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That summer in her third year of university, Lin Xi was shocked by the beauty of Provence on the internet. When summer vacation arrived, she dragged her luggage to France without hesitation.

Provence was beautiful, with flowers and castles, the rich, slightly pungent scent of lavender and the aroma of red wine wafting in the wind.

In order to enjoy the local atmosphere, Lin Xi lived in a Sunflower Manor in the countryside. In addition to lavender, there are also large areas of sunflowers.

Coincidentally, there were two other Chinese residents there, her temporary neighbors.

One of them was the infamous Qiao Mingyu. He was here to take photographs, and they were still not very familiar with each other at that time. The other neighbor was very mysterious. She had never met him, and from the vague introductions of the owner, she knew that he was Chinese.

Lin Xi did not travel alone often.

Originally, she planned to come to Provence together with her family, but because Lin Qian had a temporary illness, although it was just an ordinary cold and fever, it was as if the sky had fallen in her mother's eyes. She wanted to stay at home to take care of Lin Qian, and was afraid that Lin Qian's illness would worsen, so she didn't care about coming here alone or allowing her father to go abroad. Therefore, in the end, only Lin Xi came to Provence.

Although a person may be a bit bored occasionally, most of the time, she can enjoy the pleasure of travelling. When she thought about how her father was busy with work and how her mother only walked around Lin Qian, Lin Xi quickly decided that she would stay here for the entire summer vacation.

But the plan never caught up with the change. Her life at the Manor ended early because of a fire.

That night, Lin Xi was suddenly woken up by the heat in the middle of the night.

The summer in Provence was hot, but the house was air-conditioned. She had turned on the air conditioner last night, but now it was off.

At first she thought it was just a sudden blackout, until she felt a strange heat wave in the air and smelled something burning in the air. Then she realized that there was a fire in the manor.

The owner of the manor didn't live here. She would only bring people here occasionally when there were guests renting a house. Usually, the people who cared for the manor were also farmers nearby. The only people who actually lived in the manor were the three Chinese tenants.

When Lin Xi ran out of the room, she realized that Qiao Mingyu had also run out and was calling for the fire engine in the courtyard.

The fire had started from the room of the tenant that they had never seen before, and had affected all of the houses in the area, but luckily the fire had not spread very quickly, so it had not reached her and Qiao Mingyu's room.

After Qiao Mingyu hung up the phone, he looked at the place where the fire was most intense, and said: "It must be because no one has lived in that house for a long time, and the electrical appliances were not properly put away, which is why there was a fire."

After explaining his guess, he even suggested for Lin Xi to go with her to hide outside the villa before the fire engine arrives.

Just as Lin Xi was about to follow him, she suddenly heard a muffled grunt.

The sound was not loud, but it could be made out that it came from the house that was burning the hottest. It was the room of the third tenant.

"There might be someone inside." Lin Xi spoke as she approached the house and shouted a few times.

As expected, he heard a few muffled groans.

"There's really someone inside!"

Lin Xi turned around and found a wet blanket, put it on and was about to enter the house to save her.

Qiao Mingyu pulled her back and said: "You're crazy! Now that the fire is so big, you will lose your life if you go in! Besides, we've been here for almost half a month. When did you see the person living in that room? The tenant may have left long ago, but he didn't tell the landlord. We can't save the fire right now, so let's just wait patiently for the fire engine to arrive. "

"Maybe he didn't live here before, but what if he suddenly came back last night? There was someone in the room, and you heard the sound. He must have been injured, and that's why he couldn't escape. This is the countryside, and by the time the fire engines arrive, he'll be dead. " Lin Xi said anxiously. Then, without caring about anything else, he rushed into the house.

Fortunately, the place was simple and honest, there were no anti-theft door or the like outside, and the inside of the house only had locks. Lin Xi knocked on the door.

Surprisingly, apart from the large amount of smoke, there was not much open fire in the room. It seemed to have been ignited from the outside of the room.

Lin Xi pulled up a corner of the wet blanket to cover her mouth and nose, but her eyes were soon stung by the thick smoke, she almost couldn't open her eyes. She tried to call out twice more, but no one in the room answered her this time.

Lin Xi guessed that he might have fainted. In order to find the person she was looking for, she could only glare at him and search through the scorching smoke.

However, this room was nearly three times bigger than hers. Just as she was about to give up, she finally found the person who had fainted in the corner.

She was injured, and Lin Xi felt blood all over his body. There was also blood all over his face, and most of his face was covered with sticky blood and black smoke, making it impossible to clearly see his appearance.

This was the first time Lin Xi saw such a bloody scene, and she was extremely terrified. Only when the people on the ground let out a few painful groans did she suddenly regain her senses and start to drag the person out of the house.

It was extremely difficult for Lin Xi to pull him up from the ground. Just as she was about to exhaust herself, Qiao Mingyu barged in with a wet blanket in his face. The two of them looked at each other but did not say a single word.

It had started to rain at some point, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier. The fire was gradually being contained, and the timely rain had become the blessing of Sunflower Manor. At least all the Sunflowers and lavender in the manor could be kept safe.

Soon, the fire engine and ambulance arrived.

