When Lin Xirou and Ye Qiu first met, Ye Qiu was eight years old, and Lin Xirou was six.

It was a winter, and the winters in the United States were also very cold.

Ye Qiu was chosen by the Highway Hero Team due to his displayed talent and entered the team for training.

Lin Xirou did the same, entering the team for training because of her own talent.

The first time they met, because they both had East Asian appearances being from Huaxia, they paid extra attention to each other.

Initially, the two of them were constantly comparing each other because their talents were quite similar.

Until Ye Qiu defeated Lin Xirou time after time, Lin Xirou, who was quite dissatisfied, finally recognized Ye Qiu's prowess, admitting that in terms of talent, Ye Qiu was indeed superior to her.

Later on, Ye Qiu's consistent demonstration of abilities and the charisma he displayed on the track deeply attracted Lin Xirou.

Ye Qiu's persistence and perseverance off the track, and his strength and fearless courage on it, stirred something different in the heart of the adolescent girl.

A boy not thinking of love, a girl not harboring love.

The girl's pursuit of the boy was like a mere veil, so even Lin Xirou didn't know when this strange emotion in her heart began to change until one day after training, she confessed to Ye Qiu.

It was the first confession, and to this day, the only one.

However, the result was that Ye Qiu rejected her, saying, "The competition is important now, I don't want to talk about matters between a man and a woman!"

Lin Xirou was stunned; she was actually rejected and even lectured by Ye Qiu.

At that time, she was very angry and ignored Ye Qiu for several days, but eventually couldn't help it, and just like before, followed Ye Qiu closely during training.

Only by being next to Ye Qiu, did Lin Xirou feel that no lazy mood would arise behind her, as if Ye Qiu had that kind of magic.

Moreover, following Ye Qiu made Lin Xirou happy, though Ye Qiu spoke very little, Lin Xirou didn't know why she felt happy.

Perhaps this is the manifestation of loving someone.

Just like that, the two maintained a tacit understanding, without labeling their relationship as a romance, staying ambiguous until Ye Qiu's incident happened.

After Ye Qiu's incident, the whole world mocked him, vilified him, at that moment he seemed to become a sinner.

However, Lin Xirou still stayed by Ye Qiu's side, just like usual.

Although Ye Qiu often lost his temper with her during those days, Lin Xirou still silently stayed by his side.

If, during those days, Lin Xirou wasn't there, Ye Qiu might have committed suicide.

But there was no if, Lin Xirou's love for Ye Qiu was deeply ingrained, unless she died, no matter what happened to Ye Qiu, she would stay by his side.

She wasn't currently by Ye Qiu's side, but it was due to circumstances beyond her control.

If she could, she would give up everything at present, and like before, stay by Ye Qiu's side.

...

The call connected, Lin Xirou cried without speaking, while the roar of Ye Qiu came through the phone.

It was cursing at Aik, and although Lin Xirou was listening to Ye Qiu's unkind words, her tear-streaked face broke into a smile.

Maybe Ye Qiu got tired of cursing and went silent. That's when Lin Xirou spoke: "Ye Qiu, are you done cursing?"

After Lin Xirou finished speaking, Ye Qiu, who had been lying on the ground with a ferocious expression, froze first, then suddenly sat up from the floor.

His hand holding the phone was slightly trembling, and he said, "Is it, is it Xirou?"

After speaking, he immediately added, "Say something again, let me hear you!"

Lin Xirou laughed through her tears and said, "You idiot, you can't even recognize my voice?"

"It really is Xirou!" said Ye Qiu joyfully, jumping up and then excitedly said, "Xirou, are you alright!"

"Yes!"

Looking at her bandaged wrist, Lin Xirou didn't want to tell Ye Qiu, "I'm alright, are you okay!"

"Wait a minute…"

Ye Qiu remembered that it was Aik who answered the phone earlier and said Lin Xirou was sleeping next to him. At that moment, he seriously asked, "Xirou, are you with Aik?"

"Why, are you jealous?" Lin Xirou smiled, then leaned against the bed looking up at the ceiling, wanting to joke with Ye Qiu, "Yes, I'm indeed with Aik, sigh, he's so good at comforting girls, I couldn't resist and agreed to be with him!"

"Ah!"

Ye Qiu sat back down on the ground and immediately shouted, "How can you be with Aik, he doesn't truly love you, and, between us, isn't it…"

"What about between us?" Lin Xirou asked.

Ye Qiu paused, then bit his teeth and said, "Xirou, the feelings between us, can they be surpassed by sweet talk? Could it be you, Lin Xirou, believe in sweet talk?"

Saying that, Ye Qiu suddenly laughed and said, "Xirou, you're deceiving me, aren't you?"

"Tsk!" Lin Xirou smiled charmingly, "How do you know?"

Ye Qiu sighed in relief, knowing that Lin Xirou wasn't the kind of woman who could be swayed by sweet talk, and he absolutely believed that the feelings between him and Lin Xirou were indestructible.

"I knew because you're my Xirou!" Ye Qiu said.

"Tsk tsk, you've really become a smooth talker." Lin Xirou pouted, "My Ye Qiu, since when did you learn to be so sweet-talking, have there been many girls around you over there, huh, let me guess, do you have girls around you?"

"Uh!"

Ye Qiu was stunned, glanced at Xu Lei lying on the hospital bed, and then thought of Wang Xinrui, Luo Bing, and other girls, feeling a bit guilty at the moment.

Especially after what happened between him and Xu Lei, he felt even more guilty toward Lin Xirou.

"Ye Qiu, do you really have girls around you!"

Lin Xirou just asked casually, but seeing Ye Qiu not speaking, she asked somewhat urgently.

Ye Qiu immediately denied it, he surely couldn't admit it, although the truth would come out sooner or later, he thought he would delay it as long as he could.

At that moment, Ye Qiu felt he truly was a scoundrel and then said to Lin Xirou, "Xirou, the Highway Hero Team is about to have a victory performance race, will you come with them to Huaxia?"

Lin Xirou thought for a moment, then said, "I will come."

"That's great Xirou, then I'll wait for you!"

Thinking about the upcoming meeting with Lin Xirou, Ye Qiu felt a bit excited.

"Hm." Lin Xirou nodded, then the two talked a lot more, from childhood to the present, with Ye Qiu seemingly wanting to spill all the words he had ever held in, while Lin Xirou quietly listened, occasionally chiming in with a few words.

Finally, the two agreed to meet in Huaxia.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Qiu drifted into sleep with an excited heart.

Meanwhile, Lin Xirou stared blankly at her phone, indicating low battery.

As she thought about meeting Ye Qiu again back in Huaxia, a gentle smile crept across her face, and with that smile, she slowly fell asleep…

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