Chapter 49 Sunrise

Su Mi felt a chill in his body and shook off the hairs on his body. "You tried to scare me on purpose, didn't you?"

"You'll know if you go and take a look."

Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, Su Mi could not really go and see it.

Considering that this place is close to the cemetery and this piece of land belongs to the Xiao family, according to what Xiao Xuanjin said, this place might be specially used to enshrine the spirits.

"That's not necessary. I believe you."

Su Mi picked up the USB drive, facing Xiao Xuanjin, and shook it in his hand. "I didn't look very pretty when I came up, and my clothes were dirty, so I won't show it to you, so you won't laugh at me."

After saying that, she put the USB drive into her bag.

"Are you different now than before?" Xiao Xuanjin pointed at the mud on her legs.

Su Mi explained, "That's a huge difference. The pixels captured by surveillance cameras definitely can't replicate my real beauty."

Xiao Xuanjin didn't take it seriously, thinking that girls always have weird focuses, if he really wanted to see it, he could just check the surveillance, she couldn't stop him.

However, he chose to respect her, "Okay, you play here, I'll go out for a while."

After saying this, he stood up and was about to leave.

Su Mi asked anxiously, fearing that he would not give up and still watch the surveillance video, "Where are you going?"

Xiao Xuanjin turned around and said, "Cemetery."

Su Mi nodded, "Oh."

Xiao Xuanjin opened the door and went out.

Su Mi sat down on the chair, breathed a sigh of relief, and finally felt relieved.

The system asks [Host, don’t you want to go with me? ]

Su Mi replied, "My sudden arrival has already made him unhappy. Now he didn't chase me away, which is already a great blessing. He needs some space alone now, so I have to be sensible."

【Host, what you said makes sense. 】

"That's for sure."

Su Mi opened the notebook in front of her and saw that the desktop was quite clean with few software programs. She found a video software, opened it and watched the meaningless skit inside.

Just after watching for a while, someone knocked on the door.

"Come in."

It was the bodyguard who came in with a tray of food. "Ms. Su, this is the food prepared for you. Remember to eat it."

After saying that, he put it on the table and went out.

Su Mi is indeed hungry now, and he didn't lie to Xiao Xuanjin at that time.

After rushing all morning, the food I ate in the morning has been almost digested.

She looked over and saw that it was the standard three dishes and one soup. She sat down and ate slowly.

After a while, another servant brought a set of clean women's clothes.

It was a set of white home clothes, and she told her to change the one she was wearing and she would be responsible for washing it.

The service was very attentive.

Su Mi did as she asked and took off his clothes and handed them to her.

Xiao Xuanjin left and didn't come back until late at night.

At this time, Su Mi was already tired from playing and fell asleep on the sofa.

As soon as Xiao Xuanjin came in, he saw her sleeping soundly with her head resting on a milky white pillow.

She was wearing only her white velvet housecoat, covering nothing at all.

Xiao Xuanjin took out a thin blanket and bent down to cover her with it.

She seemed to sense something, and she mumbled in her sleep. Then she turned over and hugged the blanket tightly, as soft as a kitten.

Xiao Xuanjin touched her face, then stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Looking at the dark forest outside, a thick haze gradually gathered in my eyes.

That scene started to replay in my mind.

"Your most beloved grandson is now just a young boy. What can he achieve?"

"Look at him, he's so timid that he gets scared when he sees a gun."

"Is this the successor you carefully trained?"

…

"Xiao Jin, it was Grandpa who believed him wrongly. It's not your fault."

"If I had known this would happen, I would not have raised a tiger to cause trouble."

"Grandpa can't accompany you on the road ahead, Xiao Jin, take good care of the Xiao family's business and protect your family."

At the end of the memory, he was the only one kneeling there, and no one answered him no matter how he called out "Grandpa".

A heart-wrenching cry swept through his mind, harsh and sharp. Xiao Xuanjin slowly squatted down, covered his head, and closed his eyes in pain.

Su Mi was awakened by thirst. When she woke up, it was already early morning. When she turned around, she saw Xiao Xuanjin squatting in front of the glass with his head buried deep in his knees. His back looked lonely and helpless, a look she had never seen before.

She rubbed her eyes, thinking she must have seen it wrong.

I heard the system's voice in my mind: "Host, go quickly. His psychological defense is very low now. The chance of success is very high."

Su Mi immediately perked up when he heard this, touched the bell in his hand, and then went to his side.

She walked over to him and sat down like him.

Then he yawned softly.

Hearing the noise, Xiao Xuanjin raised his head and looked over, but his eyes were red and bloodshot, as if he had suffered an incredible mental blow, or as if he had been crying.

Su Mi suddenly felt that his sin was even greater. At such a vulnerable moment, he certainly did not want to be seen.

She pretended to be drowsy as if she had just woken up, and controlled her tone to remain calm, "I just had a dream."

Xiao Xuanjin didn't answer.

Su Mi continued, "I dreamed that I was flying in the sky, and then a pig suddenly flew next to me. I was wondering how pigs could fly these days. I was about to take out my phone to take a picture, but the pig knocked me away."

"Hahahahahaha, don't you think this is funny?" Su Mi burst into laughter, but when he looked over, Xiao Xuanjin didn't react at all.

He looked out the window with empty eyes, and it was unclear whether he heard anything or not.

Su Mi continued, "I remembered another thing. People say that dreaming of flying is mostly because of growing taller. Do you think this dream means that I am growing taller? But I am an adult now, can I still grow taller?"

Xiao Xuanjin still didn't respond.

At this moment, Su Mi seemed to be talking to herself. Her voice was faint but particularly alluring in the night.

"You see it's so dark outside, but when the dawn breaks tomorrow, all the darkness and haze will disappear. I think, maybe, life is like this, no matter how difficult, how low, or how hard the days are, they will eventually pass... When they fade away, one day, when you look back, you will feel that it is just like that."

After saying this, she clearly felt that Xiao Xuanjin's eyes relaxed a little, not as indifferent as before.

Su Mi sighed, "When I was a child, I didn't understand why my parents liked to watch the sunrise so much. It was not until later that I realized that people's mood will really change with the moment the sunrise rises, and they will no longer be desperate and sad..."

"I once tried writing down the things that bothered me at night on paper, and then looking at them the next morning, my mood seemed to have completely changed. Those things were like paper tigers, with fangs but they would burst if poked."

The two sat quietly, waiting for the rays of light to break through the darkness.

The night was exceptionally long, until the light suddenly appeared on the horizon.

Su Mi noticed that Xiao Xuanjin had calmed down a lot, so he quietly moved over, then reached out and took his hand, interlocking their fingers. "If you don't believe me, look, the fingers are tightly connected, and what was missed before is back again."

She was illuminated by the sunset glow, and warm colors painted her face.