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Chapter 48

Almost at the moment when Lu Ze left the office, Shen Jianfeng's face completely sank. He stared at the office door for a long time as if in a daze, his face flashed, and he bent down and opened the bottom drawer of the desk. , took out a brown paper file bag.

When he touched the edge of the bag with his finger, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, as if he was not sure whether he should open the bag or not.

After pondering for a while, he finally pulled the thin white thread.

The bag was very thin, and he groped around with his fingers for a while, and finally pulled out a square photo.

The edge of the photo is a little yellowed, it looks like it has been a few years old.

The background is a sky-high desert, and the sun is shining down from above, as if you can still feel the scorching temperature.There are four young people standing in the center of the photo, and the two on the right are high-spirited teenagers who look no more than 17 or 8 years old; standing next to it is a girl with an oval face, long black hair hanging over her shoulders, and a smile on her face Still a bit shy; standing next to the girl was another boy who looked a little frail. He didn't look at the camera. Maybe he didn't react when the shutter was pressed. A pair of eyes fell on the girl next to him. Unbroken affection.

Shen Jianfeng's finger slowly slid across the edge of the photo, the expression on his face gradually changed to pain, and finally closed his eyes.

40 years ago, northwest, desert

Although the season is late autumn, the noon sun is still fierce. They left the satellite city on the Gobi Desert in the morning. Today's task is to collect biological samples from a glacier 100 kilometers away.

Because of the remote location, the transportation in this area is really not convenient. In order to save money to the greatest extent, they plan to take the train to the small town at the foot of the glacier first, and then rent a car to go up the mountain.

This train was actually a special line, and the four of them managed to buy tickets through the aisle. They were mixed among a group of people in blue overalls, and their student looks were particularly conspicuous.

Most of the people who took this train were mining workers at the foot of the mountain. Generally, they rarely had the opportunity to see people from outside. After the train stopped at two stations, someone beside them finally couldn't help but speak.

"Hey, little girl, where did you come from? Take our train, and you're going to the mine too?" The man with a beard spoke, aiming at the girl who seemed the best to talk to among the four of them.

The girl smiled shyly: "We don't go to the mine, we only go to Xuebeng Town."

The big man suddenly realized: "Oh, so he is here to travel."

The girl pursed her lips and smiled, but didn't continue talking.

Xuebeng Town is one stop before the terminal. When the train stopped on the platform, the platform was already crowded with bustling workers who wanted to get on the train. The four of them struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and finally walked out of the station. The boy at the back patted the shoulder of the classmate in front: "Dai Wen, your hair ring seems to have fallen off."

When Dai Wen heard this, she raised her hand and touched it, with an annoyed expression on her face: "I didn't even pay attention... Forget it." She was about to shake her hair away as she spoke.

The companion in front of her turned her head and took out a white rubber band from her pocket and handed it over: "Here, use this one. It's windy on the mountain, so it's easier to tie it up."

Dai Wen took it over gratefully: "Thank you, Leo."

The young man who led the team at the front also turned his head at this moment. His pupils were clear and light blue, and his facial features were a bit feminine. Coupled with his half-length pale golden hair, his gestures and gestures were extraordinarily delicate.

His eyes stayed on Dai Wen's hand for half a second, and he said in a soft voice: "The driver is already waiting."

Apologetic expression appeared on Dai Min's face, and she took two steps forward, the boy behind her kindly extended a hand: "Let me help you get the backpack."

Dai Wen pursed her lips and smiled, took off the backpack and handed it over, freeing up both hands to neatly coil her hair.

Because it was just in time for the workers to go to work, the four people were dispersed by the flow of people, and Leo and the leading teenager were squeezed to the exit near the luggage storage.The boy in front was a little taller, and he raised his hand to protect his companion behind him. The two finally took a breath in the corner. Leo stood on tiptoe and looked into the crowd: "Dai Wen and Kosier don't know that they were Where did it go?"

The tall boy glanced at him with a half-smile: "You care about her so much?"

Leo turned his head: "The four of us came out together, and you are the team leader, Edward."

Edward smiled and lowered his head close to Leo's ear: "Even if the two of them get lost here today, I can still explain to the professor when I go back, do you believe it?"

Leo sneered: "Are you going to use such a lame excuse as an avalanche?"

Edward didn't answer, he raised a hand and clasped Leo's chin firmly: "That rubber band is mine."

Leo raised his head slightly, his panting became more rapid: "I thought you didn't want it anymore."

Edward stared at him for a few seconds, then leaned over and kissed him, with boyish impatience and vigor, and at the end he did not forget to bite Leo's lips: "Who said I don't want it anymore? Even if I don't want it, That's also left with you, it doesn't mean you can give it to anyone without my permission."

Leo hissed, pushed the person in front of him away a little, touched the corner of his lips, and saw the blood on his fingers as expected: "Why are you crazy?"

Edward raised his hand to press the small wound on the corner of his lips, his brows and eyes were full of greed: "She likes you."

