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Only the girl was inside the shop, and Xie Xiao hesitated slightly.

Luo Yanran stared at the girl inside the shop with some hesitation, "Didn't you say you came to find your cousin? How come I remember him being with Zhang Qiaoqiao? Is it here?"

They both stood at the door, and since the shop was quite small, the girl inside soon noticed them.

She turned her face to look over.

When she saw the flowers in Luo Yanran's hand, she was momentarily startled.

She put down the bouquet she was working on and wheeled over in her chair.

Noticing this, Xie Xiao and his companion simply pushed the door open and walked in.

The girl fixed her gaze on them, "Hello, welcome. Is there something unsatisfactory about the flowers?"

Her voice was very light and soft, tinged with embarrassment, pointing at the flowers in Luo Yanran's arms, "This one was a bit of a rushed order, but we only used the freshest flowers just delivered. If there's still something unsatisfactory..."

She was a very gentle girl.

Luo Yanran hugged the flowers tightly and smiled, "No, I really like them; they're beautiful, thank you."

The girl breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "Then that is truly wonderful. I noticed the delivery address was at the civil affairs bureau, congratulations to you~"

A radiant smile bloomed across her face, her ordinary features at that moment seeming to sparkle.

Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran both smiled and said, "Thank you."

Luo Yanran looked around the small flower shop, then asked, "Could you wrap up a bouquet for me? It's for an elder."

She hadn't seen her mother for too long, and the flowers here were beautiful; surely her mother would like them.

The girl nodded, "Of course. My place is too small; do you want to sit and wait, or would you prefer to have a walk outside and come back later..."

She looked around and only found two very small chairs.

When the girl thought they would leave, the tall young man took his beautiful wife by the hand and sat down by themselves, "We'll just wait here; it's a bit hot outside."

The girl found the two of them a bit odd, and she grew somewhat anxious.

But still, she smiled and said, "Then, please wait a moment."

First, she picked up her phone to send a message to her boyfriend, who was out delivering flowers, in an attempt to compose herself before starting to select flowers.

Xie Xiao looked around the small, cluttered but clean flower shop.

The girl gave off a comfortable vibe.

Xie Liu's taste was good this time; it's just unclear what was going on with him and Zhang Qiaoqiao...

The shop was quiet, with only the sound of the girl wrapping the bouquet and Luo Yanran occasionally turning to talk with Xie Xiao while chatting with her parents by phone.

Their conversation was in hushed tones.

The girl grew even more anxious; just as she was halfway through wrapping the flowers, someone rushed into the door, "Mimi!"

Xie Liu clearly hurried back and still wore a look of anxiety on his face.

Xie Xiao slightly raised an eyebrow.

When Xie Liu caught his eye, he smiled briefly, "In such a rush?"

The girl, nervously holding onto Xie Liu's hand, "You know each other?"

Her eyes were full of wariness.

Some of her boyfriend's "friends" had come to make trouble before, but this man seemed different from those men...

Xie Liu breathed a sigh of relief, taking Sun Mi's hand, "Yes, we know each other. This is my cousin."

His gaze shifted toward Luo Yanran, "And cousin-in-law."

Xie Xiao was satisfied, feeling that the young man really had changed.

He and Luo Yanran stood up.

Xie Xiao said to Sun Mi, "Hello, I'm Xie Xiao, this is my wife, Luo Yanran. I'm sorry, did we frighten you? I was just a bit uncertain..."
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Luo Yanran touched her face, "We shouldn't be that scary, should we?"

Sun Mi smiled apologetically and appeared to relax, "No problem, ah, my name is Sun Mi..."

She glanced at Xie Liu, her face blushing slightly, but still she softly said, "I'm Xie Liu's girlfriend."

Xie Liu poured them a glass of water.

The flowers that Luo Yanran had prepared for her mother were also beautifully wrapped.

She liked them very much.

The four of them sat in the small flower shop.

Xie Liu said a lot of things, wishing them happiness in their newlywed life.

Then he paused and apologized for the unpleasant parting at their last encounter.

Luo Yanran smiled, "It's been a while; it's okay."

Xie Xiao glanced at the girl beside him, unsure whether to ask.

But Xie Liu was direct, "Curious why I'm not with Zhang Qiaoqiao? We broke up; she initiated it, the child is gone."

It was right after that gathering.

Xie Liu had followed his mother's advice and chased after her.

But he didn't know what to say to Zhang Qiaoqiao.

They walked one behind the other.

Then Zhang Qiaoqiao said, "Xie Liu, do you still like me?"

Xie Liu didn't speak.

He couldn't be clear; to say he didn't like her at all would be a lie, but he indeed didn't want to continue living the way they used to.

Zhang Qiaoqiao...

She might endure for now, but could she really endure forever?

"I found out you smoked secretly last night." Xie Liu sighed, looking at her swollen belly. He wouldn't say how much he liked the child.

But after all, it was his child in that belly, but was the child's mother really healthy?

Zhang Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I understand, accompany me to the hospital."

Abortions at six or seven months were initially refused by the doctors.

Not until Zhang Qiaoqiao said, "I smoke, drink, and even use drugs..."

"The next day I accompanied her to the hospital; after that, we never contacted each other again, we broke up, once and for all." Xie Liu held his girlfriend's hand tightly, "I'm really not a good person, quite awful, seems irresponsible too."

Sun Mi looked at him sympathetically, then gently held his hand tight.

Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran across from them witnessed their expressions and subtle gestures.

After exchanging a glance, Luo Yanran smiled and spoke up, "Well, that's all in the past, I'm more curious about how you two met, haha~"

Sun Mi spoke softly, "Ah, it was Xie Liu who helped me."

Xie Liu had indeed left the school, but this time he had resigned properly.

He wanted to find a job on his own, without being lectured by his mother every day.

He also moved out of his family's house and lived on his own.

Now, the relationship with his family was quite strained.

It was during one of his deliveries to the flower shop, working a menial job, he saw someone deliberately picking on Sun Mi because of her mobility issues.

Xie Liu couldn't hold back and spoke up, helping out this young girl who seemed to be in a bad situation.

"At that time, I thought he was super cool~" Sun Mi said shyly, "He really is very handsome."

She looked at Xie Liu with a gleam in her eyes, a gleam Luo Yanran knew all too well.

In the end, they didn't stay too long, chatting for a while with the couple before leaving.

Xie Liu saw them to the door, and as Xie Xiao started to leave with Luo Yanran, Xie Liu finally spoke up, "Brother!"

Xie Xiao turned to look at him, Xie Liu rarely called him brother, only when forced by their parents when they were kids.

At that moment, he stood in the doorway, smiling relaxedly, "Remember to invite me when you get married."

Xie Xiao smiled back, "Of course."