The two of them walked one after the other, their shadows stretched out very long, and at the same time, they had a sense of tacit understanding.

“It would be great if time was frozen right now. Tang Jin Chen, do you know that I like you very much now?” As if talking to herself, Tang Jin Chen suddenly stopped and her head slammed into his back.

“What did you say? Can you say it again?” Tang Jin Chen stared at her eyes seriously. Her eyelashes curled up slightly, like a pair of thin wings when a butterfly fluttered. It was quiet and beautiful.

“I said I like you very much now. What’s wrong?” An Zixi lowered her eyes somewhat shyly. She didn’t know if she was a little too active. She felt that Tang Jin Chen wanted to see her naked. That kind of pride from the bottom of her bones made her feel ashamed, as if she had never told herself seriously that she liked him. No, it should be love.

Tang Jin Chen smiled faintly. At that moment, An Zi Xi’s heart was so happy that it was about to melt. “I feel that you are different from the one I saw before.”

Tang Jin Chen himself was uncertain. One second, he was happy, but the next second, he felt as if he was going to eat people.

“No, I just think you’re cute.”

“I’ve always been cute, okay? It’s just that you haven’t noticed.” An Zixi smiled and pointed to a building not far away. “That’s my home, my original home.”

“Is that so? Was it the orphanage you stayed in before? Why did you suddenly want to bring me here?” Yeah, he followed An Zixi here, but he didn’t know the reason.

An Zixi trotted over and pointed at the old rusty gate of the orphanage. “We used to like to play here in the summer and squat together to enjoy the cool. Because there are trees, we would come here to bask in the sun when there is the sun in winter. But now, those little friends don’t know where they are.” After saying that, he felt that he was a little pretentious, but he happily walked inside.

Tang Jin Chen stepped forward. This was the first time he saw such a dilapidated building. This orphanage was at least several decades old.

He knew all the information about An Zixi a long time ago. He knew that she was brought back from the orphanage by the An family. She must have been very cute when she was young. Otherwise, how could the An family find her? It was not an exaggeration to say that An Zixi was a natural beauty.

“I wonder if the Principal is still here after such a long time. Let’s go inside and take a look.” When An Zixi passed by the green grass, she saw a group of cute and evil children. It was as if she had seen her before. She suddenly felt a little guilty. She actually didn’t come back to take a look. She walked forward and greeted the children. “Tang Jin Chen, can I trouble you for something?”

An Zixi had an innocent look on his face when he finished speaking. How could Tang Jin Chen endure her like this? He hurriedly followed suit and turned around to walk out of the door after he finished speaking.

When she came back, she already had a lot of candy in her hands. Those were all Zhen Zhi Bang, her favorite candy brand. They were delicious and not expensive.

She handed out a big bucket of lollipops to the children. The children kindly called her sister, “Sister, where did you come from? Why did you give us food? But the dean told us that food given by strangers can’t be eaten.”

An Zixi took out a lollipop from the box and peeled it open into my mouth. Then, he peeled it open and handed it to Tang Jin Chen. Tang Jin Chen hesitated so much that he refused to take it. An Zi Xi could only keep winking. Tang Jin Chen helplessly put the lollipop into his mouth. An Zi Xi smiled like a summer flower.

“How does it taste?” An Zixi asked him.

“It’s a little sweet.” He said.

When a group of cute little girls saw Tang Jin Chen, they immediately rushed forward and kept shouting, “Uncle is so handsome. Is Uncle a star?”

Tang Jin Chen was speechless. He had clearly called Sister An Zi Xi just now, but how could he become an uncle when he arrived here?

“I’m big brother.” Tang Jin Chen said shamelessly.

One of the little girls hugged Tang Jin Chen’s long legs and said, “Big brother, can I marry you when I grow up?”

Perhaps it was because Tang Jin Chen was too handsome, so there were a lot of rivals here in an instant.

An Zixi jokingly said, “This brother’s wife is mine.”

After saying that, they laughed heartily, and the few children were all so happy that they could not help but grin from ear to ear.

After bidding farewell to those children, An Zixi asked, “Will we be as cute as them when we are all treasures in the future?”

“Of course. After all, his genes are here.”

The two looked at each other and smiled. They went to the backyard of the orphanage hand in hand, for it was the afternoon, and the rest of the orphanage staff were resting, except for the energetic children who did not want to sleep after dinner.

An Zixi tiptoed to the door of the dean’s room. She wasn’t sure if the dean was inside, but she subconsciously took a light step.

Tang Jin Chen was speechless in his heart. They were visiting openly. There was no need for them to be so cautious.

An Zixi could not hear the voice inside. She shook her head, because in the past, the principal had already entered her dream. She was wondering if she should wake up the principal who was taking a nap.

“Go straight in.” Tang Jin Chen took the initiative to knock on the door for her. “Is anyone in there?”

However, there seemed to be a movement inside. When the director of the orphanage opened the door, he saw a pair of lovers with good looks.

“Who are you?” The dean didn’t wear glasses, so he obviously didn’t recognize her. However, he didn’t blame the old man. Who would recognize her now that she was so big?

