Xu Kai walked up the stairs to the second floor, and the walls were covered with the skin that was about to fall off, which was a white wall soaked by the rain, and after the baptism of time, it was now yellowed like a dead leaf, hanging listlessly on the branches.

This is the top floor of the small building, and above it is a small room, most of which is occupied by huge bookcases, and the transparent windows are full of stacked letters, like fallen leaves that have never been cleaned, swallowing up the space layer by layer. This is the inner world of that girl, at this moment, completely open to the destined person.

Xu Kai looked at the bookcase that surrounded him layer by layer, he seemed to see the scene of the girl writing letters here every day, one by one she had never said her heart, turning every word into green ink and writing it in ink that would not fade. This is what she wants to say to herself the most, like the swan song of the play, the blood dripping from the wounded heart, the tears she shed when she woke up countless times in the night, every drop was as heavy as a boulder, so heavy that he didn't dare to touch it.

In the center of the bookcase is a small desk, with a dim lamp on it, and outside is a window that has been pushed open, and outside the window is a washable blue sky, which can take a panoramic view of the entire academy, and by sight, you can see the merit monument not far away, which is engraved with the names of countless heroes who died due to the deep sea, and he is among them, and he is the first, but it is not a hero, it is a coward who has escaped for many years.

She stands here every day like herself and looks out the window, right? He asked himself.

Perhaps, she is not looking at the world outside the window, but the name on the monument - Xu Kai. Even though it's just a simple name, there are still people who are still concerned about it, and no matter how much time has passed, it will still stay in someone's heart. That's why Mercaren is envious. Xu Kai smiled self-deprecatingly, and he approached the desktop where the pen and paper were placed, and the rough edges and corners on it were smoothed. The pen with a pure black shell lies quietly on a thick pile of paper, like a sleeping girl, waiting for the moment to wake up. Xu Kai remembered that this was his favorite pen, and it was all in the records and reports of the town guard's mansion.

After hesitating for a long time, Xu Kai still reached out and opened the drawer under the desk. It is stuffed to the brim, and countless medals and photos make up all of this secret world. Those are all the medals that Xu Kai received after taking office, and each of them has the credit of the enterprise. Most of the photos are photos of him and the girl, and each of them is with a straight face and an expressionless face. And some of them are pictures of young girls holding cameras, contemplative or asleep, and every frame is a memory of the past.

He sighed slightly, and sat down on the slightly old wooden chair, which was as clean as new, the only place in the room that was not covered in dust. He looked up slightly out of the window, the blue sky, white clouds, soft wind and the shining sun, there was silence outside, there was no noisy noise, in the middle of the summer of cicadas, he saw the girl's tear-stained face, like a dense cobweb, peeling away his dead heart, making it beat again.

Has she spent every day like this all these years? Writing letters that can never be sent, sitting in a chair looking out the window at the sky, constantly chanting a name that has not been answered, and constantly thinking. How many years, day after day, year after year, has never changed.

The spring breeze bathes, the summer rain is like a song, the autumn wind is bleak, and the winter snow is full. Countless seasons have passed, and that strong stone is still guarding the intersection, guarding the original starting point, and wanting to meet someone again. However, he never looked back, looked at the gaze behind him, looked at the rusty girl's heart.

I'm really a scumbag! Xu Kai scolded bitterly, he didn't know why such a scumbag would be missed by a person for so long, so long that he forgot the existence of the years. As Mecarron said, he has left regrets, and he doesn't want to look at her until he dies. He wiped the corners of his moist eyes, this was the first time he shed tears, he was as strong as a piece of steel, the first time he was entwined with tenderness, dripping hot molten iron, like a mark of remorse.

He stood up and took a deep breath, the room filled the room with the scent of a girl, mixed with the shade of the vegetation outside the window, refreshing his lungs.

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The girl walked among the familiar bamboo forests, and the fragments of time reflected her snow-white hair.

At the end of the road, she stood in the doorway of the small building, and then looked at the empty door in the bright light, covered with rust, and the small space was filled with the smell of metal decay. But she didn't care, she stretched out her hand and touched the cold iron door, feeling a different temperature.

Is the Admiral you? She opened the door impatiently, and the white light leaked out instantly.

The sun on the other side of the door flooded the floor, and the floating dust fluttered in the light and shadow.

The smile on the girl's face gradually froze, and she looked stupidly at the scene in front of her that had not changed in the slightest, thinking that it would be the familiar figure and the almost expressionless face that appeared, but it was not. Everything is the same as before, without the slightest change. She looked at the scene in front of her stupidly, laughing self-deprecatingly, as if crying or laughing, her delicate face slightly distorted.

"I've been waiting for you for so long, what will happen if you come back and see me!" The girl roared feebly, her patience seemed to have reached a threshold, erupting like a volcano. She bent over and crawled limply on the ground like a dog with a broken backbone. She persisted for so long, just for a belief in her heart, and kept chasing that ethereal figure, saying that there will always be a reward for paying, but she has paid so much, why haven't she seen a shadow at all?

She smiled wryly, tears streaming down her eyes.

