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Spring in the capital came extremely late today. It was still cold and windy in early March. There was a heavy snowfall not long ago. In the desolate place, the snow has not completely melted, and the white clumps are very conspicuous.

Long Ziqi came back more than half a month earlier than expected. Long Lifei was not here, so Chongjian was helping her handle everything.

In fact, she can do it alone, but Chongjian insists. In the eyes of all of them, she is like a porcelain doll that will break even if it is touched. She is so weak that she is useless except for studying.

Chongjian was not as careful as Long Lifei, but he did his best to take care of Long Ziqi. He always had a smiling face and looked indifferent to Long Ziqi. Even if she didn't say a word, he would chirp and say no.

listen.

Later, an acquaintance asked him, "Long Ziqi has such a cold personality, and if you say ten words, she can only reply to you once, why would you stick your hot face to your cold butt?"

Chong Jian's face no longer had the playful smile of the past. Thinking of the girl who looked like snow, it felt like there was sand in her eyes, and she felt so painful that she wanted to cry.

He said: I'm afraid that if I don't work hard to speak, she will be even more lonely.

After following Long Lifei for such a long time, although he didn't know what happened specifically, he could see through the wounds in those eyes that he had suffered, wounds that could not be healed.

Some people say: People with a cold face once had a warm heart, but their enthusiasm was either chilled by the winds and frosts of the world, or their hope was petrified by the vagaries of the world, so they are now so cold and emotionless.

He knew that there was an immortal loneliness growing in her bones.

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Long Ziqi returned home early without telling Gu Mingxi and Long Pei, so when they arrived at Mingzheng Residence after a long absence in the evening, the domestic servants all showed surprise and joy. Ru Bing's eyes were red, and he immediately went to inform his wife.

Gu Mingxi was taking care of the flowers and plants in the greenhouse. When he heard that she was coming back, he didn't even have time to wash his hands and hurriedly walked to the door to greet her.

Long Ziqi got out of the car and saw Gu Mingxi with joyful eyes. Regardless of the mud on her hands, she hugged her gently and said, "Mom, I'm back."

"Welcome home." Gu Mingxi smiled, but did not touch her with his hands for fear of soiling her daughter's clothes.

Jiang Chongjian took the luggage from the car and handed it to the servant, bowed to Gu Mingxi: "Madam..."

"It's been a hard journey, please stay and have dinner with us tonight." Gu Mingxi could guess that Chongjian escorted Yan'er all the way back, and she was grateful to the child in her heart.

Naturally, Chongjian declined politely. Long Ziqi returned to China and had a family reunion in the evening. It was inconvenient for him, an outsider, to be present.

Gu Mingxi did not force him to stay, but asked him to come over and have a casual meal together next time.

Chongjian agreed and found a reason to leave because he had something to do. Before leaving, Long Ziqi, who was about to go in with Gu Mingxi, suddenly turned around and came back and said thank you seriously to him.

He sat in the car with a smile on his face, "Xiao Yaner will say thank you to me again, and I will be really sad..."

After saying that, he made a heartbroken and hurt expression.

Probably because he was in a good mood after returning to his hometown, Long Ziqi smiled slightly and asked him to drive safely.

Chongjian said he had something to deal with because he really had something to deal with, and he wasn't just trying to deal with Gu Mingxi. At this time, he stopped dawdling, stepped on the accelerator, and left.

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Long Ziqi returned to the hall. Gu Mingxi had washed her hands and her luggage had been sent back to the room by the servant. Gu Mingxi saw her eyes wandering and said softly: "Your father is in the study. I don't think he will mind your interruption."

His job."

If anyone else disturbed Long Pei's work, he would definitely be reprimanded or punished, but Long Pei was different. All the tenderness and love in Long Pei's life had been given to Gu Mingxi and Xiao Yan'er. He loved his daughter no more than he did his wife.

few.

Long Ziqi came to the study, his index finger slightly bent, and was about to knock on the door. Unexpectedly, a gloomy voice came from inside: "No matter what method I use, I must send her away, the farther away the better." He was able to guard it for a while, and

Not forever."

Who is she? And who is he?

Long Ziqi stood at the door for a while, but there was no sound from inside. She knocked on the door and entered.

When Long Pei saw her, the gloom in his eyes disappeared in an instant, revealing a warm smile, "We also plan to attend your graduation ceremony."

He stood up and walked towards her, opening his long and strong arms to hug his daughter.

"If you show up at my graduation ceremony, I'm afraid the whole school will fall into chaos." Long Ziqi replied softly, with a smile on his lips.

She didn't even plan to attend her graduation ceremony, so how could she invite them there.

Long Pei didn't ask her why Long Lifei didn't come back with her, nor did she ask why Long Lifei wasn't at home or when he would come back.

There are many things that everyone is pretending to be deaf and dumb, tacitly understanding.

