mousepad-d2 Chapter 48 White Porridge Pickled Cucumber
Chapter 48 White Porridge Pickled Cucumber
In Xi Weier's expectant sight, it was not Phyllis who opened the door to greet them, but a big brother who looked a little weird.
——When he opened the door, he even had a silly smile on his face, welcoming his younger brother with the joy of reunion.
After opening the door, he returned to Phyllis' side immediately. She sat on the lounge chair and looked at the light screen, as if she had returned to the arrogant look she had at home, and let Russell busy. Finally, pour water and tea for her, as if she was the one recovering from a serious injury.
Silver: ?
What kind of strange scene is this?
The hospital's ventilation system made a slight humming sound. This small rustling sound was multiplied in the silence, filling the silence in the air.
Xi Weier said with some difficulty: "This is... what's going on?"
Phyllis held Russell's hand that was eagerly trying to bring vitamin water to herself, and pinched the nasal bone, not knowing how to explain it to Xi Weier.
"At first, I suspected that he was transferred without me noticing, but he can tell the secrets of the Draenor family, including the weather on the day of your entrance exam..."
"In the end, I took Russell for a comprehensive examination. The doctor said that his recovery was very good, even better than they expected! After the congestion in his brain dissipated, he even recovered the contents of his previous amnesia."
"That is to say, he remembered?" Xi Weier asked in shock, "After eight years?"
"...Yes, and his two memories are not well integrated. The doctor said that now the dominant character of his personality is 28-year-old Russell. It will take about a week—or a month, his Memories can be fully integrated and you can find your true state." Phyllis sighed, she really didn't want to admit that the man beside her who was smiling like a silly dog was her husband who had been with her for eight years...
Russell retorted: "I'm in good shape right now."
After thinking about it, he explained again: "I didn't mean you were wrong, but I feel normal now..."
He clearly remembered his experiences in the first half of his life, and he could recognize his younger brother's appearance. He could even recognize his younger brother's partner Luo Bai based on the description, and found that his future self actually made Phyllis his wife!Is there anything better than a crush coming true?
He is in a good state now, he is so happy that he wants to explode into a firework.
Luo Bai who was listening: "...?"
What about the cold, serious, serious and old-fashioned elder brother?How did the steel straight man who warned him for the honor of the family and sincerely apologized for his mistakes become like this!
Phyllis crossed her arms and glared at him with a "shut up, don't let me scold you" look. Russell stopped speaking very winkingly.
Since they came in, Russell has been gazing at Phyllis with a gentle gaze, and those blue pupils are more dazzling than ever.Occasionally, he will divert his gaze to his younger brother who "suddenly grew up" and Luo Bai, who has never met before.
Xi Weier and Luo Bai felt that sitting here seemed a bit redundant...
"Brother, how much do you remember about the previous attack?" Xi Weier keenly remembered the problems that troubled their family before, and couldn't wait to ask Russell.
"I've already sorted out and sent all the pictures I remembered before I was attacked to my father," Russell said calmly, "but in view of my current situation, it seems that I can only stay on Loras for a while longer."
"It doesn't matter, Emperor Star has been in trouble recently, so it's fine if we stay here." Phyllis nodded, and then discussed some advanced topics about politics with Xi Weier.
Luo Bai was confused when he heard this, and felt that it was inappropriate for him to stay here, and wanted to leave with an excuse to give them some room for discussion, but Xi Weier gently but firmly kept him there.
——You are our family, there is nothing we cannot hear, I believe in you.
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After discussing how to solve Russell's problem, several people packed up and prepared to eat.
Russell just turned on the light screen to learn how to order food in the hospital when he was stopped by Xi Weier.
"Brother, Luo Bai brought the prepared food, so there's no need to order." Xi Weier said somewhat reservedly, but there was a look of pride on his brows, as if he was honored, "You probably forgot Luo Bai's craftsmanship, right? His culinary skills are known across the stars."
Although he didn't understand what his younger brother was talking about, Russell nodded, and then he saw that Luo Bai took out a plate of delicious, evenly sugar-colored braised pork from the huge fresh-keeping lunch box. Not oily.
He was just about to reach out to help take it, when Luo Bai turned around and handed him a big bowl of hot, soft porridge.
