In early April, the sun shone brightly.

Mu Bai stood under the shade of a tree, watering the newly planted flowers on the artificial island with a small iron kettle.

Thin streams of water flowed from the small holes, forming crystal-clear droplets on the flowers and leaves. It was a novel experience, like a deity who could travel a thousand miles a day suddenly beginning to stroll and wander the human world on foot.

Bai Weishuang sat on the bluestone steps with a bag of potato chips, crunching a couple of times before glancing up at the second floor.

No one has lived there for almost two months, and she and Mu Bai have been playing there for almost two months.

"well…"

"Why are you sighing?" Mu Bai looked over.

When do you think they'll be back?

"Let's say it's the start of summer."

Mu Bai didn't take it seriously. Snakes have mating seasons, flowers have pollination seasons, reproduction is instinct, it's normal.

"Don't overthink it, your eldest son is enjoying himself."

Bai Weishuang couldn't smell it, but he knew that Shi Jinzhe's fragrance had bewitched Shehe, making him act like he was drunk every day.

Moving his feet, Mu Bai turned to water the next plant, not taking it seriously at all.

The two people Bai Weishuang was thinking about were unaware of this matter; to be precise, they had no idea what time it was.

Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves. Shekh lay on his side on the open-air platform, with two soft blankets beneath him and a tattered garment covering his waist as he slept.

Dreaming was a rare thing for her; she was in a daze and felt as if she had returned to many years ago.

It was a long time ago.

She was wearing an exquisitely patterned dress and sat on a log by the lake with her snake tail curled up.

A gentle breeze stirred the ripples in the water. Sher looked down at his palms, feeling as if he had forgotten something.

She looked around. Did she even live here?

Shekh couldn't figure it out, so he simply stood up straight and began to observe the valley.

The white flowers covering the mountains looked familiar; it was from the world of Bai Weishuang and Mu Bai. Now she remembered, but she felt like she had forgotten something, until she felt a hand grab the tip of her tail.

As soon as Sher turned around, the little boy grabbed the tip of her tail and stuffed it into his mouth.

She quickly withdrew her tail. Why does this child put everything in his mouth? He's quite good-looking, but he seems to have something wrong with his brain.

Shekh hid his tail behind his back and found that the little thing in front of him looked more and more familiar. It had the same white hair as Mu Bai and, despite its young age, had the same melancholy and heartbroken face as Bai Weishuang, as if it had been hurt by unrequited love.

I understand now. This is the child she gave birth to after she shattered the world's passage with a single punch.

The child of white frost.

She forced a friendly smile that was unfamiliar to her. "What's your name?"

"It hasn't been named yet." Bai Weishuang walked over from a distance. "Whatever name I choose, it cries every time I call it. I can't stand it anymore. I want to throw it away."

"...Then what do you call him?"

"Tree buds".

"..."

Shekh didn't know what to say, so he just nodded.

She was still a little confused, so she found a place to sit and stare blankly.

As a result, the white tree bud insisted on following behind her. If it couldn't keep up, it would grab her tail and be dragged along. After being full from holding it, it would also insist on taking a bite.

He drooled over her tail.

“…You’re so annoying.” She dipped her tail into the water to rinse it, but he had nothing to hold, so he followed the exposed half of her tail upwards, all the way to her hand, and grabbed it tightly.

"release."

"No."

"Release it quickly."

"No."

"If you don't let go, I'll bite you."

"Kiss me?"

"..."

Children who lack a sense of proportion, even when placed in green belts, will always end up extending into the road; sooner or later, they'll be mercilessly chopped off.

Shekh flicked its tail, splashing a headful of water onto the white tree bud.

He shook his head, making Shekh laugh, then flicked his tail and played for the whole afternoon.

It wasn't until Bai Weishuang came looking for her that she sat up straight again and composed herself.

Bai Weishuang wiped Bai Shuya's hair, "Why are you all wet?"

Shekh felt a little guilty, and then he heard someone say, "She likes me a lot."

? ?

She turned her head to look at him. He was so young, yet he was so good at fabricating facts. This was pure slander.

Her guilty conscience vanished instantly, and her tail slapped into the water with a loud splash, like water being poured out of a pool.

The victim immediately added, and Bai Weishuang wiped the water off her face. Okay, she knew where the water came from.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Shuya escaped from Bai Weishuang's grasp, ran over and hugged Shehe's tail, pleading, "Take me away!"

His tail tastes better than his mother's cooking! Someone please save him! He's starving to death, he'd even eat dirt if he had to!

