The Rebirth of an Orphan

"Hua'er," Sun Xiao looked at Zhao Xihua's frighteningly pale face, feeling a little worried and distressed.

"I'm fine. This should be the Sun family's forbidden area. Is it inappropriate for me to come here?" Zhao Xihua asked.

Sun Xiao heaved a sigh of relief after hearing her say that and then laughed: "Don't be afraid, it doesn't matter if we are not going to the ancestral temple. I will take you to another place to enjoy the scenery."

Another place? Zhao Xihua felt a little strange. In this mysterious and eerie place, could one actually enjoy the scenery?

With doubts in mind, Zhao Xihua still followed Sun Xiao, passed through the somewhat eerie woods, and came to an antique building.

It turned out to be a corner tower built against the mountain. The tower is quite old, but very clean. There are exotic flowers and plants planted around it, and the fragrance is everywhere.

"Follow me," Sun Xiao held Zhao Xihua's hand tightly and walked up the moss-covered steps to the moon-viewing platform on the corner tower.

Standing on the Moon-Watching Platform, there is a slight mist rising all around. The whole corner tower faces the lush mountains and hills. From afar, you can see the mountains and rivers flowing around Yuncheng. For a moment, the feeling of grandeur is simply shocking.

"Hua'er, close your eyes." Sun Xiao's gentle voice sounded unreal to Zhao Xihua's ears, and Zhao Xihua's heart softened.

She closed her eyes, and soon a strange floral scent wafted over, faint and pleasant.

Suddenly, Sun Xiao took her hand again, and his movements became gentler. "Huaer, open your eyes again." Sun Xiao's gentle voice sounded.

Zhao Xihua quickly opened her eyes, but at that moment, she was stunned. She could hardly believe her eyes. It was too incredible.

Clusters of blue lights flew in from the pitch-black night around the corner tower. The blue lights became increasingly intense, forming circles of blue light. They were fireflies.

"It's so beautiful," Zhao Xihua looked at the fireflies in amazement, not even daring to breathe loudly for fear of disturbing those cute little elves.

The mysterious blue light under the moonlight, the elegant fragrance of flowers and the graceful beauty made Sun Xiao stunned, "So beautiful."

Then Sun Xiao took Zhao Xihua's hand and walked to a sandalwood table on the Moon-Watching Terrace. At first glance, they saw an unfolded gilded marriage certificate.

The space for signing the marriage certificate was blank. Zhao Xihua looked up at Sun Xiao in a daze, but Sun Xiao picked up a pen next to him and handed it to Zhao Xihua.

"Hua'er, even though we've already agreed that marriage is just a play, I'm serious about this play. This marriage certificate doesn't have any meaning, but today is a special day."

Zhao Xihua felt a little at a loss, but also a little touched. No one had ever been so sincere to her, and it would be a lie to say she wasn't touched.

Sun Xiao held Zhao Xihua's hand and wrote their names on the marriage certificate stroke by stroke, very solemnly and firmly.

"Today is my birthday. I used to hate this birthday. After all..." Sun Xiao slowly let go of Zhao Xihua's hand, looking into the distance and recalling the sad past.

"It was my third birthday. My mother held me in her arms and sat in the main hall waiting for my father to return home from the battlefield. But what my mother waited for was my father's corpse. The whole Sun family felt as if the sky had fallen."

Zhao Xihua looked at Sun Xiao, who had a lonely expression, and wanted to put her hand on his shoulder to comfort him, but she raised it and put it back down again.

Sun Xiao looked at Zhao Xihua again and said, "After that, every year my grandmother would buy me many expensive gifts and hold banquets to make me happy, but I was not happy at all. Until today, I suddenly wanted to give myself a gift that I really like, which is our marriage certificate. Although it does not have legal effect, this is what I want most."

Zhao Xihua smiled slightly. She didn't know what to say, so she took a step forward, approached Sun Xiao, stretched out her arms and hugged his waist tightly.

Sun Xiao was filled with ecstasy. He felt relaxed and happy when he smelled the faint fragrance in his arms. Then he carefully hugged Zhao Xihua and whispered a promise: "I will wait for you until the day you are truly willing to accept me."

It was already very late at night. Even though Sun Xiao was reluctant to part with Zhao Xihua, he had to send Zhao Xihua back to the Zhao family in person.

When Zhao Yan heard that Sun Xiao was at the door, he hurried out to invite Sun Xiao into the house. Unexpectedly, as soon as he came out, he saw Zhao Xihua standing in front of him.

His face immediately darkened: "Hua'er, why did you come back so late? You are about to marry into the Sun family, why are you still making such a fuss?"

Zhao Xihua was about to say something when Sun Xiao stood in front of him and said, "Mr. Zhao, calm down. I haven't been feeling well lately. Miss Four stayed up late for me, so I sent her back myself."

Zhao Yan felt a little angry. She had no control over her daughter going to Huichuntang, and now Sun Xiao was still protecting her. What kind of father was he?

Sun Xiao also saw what Zhao Yan was thinking and said, "Although Mr. Zhao has a son and a daughter, the Fourth Miss's status is different now. I'm sure you know how Mr. Zhao should treat my fiancée, so there's no need for me to say more, right?"

"Don't worry, young master. I know this." Although Zhao Yan didn't say anything, he was still a little nervous. He didn't expect that the young master of the Sun family was so attentive to Zhao Xi's painting.

After sending Sun Xiao away, Zhao Yan acted like a parent and said a few words to Zhao Xihua. He didn't make things difficult for her and let her go back to her own courtyard to rest.

After Zhao Xihua returned to her courtyard, Pingshui finally let go of her worries. It was not until she saw Zhao Xihua sitting on a chair after taking a bath and staring at a rosewood box that she asked curiously, "Sister, what is this?"

Zhao Xihua opened the box and took out a cloth bag made of transparent gauze with some blue light flying inside.

"This is a firefly, so beautiful. Sister, where did it come from?" Pingshui asked curiously.

Zhao Xihua smiled and said nothing. She took out the marriage certificate from the box, opened it and placed it in front of Pingshui.

The two big words on it were very eye-catching, "Marriage certificate?" Pingshui exclaimed in surprise. The eldest young master of the Sun family really had good intentions.

Zhao Xihua felt a little nervous. The more deeply Sun Xiao loved her, the more afraid she was. She was afraid that she would not be able to face him at that time.

"Sister, you finally made it. I'm so happy for you." Pingshui was really happy. The young master was gentle and kind, and was so nice to her sister. Her sister's life would definitely get better and better in the future.

But Zhao Xihua felt bitter in her heart. She couldn't be happy no matter what. The better Sun Xiao treated her, the more she didn't know how to face him.

"Silly girl, you still have a long way to go. Whether you can live a happy life depends on your own efforts."

Zhao Xihua put the box away, lay on the bed and looked out the window, and her heart gradually calmed down.