When Lin Xi and Qiao Mingyu went to save people, they were more or less injured. Especially Lin Xi's eyes, since they had been covered by the overheated smoke for too long, he was crying non-stop. It was so painful that she did not dare open her eyes. Thus, the three of them were sent to the hospital together.

Arriving at the hospital, the doctor used some medicinal water to help Lin Xi wash the eyes. After doing that, he used a thick layer of gauze to bandage her eyes. The doctor said that her cornea had been damaged and that she could not see the light for at least a month in order not to affect her vision later.

After that, her life on the estate was changed to hospital life.

Other than his eyes being blocked for a period of time, Lin Xi's body was fine. She was afraid that her father would be worried, so she did not inform her family that she was hospitalized.

She had asked the nurse to investigate the situation of her two neighbors and was relieved to learn that they were not in danger of losing their lives.

Life in the hospital was dull and boring, until one day she suddenly discovered that there was someone in her bed.

Although she could not see with her eyes, she could feel his aura. It was completely different from the aura of the nurse who was taking care of her.

"Who are you?" Lin Xi asked curiously.

" ...in ... The other replied with two indistinct syllables.

His voice was rough and hoarse, and he coughed for a while before he could finish. It sounded like he had a wound in his throat.

"You said you were my neighbor?"

Lin Xi tried her best to integrate the sounds he made into the syllables. It was with great difficulty that she managed to guess that she had probably said the word "neighbor" just now.

The other party answered with a "En". It was quite clear that he had used a single syllable.

Since she was a neighbor, the first thing Lin Xi thought of was Qiao Mingyu, and the first thing she thought of was Qiao Mingyu.

After all, the other neighbor was too mysterious. Lin Xi had only seen him once when she saved him and he still hadn't seen his face clearly. Moreover, he was covered in blood, so he must have suffered some serious injuries. He wouldn't have been able to get off the bed so quickly to find her.

Ever since that day, her neighbor, who could not speak with a broken voice, had become a frequent visitor in her ward. She did not expect that a "blind man" and a "mute" could get along so well.

The other was considerate and patient, and took good care of her. So when the nurse that Lin Xi hired asked Lin Xi to resign and said that she had taken over all her work by herself, she felt too embarrassed to continue getting paid.

During the majority of the time the two of them were together, it was Lin Xi who said that the other party was listening. She used her cold fingers to teach her how to understand all kinds of things. He also taught her some strange things, such as simple self-defense techniques and how to quickly untie the ropes on her body when her movements were restricted.

Although she couldn't see, she felt that her days had become even more wonderful.

At that time, the happiest thing she had ever heard was the alarm clock on the bedside table. The alarm clock had been left by the nurse at the head of her bed because she couldn't see it, to remind her of the light and the light.

When the alarm went off, it would be dawn and she would be able to see her neighbor again.

But a few days before Lin Xi was about to remove the gauze, her neighbor suddenly said that she needed to leave for a few days, but would return before she could remove the gauze.

Lin Xi reluctantly bid his farewell.

However, on the day she removed the gauze, she did not wait for the other party. Instead, she waited for her father.

When his father saw that she had not reported to school in time after the start of school, he found out that she had been injured abroad after a quick check. He quickly threw aside what he was doing and ran over. Coincidentally, her eyes had been removed from the gauze, and after checking that everything was fine, she could be discharged from the hospital and go home.

Lin Xi still waited in the hospital for another day, but there was still no one present.

On the second day, she went to check the hospital's records before finding out that Qiao Mingyu had already left the hospital half a month ago. Furthermore, when the hospital had returned a few days ago, the other party had indicated that he had returned to his hometown.

Lin Xi did not feel disappointed. On the contrary, she was even more touched by Qiao Mingyu's insistence on coming to the hospital to take care of her.

Unknowingly, she had already fallen for the neighbor who took care of her and coaxed her to laugh. A person in love would always find a hundred excuses for the person she liked.

Therefore, as to why Qiao Mingyu came back without saying a word, Lin Xi felt that it was definitely because he had suddenly met with a thorny problem.

Lin Xi quickly followed her father back to the country.

After returning to her country, she found Qiao Mingyu very easily. Then, in order to get close to him, she dropped out of school and started acting. Three years later, she finally got what she wanted and married him.

She had never suspected that Qiao Mingyu was not the person who took care of her in the hospital until she finished listening to Yao Jing's story.

She suddenly remembered that Qiao Mingyu had never personally admitted that he was the one who took care of his in the Provence Hospital. Furthermore, after returning to his hometown, he suddenly didn't like to talk about what happened in Provence anymore.

Lin Xi was suddenly unsure.

She started to woo Qiao Mingyu after returning from Provence. She married half a year ago and died accidentally on the day of their marriage … This was exactly the same time and place that Yao Jing had mentioned just now.

Furthermore, she had personally witnessed Qin Yu going to her grave and giving her a bunch of Sunflowers.

Could she have been mistaken from the start?

Lin Xi anxiously asked Yao Jing again: "Every time Qin Yu goes back to France to pay his respects to his mother, is it Provence? Was he saved from the fire by the girl? Did he have a wound in his throat, other than a gunshot wound on his arm, which prevented him from speaking? "