What's wrong with me?

The situation at that time was far from as peaceful as it is now. Occasionally, conflicts would break out on the northern border, and my grandfather, who was a soldier, would naturally work with his brothers to resolve these conflicts.

The environment on the battlefield changes rapidly. Although Qi Xia's grandfather has lived in good health to this day, his brother was not as lucky as him and died in the conflicts of those years.

My grandfather's brother had a young son, but his wife had run away with someone else a long time ago. In order to repay his deceased brother, my grandfather adopted his son, who later became Qi Xia's uncle, Zhang Cheng.

Qi Wu is the daughter of Uncle Qi Xia. In order to repay Grandpa Qi Xia for raising him, he changed his only daughter's surname to Qi after Qi Wu was born.

As I recall, Qi Wu was as delicate as a porcelain doll when she was a child. I had heard uncles and aunts from all walks of life praise Qi Wu as a beauty, and said that when she grew up she would become a famous beauty like my aunt. After entering junior high school, Qi Wu really became a beautiful girl who was as beautiful as Xinyao and the others, just as the aunts and aunts said.

Qi Wu and Qi Xia used to have a very good relationship. In fact, Qi Wu liked her cousin Qi Xia very much because Qi Xia was a lively boy. Before going to elementary school, Qi Wu would follow Qi Xia around everywhere every day, and was even jokingly called Qi Xia's little follower by others.

Thinking of this, Qi Xia couldn't help but sigh. He and Qi Wu used to have a very good relationship. Every time after coming home from school, he could always hear Qi Wu, who was still a little girl, calling him in a baby voice to play house with her. Every time, he would be the father and she would be the mother, and the two rabbits that he and she raised together would naturally play the daughter role.

He could no longer remember most of the things from his childhood, but he still remembered that one time his parents and his aunt and uncle went out together for something, leaving only him and Xiaowu, who had just entered the first grade, at home.

At that time, I didn't know why I had a conflict with Xiao Wu, so in a fit of anger I planned to leave Xiao Wu alone at home and go play with my classmates.

But he didn't expect that after he left home, Xiao Wu chased him for two miles crying, and even one of her shoes fell somewhere. Until Qi Xia couldn't help but stop because of heartache, the girl immediately threw herself into his arms, apologized to him frantically, and said that she would never make her brother angry again and asked Qi Xia to forgive her.

He and Qi Wu also raised two rabbits when they were very young. At that time, they would even get up early in the morning before dawn to pull weeds and feed the two rabbits, which eventually died of illness.

It can be said that Qi Wu really liked his cousin at that time. Qi Xia could feel it. It was not until later that tragic things happened to the girl one after another that the simple and sweet girl in Qi Xia's memory became like that later...

Chapter 70 Tragedy

What Qi Xia could never forget most about Qi Wu was that day when she was wearing white mourning clothes in front of Xiao Wu's mother's funeral hall.

She was facing him, with tear marks on her pale face, and her eyes were wide open, red and swollen from crying. She grabbed his collar tightly and shouted at Qi Xia at the top of her lungs, "Why didn't you die? Go to hell! Let mom come back!!"

Qi Wu is a poor girl. She used to be a cute and shy girl, with an innocent smile on her pretty face. It was not until one tragic and unfortunate thing after another befell this girl who should have been carefree that she changed.

When Qi Xia was seven years old, there was a very severe rainstorm. The flood disaster that year did bring huge losses to many places. But for Qi Xia, what made him feel the harm of the rainstorm most directly, besides the power outage for several days in a row, was the news that his uncle had unfortunately passed away.

If Qi Xia remembered correctly, my uncle worked in a coal mine before he died. Because my uncle was a restless person when he was young and did not study well in school, he dropped out of high school early and went out to work. At first, he went to other cities to find a job, but he was rejected everywhere and was disappointed. After returning home, it was my grandfather's other relatives who helped my uncle find a job in a nearby coal mine.

At that time, the economy was developing rapidly and there was a great demand for coal in all places, so the coal mining business where my uncle worked was also very prosperous and the profits were very high. Not only did my uncle save money to buy a car for transportation, he also successfully married a wife, which led to the birth of Xiao Wu.

But that rain destroyed what should have been a beautiful situation. The mine where my uncle worked collapsed, burying him and many miners underneath. Because there were floods everywhere, there were not enough rescuers. It was not until the next night that the bodies of my uncle and the miners who were buried underground were found. No one survived.

After the mine disaster, Qi Xia's grandfather Qi Xiangwan burst into tears. Although he always scolded his uncle for dropping out of school, how could he not feel heartbroken after raising a child for so many years?

