Xia Yuxin lowered her eyes, hiding the emotions surging in her eyes, and when she raised her eyes again, she had a faint smile on her face again.

She didn't seem to care about the conversation between several people, reached out and gently picked up the kettle, slowly poured the boiling hot water into the purple pottery teapot, the movements of her hands were natural and smooth, and the brewed tea was filtered and poured into the fair cup after a short time, the tea soup was light yellow and clear, showing the superb tea skills of the people who made tea.

After replacing each person's teacup with steaming tea, she got up elegantly, and said softly to Lin Ya and Gu Yuan while several people were chatting: "Uncle and aunt, it's not too early, I won't stay here longer, and I'll come to visit my uncle and aunt when I have time in the future." ”

Several people in the living room were chatting happily, and they almost forgot that Xia Yuxin was still on the side, and suddenly heard Xia Yuxin's voice, and couldn't help but be a little frightened.

Gu Yuan was a little embarrassed and said: "Look at me, I just care about chatting, I have snubbed you a little, and I have troubled you to make us tea all the time." It's almost time to eat now, Yu Xin, stay and eat before leaving. ”

Lin Ya also nodded in agreement. After all, Xia Yuxin is also the child they watched grow up, even if they don't like it very much, it's not good to snub her too much.

Xia Yuxin listened to Gu Yuan and Lin Ya's retention, which was a bit reluctant and deliberate, she didn't fail to see it. She subconsciously looked at Gu Qinghan who was lazily leaning on the sofa, with a bit of expectation in her eyes. But I saw that he was swiping his mobile phone with his hand from time to time, I don't know what he was looking at, and he didn't seem to care whether he stayed for dinner or not.

She couldn't help but have a trace of gloom in her eyes, and barely maintained a smile: "Thank you uncle and aunt for your kindness, but I haven't gone home to eat with my parents for a while, so I won't eat here today." ”

As he spoke, he picked up his small bag, signaled to everyone, and was about to leave.

"Hey, Yu Xin, wait a minute, I just bought some high-quality Icelandic tea not long ago, I asked Qinghan to accompany you and send some to your father by the way. I remember that Lao Xia is also a tea lover! ”

After Xia Yuxin heard Gu Yuan's words, he paused, slowly turned to Gu Yuan and said, "Uncle, you are too polite!" Then I'll thank my uncle on behalf of my father! ”

Gu Yuan waved his hand, got up with a smile and went into the back room to get tea.

Not long after, Gu Yuan came out with a beautifully packaged and antique small box in his hand.

While handing it to Gu Qinghan, he said: "Son, it's almost winter recently, it's getting dark fast, and the little girl can't go back alone, so you can send Yu Xin, and send this box of tea to Uncle Xia by the way." ”

Gu Qinghan raised his eyes and looked at the tea box handed over by Gu Yuan, put his mobile phone in his pocket casually, took the tea and got up: "Then you can eat first, you don't have to wait for me." I'll be back when I'm done. ”

Then he walked to Xia Yuxin's side, paused, and said lightly: "Let's go." ”

After Xia Yuxin nodded to everyone again, he turned around and left the Gu family side by side with Gu Qinghan.

The Gu family is actually not far from the Xia family, walk straight along the road, and after passing through a street park, there is the Xia family not far away.

The late autumn evenings are even cooler, with dim street lamps shadowing the trees, pedestrians on the road, and occasional noises from passing cars, before falling silent.

Xia Yuxin followed Gu Qinghan's footsteps step by step, and the tumbling emotions in her heart caused her head to ache faintly, and she didn't know how to speak to Gu Qinghan or where to open her mouth for a while.

Just as the two of them walked to the street park, Xia Yuxin stopped and looked at Gu Qinghan slightly: "Qinghan, let's go sit in the park, I have something to say to you." ”

Gu Qinghan paused, looked at the sky, and hesitated.

Xia Yuxin saw Gu Qinghan's thoughts, and said a little hurriedly: "Don't worry, it won't be delayed for long." ”

Gu Qinghan saw the anxious look in Xia Yuxin's eyes, thinking that she had something important to say, so he bowed his head slightly and agreed.

The two walked to a bench in the park and sat down, and neither of them spoke for a while.

