Approaching Spring

Wen Zhuyao listened to the sounds outside her room, lost in her own world.

she……

Should she not even be in a relationship?

The parents, who remarried twice, appear to be successful in their careers; one has what many consider a respectable, secure job.

One is someone with their own skills and intelligence, capable of handling both formal and domestic tasks.

Inside, inside, there were arguments and quarrels, but in the end they lived together in harmony and cared for each other like newlyweds.

We have everything.

Everything is fine now.

If the progress of the marriage were written into a novel, it would be a familiar yet slightly innovative sweet and angsty story, a tale of a wife-chasing-after-her-wife-in-a-cremation.

Thinking about it this way, Wen Zhuyao couldn't help but laugh. Was she the genius cutie in the story?

She turned on her phone after a long time, and a low battery warning appeared on the screen. She plugged in the charging cable and opened WeChat.

During these few quiet days, I would charge my phone whenever I felt it needed to be turned off, and unplug it whenever I felt it was ready. I've figured out all the issues I needed to think about.

Pulled back and forth between the two extremes of emotion, and then returning to calm.

When problems arise, instead of thinking about how to solve, reconcile, or repair the relationship, she starts to think and doubt.

Perhaps I shouldn't have done this in the first place.

Perhaps things wouldn't have turned out so badly. She should have realized from the very first conflict that no two people are exactly alike.

Wen Zhuyao sighed, turned off her phone, crawled into the blanket, covered her head, and closed her eyes.

The scenery outside the window changed, and it became a bright and sunny morning.

"So what? That's it?" After listening to Mo Wen's explanation, Ji Shu couldn't help but get up, grab her phone, and scroll through the chat history again.

After looking at it once, she realized it was true and returned it.

Bai Yuzhou pulled her down and made her sit down. He pushed the drink in front of her before saying, "If we're not familiar with each other's manners, won't we just be stepping on each other's landmines?"

“This is different…” Mo Wen didn’t look at them, but still weakly retorted.

When it comes to matters of the heart, he...

Seeing his expression, Ji Shu sighed: "What else could be different? If you're walking right into the line of fire, who else would get shot if not you?"

“We had our disagreements before, but things got much better after we resolved them, and now there’s almost nothing left,” Mo Wen replied confidently, with reason and evidence.

He did have an answer to this question.

Seeing his certain expression, Ji Shu asked, "Why? Tell me."

She crossed her arms and stared silently into Mo Wen's eyes, waiting for him to continue.

Mo Wen explained several symbolic points of conflict that could define a relationship pattern, including the problems and solutions.

However, during the conversation, he went from being proactive to being passively silent.

After listening to everyone, Ji Shu's face darkened, and she sighed countless times before finally gesturing for Bai Yuzhou to speak.

She couldn't continue, so she closed her eyes to rest.

"Is it possible that your reconciliation of the state you were in before was just an outward manifestation of human nature?" Bai Yuzhou continued, saying what she wanted to say.

Bai Yuzhou poured a bucket of cold water over Mo Wen's head, bringing him back to his senses.

"The closer you are to someone, the more you reveal about them, and the more you deviate from your first impression and definition."

"At this point, we need a new way of getting along. We can't just keep using the comfort zone we defined when we had a distance from each other. That won't work."

Bai Yuzhou added, "Of course, it has no direct connection with your conflict."

"Yes," Mo confirmed.

He always takes a step back, letting the previous period of interaction carry over until conflicts and problems arise.

Then he would realize that this was wrong, that her needs had changed, and that she didn't want to be the same as before.

It turns out they've gotten a little closer.

"That was true before, and it's true now. I understand, but how can I get a chance to ask?" Mo Wen thought the problem through and took the initiative to change direction.

Upon hearing this, Ji Shu opened her eyes, glanced at the time, and stood up, saying, "It's time. See you later."

"Alright, you can go now." Mo Wen nodded and watched them leave.

After the last communication, Mo Wen re-examined Ji Shu, and the results...

Without thinking it through, there will naturally be no effect.

Instead, they changed their original travel destination to Mo Wen's location at the last minute, and communicated and discussed it offline.

Think it through and understand it before considering what to do next.

Ji Shu and Bai Yuzhou arrived three days ago and began another conversation with Mo Wen.

Create an opportunity for communication whenever possible.

Wen Zhuyao got up early; after a night, her phone was fully charged.

After she finished breakfast, she reopened WeChat and saw the chat box that had been blocked but still appeared at the top of her homepage.

Click on it, unblock it, and you can't scroll to the end of the history.

She looked at the messages from that day until the latest reply and fell into deep thought.

"I want to know why we can't continue."

"It's no different from before. Even if you have many concerns, there's always a way, and we can resolve them properly."

"I love you."

Wen Zhuyao wanted to reply, but didn't know what to say, so she edited and revised until she finally wrote a sentence.

"If you have time, we can set a time to talk."

After sending the message, she returned to the homepage, and a new notification popped up in the message bar at the top.

The video she posted showed new comments, which made her want to check it out, but she didn't follow it again after posting it.

Wen Zhuyao seemed to have some secret hope that the video might contain the things she was thinking of.

She followed the notification bar and was surprised to see the actual video. The traffic was unexpectedly high, and most of the comments were concentrated under one long comment.

The poster's account and profile picture hadn't changed, so she recognized the person as Mo Wen at a glance.

In his comments, he recounted all the little details and moments they shared.

