The rain continued to pour down. It was almost summer. The rain was beating rhythmically in the dark sky, and only the sound of the rain could be heard. When Lesley ran out of the city, she didn't even have time to take an umbrella because she was in a hurry. The pouring rain drenched her whole body. No matter what, she didn't want to see the man who humiliated her and injured her all over again...
She ran out of the cherry blossom forest and waited at the bus stop on the highway for the bus to pick her up, although she did not know where she was going. She was penniless at the moment, and it was impossible for her to even return to the country…
In front of the bus stop, she crouched down with her arms crossed. Her drenched body trembled in the heavy rain like an injured bird...
A few black figures ran out of the cherry blossom forest with umbrellas. They were Han Shaoyuan's bodyguards…
A gust of cold wind blew past, and she suddenly stood up, wanting to escape…
"Miss Lesley is there…"
The bodyguards had already noticed her…
She didn't want to be captured by them, but in the heavy rain, Lesley realized that she couldn't escape…
At this moment, a bus drove over. She felt a burst of joy in her heart and hurriedly climbed onto the bus...
By the time the bodyguards in black rushed over, the bus had already started and was already far away…
They didn't have time to catch up with the bus. They watched helplessly as the bus ran away…
Perhaps it was because the cherry blossom season on Higan Island had passed, and coupled with the heavy rain, there were few people in the resort. There was only Lesley on the bus. She sat in the last row of the bus, looking out the window at the changing scenery in the heavy rain. Her hair and clothes were dripping with water. She looked miserable and miserable...
The bus stopped at Mirror Creek Lake Orphanage, and Lesley got off there…
This orphanage was quite old. It had gray bricks and tiles, and the white walls of the building were covered with lush ivy...
Lesley crossed her arms and walked in aimlessly…
The entire orphanage was deserted. She remembered that Henako and Kingstown were also orphans in this orphanage. She walked to a white building in the middle of the orphanage. This building had a long corridor. Lesley walked into the corridor to hide from the rain for a while...
At this moment, a woman holding an umbrella walked in with a chubby four-year-old boy.
The woman was wearing a sky-blue kimono, and her figure was graceful. From her figure, one could tell that she was an extremely beautiful woman. However, she couldn't see her face. Perhaps because she was playing with the children, she was wearing a colorful cartoon plastic mask. When she approached the white building, she saw Lesley and was stunned.
Lesley also felt apologetic for her sudden arrival, so she smiled apologetically at her." I'm sorry, I just wanted to stay here for a while to avoid the rain.”
The woman nodded and led the little boy to the other side of the corridor.
Outside the iron gate of the orphanage, a few black figures appeared in the rain in the distance...
It was Han Shaoyuan's men…
Lesley was extremely anxious and wanted to find a place to hide…
She ran towards the woman." Help me…" In her panic, she grabbed the woman's sleeve.
The pair of eyes under the mask looked at the bodyguards in black who were approaching the iron gate and understood Lesley's predicament. The woman then dragged her to a room at the end of the corridor…
After entering the room, Lesley found that it was very spacious. There were several display windows inside, and in the display windows were exquisite glass bottles of various colors. The glass bottles were filled with transparent liquid.
The woman opened a cupboard drawer. Lesley saw that there were many different cartoon masks in the drawer.
The woman took out one and handed it to her." Put this on and change your clothes…"
Lesley nodded gratefully.
Sixteen tall men in black walked into the white building. They split up and searched each single room. When they reached the room at the end of the corridor, they opened the door and found two women in kimonos and cartoon masks playing with a little boy.
The three bodyguards in black walked in and searched the room. They were about to leave when they didn't find anything…
Lesley sighed heavily…
"Wait…"
Just as Lesley was feeling a little happy, the leading man in black signaled for her to stop.
He turned around and stared suspiciously at the two women wearing cartoon masks…
" You two, take off your masks..." he said.
Cold sweat dripped down her forehead. If she took off her mask, she would have no way to escape…
She stood rooted to the ground in a panic and did not move at all…
At this moment, the woman standing next to her reached out and placed her slender and fair fingers on the mask…
She took off her mask…
The moment the mask was removed…
All the bodyguards in black stared at the face under the mask with their eyes wide open…
Lesley turned to look at the woman beside her. The moment her eyes met hers, she trembled in fear and took two steps back…
The face was like a broken puzzle, covered in scars. Even the nose and eyes were covered in scars, making it difficult to distinguish the shape…
The bodyguard in black hurriedly waved his hand when he saw the ugly face. He didn't want Lesley to take off her mask anymore. He didn't want to stay any longer and hurriedly turned around to leave…
Seeing that the bodyguards in black had already left, the woman calmly put on her mask again. She turned around and saw Lesley's stunned expression. She explained,"My face was seriously injured a long time ago, so it became like this. I was afraid of scaring the children in the orphanage, so I wore a mask…"
Lesley nodded gratefully." Thank you…"
" You're welcome…" Although the woman looked terrifying, her voice was pleasant to hear." My name is Kui, the director of this orphanage…" After saying that, she pointed at the chubby little boy beside her."This child is called Wheatley. Someone just sent him to the orphanage…"
Wheatley blinked her round eyes and called Lesley 'sister'.
"He's from China?" asked Lesley.
Sunflower nodded." Something just happened to his family. I'm going to arrange the adoption procedures for him at the orphanage..." Then, she looked out of the window." Those people have already left. What are you going to do?"”
After escaping from Luo Xue City, Lesley didn't know where to go. She was penniless and didn't have a passport to return to China, so she couldn't go anywhere...
"Do you still need volunteers in this orphanage?”Lesley asked Sunflower.
Sunflower looked at Lesley and guessed that she might have nowhere to go, so she said," This is exactly what I need help with-this perfume room alone needs someone to take care of..."
Perfume room?
Lesley looked around and scanned the small glass bottles in the window.
" Our Mirror Creek Lake area is full of Higan Sakura trees. The locals use the cherry blossoms to make perfume and sell it to the tourists who come here. Our orphanage has also specially vacated a place to make perfume. The money earned from selling the perfume to the tourists will all be given to the orphans here..."
" Oh..." Lesley nodded and understood. The small glass bottles in the window were of different colors and were all very exquisite." Now that the Higan Sakura's flowering period has passed, there are fewer tourists here. There are still so many perfumes here. Are they prepared for next year?"”
" No, these perfumes are not for sale..." Sunflower said. Her expression could not be seen under the mask.
"Not selling?" Lesley was puzzled.
"There is a local legend that the cherry blossoms on the other side of the river are the welcoming flowers by the Santu River. With its fragrance, one can communicate with their deceased relatives. The orphans here have no parents. The perfume in the cupboard is left behind for the children every year, hoping to keep the fragrance of Higan Sakura and tell them that their loved ones are still by their side…"
" I see..." Lesley recalled that she was an orphan who had no parents since she was young. She used to want to meet her parents and hear their voices." I didn't have parents since I was young. If perfume is really so magical, I want to have one too. I really want to know about them..."
said Lesley.
" It's just a legend, but you can make one yourself and carry it with you..." Sunflower turned around and pointed at the retort and spirit lamp in the window." I can teach you how to make these perfumes. You can stay here and make perfumes..."
" Thank you…" Lesley nodded.
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