The demon princess was defeated and captured? Sorry, I acted in it)

In fact, the reason why I don’t buy a big cake is because it always comes with lots of candles.

It is said that one candle represents one year.

There are too many candles, we grow older, and we go our separate ways. How can we guarantee that we can still sit in front of the same piece of cake on next year's birthday?

So sometimes it’s not a bad thing to have fewer candles and be more naive.

I know it's useless, but at that time...

We always hope that time will go a little slower.

The two of them leaned against each other and listened to the ticking of the wall clock.

A dreamy blue butterfly flapped its wings and landed on the windowsill.

Looking straight ahead like this, it seems as if its wings are supporting the entire boundless starry sky.

Xia tilted her head and leaned on Xuefei's shoulder. Her squinted eyes gradually opened and her words were gentle and soothing.

"Xuefei, do you remember...my sister said before that she would give you a gift on your birthday."

"I remember, but I don't really like gifts."

"why."

"Because the gift I sent you before didn't arrive, and it didn't arrive today either."

"Before...? Today...?"

Once upon a time... a long time ago.

When you were terminally ill in your previous life, that box of medicine was the gift I wanted to give you.

But I didn't send it to...

I didn't finish that journey, and you didn't see me appear by your side.

Today, I still haven’t delivered it.

"I...actually I bought a hairpin yesterday and hid it in the auditorium ahead of time. I thought I would give it to you as a surprise gift later."

Xuefeiya stared out the window.

Look very far away, look intently.

"The hairpin was hidden in the interlayer of the cake cabinet. Unfortunately, when I wanted to give it to you, it was smashed."

"Xuefei... So... you were looking for that?"

After the auditorium was shaken by the magic attack, Xue Fei went to the cake cabinet before taking Xia to fight outside.

Xia thought she was just greedy and wanted to see if there was any cake that hadn't been smashed.

But actually...Xuefei wanted to see if the hairpin she had hidden there was still there.

The results are obvious.

The hairpin had been broken into several pieces and was broken.

At that moment, Xue Feiya seemed to see the drizzle in her previous life.

Sunk above the water, the medicine box that was never delivered.

You know.

If it weren't for the car accident, it would have been Xia's birthday in a few hours.

As a result, Xuefei was unable to blow out the candles on her eighteenth birthday with her.

Immersed in darkness...

There is no sunshine in the deepest part of Xuefei's heart.

But...

She heard the sound.

"Xuefei, come here."

"Um...?"

He raised his head from between his knees, only to find that the cake in his hand had been taken away by Xia at some point and put into a small plate.

When Xuefei looked up along the small plate and saw the flames on the cake...

The dim light of a candle is not as bright as the scorching sun.

But it is more than enough to illuminate one person.

"Xuefei, you should blow out the candles too. I think you were this age before...? You didn't blow out my birthday candles, so now you can make up for it. Come on, blow them out gently."

"Ugh...Shia...!"

"Huh...?! Hey...don't cry, it's your sister's birthday...why are you crying?"

But obviously, you have already shed tears.

The day after Xue Feiya from the previous life left.

Xia blew out the candles by herself for the first time at the age of eighteen, but it was so difficult.

She cried at that time, but her weak body made her cry weakly.

But the tears back then were different from the tears now.

Because there is more than one candle.

There was more than one person blowing out the candles.

Xuefei sobbed in Xia's arms, and Xia put her arms around her shoulders and held her tightly in her arms.

Actually, you said that your gift was never delivered, which is not true.

"When I was trapped in that realm magic...it was Xuefei who came to save my sister, right? You saved me and arrived in time."

"Well... that's true, but this..."

"When I was lost and helpless in the kingdom, didn't know the meaning of the hero's work, was tired of the battlefield, and was rejected by the family, it was Xue Fei who came to tell me to be free. Today, they no longer treat me coldly."

"That's what you fought for...I..."

"No... that's because you arrived in time."

Even though it's so powerful now...

You probably have those terrible nightmares from time to time.

Shattered lamp.

It's drizzling.

You are helpless.

On that rainy night, your sister was not by your side, leaving you alone, scared alone.

I'm really sorry...

"From now on...never again."

"Shia...?"

"Ha... Let's not talk about that, Xuefei. Just blow out this candle and I'll tell you a secret, okay? If I say I'll give you a gift, you must give it to me. Don't let me break my promise."

"Well... is that okay?"

Xue Feiya faced the candlelight and puffed up her cute face.

, just blow gently and the candle flame will go out.

In fact, the candle was not extinguished.

The candle kept burning in her heart, replacing the unclear sun.

The candle was blown out and Xuefei fulfilled her promise.

Now...

Is it time for Shia to fulfill her promise?

The originally nervous mood suddenly calmed down at this moment.

Xia adjusted her burgundy dress, moved her body on her knees, and faced Xuefei's face.

Xue Feiya didn't understand why she suddenly became so serious.

But she was shocked by Xia's eyes, which were shining with light she had never seen before, and she sat face to face with her as she moved.

A look, eyes meeting, filled with longing.

"Xue Fei...the gift that my sister wants to give you is actually a sentence."

"In a word...?"

"Well, this sentence is..."

Xia's face gradually approached and enlarged in Xuefia's field of vision.

Until there was almost no distance.

"I like you, without any other meaning...purely, I like you."

"Hi...! Hmm?!"

Xue Feiya couldn't speak or ask any more questions.

Because of the gentle contact between their lips, her words were completely blocked.

She struggled for a moment, but soon lost all strength and made no sound anymore. Gradually, all the weight of her body was given to Xia.

The clock struck midnight and two lines of tears fell.

[Well... I will definitely get through this, don't worry, I come to see you every day... There's no reason why I won't get better! ]

[We will celebrate our birthdays together next year. I will also attend your graduation party and slap the cake on your face.]

【If I am no longer here. 】

【Please find me. 】

【As long as you are here. 】

[My sister is here. ]

In the drizzle, in front of the car lights, there was a blue butterfly, it rested on a water-soaked medicine box, and was reluctant to leave for a long time.

At this moment, a dark blue butterfly flapped its wings and took off from the windowsill, flying towards the distant and bright moonlight without looking back.

62. Going out? ( words)

This night, the big fish in the lake swam and shuttled back and forth at the bottom of the lake, looking particularly free.

Ah...the big fishes are really emotional.

This starry night...

There is no witch fried fish!

There's nothing I can do. The witch doesn't always have the leisure time.

The lake breeze blew the two roses growing beside the lake to and fro.

The blue rose fluttered toward the lake, as if it wanted to fly away with the wind, but the red rose tightly wrapped its petals around the blue rose, holding it back, and the buds pushed the blue rose forward, causing it to almost die.

Even if Blue Rose wanted to struggle, she was powerless to save the situation.

Look, when the wind died down, two roses of different colors were already entangled together, with the vines entwined around the branches and leaves, the branches and leaves wrapped around the petals, and the petals in turn bent the vines.

They are inseparable, fighting each other, it seems like a contest, but there is no comparison.

Maybe it was because the wind was too strong, stirring up the lake water that reflected the starry sky. The sound of the waves in the lake surging and falling and hitting the rocks was too loud. The two roses were tired after all, and they just entangled with each other in silence and gave up.

Even if the wind blows again, they will no longer twist their bodies, as if they are asleep and dreaming sweet dreams with the fragrance of each other's flowers.

Well...this is probably why the big fish in the lake have a rare night of leisure!

Congratulations to the big fish, congratulations to the waves - and even more congratulations to the rose.

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