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Yu Xi discovered that Derek might be a genius. He was able to play with sand so well in his first time. In a short while, a tall and big castle was almost built.

And he was not asked to do anything during the whole process. He just had to sit by and eat crispy ice cream and describe what kind of roof, what kind of windows, what kind of garden he liked…

Most importantly, Derek had just told him that all the rooms in there were for him, and he could live wherever he wanted.

Yu Xi felt that Derek was the best best-friend in the world. After thinking for a while, he held out the half remaining ice cream in his hand to his mouth.

The sun was shining brightly. Gu Beilu was concentrating on building a sand castle. He was determined not to lose to the girls’ group next to him and was about to build the best castle for Yu Xi, when he was unexpectedly fed a mouthful of smoothie.

The cool strawberry flavor instantly filled his mouth, sweet and cool. The person who fed him the crunchy ice didn’t know that Gu Beilu would never eat anything that others had eaten.

But today, Gu Beilu paused for a few seconds without reacting. He waited until the strawberry ice in his mouth completely melted before he looked up at Yu Xi.

Yu Xi stared at him expectantly with his eyes wide open, and asked him, “Is it delicious?”

Gu Beilu had a complicated expression, and he hadn’t fully digested the fact that he had eaten someone else’s first bite of food in his life. But under Yu Xi’s relentless expectation, he still replied that it was delicious.

Yu Xi got the expected answer, and returned to his seat contentedly, and began to think about picking up some shells to decorate the castle. Gu Beilu was left alone to think about it, and it seemed that… he was not very resistant in his heart?

He lowered his head and licked his lips again. It was indeed delicious and sweet.

After eating the crispy ice, Gu Beilu became more energetic and built his castle higher and higher.

After eating too much smoothie, Yu Xi wanted to go to the toilet. Gu Beilu took him back to the mothers and then hurried back to build the castle. The bigger the castle, the better Yu Xi thought he was. This was the truth he realized today.

His castle has attracted many tourists, who praised the boy for his amazing skills and asked to take photos with him. Some even refused to believe that this castle was built by a child.

“Little brother, did you build this castle by yourself?”

Gu Beilu felt uncomfortable being surrounded by the crowd and said with a straight face, “It’s just two people.”

More and more people gathered around, chattering. He was a little annoyed and thought, why hasn’t Yu Xi come back yet? If he doesn’t come back, the castle will be ruined by passers-by. This is the castle he built for Yu Xi, why should he show it to others?

A passerby curiously touched the roof of the castle with his finger and almost poked the pointed top.

Just when he was about to lose his temper, he suddenly heard Gu’s mother’s voice.

The crowd made way for him, and he saw Mother Gu looking around anxiously: “Derek, where are you? Have you seen Yu Xi?”

Gu Beilu stood up suddenly, feeling anxious like a surging tide.

*

Just now when Yu’s mother came out of the bathroom, Yu Xi disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The broadcast was repeating the words “looking for someone”, “looking for surveillance” and “sending out searches”, and the beach was filled with noise.

Gu Beilu was taken to the security room. The recent news about child trafficking came to his mind, and his heart was in his throat.

Yu Xi is so cute and easily tempted by snacks. I dare not think about what would happen if he ran into a human trafficker.

He suddenly became extremely anxious.

I regretted not following him to the toilet and not giving Yuxi a baby tracking watch. Yuxi’s sense of direction was not good to begin with, and he could get lost even in his house, let alone on such a crowded beach.

Gu Beilu couldn’t sit still and asked to go out to find someone, but his mother ordered him not to cause more trouble.

“Derek, if you really want to help, just sit still and think about what Yu Xi just said to you? For example, did he say where he wanted to go?” While comforting Yu’s mother, Gu’s mother gave him tasks to prevent him from being restless.

Gu Beilu hated himself for not being an adult, and forced himself to calm down, quickly going through all the words Yu Xi had just said to him in his mind. He had always had a good memory and could repeat every word in detail.

Yu Xi’s last words were “The castle where the mermaid lives should have many shells…”

“He’s going to pick up shells!” Gu Beilu almost jumped up from his chair, “Go find shells where there are!”

The security guard who was guarding them conveyed the clues into the intercom. Gu Beilu kept a close eye on him, adding details from time to time to make sure that he conveyed the clues completely and accurately.

In just over ten minutes, Gu Beilu had already imagined dozens of possibilities and realized that the previous solution ideas were of no use at this time. If Yu Xi was lost like this, he would have no way to deal with it. Thinking of this, he couldn’t calm down and walked around the room like a spinning top.

When they heard the news “the person has been found” and “safe” from the intercom, Yu’s mother, who had been holding back her tears, burst into tears.

When Yu Xi was carried into the security office, Gu Beilu, who had been waiting at the door, rushed forward first, scaring the security aunt who was holding Yu Xi.

In her aunt’s arms, Yu Xi’s face was dirty, and he looked around all the way. When he saw Gu Beilu, his expression changed, he pursed his lips, and stretched out his arms to him.

Gu Beilu didn’t think twice and was about to pick up the person, but the child was not tall enough, so the aunt bent down and put Yu Xi down.

When the two children finally hugged each other, Yu Xi burst into tears.

Just now, he thought that his family and friends didn’t want him anymore, and he would become an orphan again. But the more scared he was, the less he dared to cry.

It wasn’t until Derek appeared in front of him again that his nose felt sore and all his grievances came flooding back.

Gu Beilu patted Yu Xi’s back and said, “It’s all right, it’s all right.” After Yu Xi had been comforted and stopped crying, he reluctantly handed her over to Yu’s mother.

Yu Xi was no longer choking. Seeing his mother’s red eyes, he reached out to wipe her tears and apologized sensibly.

