What's wrong with me?

Qi Xia is even luckier, he has two, one is his mother and the other is his aunt.

"Xiao, Xiao Xia, what's wrong?"

Tang Wanxia seemed to be frightened by Qi Xia. She was hugged tightly by Qi Xia's sudden hug, and her whole body felt the masculine aura of an adolescent boy coming towards her.

And not only did he hug her so tightly, he even buried his face in...

Tang Wanxia's cheeks couldn't help but turn red. She felt that Qi Xia was a little strange today. He suddenly came back from school at noon without saying a word to her. But in that instant, she still keenly noticed that his temperament seemed to have changed slightly.

She hadn't felt Xiao Xia's hug since he entered junior high school and started to understand things. However, when she was about to ask Qi Xia what was wrong, she was surprised to find that Qi Xia was crying.

"Xiao Xia, what's wrong? Why are you crying suddenly? Did something happen to you? Or were you bullied at school?"

Just as she imagined, she, who loved Qi Xia and even doted on him, suddenly became worried. For her, the thing she hated to see the most was this expression on the boy's face.

Her arms, which had been stiff with surprise, were raised, and she gently stroked the boy's head, just as she remembered how she had comforted him before.

Qi Xia held her tightly in his arms until Qi Xia seemed to have vented his emotions. She felt Qi Xia's breathing gradually became smoother, then she asked softly in Qi Xia's ear.

"What's the matter, Xiaoxia? Are you in trouble? If you have anything, you can tell your aunt. Don't worry about it alone."

Qi Xia raised his head. He knew that his sudden behavior would definitely confuse his aunt, but he couldn't help it.

He originally thought that he would be very happy and touched when he saw his aunt again, but not as happy as he is now. However, the moment he actually saw his aunt, all the emotions came up together, and he realized that he was so naive.

"I didn't encounter anything, don't worry, auntie, don't worry about me."

He stared at his aunt, at that face that was not made up but was still much more beautiful than the most beautiful gardenia in summer, biting his lip and said.

Although he was almost as old as his aunt in his heart, in front of her, he still felt like a child who needed care...

"I just... missed you a little. I had a dream this morning, in which you left me and went to a very far place."

Qi Xia had so many things he wanted to say to his aunt, but he couldn't say them at all. In the end, all his thousands of words were summed up in this short sentence, but it contained Qi Xia's emotions from two entire lifetimes.

He also wanted to share with his aunt everything that she had not had the chance to participate in, such as the fact that he and Su Yueran did not become husband and wife, and that he broke up with Yueran not long after she left him. However, some things cannot be understood by others just by saying them out loud.

Given the love his aunt had for him, if he had said these words, she would probably have taken him to the hospital that same day. Although she trusted him very much, she was more afraid that something might have happened to him, like the heavy study pressure in her senior year of high school that made her Xiaoxia mentally ill and she started talking nonsense that she couldn't understand.

However, even though they were the same person, he couldn't say what he wanted to say to her. Qi Xia still felt a faint sense of loneliness in his chest.

"So that's it."

Tang Wanxia blinked and believed what Qi Xia said. Having lived with Xiaoxia for so many years, she had the special skill to tell whether Xiaoxia's words were sincere.

In addition, Shihan just sent her a message saying that Xiaoxia didn't seem to be in good condition today and seemed to have fallen asleep in class during the math class.

After making sure that Xiaoxia wasn't encountering any difficulties or being bullied, she felt relieved. Perhaps the dream Xiaoxia mentioned was what she had at that time. But he actually came back like this and didn't tell her that he missed her like Xiaoxia did. This made her inexplicably nervous.

"How could that be? It's just a dream. Auntie won't leave you, don't worry."

She touched the back of Qi Xia's head and comforted him, but suddenly, she became nervous again. She had just sweated a little, and Xiao Xia was holding her so tightly, would he not smell her sweat?

"Xiao-Xia, can you let go now? Isn't it hot to be held like this?"

She patted Qi Xia's arm, but Qi Xia showed no intention of letting go. He had not felt the sense of security that he had when being hugged by his aunt since junior high school. How could he not experience it to his heart's content now that he had the chance?

Of course, if he knew how worried his aunt was at the moment, he would probably sneer at her.