He knelt in front of the grave of his old comrade-in-arms for two days, saying that he had not taken good care of his uncle. Since then, Qi Xia's grandfather has been bedridden. Even though his condition did improve later, he was no longer as strong as he used to be.

After his uncle passed away, the only ones left at home were Qi Wu's mother and Qi Wu, who was only six years old and had just entered the first grade.

Qi Xia still remembers that at that time Qi Wu hid in Qi Xia's arms and cried for a very long time. She fell asleep when she was tired of crying, and got up again to continue crying when she woke up. It was not until a long time later, when her uncle was buried, that the girl seemed to have accepted the reality and stopped.

But since then, Xiao Wu's personality has changed. She is no longer as lively and cheerful as before, and she is no longer running to Qi Xia and chattering whenever there is something. Instead, she has become silent and taciturn, and she doesn't even laugh very often.

Whenever she saw other children acting coquettishly to their fathers on the way to school, she would always silently and tightly hold Qi Xia's hand, as if she was afraid that Qi Xia would leave her too.

However, fate seemed to have cursed this poor and beautiful girl. Only one year later, another disaster struck again.

It was also because of a heavy rain, a damn rain. At that time, Qi Xia had not yet moved in with his aunt. In front of Qi Xia's home, there was a river that ran through the city. It was locally called the Friendship River.

It was summer and the weather was very hot. After a period of rainy weather, the water in the Friendship River was much higher than usual.

That day was a sunny day after a series of rainy days. Because the weather was very hot, the children from the neighborhood asked Qi Xia to go play by the river together. They also said they had prepared fishing rods and wanted to go fishing together.

At first Qi Xia didn't want to go. His mother always told him to stay away from the river with Xiao Wu. But later for some reason, Qi Xia agreed to go with them. Then, something happened that made Qi Xia still regret and feel pain - he accidentally fell into the water.

Although there were reasons for the incident, neither mom nor dad was at home that day, and there were no adults nearby. The only one who was there was Qi Wu's mother.

Because the river was flooded, the water was rushing that day. When Xiao Wu's mother heard Qi Xia and the others' cries for help, she rushed out to save them. However, Xiao Wu's mother was born in poor health and could not swim. When they finally pulled Qi Xia and the others out of the fast-flowing water, Xiao Wu's mother, Qi Xia's aunt, had no strength left and was washed away by the water.

Afterwards, people found her downstream of the river, but by that time Xiao Wu's mother had already shown no signs of giving birth to you.

Sad news came that young Xiao Wu had fallen seriously ill. After she recovered, she forgot what happened that day. Perhaps it was because she was too sad, and her brain selectively forgot some things in order to protect her.

From that day on, Qi Wu's attitude towards him changed, because in her opinion it was Qi Xia who killed her mother.

After his aunt died, Qi Xia always blamed himself because it was indeed his fault that his aunt died. If he had listened to his mother and stayed away from the river that day, his aunt and Xiao Wu's mother would not have died saving them.

From that day on, Xiao Wu became a completely different person, and Qi Xia could understand it, because in Xiao Wu's eyes, Qi Xia might be the murderer who killed her mother.

She began to target Qi Xia, doing all kinds of "pranks" on him that others thought were a bit excessive, including but not limited to putting thumbtacks in Qi Xia's shoes, putting chilies on Qi Xia's stool, throwing sharp objects at Qi Xia from upstairs, pouring cold water on Qi Xia in winter, or inducing Qi Xia to accidentally fall down the stairs, or, when Qi Xia was about to report to the university, she burned his admission letter and admission ticket...

Qi Xia had suffered a lot of injuries because of Xiao Wu, and sometimes he felt wronged, but Qi Xia never thought of defending himself. Instead, he endured it silently and never told his parents. Every time he was injured, he just said it was carelessness.

After all, Qi Wu no longer remembers what happened that day, and objectively speaking, her aunt did die because of saving Qi Xia.

Qi Wu was left alone after losing his relatives, but fortunately his parents took on the responsibility of raising Xiao Wu. They told Qi Xia to take good care of Xiao Wu because Xiao Wu's mother died to save him.

In Qi Xia's opinion, Xiao Wu has already lost her two closest relatives. If hating Qi Xia can make Xiao Wu feel better, then let her hate him, because being hated by Xiao Wu can also reduce a lot of the guilt in Qi Xia's heart.

Later, his father and mother went out to teach, and he was handed over to the care of his aunt. Like him, Xiaowu also went to the primary school where he met Xinyao and studied for a period of time.

