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After a while, Wang Ma came to the greenhouse holding an umbrella, and handed the black umbrella she was holding to Liang Yutong.

"Miss, here comes the umbrella."

But Liang Yutong pursed her lips and shook her head: "I want mine."

"Ah? It's not this one..." Wang Ma was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "I'll change it."

Seeing Wang Ma hurrying away again, Xue Lida asked puzzledly, "You still have to use your own umbrella?"

Liang Yutong turned her head and smiled at her, then nodded playfully.Raindrops dripped down her forehead and slid onto her wet cheeks.She raised her arm and wiped it casually on her face with her sleeve.

"Huh—it gets dirtier the more you wipe it." Xue Lida pursed her lips in disgust.

Liang Yutong gave her a sideways look, took off her gloves, and wiped her face back and forth a few times with the back of her hands.Then he looked down at the back of his hand, and sure enough there was some mud on it.Looking up, Xue Lida was already smiling from ear to ear.

"Don't laugh!"

"Do you know what you look like now?"

"Hmph!" Liang Yutong pursed her lips and turned her head to one side.

Xue Lida laughed a few times and shook her head lightly: "Kids in kindergarten play with mud and make themselves into clay figurines."

"You are the clay figurine!" Liang Yutong suddenly stretched out his hands and rubbed Xue Lida's face a few times, Xue Lida was rubbed into a face before she could resist.

"Hey! I said, why don't you look like a lady?"

"Didn't you say that I am a child in kindergarten?"

At this time, Wang Ma hurried back to the greenhouse with an umbrella, and handed over a blue straight umbrella in her hand.

"Miss, umbrella."

Only then did Liang Yutong accept it with a satisfied smile: "Thank you Wang Ma."

"Miss, what else do you want?"

"No, you go."

Wang Ma nodded and left.

"This is your exclusive umbrella?" Xue Lida took the umbrella from Liang Yutong's hand, opened it and observed it carefully, but found nothing special.

"Isn't it common?"

"I thought it was some shocking magic umbrella..." As she said that, Xue Lida feigned timidity and took the umbrella a little farther away. She turned the hand holding the handle of the umbrella slightly, and looked up at Liang Yutong, "Is there a mechanism inside?"

Liang Yutong covered her mouth and laughed loudly.

"At least it should be a beautiful flower umbrella..."

"This umbrella saved my life."

"real or fake?"

Liang Yutong smiled mysteriously. "I'll tell you slowly later, it's time to work."

The two continued to work and transplanted the remaining potted flowers.By the time everything was cleared up, the rain had weakened a bit, but it still had no intention of stopping.Liang Yutong held up the umbrella and walked back to the house side by side with Xue Lida.After changing his shoes and washing his face and hands, Liang Yutong took Xue Lida to a room on the second floor.

"This is my own room."

Xue Lida only nodded, and wanted to ask about her and Sun Hang, but she held back.

"Sit down for a while, I'll get some food." Liang Yutong smiled at her, turned and left the room.

Xue Lida looked around at the furnishings in the room. The room is not big, it may be the smallest bedroom in the Liang family.The white-painted wooden bed is covered with crisp light-coloured sheets, and the pillows and sheets are in subdued styles and colours.The white solid wood desk and cabinet are leaning against the wall on the other side, the windows are not big, and the light green silk curtains hang quietly on one side.The whole room is very simple and elegant, without any cumbersome decorations or expensive furnishings, it is completely the boudoir of an ordinary girl.

There are some strange gadgets on the shelf of the desk. Xue Lida saw a small crystal ball at a glance. It was the birthday present she gave Liang Yutong last year. The light eclipsed the disgraceful trinkets around.

At that time, Liang Yutong was studying abroad, and Xue Lida just heard from her old friend Yu Yuan that Liang Yutong was about to celebrate her birthday, so she asked Yu Yuan to bring a gift along the way.A year passed, and even she herself almost forgot the existence of this thing.

In a corner of the shelf, there was a small photo frame, which contained a photo of Liang Yutong in his academic gown.The little beauty in the photo has delicate features and is adorable, but the smile on that face is so shallow that it is almost imperceptible.

Xue Lida still vaguely remembered that Liang Wenhao showed her a picture of Liang Yutong when she was a child, that smile was as bright as spring, carefree, and could shine into the bottom of my heart.Liang Yutong in the photo at that time should be her truest appearance, right?But now, only when she devotes her mind to the small greenhouse in the backyard and gets along with those silent and kind plants day and night, can she occasionally regain the innocent and happy eyes of her childhood.

When Liang Yutong returned to the second floor, he brought the creme brulee that he made himself.Xue Lida was standing by the window of the small bedroom, looking out in a daze.

"Here, this is your salary for today." Liang Yutong put the plate of pudding on the desk.

Xue Lida looked back at the table. "So stingy!"

"Forget it if you don't eat." Liang Yutong folded his hands and leaned against the desk, his gaze inadvertently swept over the shelf.

