In the blue starry eyes, he could only see the teenager close at hand, his indigo blue, water-like gentle pupils, the smile on the corner of his mouth, and the outstretched hand.
In the shadowed bushes, crossing thorns, cutting off weeds, like a hero, like a prince, facing the light, facing the leaves, facing the flowers, facing the flying birds, standing before the deepness wrapped in the dense forest, blocking the dark shadows.
The girl, who had just been born into the world and whose self might not even be clear, could only follow the most ignorant emotions in her heart and stretch out her small hand.
"Then..."
"It's decided."
The boy gently held that delicate fingertip, carefully, as if holding a flower—the girl's slender and tender fingers felt as sweet and soft as flower petals on the grass, even more delicate than the gorgeous petals on the ground.
[This is your first encounter with the girl, and Aili Xiya's originally brilliant and flawless life has turned to a road leading to the unknown.]
[In a dreamlike encounter, Jiang Cheng chose to bring this unknown baby, who had been abandoned in the grove, back to his own home.]
An operation completely opposite to the memory.
It wasn't that most diligent worker, but was discovered by a boy named Jiang Cheng.
She also didn't end up in the orphanage, but was selfishly taken to his own home, even though for the boy, in the eyes of that naive child who had not yet understood the world, the only safe place was the home where his parents were.
This was also a very strange deviation.
In a sense, Aili Xiya, as the person involved, was simply watching the dreamlike scene, her colorful eyes blinking slowly.
She seemed a little dazed.
The butterfly effect, probability... each could explain the scene before her, yet none could explain the appearance of an unfamiliar young man.
A stranger who didn't exist in her memory at all, someone she couldn't find even with the young girl's extremely high speed of making friends.
This was very strange. If it were someone with a higher IQ, they would probably have already started a brainstorming session, simulating the game to think about the problem.
But... at this moment, the young girl only had one thought in her mind.
Ah... so... I look this cute when I'm discovered?!
[Jiang Cheng's behavior would be considered stimulating for a young boy. Even if he is somewhat innocent, it doesn't mean picking up a baby and telling his parents, 'Can we raise her?' wouldn't cause heart failure.]
[Fortunately, they are not decadent or foolish people. They also like you, this adorable baby.]
[They don't mind that you were abandoned and are preparing to adopt you.]
[— Agree or disagree?]
"Hmm..."
The girl rarely hesitated.
Her jade-like fingertips pressed against her full lips, outlining a touching smile.
This was undoubtedly a major choice.
For any ordinary person, it would be enough to change the trajectory of their life, including their surname, future development, and whether they could do certain things.
"I guess so~?"
For Aili Xiya, no matter how lofty or grand her identity, or how low and humble, the actual essence was no different.
The real nurturing plan, the things to change the world, still had to involve leaving home and getting to know those who would change the world in the future during the journey.
And in the small town, no matter what her identity, it wouldn't prevent her from seeing her former friends, everyone at the orphanage, and the headmaster who adopted her.
[— I agree.]
..."It's pretty good, we can travel together."
[At the age of six, the new character in the family didn't disrupt your life. Instead, you began to dislike going out, spending more time at home watching Aili Xiya, or using your extra time to read books beyond your age.]
[Every time you pretended to read books beyond your age, the girl would accompany you, lying on the bed with you, holding her chubby little face, watching the book together, her fleshy little legs always kicking.]
[She seemed to be reading, but her azure eyes never stayed on the book for a moment.]
[— The girl is still very attached to you.]
[Is it because you were the first person to meet her and invite her?]
[At the age of seven, you had a very healthy year. Both your strength and speed increased a lot, and it was time to go to elementary school.]
[You didn't want to go to school. Although your parents didn't agree, your talent was too amazing. Even the advanced test questions prepared by the teacher were easily answered by you. They still respected your choice, and the school was willing to set a precedent for you to study at home.]
[At the age of eight, Aili Xiya could speak, although her words were still unclear, her voice seemed to have a kind of magic that could make people feel happy. Everyone in the town liked her very much.]
[You and her had a very good relationship, taking care of her as if she were your own family.]
[Perhaps there really is some kind of imprinting effect for the first person you see in your life.]
[The girl's feelings for you are unbelievably good.]
[At the age of nine, you put more energy into studying hard, trying to increase your intelligence as much as possible, and also measuring your talent to see if you could pursue something related to intelligence?]
[At the age of ten, you really only had human wisdom. After realizing your limits, you still focused more on Aili Xiya.]
[Compared to those cheat-like existences, the limits of ordinary human wisdom were too small, even though you weren't really an ordinary person. There was still something that could be called talent.]
[But no matter what, the limit you could reach in your life might only be those normal ones.]
[It was impossible to truly become the protagonist of the era like those cheat-like people written in history books, or even actively guide the torrent of the era.]
[It was still not very meaningful. It was better to spend this time accompanying the girl.]
[Remember how the girl would always accompany you barefoot to catch fish in the stream, doing some things that were actually meaningless.]
[She would also often step on the moss on the rocks, spinning around, and then fall into the water, lying on her back, the sound of the stream was very clear, the orange sun and white clouds covered, and the blue sky was unobstructed.]
[Whenever this happened, you would always invite the girl to play in the only swimming pool in the town, saying that you were already wet anyway.]
[Although in essence, you were just trying to distract her, so the girl wouldn't be sad.]
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