When they came to the new school, Xiao Wu also targeted him, but he was unable to hide everything for her. After he fell down the stairs that time, his aunt discovered everything that Xiao Wu had done to him.

Qi Xia still remembers that his aunt was very angry at that time, much angrier than she is now, and she said that Xiao Wu must pay the price. Fortunately, with Qi Xia's pleading, his aunt still forgave Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu was forced to transfer to his parents' school.

Since then, because of the distance and the fact that my aunt still disliked Xiao Wu, Qi Xia and Qi Wu rarely interacted with each other except for some long holidays. Until Qi Xia graduated from college and settled down with Yue Ran...

Chapter 71 Destruction

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Chapter 72: Weakness

My aunt's hands were so soft that they seemed to have no bones. Her slender fingers rested in Qi Xia's palms, like lotus buds that had just grown in the summer, smooth as fat. If you touched them carefully, they were like rose petals, soft and warm with a hint of gentle fragrance. It was hard to imagine how such a pair of hands could play such beautiful music on the piano or guzheng.

Qi Xia asked his aunt in a questioning tone. He really wanted to know whether his mother wanted Qi Wu to transfer back here to go to school.

In his memory, he seemed to have heard his mother say that when he was in his senior year of high school, there was a period of time when Qi Wu's grades were very unstable. There were even several times when the test results fluctuated so much that his mother was very worried. However, she couldn't find the reason, and she wouldn't tell him when asked. This made his mother worry for a while whether Qi Wu had some psychological problems.

He didn't remember his mother wanting Qi Wu to transfer back, but now it seems that he just didn't know about it, or his aunt simply refused when he was not around.

"Xiao Xia... please stop asking. Let your aunt handle this matter." Tang Wanxia glanced at the black temples on Qi Xia's forehead. The blush on her cheeks had not yet faded, making her look particularly gentle and charming.

She didn't want to lie to Xiaoxia, but she also didn't want Xiaoxia to know about this. She was afraid that if she let Xiaoxia know, Xiaoxia would definitely ask her to agree. Not to mention whether that woman would disturb her and Xiaoxia's lives if she came, she didn't want Xiaoxia to be hurt again, otherwise...

"I know, Auntie is afraid that Xiao Wu will play those same excessive pranks on me again after she comes, right?"

Qi Xia smiled. He understood that the reason why his aunt hated Xiao Wu so much was because his aunt had discovered the pranks Xiao Wu had played on him.

However, he now really wants his aunt to agree. Xiao Wu must still hate him as much as before. But when he thinks of Qi Wu who chose to understand herself in his memory, he feels that he should still do something.

Perhaps, in his heart he still hoped to reconcile with Xiao Wu, and hoped to see the girl who always followed him and called him brother in a sweet voice again.

"Xiaoxia..."

Tang Wanxia was a little surprised. She looked at Xiaoxia and she was smiling at him. There was light in her clear eyes and her cheek was reflected in the depths of her pupils. It was an expression she had never seen before.

She hurriedly turned her head away, and used her fingers to push away the messy hair hanging in front of her eyes. She was a little at a loss. Being stared at by Xiao Xia in that way, she almost lost her composure. She couldn't help but want to hug him, hold him tightly in her arms, and never let him leave.

"But it's been so long, Auntie, please forgive Qi Wu. Since mom called, it means she really needs help. Besides, I miss Xiao Wu a little bit, too."

Tang Wanxia's palm was not big, but the seemingly weak palm in Qi Xia's hand seemed to have a kind of magic that could calm his anxious heart. However, seeing his aunt slightly biting her cherry-like lips, and her eyes looking at him so gently, Qi Xia seemed to be able to feel a hint of charm that shocked him.

He felt his heart getting a little restless again, and for some unknown reason he hugged his aunt's waist again. He didn't know if it was because he liked the feeling of being hugged by his aunt.

The aunt's slender body was still as soft as cotton, exuding a virgin fragrance that Qi Xia was very fascinated with. Her scent enveloped Qi Xia, and miraculously made the restlessness in Qi Xia's heart gradually disappear.

My aunt's face, pure and unpretentious like a lotus, was so close to me, as if it had never been so close before. Her lips, her eyebrows, her eyes, were all as delicate as the most perfect porcelain. If they were damaged even a little, they would not be as perfect as they are now.

"Aunt, just promise mom and let Qi Wu come."

He felt as if he had found back the feeling of acting like a spoiled child to his aunt, but he did not think there was anything wrong or shameful. After all, the person in front of him was his aunt, who had always been attached to him and had always taken care of him. If one day he could really marry his aunt as he had said when he was a child, although he would feel a little sorry for Yue Ran, he really felt that he could die without regrets. It was a pity that he could not do that.

