White Moonlight

Lin Xi numbly cut the steak with a knife and put it into her mouth, but it tasted like chewing wax.

Feng Zhengyan kept saying that women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children, focus on the family, and not think about work all day long. No wonder they are still single at such an old age.

Lin Luo couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted him, "Do you remember when we were in high school...you always picked on me back then."

"That was all so many years ago. I was just young and ignorant. We shouldn't dwell on the past. We should look forward and focus on the present..."

He said lightly, and Lin Qi put down his knife and fork, "When I was young, eighteen was considered young."

"...You still mind going over there!" Feng Zhengyan pursed his lips, as if to give in, "Then let's slow down a bit and just be lovers first."

He shifted his gaze downwards as he spoke. Lin Luo felt stuffy in the shirt Du Yunyan had chosen, and had just undone two buttons. Now, a necklace dangled from her fair collarbone. He stared at her with a lewd look, and Lin Luo's hair stood on end, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

"What did you say?" She even suspected that there was something wrong with her ears.

"Isn't it very popular nowadays to focus on sex instead of love? Let's work on that aspect first, once a month. Maybe feelings will slowly develop..."

Lin Luo originally wanted to live in peace and have a polite meal with Feng Zhengyan, but his words were so harsh and disgusting.

His hand moved towards Lin Luo, as if it was about to touch her. Lin Luo quickly dodged, picked up the wine glass beside her and poured the wine in it on him.

"You really haven't changed at all." Lin Luo stood up and tried to leave, but Feng Zhengyan casually wiped his face with his sleeve and stopped her. "Why are you pretending to be so noble? You think you're great just because you studied a few more years, don't you? Slut, you dare say you didn't deliberately unbutton your clothes to seduce me?"

"Crazy." Lin Luo chuckled.

Feng Zhengyan grabbed Lin Luo's wrist. She frowned and was about to use the self-defense skills taught by Xu Yangyang to break free from him, but she hadn't exerted any strength yet.

Suddenly, a shadow fell on Feng Zhengyan. The red wine stains on his face looked like blood, but he seemed to see something more terrifying than blood.

"Let go." The voice was cold and hard.

Lin Luo recognized Fu Xingchuan's voice and turned her head to see that his face was gloomy, his eyes were cold and aggressive, and he was wearing a black, straight suit, completely losing his youthfulness.

The first feeling was that it was so strange.

Feng Zhengyan was frightened by the man's aura. He let go of his hand and blinked his alcohol-blurred eyes before he saw who it was. "Fu Xingchuan, you...when did you come back? I sent you a message a few days ago saying I wanted to meet you to catch up and discuss business. Do you have time now?"

Fu Xingchuan glanced at him and said, "Apologize."

"What?"

"Apologize to her for what you just said."

Feng Zhengyan was stunned for a few seconds, then awkwardly uttered "I'm sorry." Lin Luo stood up straight and said coldly, "I don't accept that. I advise you not to say such disrespectful things in front of other girls, or you'll get beaten."

Perhaps because he wanted something from Fu Xingchuan, he didn't say anything back. Fu Xingchuan said nonchalantly, "Now is my personal time. I won't talk about business. I want to catch up with Lin Qiao. Please go ahead."

Feng Zhengyan humbly handed him his business card and said, "Then...when are you free, give me a call. Be sure to contact me."

He left tactfully. Fu Xingchuan casually threw the business card on the table and looked at Lin Qiao. "Long time no see, long time."

"Well, long time no see." She said calmly, and Xiang Cheng suddenly appeared beside them, "So you two know each other!"

"We met by chance." Lin Luo spoke, concealing the details of the past.

"Lin Luo, we haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't we have a meal together and reminisce about the past!" Xiang Cheng said with a smile.

"No, I don't like reminiscing about the past." She looked them straight in the face and said solemnly, "Fu Xingchuan, thank you for just now... I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. We'll meet again another day."

"Okay then!" Xiang Cheng looked at Lin Luo's departing back with a hint of regret.

She stood straight, dressed neatly in a white shirt and black wide-leg pants, with her sleeves rolled up, a delicate watch on her wrist, and a bag in her hand. Her long black hair was down, hanging behind her, and her back was so attractive that one couldn't take their eyes off her.

Xiang Cheng noticed that Fu Xingchuan was also looking at him, "You are not the kind of person who likes to meddle in other people's business. Do you also... admire her?"

Lin Luo disappeared at the end. Fu Xingchuan turned to look at him, as if he was confused. Xiang Cheng thought he had guessed wrong. "If you had seen her before, you would definitely be shocked."

Fu Xingchuan asked casually, "How do you say that?"

