Spring River Chasing the Moon

In the previous life, in South City, on a study tour bus.

"Classmates, today we are going to Nancheng Old Street, a century-old street with the most intact buildings."

"After we get there, we each look for buildings that we like and are interested in to complete our homework for this study tour."

"Meet at the drop-off point promptly at 4:30 pm and we'll be taken back to the hotel by bus."

"Be sure to pay attention to safety outside. If you have any questions, call the teacher immediately. Do you understand?"

Sitting on the tour bus were 19-year-old Luo Youyou, a sophomore, and other students from their major. Their trip to Nancheng was part of their school's practical course.

Haicheng Art College selects a city every year as the location for practical courses and arranges students to study there. Through learning and field trips, they can complete their course goals and broaden their horizons. This year's selected location is Nancheng, and today is the second day in Nancheng.

All the students were extremely excited. After all, South City was the most prosperous city. Everyone couldn't help but stare out the window and look around in the car.

Soon they arrived at the parking lot at the entrance to Nancheng Old Street. The teacher in charge led everyone out of the car and shouted to the students with a small loudspeaker, "I'm telling you again, gather here at 4:30 pm. Don't wander around. You must be back at 4:30. Do you hear me?"

"I heard it." The young man's voice is always loud and passionate.

"Okay, disperse here." Following the teacher's command, everyone dispersed and excitedly went to look for the objects they wanted to draw.

In fact, before coming to Nancheng, Luo Youyou made a lot of travel plans and watched many photos and videos taken by tourists, including where to check in in the old street, but she had no interest in them and didn't like them very much.

Many classmates went to popular check-in spots, but she wandered around the old street for a long time and finally saw a house where the natives actually lived in the old street. For some reason, she liked it at first sight. Maybe it was because the house looked especially like her grandfather's house.

In order not to be disturbed by tourists, Luo Youyou found a secluded corner opposite the house, took out his painting supplies and started painting.

As the buildings on the drawing paper became clearer and clearer, time passed by minute by minute. Luo Youyou didn't notice that the assembly time set by the teacher had long passed.

It was not until she finished her homework for the day that she realized it was almost dark.

Luo Youyou quickly took out her mobile phone, only to find that the last bar of battery was gone. She was a little panicked at the moment.

Because she didn't have any money with her and didn't write down the phone numbers of her teachers and classmates.

This city was unfamiliar to her. She didn't even look carefully at the hotel she checked in last night. She just knew roughly where it was because there was a five-star hotel near their hotel, the South City Hotel.

The name was simple and easy to remember. When they passed by, the students were attracted by the hotel's splendor and luxury, and she unconsciously took a few more glances.

Luo Youyou began to pack up his painting supplies and walked towards the entrance.

It was getting darker and darker. Fortunately, this was a scenic spot. Although there were not as many people at night as during the day, there were still scattered people walking around the street, and the lights in the shops on both sides were on.

When she reached the meeting point, there was no one and no car waiting for her.

This place is quite remote, with few taxis passing by, making it difficult to get a cab. While Luo Youyou was terrified, she was also a little confused. Normally, the teacher leading the group would have counted the number of people. Even if they couldn't find her, at least one teacher would have left to wait for her, or they could have used the scenic area broadcast to find her. So why had everyone else left?

But she couldn't think so much now. She asked the old man who was guarding the parking lot at the door which direction she should go to in the area of their hotel. The old man pointed her in a direction, and Luo Youyou picked up her bag and walked towards that direction.

After walking for about twenty minutes, the place became more and more remote, and there were fewer and fewer people. Luo Youyou suspected that she had gone in the wrong direction. She originally wanted to walk to the busy neighborhood, then take a taxi, get off at the hotel to get the money and then pay the fare.

But now, let alone a taxi, there is not even a single person.

As she was walking, a little wild cat suddenly flashed by and scared Luo Youyou. She was so scared that she squatted on the ground with her hands holding her head. She felt that she had nowhere to go and was about to cry.

Just when she was at a loss, a dazzling light hit her. Luo Youyou, who was blinded by the headlights and couldn't open her eyes, raised her hands to cover her eyes. When she heard the sound of a car braking beside her, she slowly put down her hands, stood up, opened her eyes and looked at the car.

A man in his fifties got out of the car and asked Luo Youyou enthusiastically, "Little girl, why are you squatting here alone?"

Luo Youyou was afraid that he was a bad person and did not dare to respond.

The uncle was also very perceptive and quickly said, "Don't be afraid, kid, we are not bad people."

"I'm a driver for someone else. Our boss is sitting in the back seat. I saw you squatting here and wanted to ask if you need any help?"

As he said this, he walked around and opened the back door. A man got out of the back seat. That man was Xu Zhiye.

At that time, Luo Youyou didn't know his name, let alone his identity.

But the moment he got out of the car, Luo Youyou seemed to see his own light.

Maybe it was because it was a dark night and all perceptions were infinitely magnified. Luo Youyou felt that Xu Zhi at that moment was the moon that illuminated her, a moon that belonged only to her.

Especially when he saw Xu Zhiye's face, Luo Youyou felt suffocated for a moment.

What kind of face is that?

Luo Youyou thought about it for a long time and remembered what someone said: a sculpture-like existence, with facial features and proportions that seemed to have been calculated, and was particularly perfect.

It was still a little chilly in the early autumn night. He was wearing a white shirt and black suit pants, looking neat and tidy.

He slowly got out of the car and walked in front of Luo Youyou. Although he had a noble and cold temperament, he did not act superior. Instead, he gently asked her if she was lost.

Luo Youyou is a girl who is quite vigilant. However, when she got in the car and the man next to her handed her a bottle of mineral water, she didn't realize until she opened it and took a sip that she shouldn't drink water from a stranger.

But she seemed to be bewildered and couldn't refuse at all.

The car was moving steadily on the road. The person next to her hadn't spoken since he handed her a bottle of water at the beginning. Unlike just now outside the car, he was so gentle as if he was afraid of scaring her. At this moment, he was just looking at the files in the computer, sending messages to others from time to time, with no expression.

Luo Youyou secretly observed him and found that men who work hard are indeed very eye-catching.

Before getting in the car, Luo Youyou had already described to the driver the approximate location of the hotel where he was staying. The driver knew the destination and concentrated on driving.

The car was so quiet that Luo Youyou already felt a little dizzy. If she didn't say something, she would be suffocated by the atmosphere. But she didn't know what to say, so she could only carefully adjust her sitting position.