"You can eat this." Luo Bai said.
Russell:?
Phyllis couldn't wait any longer. When she saw the attractive braised pork, she exclaimed in a low voice, "It's so beautiful!"
Luo Bai handed her the tableware, and she picked up a piece of braised pork.
The meat is extremely soft and tender, and the stew is so crispy that it seems to melt when you pinch it. The square pieces of meat tremble between the chopsticks, and they are shiny, making people feel articulate.
Xi Weier had long been looking forward to eating braised pork, and he couldn't wait to put a large piece of braised pork in his mouth. As soon as his teeth touched the fat, it melted in his mouth.
The fat but not greasy meat fragrance spreads in the mouth, and the lean meat part is chewed carefully, the more the product is, the more mellow it will be.
The staple food is steamed rice, steaming hot, with the unique fragrance of rice, eaten with braised pork, fragrant but not greasy, only the satisfaction of eating meat fills the heart.
Re-appreciate the soft and waxy skin of the braised pork. Because of the long-term cooking, it becomes like jelly, a little hard, and it is not difficult to bite. It is firmer than the crispy and delicate fat meat, and has a mellowness full of collagen. Meaty.
After he tasted the taste in a hurry, Xi Weier followed Luo Bai's example and covered the rice with braised pork and the sauce below, turning it into rice with braised pork.
The brown-red sauce is thick and delicious, poured evenly on the white rice, and even the white rice is covered with oily color.
The aroma of pork belly completely wraps the rice. Although it has a strong aroma of meat, it does not look fatty. The meat is more fragrant and delicious.
Phyllis sighed: "I really didn't expect that fat meat can be so delicious..."
"Although time is in a hurry, I only cooked porridge and braised pork, but the cooking is not simple." Luo Bai said with a smile, "The braised pork is just nutritious and suitable for nourishing your body after working so long."
Xi Weier nodded approvingly: "The big bowl of rice topped with braised pork and sauce really fills you up and satiates your cravings. It's hard work."
Russell watched eagerly from the side as they were enjoying their meal, and wished that he had also taken a large bowl of white rice, poured it with thick and sticky sauce, and mixed it with the soft, rotten red braised pork and eaten it all.
The "28-year-old" Russell is completely different from the cold-faced lieutenant general Russell eight years later. His personality has not been polished by life to be calm and strong. He kept opening his mouth and said, "I don't really want to drink this porridge—"
But facing Phyllis' gaze, the tone of his words felt inexplicably aggrieved, and he hurriedly stopped talking.
"You just woke up, and you still can't eat these strong-flavored foods," Luo Bai explained patiently, "And you can't be discharged from the hospital for a few days, and you have to stay in bed all the time. Eating porridge is easy to digest."
"Okay." Russell didn't insist, and looked at the porridge bowl in his hand with his golden eyelashes hanging down.
Luo Bai wasn't so cruel, he let him finish a bowl of porridge with a tired mouth, and it also came with a small box of pickled cucumbers.
Russell has always had a strong taste, and hates these soft and bland nutrient solutions and porridge, but he knew that he had just woken up and should eat something light, so he reluctantly accepted Luo Bai's arrangement.
Luo Bai pulled the braised pork a little farther away, and pushed the pickled cucumber in front of him: "Try this." Because of the rush of time, I just marinated it with vinegar, salt and chili. It tastes sour and sweet, with moderate spiciness.Icy and delicious, appetizing and digesting, it is just right to be used with white porridge.
Sure enough, after the entrance, I felt the deliciousness of pickled cucumbers.Luo Bai didn't add too much soy sauce or other condiments, but lightly rubbed a little salt on the surface of the cucumber. Although the salt was fine, it still had a grainy texture, which made the cucumber sticks more crispy and juicy.
Russell ate a few of them, and had to admit that the bland white porridge paired with tasty cucumbers felt warm in his stomach, which seemed good...and the rice porridge was boiled so fragrant and smooth that the top layer was still floating. It is not unacceptable to wear a thick layer of rice oil.
His brain was still a little groggy, and he didn't remember that he had eaten the boiled fish fillets made by Luo Bai himself before, so he accepted his sister-in-law's kindness as if it was the first time they met, and sincerely praised: "It's too much trouble." , Xi Weier is really lucky to be a partner with a gentle and kind person like you. You know he is so old, it doesn't matter if he doesn't have many friends, and he has never met anyone he likes since he was a child. My mother and I are very worried that he will be alone and become the last forced celibate of the Third Fleet..."
