Chapter 503: Modern Era (31) - If Path
After leaving the zoo, Anuo and his group went to a nearby shopping mall and found a restaurant to eat at. While waiting for the food to be served, Anuo sat with Xia Meng and Lin Xu, looking at the photos they had taken at the zoo that day.
"Look at the peacock I photographed! Its tail feathers are so beautifully displayed."
Xia Meng excitedly handed her camera to Anuo, "I'm so lucky! I've been there several times but never managed to photograph a peacock spreading its tail feathers. Today I finally got to see it."
Anuo looked at the photos Xia Meng scrolled through and praised, "They're very beautiful."
"Look at yours." Xia Meng smiled and leaned over when she saw that Anuo was also holding a camera.
Anuo opened her camera, and the first photo was a picture of her and Huo Yin.
Besides the animal photos Anno took, there are quite a few photos of the two of them together.
"Tsk tsk tsk."
Xia Meng's gaze swept back and forth between Huo Yin and An Nuo, wondering if they were really a couple. An Nuo usually didn't pay much attention to other male classmates. As the school beauty of Mingguang Middle School, her desk was overflowing with love letters, but she never gave them a second glance.
Standing next to Huo Yin now, there is an indescribable harmony between them.
"This photography skill is pretty good."
Xia Meng also enjoys photography, and she can tell the difference between Anuo's and Huo Yin's photos at a glance. Anuo's photography skills are just average, while Huo Yin's photography angles and lighting are very professional, making Anuo's photos look like cover shoots.
"These few photos are all good enough for you to submit as a work."
The three girls huddled together, chatting and laughing, while the three boys opposite them sat there, staring at them longingly.
The camera was back in Anuo's hands. She looked at the photo of herself and Huo Yin inside, and when she looked up, she saw Huo Yin staring at her. She paused for a moment and said, "Do you want me to send you the photo?"
Huo Yin said, "Okay."
After saying that, he took out his phone, quickly opened WeChat, and placed the phone in front of Anuo.
Huo Xuan and Baroque, who were standing nearby, watched him take out his phone and hand it to Anuo in one smooth motion, his movements so swift that they had the illusion that they had been waiting for him.
They exchanged contact information, and Anuo can export the photos and send them to him when she gets back.
During the meal, Xia Meng and the others talked about the winter vacation.
"Let's go soak in the hot springs," Huo Xuan suggested. "I know a really nice resort where you can soak in hot springs and ski. We can form a group and go together. We'll be seniors in high school next year, so let's have some fun now."
Baroque quipped from the side, "Even the college entrance exam won't stop you from having fun."
Huo Xuan smiled and put his hand on his shoulder. "I think we should balance work and rest. We can't just study all the time, that would be so boring. There are many other things to do in life besides studying."
Baroque brushed his hand away with obvious disgust. "I told you to stop rubbing against me. You talk about work-life balance, but have you ever worked hard?"
Huo Xuan retorted indignantly, "If I didn't work hard, would I be in Class One?"
At this moment, Anno spoke up: "Haven't you always considered yourself a genius?"
Although Huo Xuan's grades were at the bottom of his class, even the bottom of the class was still considered top of the class. They saw him playing all day long, with game consoles and various electronic products always in his hands.
He enjoys the fact that his classmates say he can maintain such good grades even though he plays all day, and they praise him as a genius.
Huo Xuan chuckled and coughed, about to say something, when Huo Yin suddenly interjected, "He studies at home until midnight every night."
"Brother!" Huo Xuan wished he could go up and cover Huo Yin's mouth.
“Oh, I see,” Baroque said. “You just want to establish your genius persona, right? In reality, you go home and study like crazy. I’ve always said, what kind of genius is that?”
"How can I not be a genius? I am one."
Anno and the others laughed as they watched the two bicker, but she, the only genius at controlling her score, didn't say a word.
Xia Meng showed everyone a message on her phone: "Going to the resort is great, but there's a comic convention in Beijing next month with lots of cosplayers I like. Let's go together."
Lin Xu lowered his eyes and said, "You guys go have fun, I won't go, I'll stay home and study."
"No, please go. It's not like you go every day."
Lin Xu shook his head, his attitude resolute.
Since she was unwilling, they couldn't say anything more.
Winter always arrives exceptionally quickly in the capital, and the snow falls just as fast.
As soon as the weather gets cold, Anuo can feel the arrival of winter even when she is in a warm indoor environment. She usually goes to bed early and can get up around seven o'clock in the morning to have breakfast, but today, as soon as it snows, she stays in bed and doesn't want to get up.
Almost every winter is like this. She feels that she must have a hibernation gene. When the weather gets cold, she doesn't want to move all day and just wants to sleep.
"Our little lazybones is still in bed."
Lokin laughed as he pulled Anno out of bed and sat down on the edge of the bed, embracing her.
Seeing that it was already past nine o'clock and Anunu still hadn't gotten up, she knew that Anunu had entered a semi-hibernation mode.
At this time, she would go and wake her up.