Xue Lida walked over with a smile, picked up the delicate stainless steel spoon with two fingers, and gently scooped out a small piece of pudding and put it into her mouth.The taste is delicate and smooth, and the aroma is unique. Even those who don't like desserts can hardly resist the moment when this sweet taste melts in the mouth.

Liang Yutong turned around, put his hands on the edge of the table, and pouted at the pudding in Xue Lida's hand: "I made this with my own hands. How many people want to eat it but can't eat it."

Xue Lida smiled and nodded: "It's like that, and the appearance is not bad."

Liang Yutong smiled softly, staring at Xue Lida with translucent eyes. "I'll make tiramisu for you next time. I don't have all the materials ready today."

"Okay, I'll write it down, don't try to renege on it."

"But I have one condition."

Xue Lida frowned, and made a gesture to put down the pudding. "So troublesome? Then stop eating."

"It's very simple, as long as the pot of jasmine you bought last time blooms, I will honor it."

"What kind of condition is this?"

"I'm afraid you will abuse it!"

"Don't worry, I don't take care of myself so hard."

Liang Yutong nodded with a smile, and watched Xue Lida eat the pudding in satisfaction.

After a while, Xue Lida put the empty plate back on the table, glanced at the crystal ball again, and asked, "Do you like this?"

Liang Yutong tilted his head and looked at the crystal ball for a while, then smiled softly: "This time I came back to tidy up this room again, I always want to find something pleasing to the eye to decorate. I just found this out of the box, and I think it looks pretty , please put it on the shelves."

"Look at my memory, this year's birthday gift hasn't been given to you yet."

"Then make it up quickly." Liang Yutong looked at Xue Lida expectantly.

"I'll supply it to you later." Xue Lida smiled with shame on her face, and pointed to the shelf again, "The row above is given by your brother, right?"

Liang Yutong looked up at the top shelf, and responded lightly: "Yes."

Seeing that the smile on Liang Yutong's mouth faded, Xue Lida quickly reached out and took a small ornament from the shelf. "what about this?"

"This is from Brother Yuan."

Just as Xue Lida was about to ask again, Liang Yutong said first: "There are no other gifts here."

After hesitating for a moment, Xue Lida still couldn't hold back the doubts in her heart. "That……"

"Sun Hang, he never gave me a gift." Liang Yutong still looked at the shelf, as if he already knew what Xue Lida wanted to know.

After a moment of silence, Xue Lida turned around slowly, walked to the window and looked out.

"Sister Lili, don't worry about me." Liang Yutong's voice came from behind, still in a light tone, but Xue Lida's heart was tightened even more.

"Tongtong," Xue Lida turned her head to look at Liang Yutong with a serious, even cold expression, "I promised your brother that I will take good care of you."

Liang Yutong looked away, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but his eyes showed a trace of fatigue that could not be concealed. "I'm not having a good time."

"Tongtong..."

"Sister Lili," Liang Yutong walked up to Xue Lida, raised his head and smiled softly at her, "I'm used to it, and it's fine now, he has his pursuit, and I have my freedom."

"His pursuit? His pursuit is flirting!" Xue Lida finally couldn't help breaking the topic.

"Sister Lily..."

"I've seen the woman next to him more than once! I've seen another one earlier, maybe there's a third or fourth one! But I haven't dared to tell you, lest you will be sad. So these... You all know?"

Liang Yutong nodded slowly: "I know, I know everything."

"Why?" Xue Lida's heart trembled fiercely, and she frowned and stared at Liang Yutong, "Why would you rather entrust yourself to such a person?!"

"Sister Lily, he...isn't as bad as you think..." Liang Yutong raised his eyes to look at Xue Lida, his expression became a little sad.

"You still speak for him?" Xue Lida couldn't hold back the anger in her heart, clenched her fists and trembled slightly, "If your father wasn't in poor health, I would have told him about Sun Hang!"

"Don't tell Dad, okay?" Liang Yutong took half a step forward and gently pressed Xue Lida's hands, with a begging look in his eyes. "You also know that after my brother left, the only thing my father can count on is me."

Xue Lida's brows trembled a few times, and she tried to stretch out, holding Liang Yutong's hand behind her back. "Tongtong, just like your father and brother, I hope you can be happy every day and find your own happiness."

Liang Yutong was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "When I got married, my father cried for a long time. Now the only thing that can make the Liang family feel like a family is my marriage with Sun Hang. I don't want Dad to suffer another blow..."

Xue Lida listened quietly, and it was not difficult to catch the despair in Liang Yutong's eyes, but there was still a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.Such a smile inadvertently cut Xue Lida hard in the heart.

"Tongtong," Xue Lida gave a firm look, "I promise you, I will not tell your father. But I will not forget your brother's entrustment."

The author has something to say: Liang Yutong: So-and-so, it is enough for you to hide this lady in the snow for so long!

Author: ... (already ran away for ten kilometers)