My aunt has always smelled so sweet, with a scent like the orchid in the valley that makes people linger. It is like this now and will be the same in the future. How could a little bit of sweat change my aunt's perfection?

Qi Xia had waited too long for this moment. Holding his aunt in his arms, Qi Xia felt as if he had been reborn.

"No hurry, let me hold you for a while longer, I want to hug my aunt more."

Just as his aunt understood him, Qi Xia also understood his aunt very well. Just these words were enough to soften his aunt's stiff waist. She just sat quietly in his arms without saying a word.

Chapter 17 Ripples

Qi Xia had more than one romance in his short twenty years of life.

The first paragraph was about his childhood sweetheart Jiang Xinyao when they were in high school.

That period of time seemed like a dream to Qi Xia. Although it was so profound when he recalled it, it was like an old yellowed photo album. When he opened it, it was full of memories, but it was difficult to empathize.

That was the first unforgettable experience in his young life.

The second paragraph is about the experience with Yue Ran in college.

That was the first time in his short life that he truly tried to learn how to love a girl he liked.

Although it was so tiring to compete with the thousands of suitors around her, and he even saw no hope and wanted to give up, the final result was so fulfilling that Qi Xia has always been proud of it.

But this relationship ultimately had an ending that could not be described as perfect.

For Qi Xia, these two romances are precious experiences that he will cherish for the rest of his life. However, whether it is Jiang Xinyao, who he played with since childhood, or Su Yueran, who almost became his wife, they are not the first girls that Qi Xia fell in love with in his memory.

First love, this word is so sour and sweet. For anyone, first love can be said to be an unforgettable experience.

The same is true for Qi Xia. In fact, Qi Xia's first love is more tragic and deeper than other people's first love.

Because his first love was with someone he shouldn't have fallen in love with, someone he knew there would be no future together, but he still loved her without hesitation. He even couldn't get rid of the relationship with Yue Ran when he went to college. That person was his aunt, Tang Wanxia.

There is nothing wrong with admitting it. As a normal man both physically and mentally, it is very normal for Qi Xia to fall in love with such a perfect aunt who loves him so much.

What always made Qi Xia sigh was that other people’s first love at least had a chance to be together, but his first love was destined to end in vain.

"Thank you, auntie. I feel much better now."

I don’t know how long it was, but Qi Xia, who seemed to have finally hugged Tang Wanxia enough, slowly let go of her in his arms.

His aunt's embrace was so warm. Staying in her arms, even for just a short while, he felt that the depression in his heart had dissipated a lot.

"Really? As long as Xiao Xia is happy."

Seeing that Qi Xia had become the same Qi Xia as usual, Tang Wanxia felt relieved.

Although Qi Xia had been living with her since junior high school, in Tang Wanxia's memory, this was the first time that Xiao Xia had hugged her so actively, and it was also the first time she saw Xiao Xia so excited.

Usually Xiao Xia is reserved and not good at expressing herself. Even if she wants to express her feelings, she will usually use some tactful and non-obvious ways. Therefore, when she saw Xiao Xia's reaction just now, she was so surprised and worried.

She has always had 100% trust in Xiao Xia. She gently lifted a strand of hair that hung low by her ear, and couldn't help feeling a little pity for him. To make Xiao Xia so excited, she thought that the dream he had must have been a very bad one.

She suddenly wanted to know what Xiao Xia saw in her dream, but she didn't know when her cheeks had turned completely red.

Qi Xia had a scent as fiery and rich as a sunflower. Perhaps it was the scent that belonged only to boys and she had never come across it in all these years.

She sniffed it and found that she didn't hate the strong smell. On the contrary, she liked it very much because the sunflower-like smell was still exactly the same as she remembered and had never changed.

Suddenly, as if she suddenly realized something, at this moment, she suddenly wanted to escape into the bathroom and take a good shower with warm water.

She had just sweated a lot, and she shouldn't let Xiaoxia hug her at this time.

She stared at Qi Xia and stroked his soft hair with her white hands.

"Anyway, Auntie is here. As long as Xiao Xia wants, Auntie can give you a hug anytime. By the way, since you're back at noon, there's no need to rush back to school, right? There are still some dumplings left from yesterday. How about letting Auntie cook them for you?"