Anuo hugged her mother's waist, closed her eyes, and nestled in her arms, not wanting to move. She mumbled, "Mom, I'm sleepy."
Luo Jin stroked her slightly disheveled hair, his eyes full of affection. "How about you eat breakfast and then sleep a little longer?"
"Um....."
Seeing that Anuo didn't want to move, Luo Jin didn't urge her. He patiently held her and gently stroked her back.
Afraid that she would fall asleep again and sleep until noon, Luo Jin simply picked her up like a child.
Anuo was already over fifteen years old. Seeing her mother still holding her like this, she wrapped her arms around her neck and asked with a smile, "Mom, is Anunu heavy?"
Luo Jin weighed her in his hand and smiled, "You're a bit heavier than when you were little. You were a little thin when you were younger, so this is good."
Hearing Luo Jin say this, Anuo felt a little dazed. Ten years had passed in the blink of an eye. These ten years were far too short for her actual life.
The years she would spend with Locke and the others in the future would still be short. To her, ten years and a hundred years were just a difference between a minute and ten minutes.
The genetic information deep within her consciousness has gradually been unlocked. Although she hasn't received it all, it's enough for her to understand what she is.
When those organizations came to her before, she felt a little anxious and worried, but now she's not in a hurry at all.
She will always go back.
Before going back, she decided to live a simple and peaceful life as an ordinary human being with her family and friends.
However, Huo Yin...
For some reason, even though he was clearly a human, or at least half-human, he was still an Earth creature, Anuo always felt that Huo Yin had a sense of kinship with him.
"I'll come pick you up."
Anuo was eating breakfast when Huo Yin sent her a message, and she then remembered that she had made plans to go to the comic convention with Xia Meng and the others today.
They've already started their winter break and are making all sorts of plans to go out and have fun.
Looking at the vast expanse of white snow outside, Anuo thought to herself that winter is the best time to stay at home and do nothing. However, since someone had invited her to go out and have fun, Anuo perked up.
She replied to Huo Yin: Okay.
Then she sent another message: Show me what you look like today.
A minute later, Huo Yin sent her a selfie, his exquisitely handsome face, flawless from every angle, was right in front of the screen.
She smiled and continued texting him: I want to see your wolf ears, and your tail too.
Huo Yin sent a helpless emoji, but still sent it to her.
Seeing his serious expression as he posed for a photo while holding his own tail, Anuo couldn't resist the urge to play a prank on him.
It was his fault for keeping it from her. He was clearly the White Wolf, yet he remained silent. It was she who noticed the similar scent on him and the fact that his inhuman energy was different from that of ordinary people, which led her to recognize him.
For over a month now, whenever Anuo sees Huo Yin, he makes him reveal his half-human form.
Seeing him blush as he was touched on the ear, and having to pull the wolf tail out from behind his back, Anno had a wicked thought of pinning him to the ground and bullying him.
After having breakfast, Anno returned to her room and took out a custom-made cosplay outfit featuring a game character.
This was arranged for her by Little Fox Tuka. She loves anime conventions and spends almost all her free time going to various conventions with a group of like-minded people from her club. Her club is full of non-humans.
Because at comic conventions, they can directly reveal their non-human forms, making it impossible for others to distinguish between the real and the fake.
Comic conventions are a grand gathering for these non-human beings, where they can openly reveal their true selves.
Anno is different from these non-humans with animal genes; the insect patterns and shapes on her body are not suitable for being revealed.
After struggling for a long time, she finally managed to put on the cosplay outfit with her mother's help. The outfit was for a farming game where she was playing, featuring anthropomorphic animals and some main storylines.
You can choose your favorite animal and customize its appearance.
Anno chose the rabbit, and the hair and eye colors were chosen to match her original appearance.
Huo Yin was also dragged into the game by her. He chose the wolf, and today he and she each played their own game characters.
After she finished dressing up in her cosplay outfit and putting on a warm down jacket, Huo Yin arrived to pick her up in his car.
Anno slung her small backpack over her shoulder and got into his car with Baroque.
The car was heated, and as Anuo sat in the passenger seat, Huo Yin reached out to help her fasten her seatbelt.
Anno took the opportunity to ruffle his hair twice, "Ears."
After she finished speaking, Huo Yin's wolf ears popped out for a moment, then quickly retracted.
Baroque watched the interaction between the two from the back seat, his mouth agape.
Did he miss something? When did Xiao Qi and Huo Yin become so close?
This is no longer just getting along, it's becoming intimate. The two of them get along very naturally, as if they've known each other for a long time, even though they just saw each other last month.
An hour later, Huo Yin drove to the entrance of the comic convention. Huo Xuan and the others had arrived earlier and were already inside. There was a long queue at the entrance. After Huo Yin parked his car, he joined them in the queue.
Fortunately, the group moved quickly, and it was snowing heavily outside, otherwise many of the cosplayers who were dressed less warmly would have been unable to withstand the snow.
The venue was heated, and Anuo took off her down jacket as soon as she entered to meet up with Tuka or Xia Meng.
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