The time of the city

Seven years later.

"Amu, you're so heartless! You don't even come back to see your mother." Shang Xue kept complaining while holding the phone. Time seemed to have stopped for Shang Xue. Seven years later, Shang Xue was still as beautiful and dignified as before, without any trace of time.

"I've been back." Ni Jiamu replied while processing the documents in his hands.

"You've only come back twice in these seven years. Your dad and I are fine, we've seen you, but Xiaoyu has never even seen you once, and she doesn't even bother taking pictures and sending them to me."

When Ni Jiamu returned from his freshman year, Moyu was on her elementary school graduation trip. When he returned from his sophomore year, Moyu was away at summer camp. Ni Jiamu was busy preparing for his postgraduate studies and never returned again. After completing his master's degree, he was busy studying for his doctorate and managing the Ni family's US company, leaving him even less time to return to City A.

"It's been a long time since we last met." In Ni Jiamu's impression, Mo Yu was still the timid child who always stuttered when talking to him.

After Shang Xue mentioned this, he realized how quickly time had flown by. Seven years had already passed. He wondered what that child had become of him. Was he still so timid? Thinking of this, Ni Jiamu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"You little brat, you still have the nerve to laugh, are you coming back or not?"

"Come back, I'll book a flight now. Mom won't talk to you anymore, I have to go to a meeting." Shang Xue wanted to say something, but the phone had already hung up.

"Auntie Wang, Amu is just a kid who knows how to coax me. He just said he would book a flight right away. I don't know when this plane will land in City A." Shang Xue obviously didn't believe what Ni Jiamu said.

"Madam, the young master is busy with his studies and career, which also shows that he is ambitious."

"Alas, Yuantang goes to the company and comes home very late every day, Xiaoyu lives in the high school dormitory and only comes back once a week, and Amu never comes back at all, leaving me with no choice but to play mahjong to kill time every day." Shang Xue is a person who is extremely afraid of loneliness. She always hopes to have someone by her side to accompany her.

After Moyu entered high school, she was particularly opposed to Moyu living in the school dormitory, but Moyu insisted on living in the school dormitory in order to study and save time, so she had no choice but to let her go.

After lunch, Mo Yu and Lin Xiao took a walk in the playground. "Xiao Yu Yu, tell me, are you with Gu Bai from Class 2?" Lin Xiao pulled Mo Yu to the corner of the playground and asked quietly.

"Xiaoxiao, you skipped your lunch break and pulled me over just to ask this." Mo Yu knocked on Lin Xiao's head. "Then tell me, are you two together? I promise not to tell anyone. We are best friends."

"Yeah," Mo Yu blushed and nodded. "Really? I told you guys you guys would be together. You and Gu Bai are a perfect match. Even though Gu Bai's family isn't well off, he's good-looking, gentle, and has good grades." Lin Xiao was even more excited than Mo Yu, looking as if she was so happy to have finally gotten married.

"Xiaoxiao, then don't tell anyone else. He confessed to me yesterday, and I like him very much. Gu Bai is very gentle and gentlemanly. He is my first love, and I want to have a long-term relationship with him." Mo Yu said seriously.

"Don't worry, Xiaoyu. You can trust me, Lin Xiao, to do things. You two can just date. I'll be behind you to protect you."

Lin Xiao is Mo Yu's junior high school classmate. The two have completely different personalities. One is carefree, lively and cheerful, while the other is dull and taciturn. Unexpectedly, they became good friends and got along inexplicably harmoniously. This is probably because their personalities complement each other. They were in the same class in high school.

Shang Xue, who was playing mahjong, received a WeChat message from Ni Jiamu. When she opened it, she saw a plane ticket. Then she sent another message: "Mom, I'll be there tomorrow. Pick me up at the airport."

"I don't want to fight anymore. I want to go back, hahaha." Shang Xue walked briskly with her bag on her back, humming a little tune.

"What happened to her? She is so happy even when she loses money," Mrs. Mu, who sat at the same table, asked in confusion.

"Hey, how could we, a small family, know about other people's affairs? It turned out to be the Ni family, one of the four major families. It was her who said they would beat her, and it was also her who suddenly stopped beating her." Mrs. Leng mocked from the side.

In the afternoon, Mo Yu returned to the classroom after dinner. There was a note and a bottle of milk on the note: Xiao Yu, wait for me at the school gate after school tomorrow night. I have something for you. I have warmed the milk and it is hot. It is signed by Gu Bai.

As winter approaches, it gets dark early. Mo Yu holds a glass of milk and looks out the window. The dusk is as rich as an oil painting. The orange sunset soaked in a can of syrup exchanges a tender kiss with the edge of the approaching night under the heavy twilight mist, and her heart is also warmed.