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Twenty years passed quickly, and Shimi's body inevitably declined like fallen leaves in autumn. They all knew that it was time to go home.
Looking at the long-missed house and pushing open the door that had not been opened for a long time, the long-lost tranquility allowed them to relax their body and mind.
The furnishings in the spotless house remained exactly as they had been when they left. Xuan Mi must have received their letter about returning and cleaned up the house in advance.
They thought that Xuan Mi, who had become a father, was becoming more and more reliable.
The afternoon sun shines through the clean paper sliding door, gently spreading onto the tatami, forming a warm halo.
"Shiya, your hair is too long, let me trim it for you."
"Well, thank you for your help."
Shimi sat obediently in the light, his head slightly lowered. You Xiaohun took a comb and scissors and walked behind him.
"You are already an old married couple, why are you still saying this?" You Xiaohun chuckled.
Time seemed to slow down at this moment. The only sounds in the room were the subtle clicks of the scissors' blades, and the gentle rustle of the comb through the hair. Silver strands of hair fell quietly between You Xiaohun's fingers.
When the last inappropriate length was cut off, Shimi's silhouette seemed to have returned to its former neatness.
"I'm a little tired..."
You Xiaohun smiled and said, "Sleep here."
Shiya slowly leaned down and rested his head on her lap.
His breathing gradually became even and long. You Xiaohun pressed his hands on his solar plexus, rubbing it with his fingertips as usual, neither lightly nor heavily, until the regular breathing stopped at some point.
She paused slightly, her fingertips curling unconsciously.
"Shiya?" she called softly, with a barely perceptible tremor in her voice.
No response.
The distant chirping of birds in the courtyard made the silence in the house even more apparent.
You Xiaohun lowered her head, a tear slipped from the corner of her eye, passed across the corner of her mouth that was trying hard to maintain a smile, and finally dripped into his silver hair, like dewdrops in the morning light kissing the petals of the wisteria tree.
She crushed the crystal beads in her hand and fell into darkness.
......
When You Xiaohun woke up, she found herself lying on the desk. She looked around - wasn't this her bedroom? Was she back?
What day is it today?! She suddenly grabbed her phone and looked at it: the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month.
She looked down at her hands and found that the thin calluses left by years of exercise had disappeared.
You Xiaohun came to the mirror, and the scar left by saving Xuan Mi disappeared.
Huh? There's an extra necklace around my neck?
It looks like the style of a knife blade and looks a bit familiar.
But You Xiaohun couldn't remember it at all. Looking at the blade, he felt empty in his heart, as if he had forgotten something very important.
Just then, grandpa's voice came from the living room.
"Xiaohun, come out for a moment, your senior brother is back."
Senior brother? Where did she get a senior brother? She had never heard her grandfather mention him.
Just as I was wondering, I heard my grandfather complaining incessantly.
"Look at you, why didn't you just inherit my legacy? You had to become a police officer, and now you come back to ask me for help."
"I definitely won't help you. Just wait and see if your junior sister is willing to help you!"
You Xiaohun pushed the door open and saw a tall figure standing in the middle of the living room.
"Come, Xiaohun, this is your long-missing senior brother." Grandpa waved at her, "Shimi, this is your junior sister."
Shimi had his back to You Xiaohun, and upon hearing that, he slowly turned around and looked at her.
The moment their eyes met, You Xiaohun's heart trembled inexplicably. This sharp-edged face, though he had never seen it before, held an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
"Junior sister?" Shiya waved his hand in front of her eyes, then scratched his hair and said, "This situation is indeed strange. I need your help."
Why does this junior sister seem to be not very smart, Shimi thought.
Suppressing the inexplicable emotions surging in his heart, You Xiaohun nodded expressionlessly.
"Then let's set off now without further delay." Shimi said decisively upon seeing this.
You Xiaohun followed him downstairs without saying a word.
It wasn't until she saw Shimichi wearing a helmet and getting on a motorcycle that she came to her senses.
Pretty cool~ her cheap senior brother.
Shiya threw the other helmet to her and said, "What? Are you scared?"
You Xiaohun caught the helmet, raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Oh, who's afraid of who!"
She put on her helmet and sat behind him.
Shiya said with a half-smile, "You'd better hold on tight."
Then, he suddenly stepped on the accelerator in a mischievous manner, and the motorcycle shot out like an arrow.
You Xiaohun exclaimed and subconsciously hugged his waist.
His low chuckle was heard in the wind, but she didn't notice that the knife-tip necklace around her neck was emitting a faint warm glow.
- over-
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