“Principal, do you still remember me? I’m Xiao Xi.” The corners of An Zixi’s eyes were wet before she could finish her sentence. It wasn’t that she loved to cry, but that she was excited to see the Principal. Especially when she saw the tall and handsome middle-aged man turn into the white-haired old man, she felt very uncomfortable.

The dean took his glasses from the back room and put them on. He looked at An Zixi carefully, and then shook his head to show that he didn’t recognize her.

That’s right. It’s been so long. Logically, I won’t remember it. After all, more than ten years have passed, and batches of orphanages have come and gone. It’s true that there’s suffering in trying to remember a person in my heart over and over again.

Still in her, An Zixi still remembered the Principal. No matter what the Principal looked like, she could recognize him at a glance.

This was a middle-aged woman who came out of a nearby room. An Zixi did not recognize her.

“Hello, may I ask what you need from the Principal?”

The middle-aged woman said, “What are you looking for my brother for?”

An Zixi suddenly remembered that this was the Principal’s younger sister. At that time, she was only a young woman who had not been married for a long time. Time was truly a pig slaying knife.

“Hello, I used to be from this orphanage. I wonder if you still remember me. My name is Xiao Xi.”

The other party shook his head and asked, “These past few years, there have been many girls called Xiao Xi in the orphanage. Which one are you?”

Faint. An Zixi didn’t know how to introduce herself. Obviously, no one remembered her anymore. The place she was thinking about, should she still talk about abandoning her?

“Oh, I remember now. Aren’t you a little girl taken away by a wealthy family?” The woman carefully looked at her clothes and said, “Sorry, many children with the same name walk out of here every year. I hope you can take care of them. Did you come here today to look for the principal?”

She was very happy to hear that this woman recognized her, but when she swept her gaze over the director, she said disappointedly, “Yes, but the director doesn’t seem to remember me anymore.”

The woman suddenly walked over and whispered something in the Dean’s ear. Then, she shook her head helplessly at An Zixi, “My brother has Alzheimer’s disease, and his hearing is not good. He has forgotten a lot of things, so even if you don’t remember, please don’t blame him.”

An Zixi felt her eyes were astringent. She walked forward and took the initiative to hold the Principal’s rough palm. She said, “I promised that I wouldn’t shed tears in front of the Principal, but I still couldn’t help but cry. I’m really sorry.” After saying that, Tang Jin Chen looked at Tang Jin Chen. When Tang Jin Chen saw the fragile An Zi Xi shedding tears, a certain part of his heart seemed to have been emptied.

“Cry, and me.”

A simple sentence from me made An Zixi cry in pain. She hugged the dean standing in front of her, who had nothing to do with me, and sobbed, “It was all because I was too selfish. I didn’t come to see everyone earlier. The only time I left was when I stood outside the door for a while. I’m really sorry.”

For so many years, she had never had the courage to come here, not only because of Aunt An’s instructions, but also because of the guilt in her heart. From the fall of An Clan to her arrival at Tang Jin Chen’s side for the sake of her clan, those things were humiliating to her.

However, no matter how unbearable the past was, she still couldn’t suppress the sorrow in her heart when she stood in front of my old principal.

After crying, the dean’s sister brought the dean back to her room. After making proper arrangements, she took An Zixi and Tang Jin Chen to continue to visit the orphanage.

From the innermost seesaw to the big tree that doesn’t fall leaves all year round, everything is so familiar, as if it happened yesterday.

“What were you doing at that time?” An Zixi asked Tang Jin Chen.

Tang Jin Chen smiled and said, “At that time, I didn’t have any impression of you at all. On the contrary, your memories were really good.” An Zi Xi said self-deprecatingly, “When we were young, we didn’t have any family to accompany us. These things are very clear to remember. However, you won’t understand even if you say it.”

An Zixi did not expect him to understand. After all, there was a natural gap between people. How could Tang Jin Chen, who had always lived in a comfortable environment, remember those luxurious days when he was young?

“Alright, we’ve been crying since this morning. The baby in our bellies should be crying too.”

Tang Jin Chen’s teasing words surprised the director of the orphanage. Then, he asked An Zi Xi, “Are you married?”

Just as An Zixi wanted to say no, he was interrupted by Tang Jin Chen, “Yes, we are married, but the wedding hasn’t been held yet. If you have the chance in the future, you must come and participate.”

The dean’s sister said that she had been handling the orphanage since the dean had Alzheimer’s disease. Hearing this, An Zixi felt extremely sad. Why did he say that? Because the dean had never been married and had no children but this sister. If he didn’t have a sister, he didn’t know what else would have happened.

“This orphanage has a long history. I think if you agree, I want to rebuild it for free.” Tang Jin Chen took out his business card from his bag and handed it to her. “Please don’t doubt the authenticity of this matter. On the one hand, it’s because of my wife, and on the other hand, I really like the group of children outside. If possible, I am willing to help them pay for my future studies.”

After saying that, An Zixi was also stunned. She looked into Tang Jin Chen’s eyes and felt that the man’s surroundings were filled with golden halos. Tang Jin Chen’s image immediately grew taller in her eyes.

This man … Why did he do this? An Zixi stared at him, his eyes aching.