Chapter 1220
Charlie nodded and said, "Okay, but the staircase is quite steep, so be careful when you go down."
Jasmine shyly stretched out her tender hand to Charlie and said softly, "Master Wade, can you hold
m y hand, please? I''m afraid that I will fall..."
Frankly, she wasn''t afraid of falling. Instead, she wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to
Charlie.
Charlie took a glimpse at the stone staircase. It was indeed quite long and steep as it extended to
the riverbank. Jasmine was a girl, and she was wearing a tight-fitting dress that limited her
movements. It would be awful if she slipped and fell, so he took her delicate hand and led her
carefully down the stone steps.
At this moment, there were only the two of them at the riverbank. asionally, a few ships with
lights on it passed by the river, the sound of the rumbling diesel engines was very loud and noisy,
but it didn’t create any noise pollution in the empty riverbank.
Charlie let go of Jasmine''s hand when they arrived on the riverbank. He donned a warm smile as
the cold breeze blew gently on his face and said, "Wow, this ce is really nice."
Jasmine smiled timidly. She fiddled with her long ck hair at her ear and said, "I loveding
here
when I was young. My dad was busy with work, so it was always my mom who brought me here
every day." 1
Then, she gave a somewhat forlorn and sad sigh and continued, "At that time, my mom would drive
me here, park the car at the same spot, and then take me down the same stone steps down here as
she held my hand carefully, just like you did earlier." 6
Charlie nodded lightly.
He often thought of his parents when he was in the orphanage.
He wasn''t as strong as he was now when he was young, so whenever he thought of them, he would
hide under his nket or in the secluded corner of the orphanage and cry. 8
As time went by, he slowly got used to the feelings and could control his emotions better.
The hard life back then had taught him many valuable lessons. For example, ''may the deceased
rest in peace while the living must move on with their lives'' and ''let bygones be bygones'', i
At this moment, Jasmine, who stood next to him, sighed. "This morning, I visited my parents'' grave.
It is unbelievable that they have been gone for more than a decade. My childhood memories are still
vivid in my mind. I often have the illusion that I am my 8 or 9-year -old self again." 2
Charlie chuckled to himself and sighed lightly, "At least you can still visit your parents'' graves. I don''t
even know where my parents are buried now." 6 “Huh?!” Jasmine gaped in shock. "Howe? Is it
because you can’t find it? Or did something happen back then?"
Charlie smiled bitterly and answered, "I was only eight when my parents died. Back then, I couldn''t
even take care of myself, I didn''t know where I should sleep or when my next meal would be. I was
unable to handle their funeral at all, but when I settled down and tried t o look for them, I couldn''t
find them anymore.”
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Charlie paused for a short while before continuing," But it is possible that my grandfather or
someone from my family took my parents’ bodies away.
However, I''m not so sure." 9
Jasmine couldn''t help asking, "Master Wade, do you still have rtives?"
Charlie nodded, "Yes, I do, but I''m not ready to meet them yet." i
Jasmine nodded her head gently, her pretty eyshes fluttering as she said, "Master Wade, let’s
take a walk along the river."
"Okay," Charlie agreed casually and strolled along the riverside with Jasmine by his side.
Jasmine giggled and said, "By the way, Master Wade, d o you still remember how we first met?"
Charlieughed. "Of course! It was at Vintage Deluxe where my clumsy father-inw broke one of
your
antique vases by mistake." 6
Jasmine nodded and said, “At that time, I was shocked by your repairing method, wondering how
could a young man like you master such a lost restoration technique. It was so good! But back then,
never did I imagine that it was just the tip of the iceberg. I never thought that you would help me so
much moreter..."