“I’m sorry, mom. I won’t run around anymore.”

The security lady said: “The child just said that he was picking up shells for his good friend. He said that he had two friends, and he wanted to find two shells, so he ran away.”

Several people looked at Yu Xi at the same time. Yu Xi nodded and spread out his hands obediently.

In the small palm, there is a big and beautiful white shell, smooth and translucent, with light round spots.

Yu Xi said: “I picked up one for Derek, and wanted to pick up another one for Gu Beilu…but I didn’t find it…”

He rarely saw such beautiful shells in the sea. Derek was his best friend and Gu Beilu was very kind to them. He wanted them to get one.

After hearing this, Mother Gu turned her head and looked at

Gu Beilu while sweating in her heart. If something really happened to Yu Xi, she would not be able to explain to her neighbors.

Gu Beilu realized that he was in trouble, and it was a serious one. He had never made such a big mistake in his life.

If he hadn’t pretended to be two people, Yu Xi wouldn’t have gone looking for the second shell and wouldn’t have wandered around.

Because of him, Yu Xi was almost lost. He suddenly felt scared.

He lowered his head, walked to Yu Xi, and bowed 90 degrees.

“I’m sorry, I’m Gu Beilu.”

“I lied to you. Derek and Gu Beilu are both me.”

The child, realizing his mistake, felt too guilty to look anyone in the face.

He was afraid that Yu Xi would no longer be friends with him, and he was also afraid that adults would not allow him to play with Yu Xi anymore.

The whole room fell into silence, and he could almost hear his own heartbeat.

In his sight, a small hand suddenly grabbed his hand and stuffed the heated shell into his palm.

He slowly raised his head and met Yu Xi’s smiling eyes.

“Great! I don’t have to pick up two shells! I’ll give them to you!” Yu Xi’s first reaction was that Gu Beilu was Derek! He was so happy that Gu Beilu was as good as Derek!

Gu Beilu suddenly felt a sore nose and a tight throat, making it difficult for him to look at him again. He had no choice but to look down at the big shell again.

“Do you like it?” Yu Xi asked. This is a very good shell, he likes it very much, and especially hopes to share it with his best friend.

Gu Beilu nodded, and Yu Xi smiled even more happily.

Yu Xi’s smile before was like the bright sunshine in midsummer, so bright and dazzling that once you look into each other’s eyes, you can’t look away.

Today’s smile is like the warm sunshine in winter, giving him a warm shot of adrenaline.

Thinking of this, Gu Beilu suddenly raised his head and hugged Yu Xi.

It’s like hugging a warm little sun.

That’s how Yu Xi hugged him just now.

He suddenly felt that the little sun was a concrete entity, and it was Yu Xi.

“Thank you.” The voice was so soft in his ear that only Yu Xi heard it.

Mother Gu was watching this scene from behind, and she was shocked and took out her phone to take a picture. It was the first time she saw her son take the initiative to hug someone, and she was surprised and moved.

After Gu Beilu let go of Yu Xi, he apologized to Yu’s mother again.

Yu’s mother had already stopped crying and smiled. She touched his head and said, “Derek, Auntie wants to thank you today. If you hadn’t remembered that Yu Xi was going to pick up shells, we wouldn’t know when we could find him. So Auntie is very grateful to you.”

Gu Beilu felt bad that he had made a mistake but was not blamed. “Auntie, it’s my fault. If I hadn’t lied to Yu Xi, he wouldn’t have gotten lost. Please don’t blame him.”

Although he thought Yu’s mother was a reasonable and gentle mother, he was still a little worried that Yu Xi would be blamed.

“Derek, it is our job as adults to protect children. It is Auntie’s fault that Yu Xi got lost today. Auntie should reflect on herself. It has nothing to do with you and Yu Xi. However, not everyone has the courage to admit their mistakes after lying. You apologized in front of so many people today. You are very brave. I admire you very much.” Yu’s mother pulled the two children’s hands together and put them together. “You are good friends. You should understand each other in the future. Help each other, tolerate each other, and learn from each other’s strengths, okay?”

Gu Beilu heard the key point and answered with a solemn oath: “Auntie, don’t worry, I’m almost grown up, and I will definitely protect Yu Xi in the future.”

“When you grow up and Yu Xi grows up too, you will both be able to protect others. At that time, you still have to help each other.” Yu’s mother’s voice was refreshing, but Gu Beilu didn’t quite understand.

On the way home, he thought about it all the way, but he couldn’t figure it out. He wanted to protect Yu Xi, but Yu’s mother seemed to say that Yu Xi didn’t need his protection.

The question made him feel uncomfortable.

In the evening, Gu’s mother found that he was still in a bad mood. Thinking about what happened today, she was worried that the child really had some psychological trauma. Thinking about how patiently Yu’s mother talked to the children today, she was also deeply inspired and decided to be gentler and talk more with the children.

“Derek, it’s not your fault for what happened today. Although I didn’t praise you in public, you did the right thing and helped the adults.”

Gu Beilu was worried and asked her in confusion: “Mom, why can’t I protect Yu Xi?”

Mother Gu obviously didn’t expect him to ask this question. After thinking for a while, she said in a gentle voice, “It’s not quite accurate to say that you two are protecting each other. Yu Xi is the same age as you, and both of you are boys. You can become good brothers in the future and help each other when the other needs it, instead of one protecting the other.”

“Can’t a good brother protect you?”

“When you have the ability, you can protect the girls you like, protect your children, and defend your country.”

Gu Beilu said indifferently: “Then I don’t want the girl and child I like anymore. Can this protect Yu Xi?”

Mother Gu held her forehead with her hand: It’s so hard to have a heart-to-heart talk with children…!