Halfway, Huo Huiyuan met an acquaintance and told Pei Tingqing a few words, she was very relieved to hand over Pei Shuyi to Pei Tingqing, and went to other places with the other party.

At this time, Pei Tingqing and Pei Shuyi happened to pass by a certain underwear store, Pei Tingqing strode forward without changing his face, Pei Shuyi saw this and immediately stepped forward to grab his arm, "Big brother, I'm hungry." ”

Pei Tingqing's eyes were on the arm that was hugged by Pei Shuyi, Pei Shuyi saw that his face was not very good, and estimated that he didn't like to be pulled and pulled, Pei Shuyi hurriedly let go again, and looked up at the boy who was half a head taller than her, "Shall we go to lunch?" ”

Pei Tingqing didn't say anything more, opened the umbrella in his hand and walked forward, but Pei Shuyi didn't follow for a long time, he stopped, turned his head and saw Pei Shuyi walking behind in the rain, Pei Tingqing said in a light tone: "Come here." ”

"Oh." Pei Shuyi hesitated for a moment, and walked over slowly, the two of them held a small umbrella together, after all, Pei Tingqing was very unfamiliar to Pei Shuyi, during which she tried to walk to the other side of the umbrella to avoid getting too close to Pei Tingqing.

Pei Tingqing's eyes suddenly deepened, and he reached out and pulled Pei Shuyi directly over, Pei Shuyi was unsteady on her feet, and suddenly fell into Pei Tingqing's chest, and Pei Tingqing's arm wrapped around her shoulder.

At that moment, she could feel the thin muscles of the young man, her ears were attached to Pei Tingqing's heart, and in the sound of the rain, she clearly heard Pei Tingqing's powerful heartbeat, so she reacted, and quickly broke away from Pei Tingqing, Pei Shuyi buried her head, her face was red and dripping blood, "I'm sorry, I didn't stand up." ”

The 17-year-old boy looked at the girl with lowered eyebrows, and he frowned and asked, "I'm your eldest brother, isn't it normal to hug you?" ”

It's really normal to hug each other, but she and Pei Tingqing have only known each other for two days, and Pei Tingqing is a strange boy for her, so she can't hug strangers casually, but thinking so in her heart, on the surface, Pei Shuyi nodded, "Hmm." ”

As soon as the words fell, Pei Shuyi's hand was held by Pei Tingqing's hand, "Let's go." ”

Pei Shuyi: ".........."

Except for her father, she has not been held by the opposite sex, and she is a little uncomfortable to break free, but Pei Tingqing holds it tightly, and she can't break free, so she has to let him clasp her fingers.

His palm was very generous and warm, which made Pei Shuyi feel very relieved, and the long-lost sense of belonging spread in her heart, Pei Shuyi thought of her father who loved her, and involuntarily held Pei Tingqing's hand.

Pei Tingqing frowned, and glanced at Pei Shuyi with some surprise, he quickly understood, and didn't say anything more, just passed on that family affection to Pei Shuyi more and more.

A few minutes later, the two walked to a restaurant, Pei Tingqing naturally let go of Pei Shuyi, put away the umbrella and walked in, Pei Shuyi followed behind.

Pei Tingqing found a place by the window, and sat there to see the rain sliding down the glass, Pei Shuyi was looking at it, Pei Tingqing handed her a handkerchief, "The bangs are a little wet, wipe it." ”

Pei Shuyi looked at the white handkerchief embroidered with orchids, she was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly took it, "Thank you." She wiped the droplets of water dripping from her sideburns, and smelled the breath of a teenager on her handkerchief——— which was moist and clean.

Pei Tingqing flipped through the menu, "What do you want to eat?" ”

Pei Shuyi pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm casual." ”

Pei Tingqing raised his eyebrows and glanced at Pei Shuyi lightly, "'Whatever' is not sold here." ”

Pei Shuyi: "..........."

She thought for a moment, "Then I'll be like my eldest brother." ”

Pei Tingqing nodded, and after telling the waiter, Pei Shuyi clearly saw Pei Tingqing's dark eyes flash, and for some reason she suddenly had an ominous premonition.

