Emily fell silent after hearing Li Jia's words. After a long while, she nodded to Li Jia. "Big brother, I understand. I discussed it with Father Ai yesterday. From now on, my name is Ai Xiaoyue. Although I can't go back with you now, I will definitely go back to reunite with you as soon as the Dragon Dance Association stabilizes. After all, Father Ai has raised me for so many years, and I can't leave him at this time." Emily's words were very sincere. Hearing this, the regret in Li Jia's heart vanished, and he smiled happily at Emily.
"Xiaoyue, your brother believes in you. Let's go to the next place. Today I want to see all the famous attractions here. I'll go back to China first thing tomorrow morning and wait for your good news. But before that, your brother has something to give you. Here!" After Li Jia finished speaking, he took out two photos from his pocket and handed them to Ai Xiaoyue.
After taking the photo, Ai Xiaoyue's eyes immediately welled up with tears. "This is..."
“That’s right, these are photos of Mom and Dad. This one is from Mom and Dad’s wedding. This one is a photo of the four of us siblings. This is me, this is your second sister Li Xiaoqing, this is your third sister Li Xiaotong, and this little guy is your older brother Li Yan. There’s one person missing in this photo, and that’s you. But it’s okay, I believe there will be a chance. Alright! Let’s move on to the next goal!” After introducing the people in the two photos to Ai Xiaoyue, Li Jia patted Ai Xiaoyue on the shoulder. “Let’s go!”
Ai Xiaoyue nodded, placed the two photos together with the others, carefully held them in her hands, and then followed Li Jia out of Piazzale Michelangelo, heading towards their next destination, the Florence Cathedral!
The Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore) is a landmark of Florence. Its exterior is made of pink, green, and white marble, exuding an elegant and noble temperament, hence the name "Santa Maria del Fiore". At this moment, Li Jia and Ai Xiaoyue stood in front of the entrance of this cathedral, looking up at the world's largest dome, and couldn't help but feel more and more respect for Michelangelo, the master designer of the cathedral dome.
“Let’s go up to the dome and take a look. I heard that it houses many precious works of art.” Li Jia looked down from the dome and said to Ai Xiaoyue with a smile.
“Great! I’ve been up there many times before, but this time is the most special!” After saying that, Ai Xiaoyue took the lead and stepped into the chapel on the right, then walked to the corridor on the left, climbed the stairs that were said to be 463 steps long, and finally stood on the roof of this world-famous church…
For the rest of the day, Li Jia and Ai Xiaoyue happily explored some of Florence's most famous attractions. Time flew by, and as they say, happy times are always fleeting. Now, Li Jia and Ai Xiaoyue truly understood the meaning of that saying.
"Xiaoyue, today is one of the happiest times of my life. So, after dinner, I'm leaving. Remember my phone number, contact me anytime if you need anything, okay? I won't be here to protect you, so please be careful. But you should be safe here. Okay, let's go have dinner." As night fell, Li Jia and Ai Xiaoyue stood on the neon-lit streets of Florence. Li Jia said to Ai Xiaoyue with some reluctance.
“Okay, let’s go eat. I know a really good Chinese restaurant that’s very famous here, so let’s go there!” Ai Xiaoyue nodded and replied, looking at Li Jia’s smiling face.
The Chinese food we had for dinner was really good. It was a blessing to be able to eat such Chinese food in Florence, which is half a world away. However, as good as the food was, time waits for no one. Before we knew it, it was time for Xiaoyue to go home. After this separation, we didn't know when we would be able to see each other again.
"Remember to call your older brother if anything happens," Li Jia said with a smile, watching Ai Xiaoyue walk into the manor until Ai Xiaoyue's figure completely disappeared...
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