Before I left, I went to Uncle Creti's restaurant, it was a holiday, and the afternoon was very clean.

I sat at the window table, her favorite spot, looking sideways at the road reflecting in the sun, reminiscing about how she had sat there.

Uncle Creti soon came and brought two cups of coffee, because I said I wanted to talk to him.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." Uncle Creti sat down, and I found that he had gained weight again in recent years, and his belly had grown and decreased.

I smiled and took a sip of my coffee, "It still tastes so good." ”

"Oh!" He smiled and narrowed his eyes, and also raised his coffee to drink, "How's it going?" ”

"Good." I nodded back.

"But I heard from Evangel that you didn't go to the book signing."

"Evangeli?" My eyes opened slightly.

"Yes." Uncle Creti shrugged his shoulders lightly and made a very helpless expression, "She is very sad, she waited for you for a long time that day, but she didn't see you." ”

My lips moved, and finally I looked down and sighed, "Can you help me apologize to Evangeli?" ”

"Absolutely."

"Thank you."

"But I promised her that I would help her ask for your new album autograph and poster." Uncle Creti said.

I pursed my lips and looked up, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint Evan Li because I won't have a new album." ”

"What's going on?" The smile in Uncle Creti's voice disappeared and he became nervous.

I curled my lips at him, "It's me, it's me who doesn't want to sing anymore." ”

"Why?!" He furrowed his brow, deep wrinkles.

I said, "Because I've found that I prefer to cook." ”

"Oh......" He opened his mouth slightly, looking at me as if I wanted to speak, but as if I didn't know how to say it.

I smiled and said, "I want to go to Nohi's country and open a restaurant over there." ”

Uncle Creti looked at me fixedly, and his wrinkled eyebrows slowly loosened, "Is she going back?" ”

"She's been back, a week ago."

He nodded his head and lowered his eyes, paused, and the corners of his lips suddenly raised, then raised his coffee and said to me: "Although I think it's a pity that you don't sing, I have to admit that you are more talented in cooking." ”

It was a sign of support, and I was both surprised and happy, and I was so excited that I found the voice, "I...... I think so myself. ”

"Hahahaha-" Uncle Creti smiled, "if you encounter any difficulties, you can call me, I'm a veteran of the restaurant!" ”

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

As I was leaving, he dropped me off outside the restaurant, and I turned back to him and said, "I'll get all my albums and posters out and mail them out tomorrow when I leave, and I think Evan will get it tomorrow at the most." ”

"She's going to be crazy with joy and invite her classmates and friends to visit her home."

I smiled and said goodbye to him, and he nodded his head and gave me four words, "Good luck." ”

The next day, after an 11-hour and 35-minute flight, I finally arrived in the city where she was now.

Here, black hair is everywhere and is no longer a symbol, but she is still the most special thing in my heart......

I didn't rush to contact her because she might still be angry and she should be busy right now.

I first found a place to stay, then started researching the restaurant, and after two months of busyness, the restaurant was finally ready to open.

The first thing I did was send her an invitation card with a bunch of blue irises.

I'm not worried that she'll know what the meaning of the blue iris is, because in some ways she's really good, but in some ways it's ...... For example, she is not good at boring things like flower language.

On the first day, she didn't come, the second day she didn't, then on the third day, then on the fourth day, she still didn't show up.

I'm not worried at all, though, because I know she's coming, it's just a matter of time.

She...... Although she was angry, she didn't blame me all the time, just like before she came back, she was worried that her grandmother's company would sue me, so as soon as she was angry, she would come.

She came faster than I expected, and I only waited for half a month for her to show up.

When the glass door was pushed open, the wind chimes rang, and I looked up and saw her.

A beige three-quarter-sleeved sweater, a pair of linen trousers in a primary color underneath, long hair scattered behind her shoulders, and sunglasses on the bridge of her nose that blocked half of her small face.

I couldn't control my cracked mouth and smiled, and as I hurried to meet him, I raised my hand and signaled to the waiter who was also going to meet him.

"Welcome." I stood still in front of her, one hand on my lower abdomen and slightly hunched.

She didn't reply to me immediately, but looked at me through the brown lenses before reaching out and planting her sunglasses, and said angrily, "It's really yours." ”

I smiled and narrowed my eyes, "We have a great red wine foie gras here, are you interested in trying it?" ”

She paused, and the corners of her lips curled up, "I'm going to visit first." ”

"No problem."

I showed her around the dining room, then arranged for her to sit in the cubicle and went to the kitchen.