After she wiped her hair, she wanted to return the handkerchief to Pei Tingqing, and after handing it over, she withdrew her hand, "It's dirty, I'll return it to you after washing." ”

Pei Tingqing was paying attention to the current affairs on his mobile phone, and he didn't raise his eyebrows when he heard the words, "Hmm." ”

After a while, the waiter brought two servings of steamed salmon, Pei Shuyi also likes to eat steamed salmon, who knew that after eating the first bite, she was choked by the spicy taste, which stimulated her tears, and then she knew that the salmon was added to the mustard, she drank a few sips of water regardless of it, and finally felt better.

Pei Shuyi looked at Pei Tingqing on the other side again, she looked elegant and quiet, she suddenly understood why Pei Tingqing was that kind of playful gaze just now, she dug a pit and jumped for herself.

Pei Tingqing noticed that Pei Shuyi was glaring at him, he raised his eyes to look at the salmon in Pei Shuyi's hand, and then met her red eyes that were stimulated, "What, don't you want to be the same as me?" ”

Pei Shuyi bit her lip, her black eyelashes were moist, and there were teardrops, Pei Tingqing took the knife and fork for a moment, and then called the waiter, while saying to Pei Shuyi: "What do you like and hate in the future, you don't need to accommodate anyone, wronged yourself, especially in front of me." ”

Pei Shuyi was stunned, only then did she know that Pei Tingqing was changing her submissive temperament, Pei Shuyi lowered her head, and her eyes were a little sour, "I just think that in someone else's house, it should be like this, and my aunt is very good to me, I shouldn't be picky." ”

Her voice was small, Pei Tingqing didn't hear it, but it looked like she should be complaining about something, Pei Tingqing's eyes sank, "What?" ”

Pei Shuyi trembled and immediately shook her head, "It's nothing." She took the menu handed by the waiter, and finally ordered what she liked, and then saw the salmon that she had only eaten one bite, Pei Shuyi's eyes flashed something, and she pushed her own to Pei Tingqing, "Since the eldest brother likes it, eat more, so as not to waste it." ”

Pei Tingqing glanced at it and frowned, "Is your family very poor?" ”

"Huh?"

Aside from Pei Shuyi's father's background, Pei Shuyi's family is also wealthy, but her father's company had a problem a few months ago, and they also gave a lot of money to banks and partners, and about her parents' car accident, many people said that her father committed suicide, so she didn't believe it.

Her father loved her and her mother so much, even if her father committed suicide, he would not pull her and her mother together, she preferred to believe that it was just an accident.

After the death of her parents, all those relatives and friends in the past have become strangers, she has a grandmother, but her grandmother is too old to raise her, fortunately there are great uncles and aunts who are willing to adopt her, and she can no longer be the eldest lady as before, she can squander luxury.

"My family is fine."

"Then why did you let people eat what you had left?"

"What's that?" Pei Shuyi's face turned a little red, but she still forced her composure, "I don't have an infectious disease, and it's a waste if I don't finish eating." ”

Pei Tingqing stared at Pei Shuyi with an inexplicable gaze for a few seconds when he heard this, and he was almost so frightened that Pei Shuyi broke out in a cold sweat, Pei Tingqing put down his share silently, and then silently ate a bite that Pei Shuyi had moved.

Pei Shuyi was shocked, but the prank succeeded, she couldn't help laughing, Pei Tingqing's eyes froze when she saw it, and she said: "Actually, eating more mustard is good for the body, and it can also beautify the skin." ”

"Oh."

It was said that the chat stopped at "oh", "hehe", and then the two of them had no words, Pei Tingqing was also the age of growing up, and his appetite was not small, so he ate Pei Shuyi's share, and finished his own share.

After settling the bill and coming out of the restaurant, Pei Tingqing asked Pei Shuyi when he opened the umbrella, "Do you want to go somewhere else?" Otherwise, we'll go home. ”

Pei Shuyi has been very quiet since she was a child, and she doesn't like shopping and noisy places very much, originally she wanted to say casually, but thinking of Pei Tingqing's words just now, she changed her words again, "Well, I want to go back." ”

"It just so happens that I have other things to do in the afternoon." Pei Tingqing said, holding Pei Shuyi's hand again, this time Pei Shuyi did not resist.

The two of them held an umbrella together for a while, the driver of the Pei family parked the car beside him, Pei Tingqing opened the door and let Pei Shuyi sit in, he went around to the other side, sat in the passenger seat and ordered the driver to drive.

Passing by the birch forest on the way back, Pei Tingqing asked the driver to stop, he went down to the back, opened the car door again, and Pei Shuyi looked at him inexplicably.

