What's wrong with me?

My aunt was already thirty years old at that time. The passage of time made her more peaceful and gentle, but her temperament was ultimately characterized by gentleness and tranquility. In terms of motherhood, there was still a big difference between her and Sister Wanyu.

Motherhood, a word that makes people feel a little uneasy when hearing it. If my aunt is the most suitable woman to be a wife, then the most suitable role for Sister Wanyu in my memory must be mother.

When Qi Xia met Yin Wanyu for the first time, he was shocked by her. She had waist-length black hair and soft eyes with a smile. She looked at Qi Xia with her warm and shiny lips with a bright smile. Even now, it is still unforgettable in Qi Xia's memory.

It was a very hot afternoon during the summer vacation. He came to Sister Wanyu's cake shop on impulse to apply for a summer job. When he saw Sister Wanyu making cakes in the shop, Qi Xia still remembered that his only feeling at the time was that this woman really looked like his mother.

There was nothing funny about it, because this was really the first word that flashed in Qi Xia's mind at that time. When he looked at Sister Wanyu like that, the word "mom" almost came out of his mouth.

Everything about Sister Wanyu is good, whether it is her eye-catching maternal love or her beauty that can compete with that of my aunt. But for Qi Xia, the Yin Wanyu in his memory can only be described as a slightly strange older sister.

Qi Xia didn't know about Sister Wanyu's family background, but it was probably not too bad, because even when the cake shop's business was not good sometimes and the cakes made a day were left there and not sold, he had never seen Sister Wanyu get anxious about it.

That day, Qi Xia became a glorious employee in Sister Wanyu's cake shop, but it was also from that day that Qi Xia began to live a strange life that could be described as magical realism.

Sister Wanyu is really good at everything, whether it is her housework skills or the cakes and snacks she makes, they are all impeccable. But it is this Sister Wanyu who once posed a big problem to Qi Xia, because Sister Wanyu always likes to induce Qi Xia to play a game with her calling her mom.

Sister Wanyu once said that she liked children very much, but because she has always been single, Sister Wanyu has never had her own children. Perhaps it was because she said that her maternal love really had nowhere to vent, which was a far-fetched reason. But in short, after Qi Xia became a glorious employee in the cake shop, Sister Wanyu seemed to have set her eyes on him for some reason. She always pestered Qi Xia from time to time and asked him to play some games that Qi Xia thought were a little childish.

At the beginning, the game was a relatively normal role-playing game. Qi Xia simply played the role of a child, and Sister Wanyu played the role of a strange mother who had lost everything and was left with only her son who had just graduated from junior high school. She decided to devote all her love to her son. But later, things seemed to become more and more strange. In the role-playing game that had almost become a daily routine in the cake shop, the age of the character played by Qi Xia seemed to be getting younger and younger, from a junior high school student to an elementary school student, until finally she even became a baby who was still babbling.

She would let Qi Xia wear a pacifier that only young children would use, and would also tie a bib for Qi Xia that only young children would use. Qi Xia didn't know why she was willing to agree to do such a thing, but the only thing she remembered was that every time Qi Xia wanted to refuse, Sister Wanyu would show an expression that was so heartbroken that she looked like she was about to cry, so that even if Qi Xia wanted to refuse, he really had no choice but to endure the shame and continue playing with her.

As a result, due to Qi Xia's indulgence, a lot of strange things appeared in the backstage of the cake shop over time, such as milk powder and bottles, and even many toys that only children would like to play with. These were all prepared by Sister Wanyu, who called them props for them to use in role-playing games.

If you ignore this weird habit of letting Qi Xia pretend to be a child, Qi Xia still likes Yin Wanyu very much, because besides liking to play strange mother-son games with him, Sister Wanyu also takes good care of him and loves him very much in daily life.

He remembered that he had a high fever in a cake shop one time. It seemed that he had taken a cold shower without his aunt's knowledge the night before. He didn't even realize it until he was dizzy with fever and fell asleep on the counter of the cake shop. When he woke up again, he found that he had been sent to the hospital.

He was lying on a hospital bed with an IV in his arm. When he wanted to move his arm which was numb from not moving it for so long, he realized that Sister Wanyu was beside him, holding his hand tightly and taking a nap while sitting beside Qi Xia's bed.

