After leaving the company, I picked up my phone and called someone.

　　He quickly answered.

　　I could hear his laughter through the receiver.

　　"Hmm, how's the situation?" "Guess?" I blinked my eyes, teasing him.

　　"I guess you won the bid." "Hey, Photographer Pei, you guessed right." He laughed, his seductive smile causing me to smile too.

　　He asked me, "Where are you?" Because I was eager to share this news with him, I sat next to a newsstand outside the company.

　　I told him the location, and he said, "Lin Xia, you haven't forgotten, today is your birthday." I had long gotten used to birthdays, but his words made me want to hear what he had to say.

　　"So? What gift did you prepare for me, Pei Chen?" "Go to the newspaper next to you and buy a magazine called 'Protagonist'." "..." That day, the sunshine was just right.

　　Pigeons played by the fountain, and leaves blown by the wind disappeared into the rippling water.

　　I saw the magazine cover of "Protagonist" reflecting my face.

　　Pei Chen was good at taking portraits, so I wasn't surprised that he contributed to some magazines.

　　What surprised me was that my face could actually appear on such a big cover.

　　Yes, he took that picture of me in the car that day.

　　Half of my face was in the shadow, with bright eyes looking at the camera.

　　When he pressed the shutter, I said to him, "You have to watch me closely, a grand finale." ...

　　I laughed.

　　The wind blew my hair.

　　Pei Chen stood across from me with a camera.

　　I heard his voice through the phone.

　　"Even if the road ahead is rough, you will stride forward courageously." "Lin Xia." "You are the protagonist in your own story." "Always have been." Extra.

　　How many years have passed since that bidding? I'm not old yet, but my sister is already buried.

　　I stared at the photo on the tombstone, but at this moment, a pampered hand reached out beside me.

　　He slowly touched and felt the picture of my sister on the tombstone.

　　"..." Even though he wore sunglasses, I knew he was blind.

　　Not an ordinary blind person.

　　He is Gu Lengting.

　　Ah, he has already lost millions of assets and become an ordinary person.

　　"Hey, Qi Qi, Qi Qi..." He murmured, tears welling in his eyes.

　　"Can you forgive me?"

　　"Please forgive me...

　　I shouldn't have taken one of your kidneys, shouldn't have donated blood to another woman while you were pregnant, shouldn't have forced you to donate your corneas.

　　Look, I gave you my corneas...

　　I shouldn't have broken your legs just to keep you captive...

　　Qiqi, I don't want to force you, I love you, I love you...

　　I'm sorry..." The man was in pain, so I moved slightly to the side, afraid that his tears would splash onto my pants.

　　Next to Lin Qi's grave, there were also the graves of Jiang Shuhuai and Lu Zhao.

　　It seems like the two of them were jealous of each other over Lin Qi.

　　They both drove off a cliff together...

　　"...

　　It doesn't even make me feel a desire to sigh.

　　I placed white flowers next to my sister's tombstone and left.

　　As I passed by the cemetery, there was a white car waiting for me.

　　Pei Chen was leaning on the steering wheel, lazily watching me.

　　"You're quite thoughtful, coming to tend to your sister's grave." I shrugged.

　　"It's just to mock her fate." He laughed and then started the car.

　　Then, casually, he said, "Lin Xia, I'm going to the battlefield in Libya next month." "Hey, you always have such short periods of time back home." "Lin Xia, you're all grown up now, you...

　　should find a partner, get married." "I don't know if I can make it to your wedding, I..." I interrupted him.

　　"Pei Chen, I'll go with you next month." He abruptly hit the brakes, freezing in place.

　　Trembling, he asked me, "What did you say...?" "I said, I'll go with you." "The journalist who worked with you before has resigned, so...

　　I'll be your new partner." "Anyways, Lin Qi is dead, I don't have much motivation anymore." "After seeing the photos you sent me from the battlefield, who wouldn't be moved?" "I also want to contribute to the value of life." I said these words somewhat awkwardly.

　　He pressed me against the car window.

　　"What are you doing!" I patted his back.

　　There was a gleam in his eyes as he nervously looked at me.

　　"Are you really willing to go with me?" Actually, I know this little guy.

　　He likes me and wants to take me away, but because of the nature of his work, he can't say it clearly.

　　I raised my hand and rubbed his black hair.

　　"Well, it's not just for you, Pei Chen." "Anyone who has seen the horrors of war can't remain indifferent." "And now, only through advocating for peace and redirecting public attention to the dangers brought by war, can you do that, right?" "Wouldn't you laugh at my arrogance? I hope for world peace." "...

　　" His nose once brushed against my neck as he softly said, "Not arrogant." "This is what people like us should do, right?"