Chapter 1054: Chapter 1054
Yao Mingyue hummed and turned back home.
After watching her enter the house, Xu Musen turned around, looking at the villa that had finally returned to his family. He then went inside.
Everything at home was still the same.
Xu Musen returned to his room, opened the curtains, and could see Yao Mingyue's room across the way.
When they were kids and couldn't sleep, they would open their windows and use sign language to communicate like they were deaf, and Xu Musen couldn't guess why she was still angry.
At that time, there were no cell phones, so Xu Musen mimicked cartoon characters and used a paper cup as a telephone to throw over, the faint sounds becoming their mutual warmth in the night.
Or they'd just blankly watch the stars, counting them.
They would also sit together by the window, awaiting their parents' return…
Xu Musen withdrew his gaze, opened the wardrobe, and prepared to change clothes for a bath.
But when he was choosing clothes, his eyes stopped on a patch of white and blue...
At this moment, Yao Mingyue also returned to her room.
Since her father's departure, this home hadn't had much relation to warmth.
She was always alone.
Walking at night could even echo through the house.
Frankly, she didn't like being home alone.
But after a long absence, returning home now surged emotions within her heart.
She lifted her head to look at the photos hanging in the living room.
There were pictures of their two families.
The young parents, Father Xu and Mother Xu, and the childhood versions of herself and him.
She stood quietly alone for a long time.
This empty, cold home.
Yet at this moment, there was some attachment.
In childhood, she'd mischievously jump around, with her mother coaxing and her father doting, and now, it was just her alone.
Yao Mingyue looked deeply, as if afraid it might disappear and never be seen again.
She returned to her room.
She opened the curtains, looking out to Xu Musen's room, and opened the window, with the cool evening breeze gently stirring her hair, as if returning to childhood.
Yao Mingyue went to her desk, where a photo of her and Xu Musen was placed, whose date she could no longer remember.
After all, she collected photos every year, growing older year by year, with features that changed annually.
The only constant was that they would be together every year.
Yao Mingyue opened the drawer, and in the hidden compartment at the bottom were many notes and envelopes.
Or rather, love letters.
"I want us to always be the best."
"Quietly telling you, I actually like you…"
"You don't need to know who I am, but I will always protect you."
"Ming Yue, the moon is so beautiful tonight…"
"Ming Yue, I see several boys trying to get close to you lately, but they're not good students. Don't pay attention to them, only those who always stay by your side truly love you…"
Looking at each letter, Yao Mingyue couldn't help but smile; the earliest might have been ten years ago. At that time, he didn't dare to state it openly, so he slipped confession notes into her desk during breaks.
But how could Yao Mingyue not recognize his clumsy handwriting?
Especially when seeing confessions from other boys, his later letters became somewhat incoherent.
"The one who can always stay by your side is the one who loves you most…"
Oh dear, who could this person be, so hard to guess~
Every time, Yao Mingyue would deliberately take them out and read them aloud to the class, secretly watching him blush with embarrassment.
Ha, she's called the little vinegar jar.
Clearly, he himself is the largest vinegar jar.
As Yao Mingyue went through each letter, they became more gushy, increasingly unable to hide feelings.
Like chronicles of youth.
Yet she never got around to properly replying to a letter…
A sound suddenly came from the window.
She collected these envelopes and went to the window.
Xu Musen was holding a small piece of eraser, just thrown at her window, their childhood signal.
"Hurry up and get ready for dinner."
Xu Musen said with a smile. He leaned on the window, the evening breeze ruffling his short hair, and the air seemed to carry a warm fragrance.
Looking at him, Yao Mingyue felt as if she forgot her illness, forgot all the bad things, feeling like just another ordinary evening.
Yao Mingyue's eyes twinkled, a smile on her lips.
"Got it, you nagger."
The girl's coy voice also floated with the breeze, and the two of them laughed and looked at each other.
Only now did it seem ordinary.
Yao Mingyue opened her wardrobe, preparing to change into loungewear, rummaging and spotting a familiar color.
Yao Mingyue's eyes lit up. She took it out; it was her high school uniform.
Scenes from today at the high school gate instantly flashed in her mind.
Making her see the picture of Xu Musen and An Nuannuan being criticized by the whole school, those mischievous little thoughts still couldn't be suppressed...
Even though she said she didn't care in the end, it was just a bit of dignity left in her stubbornness.
Looking at the familiar uniform, her eyes sparkled with color.
Xu Musen made a few simple dishes.
Glancing at his phone, An Nuannuan still hadn't replied to his message.
Indeed, how could a girl not get jealous?
Xu Musen chuckled and put away the phone.
The door was pushed open, and Yao Mingyue, now in her pajamas, walked in, carrying a bag in her hand.