After returning to the hotel, Jiang Xiying took a quick shower and ordered a bottle of red wine. She gently curled the fine hair at the back of her head and opened the floor-to-ceiling curtains.

After waking up and pouring a glass of red wine, she lazily leaned against the sofa.

Looking at the night view of the city filled with lights, she couldn't help but feel sad about her past experiences.

Five years ago, she came back alive and planned to leave the country and start all over again.

At that time, she didn't know how long she would have to suffer. She didn't know how to relieve herself. She just kept telling herself that everything would be fine.

After applying to school again, she happened to meet her senior from China, Mu Rann.

"Jiang Xiying."

Mu Rann walked up to Jiang Xiying and looked at her smiling face. She felt that her smile was not real. It looked like she was smiling, but she had something on her mind.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Xiying was glad that she had come here to meet the person in front of her. It was just that she was afraid that he would not be able to help her with her matters. She didn't even dare to tell him, but this matter couldn't be hidden. When the time came, he would turn around and leave. It was better to leave now.

"Senior."

Mu Rann sat beside Jiang Xiying and said, "Go ahead."

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but I'm afraid I'll scare you if I do."

Mu Rann didn't think that what Jiang Xiying was going to say would scare her. If that happened, she wouldn't be able to help but be frightened. Besides, what big deal could it be for her to come and study abroad alone?

"I'm an orphan."

Mu Rann nodded. It was written in her enrollment documents, and she had mentioned it before.

"I don't want my child to be an orphan."

Her words were a little strange. Mu Rann subconsciously looked at Jiang Xiying's stomach and laughed.

"You... are pregnant?"

Jiang Xiying gritted her teeth and touched her stomach. "Yes, she's a cute baby girl, but I'm already pregnant."

Mu Rann jumped up and laughed, "Stop messing around."

"Senior, I'm telling the truth."

Mu Rann calmed down under Jiang Xiying's calm gaze. Then, her face was filled with disbelief. How could this seemingly innocent and beautiful girl in front of her give birth to a child and come abroad alone?

"You mean..."

Jiang Xiying nodded and smiled bitterly. "You're right."

The reason why she escaped abroad was because she had given birth to a child. She rented a house, found a job, took a break from school, and worked for the sake of the child. As for the future, she hadn't thought about it yet.

"You..."

Jiang Xiying smiled. This time, it was for real. "I must have scared you!"

She had scared herself, but she had thought and done the same thing back then. She had never regretted or hesitated.

Mu Rann looked at Jiang Xiying. She didn't know what she had gone through, but she admired her courage and strength. At first, she just wanted to take care of her because they came from the same country, and she was only eighteen years old.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you now, but what I wanted to tell you was that it was all an accident, and I didn't want to."

"You don't have to explain to me. It's not important."

Yes, it was not important, especially to him. He had said too much.

Jiang Xiying stood up. She had thought too much, wanted too much. They met by water. How could she have thought that her life would be better with his care in the future? Why?

Jiang Xiying told herself that Jiang Xiying was being too greedy. How was this possible? It was impossible. Stop daydreaming.

"I'm sorry for disturbing you, senior."

Mu Rann looked up and saw that Jiang Xiying had already left.

"Jiang Xiying."

Jiang Xiying did not dare to turn her head or stop.

If she knew this would happen, she would have said it long ago.

Mu Rann caught up with Jiang Xiying and pulled her back. "Where are you going?"

"The apartment I rented doesn't have any heating. I have to think of a way. Otherwise, the baby's winter will be too cold."

Mu Rann looked at Jiang Xiying's stomach again. There were some questions she wanted to ask, but in the end, she did not ask them.

If he had not reminded her at all times, she would have thought that everything was a dream. It had never happened, and it would not have happened.

But...

"Thank you."

Mu Rann came back to her senses after Jiang Xiying's apology. She didn't want to ask too much about this matter because it was meaningless.

"Are you sure you want to raise her?" It was difficult for her to raise herself, so it might be a problem. Now that she had a child, how would she live in the future? She still had to go to school and work.

Jiang Xiying didn't say anything and just nodded. If she wasn't sure, she wouldn't have come here. One must know that she had struggled for several days before finally deciding.

"Alright, I'll be his godfather."

Jiang Xiying's tears rolled down her cheeks. She didn't expect that the person in front of her would turn around and leave.

Mu Rann did not expect Jiang Xiying to cry. It was not at all like the way she said she had a child just now. At that moment, her eyes were firm and unquestionable, and the vulnerability now could not be seen at all.

"It's much better for the two of us to raise it together than for you to raise it alone."

Jiang Xiying burst into tears. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have dragged you into this."

Mu Rann smiled bitterly in her heart. If this was an accident arranged by the heavens for her, then it really scared her. For the first time in her life, she fell in love with a girl, but she was already a mother. If this wasn't a joke, then what was it? She couldn't believe that this was real.

From then on, the cost of powdered milk and all sorts of baby supplies grew like an ever-increasing balloon.

Seeing that Jiang Xiying was worried every day, Mu Rann comforted her, "I'm here."

Jiang Xiying looked at Mu Rann. His family must be quite rich because she had never seen him worry about money before.

"Remember how much I used you. When I can work again, I will return it to you."

Mu Rann looked over. After being together for almost a year, she was still polite to her and kept a distance from her.

Sometimes, she didn't know if her persistence was right or if she was doing the right thing.

"No need."

Jiang Xiying also smiled and didn't say anything. She had to pay him back. She couldn't use him for nothing.

However, she could only use him for now. His life would be better when he grew up.

"When he grows up, I will make him be filial to you."

It had been five years. Jiang Xiying looked at the child running in front of her and Mu Rann, who was accompanying them, and felt that it was unreal.

Time passed too quickly, the days were too warm, and the children grew up too quickly, but Mu Rann did not change.

"Time to eat."

The three of them looked over but did not move.

"It's time to eat."

This time, the three of them turned around and walked back. At the same time, Jiang Xiying decided to tell them her thoughts.

Life always surprises people, whether it's good or bad.

What you have to do is to face it bravely, and then think of a way to change or accept it.

Jiang Xiying felt that she was ready. The children could not stay in a foreign land forever. As a mother, she had to think about their future.