After Xia Lin'an finished breakfast, he went out with Fu Yiming, which was also requested by Fu Yiming.

According to his words, he was not very worried that Xia Lin'an would go out alone, so he had to personally send her to the appointed place, and only after witnessing her go in would he leave with peace of mind.

Xia Lin'an arrived at the café that had been promised, because it was too early, it had just started to open, and there was no one in the store.

Xia Lin'an walked in, and at a glance found Ma Siluo sitting by the window, so she refused to be led by the waiter, she walked over by herself, and found that Ma Siluo looked at the square fountain outside, but she was stunned, and her eyebrows were full of sorrow.

Xia Linan frowned, but still interrupted Ma Siluo's contemplation in a loud voice: "Siluo? ”

Ma Siluo came back to her senses, she pulled a far-fetched smile and beckoned Xia Lin'an to sit down: "Lin'an, have you arrived?" Sit down. ”

Xia Lin'an smiled slightly, and then sat down opposite Ma Siluo.

The two of them each ordered a cappuccino, looked at each other, and didn't know how to speak for a while.

Xia Lin'an raised her eyelids and took a closer look at Ma Siluo, and found that the green daisy under her eyes was very deep, no matter how delicate the makeup was, it couldn't hide it, and Ma Siluo's face looked a little haggard.

Xia Lin'an couldn't help but worry, she didn't know what happened to the Xia family and the Ma family after she and Fu Yiming left that night.

It wasn't until Ma Siluo called her the next morning and asked for the address of Xia's house that she hung up.

Xia Linan didn't have time to ask the specific reason, but Ma Siluo's phone call further confirmed Xia Linan's guess that Ma Siluo had a relationship with her brother Xia Yansi, and it was very close.

Xia Lin'an has always been delicate, she can see Ma Siluo's emotions, but she can't go into Ma Siluo's heart and take the initiative to reveal that topic, she can only wait for Ma Siluo to be willing to talk to her.

For her brother and friends, if either party really does something wrong, Xia Linan doesn't want to make a choice, she just wants to stand behind them and support them.

No matter what happened, she couldn't choose a side and abandon her brother or friend.

Xia Lin'an stirred the coffee gently, but heard the woman opposite put down the coffee spoon and made a very crisp sound of "ding".

Xia Lin'an raised his eyes and happened to meet Ma Siluo's gaze, the latter then lowered his eyebrows, wiped away the sadness in his eyes, and said in a very light tone: "I didn't like sweet things before, but one day, I found that I was tired of bitter things, and I wanted to add a little sweetness all the time." ”

Xia Lin'an listened silently, she seemed to understand, but she didn't seem to understand, so she chose to listen to Ma Siluo and continued: "But, Lin'an, do you know? It's not that I add sugar to my coffee and it doesn't make it bitter. ”

Ma Siluo smiled bitterly on his lips, and then said: "God made me understand that not all people who are together can be happy and happy. ”

Xia Lin'an's fingers caressed the wall of the cup and did not speak.

Ma Siluo looked at Xia Lin'an and smiled self-deprecatingly: "You may have guessed, right?" I'm talking to your brother. ”

Xia Lin'an and Ma Siluo glanced at each other and said honestly: "Hmm." Then she added, "Guess a little." ”

So, Ma Siluo told the story between her and Xia Yansi: "Seven years ago, I went to the United States to study, and I happened to be in the same university as him. ”

Even if Ma Siluo didn't name who his surname was, Xia Linan knew that "he" was her brother, Xia Yansi.

"We met at a hometown meeting, and I was very new to everything when I first arrived, and he was very friendly to introduce me to many friends, and it was also that night that I had a crush on him."

"In the years that followed, we became good friends, and he gave me a lot of valuable advice both in my studies and in my life, and I gradually fell in love with him."

Ma Siluo caught the confusion and curiosity in Xia Lin'an's eyes, she understood what it was, and said, "Are you curious why I didn't confess my heart to him back then?" ”

Xia Lin'an's eyes blinked, indicating that Ma Siluo had guessed the doubt in her heart. Xia Lin'an is really curious, since Ma Siluo likes Xia Yansi, why didn't he choose to confess to him?

Ma Siluo lowered her eyebrows and glanced at the milk foam that had been stirred up in the cup, she laughed helplessly, and said slowly: "Actually, I have thought about doing that, but in the education I received, I was not allowed to be so faceless and skinless, and I was burdened with the reputation of a family behind me." ”

The Ma family's tutor has always been the strictest, and even the most favored Ma Siluo can't escape the authoritarian and domineering family rules, and can't avoid the high hopes placed on her by her father and mother.

This is where she should be most proud and sadden, she has become a victim of the torrent of this era.

From the moment she was born, her parents arranged for her to take the path for the rest of her life, receive the best education, marry the best man, and live a life that others look up to.

Ma Siluo was so small that he couldn't choose what classes to take when he got up every day, what content to study, what friends to make and what work to do, all of which were arranged by Ma's father and Ma's mother.

Ma Siluo has no desires, so she also let her parents arrange for her, and then she lives a puppet-like life, getting up every day without hope.

However, after Ma Siluo met Xia Yansi, he found that the missing piece in his heart was finally found.

In the years when she was abroad, although she was not accompanied by a family member, she lived happily every day, especially when she woke up in the morning, she had thoughts in her heart and was full of expectations for the next day.

Because Xia Yansi is her thoughts, she will think hard about what clothes to wear that day in order to meet him by chance, she will spray a little perfume on herself every day before going out in order to make him happy, and she will study hard in order to be worthy of his talent.

Those days seemed to be stolen out of the slit of time, because Ma Siluo knew that after finishing her studies, she would return to China to accept the life arranged for her by her parents, her past and future were set, and only this time was what she has now and cherishes incomparably.

Xia Lin'an saw that Ma Siluo's eyes seemed to be moist and soaked in water, and then various emotions of sadness, helplessness, happiness, and sweetness appeared alternately in Ma Siluo's eyes.

Even if Ma Siluo didn't say it, Xia Linan could feel how tormented Ma Siluo's heart was at the moment.

Xia Linan could understand the reason why Ma Siluo did that, but he couldn't accept it.

In her opinion, life is her own, and she can only decide how to go in the future.

Perhaps this is the difference between Xia Linan and Ma Siluo, Xia Linan dared to rebel against his parents for himself, but Ma Siluo did not.