She simply changed the subject.

"Okay." Qi Xia was already a little hungry, so he nodded without thinking.

Speaking of which, Qi Xia's lunch problem has always been criticized by his aunt. As mentioned before, after entering high school, time became more tight, so Qi Xia chose to save time and eat in the school cafeteria.

But my aunt never thought so. She always believed that it was not cost-effective and meaningless to save a little time going back and forth. In her opinion, the lunch in the school cafeteria was really inedible, so my aunt always tried to persuade him to come home for lunch at noon.

When I was young, I was ignorant. When I grew up, it was too late to regret. Now Qi Xia also knew what was most important to him. He nodded and said, "Well, the dumplings made by my aunt are the most delicious in the world. Why don't I eat in the cafeteria in the future and come home for lunch."

"Xiao Xia..." Perhaps because of Qi Xia's unrestrained praise, Tang Wanxia's cheeks couldn't help but turn red again.

She really felt that something had changed in Xiao Xia. He had never expressed his feelings so clearly before.

"Okay, didn't I tell you before? Let Xiao Xia come back for lunch. The food in the cafeteria is so monotonous now. It definitely can't provide the nutrition you need on a daily basis."

"Well, the food in the cafeteria is not delicious at all. My aunt's cooking is the best." Qi Xia nodded. He stared at his aunt's cheek and then laughed.

"It's no use praising me. Just wait a moment. It's just cooking dumplings. It will be quick. We can have lunch soon."

Qi Xia sat on the sofa and took out his mobile phone to play. Some interesting videos were playing on the phone, but Qi Xia's eyes were always fixed on his aunt who was busy in the kitchen, as if he was afraid that as soon as he turned around, his aunt would disappear in front of him.

His aunt was still the same as before, so pleasant to watch whether she was doing housework or cooking. Looking at his aunt who had tied on an apron and was busy in front of the stove, a faint ripple arose in his heart.

He was wondering what changes would happen in his life if he was not his aunt's nephew and his aunt was no longer his aunt.

He guessed that he might become a useless person who could do nothing, because before meeting Yue Ran, he really could not do anything except studying, and everything in his life was arranged for him by his aunt.

But on second thought, his heart suddenly began to hang in the air again. If his aunt was no longer his aunt, did it mean that he and her would become an ordinary relationship between a man and a woman?

With a chill in his heart, he quickly suppressed this bad thought.

He raised his head, and over there, his aunt had already walked out of the kitchen with two bowls of steaming dumplings.

Chapter 18: Teasing

My aunt's residence is a high-end residence with a good location in the city. Because my aunt is the youngest daughter of my grandparents, and she is also a daughter who was born in old age, Qi Xia's grandfather has always loved my aunt very much. This house was transferred to my aunt's name a long time ago.

The room is located on the fourth floor of a residential building, with four bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen. The lighting and ventilation are very good. After living here for a few years, Qi Xia did not feel that there was anything that made him uncomfortable. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a boutique residence.

At noon, Qi Xia and her aunt ate dumplings together. Although they were leftovers from yesterday, the food still made Qi Xia almost cry again.

Ever since Qi Xia went to college and started dating Yue Ran, Qi Xia has rarely been able to eat meals cooked by his aunt. Although this does not mean that Yue Ran's meals are not delicious, Qi Xia always feels that Yue Ran's meals lack the "flavor of his aunt" compared to his own meals.

His aunt loved him and would often send him some dumplings that she had made herself, but it was just a drop in the bucket. Since he could no longer eat the food cooked by his aunt, Qi Xia's longing for this taste that belonged only to his aunt grew day by day.

Qi Xia ate a lot. This was the first time he ate so much since he left his aunt. It was so much that his aunt, who was sitting opposite him, was afraid that he would get an upset stomach.

Sitting alone in the living room, the cool breeze from the air conditioner blew on Qi Xia's cheeks. At this moment, he was finally able to suppress the emotions in his heart. He suddenly felt a little stupid. This was not the last time he would taste his aunt's cooking. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future. Why did he eat so hard and even scared his aunt?

Perhaps it was because too many life-changing events had happened in just a few hours, Qi Xia felt a little tired. He took a nap, lay on the soft sofa and soon fell asleep.