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Jiang Chongjian's car parked in a private villa. As soon as he entered the lobby, he saw a door slowly closing on the second floor. A long figure saw him and slowly walked down the stairs.

"Did it go well?" he asked.

"With me here, how can it not go well?" Chongjian smiled brightly and looked at him thoughtfully, "But... I think your next step will definitely not go well."

Long Lifei left Long Ziqi behind and came back alone. How could Long Pei not know about it after not showing up for so long? Now that Long Ziqi has returned to China, Long Pei will probably be faster.

Long Lifei looked calm and sat silently on the sofa without saying a word.

Chong Jian sat down opposite him, with a free and uninhibited posture, not as straight as Long Lifei. She looked at him and pursed her lips: "I went to eat burgers with Xiao Yan'er."

Long Lifei's eyes quickly turned to something, so fast that even a shrewd person like Chong Jian didn't notice it.

He added: "Li Fei, you are such a precious little Fei Fei, why did you bother to provoke Xiao Yan'er in the first place."

Since she was provoked, why not provoke her until the end and leave her alone in the United States?

On the day of graduation defense, Xiao Yan'er walked alone in the rain with an umbrella, walking among the crowd, the confusion and confusion in his eyes made his heart twitch when he saw it. Long Lifei, who held Xiao Yan'er as a treasure, you

Doesn't it hurt to do this to her?

Long Lifei's eyes darkened calmly, and his thin lips pursed slightly: "Chongjian, you like Yan'er!"

Chongjian's smile did not change, and she still said in the same brisk tone: "My fair lady, a gentleman is so kind. What's more, our Xiao Yan'er is the most beautiful woman in country C."

Long Lifei frowned, with a chill between his brows. He was sullen at Chong Jian's flirtatious attitude.

Chong Jian smiles, but there is some intriguing meaning in the smile.

"Don't look at me with such a murderous look. I know what you are thinking, but I advise you not to have any delusions. Xiaoyan'er is neither an object nor a burden. If you think someone wants it, you can just let it go.

I can also make it clear today that if one day Xiao Yan'er wants to be with me, I will marry her as long as she dares to marry her. But as long as she doesn't have this intention, I will only be her brother for the rest of my life."

In the past few years in the United States, he has watched Xiao Yan'er grow up. From the initial timidity in a strange environment to the current calmness and ease, the little girl endured a lot of pressure and restraint. While she relied on Long Lifei

, on the other hand, it is like a sapling trying to grow in a storm, eager to grow up and stand alone.

He didn't know when the little tree became an indelible scenery in his heart, but he also understood that the little tree didn't need him, so he could just be the broad green space behind her.

Xiao Yan'er doesn't force Long Lifei, and he won't force Long Lifei, but there will always be someone who does...

Long Lifei wanted to protect that person and keep her by his side. At present, it was difficult to do so.

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At ten o'clock in the evening, Long Ziqi came out of the bathroom. The water on her hair had not yet been wiped dry. Her clear eyes were a little blurred by the heat. The black slippers that caught her eyes made her raise her head and see Qing Jun's silhouette.

"Back." She walked over and asked in a calm voice, "Is she okay?"

Long Lifei's eyes flickered. This was the first time Long Ziqi asked so directly. He pursed his thin lips and said, "Smallpox, the high fever has gone away, but the rash has not gone away."

Long Ziqi nodded, paused for a long time, and said: "Ask Aunt Chu to get some scar removal cream for later use. It is always not good for girls to have scars on their bodies."

Her kindness made him feel unbearable.

She was sitting on the sofa, taking a towel to wipe the water from her hair, but someone was one step ahead of her, standing beside her and gently wiping the water droplets from her long hair with a towel.

Probably because I have done it countless times, I am so skilled that I can still be gentle even if I am careless.

His dark eyes were filled with guilt, looking at her calm silhouette, and finally uttered three words: "I'm sorry!"

Long Ziqi raised his eyes and looked at him, with a smile on his thin lips, "I wish I could change this mantra sometime."

What he said to her in America, she returned to him now.

She has known about the existence of that child for so many years, but she didn't tell it, and no one dared to mention it in front of her. After escaping for so long, she would have to face it sooner or later. When he returned to China for the second time, she knew it very well.

, what I will face when I return to China this time, and I am already ready to face the new life that is about to start.

Long Lifei's heart suddenly tightened, and his voice was hoarse: "...Yan'er, you have the right to be willful."

Long Ziqi smiled slightly and did not speak immediately. He just held his hand, took away the towel and threw it aside. He stood up and met his eyes. There was sadness that no one could understand behind his bright eyes.

Long Lifei looked at her, and for some reason the pain in his heart spread, in large swaths of pain...

She said: "In America you asked me what I wanted? Now I can tell you..."

"I want to give you your life back."

And, I'm ready!

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Master:

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On the journey, do we have to enjoy the joys and sorrows of the journey and reject it because we know that death is the key point in the end?
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