Leo sighed helplessly: "Need I remind you that you attended her engagement banquet just last week, Your Highness Edward?"

Edward turned a deaf ear, his eyes stayed between his lips and teeth for a moment, and he kissed him again.

Until there was a moderate cough from behind the two of them.

Leo forcefully pushed the people in front of him away, only to see Kosier and Dai Wen standing behind Edward.The coughing person was Kosier, with a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face, and Dai Wen's eyes fell on Leo, showing no expression.

Edward glanced at the two of them lightly, without explaining anything, and said lightly, "Let's go."

There is still about half an hour's journey from Xuebeng Town to the foot of the glacier. Because there are few people in this area, the roads are naturally rough.

Leo himself is prone to motion sickness, and he was jolted terribly while sitting in the back seat of the car.

Edward was sitting next to him, looking at his increasingly pale face, feeling distressed. After the wheel jumped and turned a corner, he patted the driver's seat hard: "Master, please stop the car."

The driver didn't understand, so he said, "Stop? There are still more than ten kilometers away from where you are going!"

Edward's face darkened: "I told you to stop!"

The driver was taken aback by his ability to change his face as soon as he said it, muttered something, and pulled over.

Edward opened the door on Leo's side, jumped down first, and stretched out his hand.

Leo looked at him with some surprise: "What are you doing?"

Edward smiled slightly: "Come down, I'll walk with you."

Kosier frowned with some disapproval: "There are still more than ten kilometers, are you sure you want to go there?"

Dai Wen sat in the front seat and turned her head when she heard the words, looking at them worriedly.

Leo paused on the seat - outside the door of his car, Edward was standing on the side of the road, the sun was pouring down from his head, making his hair lighter, he stretched out his hand to him, his light blue eyes Dingding looked at him, with a hint of anticipation.

His eyes slowly rolled up, and finally he put his hand on Edward's extended hand. He stood up with his strength and got out of the car.

The moment his hand passed by, Edward's eyes lit up, and his smile instantly filled the two clear and light blue pools. He clenched Leo's hand tightly, closed the car door with the other hand, and rushed to the car. The people in the car gestured: "See you at the foot of the mountain."

The wheels of the jeep kicked up a puff of dust on the gravel road that quickly disappeared around the bend ahead.

Leo watched Edward holding his hand and raised his eyebrows: "Not hot?"

Edward looked down, did not let go, but spread his five fingers to clasp his hand even tighter, tilted his head and said, "I've wanted to do this for a long time."

Looking at his expression, Leo finally smiled and let him lead him without withdrawing his hand, and walked towards the direction where the jeep disappeared.

Because they had previous experience in field trips, and the two teenagers were at their right age, such a journey was really nothing to them.

After getting out of the car and taking a breath of fresh air, Leo's complexion also improved a lot.

They are located on the road between two mountain peaks. Because of the terrain and climate, the mountains in this area rarely have tall and dense vegetation. The hillsides are mostly brown and low shrubs, sometimes mixed with exposed rocks.The whistling sound is particularly noticeable when the wind blows by.

Although it is already late autumn, there are still sporadic yellow wild flowers blooming on both sides of the road, and you can even see one or two colorful butterflies flying in the grass.

"Wait a minute." After walking about 2 or 3 kilometers, Leo grabbed Edward's hand and squatted down on the side of the road.

Edward was bent over by him: "What?"

"Look—" Leo pointed to a small yellow flower a few meters ahead. A black phoenix butterfly was parked on the edge of the petal, its wings fluttering slightly in the breeze.

Next to it was another butterfly, which was slightly bigger. After two circles, it also stopped on the side of the edge of the petal, and its tentacles touched the wings of the previous butterfly intimately.

Immediately, the two butterflies flew up in circles, and their shadows overlapped and entangled each other in the sunlight, before disappearing into the depths of the grass.

"I almost forgot when was the last time I saw a butterfly." Leo sighed.

Edward raised his eyebrows: "If you like, I can let someone catch some and raise them in my greenhouse. You can watch them next time you come over."

Leo laughed, stood up and looked at the person in front of him.

Edward was half a head taller than him, and his stature didn't look very strong at this age, but there was still a faint demeanor between his eyebrows and eyes.

After all, he is the youngest son of that family.He thought to himself.

"What are you thinking?" The person in front of him lowered his head dissatisfiedly, and kissed the tip of his nose lightly.

Leo raised his hand, brushed his hair that was blown by the wind behind his ears, untied the ribbon that tied his hair, and helped him tidy and tie his hair again, before he said slowly: "There is no need for butterflies, or Let them be free outside."

Edward took advantage of the situation to wrap his arms around his waist, buried his face on the side of his neck, and said vaguely, "As long as you like, I can do anything."

Leo's eyes flickered where he couldn't see, and it took a few seconds before he put the bracelet on his shoulder and said softly: "I know."

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The deputy CP is officially launched:) There will be a new chapter later to make the memories more coherent~

Can any cuties guess who is who~