xiu thought she was asleep, and leaned over to help her pull the sliding blanket.

Before the hand could be withdrawn, her fingertips were hot and she held it.

Then, he saw his little girl turn around, looking at him with misty and soft eyes, and said softly, "Rong Xiu, you promised to take me to see the starlight...... Tonight, take me there. Okay? ”

Rong Xiu ...... How can you be willing to refuse her?

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Nanshan.

A few years ago, it was still a barren mountain, and then it was bought by the Rong family and made it into a villa area with the best scenery, and the price of each house per square meter was in six figures, and the people who lived here were either rich or expensive.

The single-family villa with the largest area and the best scenery on the top is also one of the Rong family's other businesses.

It's just that it is uninhabited all year round, and only in summer, Old Man Rong will occasionally come to the mountains to escape the heat.

The black SUV cut through the congested traffic and went up the mountain at night.

Nanshan is very high, and the road is very well and smooth, but there are slightly more curves.

Surrounded by straight metasequoia trees along the way, there is no more color in the city, but there is a quiet and mysterious beauty.

At the top of the hill, the villa was dark and uninhabited for a long time.

Xia Nianxi pushed the car door down, and the cold and fresh air filled her entire intestines at once, temporarily freezing some of the low emotions that had been flowing in her chest all day.

She ran to the grass outside the villa, and when she looked up, there was no exhaust gas over the city, and she saw the whole starry sky—

The black velvety sky, with tiny stars like tiny diamonds, and a faint glow surrounding the horizon, like a jewel box that was fastened upside down above her head.

Gorgeous, brilliant, gorgeous......

It's also close to her.

Xia Nianxi exclaimed in surprise, forgetting where he was, and jumped up very stupidly and reached out to grab it.

When he fell, he almost fell, and was hugged by Rong Xiu, "Fool ......"

"It's so close, I thought I could catch ......," she smiled sheepishly, really thinking she could.

He took off his Burberry cashmere coat, casually laid her down, and pulled her to sit down, "There is a glass room in the villa dedicated to stargazing, but I think you should prefer it here." ”

I really know her preferences well.

Xia Nianxi smiled at him stupidly, then raised his head again and looked at the stars, "I might really catch one, believe it or not?" ”

"Shooting stars?" Rong Xiu thought about it seriously, and at this time he showed the unlovely side of the science man, "Theoretically speaking, meteors are meteorites, with great density, you can't catch them, only the two of us can be stoned to death by meteors together." ”

"......" Xia Nianxi was silent for a while, and reached out to cover his eyes mischievously, "I counted one, two, three, and I really caught one, what are you going to do then?" ”

Her hands were so small, stupidly covering the front of his eyes, and the gaps between her fingers were so wide that she couldn't cover anything at all.

Never mind...... Just accompany this girl to be stupid.

Rong Xiu sighed helplessly in his heart, and then closed his eyes obediently, "Do what you say." ”

"That's what you said!" The thick eyelashes swept across the tender flesh of her palm, making Xia Nianxi tremble slightly, and then she began to count, "One, two, three-"

While counting, my little hands groped in my bag.

"You've counted all three, can I open my eyes?"

“…… No! "Why haven't you found it yet?! She played a scoundrel, "I have to count to a hundred before you can open your eyes!" I'll start over, one, two......"

"......" Rong Xiu hooked his lips and smiled silently and dotingly under the starry sky.

Without opening his eyes to look at her, he could also imagine the unreasonable and delicate appearance of the little girl at the moment, young and vibrant.

This is what his woman should look like......

Xia Nianxi began to count to a hundred, and finally succeeded in touching the small silver heart and red silk thread that had just been typed by the vendor on the side of the street.

She withdrew her right hand covering his eyes, then spread out her left hand and brought it to him, "Look! Did I pick it up? ”

The silver thing was lined with starlight, and it was really reflective, like a star falling in her white palm......

"You didn't believe me just now, punish you for helping me put it on!" Xia Nianxi stuffed the silk thread and the little heart into his palm, and then turned his back to him, "Hurry up, I have to continue to look at the ...... of the stars."

She brushed her hair away, exposing the back of her neck.

The tone is so relaxed that there is no trace of sadness.

But the moment he turned his head, the corners of his eyes were faintly wet......

Rong Xiu glanced at the little heart and red silk thread, and didn't know where she bought this kind of gadget, but girls liked it, so he didn't ask much.

It's just that I'm thinking in my heart that I'm going to give her a better pendant another day, and now, let her wear it if she likes it.

He threaded the thread through the pendant, around her neck, and tied a knot.

Finally, he didn't forget to bow his head and kissed her on the back of the neck, "Okay." ”

Something fell gently on his chest, and Xia Nianxi pinched the little love heart reverently, and put it in his clothes, close to the closest position to his heart.

Finally, they all wore the pair rings she had bought.

She wore it on herself in this form, making it her most humble and yet most beautiful secret.

She will definitely keep this secret firmly and not let him know......

Then Xia Nianxi suddenly turned around, hugged his waist, buried his head in front of his chest, and his voice was as light as an ethereal wind, "Rong Xiu, thank you......"

Thank you for being a unique light in my night-like life.

So please allow my greed to stay with you a little longer, a little longer...... Allows me to catch more light and warmth.

Until I can no longer be with you.

Please always shine like this, stand on the highest place and be the proudest of you, and when the moment I fall into the abyss, you don't have to be with me......

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