"You know how xenophobic some Shanghainese are, right? Especially back in the early 2000s, when Lin's father had just made a name for himself in Shanghai. Everyone seemed friendly on the surface, but the people in their circle hated them so much."

Xiang Cheng was a bit talkative and kept talking even after he sat back at the table, but Fu Xingchuan didn't interrupt him. "Uncle Lin used to call Lin Xi "Princess" all the time, and those people would laugh at her behind her back for that. They looked down on her."

"Later, her family was in trouble. I don't know what she went through, but she was a completely different person when she returned to Shanghai. Uncle Lin's career was also flourishing, becoming even more glorious. Those who once looked down on them now had to fawn over them. This is a truly wonderful story!"

"This person has not only become beautiful, but also has a good figure, a high level of education, extraordinary knowledge, and outstanding temperament..." He seemed to have used all the adjectives that could be used to praise someone. Fu Xingchuan looked indifferent and didn't seem to care much. Xiang Cheng suddenly remembered something and raised his voice, "You don't know, now all the wealthy families in Beijing want her to marry into their family as a daughter-in-law!"

"But she once went on a blind date in Jinghe, and was stood up. Do you know who it was with?"

Fu Xingchuan uttered a word stiffly, "Who?"

"you."

Fu Xingchuan frowned, "Me?"

"Yeah." He nodded. "Your family arranged it, but you never go on blind dates, do you? Even so, you should at least tell her in advance. It's not nice to keep people waiting... No wonder she treated you so badly just now!"

"Why are you talking so much today?" This made Fu Xingchuan lose his appetite.

"I usually talk a lot!" Xiang Cheng finally picked up the chopsticks and put food in his mouth.

A phone call came in and Fu Xingchuan walked aside to answer it.

It was Zhu Sui'an who called. She said, "Fu Xingchuan, I might be getting married."

He was in a bad mood, "Don't joke."

"No kidding," she said seriously.

Fu Xingchuan was in a worse mood, "With whom?"

"You also know... Ruan Ye."

"Didn't you break up a long time ago and haven't been in touch for all these years?"

"I only just realized that he often consulted me about his psychological problems, so we've been in touch!" Zhu Sui'an hesitated, "It's mainly... I... I..."

"What did you do?"

"I had a few drinks a few days ago, and he happened to come to Jinghe to attend a seminar. I accidentally bullied him, and now he wants me to take responsibility and has already complained to my parents. Fu Xingchuan, do you think I should marry him?"

Judging from her tone, she already had the answer in her mind.

The night outside the window was warm and beautiful, with a crescent moon hanging in the sky. Fu Xingchuan leaned against the wall with one hand in his pocket. "When you return to Nan'an, I'll give you the most grand wedding."

"Okay! I haven't been home for a long time." She finally reacted, "No, Fu Xingchuan, I'm the older sister, you..."

He hung up the phone and returned to the dining table. Xiang Cheng saw that he looked very sour and asked curiously, "Who is it?"

"Happy New Year." Fu Xingchuan picked up the wine glass and took a sip. The sweetness of the red wine blossomed on his tongue. It seemed that Lin Luo had the same taste just now. He said, "I plan to get married."

Xiang Cheng was choked, "No, do you have a partner? Who are you marrying?"

"A good woman like Bai Yueguang."

Xiang Cheng's face turned red from being choked, but he still forced himself to say, "Brother, this is not a good time to find a substitute!"

"You should read less novels!"

*

Lin Luo came to No. 1 Middle School to pick up Tang Muchen from school. She parked the car opposite the school gate and leaned against it.

The school gate was still the same. She remembered that the senior girls’ dormitory was on the left, and the first teaching building on the right was Shouxin Building. She wondered if there had been any changes after all these years.

To be honest, it wasn't easy for her to meet Fu Xingchuan unexpectedly, but it wasn't as difficult as she had imagined. She had always been a stubborn person, determined to get what she wanted, but ten years was too long, and once she said she'd let it go, she wouldn't pick it up again.

At half past nine, the second-year high school students were leaving the school one after another for evening self-study. Lin Luo looked at the boys and girls in white school uniforms with envy in her eyes.

Her youthful days were long gone.

The light at the intersection turned green and the students passed.

"Xu Huanyu, why are you walking so fast? Are you trying to avoid me?" Lin Luo saw that brat Tang Muchen touched the girl's braid. She didn't answer, but lowered her head and quickened her pace to cross the road.

"Joy!" a man nearby called out to the girl. Lin Luo looked over and saw it was someone she knew. Xu Fanqing noticed her gaze, froze for a moment, then smiled and waved at her.

He was wearing casual clothes and walked towards her with a bright red candied haws in his hand. "Lin Qiao, long time no see."

