Chapter 346: Childhood Friends Must Be Cultivated from a Young Age (29)

With a faint hint of helplessness on his lips, An Ziyu said, “Staying up late is bad for your health. Why don’t you ever listen?”

Shen Mubai didn’t think there was anything wrong with their conversation, but a girl nearby was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

His tone was full of indulgence, and his eyes were gentle, just like someone who couldn’t bear to scold his girlfriend!

As a single dog, she received a 10,000-point critical hit!! But the thing that made her even more envious was when she secretly glanced at the boy’s appearance. F*ck! He was incredibly good-looking!

No!…she’s not convinced. She’s not willing! So she continued to sneak a glance at the girl’s appearance, and then.. there was nothing more to say.

She hid in a corner, crying bitterly…

On the surface, Shen Mubai appeared fierce, but deep down, she lacked confidence. Looking pitiful, she pleaded with the boy, “Please, An Ziyu, don’t tell my mom. My dad can’t know either.”

An Ziyu found it both amusing and frustrating, “Now you know you were wrong?”

Shen Mubai whispered, “I’ll try to quit, really.”

An Ziyu knew her temperament after all these years but said nothing more.

Shen Mubai was delighted, thinking the matter was over.

But, as it turned out, she was too naive.

When they got off the bus and were still a short distance from home, An Ziyu suddenly stopped and said, “Luoluo.”

Shen Mubai looked up and said, “Hmm? What’s up?”

An Ziyu looked at her and asked, “Do you remember our childhood?”

Shen Mubai nodded, “Of course.”

An Ziyu’s eyes drooped, and his delicate face showed a hint of melancholy, “It feels like the older we get, the less close we are compared to when we were kids.” He lifted his face, his smile tinged with sadness, “Sometimes it feels like Luoluo is drifting further away from me.”

Shen Mubai’s heart softened instantly, “How could that be? We’ve always been together. We went to elementary school together, junior high school together, and even agreed to go to the same high school.”

An Ziyu forced a pale smile, his eyes growing darker, “But I still miss our childhood.”

Shen Mubai thought he was recalling the time when both their families were together and felt a pang of sorrow.

She hugged him like she did when they were kids and said, “Ziyu, don’t be sad.”

An Ziyu hugged her back, and in a place where she couldn’t see, his eyes grew deep. He said softly, “I want to hold you like we did when we were kids and kiss you like we did when we were kids.”

Shen Mubai hesitated; after all, there was a difference between childhood and now.

But when his voice became so soft that it seemed the wind would carry it away, her heart completely melted.

She whispered, “Okay.”

An Ziyu let her go, his eyes curved into a smile, just like when they were kids, the pure joy in his eyes infectious to everyone around.

Shen Mubai felt a bit dazed; she hadn’t seen him smile like that for a long time, not since that incident.

An Ziyu gently kissed her cheek with his cool lips and said, “Your face is still as soft as it was before.”

Shen Mubai’s face inexplicably warmed.

She shook off her thoughts and stood on tiptoe to pinch his cheek, “Humph, your skin is still better than us girls’.”

An Ziyu let her do what she wanted, a subtle understanding in his eyes, “So, do you like how I was when I was a kid, or how I am now?”