Not one's own home

  Qin Xiao stood outside the door and knocked gently a few times.

  "Wait a minute." A voice responded from inside: "Who is it?"

  "I... hesitated for a moment, "Qin Xiao."

  They had long forgotten the sound of their own voices. This was her home, with her parents and sister. But she, forever stood outside the door. Or rather, she had never entered through the "home" gate.

  It was her sister Qin Huan Yi who opened the door for Qin Xiao. She rushed over and hugged her: "Sister, I've missed you to death!"

  She swayed slightly, steadied herself, and set her luggage on the ground.

  "I'm back!" said Father, sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, without any sense of happiness at being reunited with his family, his eyes never leaving the paper.

  The mother who was watching TV came over with a smile and after some small talk, finally said:

  "It's a good thing you rushed, otherwise you wouldn't have made it to your sister's wedding on time tonight."

  "Hasn't he come back yet?" Qin Xiao sneered with a hint of mockery, changed into slippers and entered the living room.

  It's been six years, and her parents have never asked her to come home for the New Year, nor do they care if she lives or dies outside. This year, they called her back once, but it was because her younger sister has reached the age of marriage, and tonight the two families will meet for dinner to discuss the wedding.

  "Mom, don't talk nonsense!" Qin Huaiyi's tone was quite helpless, but her face was filled with a happy smile.

  How long has it been? She hasn't had the pink dream of a little girl for a long time. Strawberry-like happiness is also given to simple girls like Qin Huaiyi, isn't it?

  She once lay in someone's arms and drew a pink future for herself. But that was just foam, shattered all over the ground under the sunlight...

  "Xiao Xiao," her father called out to her, "you..." He stopped himself before he could continue.

  "Hmm? Anything wrong?" Qin Xiao Duan sat across from his father and casually replied.

  "Nothing's wrong. Just remember to change into a suitable outfit for tonight, don't lose your manners."

  Qin Xiao nodded. Then her father started chatting with her casually.

  The conversation didn't go well, and Qin Xiao used the excuse of changing out of her wet coat to move her luggage into the bedroom.

  She opened her luggage, took out a sky blue simple style vest dress, and then picked up a black woolen coat in suit style, ready to change into it.

  "Awful!" She slapped her forehead, "Forgot to bring shoes!"

  When he went out, it was still midnight. He walked hastily and forgot his shoes in the apartment. So Qin Xiao only had a pair of snow boots on his feet, which seemed to be a bit mismatched with this outfit.

  "Sister, is there anything I can help you with?" Qin Huaiyi poked her little head in through the door.

  She was just about to say "Lend me a pair of shoes", when she suddenly thought of something. So she walked to the door and sent Qin Huaiyi away: "Sister, remember to be pretty tonight. I have nothing to do." Qin Huaiyi heard this and obediently left, closing the door behind her.

  "Come out quickly." Qin Xiao crawled under the bed and pulled out a box.

  The box was covered in dust and showed no signs of having been opened. A large logo was printed on the box, attesting to the high value of the shoes. Qin Xiao blew a breath of air, blowing away some of the floating dust.

  Gently open the box, a pair of high-heeled boots quietly lay inside. Although they were somewhat old, they had been well taken care of - this was the owner's treasured possession.

  "Xiao Xiao, this is a pair of boots I bought for you with money I earned myself, not from home. It's the brand you like."

  In his memory, his voice was a little excited, and he handed her the shoe box.

  "Xiao Xiao, your feet are very beautiful."

  He has said this more than once, and she also teased him as a foot fetishist.

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  First of all, thank you very much for your busy schedule to see my work. I'm also very happy to start my creative journey on this website.

  This is my first long emotional article, and the quality must be top-notch. The manuscript is sufficient, the outline is detailed, and it will absolutely not be abandoned, so please rest assured to enter the pit.

  Before August 24th, two updates a day, around noon and 10 pm. After August 24th, two updates a week. Additional updates on holidays.

  The previous chapters were just a setup and the plot was relatively dull, but once the male protagonist appears, the article will truly start to develop, so please be patient, thank you.

  Abuse is definitely going to happen, but it's all warm abuse, no severe abuse will happen, don't worry.

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