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During the lunch break, Tang Wanxia took a shower after lunch.

Girls have always been very meticulous about washing, and Tang Wanxia was no exception. It took her half an hour to take a "simple" shower. After drying the water droplets on her hair, she walked out of the bathroom.

Her graceful figure was wrapped in a thin bath towel. She wanted to blow dry her hair first and then go out to see if Xiaoxia had returned to school. However, when she picked up her phone, she found that Lin Shihan had sent her a message at some point.

"Wanxia, ​​do you feel that Xiaoxia seems to be a different person today?"

She opened WeChat and this sentence came into her sight.

"You also felt it. Xiao Xia seemed a little different today. He just came home and hugged me. He said he had a nightmare and scared me."

She blinked her eyes, and her slender fingers quickly typed out a message in reply, but just as she was about to put down her phone, her avatar flashed and Lin Shihan sent her another message.

"Oh? Then Wanxia, ​​you should be so happy. Isn't Xiaoxia your designated husband?"

Tang Wanxia stared at the words on the screen closely, and was suddenly choked and almost coughed.

"You, what are you talking about, Shihan, Xiaoxia is my family."

As if she had made some connection with Lin Shihan's words, her cheeks were suddenly flushed with a beautiful blush. She was teased by her best friend and didn't even bother to type, she just sent a voice message back.

"Oh, you still know that. If you hadn't told me, I would have really thought that you were planning to spend your whole life with Xiao Xia. Look at you, you still don't have anyone of the opposite sex around you, and you treat Qi Xia so well. If I didn't know, I would have really thought that you were raising Xiao Xia as your future husband."

Lin Shihan's teasing voice came from the phone, and Tang Wanxia knew that it was just Lin Shihan joking with her. Lin Shihan was her best friend who shared a dormitory with her in college. They were so close that they could share some little secrets together, and there was no need to hide some things when talking about them.

But when she saw Lin Shihan's reply, Tang Wanxia's heart somehow tightened. She suddenly felt that her disguise of many years had been seen through and her deepest secrets had been discovered.

She suddenly looked back, trying to find the source of this feeling, but the feeling of being seen through seemed to disappear in an instant like snowflakes in June, as if the feeling just now was just an illusion.

She touched her cheek, her fair face was so red that her hands felt a little hot. She touched her straight chest and muttered a few words in a voice that no one could hear.

It was obviously just a few jokes that could be forgotten with a laugh, but she cared so much. It was because of the hug Xiao Xia just gave her that made her a little confused and started to have wild thoughts. After all, she was his aunt.

After putting down her phone and taking care of everything, Tang Wanxia walked out of the bathroom. She thought Qi Xia should have returned to school by now, but when she came out, she found that Xiao Xia had fallen asleep in the living room.

"Xiao Xia?"

She called Qi Xia's name, but Qi Xia didn't respond at all. It seemed that he was sleeping very soundly.

The first class of Qi Xia's high school had almost started at this time. She looked at Qi Xia's sleeping face, but had no intention of waking him up. Instead, she picked up her cell phone and called his head teacher.

"Hello, is this Teacher Li? Yes, I'm Xiao Xia's aunt. He feels a little unwell today, so I want to ask for half a day off for him."

"Yes, yes, I know. He might have caught a cold last night, so he didn't get a good rest the whole night. OK, I will remind him to take care of his health later. Goodbye, Teacher Li."

She put down her phone, silently raised the temperature of the air conditioner in the living room by a few degrees, and sat next to Qi Xia. She smoothed the sticky hair on his head.

If Qi Xia was still awake at this time, he would definitely sigh. His aunt was just like this. She always doted on him unconditionally. She doted on him so much that sometimes, even though Qi Xia only had a vague idea and didn't even plan to take any action, his aunt could still sense it and would even fulfill his wish.

The National Day is coming soon, and the weather is about to get cooler. Since I have already asked for leave for Xiaoxia, I will take him out to buy some autumn clothes when he wakes up. Xiaoxia probably hasn't relaxed for a long time.

After helping Qi Xia take an afternoon off, Tang Wanxia thought silently as she looked at Qi Xia's closet full of clothes for all seasons.