"I don't."

Ignoring the white buds, she plucked a handful of small white flowers from the ground and gave them all to Shekh, saying, "You like me so much."

"...I don't like you."

"You like it."

Bai Shuya hugged another handful of small white flowers, making Bai Weishuang's eyelids twitch.

"Stop picking them, or you'll pull your dad bald..."

Sheh vaguely felt that this scene was familiar, but without thinking about it, she pushed away the white bud that was hugging her leg, "Don't touch me."

Don't you like me anymore?

"..." I really want to roll him into a ball and throw him away.

Shekh took a deep breath and, for Bai Weishuang's sake, walked towards the center of the valley with a small tail trailing behind his large one.

I thought it was just a special day, but in the following days, that wretched tree bud tried every means to nibble at her tail, like chewing on spicy snacks.

Today was another day of being nibbled on the tail. She picked up the white bud and snapped at him, "Are you hungry?"

"Hungry."

"You only eat the tail when you're hungry?"

He nodded emphatically.

"Then why don't you eat something else...?"

"You like me."

Upon hearing this, Shekh released his hand without hesitation. "Go hungry."

Bai Shuya, observing her expression, sensed that she wasn't very angry, so she pressed her advantage and said, "I like you so much."

Shekh curled his tail back around him. "Can't this talk?"

"You like me a lot."

Then the curled-up tail launched itself into the air and sent the person back.

Ever since this white bud started targeting her tail, Sheh has found that her life is filled with the phrase "You like me so much," as if she's been brainwashed every day.

This is terrible, she decided to go out and avoid the area.

Then, one early morning before dawn, he secretly slipped out of the valley and went out into the world.

The outside world is wonderful, and once she left, she didn't want to come back.

The wild fruits picked along the way were especially sweet and delicious, much better than the vegetable porridge made by Bai Weishuang.

She picked another one and put it in her mouth; it burst with juice.

She chewed a few times, then paused, wondering if the little white bud was really so hungry that it gnawed on her tail every day.

Staring at the tree full of bright red, unidentified fruits, after hesitating for a long time, Shekh hugged the trunk and took the whole tree with him, roots and all.

She thought to herself, "I'll take it back and plant it, making sure the white buds don't notice, then I can sneak out again."

Returning to the valley, it was quiet, with only Bai Weishuang and Mu Bai inside.

Bai Weishuang looked at her carrying a huge tree and asked with a complicated expression, "Are you imitating a Christmas fairy?"

"...What about the little buds?"

Mu Bai waved his hand, letting the fruit tree that had left its home find its own place to be buried, and replied, "I'm going out to find you."

"?"

This is a bit beyond Schech's comprehension.

"Himself?"

Bai Weishuang nodded, "Yes, it's been more than half a month."

She spoke so calmly, without a trace of panic or distress at not having seen her child for more than half a month. Sher even noticed a hint of relief in her expression as she ate the fruit.

Thinking of the animals outside that could easily crush the white tree buds with a single step, Shekh touched his earlobe, pondered for a long time, and then went out to look for someone.

The search lasted for more than ten days. The world was covered by Mu Bai's aura, and she could not smell the exact location, so she could only search outwards little by little.

To attract the attention of the white bud, Sheh often walked with the tip of her tail slapping. As a result, instead of attracting the white bud, she attracted some strange snakes that always wanted to follow her.

For the umpteenth time she shook off the snake behind her, she heard the sound of white buds on the other side of the river.

After swimming across the turbulent river during the rainy season, Shekh saw him hanging on the tallest tree on the opposite side of the forest as soon as he reached the shore.

The topmost slender branch wobbled precariously, while below, on the trunk, a leopard crouched low, poised to pounce.

Roughly estimated, that gaping maw could easily swallow the white tree bud whole.

Shekh darted through the bushes, but the leopard's broad paws lunged forward, and the trembling branches snapped with a crack under the giant leopard's pressure.

The white bud failed to grasp the branch and fell in an instant.

Shekh tried to move forward, but her tail seemed to be fixed in place, and she couldn't move forward a single step no matter what she did.

Beneath the tree, a Rafflesia flower adjusted its angle, its hollow center facing a fallen white bud.

The sticky, putrid smell was enough to prove how much meat it had eaten; if it fell in, it would be half-dead, if not killed.

However, a surprising scene unfolded: the Rafflesia first caught the leopard jumping down from the tree trunk, and then the leopard used its powerful back to catch the white bud in mid-air and landed smoothly.