"Well, what a coincidence, we met here."

"Yes!" He handed her the candied haws without hesitation, "This is for you."

Lin Luo was about to refuse, but Tang Muchen suddenly jumped in front of her and said to her coldly, "Uncle, my sister doesn't like candied haws."

"Oh, I see." Xu Fanqing retracted his hand and handed the candied haws to Xu Huanyu. The girl whispered softly, "Thank you, uncle."

Lin Qi asked: "This is your niece"

Xu Fanqing: "Yes."

"What a nice name. When I saw it in the parents' group before, I guessed it was a pretty girl." Lin Luo said softly, and the girl raised her head slightly.

Xu Fanqing seemed to have something else to say to her, but Tang Muchen hurriedly said goodbye to Xu Huanyu and pushed her into the car.

Lin Luo fastened her seatbelt. Xu Fanqing waved at her from outside the car. She asked Tang Muchen, "What's wrong with you? Why did you lie to him that I don't like candied haws?"

"I'll help you ward off romantic interests!" He leaned over from the back seat and said with a grin.

Lin Luo started the car and said, "If Mom knew you were standing in my way, she would beat you up."

"You two are not suitable for each other." He didn't know where he came to this conclusion.

Lin Qi was curious, "Why do you say that?"

"I don't know either. I just have a feeling that you two can't be together."

"Then what kind of person do you think I can be with?" Lin Luo asked.

"Then he has to be a social elite, wearing a suit and tie, with high IQ and good looks, to be worthy of my sister."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Luo's mind flashed with the scene of her reunion with Fu Xingchuan. Her hand accidentally pressed the speaker, which scared her.

"Sister, I want to eat a hamburger." Tang Muchen said half-coquettishly.

"So you were just flattering me!" Lin Luo said with a smile.

Lin Luo took him out for a midnight snack. Thinking of the girl just now, she asked Tang Muchen, "Do you like Xu Huanyu?"

"Sister, what are you talking about? We are just classmates." He swallowed his food hastily. "If Mom knew you said such a thing, she would definitely teach you a lesson."

"What's the big deal? But if you don't like someone, don't tease them." Her brother is good-looking. Although his grades are not good enough, he is usually sunny and cheerful. There should be many girls who like him. Maybe because of her experience, she is a little worried.

"Oh." Tang Muchen was busy eating. Lin Qi handed him a piece of paper and said, "Eat slowly. No one is going to snatch it from you."

"knew."

After returning home, Du Yunyan quickly walked over to Lin Luo. Before she could say anything, her nose twitched. "Did you guys sneak junk food again?"

Tang Muchen, the culprit, left her behind and said, "Mom, I have a lot of homework, so I'll go back to my room and do it first."

Du Yunyan slapped Lin Luo without hesitation, "How was your blind date today?"

"It hurts!" Lin Luo covered her arm and pretended to cry. Tang Heng, who was shoveling dirt on the balcony, turned around hurriedly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tang Muchen also leaned half of his body out of the room.

"I don't want to go on a blind date anymore. I met a weird guy today. He's so scary." Lin Luo hugged Du Yunyan and acted coquettishly in her arms. Du Yunyan's face immediately turned bad. "Is it Feng...what...Uncle Feng's son bullying you?"

"I didn't do anything, I just spoke harshly."

Du Yunyan breathed a sigh of relief, took out her cell phone, and looked like she was about to curse someone. Sure enough, for the next thirty minutes, Lin Luo heard the whole process of Du Yunyan scolding Uncle Feng and his family in the room.

She is very happy now. She has parents who love her and a career she is passionate about. Everything is fine except that she has not found her marriage yet. However, marriage is actually dispensable to her.

How easy is it to marry someone who loves her and she loves him too?

Lin Luo fixed her eyes on the screen of her mobile phone. She had just accidentally opened an app that she hadn't used for a long time and found that it was a forum that was very popular in the past. The homepage prompted that the poster of her favorite had updated the post.

Is it that secret crush post that has been inactive for ten years that has suddenly been updated?

Lin Luo immediately clicked on it, but the content was beyond her expectations: "Today, classmate Y and I divorced. Perhaps I've always been obsessed with him and glorified him, but now all the filters are broken, and this story finally has an ending. May everyone have a happy family and cherish the people who love you."

Du Yunyan's cursing outside the door stopped, and the room became unusually quiet. The lights suddenly went out. Lin Luo looked out the window. The moon was obscured by dark clouds, and her bright light could no longer be seen.

She opened QQ and unpinned "Classmate Y" from the top.

Feng Zhengyan said something right: we should not always think about the past, but look forward and focus on the present.

After all, it's all over.