[Digimon 06] Purple

Shiori went back to the church orphanage on the second day she became Mrs. Wakaba.Lingben planned to accompany her, but didn't want to receive a call from the office when he was about to leave.

Today is Sunday.After the church service, the nuns and nuns will lead a choir composed of children from the orphanage to sing hymns for the believers.The pure singing of the children has long been well-known in the local area, and even attracted many non-religious people to come here to listen to it on their rest days.

The simple performance ended quickly, and the audience left one after another.Shiori stayed quietly until the last moment before getting up and approaching.

"Sister Shiori!" A few sharp-eyed children had already seen her during the performance.However, the nuns repeatedly instructed the director not to get distracted on the way out, so they could only turn their big black and white eyes to look at her from time to time.After finally waiting until the end of the performance, they all left the queue and ran to her side.

"Hi everyone." Shiori read out everyone's name, and did not forget to touch their heads affectionately in turn.After greeting all the children, Shiori walked up to the nun who had been looking at her calmly from just now, and greeted warmly, "Sister Sophia."

The amiable, round-faced old woman squinted her eyes with a smile, and her wrinkles were squeezed into a double-petaled chrysanthemum.

The children in the orphanage come and go every year, but Aunt Sophia has been sticking to this "home" for many years.

When Shiori was young, her parents passed away in an accident.With no other relatives to adopt, she was sent to the church orphanage until she was able to live independently as an adult.However, the completely different growth environment from ordinary children did not make Shiori feel dissatisfied and resentful towards life. On the contrary, she regarded this ordeal as a wealth bestowed on her by God.What's more, Aunt Sophia who took care of her was kind and amiable, treating her like a real blood relative.Therefore, even after being able to support herself, Shiori still regularly returns to the orphanage to visit and help.

Shiori's character is gentle and kind, and the children in the yard are very close to her.In addition, because she works in the library, she brings some fairy tale books with her from time to time.So every time she went back to the orphanage, the children would naturally gather around her and tell her stories.

After finally satisfying the children's request, Shiori finally got some free time to accompany Sister Sophia for a walk in the yard.She came here this time to report her recent situation to the old nanny who had watched her grow up.But when she caught a glimpse of the silver ring on her ring finger out of the corner of her eye, Shiori blushed suddenly and didn't know how to speak.

"Are you married to that Mr. Ruoye?" the old nanny asked suddenly.

She is indeed old, but her body has always been considered strong, and her eyesight is not bad.

"Yes, yes." Shiori still felt a little embarrassed, and the blush on her cheeks deepened.

"That's a good gentleman." Sophia patted Shiori lovingly on the back of her arm, and commented.

She also remembered the lawyer who always wore a black suit.Every time the choir performed, he would sit in the corner of the last row and listen carefully.After getting acquainted with Shiori, Mr. Wakaba naturally became a frequent visitor to the orphanage.

"You have always been a kind child," Aunt Sophia said to Shizhi with emotion, "I hope you will be happy."

"I will." Shiori smiled and promised softly.

But at this moment, a tall and thin boy with freckles on his face hurriedly ran towards them.Shiori saw him from a distance, and the other party found them, and immediately waved his hands excitedly, "Aunt Sophia! Sister Shiori!" This young man named Minxiong is the middle age of the children in the orphanage. The oldest one, he has a relatively calm personality on weekdays, and he will also help the nuns and nuns to take care of the younger children.It was the first time for Shiori to see him looking so eager.

"Don't worry, be careful of falling." Mammy had already stepped forward, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped the sweat off the boy's forehead.

Minxiong wanted to speak anxiously, he didn't want to take a breath of air before he started to speak, and he would choke and cough continuously.

"Minxiong, tell me slowly, did something happen?" Seeing that his face was flushed from coughing, Shiori walked up to him and raised her hand to gently pat his back.

When his breathing calmed down a bit, Minxiong raised his finger to the back door, "At the back door..." He panted and said to the two, "Xiaoman, and Zhenghui and the others...they found a baby at the back door... ..."

Shiori and the nun looked at each other, and both of them quickly realized the reason why Minxiong showed such impatience in this matter.Most of the children living here are like this, quietly abandoned by their families at the gate of the orphanage.This caused Min Xiong, who was also abandoned by his parents, to pay special attention to similar incidents.

"Come on, let's go and have a look." Mammy raised her skirt, and her walking speed was not at all like that of an elderly lady.Shiori followed closely behind, and followed the nuns and Minxiong to the direction of the back door.

I saw a group of children squatting in front of the back door, they were looking at something with their heads down in a circle.

Minxiong arrived first, and greeted "Aunt Sophia and Sister Shiori are here", and the group of children took the initiative to disperse, revealing a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes surrounded by them.

Aunt Sophia stepped forward and held the baby in her arms.Shiori went around the back door looking for her family who left the child behind.After all, there are many parents who are reluctant to let go of their children who are about to be abandoned by them. Most of them will hide aside and see the people in the orphanage take their children away before leaving with peace of mind.But this time there was no one around, and the other party seemed to have left heartily.

Shiori returned to the nun in disappointment, and silently shook her head at the nun who was looking at her inquiringly.

