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On weekends, Tao Xihong went to the orphanage to see Ji Xiyun as usual.

She touched the outline of the computer curiously: "This is the gift that teacher gave me?"

"He is only a few years older than me, so there is no need to call him teacher in the future."

"Then what's your name?"

"Brother." Tao Xihong put one hand around her waist, while operating the mouse and opening the USB flash drive.

The ten videos are neatly placed in folders, and the file names indicate the shooting location and time. There are dense rainforests in America, snow scenes in Siberia, and retro and exquisite bookstores in the downtown area.

As expected of a child of a rich family, he can travel around the world at will.Tao Xihong sighed, and for a moment, he was overwhelmed by his natural inferiority complex.

"Brother Tao, what are you thinking?" Ji Xiyun's crisp childish voice brought him back to reality.

"It's okay." He smiled self-deprecatingly, looked at the snowflakes falling outside the house, and opened a video related to winter.

It was a train to Siberia, and it was taken in a sleeper compartment.

On the wooden dining table are mellow fruit wine, a few oranges, a bouquet of dried flowers and a windproof lantern.A black and white Gothic book was spread beside the drink, with a pen stuck in the pages, it seemed that it was only a quarter of the book read, and the owner had to leave.

It was snowing heavily outside the house, and occasionally a house flashed by, and there was a light in a certain window, which was particularly conspicuous in the snowy night.

The interior of the car is a warm yellow tone, and the air outlet of the air conditioner makes a slight sound.

"Bang bang bang bang—" the train walked slowly through the snow, and the whistle sounded from time to time. Through layers of sound insulation, it was like the wise whisper of an old man, not as sharp as a car.

Tao Xihong looked at the oil painting-like scenery in front of him, unconsciously immersed in it, and slowed down his breathing.

Ji Xiyun couldn't see, so she could only judge the environment of the carriage by the sound: "Is the train shaking?"

"Yes, the rails are uneven due to the terrain." Tao Xihong observed the frequency of the wine shaking, and asked in surprise, "Can you hear this?"

"Yes." Ji Xiyun nodded.

"Then listen again, there is also the sound of the air conditioner operating."

"It seems that there is a continuous sound." She listened intently for a long time, "I'm so happy, it must be very warm in the carriage."

Tao Xihong patted her head approvingly.

Suddenly there was a click on the screen, and Xu Jiangtong opened the door and walked in.

Tao Xihong immediately straightened his eyes and stared at the screen.

He was wearing only a gray turtleneck sweater, opened the book and continued reading.His slender fingers slid across the pages of the book, sometimes pausing for a few minutes, unscrewing the pen to write something on it.

The light from the horse lantern is not dazzling, but it is like wax oil dripping into the flame, burning hotter and hotter.

Tao Xihong took a sip of water to moisten his throat.

After the two videos were played, the sky was already dark.Tao Xihong packed his schoolbag and prepared to go back to school.

"Can't you leave the video to me?" Ji Xiyun rarely asked others.

Tao Xihong thought for a moment, but still refused: "These things are very important to him, and I must keep them with me."

"Okay," Yunyun smiled at him, "Then Brother Tao, remember to bring it next time."

"Don't worry," he pinched Ji Xiyun's face and said, "When did I ever forget about you?"

These clips were taken casually by Xu Jiangtong during his travels. Ten years ago, he was only Tao Xihong's age, and he hadn't started growing long hair yet, and he didn't hate winter as much as he does now.

Thinking of the fear that he had inadvertently revealed several times, Tao Xihong couldn't help but wonder about his experience.

It happened to be defending the scholarship last month. He met the top leader in the sculpture department and planned to make a breakthrough.

After returning to school, he asked the boss to go to the coffee shop to chat for a while.

"Does your department have a foreign teacher?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"What do you think of others?"

"Very good, solid professional knowledge, clear and easy-to-understand lectures."

Sure enough, Xueba only had the quality of teaching in his eyes.Tao Xihong wanted to know more, so he tentatively said, "Can I borrow your course selection system? I promise to only watch the replays and not look at other things."

"No problem, just take it if you want." Unexpectedly, he readily agreed, "Anyway, I am the number one major, and there is nothing to hide in terms of grades."

"Thank you..." Tao Xihong showed his face, "What do you want to drink, may I treat you?"

After speaking, he opened the menu on the table.

The boss observed carefully for a moment, and suddenly said: "Actually, you are very familiar with Mr. Xu, right?"

"Huh?" Tao Xihong looked up in surprise.

He pointed to Tao Xihong's right hand, and smiled with insatiable meaning: "He used your photo in the art anatomy class, I remember it very clearly, even the birthmark is the same."

Tao Xihong shook his hands and almost threw the menu on the table.Looking at the soybean-sized birthmark on his wrist, his old face that had not changed for thousands of years was burned into a deep red.