Quick Transmigration: The Beautiful Host Wants to Have Both Love and Career

Chapter 499 A letter from Ayu and Lique to their brother Asi

Ayu's most beloved brother:

Reading this letter is like meeting you in person; seeing your words brings me joy.

The jasmine flowers outside the window were in full bloom, and the evening breeze carried their sweet fragrance into the study.

I leaned over my desk, watching the moonlight bathe the letter paper in a pearly white hue, and suddenly remembered that snowy night three hundred years ago.

You carried me, who had a high fever, and stumbled along the icy mountain road. The bloodstains from the soles of your coarse cloth shoes bloomed like red plum blossoms on the snow.

I was half asleep, leaning against your back, but I clearly heard you say:

"Don't be afraid, Ayu, your brother is here."

As I pick up my pen now, the warmth of that afternoon when I was simmering fish maw and chicken soup still lingers on my fingertips.

do you know?

When you and Jun Sui sat at the table, cautiously and expectantly taking your first bite, I was so nervous that I almost dropped my spoon into the pot.

Li Que helped me add the last spoonful of goji berries to the soup, and he comforted me: "Ayu, this soup is full of your love, it will definitely taste good."

But I know in my heart that what's simmering in this soup is more than just ingredients; it's the years we've spent together, stumbling and falling, yet remaining closely connected.

I never told you that I remember everything.

I remember you breaking the last half of the moldy steamed bun in half, laughing and coaxing me that you weren't hungry;

I remember you writing Spring Festival couplets for someone in the dead of winter to buy me medicine, and you were so cold that you could barely hold the pen.

I also remember that day, when I was about to dissipate as a wisp of soul, you rushed to the Heavenly Dao without hesitation and made a deal with it using your innate divine runes.

The sound of lightning striking your back still echoes in my nightmares.

Back then, even though you were covered in wounds, you still forced yourself to hold onto my fading soul and said:

"Ayu, brother will take you home."

I have also resented the unfairness of fate. Why were we, who are clearly twins connected by blood, born in different times and spaces?

You rule the cycle of reincarnation in the clouds, witnessing all the joys and sorrows of human life; while I wander aimlessly in the mortal world, experiencing countless near-death experiences.

But later I realized that it was precisely these twists and turns that made our meeting even more precious.

When you found me, covered in wounds, amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the gears of fate began to turn anew.

You said I was the most wonderful surprise in your life, but you don't know that you are the light that will never go out in my dark life.

The days I spent by your side as 0525 were the most conflicted yet happiest time of my life.

I can stand openly beside you, watching you frown over the new recipe, watching your ears turn red when you bicker with Jun Sui.

But I'm also afraid that you'll see through me, afraid that you'll discover that the unrecognizable "0525" in front of you is the Ayu you're willing to risk your life to protect.

I remember once when you were sick with a fever, you grabbed my hand in your delirium and mumbled:

"Ayu, don't be afraid..."

At that moment, I hid in the database and cried for a long time, feeling both heartbroken that you were thinking of me even in your sleep, and grateful that I could take care of you in this way.

Now that everything has settled down, seeing the relaxed smiles on your and Jun Sui's faces, and seeing Li Que secretly tying an apron for me in the kitchen, I truly understand the weight of the word "human world".

Every day, the martial arts school of Si Zhan was filled with the laughter of children, Xuan Ming's teahouse became the liveliest place in the Three Realms, and Guang Han finally left the Moon Palace and began to travel around.

Everyone is living a good life, and all of this is because of your perseverance back then.

Brother, you always say that I am your most precious family member, but aren't you also the most important person in my life?

You sheltered me from the wind and rain for three hundred years; now it's my turn to protect you.

I asked the Old Man of the Moon for a red thread, and secretly tied it to your and Jun Sui's little fingers;

Make a wish before Guanyin Bodhisattva, that you may be safe and sound every year and never be separated;

They even specially asked Meng Po to add extra sweetness when making the soup, so that you would only have happiness in the days to come.

Li Que said he wasn't good with words, but when it came to writing you a letter, he was even more serious than I was.

He secretly took out his treasured letter paper, wrote and erased with a pencil, then wrote again and again, finally handing the pen to me:

"Ayu, could you write down what I want to say for me?"

He said, "Thank you for taking such good care of me, which allowed me to meet the most wonderful girl in my life."

He also said that in the days to come, he would work with me to repay you tenfold for the warmth you once gave me.

Brother, do you know?

When Li Que teaches me to cook in the kitchen, he always unconsciously talks about you.

He said you like sweet and sour pork ribs, so add half a spoonful of sugar; he said you don't like scallions and ginger, so pick them out carefully when chopping vegetables; and he also said that when you stay up late writing, you need a cup of warm milk the most.

(Just between you and your brother, he sometimes complains about how picky you are at eating!)

He even said that his brother told him all this, claiming that as the family's head chef, he had to remember everyone's preferences! (＞y＜)

He remembered all these trivial details, just as you once remembered all my preferences.

I am no longer that little girl hiding behind you.

I learned how to make soup, how to take care of myself, and even more importantly, how to love others.

Li Que always says I'm his little sun, but he doesn't know that you were the one who taught me how to shine first.

I will work with him to fill the kitchen with the warmth of home cooking and take good care of your life.

Every morning from now on, we will prepare a warm breakfast for you; every night, we will leave a light on for you to come home.

A few days ago, while tidying up old things, I found the portrait you drew of me when I was a child.

The little girl in the painting has crooked braids and her face is covered in mud, but her eyes are shining.

Back then, you said she was the most beautiful girl you'd ever seen. Now, looking at myself in the mirror, I finally have the confidence to say:

"Brother, I didn't let you down."

Finally, I want to tell you a little secret.

Actually, every time you and Sui Ge secretly held hands, I pretended not to see it;

Every time you stay up late writing, Li Que and I take turns bringing you late-night snacks;

Every time you frowned and pondered the plot, I silently cheered you on in my heart.

Because you are not only my brother, but also the person I am most proud of in my life.

May this letter ride the evening breeze and gently land beside your pillow.

Goodnight, my dearest brother.

Your forever loving sister, Ran Cang, and your forever respected Li Que.

Written on a night when jasmine flowers were in full bloom (Brother Sui told me that this flower has special meaning for the two of you!) o(≧?≦)o