Pei Tingqing lowered his head and stared at Pei Shuyi with those dark eyes, and said without fluctuation: "When I came, I noticed that you looked at this place a few more times, I should like it very much, right?" After getting out of the car, we went for a walk in the woods. ”

Just because he took a few more looks, he took it to heart, what a delicate teenager this is? Pei Shuyi and Pei Tingqing looked at each other for a few seconds, and after coming back to their senses, they hurriedly got out of the car and followed Pei Tingqing into the birch forest.

The birch tree is very beautiful, it is a kind of tree suitable for ornamentation, this hilly slope is planted in pieces, each one is very tall, the trunk is straight and white and elegant, and then look up to the branches and leaves, the posture is beautiful, and there are many wild flowers in full bloom in the forest, purple, red and yellow all over the mountain, spectacular and beautiful.

Pei Shuyi was attracted by such a beautiful scenery in an instant, she shook off Pei Tingqing's hand, happily bent down with a white skirt to step on the wildflowers, and after a while, she turned back to Pei Tingqing behind her and said, "Big brother, you come to help me, I want to pick a lot of them and put them in the bedroom." ”

At that moment, she had black hair and white dress, she was in a blooming flower, the rain was dripping, her eyebrows were crooked and she was smiling, as if she could illuminate the whole dim sky overhead.

Pei Tingqing lost his mind for a few seconds, and the young man's heart began to throb, and at the age of 17, he couldn't tell what kind of feelings this was, probably because of blood, he didn't hate that he suddenly had a younger sister.

Pei Tingqing walked over with an umbrella and covered Pei Shuyi, who was squatting among the wet flowers, when he looked down at her again, there was a kind of brother's pity for his sister in his eyes, "Aren't there a lot of them in the garden at home?" You love these unnamed wildflowers. ”

"That's different." Pei Shuyi said as she stretched out her hand to pick a bouquet of flower branches, "The ones at home are too delicate, I like this kind of tenacious vitality that grows in the mountains, and these are not without names, let me tell you." ”

She directly grabbed the corner of Pei Tingqing's clothes and asked Pei Tingqing to squat down with her, she pointed to a blue-purple flower, "This is a fake rhododendron, the color is similar to this one is Guanyin grass, or is it .......... here"

Pei Shuyi said a lot, some of which Pei Tingqing didn't know, but some wildflowers with medicinal value, he was very familiar with, but he always remained silent, still holding an umbrella in his hand and listening to Pei Shuyi talking alone.

Under a small clear sky, the clothes of the two were stained with flowers and plants, but Pei Shuyi was very happy, occasionally turning her head and calling "big brother", this kind of moment is like the innocence that she should have at her age, rather than being dull and silent.

Pei Tingqing looked at it, and the other palm couldn't help but caress Pei Shuyi's face, her skin was delicate and smooth, and it was extremely comfortable to the touch, which made people want to kiss it.

When those warm hands grasped Pei Shuyi's little face, Pei Shuyi reacted, and suddenly turned her head and happened to crash into Pei Tingqing's dark and complicated eyes.

At that time, they all thought that it was just their brother's love for their sister, but later they understood love, and they knew that Pei Tingqing had a possessive and aggressive look, as if he had taken a fancy to his prey.

Pei Tingqing's movements paused, and then he touched Pei Shuyi's head with the palm of his hand, "Can you go?" ”

Pei Shuyi nodded, stood up with a bunch of colorful wildflowers in her arms, and walked out of the birch forest side by side with Pei Tingqing.

The birch trees are tall and white, the wind rustles through the green leaves, and the picture of the young man in white and the girl in the white dress walking together with an umbrella is so beautiful and vivid.

No one would have thought that all the love and hatred in the years to come would start from this moment.

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After Pei Tingqing sent Pei Shuyi home safely, he asked the driver to take him somewhere else, and Pei Shuyi returned to the room and found the vase, after she trimmed the flower branches, she put those wild flowers in the vase and put them on the coffee table.

It's beautiful.

Pei Shuyi looked at it for a while, noticed the comic book that was left by Pei Tingqing, she picked it up and sat back on the bed and flipped it, she likes comics very much, and her dream is to draw comics in the future and be a cartoonist.

And this does not mean that she is naïve, Pei Shuyi feels that only in comics can people forget their troubles and sorrows, and now that her parents have just passed away, she must find something to do and get out of her grief as soon as possible.

