As he opened the car door, Wen Yiquan held onto the door frame to prevent her from accidentally bumping her head on it, then gently closed the door.
"Alright, I hope you two can get along well. Goodbye, girl."
"Goodbye, Uncle..." The girl stuck her head out of the window and responded blankly.
"Don't stick your head out, it's dangerous."
"oh……"
He smiled and waved, watching the car gradually drive into the distance.
Finally, as the car disappeared from sight, Wen Yiquan's smile gradually faded, replaced by an inexplicably sad expression. He casually lit a cigarette and smoked it by the curb.
"Poor girl." After a few puffs, the cigarette was mostly gone. He stretched and casually tossed it into the trash can. "I'll help as much as I can."
...
"504...504..."
Xia Lian kept muttering to herself, and finally found her cousin's house number in a corner on the fifth floor.
"Found it..."
She straightened her head and, without the slightest hesitation, reached out her small hand and gently tapped twice, hoping to get a response from inside.
However, several minutes passed and no one came out. They knocked several more times, but still there was no response.
Xia Lian's eyes showed a hint of disappointment, "Cousin, he's not here..."
Leaning against the wall, her gaze gradually became unfocused. In the sweltering heat of over thirty degrees Celsius, even the stairwell was hardly cool.
Leaning against the wall, it gradually slid down.
Xia Lian lowered her head, hugged her knees with both hands, buried her head between her legs, and snorted out the hot air. Her clothes clung tightly to her body and were soaked with sweat.
"Cousin...?"
She closed her eyes and muttered something to herself.
The image of her cousin flashed through Xia Lian's mind. She tried to stay awake, but the silent afternoon kept hypnotizing her consciousness.
"I hope he's a gentle person..."
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