"Today is his birthday. I even prepared a cake for him. Let's go in and celebrate with him."
The driver took a cake out of the car and handed it to Bai Xiaoruo.
Bai Xiaoruo took the cake and helped Xian Zhengsen inside.
Since Grandpa still wouldn't tell her, Bai Xiaoruo stopped asking and decided to go inside and find out.
There aren't many elderly people living here, and only a handful of caregivers. The elderly sit quietly under the shade of the trees, basking in the warm morning sun, while others sit in their rooms lost in thought. Every elderly person who sees Bai Xiaoruo smiles kindly at her, but Bai Xiaoruo feels a little uneasy.
She helped Xian Zhengsen and quickened her pace.
"Grandpa, where is that important person you mentioned? When will we be able to see him?"
"It's just ahead, don't worry."
Xuan Zhengsen and Bai Xiaoruo turned a corner, walked through the corridor, and finally arrived at a small courtyard in front of them.
The yard was covered with withered yellow leaves, and the trees were long gone, with not a single leaf clinging to them. All that remained of the trees were their thin, smooth trunks.
An elderly man wearing a black knitted hat and a warm fur coat sat on a bench under a tree, his back to them, a scene that seemed somewhat desolate.
"Look, we're here. Xiao Ruo, this is the person I'm taking you to meet." Xian Zhengsen urged Bai Xiao Ruo to go over first.
I should have brought Bai Xiaoruo here sooner, but a lot of things have been going on these past few months, which has delayed me.
Bai Xiaoru stared at that hunched back, her heart filled with a thousand conflicting emotions. She still decided to lift her foot and slowly walk towards that figure.
Who is it?
Who exactly is this old man sitting here?
Why did it give her a feeling of familiarity?
It's like... something I've seen before.
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