Tang Wanxia widened her eyes, looking at the young man in front of her, who didn't show any panic at all. His clear eyes were still rippling with an attachment that made her feel throbbing. She felt as if she had no bones in her body, and she felt so soft that she seemed to be melting into a puddle of water.

Xiao Xia seemed to have grasped her weakness accurately, but she had no way to do anything. She had no way to refuse Xiao Xia. Even at this moment, she was somewhat grateful to the bitch who had hurt Xiao Xia so much. If it weren't for her, she might not have seen Xiao Xia like this.

She was a little shy. She hadn't even had time to take a shower. She lowered her head and touched Xiao Xia's forehead. Looking at his thin lips, she felt some indescribable emotions in her heart, but she still held back. She just nodded gently, blushing, and hummed in Qi Xia's ear.

Tang Wanxia raised her hand and put the phone that had been left aside for a while to her ear again. Tang Xichun also heard Qi Xia's voice and wanted Qi Xia to persuade his aunt. The result did not disappoint her. She heard her sister say to her, "Okay, sister, you can let Qi Wu come over. However, if she still treats Xiao Xia like before, I will definitely drive her away without saying a word."

"Don't worry, Wanxia. Xiaowu will definitely not play pranks on you again. I'll let Xiaowu go to your place after the National Day holiday. Please, Wanxia."

Thinking that Qi Xia's words were indeed effective, Tang Xichun replied with a smile that her sister was very stubborn and no one else's advice would work on her, but as long as Xiao Xia said something, she would agree immediately.

She didn't pay attention to the slight panting sound coming from the phone, thinking that Wanxia was still angry. After saying that, she hung up the phone.

Tang Wanxia put down her phone, but her movements were so gentle as if she was stepping on cotton. She was afraid of disturbing Xiaoxia, so she asked Xiaoxia to let her go. She wished this moment would continue forever, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was not possible. She still had more things to do with Xiaoxia, until she completely became obsessed with her and Xiaoxia could no longer leave her side.

After hugging for a while, Qi Xia realized that something was wrong. Although he felt warm and had no other thoughts, the young boy's body did not agree. Feeling his aunt's delicate body, he felt that the big one was coming, so he quickly let go of his aunt.

He was very satisfied just to hug his aunt like this. He dared not and could not do anything further because it was against ethics and morals. He was even more afraid that it would affect the relationship between him and his aunt. He was afraid that his aunt would alienate him when she knew that he was a guy who could have bad thoughts about her.

He looked at his aunt's cheek and thought of his aunt when he and Yue Ran were engaged. At that time, his aunt was already in her thirties, but still single. Time had endowed her with more elegance and tranquility, but that beautiful face seemed to have never changed.

He suddenly realized that he had taken his aunt there during the National Day holiday. Compared to the mountains and the sea, it was a slightly plainer place, but only he and Yue Ran, who came later, knew about that place.

"Aunt, go take a shower. I've already prepared the bath water for you when I came out just now. When you're done, I'll blow dry your hair for you."

Chapter 73 Cookies

The big raindrops hit the concrete ground with a crackling sound. Qi Xia, holding an umbrella, parked his bicycle in the parking lot and quickly ran into the building.

The heavy rain started at around two or three o'clock last night and has not stopped until now. The road to school is full of water, but fortunately Qi Xia was wearing a raincoat and riding a bicycle all the way, so only his trouser legs were slightly wet.

It is said that because of the influence of the typhoon, there is a slight coolness in the air. Last night, I dried my aunt's hair, went back to the bedroom and played two games with Want to Be Your Cat, and then he went to bed on time as usual.

When he got up this morning, he thought that since he had reconciled with Xinyao, and it was raining so hard outside, he decided to take a bus after a long time.

But maybe it was because of what he and Qingmei said last night that had some effect. When he opened his phone, he found that Xinyao had sent him a message saying that she had arrived at school. So Qi Xia could only ride his bike to school alone in dejection.

Not as many students as usual came to the class because of the heavy rain, and it was more or less troublesome for everyone to go out. The class monitor's seat was still empty, but Lao Jia, who usually came very late, had already arrived and was lying on the desk, playing with his mobile phone boredly.

"Good morning, Lao Xia. Why did you go home so soon last night? Qiu Shuo and the others wanted to invite you to have a barbecue with us, but you didn't even show up."

Seeing Qi Xia entering the classroom, Lao Jia greeted Qi Xia. He had his eyelids drooping and looked like he had not woken up yet. It seemed that he had been out for a long time last night.

