“Thank you.”
Cressa took the red envelope prepared by Xu Xi.
With a serious expression, she held it in her arms with both hands.
“Thank you, Elder Brother.”
Xu Moli giggled, still as cheerful as when she was a child, happily taking the lucky money from Xu Xi’s hand.
Next.
Xu Xi led Wu Yingxue out of the kitchen.
“Boom!—Boom! Boom!”
Fireworks exploded outside, bursting into a dazzling array of colors. When they pierced through the glass of the corridor, they bloomed into stunning shapes of light and shadow.
Like flower buds about to bloom, or like rippling water waves.
“Sir, didn’t you prepare one for me?”
On the way to Xu Xi’s bedroom.
Wu Yingxue blinked, the colors of the fireworks reflected in her eyes, shimmering with a radiant glow.
“Do you want one?”
“I thought you wouldn’t be interested in it.”
Xu Xi chuckled lightly, his hand resting on the bedroom doorknob, pressing and turning it gently. The door opened with a click.
“Whoosh, whoosh,” the fireworks exploded in the sky outside.
A dazzling display of light and color.
Sparks scattered sparsely in all directions, quickly dissipating into the dark night.
The meaning of lucky money is to wish the recipient peace and safety.
Regarding the princess, regarding Little Master Wu, regarding the now grown-up Wu Yingxue, Xu Xi naturally wished for her safety.
But unlike his sister and the witch.
She met and lived under Xu Xi’s protective wings in her most vulnerable state.
When Xu Xi met Wu Yingxue.
The girl herself was already a strong person.
She would cry, but she would also stand up again; she would feel discouraged, but she could continue to move forward with strength.
As a warrior who upheld her beliefs, Wu Yingxue’s own safety had long been in her own hands, not needing to be given by others.
Xu Xi’s role was more about guiding her direction.
“Yingxue, if you want it, I’ll prepare one for you now.”
“No need, sir.”
The princess clasped her hands behind her back, her smile bright: “I’m not a child anymore, just some lucky money, it’s fine if I don’t get it.”
Perhaps it was Xu Xi’s imagination.
He felt that Wu Yingxue emphasized the word “child” a bit more when she mentioned it.
The house was quiet, exuding the chill of winter.
“Is that so? Since you say so, then I won’t prepare it,” Xu Xi instinctively tightened his clothes, pushed open the door, and led Wu Yingxue into his room.
The room wasn’t large, with very little furniture.
It presented a simple and clean style.
Soft lights lit up from both sides, a warm white with a hint of yellow, emitting a silent warmth, illuminating the tall wooden display cabinet with clear stripes.
Anyone entering the room.
Would be drawn to it at first glance.
Because the items inside were too peculiar, whether it was the porcelain jar filled with candies, the charred magic staff, or the unremarkable tiny paper flower.
“Is this your room, sir? It feels… very similar to before.”
Wu Yingxue looked curious, following Xu Xi into the room.
Then.
Under her gaze.
Xu Xi walked to the display cabinet, unlocked it with a key, and took out the paper flower from the third compartment.
The paper flower was ordinary, made from common paper, but at the same time, it was flawlessly beautiful, its warmth resembling a real flower.
“Yingxue, this is what I want to give you.”
“The paper flower from before, by coincidence, ended up in my hands. I thought, since you’re back, I should give it to you.”
“After all, you used to like it so much.”
As he spoke.
Xu Xi extended his palm to Wu Yingxue.
On his palm, the white-brown paper flower lay quietly, its petals curled in silence.
“Such nostalgia…,” the girl’s eyes were complex, her fingers picking up the flawless paper flower, lightly rubbing it, causing the flower to spin in her hand.
When the spinning momentum faded.
The paper flower lay still again in her hand.
Returned to Xu Xi by the princess.
“Sir,” she said softly, “let this flower stay in the cabinet.”
“You don’t plan to take it with you?” Xu Xi was puzzled.
“No.”
Wu Yingxue showed a peaceful smile, shaking her head slightly at Xu Xi: “The old doesn’t go, the new doesn’t come. For me, it’s better to leave it with you.”
The princess still liked the paper flower.
Liked it very much.
It was the first gift the big fool sir gave to the princess.
But, rather than keeping the paper flower by her side, the mature and grown-up princess felt it was better to leave it in Xu Xi’s display cabinet.
This way, Xu Xi could see the paper flower every day.
And be reminded of the princess’s existence.
And also—
Wu Yingxue’s gaze shifted slightly, looking towards the sugar jar and magic staff further ahead.
Warriors are competitive.
Wu Yingxue achieved her pinnacle through life-and-death battles, never having a history of surrendering without a fight, and this time was no exception.
“Sir, just leave this flower with you.”
The girl smiled brightly, saying to Xu Xi again.
“Well… alright.”
The development of the situation was a bit unexpected for Xu Xi, but he respected Wu Yingxue’s thoughts.
Opening the cabinet door.
Holding the paper flower.
Placing it back in the third compartment.
At this moment, Wu Yingxue, who was watching Xu Xi’s actions, suddenly asked a strange question.
“Sir, do the positions in this cabinet always stay the same?”
Xu Xi replied: “Sometimes they change, sometimes they don’t.”
The princess seemed thoughtful, vaguely understanding something.
A moment later.
The smile on her face grew even brighter.
“I understand, thank you for your guidance, sir.”
Wait, what exactly do you understand?
Xu Xi felt the air grow colder, looking at the princess before him, then at the display cabinet beside him, sensing that the future cabinet wars would become even more intense.
But then again.
The display cabinet itself was already quite intense and unstable.
Adding the paper flower.
Seemed like no big deal?
Thinking this, Xu Xi turned the key, locking the cabinet door.
With that, everything Xu Xi wanted to do tonight was completed, from giving New Year’s gifts to deciding the ownership of the paper flower, all had a result.
Perhaps not perfect.
But it was still a successful New Year’s Eve.
Xu Xi let out a long breath, feeling satisfied, but looking at the girl before him, he suddenly remembered something crucial.
“Yingxue, do you have any plans for what you want to do on Earth?”
“Well…”
Wu Yingxue pondered.
Seeming like she hadn’t thought about it herself.
“I’ll probably stay nearby, protecting the safety of everyone in the Army of Survival, as well as your safety, sir.”
“For me, that’s all I can do.”
“No…”
“Occasionally, I might come to your house, sir, to spar with those two.”
Not to compete for Xu Xi, nor for any other purpose.
Wu Yingxue thought simply, just itching for a fight, and unable to find opponents, wanting to spar with the two supremes.
Finally.
She made a request to Xu Xi.
“Sir, your house seems quite big, can you save a room for me?”
“I might come to bother you from time to time.”
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