Xi Ruo sat in the classroom, bored listening to the teacher on the stage to say that after the holiday, she must complete her homework seriously, live up to the expectations of the leaders of the empire, study hard, become a "human being", and make outstanding contributions to the empire, this is a long vacation to celebrate the two centennial of the establishment of the empire, she found a little strange that the glasses men in the class who usually look dull and usually always bury their heads in the question glance at her from time to time.

"Xi Ruo," Li Kewen whispered, "Look at those people, they are not without desires, but they are forcibly suppressed by 'thought control', but in fact, they have a lot of desires and thoughts about beautiful things. ”

"Am I the good thing?" If she pouted unhappily, Li Kewen didn't kiss her in such a warm atmosphere a few days ago, which made her very unhappy, and she felt that he seemed to be playing with her feelings - she obviously liked him very much, but he always seemed to have some barriers to himself and refused to go over to get close to him.

"Uh-huh, you're more beautiful after you put on makeup."

"I hate it," Xi Ruo said, but she was actually very happy in her heart, since that day, she began to paint light makeup on her face, just like she used to always have to put on makeup before dancing, so that her originally delicate face looked more feminine, "Women are confidants can not understand." ”

"It's my honor to be your confidant," Li Kewen said with a smile. ”

"Ke Wen······" Xi Ruo's voice was like a mosquito humming, "Let me ask you a question. ”

"What?"

"If there's a chance······ Her little face turned crimson, "Can you marry me, will you?" ”

Li Kewen was stunned, grinned, and reached out to rub her head: "What do you think, think so far away at such a young age." ”

"Will you answer quickly, would you like to?"

Li Kewen smiled and didn't speak, Xi Ruo lowered her head, her heart was hurt again today, the teacher said that it was a holiday, Li Kewen quickly got up, stood behind Xi Ruo, leaned over, and whispered into her ear: "It's my honor to marry you······"

Then he left quickly, Xi Ruo only felt that her face was red to the root of her ears, and a bubble called happiness wrapped her, and she murmured, "Ke Wen······ I like you······"

Li Kewen came to the hospital, where his parents used to be treated, and he also joined "Forward Technology" under the guidance of the doctor.

"Child," sighed the elderly doctor, "your condition has worsened. ”

"Doctor, how long will I live?" Li Kewen's voice trembled, and in the face of death, although he was mentally prepared, he was still a little afraid.

"······ less than thirty years old"

Li Kewen returned home and saw that there was no one at home, there was a cold meal on the table, and he also wrote a note, on which was Zile's neat and delicate font - brother, you haven't come back so late, I hate you!

Li Kewen smiled silently, he didn't go to the hot meal, he directly and quickly solved the meal, and then walked out the door.

He walked into a pub, where Zile often came.

He saw a boy who seemed to be on drugs in a position pressing a young girl, and the girl murmured: "I hate it, I don't want you, I want my brother ······"

It was Zile, Li Kewen stepped forward and popped out the self-defense stick - this is the latest self-defense product developed by the organization, and knocked it the boy, the boy got up all of a sudden, and looked at Li Kewen angrily: "Who are you?" ”

Li Kewen didn't speak, his face was expressionless, and then he gave a stick in his face, blood flowed from his face instantly, the boy knew that he had met a ruthless person, and even ran away, Li Kewen sat down, hugged Zile in his arms, and kissed her forehead gently, she seemed to feel it, her tense body relaxed, and said softly in a daze: "Brother······ I love you······"

"I love you too······ Purple Music ······" Li Kewen said softly, he just held her in his arms, I don't know how long it took for her to slowly wake up, and the moment she saw Li Kewen, tears flowed out.

"Zile, it's okay, I'm here ······"

"Brother, was I fed coma drugs just now······ Zhou Zile choked up.