When Qi Xia moved, she was immediately awakened. She looked at Qi Xia, and the deep worry and concern on her face was like thick ink dropped in clear water. Even after so long, Qi Xia had never forgotten it.

"Baby, are you feeling better? Does your head still hurt?" He heard her say this...

Chapter 82 Honey

Now when Qi Xia thinks back to that time, he still feels like he is in a dream. After all, why did he rush to Sister Wanyu's cake shop to work as a summer intern on impulse? Moreover, how did he agree to Sister Wanyu and be willing to play all those role-playing games with her that seemed like shameful plays in the eyes of others?

Qi Xia couldn't figure it out. After all, that happened when he had just graduated from junior high school. Now he has been struggling in society for several years. He was reborn back to his senior year of high school. However, because the time was too long, he really couldn't remember the details of the past.

Although thinking back on the details of the role-playing games he had played with Sister Wanyu still makes Qi Xia feel so embarrassed that he doesn't know where to put his fingers, Qi Xia doesn't hate Sister Wanyu. He even likes this older sister who is a little strange but very beautiful in his memory.

Although she liked to let Qi Xia play the role of a child, her love for Qi Xia was completely sincere, and Qi Xia could feel it.

During the time when Qi Xia was still working in the cake shop, it would be more accurate to say that Qi Xia was making a large pillow for Sister Wanyu rather than working. He didn't need to do anything. He just sat there and gave Sister Wanyu a big hug whenever she suddenly wanted to hug him. That was almost all Qi Xia's work for the day.

Sister Wanyu liked physical contact with him, and always instilled in Qi Xia some inexplicable ideas like if he didn't let her hug him for a day, then his sister Wanyu would definitely die of exhaustion.

Sister Wanyu's way of addressing him was also very different. When he first started working in the store, Sister Wanyu still called him Xiao Xia. But when Qi Xia started to play role-playing games with her and she began to pour all her motherly love into Qi Xia, Sister Wanyu started to address Qi Xia as the heart-stirring baby.

Her indulgence towards him could almost be described as pampering. Although as an employee, Qi Xia should help out in the store, Sister Wanyu never asked him to do anything, especially when Qi Xia got close to any sharp objects in the store, she would carefully hold Qi Xia's hand, treating him like a baby and telling him that it was very dangerous here.

Qi Xia tilted his head. Even though so much time had passed, he still could not forget the time he had worked in Sister Wanyu's cake shop. After all, being taken care of like a child by such a beautiful and maternal proprietress, this magical experience was probably not so easy to forget even if he wanted to.

The decoration of the store is still exactly the same as I remembered. Various cake molds are placed in the spotless cupboards. Next to the window in front of the door, there is a pot of thriving Phalaenopsis orchid. If Qi Xia remembers correctly, that should be the gift he gave to Sister Wanyu when his summer job was about to end.

It was a pity that he did not see Sister Wanyu's mature, elegant and beautiful figure in the store. For some reason, the store was closed and the roller shutter door at the main entrance was tightly locked, as if no one had been there all day.

He seemed to have a vague impression of it. Taking out his mobile phone from his pocket, Qi Xia opened his WeChat. Because he had to go to school, he could not often come to Sister Wanyu to "help" after entering high school, but he and Sister Wanyu still often chatted online together on their mobile phones.

He remembered that he had looked through his chat records during this period before, and he also remembered that Sister Wanyu seemed to have said that she had to go back to her hometown for something, and she would not be able to come back until the end of the National Day holiday.

I opened the chat history with Sister Wanyu. Sister Wanyu's nickname is Summer Sunshine, and her avatar is a photo of Qi Xia and her when they were making cakes together.

He looked down at the last chat message between him and Sister Wanyu. Sure enough, it was the night before Qi Xia was reborn. She said she had to go home to take care of some things. She also said that after she came back, she wanted Qi Xia to come to her shop to keep her company. She also said that she hadn't played with him for a long time.

Qi Xia put down his phone. Only the sweet voice of his childhood sweetheart beside him brought him back to his senses. Her face was flushed and her heart was beating fast. She clenched her soft pink fists, raised her head and looked at Qi Xia with her bright eyes.

