As the eldest son of the Nangong family and the future heir of the Nangong family, Nangong Yao has been surrounded by various tutors since he was just sensible.

His mother's early death may have been too much to expect, and his father's requirements for him have reached the point where he is not allowed to be lazy and relaxed.

Even Nangong Yao sometimes thinks back to his childhood, and he is surprised how that little boy survived.

When his younger brother was playing freely, he was in class, when his younger brother was drunk and playing music, he was in class, and when his younger brother was determined to work hard for his dream, Nangong Yao had already taken over the heavy courage of the Nangong family from his father.

It's not that he didn't envy and jealous in his heart, but learning has taken up all his time, and Nangong Yao didn't even have time to think about other things, and in the blink of an eye, he had already become the next helmsman of the Nangong family.

This stressful life ended with the arrival of his stepmother and stepsister, and after dating the woman whose name is He Xinrou, Nangong Yao was surprised to find that his father, who was always very serious, began to smile on his face.

In order not to scare the petite girl brought by the woman, after the two lived in Nangong's house, Nangong Sheng learned to speak in a soft tone, and learned to shush the girl from time to time, asking her if she ate well and slept well, and even thought that she had a beautiful daughter at home when she went out, so she must buy some beautiful clothes and jewelry and go back and dress up well.

At that time, Nangong Yao was already an adult who could withstand the wind and rain of the outside world and had his own independent thoughts, so even if he found out about his father's changes, he was just gratified.

However, his younger brother Nangong Jin, who went to college abroad, came home from vacation, and after seeing his father, who was very different from before, he sighed and complained a few words that his son was not as favored as his daughter, but it didn't take long for him, who was naturally good at communicating with people, to also like the girl with a wolf-like personality.

That's right, it was a kid like a wolf.

Nangong Yao was engaged to the eldest lady of the Dong family when he became an adult, and when his father asked him for his opinion on this matter, he nodded without much hesitation, who is it not to marry him? The Dong family can still bring some benefits to the Nangong family.

After the two got engaged, no matter what happened to the outside world, this fiancée always looked very gentle in front of Nangong Yao, and Nangong Yao, although he had heard about some of her previous things, didn't pay much attention to it - the left and right were just family marriages, and it was enough to maintain the superficial respect for each other.

It's a pity that even the calm on the surface didn't last for a few days, and soon, when Nangong Yao's father remarried and the stepmother took her daughter to live in Nangong's house, the true face of this woman could no longer be hidden.

For some reason, the eldest lady of the Dong family didn't like an eleven-year-old girl, and every time she came to Nangong's house as a guest, she sneered at the child, ignoring the young identity between the two.

At first, it was just a verbal attack, but after Nangong Yao warned her a few times because of this, it even intensified to the point of beating people.

Of course, she did it once.

Coincidentally, Nangong Yao was also there that time.

When he saw the woman in the garden upstairs slashing the girl's cheek with a knife, Nangong Yao, who had always been moody, lost his manners, rushed to the balcony and wanted to jump down - but in the next moment, he stopped.

He was stunned.

The girl, who is usually thin and small, and speaks softly, seems to have become a different person after being injured, with a ruthless shot, crisp movements, and no less strength than an adult man.

In just a moment, the strength and weakness fell one by one, and his fiancée and the sister she brought with him fell the grass, and then their arms were broken by force.

Nangong Yao stood upstairs quietly and watched for a while before slowly walking down.

As he expected, when he arrived at the garden, the eldest lady of the Dong family, who was still holding a knife in her hand, had already fainted.

After this incident, Nangong Yao reached an agreement with his father and soon dissolved the marriage contract with the Dong family.

However, although the matter has passed, Nangong Yao, who witnessed everything with his own eyes, will always inadvertently recall those dark but vicious eyes for a long time.

Every time he remembered it, he would always wonder, and even a little curiosity would arise in his heart - what kind of past could lead a ten-year-old girl to have such eyes and force that is not incompatible with it?

This question was suppressed by him and did not ask, but after all, in Nangong Yao's heart, this girl named Bai Ruolian was still different from other women.

Until one day, many years later, a voice suddenly appeared in his head.

Nangong Yao can't remember what he said, the only thing he can remember is to ask him in that voice [Are you willing to like this girl named Bai Ruolian and be inseparable from her for life and death?] I nodded subconsciously.

***

On the day Bai Ruolian was buried, Nangong Yao didn't say a word, just stood straight next to the tombstone, watching the urn being buried in the ground and gradually being covered by the soil.

The memorial service has already been held, and only Nangong Yao is here today.

There was a thunderclap that was deafening.

The rain came so urgently that before the people on the ground could react, it fell and wetted the ground.

Nangong Yao didn't leave, he still stood upright, and the pouring rain poured down, but it washed away his gloomy mood for so many days, and gave him the desire to talk.

He opened his mouth with difficulty, and the rain dripped into his mouth and slid down his cheek, and he didn't care:

"Xiaolian, the eldest brother regrets it, if I had known that the story ended like this, I shouldn't have ......"

What shouldn't be? Should you let yourself go, immerse yourself in the hints of world consciousness, or should you not like her?

Nangong Yao himself didn't quite understand what he was thinking, and the plot came to an abrupt end with Bai Ruolian's death, so he naturally didn't have to pay attention to the damn ending.

Can...... The hero and heroine who should have died, now that one of them is lying here, shouldn't the other also wait for death peacefully?

"Perhaps, I should be like the original trajectory of this world, to accompany you and lie with you." He muttered to himself.

The thunder sounded one after another, and the heavy rain did not show the slightest sign of stopping, but it became heavier and heavier, and Nangong Yao, who was standing in front of the tombstone, shook his body, and finally took a step forward and turned to leave.