Li Kewen stroked her face: "Don't play like this in the future, it's dangerous." ”

"If you don't come back so late, I wouldn't have come." ”

Li Kewen took her in his arms, walked out of the wine hall, and stood by the guardrail of a river in the city, leaning against the guardrail, at this time it was completely dark outside, and he could hear the noisy cicadas and the surprised screams of the men and women jumping in the wine hall, Li Kewen knew that maybe soon, there would be no more people to jump in this way - the thought control of the imperial government will reach all fields, and people will really become slaves serving the upper echelons, time is running out, and his time is running out.

"Brother, I hate you," she whispered, "and I won't cook for you if you come back so late in the future." ”

"I know, Zile," Li Kewen rubbed her little head, and then hugged her tightly, "Your cooking is delicious, I want to eat your cooking every day." Although Li Kewen himself is more versatile, for some reason he always cooks badly, and often turns the fat and tender meat into an unknown sticky object.

"It's good to know," Zhou Zile pressed against his chest, "But you're so fat, I'm going to change to a healthy weight loss recipe after a while." ”

"Well, I'll listen to you." Li Kewen said softly.

Then there was a long silence, only the cicadas could be heard, and the silver moonlight sprinkled on them, as if a coat was draped over the two of them, Zhou Zile opened his mouth to break the silence: "Brother, where did you go when you came back so late?" ”

Li Kewen was stunned and replied softly: "The doctor said that I won't live to be 30 years old······"

Zhou Zile was stunned for a moment, and then tears welled up again, she lowered her head, and Li Kewen hugged her shoulders tightly: "It's okay, Zile, I have solved many things, I have invested in several companies in the Osr Empire [after the international war, there are only three countries in the world - Dongkang Empire, Osr Empire and Western Republic], they are mining companies, they have very good returns, and they treat shareholders very well, and the deposit here alone has 30 million gold [gold - the unit currency of the Dongkang Empire], It's enough for you to have food and clothing for a lifetime, and you can also open an Arton tea shop, where you can play the piano whenever you want······"

"But······ If it weren't for you······ What's the point of those? Zhou Zile raised his face, his delicate face was full of tears, "I······ I hate you······ You're leaving me······ You just don't love me anymore······"

"Zile," Li Kewen stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around her waist and hugged her tightly, "You know······ How much I love you······ You are the ······ in this world My last loved one······"

"Brother ······" She choked up and said, "Zile loves you too, brother, don't leave Zile, okay, Zile will listen to you well in the future, don't go to the wine hall, don't drink, I want you to stay with me all the time!" ”

Li Kewen didn't speak, just hugged her in his arms, and after a long time, he whispered: "Zile, some things can't be avoided, such as life and death, but no matter what happens in the future, my love for you will never disappear, as long as you still have memories of me in your heart, I will never disappear······"

"Brother······ I will love you forever, for the rest of my life······ I don't want to be able to cook, I want you to cook······" She looked into Li Kewen's eyes, "I want you to cook for me for the rest of my life······"

"Of course, it's my pleasure······" Li Kewen kissed her on the cheek, "Let's go, let's go home······"

After returning home, Zhou Zile and Li Kewen sat side by side on the piano chair, which was one of the few relics left by Zhou Zile's parents for her, and she also liked to play the piano very much.

She gently played the song "Liang Zhu" that her parents had set up love, and Li Kewen followed her rhythm on the side, pressing a few consonants.

After playing, Zhou Zile snuggled up in his arm and looked at a photo on the piano with him, in which her parents and Li Kewen's parents stood on both sides, and a little boy and a little girl held hands and leaned against each other and smiled heartlessly, this was taken by them in the village of Scarborough on the territory of the former Gran Kingdom of the Osr Empire, but unfortunately the past is not there, and only those two children are still alive in the photo.

"Brother ······" Zhou Zile said softly, trembling slightly, "If you're gone, what should I do?" ”

"Zile," Li Kewen patted her shoulder gently, "No matter what happens in the future, you must remember that my love for you, it can cross any obstacle and travel through time and space, and I will always love you······"

"Brother, I will always love you······" Zhou Zile closed her eyes gently, and Li Kewen kissed her forehead.

When Zhou Zile woke up, she didn't know what time it was, and saw that the light in the living room was still on, she walked out of the room and saw Li Kewen still sitting in front of the sofa and scribbling on paper with a pen on the tea machine.