After getting this answer, Aunt Sophia let out a sigh of regret, and she gently brushed the cheek of the baby in her arms with her fingers. "Hey... she is such a lovely child, why did you abandon her?" Even though she had just experienced the fate of being abandoned, the child still slept soundly and was not disturbed by the outside world.

"Please let me hug you." After getting permission, Shiori leaned over and took the soft body from the hand of the mother and hugged her in her arms.

Sister Sophia is right.This is indeed a very beautiful child.The skin is fair and tender, the lips are pink and pink, and the hair is black and soft, just like the Snow White described in fairy tales.Shiori looked at the peaceful sleeping face of the baby in her arms, her heart was filled with regret and pain.

"It's a girl." At this moment, Aunt Sophia found the note with the identity of the child stuffed in the swaddle by the abandoned person. "This child's name is... Sachiko."

"Xing, Zi?" Shiori subconsciously repeated.

The moment the name was blurted out, it was as if he had some kind of incredible telepathy.The thick black eyelashes of the sleeping baby in her arms trembled slightly, and then slowly opened his eyes.

When meeting her gaze, Shiori couldn't help holding her breath.

The child has a pair of very beautiful eyes.The color of the iris is a light purple, as clear as crystals refracted by the sun.Different from other babies, she didn't cry or fuss after waking up, but quietly stared at this strange woman with a gentle face with her beautiful big eyes.

"Sachiko?" She called again, tentatively, the name written on the note.

The girl still looked at her expressionlessly, looking a little confused.

After a while, she slowly raised her small arms, "Ah, ah..." She didn't even grow her first baby tooth, let alone speak, she could only try to utter a few vague syllables, and then He reached out and tried to touch Shiori's cheek.

Sensing her intention, Shiori immediately hugged the little baby tightly, and then she felt something soft touch the skin of her cheek.

After achieving his little ambition, the little baby's cute lips curled up, and finally he showed a smug smile.

At that moment, it seemed that the ice and snow melted and the flowers bloomed in spring.Seeing the baby's smile towards her, Shiori felt a softness in her heart.

"Sorry, I have a wayward request."

Because of Shiori's request, Ling temporarily put down his work and accompanied her to the orphanage again.

"I would like to adopt this child. Do you think...?"

The collar clumsily hugged the soft and boneless body in his arms, and his wife's firm voice came from his ears.

In fact, he was a little surprised, after all, it was only three days since he signed the marriage registration statement with Shiori.Before he can adapt to the role of "husband", he has to learn how to be a "father".

But as Shiori said, this child does have a beautiful appearance.People will always have a good impression of people who have a good-looking appearance, and this is no exception even for collars.When he saw this child for the first time, he felt emotional, regretting that such a cute girl would be cruelly abandoned by her family.

It turns out the kid isn't shy at all.Even though she was clumsily hugged by a collar who had never held a child before, she still opened her eyes and observed the world curiously.It's just that the person she saw was still unfamiliar, and the only face that was familiar to her did not know where she was this time.

"Yes, Sachiko?" The leader tried to call the girl's name once.

The girl turned her crystal-like eyes, and she could see her own reflection deep in those clear pupils.

Under the gaze of the girl, Ling suddenly felt that it would be okay to learn how to play these two roles at the same time.

"Sachiko Wakaba?" He tried to put his surname before the girl's name, and then looked at his wife beside him inquiringly.

Shiori looked back at him in surprise, and met her husband's smiling eyes.Ling's behavior shows that he has agreed to adopt the girl.But for the girl's name, she doesn't know if she and her husband can agree again.

"Sachiko." Shiori repeated softly, "This name is really too cruel for her."

Sachiko.The person who chose this name for her must hope to become a happy child.

But since she chose to give up, why should she deceive herself and expect the meaning of her happiness to be put in her name?

"Shizhi?" Ling quickly understood what she meant, "What do you think?"

Shiori quietly lowered her eyes, "Perhaps it will make me appear selfish, but," she bit her lower lip in embarrassment, "I don't want this child to live with this name full of her biological mother's unfulfilled wishes. "

"Then..." The leader turned to the baby in his arms again.

The girl just looked at him silently.Rarely had he seen such beautiful purple eyes.

"Purple." A string of familiar sounds spit out from the lawyer's mouth.

"Purple? Is it the 'purple' used to refer to color?" This usage is relatively rare, so Shiori inevitably asked.

"En." The leader nodded, not forgetting to ask Shizhi's opinion, "Wakaba Zi, what do you think of this name?"

"Wakaba...Zi..." Shizhi repeated, and a beautiful smile slowly appeared on her face.She likes the feeling of putting this name after Luo Ye's surname. "Purple." She leaned against her husband, and gently touched the girl's soft cheek with her fingers.The little baby seemed to like her funny behavior very much, and laughed happily again.

"Zi, from today onwards, you are our daughter."

Shiori repeated softly, with gentle ripples in her eyes.

The author has something to say:

In fact, regarding Ah Zi's life experience, we put a few foreshadowings in front, I don't know if I have noticed it.

By the way, I can also mention that Ah Zi’s family members have already shown their faces in the previous article~

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