It's not a thick comic book, but Pei Shuyi read it carefully, and she didn't close the comic book until it got dark, she didn't buy it in the next season of the serial, and she only bought it when Huo Huiyuan gave her pocket money.

At this time, the maid knocked on the door outside and asked Pei Shuyi to go downstairs for dinner, Pei Shuyi answered, put the comic book on the pillow on the bed, walked to the restaurant and sat down, and found that Pei Tingqing had not come back yet, she didn't ask anything, lowered her head and ate silently.

Pei Zongyou casually asked Huo Huiyuan, "What about Tingqing, why is it that he comes back less and less often at dinner time now?" What about sleeping at night and not coming back? ”

Pei Zongyou is busy on weekdays, Pei Tingqing's education has been undertaken by Huo Huiyuan alone over the years, and he has only regularly assessed Pei Tingqing in all aspects, and now his son has grown up like this, almost meeting his requirements.

"Half an hour later, he called and said that he and Chengshu went to the laboratory of the medical school together, but they didn't report to me what they did." Huo Huiyuan was holding dishes for Pei Zongyou, and there was a loving smile on her lips under the light, "I will go to his room once at night, and there has been no overnight stay in the past two years." ”

Pei Zongyou nodded with satisfaction, "Hmm." ”

Pei Shuyi ate quietly and listened quietly, Huo Huiyuan said: "In the afternoon, I drank coffee with the wife of the Yang family, and she said that her son was not yet 20 years old, and he had a lot of girlfriends, and sometimes he made the belly of other girls, and his mother had to deal with it. Fortunately, our family's Tingqing is not like this, otherwise I would have to become a poisonous woman. ”

Pei Zongyou smiled when he heard this, "It's been a few years, children always have to fall in love when they grow up, but as long as they don't make trouble with us, and solve his own troubles, we won't interfere." ”

"Don't say it's in love, I didn't interfere too much with him in other aspects, and I don't think I can control my son anymore, he is better than me at 17 years old." Huo Huiyuan sighed, more proud of having such an excellent son, "Speaking of which, when he took off his clothes a few days ago, I saw a scar on his back and asked him, and he said that he was injured by props when he was performing a stage play at school. ”

Pei Zongyou frowned when he heard this, and said after a while: "It's not good to be too beautiful, a man has a few scars on his body, and he is a real man." ”

"Hmm."

Pei Shuyi listened silently, and immediately understood why Pei Tingqing was so independent and precocious, all thanks to Huo Huiyuan's education method, and then think about Pei Tingqing's facial features, resolute lines, and calm and sharp eyes, which really can't be compared with Qingxiu.

Huo Huiyuan did not ignore Pei Shuyi opposite, and after saying Pei Tingqing, she told Pei Shuyi, "Let me tell you in advance, boys and girls are different, boys may be able to play with girls' feelings, but girls must cherish themselves, I don't advocate premarital sex." By the way, Shuyi ...........", Huo Huiyuan said as if remembering something, "The maid in your house said that your menstrual affairs have not yet come, has your mother popularized this aspect with you?" ”

Pei Shuyi: "..........."

Pei Zongyou's son is so old, although he thinks that Huo Huiyuan's problem is normal, but seeing that Pei Shuyi's ears are red, he bumped Huo Huiyuan's elbow and reminded: "Hurry up and eat, I will go back to the company later." ”

Huo Huiyuan knew that it was a little inappropriate to mention a girl's menstrual affairs in front of Pei Zongyou, a man, although she felt that it was nothing, but Pei Shuyi was embarrassed.

Huo Huiyuan was a little annoyed with herself, and hurriedly served Pei Shuyi with vegetables and changed the topic.

After dinner, Pei Shuyi still watched TV with Huo Huiyuan, she concentrated a lot tonight, Pei Tingqing hadn't come back at nine o'clock, Huo Huiyuan asked Pei Shuyi to go to bed on time.

Pei Shuyi said good night to Huo Huiyuan, and before she could take out her pajamas when she returned to the bedroom, there was a knock on the door.

Pei Shuyi frowned, walked over and opened the door, and then saw Pei Tingqing who had just come back and stood at the door, Pei Shuyi asked suspiciously, "What's wrong, big brother?" ”

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The flower language and symbolism of the white birch represent the meaning: the test of life and death.