Xia Yuxin looked up at the dark sky slightly, and her eyes seemed to see her and Gu Qinghan as a child in the empty sky like a black curtain. The childhood experiences of the two go by scene by scene like a movie.

Her eyes flashed slightly, with a smile on her face, as if she was sighing and as if she was just a statement: "Qinghan, do you remember how we met?" To this day, I still remember it vividly. ”

Gu Qinghan was a little surprised that Xia Yuxin's past was recalled, but with Xia Yuxin's narration, some experiences that he hadn't remembered for a long time gradually emerged in his mind. He couldn't think of Xia Yuxin's purpose when he mentioned his childhood, so he didn't speak, just listened quietly.

"It was a fine day, and I was playing in this park with my friends as usual, but I was accidentally pushed down by a child in the green belt on the side of the road. The pain in my body and the dust on my clothes made me cry directly. The children were so frightened by me that none of them came forward to help me up. Just when I felt more aggrieved, a clean and refreshing handkerchief appeared in front of my eyes, and when I raised my eyes, I saw a fair-skinned and handsome little boy. I even thought I was hallucinating and seeing an angel. ”

"Qinghan, do you know, you seem to have said a lot to me at that time, although the overall number of words is not much, but I only remember you saying to me, 'I will protect you', and from that time, I believed that you would protect me. You were 6 years old and I was 5 years old, and you had just moved here and broke into my world. And in the 13 years I've spent with you, you've certainly lived up to what you promised me. ”

Gu Qinghan listened and said with feeling: "Yes, the first time I saw you at that time, I felt that you, like Ziqing, were little sisters who needed to be taken care of and protected. ”

After hearing this, Xia Yuxin's eyes were full of hope and said: "But I don't just want to be your sister, I want to be by your side in another capacity, will you take care of and protect me in another identity with the same identity?" ”

Gu Qinghan pursed his lips slightly, and said softly but firmly: "No." Yu Xin, you will always be my sister, and I will only treat you as a sister. Other than that, there will be no more. ”

"Why? What's wrong with me? I've liked you for over a decade, and I don't believe you don't feel it at all. Qinghan, don't be in a hurry to deny it first, think about it carefully, in fact, you also like me, right? Xia Yuxin's eyes flashed with tears, but he said cautiously.

Gu Qinghan said without a trace of hesitation: "I'm sorry Yu Xin, you are my sister just like Ziqing." Other than that, we won't have any other relationship. ”

Xia Yuxin listened to Gu Qinghan's ruthless words, and tears came out of her eyes.

She got up emotionally and asked Gu Qinghan loudly, "Why?" Is it because of Su Menglan? Since she appeared, you have been stripped of all the eyes you have stayed on me, how can she be better than me? Why can't I if she can? You and she have only known each other for three months, but we have been for more than ten years, and the relationship for more than ten years is not as good as your three months? ”

Gu Qinghan looked at Xia Yuxin's imageless shouting, and couldn't help frowning: "Yuxin, this has nothing to do with other people, and the depth of feelings is not just as simple as time." You don't actually like me between men and women, it's just dependence, I hope you calm down and think about it yourself, don't get into the horns. ”

After the words fell, he stood up, took out a tissue from his pocket and handed it to Xia Yuxin: "Okay Yuxin, calm down, wipe the tears on your face, I'll send you home." ”

"No, you don't understand at all." Xia Yuxin took the tea from Gu Qinghan's hand and turned his back to Gu Qinghan, "You go, I want to sit here alone for a while, and I will go home by myself." ”

Gu Qinghan looked at Xia Yuxin's fluctuating emotions, thinking that this place was not far from Xia's house, and Xia Yuxin also needed to calm down, so he nodded, turned around and left the park.

Xia Yuxin looked at Gu Qinghan's back with teary eyes, and countless thoughts flashed in his mind of rushing forward to hug Gu Qinghan desperately, but his legs were as heavy as lead, and he couldn't move a step forward.

Not long after, Gu Qinghan's figure disappeared around the corner. Xia Yuxin blinked her somewhat sour eyes, sat back on the bench behind her weakly, looked ahead blankly, and a burst of coldness rushed into her heart.

The late autumn breeze sweeps through the fallen leaves on the ground, making a "rustling" sound. Xia Yuxin felt as if she was in an empty whirlpool, falling deeper and deeper, with nowhere to escape.