The fallen white buds saw Shekh and their eyes lit up immediately, chasing after her.

Shekh looked at the flower with its back to him, then at the leopard that was shaking its head but not moving, and understood everything. He turned and left.

I've found you.

White buds ran and jumped over, but Shekh had already crossed the river and gone to the other side.

"Don't go."

He called out a few times by the river, but Shekh ignored him. Then his voice trailed off, and the sudden downpour completely drowned out the indistinct sound.

The water level was rising rapidly. Shekh took a few steps, then glanced back at the water again, still worried.

It would have been better if I hadn't looked; looking at it made me even angrier.

He stepped on the crocodile's head and chased her in the river.

What dangers of nature? This is the children's paradise of white tree buds.

No wonder Mu Bai and Bai Weishuang weren't worried even though they hadn't seen this thing for half a month.

She only just realized it now.

"Don't go, I've been looking for you for so long."

White bud pinched the crocodile's mouth, forcing it to chase Shekh. Finally, it caught up and grabbed the crocodile's tail, refusing to let go, even when dragged along the ground.

Don't you like me anymore?

"Don't talk to me."

"I like you so much."

"That trick won't work."

"Then you like me very much."

"..." What a nuisance, so annoying!

"The tree is the tallest, I need to go to the very top to see you." The white bud pressed its face against her tail. "But it's too high, the branches can't support me."

"Why don't you ride on the tree with your white head?"

Bai Shuya couldn't understand and continued talking to herself, "Later, the leopard tried to bring me down, but it lost its footing."

"..."

Sher turned around and stared at the white tree sprout. His face was still covered in mud, and his hair was all gray and dusty, like a sprouted garlic clove pulled out of a muddy ditch. From its appearance to its smell, nothing about it made her feel comfortable.

He nervously picked at Shekh's scales: "Are you ignoring me?"

"Take your hand away." She felt itchy.

"Are you unhappy?" Bai Shuya finally realized something was wrong. "Don't you like me anymore?"

"That's all you know."

"I like you so much." Bai Shuya changed her words, and seeing that Shehe didn't react, she moved forward little by little, and then rushed forward to hug her when she was not paying attention.

Shekh stiffly opened his arms, looked down and saw that his clothes were covered in dry branches and leaves, making him look like he had a bag of white garbage hanging on him.

"...Shi Jinzhe, I'm so annoyed with you!"

She blurted out the words subconsciously, then froze, realizing how familiar the name sounded.

Oh, isn't that her husband?

As the memories returned, the dream shattered with a bang, and Shekh immediately woke up with a start, sitting up abruptly.

She looked up; a gentle breeze was blowing. It was just a dream.

"What did I do that made you yell 'I'm so annoying' even when you're trying to sleep?"

Shi Jinzhe sat opposite her, his expression complicated. They had been entangled in each other all morning, refusing to let go. How could he be saying this with such sincerity after just one night's sleep?

Shekh stared at him for a long time, confirming that it really was just a dream, a story that unfolded exactly as it was, without any unexpected events.

She said seriously to Shi Jinzhe, "I'll tell you a secret."

"What secret?"

"I even held you when you were little."

"...You must be dreaming."

Shi Jinzhe stood up, wrapped his clothes around Shehe's body, and carried her horizontally into the house.

Shekh said, "Really, your name is White Tree Sprout, and you hug me and nibble on my tail every day."

"Why don't you just call yourself Purple High-Speed ​​Railway? You're always driving on the highway with me."

"Did you buy me a high-speed train?" Shekh delivered the final blow. "If you did, I'll change my name."

Shi Jin folded it and put it down for her. "What should I say if I want to buy it?"

"Really?" Shekh's spine softened instantly. "Honey, I love you so much."

"Bad news, no."

"Time is running out, you're so annoying."

"You're making me sad."

Shi Jinzhe walked to the table and picked up a stack of documents. "I spent a lot of money and favors to get this done, and when I came back I found you cursing me even in your sleep. Now you're saying you're annoyed by me."

Shekh had never seen his image so glorious and magnificent before, her high-speed rail!

She ran over and hugged Shi Jinzhe tightly, saying, "I like you so much, I love you the most."

"I'll choose between the high-speed rail and the high-speed rail."

"you."

"Because having me is the same as having a high-speed rail, right?"

"Smart people don't ask that."

Shi Jinzhe laughed, "Okay, I won't ask. You love me the most."

He wouldn't tell Sheikh about such a shameful dream, but he had it too.