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Xu Kai stood at the top of the stairs, the oozing light stretching his figure. He looked at the girl lying on the floor in front of him, invisible tears blurred his eyes, he didn't know how to face such a girl, even a stranger couldn't look directly at such a girl, pear blossoms with rain like being beaten by the wind and rain.

He carefully shifted his steps, slowly approaching the fragile figure.

But it seemed that the girl who was lying on her stomach turned around suddenly, and looked back to find the shadow behind her, the shadow that had disappeared for a long time and finally appeared. The tears in her eyes reflected Xu Kai's face.

"Admiral?" The company is a little unbelievable, the man in front of him is no longer young, his beard is unkempt, his hair is messy, and the short sleeves on his body are also washed white, but the reassuring atmosphere is still there, and it is still his most reassuring harbor.

"Yes...... It's me," Xu Kai was a little afraid to touch this still beautiful girl, how many years have passed, the other party is still the same style, but he has grown from a teenager to an uncle, and his originally delicate hands have become extremely rough, as if they have been sanded. He lowered his head and whispered, "I'm back." ”

Even though he had a thousand words in his heart, he had nothing to say when it came to his mouth, and in the end he could only hold back a few simple bytes.

But the girl didn't care at all, she quickly wiped away her tears, and stroked her long forehead hair, as if she were dressed up in makeup. "I'm sorry, Admiral, for letting you see me in such a mess." She quickly straightened her face as she spoke, but the tears were like open valves, and she couldn't wipe them clean.

"Enterprise, you don't have to do this." Xu Kai's outstretched hand was raised in the air, he looked at the girl who was in a hurry, and felt uncomfortable for some reason, like a stone pressed on his chest, heavy and breathless.

"No, how can I cry, I should have laughed, I should have laughed happily, why did I cry, why did I cry, why couldn't I stop crying?" The girl pinched her soaked sleeves and muttered quietly, like a stubborn child, unwilling to admit her vulnerability.

"Enterprise, enterprise!" Xu Kai couldn't hold back any longer, and stepped forward to hug this seemingly strong girl into his arms, as if every extra minute of waiting was endless torment. What she wants is not a thousand words, nor comfort and encouragement, nor some bullshit and strength. All she wanted was a familiar hug, a hug like she had done before, a hug that would hold her, nothing more.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" He kept apologizing, soothing the sobbing girl in his arms with his somewhat rough palm, her tears soaked Xu Kai's chest, and tortured his heart with warmth and wetness through the thin cloth.

"Admiral, is this true? Are you really back? I can't be dreaming, am I? The girl muttered, and she smiled stupidly, laughing worse than crying.

"It's me, it's me who's back." Xu Kai responded vigorously.

"Won't you leave? Will you never leave? The girl looked up and stared at him with eyes that longed for him to answer "yes", wanting to see an affirmative answer in his eyes.

But no.

There was only dodge in his eyes, no longer as clear and translucent as before, and there was no hesitation.

"Will the Admiral still leave?" The girl smiled and said, she didn't wait for the answer she wanted, her tone was disappointed, and her pupils gradually dimmed.

"I'm sorry, I'm ...... Can't give you what you want. Xu Kai tilted his head, not daring to look at the girl in his arms, not daring to see her eyes eager to stay, and not daring to face her questioning. Like an evader, he can never face it.

"Why? Why is the Admiral leaving, why are you leaving me alone! Even death, I have never feared. But I'm most afraid of ...... What I am most afraid of is the life of being alone! She roared indignantly, like an angry she-animal, venting her displeasure. Do you know? Do you know! "At the end of the day, it's a complete roar.

"I know, I know." Xu Kai held his head high, trying his best not to let his tears fall, and he didn't want to see the delicate face of the company, like a pinprick at a needle, every glance was heartache.

"Then why are you leaving!" The girl was a little crazy, she struggled to tear Xu Kai's sleeve, trying to see this old face. "You tell me, Xu Kai! Where have you been all these years? Tell me! Who threatened you, you tell me! I'm going to kill him right away! Whoever it is, even the whole world! ”

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"It's not what you think, business." Xu Kai sighed deeply and spoke helplessly. "I have no choice but to suffer, and there are some things that I can't help myself."

"That's your reason?" The girl is a little unreasonable, and whoever has been abandoned for so long will be as unreasonable as her. "I don't know what's going on, I just know that I've been waiting for you here for thirteen years, you know!"

"But."

"No, Xu Kai, don't want to leave today, I don't care who he is, as long as he comes, I will definitely not hesitate to kill him!" The girl is murderous, like a bloodthirsty monster.

"What if I want to go myself?" Xu Kai asked.

"You can't either, I'm not going to let go anyway."

"What if I die?"

"I'll be with you, death is nothing more than that." The girl did not hesitate, and did not frown.

"Really?" Xu Kai smiled stupidly, like a child who got everything. "Then let's die together, Corporation." He leaned close to the girl's earlobe and uttered a promise like a vow.

The girl looked up suddenly, smiled silly, and her face was as bright as a rainbow. She nodded heavily, stretched out her little finger and hooked it with Xu Kai's finger, making the oldest agreement.

"As long as you're with the Admiral, nothing matters!" The golden light shone on her face like a holy light descending.