"She and her friends were so young back then..."

When the boss mentioned children, the loving look in his eyes seemed to be a genuine reverie from a long, long time ago.

"They got along very well, especially the other child, who was always smiling and very sunny. But she, back then, even her smiles were the kind that didn't show her teeth, and she was shy. Her mother seemed...too strict."

The boss pointed to the childhood photo of Mona that Mingmei had created using a ghost-like image.

"Huh? Are you sure?"

This is the second person to mention Mona's mother.

The first one was Hu Yue, because it was Mona's mother, Hu Yue, who discovered the flaw.

The lie about Lu Xiaoyao and Mona being childhood friends.

Although under normal circumstances, the memories set by NPCs do not change over time like those of humans.

However, if it is distorted by others, then it is not necessarily true.

"Of course I'm sure, but I've never seen the child you're talking about."

The boss had absolutely no recollection of the childhood photo of Lu Xiaoyao that Gui Gui had created.

"And what about this one?"

After saying that, Mingmei, as if by magic, had Guigui Steel quickly process a photo of the character played by Bai Xiao.

The kind that makes you look ten years younger.

"Yes! She's the mother of the other child, right? I remember she's quite busy with work and doesn't pick up her child very often, but every time she does, she buys snacks for the child. My shop gets a lot of business from her!"

Before Mingmei could ask any more questions, the boss, who was lying on the bench, started chatting with her about everyday things.

Finally, he sighed deeply, as if lost in memories from long ago, and said with some melancholy, "Time really flies!"

I was quite worried when I saw the school on fire, since most of the children living nearby...end up attending this school.

The regrets that followed ultimately amounted to nothing more than a silent sigh from the boss.

“It’s good that the school is starting over like this,” the boss said, tilting his head to look at Mingmei. “To be honest, this school wasn’t very good before.”

"Right?" This topic came back unexpectedly, and Mingmei, who was almost asleep, immediately perked up!

"I also heard that some students at this school committed suicide a few years ago."

"Yes, those kids... they were all so cute when they were little, who knew..."

The shop owner's gaze drifted to the empty ceiling, recalling the children who had walked past his shop for over a decade, from kindergarten to middle school...

"But now that he's grown up—he's incredibly rebellious." The shopkeeper finally managed to say after a long pause, "He won't buy snacks or candy, he just likes to ask me if I have cigarettes, you brat!"

The boss pursed his lips as he spoke, seemingly thinking of someone from the past.

"He hasn't grown up yet, but he's picked up a bunch of bad habits from adults. Bullying others, playing pranks, smoking and drinking..." The shopkeeper recounted everything he had ever seen, adding, "It's a good thing I don't sell any of those things here."

The shop owner then mentioned to Mingmei how he used to see those shady young men squatting nearby smoking and drinking when he passed by other tobacco and alcohol shops, and couldn't help but tell Mingmei to avoid these things if possible.

"I heard that ZS student was bullied and no one cared..."

The boss couldn't help but gasp as he spoke, then casually picked up a piece of gummy candy meant for children and put it in his mouth. Anyone could see the sympathy and anger on his face. "I heard that the other party's parents had caused a scene at the school many times, but unfortunately... nothing came of it."

"Could it be because the girl's father is disabled?"

"Foolish? No, I saw that girl's father from afar, he's perfectly fine! How could he be disabled? He lives nearby." The shopkeeper waved his hand, denying Mingmei's statement.

This also stunned Mingmei.

So it turns out that Yuan Fang's character wasn't born with a disability?

"So... what happened next? Did the matter just end there?"

Mingmei listened to the boss's words, but then the conversation abruptly ended, which made her suspicious.

"Yeah, that's right. It seems like that's it. Then there was a fire at the school. We haven't heard anything about the couple since."

The boss chatted with Mingmei for a while, and probably realized that Mingmei was somewhat attractive. He looked her up and down for a moment and asked, "Girl, you're not some kind of undercover police officer, are you?"

Mingmei: "Uh..."

She did want a bright and beautiful day.

"I was just curious... I have a friend whose younger sister is a classmate of the person in this photo, and we happened to be talking about this..." cascoo.net

Mingmei used a cliché from the conversation—"I know someone named XX..."

While Mingmei was busy gathering information, Mu Chen went to the milk delivery company early in the morning.

Throughout the morning, his supervisor kept glancing at him with a hint of something in his eyes, until he finished delivering the morning's milk and finally found an opportunity to ask what had happened.

As a result, Mu Chen's supervisor mysteriously told Mu Chen that someone wanted to get rid of him.

"Really? Did I... do something wrong?" Mu Chen feigned a pitiful and innocent expression, then turned to his supervisor and said, "Then now I..."

"Hey, you're all right now. The person who wanted to get rid of you is in trouble. Let's just pretend we never heard of this..."

Upon hearing the supervisor's words, Mu Chen understood the situation.

Besides Li Yuan, probably no one else has the power or ability to make him leave the milk delivery company and indirectly leave the school.

Unfortunately, Hu Yue's move last night, which involved taking on two people at once, ended up bringing Li Yuan and Qi Haikui out with her.

The person who must be most anxious right now is probably the BOSS.

While Mu Chen was thinking about Mona, Mona was watching Lu Xiaoyao, who had been approached by the police, gotten into a police car, and returned home with her father before noon.

"Are you... alright?"

Mona's feelings were also very complicated at this moment. She did not expect that Sheila would do such a thing, but she thought of how Lu Xiaoyao directly called the police to report and send the person away. It was unexpected but reasonable.

"Of course!

Lu Xiaoyao wanted to laugh but seemed wary of Mu Chen, who was busy in the kitchen, so she just whispered to Mona, "Although she did a good deed for the people, I think she should also bear the responsibility she should bear, right?"

How could Mona not understand what Lu Xiaoyao meant?

While secretly feeling nervous, Lu Xiaoyao had to put on a complicated expression that said, "I'm so happy, but I can't say it. Oh my god, I'm so pent up."

Seeing this, Mona couldn't help but turn her head away, hiding her face in the shadows.

She was reluctant to admit that she had messed up.

Because Mona had her hair down, it was perfectly normal for her to turn her head slightly. However, Julian, who was pretending to be lost in thought while cooking for his daughter in the kitchen, could clearly see through the reflection in the glass of the range hood that Mona's head and body had turned at an angle of more than 100 degrees.

If it weren't for the hair covering it, Lu Xiaoyao would definitely have seen a pair of eyes staring at her sideways from behind the other person's hair...