Gu Chong bent his knuckles and politely knocked on the door three times.

He heard no sound from inside, and thinking that she hadn't eaten breakfast, he knocked three more times.

"Afu? Dinner's ready. Why don't you eat before you go to sleep?"

Xue Fu snapped out of her daze and replied in a hoarse voice, "I'm up, I'll be right out."

She touched her face and then leaned closer to look at the mirror on the bedroom table.

The person in the mirror looked a bit dazed. Xue Fu blinked a couple of times, and then she looked lively and alert.

She had slept well, her skin was fair with a rosy glow, and her complexion was healthy and radiant. However, her long hair was a mess from sleeping, with a few stray hairs sticking up on top of her head.

Thinking of Gu Chong outside, she combed her hair a few times, spending two minutes smoothing it out before going out.

There were only the two of them eating lunch.

Neither Ji Yazhi nor Xue Mingcheng will be coming back. Before they went to work this morning, they told Gu Chong, who had also gotten up, that they would eat lunch at their workplace and wouldn't make a special trip back.

It takes them half an hour to walk home from their workplaces. A round trip takes an hour, which is a waste of time.

Gu Chong made lunch: an egg drop soup and stir-fried shredded potatoes.

The staple food was dumplings that Gu Chong brought back from a nearby state-run restaurant after he returned from his trip.

After washing up, Xue Fu sat down at the dining table and immediately realized that Gu Chong had left when she saw the dumplings.

With a bright smile, she asked him curiously, "Did you go out to play this morning? How was it? Did you have fun?"

"I went out for a walk."

Gu Chong handed her a pair of chopsticks and poured her a glass of warm water, placing it beside her: "Hmm, fun."

Without asking him where he went specifically, Xue Fu's eyes crinkled into crescent moons when she heard him say "it was fun": "That's good, let's go out and play again this afternoon!"

“Ah Fu, I couldn’t find any roasted chestnuts when I came back, so I bought roasted melon seeds and persimmon cakes.”

"You've got everything ready! That's great! If you don't have roasted chestnuts, that's fine too, the persimmon cakes are delicious too."

She enjoys going out with him; the focus isn't on the food, anything is fine with her.

Before leaving home in the afternoon, Xue Fu dressed up specially.

It's already April, and the weather is quite warm. Xue Fu pulled a beige dress that reached her calves out of the closet. Afraid of the wind being too strong by the lake, she also draped a white shirt over her shoulders.

This time she didn't wear her hair in a braid; her long, loose hair cascaded down her shoulders, making her look very ladylike and gentle.

Finally, she lightly drew her eyebrows and applied a thin layer of lipstick, which made her look radiant, delicate, and beautiful.

Gu Chong waited quietly for her in the living room. As soon as Xue Fu came out, she twirled in front of him, her skirt billowing in a beautiful arc.

She smiled mischievously, like a lively little fox, her bright fox eyes looking up at him as she asked, "How is it? Pretty, isn't it?"

She hadn't worn a skirt in a long time, and once she did, she couldn't help but admire herself.

Gu Chong lowered his eyes and licked his lower lip.

"Beautiful, very pretty."

She is the most beautiful.

Xue Fu was smug, holding her head high, and led him outside to the park to see the lake.

This park was a place the original owner used to frequent. Xue Fu searched through her previous memories and quickly recalled the route, leading him around with ease.

"It's very spacious here. Look at that patch of grass over there; in spring and autumn, many people fly kites there."

Xue Fu chuckled as she thought of something, then pointed to a grove of trees further away: "So when it's time to fly kites, those trees over there are always full of kites with broken strings, like a string of fruit."

Gu Chong is a good listener. Although he is quiet and doesn't talk much, he always responds to everything.

"Okay, Xiao Fei can come and put it away later."

"right!"

"There's a square here, lots of pigeons gather here. So watch out for what's above your head, be careful..." Xue Fu gritted her teeth, recalling an experience the original owner of this body had once, "Bird poop!"

Gu Chong chuckled softly beside her, and Xue Fu immediately turned her head to look at him. He suppressed his smile and looked at her innocently.

Xue Fu: "!"

The park was very large, and they walked around for two hours, stopping frequently.

Finally, it stopped on the lawn by the lake.

“There used to be swans, but not anymore. They can’t survive.”

In this day and age, let alone swans, many people can't even survive.

Xue Fu understood.

She smiled and joked, "This lake is so big, it would definitely have a high yield if used to raise fish."

Gu Chong looked at her profile; her gaze was fixed on the shimmering lake surface, pure and clear.

"Um."

Gu Chong is going back tomorrow.

Xue Fu only belatedly realized how quickly time had passed on her way home in the evening.

She was a little flustered.

She reached out and grabbed his wrist tightly, her grip a little too strong: "Gu Chong, what time is your train ticket for tomorrow night?"

"7:30."

"oh..."

Xue Fu held onto him tightly, looking somewhat conflicted.

"I'll bring Xiaofei over next spring, and we'll fly kites together."

"!"

Xue Fu's pupils dilated, and she looked at him in surprise: "Really!"

"Okay, okay! I'll wait for you to come!"

"I'll pick you up at the train station!"

"You know you can't lie to me."

Gu Chong raised his hand, rubbed her earlobe with his index finger, and murmured, "Mm. I'll be on time."

His words put Xue Fu at ease, but her heart was still pounding rapidly, and her ears, which had been rubbed, remained red all the way home.

Xue Fu thought, "It's only a year, isn't it?"

It's something that happens in the blink of an eye, very quickly.

She can wait, and she is willing to wait.

The next day, Xue Fu clung to Gu Chong all day. Ji Yazhi and Xue Mingcheng saw this, but said nothing.

We're about to part ways, so let them be.

The couple pretended not to see it.

Gu Chong was also happy to be clung to by Xue Fu.

The next time they met was a long time from now. Gu Chong's eyes were glued to her all day, and he couldn't take them off.

I will remember her firmly in my heart.

However, time was of the essence, and Xue Fu had no choice but to take him to the train station and send him off to a place a thousand kilometers away.

"Remember to think of me, write to me often, and don't forget to call me, or you'll forget my voice."

"Um."

But how could he possibly forget her voice?

Taking advantage of the bustling crowd at the train station, he bent down, hugged her tightly, and kissed her forehead: "I've already started missing you."

After giving her one last, deep look, Gu Chongde got into the car.

"Take care of yourself."

"I'm leaving."