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In the morning, An Ruyou did not want to go to work, but fortunately, she had not been busy lately, so she took the leave from the Personnel Department and left it at home. She put on a set of black and white dresses and prepared to go to the cemetery to visit Qiao Ruoyou.

Yesterday's cloudy rain had been swept away, and today's weather was exceptionally clear. The blue sky and white clouds accompanied the sweet smell of moisture in the air.

An Ruyou took out a bottle of Black Amber and Jiang Baihe from the bookshelf. The thick and warm smell seemed to be very suitable for today's sacrifices, as she walked past a florist and bought a bunch of perfect cornflowers. This was a flower that Qiao Ruoyou liked a lot in the past.

The light blue petal was tranquil and calm, yet not as delicate as an ordinary flower, but instead had an eye-catching heroic spirit. An Ruyou kissed the petal that had droplets of water on it, and placed it on the passenger seat.

As the car approached the cemetery, they met a familiar figure. Upon closer inspection, it was Qiao Ruoyou's adoptive father, Qiao Qiming.

An Ruyou wanted to call him, but she had changed her appearance now. If she went over rashly, it would cause some unnecessary trouble. So, An Ruyou just slowed down her speed, and slowly followed close to Qiao Qiming, wanting to see what he would do by suddenly coming to the cemetery.

Qiao Qiming looked around, and finally stopped in front of a familiar tombstone. Squatting down, he placed the lily bundles on the altar, then casually cleaned up the weeds around the tombstone.

An Ruyou's tears rolled in her eyes, but she didn't have a position to cry right now, so she could only wipe her tears away and force herself to walk over, "Is it Uncle Qiao?"

Qiao Qiming turned his head, "Miss Ann? Why have you come to the cemetery as well?

An Ruyou nodded, "I am here to visit Miss Jo."

Qiao Qiming was a little surprised, "You two know each other?"

"Yes, Uncle. We met at the Chamber of Commerce." An Ruyou squatted and placed the flower bundle beside the lily, looking at her once familiar face, "Uncle Qiao, people go like the lights to extinguish, you don't have to be sad anymore."

Qiao Qiming sighed, "It's already been half a year since Ruoxi passed away, but I still can't leave the shadow of her."

"Maybe it happened too suddenly, without warning."

Qiao Qiming took off his glasses and lowered his head without saying a word.

An Ruyou saw that a tear was dripping from the corner of his eye and felt extremely sad in her heart, but she could not reach out to hug him, "Uncle, please go through the motions and tell me what kind of person Qiao Ruoyou is, so I can understand a little more about him."

Qiao Qiming nodded and led An Ruyou to a bench at the side.

One day, I found a pile of toys on her desk. When I asked her if she had bought them, she smiled and said happily, "Father, I won these from my classmates, I didn't spend a single cent on pocket money," Qiao Qiming said as he revealed a smile at the corner of his mouth, as if he was immersed in the happiness of heaven. "Ruo You are smart and gentle, and when her little sister fought over things with her, she would always make them retreat, because she also understands matters that make one's heart ache," Qiao Qiming said.

"Uncle seems to like Ruoxi a lot?"

"That's right," Qiao Qiming said. "Sometimes I even think that you should be my biological daughter! When I was fifteen or sixteen, there were a lot of boys pursuing Worry in the school. I also asked Worry if there was anything she liked, but my original intention was to warn her not to be distracted and to study hard. Guess what Worry said to me? "

Of course An Ruyou knew, but she pretended to be curious and asked, "What?"

"This girl actually told me to stop worrying, Daddy, I definitely won't like a group of brats who can't even get a perfect score in math," Qiao Qiming could not help but laugh.

Just as they were talking happily, Qiao Qiming's phone suddenly rang, he made an apologetic gesture, and went to the side to answer the call.

"Dad, where are you? Don't forget that there's a Chamber of Commerce today."

"I'm in the cemetery."

Qiao Ruoan screamed, "I am pregnant now, how can you go to the cemetery? Daddy, aren't you afraid that some unlucky thing will crash into me? "

Qiao Qiming said, "If you are anxious, call Xiao Ling to come pick me up. I did not drive."

"Alright."

After putting down the phone, An Ruyou said, "Uncle, is there something urgent? I can also send you off. "

Qiao Qiming waved his hand, "It's nothing, it's just an ordinary merchant guild. With the activities of the Shaw's, I have to participate.

An Ruyou said, "Isn't the Qiao and Xiao Families getting married soon?! It would also be beneficial for you, Uncle, to participate in this kind of activity. "

Qiao Qiming shook his head, he did not say anything more about Qiao Ruoan and Xiao Ling, but instead continued to talk about the interesting things about Qiao Ruoyou when he was young.

An Ruyou listened for a while with relish, then Xiao Ling's car arrived.

Qiao Ruoan was probably unwilling to enter, so he let Xiao Ling leave her in the empty space outside the cemetery. Xiao Ling walked in alone, "Miss Ann is here as well!"