"Brother," she sat down next to him, her head resting on his shoulder, "why don't you sleep so late?" ”

"Calculate the probability of the stock rising," Li Kewen said, "you have to go to the Osr Empire to invest, and you will live there in the future." ”

"Why?"

"Because ······" Li Kewen put down his pen and turned his head to look at her, "Soon the situation on the side of the Dongkang Empire will change, and I don't want you to be in danger." ”

"But didn't I say I didn't want you to join that organization?" Zhou Zile whispered, "Brother, you really hate ······"

Li Kewen smiled silently, stretched out his hand and rubbed her little head: "I hope that people can live in a beautiful world in the future, Zile, you will have children in the future······"

"Brother, do you have a favorite girl?" She asked, her eyes shining.

"Yes," Li Kewen nodded, "inside the school." ”

"Oh," Zhou Zile replied sullenly, and then she wrapped Li Kewen's neck around her neck and whispered softly in his ear, "Brother, I am your sister in this life, and in the next life, in every life in the future, I will marry you, because I love you the most······"

"It's a pleasure to ······" Li Kewen smiled softly and patted her face, "Just look at how deep our bond is." ”

"Brother, the bond between us ······" Zhou Zile gently kissed him on the cheek, "Just like you said, it will cross mountains and seas, travel through time and space, and never be separated······"

Li Kewen returned to school, sat in his seat, and saw Xi Ruo's little face blushing, looking at him intently.

"What's wrong?" Li Kewen asked.

"Curwen," her voice was soft, "that day······ What do you mean by that? ”

"What do you mean?" Li Kewen was puzzled.

"It's the day of the holiday······ She turned her head to look out the window, "You said you could marry me, it's your honor······"

Li Kewen was stunned for a moment, smiled, and said, "Of course, I think whoever marries you is an honor." ”

"Ke Wen······" She turned her head and looked him in the eye seriously, "Have you ever been in love?" ”

"Nope." Li Kewen shook his head.

"I don't have it either······" She said shyly, and after a moment of silence, she continued, "The day after tomorrow is my birthday." ”

"The day after tomorrow?" Li Kewen thought for a while, "May 7th? ”

"Hmm." She nodded.

"Well, I'll take you to a place that will make you unforgettable in your life, a beautiful place."

"Where?" She asked.

"You'll know then," Li Kewen smiled, "This is also my birthday gift to you, but you have to take a few days off, do you want to go?" ”

"Of course," her big eyes sparkled, "when are you going?" ”

"Just today." Li Kewen said.

Since the grades of the two people were very good, the teacher gave them a leave of absence easily, and then Li Kewen asked Xiruo to go home and pack a few clothes to bring, Xiruo asked in surprise: "So far?" Then she shook her head and said, "Do you want to elope with me?" ”

"Elopement is not that simple," Li Kewen shrugged, "If I elope, I still have to plan where I will live in the future?" Cost of living and how to have a source of living ······"

When he arrived at the train station, Xiruo said in surprise: "Kewen, you won't really elope, right?" ”

"What do you think?" Li Kewen pinched her face lightly, "To go to the Gran region, you have to cross the entire continent and go abroad, and the Gran region is within the territory of the Osr Empire." ”

This transcontinental railway was built after the international war, and although there were not many people seated, the real meaning of the construction was very clear to Li Kewen - in order to quickly transport troops and increase his control over the entire empire.

There were not many passengers on the train, most of them got off the station halfway, and soon there were only two people left in the whole carriage, Li Kewen and Xi Ruo.

"Ke Wen······" Xi Ruo sat opposite Li Kewen, "Can I sit next to you?" ”

"Absolutely." Li Kewen said.

