In early December, more than half a month had passed since the two started dating.

The weather has turned completely cold, and the hoodies in the school uniforms have all been replaced with fleece-lined ones.

Xia Lian was wrapped up like a steamed bun, completely covered up in layers, and her single ponytail at the back of her head drooped listlessly.

"It's so cold..."

"I know it's cold, that's why I told you to wear more clothes." Wen Mo yawned, shivering from the cold.

Winters in the South are not easy to endure. Unlike the physical attack of biting winds in the North, winters in the South are more like a mental and magical attack. The cold winds can penetrate to the bone, and even young people can get rheumatism from the cold.

"I feel like even after all this time we've been dating, we haven't changed much," Wen Mo said casually, pulling the covers tighter around her.

"No change?"

"Hmm, I thought life would change after we started dating, but it's exactly the same as before."

Wen Mo raised one index finger and waved it back and forth.

Other people who are in love go out to play everywhere, or hold hands every day on their way to and from school, and hug each other when they part.

Thinking about it carefully... haven't we already done all of these things?

I wasn't particularly surprised, because it's understandable that she wouldn't understand the concept of distance due to her own personality.

After all, the quiet and naturally naive personality is really rare, and he likes it very much.

"What should lovers do?" Xia Lian tilted her head and asked the question she most wanted to ask.

Wen Mo paused, pursed his lips, and thought carefully about how to answer the question, but he couldn't come up with a standard answer after thinking for a long time.

"I'm not quite sure... Maybe all couples have different ways of getting along. Some are more naive, while others are more straightforward."

"Then...which type are we?"

"We are neither of those, because we are progressing too fast, much faster than everyone else."

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the two had already been holding hands and hugging before they even started dating... The progress was indeed too fast, so fast that they started dating after only three months of knowing each other.

"It's okay, we can just date at our own pace. There's no need to imitate others," Wen Mo said with a smile and a shrug.

"My own rhythm."

“Yes, like this.” Wen Mo leaned in close and secretly took the cold little hand in his.

"Wenmo's hands are so warm."

"After all, I had my hands in my pockets the whole time, so it was hard for them not to get warm."

The two deliberately slowed their pace so that they could hold hands until they got home. This feeling was different from holding hands at home; it gave them a strange, tingling sensation.

“You haven’t changed either.” Wen Mo glanced at Xia Lian beside him, scanning her from head to toe.

"No, nothing has changed."

"yes."

She was still the same—not very talkative, with the same indifferent expression, and the same slow-wittedness—and maintained this natural quality even after they started dating.

However, this long-awaited hand-holding at home was very comforting, and it was one of the few things that made us feel excited after we started dating.

There's a park on my way home where kids often climb around on the playground equipment, but it's too cold now, so I don't see any kids around.

Seemingly drawn to the small park, Xia Lian turned her head to look in that direction.

"Want to go over and have some fun?" Wen Mo joked with a smile.

This small park was built here before he moved here, and you could usually see people playing there with their children after school.

Unfortunately, I don't know if it's because the children have all grown up or what, but fewer and fewer people come here to play.

"Yes, I want to go over there and take a look."

Xia Lian nodded honestly, her single ponytail swaying with each nod.

"Let's go take a look."

After saying that, Wen Mo smiled and pulled Xia Lian to the park they hadn't been to in a long time.

I remember when I first came here, I would sit on this slide to rest my feet every day after school.

There wasn't a soul in the park; no one would be playing on the slides in the dead of winter.

"Perhaps this park will be demolished soon," Wen Mo murmured to himself, looking at the desolate scene before him.

"They're going to tear it down?"

“I just said it might be demolished.” Wen Mo shook his head. “Maybe it will be renovated? Or maybe it will be torn down, since hardly anyone comes here anymore.”

It's not that it's a huge pity, but when a building that you used to see every day suddenly disappears, it's bound to make you feel a little sad.

"Let's take this opportunity to play on the slide a few more times, because we might not be able to play there again later." Wen Mo shook the mess in his head and smiled as he pushed Xia Lian toward the slide.

Xia Lian had played on the slide before. She blinked, glanced at the stairs above the slide, and held onto the railing as she walked up step by step.

Wen Mo hummed a little tune, his eyes fixed on the girl in front of him.

But there's always a different feeling, as if there are other people in this park.

It wasn't until I caught a glimpse of a piece of clothing inside the slide that I could clearly see a man and a woman hiding inside from the side of the slide that I could see them.

They kissed each other.

"Xiao Lian! Xiao Lian! Get down first!" Wen Mo quickly tugged at her hem and reminded her in as low a voice as possible.

Fortunately, the boy and girl inside seemed so engrossed in their kiss that they didn't notice the two pairs of eyes watching them from the sidelines.

Xia Lian blinked her eyes, and the moment her head peeked inside, she could just see the scene of them embracing and kissing each other on the lips.

Almost the instant she saw it, Xia Lian carefully retreated down the stairs and hurriedly left the park in a panic.

However, even as she was leaving, the blush on her earlobes and cheeks had not yet faded.

"What, are you blushing?"

"That's because it's frozen."

"I don't believe it." Wen Mo shrugged. He was a little embarrassed, mainly because he really didn't expect that people would be kissing in such cold weather.

They were probably a student couple from another school, as their school uniforms were different from Wenmo's.

"They...are kissing."

"I know, I saw it too, that's why I told you to run quickly and not disturb them." Wen Mo's cheeks were a little hot, but he still pretended to be calm.

"Mmm, lips to lips... a kiss."

"Why do you have to emphasize this? It's making me a little embarrassed..." Wen Mo covered his burning face and buried the lower half of his face in his scarf.

The two fell silent, neither of them speaking again.

"after……"

"Um?"

Xia Lian stared blankly at Wen Mo beside her, only to see him turn his head to one side, as if he was thinking about the future.

"From now on, I'll take the initiative to kiss you, so get ready...!"