"..." Xi Weier wanted to gag his mouth.
Seeing Russell "creaking" eating pickled cucumbers with great enthusiasm, he also obediently drank a large bowl of porridge.The original recovery cabin has been replaced by a foldable hospital bed, and his thick body is huddled in a corner of the ward, looking rather pitiful, like a big golden retriever that is only neglected by his family.
Xi Weier felt a little unbearable to look directly at.He has always respected his eldest brother, why did he become like this after recovering his past memories!
The author has something to say: [Fanwai] His rose
Phyllis still remembers meeting Russell for the first time.It was a clear autumn day, and on the square in front of the Kedanlin Palace in Emperor Star, His Majesty was about to hold an award ceremony for the imperial soldiers who had made great military exploits in the past year.
Listening to the whispers of the noble ladies around, the tall blond man walking in the front is the eldest son of the marshal's family, Russell.
The long wind was hunting, and the pigeons were circling in the sky. He came wearing a military uniform, and the scarlet cloak on his back fluttered in the wind.
From Felice's point of view, the man was extremely tall and strong. He was like a sharp knife, and he walked up to His Majesty calmly in the eyes of everyone. There was no expression on his extremely handsome face until he saw the two sides. Only when the crowd showed a soft smile.
Someone whispered: "God, he's so handsome..."
"Oh, I heard that he can drive a mech to fight against half a battle fleet without defeat, and easily defeat those star robbers who harass the border." The young little prince said excitedly.
The Duchess shook the virtual mechanical fan, not knowing whether it was fanning the air or loneliness, and echoed: "He still smiles so charmingly..."
For the first time, Phyllis agreed with what they were chattering about in her heart. You must know that in the past, she never wanted to agree with this group of ordinary people in the slightest.
Seeing that so-called "gentle" smile, her heart seemed to beat a little faster at that moment.
Naturally, she would not pretend to be affectionate and think that this man with great military exploits was looking at them and smiling, but she still couldn't help feeling admiration and admiration for Russell in her heart.
——Strong, handsome young general, who doesn't like it.
In fact, Russell is, for the most part, taciturn and commanding.
Of course, he was not born with a dead face.
When I was a child, I used to sneak out of the house with Xi Weier secretly to play holographic games. When I was in the military school, I would silently complain about this teacher who was too talkative and that teacher was strict and old-fashioned...
But when he entered the army, he began to involuntarily use his father's standards to demand himself.
What if the generals under him do not obey their own discipline?How to maintain the ruthlessness of the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves in front of the enemy?How should His Majesty the Emperor deal with himself if he wants to summon him?
No one taught him all these things.Russell could only imitate the appearance of his father in his memory, talking less day by day, completing his tasks in silence, and keeping his face stiff all day long.
He found that this trick worked.Although no one came to chat and joke with him, he was a bit lonely, but there were no people who didn't wink to bother him anymore.
Later, I got used to just doing my hands without explaining, even if I had thoughts in my heart, I seldom opened my mouth.
In reality, however, he harbored a personality full of ideas and quick responses, and he was gentle when dealing with acquaintances.
With the combination of the two, he is indifferent to the enemy, friendly and kind to the people of the empire, and coupled with his family-inherited bright blond hair and handsome face, there are not a few girls and boys in the empire who fall in love with him.
Russell was oblivious to this.In fact, he has someone he has secretly liked for a long time... Her Royal Highness Phyllis, the charming pearl of the empire.
He couldn't forget the first time he saw Phyllis.It was after the emperor's luncheon, the Marshal was discussing matters with His Majesty, he was a little bored listening to it, but his thoughts flew to nowhere.
From the angled glass window, he could see a girl in a fiery red dress setting up an easel in the back garden of the palace, forcing the poor gardener to put down the remote control of the fully automatic weeder. and stand there as a model for her.
The golden light fell on the girl's side face, dyeing that delicate and beautiful face with deep and shallow halos.
When she was sitting there, she seemed to be bathed in light, her long eyelashes cast a thrilling shadow under her eyes, quiet and beautiful.