Xi Ruo smiled, quickly got up and sat next to him, put his hands on the table, and sat upright as if he was listening to a lecture. It's not a class. ”

"Oh," she lowered her head and muttered, then she raised her head and looked at Li Kewen, her face flushed, "Kewen, can I lean on your shoulder?" ”

Li Kewen was stunned, his face was a little red, and he stammered, "Okay······ Of course you can······"

Then Xi Ruo tentatively rested her head on his shoulder, found a comfortable position, smiled softly, squinted her eyes, and fell asleep, by this time it was already night.

Li Kewen could smell the refreshing fragrance coming from her, smiled silently, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Two days later, when he arrived at the customs, due to the time difference, it was also at night, Li Kewen carried Xiruo's luggage in his hand, asked Xiruo to sit on a chair and rest, and went to the General Administration of Customs to meet a person.

"What are you doing here?" The man sitting in the office chair looked at him in surprise.

"I'm going abroad." Li Kewen said lightly.

"The situation has been so tense lately that you still want to go abroad," the man said helplessly, "you ······"

"I take the girl I like to see the scenery," Li Kewen said, "what?" Comments? ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slightly: "It seems that your kid has opened his mind." ”

"you," Li Kewen gave him a blank look, "Tomorrow when I get out of the customs, you help me complete all the formalities." ”

Back to Xiruo's side, Xiruo was still in a hazy state: "Ke Wen······ Can we get out? ”

"It's okay," Li Kewen said, "I'll rest here tonight and leave tomorrow." ”

In the hotel, Li Kewen looked at the whole room with only one big bed, and scolded angrily in his heart: Damn, that damn guy!

"Ke Wen······" Xiruo's face flushed to the root of her ears, "How should I sleep tonight?" ”

"I sleep underground." Li Kewen replied decisively.

"Actually······ It's okay······" She said delicately, "I believe in your ······"

Li Kewen was lying on one side of the big bed, lying on the other side, she was wearing the nightdress she brought, and her white thighs were exposed, full of temptation.

She leaned over cautiously, Li Kewen felt it, and said helplessly: "Xiruo, what are you leaning over?" ”

"I want to sleep ······ you"

"That's not good······"

"What's ······?" She whispered, "You're willing to marry me anyway······ And I usually sleep at home with a doll bear in my arms, so you can be my doll bear for one night······"

Then she lay next to him, her head resting on his arm, one hand on his abdomen, feeling her tender skin, Li Kewen was so nervous, for fear that he would not be able to hold it, he closed his eyes tightly, trying his best to let himself fall asleep quickly.

I don't know how long later, Xi Ruo heard Li Kewen's steady breathing, so she leaned into his ear and said softly, "Kewen······ I like you······"

The next morning, after breakfast, the two came to the customs, to the office of the General Administration of Customs, yesterday the man asked Li Kewen: "Who is she?" ”

"It's your business," Li Kewen said impatiently, "I can take one out of the customs, don't talk to me." ”

"That's not going to work," the man said, spreading his hands, "you have to tell me who she is?" How else can I register. ”

Li Kewen stared at him viciously: "She is my wife!" ”

"Oh, wife, then I wish you a happy new marriage!" The man smiled.

Before leaving, Li Kewen gave him a middle finger up.

"Ke Wen······" Xi Ruo's little face turned crimson, "Did you just say······ I'm your wife······"

"Well," Li Kewen nodded, "That······ This is to facilitate customs clearance. ”

After an awkward silence, Xi Ruo asked, "Where are we going?" ”

"Scarborough Bazaar." Li Kewen said with a smile.

"I know this place," she said with joy, "I have heard that it is a beautiful place, and there is a legend of love, and there is a legend of a happy couple who lived happily there, and then a god killed the boy's wife, and the boy's anger became a demon against the god." ”

"I've heard it too," Li Kewen shrugged, "it's just a legend." ”

After getting on the ferry, and then arriving in the Gran region of the Osr Empire, Li Kewen found a car and asked the driver to take them to the Scarborough Market.

The driver looked at the newlyweds and smiled and said, "Have a nice honeymoon!" ”

Xi Ruo's face turned even redder.

When I arrived at the Scarborough Market, I was greeted by an endless field, a blue sky, and a faintly visible mountain range in the distance, which was full of unknown flowers. ”

"Hmm." Li Kewen nodded, he didn't think there was anything special about this flower.

