The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

After drinking the soup, the pain in my abdomen lessened somewhat.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoxi, I don't think before I speak."

Xu Nian wiped away the tears on Xu Xi's face and said guiltily.

"Brother, is Xiaoxi a useless person?"

This girl is still blaming herself.

Xu Nian sighed, hugged the girl's petite body, and gently patted her back.

"What are you saying, silly girl?"

"Have you forgotten that you cleaned the whole house when you first moved in?"

He rubbed Xu Xi's nose, which was red from crying.

When my brother was injured, you took care of everything at home.

"Now that you're a patient, shouldn't your brother take care of you?"

Xu Xi was somewhat stunned.

She turned her head, which was throbbing with pain and feeling a little dizzy, and thought about it carefully. It seemed that this really made sense.

"Besides, didn't you promise your brother that you would protect yourself before helping him?"

Hearing this, Xu Xi lowered her head in shame.

"I'm sorry...brother, Xiaoxi was too willful..."

Xu Nian patted her head: "Brother was also wrong. He shouldn't have brought his work emotions home, and he shouldn't have talked to Xiaoxi like that..."

Conflicts arise quickly and pass quickly.

After apologizing to each other, the rift between them disappeared.

After having dinner together in Xu Xi's room, Xu Nian took the empty plates to wash the dishes.

"Brother, can you hold me while I sleep?"

Before going to sleep, Xu Xi sat on the bed, looking pitifully at Xu Nian, who had just turned off the light for her.

Xu Nian frowned, about to refuse.

But seeing Xu Xi's pitiful eyes, he hesitated.

"This is the last time. Next time, you'll have to get used to sleeping alone."

Xu Xi nodded obediently.

"I can always come up with a different excuse next time..."

She muttered to herself.

"What did you say?"

Xu Nian didn't hear the faint voice clearly, so he asked Xu Xi again.

"No...it's nothing."

......

A week has passed since Xu Xi's period ended.

For Xu Nian, today is a very important day in his life.

"Dear user, happy birthday! We've prepared an exclusive offer for you..."

Looking at the text message from the carrier on her phone, Xu Nian sighed.

From today onwards, he is a real adult.

Walking to work, even the usually scorching sun felt much warmer.

Xu Nian was naturally happy, not because it was a day worth celebrating.

Rather, it's that I can finally shed my false identity and be my true self.

Happy birthday, Brother Xu!

Qi Yuchong clenched his fist.

Although he is actually older than Xu Nian, he still calls Xu Nian "brother".

Because he was indeed well taken care of by Xu Nian.

Xu Nian returned a smile: "Thank you."

"Hey, our Xu Nian has finally grown up today."

Xu Hu walked over, patted Xu Nian on the shoulder, and smiled.

"Thank you for taking care of me during this time, Brother Tiger."

Xu Nian handed her ID card to Xu Hu.

Finally, I no longer need to use Xu Hu's friend's ID card to impersonate myself.

Xu Hu smiled and accepted, "Let's have dinner together after work tonight, it's on me."

Xu Nian waved her hand: "Never mind, Brother Tiger, my sister is still waiting for me at home."

"It's no big deal, just call everyone together, one more person means one more pair of chopsticks."

Xu Nian politely declined as before.

Xu Hu stopped insisting and instead arranged a relatively easy job for the two of them.

"Go to the Yamashiro Line today, relax and have some fun."

"Thank you, Brother Tiger."

For Xu Nian, his birthday was not a day filled with joy.

On his eighth birthday, his father was taken away by debt collectors, and his mother cruelly abandoned him.

He lost his home.

Every year on this day, he recalls that unforgettable past.

Birthday has never been a good word for him.

......

"We shot a total of 22 sets today. Here's your payment, please take it."

Xu Xi took the money and counted it; it was exactly 110 yuan.

"Thank you, Sister Na."

"You're welcome. I should be thanking you."

Li Na covered her mouth and chuckled. Ever since she hired Xu Xi to be her fitting model, the sales volume of her online store has skyrocketed.

"Remember to come again next week!"

Xu Xi nodded: "Definitely."

Stepping outside the store, Xu Xi took out all the banknotes from her pocket and carefully counted them.

350 yuan was all the money she earned from working as a fitting model for three weeks.

Xu Xi happily pumped her fist; this money was enough for her to buy that 299 yuan suit.

Upon arriving at the men's clothing store, Xu Xi went straight to the second floor, looking for the place where the suit she remembered was displayed.

But after searching around, I still couldn't find that suit.

Xu Xi tried desperately to recall if she had remembered the location incorrectly.

She searched for a long time, but still couldn't find it.

"Hello, little sister, how can I help you?"

A male shop assistant noticed Xu Xi and went up to ask her something.

"Um... I'm looking for a dark gray suit that costs 299 yuan. I remember it used to be hanging in this spot."

Xu Xi pointed to the spot where she remembered storing the suit and asked anxiously.

"Is it that clearance Korean-style suit? That one was sold yesterday."

"Are there any other suits with similar prices and styles?"

The shop assistant thought for a moment and then shook his head.

"No, that set is the last one."

Xu Xi lowered her head in frustration.

"Little sister, who are you buying clothes for? Can you tell me their height and weight? I'll pick out a different suit for you."

Xu Xi tilted her head and thought for a moment.

"I'm buying it for my older brother. He's about two heads taller than me, and his weight... his waist is about a size bigger than mine."

After saying that, she gestured around her waist with both hands.

Xu Xi didn't know her brother's weight, but when she held Xu Nian while sleeping at night, she vaguely remembered his waist size.

"Wow, you're so good to your brother, you even buy him clothes."

"That's what the shop assistant joked."

"I also have a younger sister who only remembers me when she gets into trouble. I wish she were half as sensible as you."

Xu Xi blushed and scratched her head.

"My brother is also very good to me."

"He took me in when I was homeless."

"He himself was struggling to get enough to eat, yet he still went hungry and shared his food with me."

"Whenever I'm in danger, he's always the first to appear and protect me."

"Today is his birthday, and I want to use the money I earned this month to buy him a handsome outfit."

When Xu Xi talks about her brother, her eyes light up.

The shop assistant paused, her eyes slightly reddening.

After a long while, he took a suit from a row of dazzling suits and handed it to Xu Xi.

"Little sister, look at this British-style suit! It's our best-selling suit; your brother will look very handsome in it."