After settling in City A, Leng Mingye finally got a good night's sleep last night.
Today he was finally able to sleep in until he naturally woke up. The sunlight was blinding; he had forgotten to draw the curtains when he went to sleep last night, and the sunlight was shining directly on his face.
He felt slightly unwell, then opened his eyes. He had slept well today and felt much better, more energetic.
He wasn't planning to go to the office today, so after washing up, he picked out a casual outfit from his wardrobe and changed. He didn't bother with his hairstyle, just combed it briefly. His hair looked pretty good, with wispy strands falling down, making him look sunny and handsome.
It suits his age perfectly; compared to his previous maturity at work, he now seems more like a friendly older brother next door.
He took the strawberry bracelet out of the drawer, his eyes filled with an indescribable emotion. Today, he was going to take this bracelet to find that girl.
I wonder what she looks like now, after all these years. Does she still remember me?
He then put the strawberry bracelet into a box and stuffed it into his pocket.
He believed it was a token between him and the little girl, and he was confident that if he took out the bracelet, the little girl would recognize him and remember him.
"Little Strawberry, I've come to find you."
Leng Mingye lowered his head and muttered to himself. Then he picked out a pair of sneakers from the shoe rack that matched his outfit, put them on, picked up his keys from the table next to him, and left.
He felt his emotions were hard to describe; he was both nervous and excited. He didn't turn on the navigation and drove towards the Imperial Bay Villa District based on his familiar memories.
More than an hour later, he finally arrived at the Imperial Bay villa area.
After parking the car, he had no idea where to find the little girl, because he didn't know her name at all. He vaguely remembered that her house number was 52.
He followed his memory to the lawn where he used to stand. Over the years, the lawn had changed; it was much more beautified and had many new fitness equipment. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure, but the person's hair was now completely white…
That's Grandma Liu from their neighbor's house. She was very kind to him when he was little and took good care of him.
"Grandma Liu!"
Leng Mingye walked up to Grandma Liu and greeted her warmly, just like when they were children.
"Handsome young man, who are you?"
Grandma Liu looked at the unfamiliar face, unable to recall who it was, and stared in confusion.
Grandma Liu has always lived in Dijin Bay, and she knows almost all the residents in the villa area. She really doesn't know who this unfamiliar face is, but he calls her Grandma Liu... Could it be that this young man knows her?
"Grandma Liu, I am Leng Mingye, the former resident of No. 45."
His family has never sold their house in Dijing Bay; they've kept it. If it weren't for the long commute to their company, they wouldn't have chosen to buy a large apartment elsewhere.
Emperor Bay brought him so many memories, and he still has a lot of feelings and nostalgia for this place.
"Xiaoye? Xiaoye has grown so much! Grandma didn't even recognize you!"
Grandma Liu quickly racked her brains, trying to recall Leng Mingye? More than ten years had passed, and he'd grown so much! She genuinely didn't recognize him!
"Hehe! After all, we haven't seen each other for so many years, it's normal that you don't recognize me. Besides, I've grown from a child into an adult."
He was only 8 years old when he left... Now, more than a decade has passed, and he has long since grown from a child into an adult.
Children change a lot over such a long period of time, but Grandma Liu is different... she only gets older...
He vaguely remembered that when he left, Grandma Liu still had black hair. He never expected that when they met again more than 10 years later, Grandma Liu's hair was completely white.
"Xiaoye, are you planning to come back and stay here?"
Grandma Liu looked at Leng Mingye with a face full of surprise. She had doted on Leng Mingye a lot, back when his son and daughter hadn't had children yet.
In this villa area, their family lived next door. He liked Leng Mingye very much, and would send him any good food they had at home.
"I plan to return to City A for development, but I won't live in Dijin Bay for the time being because my company is too far from Dijin Bay, and it's not very convenient to commute to get off work."
If he could, he would certainly like to go back to live here.
"Oh, I see! How about we have dinner at Grandma Liu's house tonight? It's been so long since we last saw each other. I remember when you were little, if you were wronged at home, you would either come to Grandma Liu or cry silently on this lawn."
Grandma Liu recalled with a smile that Leng Mingye's parents had been very strict with him since he was a child, and Leng Mingye had suffered a lot of grievances.
He had a poor ability to cope with stress when he was young, so he would run out of the house whenever something happened, and most often he would hide away and cry alone.
Grandma Liu found him several times.
"Okay, Grandma, I'll have dinner with you tonight, but I need to go find someone now."
His main purpose in coming back this time was to find Little Strawberry. If possible, after finding Little Strawberry, he might be able to take her to Grandma Liu's house for dinner.
"Xiaoye, who are you looking for?"
Grandma Liu was slightly surprised. When he was young, Leng Mingye didn't have any good friends in this villa area. Who would he come back to find?
Grandma Liu really couldn't think of a solution.
“I don’t know her name. I vaguely remember that she lived at number 52. When I was little, she comforted me and gave me a strawberry bracelet, but we left the next day and didn’t have time to return it.”
When Leng Mingye talked about Little Strawberry, his smile deepened. Of course, his feelings for her were pure; he was simply trying to find her to express his gratitude.
"Number 52? They moved out not long after you left, about a week later, and they even sold the house!"
Grandma Liu recalled carefully that she remembered that after selling the villa at number 52, they moved away.
"They moved away? Grandma Liu, do you know where they moved to?"
Leng Mingye froze instantly. She moved away? Was he and Little Strawberry destined to be apart? He felt his heart shatter instantly…
"Oh, Grandma Liu really doesn't know! But I can try to find out for you."
Seeing how concerned Leng Mingye was, Grandma Liu decided to try to find out more for him, but whether she could get any information was anyone's guess.
After all, more than a decade has passed since then. Even if we find out where they moved to back then, they might not still be living in that place now.
"Thank you, Grandma Liu. I mainly wanted to express my gratitude to her in person. She is perhaps a ray of light in my life. During the long time I was away, when I felt wronged at home, I would think of what she said to me and the strawberry bracelet she gave me."
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