Ning Yanshu rolled her eyes at him unhappily: "He's not a stutterer, he just has a little poor expression skills."

Wang Zihao chuckled: "Shen Xu is a junior in high school this year, right? Does he have any plans for which university he will apply to in the future?"

The unexpected problem disrupted Ning Yanshu's rhythm.

He moved slowly, his hands gradually slowing down as he put the books away: "I...I don't know either..."

"Adults often say that after graduation, everyone will go their separate ways and it will be difficult to see each other again." Wang Zihao said with a sigh, resting his chin on his hand. "I didn't think much of it before, but now that I think about it, it seems to be true."

He had almost completely forgotten his friends from kindergarten and elementary school.

My close friends from junior high school have been out of touch since I transferred schools.

"Is it really necessary to be so sentimental?" Ning Yanshu felt a strange unease creeping into her heart. "With transportation so convenient these days, it's easy to go anywhere."

"No, no, no... The point isn't distance, it's time, time, you understand?" Wang Zihao said, "Haven't you noticed that Shen Xu and we've become much more distant since he started high school?"

Ning Yanshu recalled the memory carefully before answering, "...Yes."

"Don't you also feel that there's an invisible wall between you and Shen Xu? You can never go back to how you felt when you were kids?"

Ning Yanshu's expression grew even more serious: "...Yes."

"You know, people mature when they grow up. The older kids don't like playing with little kids like us; they think we're childish."

"Impossible!" Ning Yanshu immediately retorted.

He didn't believe Shen Xu would hate him.

“Look how much I used to dote on my sister, now I get angry just looking at her.” Wang Zihao automatically offered his own example: “And your 7-year-old nephew, Shen Yan, do you still think he’s cute?”

Ning Yan replied expressionlessly, "A seven- or eight-year-old is such an annoying brat that even a dog would find him tiresome..."