The cemetery was very large, and the three tombstones were scattered here and there. It took the two of them almost an hour to find Wenrou's grave.
Although the photo on the tombstone had become less clear after so many years of sun and rain, Wen Yan still recognized the person in the photo at a glance; it was indeed Wen Rou.
Wen Yan bent down and gently placed the lilies in her hand before her gentle eyes.
Shen Jingxiu followed suit and placed a bunch of white chrysanthemums down.
I bought these two bouquets of flowers on the way here.
Wen Yan didn't know what kind of flowers Wen Rou liked, but the feeling Wen Rou got from her photos was like that of a lily, pure yet noble.
After saying that, Wen Yan looked at Shen Jingxiu beside her and said, "Big brother, I want to be alone for a while. Could you go downstairs and wait for me? It will only take a little while."
Shen Jingxiu naturally had no objection: "Okay, then I'll wait for you downstairs. You can see me at a glance from here."
"Yes, thank you, brother."
"I told you there's no need to thank me, no need to be so polite with me. Let me say a few words to Aunt Wen too."
Wen Yan nodded and stepped aside to make room for him.
Shen Jingxiu bowed solemnly to the tombstone: "Aunt Wen, I am Shen Jingxiu, the older brother of Wen Yan's adoptive family. Thank you for bringing Wen Yan into this world and protecting her. Rest assured, we will continue to protect her in the future. I swear to you."
Shen Jingxiu didn't linger; he left after solemnly saying those words.
Wen Yan stared at his back until he was far away, then she knelt down in front of Wenrou's grave.
After squatting down, Wen Yan's face was level with the gentleness in the photo.
"Hi," Wen Yan said with a smile, looking at the photo of Wen Rou. "Hello, Auntie. I am also Wen Yan, but a different Wen Yan. I came here today wearing her clothes, so perhaps there is still her scent on them. After you left, she and her grandmother depended on each other for survival. Later, she met a very good adoptive family. She must have been very happy during that time. Although there were some unpleasant things in between, she was eventually freed from that burden, which is why I came."
“She must have left without regrets, because I dreamt of her, and she was very happy. I don’t know if you found each other over there. But she was easy to recognize because she looked a lot like her father, and she had a little red bird mark on her body. I think that must have been something you left for her on purpose.”
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