Ah, she is so pretty, and a bit domineering.
Russell sighed silently in his heart, but remained calm on the face.
Their respected majesty seemed to have noticed that he stared at the back garden out of the window for a long time, and complained to the marshal with some headaches: "... Phyllis likes to play with her roses and draw pictures all day long. There is no way for people to take her."
What happened to the painting?What an elegant hobby!Russell looked away embarrassedly, and refuted him silently in his heart.
Although he knows that the popular hobbies of nobles nowadays are virtual spiritual combat and mech painting, such retro hobbies are somewhat niche...
But who stipulates that what you like must be the same as everyone else?His dream is to live in a remote small planet manor with his lover and children after retiring, raise some animals, and live a life free from competition with the world and far away from the royal circle of the Emperor Star.
Later, at various banquets, he could always see Phyllis.Different from what outsiders thought, after his careful observation
Now, Phyllis seems to be a kind, even naive literary girl.
She likes moon white and light purple, and she also planted all kinds of moving roses and roses in the back garden of the palace; she likes to hand-paint in the oldest way, and she will bring paints and drawing boards in her spare time to visit all kinds of old She is not keen on dealing with the rich and powerful, and she automatically gave up the position of elector when she was an adult, and she is even lacking in social interaction...
The more he learned, the more Russell admired the rose that grew up in the royal family.
But no one came to teach him how to pursue the person he likes.The friends in the military academy seem to be able to harvest many partners just by posting messages on social software casually. If one fails, they will change to another. There are people who can accompany them at all times; the marshal's father will not teach him how to deal with it His own feelings, even if he wanted to learn, he couldn't start.
In the end, he chose the most stupid, ancient, but effective method——
Let the father and His Majesty propose marriage.
The marshal did not reject his stable eldest son whom he had always trusted. Since Phyllis had voluntarily given up the electorship, her marriage was of little importance to the royal family.It won't bring help to the Delano family, and it won't cause too much trouble in choosing the best. It is a wise marriage partner.
The marshal was even very satisfied with his decisiveness, thinking that he also directly proposed to Claire, the commander of the next-door fleet back then, and then they got married as a matter of course.
The real Marshal of the Iron Straight Man: ...Marriage is such a simple thing!Pick someone, get married, and you're done.
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Russell prevented his father from immediately looking for His Majesty the Emperor.He wanted to gain some more merits, and then he would openly express his love to Phyllis.
——I have silently liked you for a long time, are you willing to give me a chance?
At the award ceremony, among hundreds of pairs of eyes full of admiration and admiration, he found the one he cared about.
The corners of Russell's lips curled up unnaturally, thinking silently: Is my ribbon not crooked?Is she looking at me or someone else?
He almost took the medal with his hands and pinned it on his chest. The emperor laughed and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, little Draenor. You will have more meritorious deeds in the future, like you Like a father..."
His Majesty seemed to have said more kind words, but Russell felt the words of his future father-in-law blowing past his ears like a breeze. He didn't hear anything, but saw Princess Phyllis smiling towards him.
Her eyes were bright, she crossed the bustling crowd, and met his gaze.
Russell decided he couldn't wait any longer.He desperately wanted to tell her about the love he had nowhere to put in his heart, and the thoughts he couldn't stop on those starships.
Let father propose marriage, go now... Wait until the latest mission is completed, and they can get married.
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"Russell...want to marry me?" Phyllis looked at her father blankly, as if she didn't understand what he was talking about, or did she have a problem with her comprehension?
"Yes, he wants to marry you. That's what you and I meant, Uncle Horace. It just so happens that you've always admired him too, haven't you?" His Majesty patted Phyllis on the top of her head with a smile, messing up The eldest daughter carefully arranged her hair in a bun.
"This... have you agreed to him?! Say you agreed!" Phyllis's eyes sparkled with excitement, and she stared at her father earnestly.
"Yes, after he finishes his mission this time, you should discuss the wedding."
Phyllis got an affirmative answer, and regardless of her messed up hair and crumpled dress, she threw off her high heels as soon as she entered the door, and rolled happily on the bed.
— a hero!like myself!Phyllis feels like her dream has come true...
