Si Yueqin's soft face was flushed red from coughing so hard, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, making her look sickly.
Ye Qi asked the person in question in a low voice, "Would you like a glass of water?"
Si Yueqin shook her head: "No need..."
She muttered softly, "I...I'll leave first. I don't want to pass on my illness to you..."
Si Yueqin skillfully concealed the disappointment on her face.
I finally managed to sneak out to see the wonderful world outside...
It would be a lie to say I'm not sad.
But she couldn't selfishly spread her illness to others.
Just as she was leaving, Ye Qi grabbed her small hand and smiled, "Don't go yet, I've prepared an extra gift for you."
When Si Yueqin saw Ye Qi grab her hand, a look of shock immediately flashed across her face: "Quick... let go..."
Tears welled up in her eyes as she worried that she might infect Ye Qi with her infectious disease.
People who are in close or prolonged contact with you can transmit infectious diseases to you...
Therefore, she dared not spend too much time with them.
They were so dazzling, like bright, clear stars.
She admitted that she was selfish at first, unable to resist wanting to get close to these stars and absorb even a tiny bit of "starlight".
At least I have had contact with people other than my family and servants.
This is a small step forward for her.
But she also warned herself that she would have to leave once she started coughing.
only……
She didn't expect it to come so quickly.
Ye Qi took out a flower from behind her back and handed it to Si Yueqin, smiling as she said, "Little Qin, this is a flower for you. I originally wanted your brother to deliver it to you."
"But your brother is right, gifts are most meaningful when given in person."
Ye Qi's clean and sincere eyes met the other's astonished eyes, her gentle smile like soft, fluffy clouds carried by the wind, lightly sweeping across Si Yueqin's face:
Happy birthday, Si Yueqin.
Si Yueqin held the flower in her hand, looking at this flower she had never seen before—a uniquely colored flower.
Each of its petals is a different color; it seems too inclusive, even including black petals.
The innermost petals are black, white, and gray, from which petals of different colors extend. They blend together in a colorful way, becoming one, and as a true colorful flower, it embraces any color that is "defined as ugly".
Because they are all colors, each petal is extremely precious to the whole.
This makes up this unique flower.
The colorful flower was shimmering with a faint glow, making one wonder if it had some kind of light-emitting device installed.
As soon as Si Yueqin received the colorful flowers, she felt a sudden sense of peace, as if a life-giving spring was continuously repairing her body and mind, nourishing her fragile spirit, and embracing all the negative things for her.
Si Yueqin really liked this flower.
Especially when she saw the innermost black petal surrounded by flowers of different colors, she couldn't help but feel emotional, wondering if she would still have the chance to have many good friends and no longer be lonely.
An empty room, servants who avoid her like the plague, parents who won't sigh or cry in front of her, an increasingly tired brother searching for a solution, and the occasional tutor in protective gear—these elements made up her daily childhood.
This colorful flower, like a different color that accidentally and forcefully rushed into her life, told her that all colors are beautiful.
When Si Yueqin heard Ye Qi wish her a happy birthday, she softly replied, "Thank you, sister, I'm very happy."
Si Yueqin grew increasingly fond of the flower as she looked at it, and couldn't help but ask Ye Qi, "Sister Qi Qi... I'd like to ask, what's the name of this flower..."
Not long after she opened her mouth, a gasp broke the gentle atmosphere.
An elderly man, sprightly and kind-faced, with an upright posture like a pine tree, strode over.
He saw the colorful flowers in Si Yueqin's hand and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that a starflower?!"
Si Yueqin couldn't help but murmur, "Starflower?"
The old man then noticed that the young men and women in front of him were all juniors he knew, and he coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment:
"It is said that the Starflower has a variety of beautiful colors and a faint glow like starlight, making it an important medicinal herb that is hard to come by!"
Ye Qi scratched his head: This thing can be used as medicine...?
Oh right!
Ye Qi's almost blurred memories finally became clear.
Starflower can indeed be used in medicine, with uses to nourish the body and mind, dispel evil and replenish the body's essence.
“Grandpa?!” Jisnan immediately recognized his relative.
Ji Sinan's maternal grandfather, Wei Zhu, recognized his grandson as being there early on, but he didn't have time to pay attention to him.
Wei Zhu squatted down and asked Si Yueqin in a soft and kind voice, "Qinqin, can Grandpa take a look at this starflower of yours?"
As Si Yueqin's attending physician, Wei Zhu enjoys Si Yueqin's deep trust.
Si Yueqin glanced at Ye Qi secretly, and seeing that Ye Qi did not object, she handed the Star Flower to Wei Zhu.
Wei Zhu examined it carefully, becoming more and more excited with each examination: "It really is a Starflower!"
Ye Qi asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with this flower?"
When Wei Zhu heard the younger generation ask the question, she suppressed her excitement and joy and pretended to be serious: "This flower can be used as a medicinal ingredient. I have been looking for this flower for many years! With it, Qin... my friend's granddaughter's illness can be cured!"
Ye Qi's focus remained peculiar: "Are these flowers so hard to find?"
After listening, Wei Zhu sighed helplessly:
"Of course! It's practically priceless! Ten years ago, a mysterious person sold a batch of them. Because of their unique and magical effects, a friend of mine bought one to try and experiment with the recipe provided by the seller. He only managed to make two finished pills."
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