"Do you know what the flower language of calla lily is?" She held her hands behind her back and stood in front of Li Kewen, "It's eternal love!" ”

"Eternal ······ Love ······" Li Kewen said silently, and then his voice was amplified, "Sounds good." ”

"What's good," she pouted, "and you're right to say it's such a beautiful symbol." ”

"Well, I was wrong, it's very beautiful," Li Kewen smiled and said, "just as beautiful as you." ”

"That's pretty much ······" Xi Ruo stuck out her tongue, "By the way, Kewen, do you want to see me dance?" ”

"Well, I want to see, I haven't seen you dance in so long at school."

"Then you'll have to give me an accompaniment, let's say······ Sing a song or something······" He tilted his head and tilted his hair to the side.

Li Kewen thought for a while: "Then I'll sing "Scarborough Market". ”

"The first ballad that is hundreds of years old?"

"Although it's a ballad," Li Kewen took a deep breath, "but it sounds really good." ”

Xi Ruo also took a deep breath, stood up straight, and prepared to dance, she was wearing a pure white dress today, as if she had blended into the white flower clusters.

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme·······" Xi Ruo danced with Li Kewen's magnetic singing, she was like a flower fluttering in the wind, and like a butterfly dancing in the flowers, she smiled skillfully, sometimes stretched her limbs, sometimes rotated with the wind, her hair fluttered with the wind, and when she looked back, it seemed to become some kind of immortality, engraved in Li Kewen's heart.

"Remember me to one who lives there

She once was a true love of mine

Tell her to make me a cambric shirt

(On the side of a hill in the deep forest green.) (Deep in the green forest, next to the hill)

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

(Tracing of sparrow on the snow-crested brown.) (Chasing finches on snow-capped brown mountains)

Without no seams nor needle work

(Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain.) (The mountain is the carpet and bed sheet of the son of the mountain)

Then she'll be a true love of mine

(Sleeps unaware of the clarion call.) (Unconscious of the sound of the horn while asleep)

Tell her to find me an acre of land

(On the side of a hill a sprinkling of leaves.) (From a few small blades of grass next to the hill)

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

(Washes the grave with silvery tears.) (Silver tears wash over the tomb)

Between the salt water and the sea strands

(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun.) (Soldier wipes his gun)

Then she'll be a true love of mine

Tell her to reap it with a sickle of leather

(War bellows blazing in scarlet battalions.) (The battle roars, and the scarlet bullets are shouting)

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

(Generals order their soldiers to kill.) (The generals order their soldiers to rush and kill)

And gather it all in a bunch of heather

(And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten.) (Fight for a long-forgotten reason)

Then she'll be a true love of mine

Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme

Remember me to one who lives there

She once was a true love of mine········.

Xi Ruo spun around and came to Li Kewen's side, Li Kewen took advantage of the situation to catch her and held her in his arms, her face was blushing, and her eyelids were lowered: "Kewen······ It's all this time······ I guess you know what to say······"

Li Kewen was silent for a long time, looked at Xi Ruo in his arms, and said softly: "Xi Ruo······ I'm ······ soon I'm going to die······"

"What!" He looked up sharply and said in disbelief, "This······ Kewen, you ······ This kind of thing is no joke······"

"I'm not kidding," Li Kewen's expression was serious, "I have ALS, and the doctor said that I won't live to be thirty years old." ”

Xi Ruo only felt that there was something in her heart that seemed to be shattered, she couldn't feel anything, only knew that the boy she liked had ALS, and he was going to die.

"Ke Wen······" Her tears flowed uncontrollably, "Don't lie to me, I don't believe ······"

"Xiruo," Li Kewen wiped away the tears on her face, "Don't cry, it won't look good if you cry again······"

"No, I don't care!" Xiruo trembled and said, "You must have lied to me, right?" ”

"My parents," Li Kewen ignored her, hugged her tightly, and said to himself, "They both have ALS ······"

[Prologue to be continued]