Reunite

  The atmosphere of the meal was very warm and harmonious.

  Father and Bai Jia brothers chatted about current events. Mother and Bai Zhi Luo also had a great time, often praising Bai Zhi Luo until her face turned red, Qin Huai Yi was also chatting happily. This marriage thing didn't get discussed much.

  Qin Xiao was the only one who didn't fit in with the atmosphere, she stared blankly at her wine glass. The amber liquid inside seemed clear and elegant under the light, yet somewhat melancholic.

  She picked up the wine glass, gently swirled it a few times, sniffed its aroma again, and then took another sip. In fact, she didn't often drink wine because she knew very little about the etiquette of drinking wine and was afraid of making mistakes. A few months before going abroad four years ago, Bai Ze Hua taught her a lot about this aspect, but she wasn't interested at all, and in order to save face, she forced herself to learn.

  Few people touched their chopsticks during the meal. Qin Xiao couldn't join in on other people's conversations, so she just kept serving herself food and ate quietly with her head down, not putting down her chopsticks since the start of the meal.

  Bai Ze carefully placed two steamed large prawns on a plate. Then, he meticulously peeled the skin and head off one of them and put it onto Qin Xiao's plate.

  Qin Xiao stared at the shrimp meat that had fallen into his plate, stunned for a moment, and stopped his chopsticks. Then he looked up and glanced at Bai Ze Hua.

  After all these years, he still hasn't forgotten her little habits.

  In the year he graduated from high school, he took her to a famous private restaurant in City C, where there was a dish called "oil explosion shrimp". He picked many for her, but she didn't eat them immediately. Instead, she slowly and carefully peeled off the shrimp shells one by one.

  "Hey, you're not eating the shrimp shells? Shrimp shells are rich in calcium."

  "It's really strange, I've never eaten shrimp shells since I was a kid. They feel like they can't be chewed up and are hard to swallow."

  She answered while continuing to peel shrimp with her hands.

  Then, like today, a peeled shrimp meat quietly lay in the plate.

  "Xiao Xiao, from now on I'll peel for you for a lifetime." He said it with no room for denial.

  These things are like they happened a long, long time ago, so long that I'm about to forget. Tonight, it all came back again.

  Qin Xiao stared at the shrimp he had peeled for her tonight, feeling a lump in her throat. She felt like crying, but her eyes were unusually dry.

  She remembers his habits, but he never noticed hers. The time they spent together was always him giving in, accommodating himself to everything, and pampering her. He tried his best to maintain a warm fairy tale, while she just enjoyed the comfort zone he built for her.

  In reality, it will end in separation. He will be tired, she will be exhausted.

  Zehua, did you know? In the years since I left you, I've long gotten used to eating shrimp with shells on. Because he'll never be like you, carefully peeling off the shrimp shells for me.

  Time is a good antidote, it will cure me of my addiction to you from the bone.

  Time, in its ruthless guise, coldly changes everything in the world. It drowns people in the torrent of years, exhausting all their physical strength, leaving behind only a helpless sigh. This sigh is mine, yours, and his.

  Time flies like an arrow; the situation changes suddenly and completely.

  No man ever steps in the same river twice.

  We can't go back to those times, the times lost in the flow of years.

  "Don't you like it?" Akira Shirahoshi asked in a low voice.

  "No, it's not." Qin Xiao quickly picked up his chopsticks and put the shrimp in his mouth, chewing slowly.

  Fresh fragrance, along with a hint of sweetness, rushes into the taste buds.

  Now, her tear glands that had been suppressed for a long time should be moistened with the emotion in her heart. However, she still maintained a smile.

  Zezhou, Xiaoxiao has also learned it, leaving the most delicate side for you.

  Zhehua, arrived safely here, don't worry.

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  The story has finally entered its development stage, and the following plot is guaranteed to be wonderful.

  The young master of the White family is as warm and refined as jade.