She was very happy because after being apart for so long, her Xiao Xia still remembered her birthday and said she wanted to give her a gift and asked her what she wanted.

"Anything is fine. As long as it's given to me by Xiao Xia, I like it!"

She looked at Qi Xia's cheek, a different kind of light rippling in her clear eyes. Although she said anything was fine, the girl actually wanted a lot of things. She wanted more contact with her Xiao Xia, wanted Xiao Xia to hold her fingers, and whisper in his ear how much she liked him. She also wanted Xiao Xia to hold her lips, because the feeling of lips and teeth intertwined with Xiao Xia's was so thrilling that it seemed to make the girl fly to the sky. But for the girl, these were actually not worth mentioning, because the gift she wanted most was now in front of her, looking at her softly with his seductive eyes.

The girl secretly pinched the delicate skin on her arm. She felt her addiction coming back again, just like a maggot on the tarsal bone, always appearing at the most inappropriate time.

She really wanted to hug Xiao Xia and leave her scent and her mark on Xiao Xia's body, but unfortunately, the time was not right yet. She and Xiao Xia had just reconciled, and her Xiao Xia still needed some time to adjust.

Qi Xia also guessed that the girl would say that. After all, an ugly raccoon could make the girl in front of him, who was like melted honey and could make people feel sweet just by staying by his side, treat him as a treasure and treasure him for a long time.

His childhood sweetheart's birthday is shortly after the National Day holiday. Although the girl says anything is fine, looking at her sparkling eyes, one can tell that she is still very much looking forward to the gift she is going to give him. Qi Xia didn't say anything, but decided to think carefully about what to give her.

He smiled and said to the girl, "Casualness is the hardest thing to give. If I give you something you don't like, you are not allowed to complain."

He patted the bicycle seat again and asked the girl behind him to sit on the back seat. "By the way, Xinyao, do you remember the park in front? It's where we used to go. It's still early, let's go over there and sit for a while."

Chapter 83 Snacks

Qi Xia drove himself and Jiang Xinyao behind him to the park. This was the closest park to the community where Qi Xia lived. Because it was a rare environment that could provide children with a place to play, Qi Xia and Jiang Xinyao, who were still young, played here together.

The afternoon sun was so warm that it made people forget that it had rained so heavily in the morning. There were already many pedestrians walking on the long cobblestone road in the park. The sand pit, which held many memories for Qi Xia, was filled with water, so no one was there. Instead, the public amusement facilities for children in the garden were already filled with children who were not yet of school age.

Qi Xia parked his bicycle in a place where he would not affect others. He and Jiang Xinyao did not take a leisurely walk in the park as they remembered, but came to a more remote pavilion in the park together.

The broken lotus leaves sway gently in the green water waves, which are the traces left here by the past summer. Green grass leaves are still sprouting on the road paved with fine pebbles. Even in such a harsh environment, they still remember the greatness of life.

Because it had just rained, there were still many puddles of rain water around the pavilion. The rain water in the puddles was like clear mirrors, reflecting the sky which was particularly blue and clear due to the passing typhoon, and also reflecting the boy and girl who had snuggled together at some point in time.

Qi Xia and Jiang Xinyao came to this sparsely populated pavilion. Since few people would take the long way to come to this remote pavilion, this pavilion once became the secret base of Qi Xia and his childhood sweetheart.

In the past, after school in elementary school, either because his aunt really didn't have time to pick him up from school, or because he didn't want to go home so early, Qi Xia would come to this pavilion from time to time with his childhood sweetheart to stay for a while. They would do their homework together in the pavilion, and play together in the pavilion. Only when it was almost dark and his aunt started to worry about him would Qi Xia go home with Xinyao.

The girl secretly held Qi Xia's hand. Now when he saw this pavilion that was full of childhood memories, Qi Xia felt as if there were some fluff stuck on the corners of his eyes, making him itchy.

"Xiao Xia, do you want to sit in the pavilion for a while?" The girl was still smiling, as if she would be so happy as long as she could stay by Qi Xia's side. That bright smile was like the forsythia welcoming the spring breeze.

"It's still early, so let's just sit for a while. It's been a while since we've been here."