An Ruyou stood up and shook hands with him, "That's right, I was in love with him and missed him, so I came over today. Coincidentally, I met Mr Qiao and we chatted for a while."

"Sister An An is here too?"

Xiao Ling nodded his head, "She was afraid that he would run into a child, so she did not come. Father, let's go, we still need to go home and prepare."

Qiao Qiming seemed to be extremely unwilling to leave, but he still stood up, "Alright, let's go!"

Watching them leave, An Ruyou's heart was filled with grief. Xiao Ling had clearly already walked up to them, but he was unwilling to offer his respects or bring gifts to the people he had known in the past. And for Qiao Ruoan, it was an even more excuse.

But only their foster father came to pay her respects. She kept thinking that to the two of them, Qiao Ruoyou was just a mouse crossing the street and only when she disappeared would they be able to live a peaceful life.

Qiao Ruoyou also stood up and walked out, but she realized that the three of them had not left, as if they were arguing about something.

"Uncle Qiao, what's wrong?"

Qiao Qiming felt a little awkward when he saw An Ruyou's words, "I'm just asking them if they want to go and see Ruo Wei."

Qiao Ruoan said, "In the end, who is your biological daughter? I'm pregnant now, but you actually don't mind, I'm not going, and Xiao Ling is not allowed to go as well. If we go, how are we supposed to sleep in the same bed at night?"

An Ruyou did not know what to say, and could only laugh, "Sister An An is indeed in a special period, I heard that the children's souls are all weak and pure, and can only stay in a clean place. I wonder if Sister An An has been to any strange places?"

Qiao Ruoan's face changed.

An Ruyou continued, "I heard that the child is acquainted with the father and must be dependent on the father. Mr. Xiao must accompany Big Sister An An well."

Xiao Ling nodded, "Where is Miss Ann going to later? Do you need me to take you a while? "

"No need, I'll drive myself." An Ruyou bade farewell to them and turned to leave the cemetery.

Looking at the back of An Ruyou's leaving figure, Qiao Qiming had a strange feeling in his heart. It was as if they were very close, but he didn't know where this feeling came from.

The three of them got into the car.

Qiao Ruoan said, "Father, there will be a lot of important people in the Chamber of Commerce today, and Xiao Ling's father will be participating as well. You all must get along well."

Qiao Qiming wanted to laugh. "Don't you find it strange that I still have to go to the Chamber of Commerce to befriend my daughter's father-in-law?"

Xiao Ling unnaturally coughed.

Qiao Ruoan said, "Uncle Xiao is a very busy person, it's better if we take the initiative."

Qiao Qiming didn't know how to explain it to his daughter. On top of that, he was also in the car with Xiao Ling.

An Ruyou drove the car slowly out of the cemetery, and when people were concerned about him, she found that the sunlight was good and the air was good. An Ruyou turned off the air conditioner and opened the window, a gentle wind blew against her hair.

An Ruyou thought back to Qiao Ruoan's nervous expression just now and she would occasionally feel pity for Xiao Ling. Every single day, he would risk his life to gain his father's approval, and whether or not the child his wife was pregnant with was his, he didn't even know. He was still in the dark, having beautiful dreams.

The beautiful dream was called a dream because reality was unbreakable, but a dream always had a day when one woke up.

An Ruyou thought of Li Jian, and also that boy who escaped overnight. They were all struggling at the very bottom of the city, looking up at people like Xiao Ling.

There was nothing to envy.

Bai Keke woke up at noon, the tears on his face looked very sinister. He went to the bathroom to wash his face and apply a face mask.

Bai Keke muttered to himself, but she did not immediately reply. After all, she still could not confirm as to who it was that informed An Ruyou.

Returning from the cemetery, An Ruyou didn't want to go home. She sat in the convenience store alone and ate ice cream.

Qiao Ruoan was picking out dresses. He said that this one looked thick at the waist, and she looked like a pregnant woman to him again. Xiao Ling fretted and went out to buy drink alone. As he passed by the convenience store, he saw An Ruyou sitting in front of the window in a daze.

When Xiao Ling came back to his senses, he was already sitting next to An Ruyou.

"Mr. Xiao, how are you free to come here and sit? Didn't you say that there would be a merchant guild that would require the presence of their entire family?" An Ruyou deliberately bit this "family" very hard.

Xiao Ling bought a drink, opened it and took a sip, the cold feeling was refreshing, "An An is choosing a dress, I have nothing else to do, so I'm just going out to take a walk."

"Mr. Xiao and Miss Jo are really loving each other, to the point where others on the side are extremely envious of them."

Xiao Ling said, "Miss Ann is joking. Oh right, why are you sitting here alone in a daze, are you waiting for someone?"

An Ruyou looked at Xiao Ling and nodded, "Jiang Tai Gong is willing to take the bait, look, aren't you coming already?"

Although Xiao Ling thought that An Ruyou's words were strange, he could not think of any rebuttal words at the moment. On the contrary, An Ruyou's face had a calm expression as she thought, "Maybe it is just an expression of how I met her by accident!"