And why he acts so aloof.

It's like the same theater, but different plays; this time, it's being shown to her.

Mo Wen, the protagonist of the story, is a coward who encounters a girl he is even more afraid of.

"At the slightest disturbance, the girl would be so frightened that she would hide back in her nest, but he didn't want her to hide there."

He wanted to spend quality time with her, to feel the passage of time, and he maintained a safe distance while testing the waters.

He knew what to do to avoid scaring the girl away.

Nothing about what Mo Wen has done can be brought to the forefront.

From the moment he came into contact with it, he knew that there were certain things he wanted too much, valued too much, and therefore took too seriously.

Be careful, be careful, and you'll see it all through.

"But later he became more and more greedy. He was not satisfied with the status quo and wanted to get even closer."

"But he got what he wanted, and he doesn't know what the changes in his identity will bring. What if, because of something, he never wants to see him again?"

He was afraid that his approach would frighten the girl, causing her to back away and reject him.

"So he always maintains a safe distance."

This was a comment posted immediately after seeing it; there were some things he hadn't figured out.

If we were to reiterate this now, perhaps Mo Wen would say, "Let's get to know each other again, let's get to know each other again."

He will no longer reject new acquaintances as he did before.

After reading this, Wen Zhuyao remained silent, unsure how to react, but a crisp yet muffled sound reached her ears.

Something fell down.

She went to look at the sound and saw a little bear.

It was the teddy bear they won in the claw machine game, which Wen Zhuyao put on the bookshelf after she returned and packed her luggage.

Now, it accidentally fell to the ground and rolled to her feet.

Wen Zhuyao bent down to pick it up, patted off the dust around it, and slowly raised it in her hand, letting the sunlight shine on the teddy bear.

Just like that day.

"Ding-dong... Ding-dong..."

Chi Nuo, who finally had some free time, turned on her computer again to check the unread new messages.

She saw that both Ji Shu and Mo Wen had come to see her.

She moved her hand away from the mouse, stroked her chin, stared at the screen suspiciously, and whispered, "No way, why are two people coming to see me? Could there be some serious problem?"

"What could it be?" Chi Nuo pondered to himself, considering all the possibilities.

Did they see her game grudge log when they went online to help her?

No, Chi Nuo must have hidden himself very well; there's absolutely no possibility of him discovering it.

Even if they find out, they'll at most look for those messages in the group chat; it's impossible for them to go to private chats. That's too lenient.

Suddenly, a thought struck her: Could it be that her account had been hacked and then did something monstrous! Her lifelong reputation was ruined!!!

Otherwise, Chi Nuo really couldn't think of anything that needed to be resolved through private messaging.

The atmosphere is especially strange right now.

She made thorough preparations, first opening Ji Shu's chat. The moment she opened it, Chi Nuo closed her eyes, then opened them again and moved her hands down little by little.

Has Xiaozhu been looking for you?

...

"Looks like I can't find you. Call me back when you have time. It's a minor incident, so your rating will change."

Chi Nuo felt relieved when he saw the last two sentences at the end of his brow.

I replied.

With Ji Shu's groundwork laid, she confidently opened Mo Wen's chat, probably feeling just as calm as before.

result……

"Can you get in touch with Xiaozhu?"

"I can't get in touch with her."

...

"Okay, could you reply to me when you have time and do me a favor?"

"We had a fight, and we haven't reached a definite conclusion yet, so please reply to me when you have time."

Please.

Chi Nuo couldn't control herself and blurted out, "No way!"

After saying it, he quickly covered his mouth, afraid that people outside would hear and ask why.

She frantically wanted to ask, but didn't know how to start, and finally had to reply.

I've decided to talk to one of the main characters first to find out what's going on, and then decide what to do next, since she doesn't know why they were arguing.

Don't let anything go wrong and cause negative consequences.

Once Chi Nuo thought about it, he did just that, and the keyboard started clattering.

"Ding-dong... Ding-dong..."

The long-awaited message notification sound rang in Wen Zhuyao's ears. She put down the teddy bear and picked up her phone.

Before she could even read through the messages, they were all overwritten by new ones, leaving only Chi Nuo's name clearly visible.

Wen Zhuyao clicked in to see what she had posted, but she couldn't keep up with the speed.

"The cavemen have come out of the mountains! Dear modern humans, could you take me to see the new world?"

"No 998, no 888, just 88 minutes to take me to understand a new world, and I'll give you a global partner."

"The weather is beautiful today, why don't you come out and see the wonders of the world?"

...

Chi Nuo is still quite shaken and doesn't know how to talk to her properly. Let's arrange to meet first. Sending spam text messages is the best way to break the ice.

"Want to go out and play with me?" Chi Nuo looked at her battle record and decided that it was about time to return to normal.

Wen Zhuyao thought back for a moment. Shouldn't she be at her hometown? Why did she send a message?

Looking at the date, it was well past January 1st, not December as I remembered.

She forgot about it for a moment and typed back, "Okay, I'm free anytime, I'm fine with going anywhere."

“However,” Wen Zhuyao said with some concern, “will your aunt agree to let you go out? After all, it’s only been two days since you got back. She can’t just let you go out and play.”

Chi Nuo knew perfectly well that what she said was true, but she still stubbornly insisted, "Of course you can go out. I've been free for a long time. Don't worry, I'll come and get you!"

Looking at her confident expression.

Wen Zhuyao could only reply, "Okay."