Qi Xia stood on the cobblestone road, stepped over many puddles, and came to the pavilion with Qingmei who followed closely beside him. Perhaps because not many people usually came here, a lot of dust had accumulated on the seats. Qi Xia took out two wet wipes from his pocket and wiped them carefully before letting the girl sit down with him.

"Hehe, I don't even remember when was the last time Xiao Xia and I came here together. We used to do homework together here all the time!"

The girl put her pink schoolbag on the table. She sighed a little, because it seemed like she hadn't been here with Xiao Xia for a long time. But halfway through, she seemed to remember something, and her bright profile suddenly became a little self-blaming. "If it wasn't for me, Xiao Xia would definitely come here more often. It's all my fault..."

"Hehe, let's not talk about this. It's not easy to get together with Xiao Xia, so I don't want to think about those unhappy things. By the way, Xiao Xia, do you want to eat something?"

She quickly shook her head again and perked up. In Qi Xia's sight, the girl touched her cute schoolbag, and then, like a magic trick, she took out two delicate cupcakes from the bag.

"Why do you still carry so much food with you, like a greedy cat." Qi Xia found it a little funny. He thought of his Qingmei when she was in primary school. He remembered that from that time on, his Qingmei's schoolbag started to become bulging.

Whenever I have nothing to do, I sit somewhere with Qi Xia. After a while, I will see my childhood sweetheart taking out all kinds of snacks from her schoolbag like a magician, including cakes, candies, beef jerky, potato chips, and cola. The variety is too numerous to count.

In the past, what Qi Xia cared about most was the bag that his childhood sweetheart carried with her. He was so naive that he even thought that Xinyao's schoolbag was Doraemon's four-dimensional pocket, because he always saw her taking out all kinds of gadgets and even various toys from it, which made Qi Xia not care at all.

Of course, this strange perception gradually disappeared as he grew older, because he also discovered that these things were prepared by Xinyao in advance. But if he asked Xinyao why she put so much food in her backpack, he would definitely hear her answer like this...

"I'm not a greedy cat! I've been controlling my diet recently! Hehe~ Why do I pack so many snacks? Because it has become a habit. In the past, Xiaoxia, you always had low blood sugar. As long as you were hungry, you would become drowsy. So I like to put some snacks in my backpack, so that when Xiaoxia is hungry, I can take them out to replenish Xiaoxia's energy..."

Qi Xia looked at the delicate face of the girl in front of him. The girl's face was as rosy as the petals of a rose that had just opened. She was so delicate and charming.

Her bright eyes looked at him shyly and timidly, but the overflowing affection and attachment in them were like bamboo shoots after the rain, rippling gently in the cool breeze without any concealment.

It seemed that because of the girl's words which were not much different from his memory, he felt his ears go soft, just like when Yue Ran stabbed him with an electric baton before his rebirth, his whole body became numb, but it was not the kind of numbness that makes people stiff, but a kind of numbness from the inside out that makes people feel a little excited.

He once again recalled what happened when he was with his little friend. He still remembered that it was not long after he arrived and was in the second grade of elementary school. There was a family near the community that raised a very ferocious big dog, the kind that would bark at you even if you just passed by it.

Once, Qi Xia couldn't remember how he had offended that stupid dog, and it caught Qi Xia and barked wildly, which scared the young Qi Xia a lot. When his childhood sweetheart, who was also in the second grade, saw this, she resolutely stood in front of Qi Xia and protected him, even though Qi Xia saw that his childhood sweetheart was also trembling with fear at that time.

Fortunately, the stupid dog only barked and did not rush over to bite anyone. When the adults nearby saw it and chased the dog away, he and Xinyao breathed a sigh of relief. At that time, Qingmei was so scared that she could hardly stand, but she still stood in front of Qi Xia.

He didn't understand before, and when he understood it, it was too late. But fortunately, Qi Xia didn't rely on his childhood sweetheart all the time. He also protected his childhood sweetheart before.

Chapter 84 Flowers

That was when he was in junior high school. Qi Xia still remembers that when he was in junior high school, his childhood sweetheart had already become a well-known little beauty.

Many people like to use flowers to describe beautiful women, but it is obvious that my childhood sweetheart is even more beautiful than flowers. Xinyao in junior high school was like a flower bud. Although her proud beauty had not yet fully bloomed, she already had some of her current appearance.