During the meal, she began to say that I was not only willful but also naïve, and after teaching me a lesson, she told me again that if I went back now, it was still too late, and that her grandmother still had high expectations of me, and should not bother with me.

She spoke casually, but I knew in my heart that she should have been worried about my business, and that she had probably contacted her grandmother and said a lot of good things about me before she came.

She's always like this, hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, I don't want to live up to her kindness, and I know that she is for my good, but ...... No matter what, I won't leave, where she is, I'll be there......

It seemed that she felt my insistence, and she didn't say any more, just told me that within half a year, I still had a chance to think about it myself.

After I nodded to her, there was a long silence, and she suddenly looked up, looked at the two blue irises stuck in the vase on the table, and said, "You seem to like this flower very much, you haven't noticed it before." ”

I smiled softly, "Don't you think it's beautiful?" ”

"It's beautiful."

"It's called Iris, but it's actually on campus, but you haven't noticed it." I ignored the word blue.

She pursed her lips, paused and lowered her eyes slightly, the corners of her lips raised a little, "Does it mean anything?" ”

"Elegant and generous."

"Oh...... It does seem to feel that way. ”

In the days that followed, as long as she didn't go on a business trip, she would basically go to the restaurant for a meal every three to five days.

Although every time she came, she would leave in two hours at most, but those two hours were my happiest time and the only hope I had for life.

One day, two years later, Noshi suddenly told me that she wanted to bring her sister with her next time.

Of course I thought it was fine, but she told me that it wasn't the sister at home, but her father's illegitimate daughter outside.

Noshi rarely talks about the family, except when she is upset and has a little drink, so I was surprised that she suddenly told me about the scandal of the family.

Later, she told me that her sister was very pitiful, and her mother was insane and no one found out, which led to her being abused for a long time and her mental state was also very poor.

And it will be found that there is something wrong with her mother, and it is because she stabbed a male classmate at school that his father's assistant noticed her condition.

Although she has been brought back and separated from her mother for two years, she is still withdrawn and does not like to talk.

I was distressed to hear it, and told her to remember to bring her sister next time, and I would try to enlighten her as much as possible, and I believed that desserts have healing powers.

She smiled and nodded, and three days later, she came with her sister, Gu Nuoxuan.

The girl was small, with two large braids and a white dress that reached to the knees.

Because the weather has turned cold, she wears white leggings over her skirt, and a pair of small pink leather shoes match her pink coat very well.

Somehow, she reminded me of little Anne I hadn't remembered in a long time.

It's just that she is much thinner than little Anne, there is no trace of baby fat on her face, and those eyes are big, and the expressionless little face makes people feel like a lifeless doll.

"This is a good friend of mine, you can call him brother." Noshi introduced me to her, and her voice was unusually soft.

She tilted her little head slightly to look at me, but she didn't say anything, just watched.

I pursed my lips and tried to smile as softly as I could, "Hello, my name is Dean. Bradbury, you can actually call me Dean as well. ”

Her big eyes blinked slightly, her half-pursed lips moved slightly, but she still didn't speak.

"Can you tell me your name?"

Her eyes blinked again, then lowered her eyes and lowered her head slightly, "Gu Nuoxuan." ”

It's a very soft sound, and if it's windy now, I don't think I'll be able to hear it.

"Hello, nice to meet you, Gu Nuoxuan." I held out my hand to her.

She didn't respond to me, but I saw her fingertips clenched lightly, so I didn't give up, and my hand moved closer to her, "Can I call you Nuoxuan, or Xuanxuan?" ”

Her slightly clenched hands tightened, but she still didn't speak.

At this time, Nuoxi spoke, bowed her waist slightly and tilted her head to her, "Xuanxuan, Dean wants to shake hands with you, this is polite." ”

She paused for a moment before she slowly raised her head and reached out to touch my hand, her eyes and small face, which had no emotion, were covered with a touch of nervousness.

"You can call me Xuanxuan." She said suddenly, her voice still small and trilling.

"Oh! That's great! I smiled and held the little hand that touched my fingertips, "Nice to meet you, Xuanxuan." ”

She shrunk her shoulders slightly, lowered her head sharply, and her little ears suddenly turned a little red.

I saw her embarrassment and thought she was very cute, so I let go of her hand and glanced at Noxi.

Noshi was looking at her with a rare tenderness in his eyes, and I smiled and straightened up, "Do you like sweetness?" Xuanxuan? ”

"......" She shrunk her shoulders slightly and nodded her head, but did not speak.

"Today's dessert will be very rich, so don't eat too much until now." I tried to strike up a conversation with Noshi as I walked to the cubicle with her.