Although Lao Jia looked like he might die suddenly at any time, Qi Xia was not worried about him. Lao Jia was like this in high school. Relying on his good health, he worked late every day, but nothing happened to him.

"Well, I went back home after having dinner with Xinyao and the others last night. You can't ask me to take Xinyao with you guys."

"Good fellow, I told you that you must have reconciled with Miss Jiang, but you still refuse to admit it. Quick, while the monitor is away, tell me what you did after you went back home last night?"

Qi Xia glanced at him. He was too lazy to pay attention to guys like Lao Jia who just wanted to watch the fun and make trouble. Something did happen between him and Xinyao last night. He was afraid that if he told him about it, he would be scolded by Xinyao for not cherishing the opportunity. He would say that Miss Jiang was so devoted to him, but he was still thinking of pushing her away.

After sitting down, Qi Xia simply tidied up the books scattered on the table, took out the homework he brought back yesterday from his handbag, and prepared to put it into the drawer. However, after putting it in, he felt something was wrong, as if there was already something else in the drawer.

He bent down and took a look inside the drawer, and he found that someone had stuffed a box of biscuits into his desk.

"this is……"

Qi Xia took out the square box. Through the transparent lid, he could see the cookies inside that were made in particularly cute shapes. Even before it was opened, Qi Xia could smell an enticing fragrance.

These cookies were all handmade, not bought. Qi Xia was sure of that because his aunt and Yue Ran would sometimes bake some cookies for Qi Xia as snacks, and he could tell the difference between handmade and bought ones.

Moreover, these cookies should have been baked just last night. Both the taste and the color made Qi Xia have to admit that these cookies were even a little better than the ones made by his aunt and Yue Ran in his memory.

Old Jia was also attracted by the fragrance. He turned his head and saw a box of fragrant-smelling biscuits in front of Qi Xia.

"Wow, Lao Xia, your mysterious admirer brought you snacks again today?"

Old Jia's words reminded Qi Xia that since he entered high school, from the first year of high school to the eve of the college entrance examination, there would be a box of handmade cookies like the one now or some other desserts in his drawer from time to time.

He didn't know who had what purpose in feeding him so often, because the other party always sent these snacks when no one was around. Not only Qi Xia didn't know, even Lao Jia or Qiu Shuo, and even the squad leader who always came early, didn't know who did it.

Qi Xia was confused for a long time because it always felt weird to be fed by someone he didn't know.

However, it can be confirmed that the person who made these cookies must be a clever girl, because the boxes of the cookies are packaged in a very feminine way, and, as if she was afraid of being discovered by Qi Xia, these boxes used to pack the cookies are all disposable, and she has never been seen recycling them.

He suspected that it was the green plums from his own garden, but unfortunately, although his green plums were very sweet and he was a small wealthy woman, his cooking skills had never been very good. He could only make some ordinary home-cooked dishes and considered them successful. It was hard to imagine that Xinyao could make these biscuits that were so delicious and could definitely be sold at a high price.

He also wondered if it was the squad monitor, but every time he was fed, he saw the squad monitor's slightly disgusted expression and the look in his eyes that seemed to warn him not to fall in love too early, and he knew it definitely wasn't the squad monitor who did it.

Apart from these two girls, Qi Xia really couldn't think of any other girls with whom he had a close enough relationship to be willing to take the trouble to feed him biscuits over and over again.

He also thought about leaving a note in the drawer, thanking her for often sending him snacks, and asking who she was, but in the end there was still no reply, and the note would disappear without a trace every time.

At first, every time Qi Xia was fed, Lao Jia and his gang would always make a fuss, saying that there was a girl in the class who had a crush on him, and even made Xinyao, who was dating him at the time, jealous for a long time. But after a long time, and because they really had no idea who the other party was, this group of guys got used to it, but every time Qi Xia received snacks, they would definitely come over to get a few pieces.

Qi Xia calmly opened the box. He didn't figure out who had been sending him cookies until he graduated from high school, because the other party didn't seem to reveal his identity to Qi Xia until the end.

As soon as the lid was opened, the aroma of the baked goods from the biscuits in the box wafted into the air. Qi Xia picked up a piece and took a bite. He discovered that the biscuits this time were actually filled with some chocolate and cream. The sweet taste exploded on Qi Xia's taste buds, making Qi Xia's eyes widen.

"This is so delicious." He exclaimed. Hearing Qi Xia's words, Lao Jia couldn't help but want to take a piece. "Is it so delicious? Let me try it." But as soon as he stretched out his hand, Qi Xia knocked it down.