In my memory, Qingmei's smooth and fair face in junior high school always had an attractive blush, and a thin pink blush bloomed like peach blossoms in March. If bees and butterflies flew by, they would probably be intoxicated by her fragrance and try to pick her for sweet nectar.

The green plums in her own garden are so beautiful that there is never a shortage of bees and butterflies around the girl, either inside or outside the school, who are attracted by the fragrance of the nectar.

I remember it was one night when I was in the second grade of junior high school. Qi Xia and Xinyao were preparing to go home together after evening self-study. Qi Xia was delayed in the classroom for a while because of something. When he came out of the teaching building, he saw Xinyao being harassed by several senior students at the school gate.

Qi Xia still remembered that those people were not students of their school. Judging from the school uniforms they wore, they were probably from a nearby vocational high school. They must have seen that Xinyao was so beautiful and was still waiting for someone alone at the school gate so late, so they planned to go up and talk to her.

They probably didn't plan to do anything to Xinyao. After all, the school had just been over and there were still teachers on duty. However, when Qi Xia hurried out of the school, he saw his childhood sweetheart yelling at the vocational high school students with an angry look on her face, and those guys who didn't look like good students were all smiling. Naturally, Qi Xia misunderstood.

When Qi Xia saw his childhood sweetheart being bullied by other boys, he was furious. Even though the other side had more people and they were all senior students, Qi Xia didn't care. He just rushed up and started fighting with those vocational high school students without thinking twice.

Of course Qi Xia was beaten up when he rushed forward. Later, Xinyao called the teacher and the vocational high school students ran away when they saw the situation. Qi Xia's clothes were torn by the fight, but fortunately he was not seriously injured.

He still remembered that night when he went home with Xinyao. Xinyao's eyes were red all the way. She touched her eyes which were red from being accidentally punched, and she seemed to be so sad that she was about to cry.

She asked him why he was so stupid, and why he rushed forward when there were so many people. Wouldn't he go find the teacher first? Qi Xia pulled at his own torn clothes and replied, "I saw you being bullied, how could you expect so much?"

Afterwards, Qi Xia remembered that Qingmei shivered as if stimulated by something. She looked at him and pressed her soft pink lips against Qi Xia's face...

Qi Xia still remembers that her childhood sweetheart was very afraid of the dark. Because she had to attend evening self-study classes in junior high school, it was already very dark outside when she got out of school every night.

Every day after school, Qi Xia could see his childhood sweetheart waiting for him at the door of his classroom. She said it was so dark outside and she didn't dare to go back alone, so she asked Xiao Xia to go with her. On the way back, she would hold Qi Xia's hand tightly and lean on Qi Xia, as if she was really afraid of the dark.

But Qi Xia doubted the authenticity of her fear of the dark, because he remembered that once he and Xinyao went to an amusement park together. When he and her were playing in the haunted house facilities, Qi Xia was obviously frightened by the realistic environment and atmosphere and became a little nervous. But when he turned around, he saw his childhood sweetheart holding his hand, looking left and right with an expression of a curious baby.

"Here, Xiao Xia, this is delicious. It has the vanilla flavor that Xiao Xia likes. Try it."

The girl handed the beautiful cupcake in front of him, and Qi Xia showed a dazed look. He seemed to have accidentally immersed himself in the ocean of memories again. He felt like he had become an old man or an old woman, always thinking about the past events.

He took the cake handed to him by Qingmei, scooped a little cream with the spoon that came with it and put it into his mouth. The sweet taste bloomed on his taste buds, just like Qingmei's sweet smiling face.

"By the way, Xinyao, how did you do in this monthly exam?" Qi Xia licked his lips and smiled at his childhood sweetheart. "Isn't it the same as before, always failing math?"

"Hmm...I didn't do well in the exam..."

"What's going on? Is the test paper too difficult?"

"Not really... I just wasn't very good at doing science exams, and I made a lot of mistakes..." The girl lowered her red face slightly when she suddenly heard Qi Xia asking about her grades. Her grades have not been very good since junior high school, so when Qi Xia asked, she blinked at him a little aggrievedly.

"Really..." Qi Xia nodded, revealing a thoughtful expression. He used to only care about himself, but accidentally ignored the people around him whom he should cherish.

