[He... what's going on..."]

Su Meng was a little speechless. Except for the days they met in her dream, she had not seen him for 1898 days.

Even though he had changed from an elegant young man to a high-spirited man, Su Meng still recognized him at a glance.

[Here he comes, Zhou Shaoyang.]

Jiang Ning and Zhou Shaoyang were close friends, and the students surrounded them enthusiastically. However, Jiang Ning's eyes were fixed on Su Meng.

He had never seen Su Meng so absent-minded. With just one glance, she seemed to have unilaterally announced his failure.

After the crowd dispersed, Zhou Shaoyang saw that there was no one around, so he took Su Meng by the hand and walked to the corner of the sports ground.

Many years ago, it was also in this place that Zhou Shaoyang had promised Su Meng that he would help her realize her dream.

"I'm here to pick you up, Su Meng. Come with me."

Zhou Shaoyang went straight to the point without asking how she was going on recently, which made Su Meng at a loss.

"Where, where are we going?" Su Meng asked.

"Follow me to my city, of course. Su Meng, I need you." Zhou Shaoyang said.

Su Meng felt that her heart was beating unevenly, and her cheeks flushed.

"I, I..."

Su Meng was again at a loss. She couldn't wait to go away with Zhou Shaoyang. [But in what capacity?] [Classmate?] Friends? [Or was it a relationship that he had never dared to dream of?]

[Crack! Crack!]

The flashlight not far away made Zhou Shaoyang panic. He quickly put on his mask and hat.

"I'm leaving when the exhibition ends the day after tomorrow. Give me an answer as soon as possible. I'll wait for you!"

After that, he stuffed a ticket for Su Meng in her hand and quickly left the playground.

In the teaching building not far away, the cigarette butts in the trash can were piled up. Jiang Ning put down the camera and put out the cigarette butt from his mouth.

[Oh, Su Meng, you're such a player.]

The afterglow of summer swept over Jiang Ning and fell on the curtains of the classroom. It was just like the exact afterglow seven years ago when she first saw Su Meng.

At that time, she stepped on the stool, stood on tiptoe, held a pencil, and wrote a sentence on his painting.

"Classmate, your bright area was grey."

On that day, the sun shone on Su Meng's face, stirring up the heartstrings of Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning was a little disdainful at that time, but later he found that the lemon color on his paint plate was stained with a little purple, so the bright area of the lemon in front of the jar in his painting was indeed a little gray.

Jiang Ning felt affectionate with her. From then on, he could no longer bear anyone else in his heart.

He smashed the glass window hard, and the fragments scattered all over the ground, symbolizing that his hope for Su Meng was put out again.

In the luxurious business car, Zhou Shaoyang pulled off his hat and mask irritably.

"What's wrong? She didn't agree to go with you?"

The woman wrapped her arms around Zhou Shaoyang and whispered in his ear.

"Where can she go if she doesn't go with me? Even if by way of kidnap, I will take her away! What's wrong with the people you found? Didn't they say that they would settle her down? Why did they still let her work in art? She's actually an art teacher!"

The woman lit a cigarette for Zhou Shaoyang and gently brought it to his mouth.

"I originally arranged a secretary job for her, but I didn't expect that she would secretly participate in the interview of art teacher. Don't worry, she has only been a teacher for two or three days."

"No hurry? Su Meng has a unique style and is very recognizable. If it weren't for this, how could I..."

Zhou Shaoyang looked around with some fear. After making sure that there was no one around, he continued to whisper,

"If it weren't her painting, how could I have entered the National Arts Association so quickly? Now, she is a ticking time bomb in school!"

"But aren't you afraid the daughter of the head of the Association to get angry if you take her with you?"

"That woman is very gullible. She has no money and no background. How can she turn the world upside down? All these years, I haven't taken out a penny and I still get all her paintings."

Although he said so, Zhou Shaoyang still felt a little uneasy while smoking.

Although they hadn't seen each other in years, Su Meng would always send him a long letter every time she sent him a painting. Even if he never replied, she would never stop sending him letters and paintings.

With her weak personality and her attachment and admiration for him, he was confident that he could make Su Meng leave with him right on the spot when he raised the request.

However, Su Meng didn't.

In the dim teaching corridor, Su Meng leaned against the white wall and looked at the ticket in her hand in a loss.

The ticket reads Zhou Shaoyang Personal Painting Exhibition.

He didn't break his promise. He succeeded, and his painting was appreciated and recognized by everyone.

If she promised Zhou Shaoyang, she would follow him forever. Even if she couldn't be with him, she could still see him often.

What a tempting offer! Su Meng didn't even understand why she had to hesitate.

[Gulp.]

The loud noise in her stomach pulled Su Meng back to reality. "Ah, I'm so hungry."

[Wait, did I forget something?]

[Oh no, I forgot what I promised Jiang Ning to go to the camp. It's already seven o'clock, and it's almost dark!]

Su Meng dragged her luggage and eagerly made a call to Jiang Ning, but he didn't answer.

[It's over. I could have slept comfortably in the tent for a night, but now it seems that I have to go to the studio to make do with it!]

She dialed again, but there was still no answer.

[Mr. Jiang, where are you?] Su Meng asked in her mind.

[You're not leaving, aren't you?] Again Su Meng asked herself once. [Please, can you still pick me up?]

On the opposite side of the road, Jiang Ning was staring straight at Su Meng with a gloomy face, and there was only coldness in his deep eyes.

Su Meng looked around anxiously. When she saw Jiang Ning, she waved her hand excitedly at him.

"Miss Jiang! I'm here!"

Seeing that Jiang Ning was unmoved, he dragged his luggage, dodged the cars coming and going, and quickly ran to Jiang Ning.

"Miss Jiang, why are you leave me alone? I'm sorry, I was delayed by something. Will it affect the camping?"

Through the thick helmet, Su Meng couldn't see Jiang Ning's expression clearly. She only felt that he didn't seem to be the same as he was in the morning.

"Get up my motorcycle."

Jiang Ning toughly threw the helmet to Su Meng. Before she could react, Su Meng almost fell when she received the helmet.

[What's wrong with him? Is he angry?]

"Hurry up."

Jiang Ning impatiently urged. Su Meng was a little embarrassed. Because she was not very familiar with how to wear a helmet, when she put on the helmet, her ears ached.

She quietly placed her suitcase and got on the motorcycle.

The sun was about to set and held on to the last ray of light, swaying in the distance. There seemed to be an invisible barrier between them, which made both of them feel flustered and depressed.

"Get down the motorcycle."

Su Meng looked around. There was only a moat in front of her, and behind was a five-star hotel.

She panicked and asked tentatively,

"Jiang, are we camping here?"

The air seemed to have frozen, and it was so quiet that only her heartbeat could be heard.

"Get down from the motorcycle!"

Su Meng was frightened by the tone of Jiang Ning. She took off her helmet in a panic, but her earlobe was torn open.

She didn't dare to speak and just stood aside obediently.

Jiang Ning didn't give any explanation before he vanished at the end of the road.