She looked at the intricate patterns on the ceiling and laughed idiotically: What kind of wedding dress will she wear at their wedding?A year ago, I thought blue was nice, but white seemed purer. Would he like it?How many children will they have in the future?Want to get another pet?I heard that a soldier's partner is more difficult, ah, is she going to be a military wife in the future...
However, before the details of the wedding were finalized, news came that Russell was attacked and was seriously injured and unconscious.
"His current situation seems to be very bad. He seems to have lost his memory. No one knows what happened during that time... Do you still want to marry him?" His Majesty asked seriously.
"I'm sure." Phyllis replied firmly, not knowing what her father was thinking.
He is a soldier who was injured for the country, shouldn't he be more commended?If she can't even accept this difficulty, how can she be worthy of being the eldest princess of the empire?If you renege on the marriage because of injury, how can you be worthy of the soldiers of the empire?
Phyllis resolutely walked into the gate of Delano's house and decided her own happiness.
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... However, things seem to be very different from what she imagined.
After waking up, Russell always had an indifferent and stern expression, as if the gentle smile at the award ceremony was like a wonderful dream. She stepped into the grave of marriage, and the dream was shattered.
Phyllis tried to comfort herself, soldiers are so tough and indifferent, the previous one was just a filter she put on, no wonder others.
Besides, Russell treats her very well, doesn't he?He has fulfilled all the obligations of a husband. He will bring gifts for himself on business trips, tolerate her hobbies, and even pull out all the tulips in the back garden and replace them with pink roses. Heidi with defective genes...
But she clearly realized in her heart that Russell's feelings for her are not like a passionate man's love for her lover, he is just trying his best to learn how other partners treat her well, just like a family member who fell from heaven .
As her time at the Delano home lengthened, Phyllis began to have access to the more intimate affairs of the home.
While cleaning up documents at home, she found a carefully folded paper rose in Russell's military uniform pocket.
It seems that it has been caressed many times, and the edges of the sharp petals of the paper rose have also been rubbed rough.Looking at it apart, there are many small "missing you" written in the center.
...what is this for myself.
Phyllis half-closed her eyes and tried her best to hold up a forced smile.
It turned out that it wasn't her illusion, Russell could also have a gentle smile... It's just that she wasn't the right person.
I went to ask Mrs. Clare again, and Phyllis got affirmation that Russell really liked a gentle and noble girl.
Phyllis, who knew she had a bad temper and couldn't calm down when drawing, just nodded to Claire silently, and left as if nothing had happened.
Unspeakable astringency and bitterness flooded her heart, and Phyllis felt as if her heart had been pricked all over with fine needles.The bitterness in her heart is like a gap that has been torn open, and it is gradually getting deeper and bigger as time goes by.
This crack has always been there, and as the number of wedding anniversaries increases and Heidi's illness progresses, it becomes more and more hideous.
...However, she did not criticize Russell's position.This marriage was agreed to by her, she didn't know that there was a red rose hidden in Russell's heart, so who was to blame?
If he can keep going without betrayal, she can also accept such a marriage without love.
She can.
Putting down her hobbies of painting and collecting folk songs before marriage, she began to learn how to be a qualified and competent wife, dealing with noble ladies, researching charitable funds, and giving Heidi the best family education...
It's just that she doesn't want to see Russell more and more.
When he comes home, he is always stressed.As time goes by, Russell seems to have noticed Phyllis' rejection, and the number of times he goes home has decreased. He is considerate of his wife and a perfect husband.
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Phyllis woke up from the nightmare again.She was accompanying her in the ward, smelling the smell of disinfectant, and she couldn't sleep well.Dreaming back at midnight, the attack of the previous few days seemed to happen right in front of my eyes.
Blood and fire, violent impact and hot ammunition explosion... Russell used his solid body to block them, and the last words he said were: "Don't be afraid, I'm fine."
She didn't know how she dragged Russell to the emergency escape cabin, and how she drove the spaceship to Loras star alone.There was only one thought in her mind: hurry up!Hurry up!
After all, she didn't want to lose her partner.
Eight years may be able to smooth out her girl Qisi, but they have also gone through ups and downs and become a family that cannot be separated at will.
When the medical staff kindly handed over tissues, she realized that apart from the blood, her face was already full of tears.
