"Mmm, smells good."

I sniffed and slowly opened my eyes, only to see Chen Jie's face.

It felt like I was dreaming.

She saw that I was awake and gently pinched my cheek, even her usual loud voice softened a lot, "You lazy bum, sleeping for so long!"

I groggily got up, only to find myself in the orphanage.

No wonder I didn't sleep soundly in my dream, turns out I was brought here.

It must have been Jiang Muxue's idea again.

"Come, let's eat, today, it's all your favorites."

Chen Jie said, trying to hold my hand, but seeing my dried-up hands, her smile finally couldn't be maintained, revealing a half-crying half-smiling expression, she kept restraining herself, in the end, she couldn't hold back, her shoulders were trembling, and she quickly turned away, not letting me see her overflowing sadness.

I was also very sad.

But now, I didn't even have the energy to cry.

"I'm sorry, Chen Jie, I didn't want to make you sad..."

She still turned her face away, hands constantly wiping, finally when she had to face me, tears were streaming down her face, "Are you silly?! You should have told me, I would have fought her, I would have taken care of you! How could you bear such things alone... how can you bear it?!"

She wanted to raise her hand to pat me like she used to, but in the end, it fell heavily on her own thigh, regretting, "Last time I should have stopped you and asked properly, shouldn't have let you go, you even lied to me about the trend, look at what you've become, sob sob sob!"

The head of the orphanage bent over, last time half-black hair, now all white.

I hugged her in distress, quietly leaning on her warm back, with the scent of laundry soap - my mom's scent.

"Chen Jie, don't cry, I love you so much."

She cried even louder, "You brat, do you have to say these things?"

"Forget it, let's eat, I made braised beef and hotpot today, and also had Jiang Muxue buy your favorite cream puffs, you have to eat at least two big bowls of rice today!"

I opened my mouth, nodded, "Okay."

She carefully helped me onto the wheelchair, and pushed me out.

Just as we went out, I noticed that the dining room was decorated like the ocean with blue and white silk cloth.

The children gathered around the table, all came up to me, chattering.

The hotpot on the table bubbled and boiled in the bright red spicy soup, a beautiful sight.

The room was full of warmth and noise.

The people I loved were all by my side.

It's really nice.

Jiang Muxue went to buy cream puffs and wasn't here.

But inexplicably, I saw her at seventeen, with slightly immature features, standing not far away, wearing an apron, holding meat, smiling sweetly at me, "You're finally awake, come and eat."

...

Her tone was so gentle, her cold demeanor melted like butter, sweet and heartwarming.

But... if there is another life, it's better not to be with Jiang Muxue.

Having seen her so good, I really don't want to see her completely changed by fame and fortune.

It's scary.

If there's another life, I still want a plain, full of fireworks and little joys, a life where I can be happy for the sunshine on a clear day, and happy for the wildflowers blooming on the roadside.

"Lin Qing?"

Chen Jie suddenly panicked by my ear.

She knelt by my side, calling me with tears in her eyes, her voice painful and sorrowful.

I wanted to raise my hand and wipe away her tears, but in the end, I only had the strength to move my fingers.

Forget it, I'm really tired.

Too bad I didn't get to eat the hotpot.

Strange, is it snowing?

How come I see Jiang Xue wearing a long black down jacket, standing under the dim street light?

What is she doing?

Oh, I remember, I was proposing to her.

I smiled at her.

But this time, I stood up and left.

And then, the snow stopped, the world plunged into darkness.

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