The moment the little girl closed her eyes and made a wish seriously, her mother tied a silver chain around her neck.
The pendant is an exquisite badge engraved with an eagle with its wings spread out, ready to take flight.
"This is your amulet." Mother's voice was as gentle as water. "Please take good care of it."
"Why hasn't Dad come back yet?" The little girl looked up, her eyes full of anticipation.
Her mother squatted down and gently ran her fingers through the bow in her hair.
"Don't worry, Dad promised to come back when the stars are brightest."
Just as the little girl took a deep breath and was about to blow out the candle.
"Boom—"
The entire wooden door collapsed, raising a cloud of dust.
The gray-robed man who first stepped into the door was wearing half a silver mask. On the lower half of his face that was exposed, there was a hideous scar extending from the corner of his mouth to behind his ear.
"Take the two children away!" the gray-robed man shouted sternly.
On the little finger of his mutilated right hand was a snake-shaped ring.
The moment the mother pounced on the little girl, a cold light flashed from the sleeves of the gray-robed man.
Gu Youran wanted to scream, but found that her throat could not make any sound.
She could only watch her mother fall.
I watched the gray-robed man roughly tear off the Nine-Star Bracelet from my mother's wrist.
It was exactly the same as the one on her wrist, even the wear and tear marks were exactly the same.
The scene suddenly changed.
Gu Youran suddenly found herself in a sea of fire.
The younger self was held tightly in the arms of Renault, whose face was covered in soot. The boy's thin arms burst out with amazing strength, and he ran while holding her in his arms.
There were originally five or six men following behind him, but now only two were left, covered in blood and still struggling to resist the pursuers.
“Crash—”
A piece of red glazed tile fell from the collapsed eaves.
Renault suddenly turned sideways, and the tiles brushed against his forehead, and the smell of burning flesh immediately filled the air.
The boy groaned, but held the little girl in his arms tighter.
";There!";
The shouts of the pursuers pierced the wall of fire.
At the critical moment, several black shadows broke through the thick smoke.
The man in the lead had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his cloak fluttered in the fire.
"dad--"
My younger self screamed heart-wrenchingly.
The next moment, she was held in the man's arms.
Another thin man carried Renault with one hand, and everyone quickly blended into the night.
…
At the same time.
Kangrui Hospital VIP ward.
“Beep—beep—”
The ECG monitor suddenly sounded a rapid alarm.
Shi Heng suddenly opened his eyes and found that Gu Youran in his arms was trembling violently.
The moonlight shone through the gap in the curtains, illuminating the crystal tear marks on her face.
The tears slid down her pale cheeks, wetting the snow-white pillowcase.
Her tightly closed eyelashes trembled constantly, as if she was trapped in a nightmare from which she could not escape.
"Youbao, Youbao..."
Shi Heng's low voice was hoarse from just waking up.
His slender fingers gently stroked her cheek, wiping away the hot tears.
I could feel the person in my arms still trembling.
He leaned closer, gently pressed his lips against her trembling eyelashes, and kissed away her tears one by one.
"I'm here..."
This whisper carries a reassuring power.
Gradually, Gu Youran's breathing became synchronized with his, and his tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.
Shi Heng did not retreat immediately.
His eyes lingered on her sleeping face, his fingertips unconsciously tangled in her hair.
Only after making sure that she was completely safe did he slowly tighten his arms and hold her deeper in his arms.
…
The other side.
The top floor suite of Yuncheng Dijing Hotel.
In the darkness, Renault lay on his back on the big bed, tracing the outline of the flying eagle emblem over and over again with his fingertips.
Memories are especially clear in the darkness.
That night twenty-two years ago should have been a warm birthday party.
He remembered the sweet aroma of cream cake wafting through the banquet hall, and Youyou, wearing a goose yellow puffy skirt, looking as pretty as a doll.
When he was holding Youyou and blowing out the candles, a group of people broke in.
He and Youyou were taken away and locked up in a dark dungeon.
Not long after, the shock wave of the explosion blew open the prison door.
He desperately ran out holding Youyou, but found that the entire manor was engulfed in flames.
In the thick smoke, the figure of Youyou's father Xiao Yunjian was particularly eye-catching.
The always gentle doctor was now covered in blood, his left eye glowed a strange gray-blue in the firelight, and his right hand held a bloody scalpel.
They began to flee in panic.
The initial team consisted of ten people: Xiao Yunjian, two doctors, four bodyguards, him, Youyou, and the loyal old butler Xu Bo.
But every day, there are people who remain on the run forever.
On the third day, the young doctor Li took the initiative to expose his whereabouts in order to divert the pursuers.
On the fifth day, two bodyguards were swept away by the rapids while crossing the river.
At dusk on the seventh day, they hid in a musty wooden house.
Renault looked at Xiao Yunjian's furrowed brow as he counted the number of people and knew that the situation was not good.
Uncle Xu leaned against the wall, the bandage on his abdomen soaked with blood.
Youyou had a high fever in his arms, her little face was red and her breathing was rapid.
He imitated the way he remembered his mother taking care of him, gently wiping her forehead and cheeks with a wet cloth.
"Young Master..." Uncle Xu said weakly, "Tomorrow... someone will come to pick you up..."
Xiao Yunjian silently injected the old man with painkillers. When he turned around, he saw Renault taking care of Youyou attentively.
In the dim light of the oil lamp, the scratches on the boy's arm were particularly conspicuous, but he seemed to feel no pain, and all his attention was on the little girl in his arms.
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