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After hearing the ins and outs of the incident, the 36-year-old Russell's first reaction was: Is there such a good thing?
His memory is still stuck in the explosion eight years ago, and he is full of eyes waiting to go home to welcome his little rose home.
The rose in the pocket of the military uniform has been rubbed by him hundreds of times. Whenever he feels uneasy, he will touch the paper rose that he folded carefully, and it has become like a talisman for him.
He kept in touch with her in secret for a long time before he learned how to fold paper roses a few centimeters in size with his big clumsy hands. It takes about ten minutes to fold one. Whenever he thinks of Phyllis in the starship late at night, he will fold one. In the box, I have saved a lot.
Russell's gaze was firmly fixed on the still charming girl, or woman in front of him.He used his eyes to trace every inch of Phyllis' expression and gaze, and felt that his entire chest was filled with great satisfaction, and the position of his heart seemed to be filled with hot magma, as if his future self was Reminding myself of what... what is it?
When Phyllis asked him why he kept a cold face subconsciously and why he was so kind to his forgotten lover, Russell replied without thinking: "Because...that's what my father did. hold my partner accountable."
"If the future me forgets how much I love you, then I must be trying to fall in love with you again."
Phyllis lowered her eyelashes and murmured, "...So it's just that simple."
She went up and gave her long-suffering husband a tight hug.His arms are still so broad, so strong and powerful.
Phyllis suddenly remembered that during the eight years without memory, Russell was also very kind to herself.He felt that there was a "red rose" in his memory, but he forced himself to forget her, treat his newly married wife wholeheartedly, and even risk his life to protect himself when encountering danger.
Fortunately it was only eight years.There is still time, and you can continue to love deeply...
Phyllis' tears wet a small piece of fabric from his shoulders.She couldn't tell whether the tears were grievances, unwillingness, or joy and relief after suffering.
Russell felt a softness buried in his chest.He was not yet mentally prepared to have such close contact with the girl he had always admired.
He was at a loss, as stiff as the most suitable primitive robot in the empire, from his cheeks to his neck, red and bloodshot.
After feeling Phyllis crying, Russell became even more flustered, and his red face was replaced by nervousness.
What is he going to do?How to comfort a grieving wife?Can he, he, really kiss his legal partner?
...Russell's last choice was to pat her straight back stiffly, trying to calm Phyllis' emotions.
Phyllis: ...idiot.
She unceremoniously tugged on Russell's neckline, revealing her domineering character.The eyes of the two intersected, and she gave him a crushing, bloody kiss.
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Many years have passed, and Russell, who has been relieved of his duties, has really realized his long-cherished dream.
Many people shook their heads secretly behind their backs, thinking that he had stepped back at such a young age, and he didn't know how to charge for a high post in the military.
Russell didn't care about other people's opinions. Deep in his heart, he buried a small wish:
It is enough to live happily with the family and take care of the people you care about.
Their family lives on a small planet with beautiful environment and livable environment.There are no complicated affairs of Emperor Star, and there are no majestic lieutenant generals and noble princesses here. There is only a happy couple, their healthy and lovely daughter, and a big cat that is delicious and coquettish.
The lieutenant general who was supposed to shine on the interstellar battlefield tenderly put on a sun hat for his wife in the flower garden; the cold man who was supposed to be unsmiling would reluctantly follow the instructions and be painted into the oil painting as a model with a rose in his mouth.
"It's really stupid of you to laugh like this. I don't see it." Rist, who had just spared time to visit them for a long time, was full of dog food, and complained unceremoniously.
Hearing this, Phyllis smiled instead.Her cheeks are no longer as youthful and full as when she was a girl, and there are imperceptible fine lines at the corners of her eyes, but her smile is so beautiful—like a warm and blooming rose, or like the bright morning light after a storm.
She put down the paintbrush in her hand and said happily: "It doesn't matter if you are stupid, as long as you can understand your own mind in the end."
At this moment, the way Russell looked at her was so gentle and incredible.His sky-colored blue eyes were full of deep and shallow light, which turned into the yearning that could not be solved for several years, peaceful and happy.
All the stories in fairy tales are true. Knights and princesses will live happily in the rose garden in the end. The flowers here are always blooming and undefeated, and their descendants can also continue the legend of happiness.
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