The girl is not stupid, on the contrary, she is very smart. Take the speed at which she learns to play LOL for example. She has only been playing it for a short time, but she is already almost better than Qi Xia. In the words of their class teacher, her childhood sweetheart has never focused on studying.

Her childhood sweetheart is actually better at liberal arts subjects than science subjects, but when the classes were divided, the girl resolutely chose science. The reason, of course, was just because Qi Xia also chose science.

That ridiculous cold war made Qi Xia lose his lovely childhood sweetheart. Now that time has gone back, although he will not force her, he still hopes to change Qingmei so that Xinyao can improve her grades.

"You are already in your third year of high school, Xinyao, you should concentrate on your studies. Xinyao, is there any university you want to go to?"

The girl gently poked the cake in the cup with a spoon. Listening to Qi Xia's words, she thought for a moment. Her long hair hung down on her back, emitting a lavender scent that was somewhat seductive.

She said, "Yes, Xiaoxia, didn't you say you wanted to go to Annan University? I have done some research. There is a second-tier university opposite Annan University. My grades are not good, so I definitely can't go to Annan University with Xiaoxia. So I plan to go to that second-tier university for college, so that I won't be separated from Xiaoxia."

The girl tilted her face, a rosy blush flying onto her snow-white skin. She seemed to have thought about it a long time ago, so when Qi Xia asked, she could answer so quickly.

Chapter 85 Target

Qi Xia was stunned for a moment. He did not expect the girl to answer like this. Annan University, that was the university he and Yue Ran had attended together. It was the dream school of countless high school students. He might have told his childhood sweetheart that he wanted to go to Annan, but he did not expect that his childhood sweetheart would remember it.

Of course Qi Xia knew the second-tier school the girl was talking about, because Xu Zijin used to go to that school and would come to visit whenever she had time, acting as a third wheel for him and Yue Ran.

It is right opposite Annan University and can be reached in just a few minutes on foot. Given its admission requirements, Qingmei can indeed get in with a little more effort. For her, it is indeed an option worth considering.

But this is exactly where the problem lies. Qi Xia is no longer the same Qi Xia he used to be. He doesn't want to be so far away from home, leave his aunt, Xinyao, the class monitor, his parents and other people he cherishes.

Annan University is indeed a good place, a paradise in the minds of students, but Qi Xia once lived up to this paradise. Even after graduating from Annan, his life still did not improve at all. He could only stay by Yue Ran's side, relying on Yue Ran's selfless love for him, and be a shameless "parasite".

He thought, there was no point in going to Annan anyway, so why not choose Nanshan University which was closer?

Nanshan University is in the city, and it is the school that my aunt attended before. He doesn't have to leave my aunt anymore, and he will no longer see her face with tears streaming down her face as she watches him leave. He can stay by her side and protect her forever, so that the things that once made him despair will never happen again, until one day my aunt no longer needs his protection.

He can also look at his childhood sweetheart and prevent Xinyao from separating from him due to depression as she did before. His childhood sweetheart is so lovely. Although he has never seen Xinyao go to college or even start working after graduation, he thinks that she will definitely be like Yue Ran, a beautiful woman who can attract countless eyes just by turning around.

Although it may sound a bit self-boasting to say this, Qi Xia feels that given how much his childhood sweetheart loves him, if he had chosen to stay in Nanshan, he might have really gotten together with Xinyao.

He and she were childhood sweethearts, and had been together since childhood. Before this ridiculous cold war, she had never been separated from him for more than a day, and they still had so many common memories. He remembered that when he was in the first year of high school, his childhood sweetheart told him that her wish was to marry Xiao Xia and form a happy family together.

He hasn't had the chance to fall in love with his childhood sweetheart as much as he loves Yue Ran, so he can't promise anything to Xinyao. He also hasn't figured out his own heart, so he doesn't dare to do anything too intimate with Xinyao.

But he had a feeling that if he continued like this, he would be conquered by his childhood sweetheart sooner or later. After all, his childhood sweetheart said last night that she would try hard to make him fall in love with her again, and with Xinyao's clinginess and straightforwardness, he would definitely be defeated without any surprise. Even if he had not forgotten Yue Ran yet, he was not like Liu Xiahui who could remain calm while a beautiful woman sat on his lap.