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"Hmm?" He pursed his lips and smiled at me, "The changes are too big, making you feel lost? If that's the case, I'm really sorry!"

At what distance do you need to be in order to recognize me, Shu Haining?

I suspect if I misheard, or maybe he was joking, but Shu Haining was standing less than a meter away from me, with a serious expression on his face, and a cold light in his azure pupils.

I closed the doors and windows of the classroom, then turned and walked towards the long corridor.

Just at this moment, a series of hurried footsteps came from the other end of the corridor. I looked up and glanced in the direction where the sound was coming from.

He turned around and glanced at me, then whispered, "Goodbye, little lark!"

What do you want to say? His appearance is very unfamiliar, and his words give me a somewhat uneasy feeling. I looked into his eyes and asked softly.

Is there something wrong with my feelings?

The last day of high school life, where noise and quiet coexist. In the empty corridor, I finally faced Shu Haining, and our eyes met.

I sat down on his seat. At this moment, the rosy light shone through the window, enveloping me completely.

I breathed a sigh of relief for no reason, and he didn't become a completely unfamiliar person. It's really good.

I was somewhat surprised to see his eyes that day, thinking that he had grown into a cold and indifferent person.

I felt a tremor in my heart and stood still in place.

So-called friends, is that how it is! I lay on the table, resting my head on my arm, gently closed my eyes, and said to myself.

It seems that without speaking or communicating, it is impossible to truly understand a person through just a few chance encounters. The Shu Haining in front of me is a far cry from the one I imagined ten years ago.

Do you really think I'm still the same as when I was a child? Judging by your expression, it seems so! He continued, "But it's understandable that you, who were only familiar with the younger me, would think I'm still the same as ten years ago."

Walking alone in the empty teaching building, there was silence all around. The echo of my footsteps reverberated in my ears, and a strong sense of loneliness and loss rose in my heart.

Although the personality of childhood is impossible to be exactly the same as that of adulthood, but no matter how you look at it, it seems that Shu Haining in front of me is overly sunny!

Okay, thank you. His voice was close, only ten centimeters away from me this time.

Do you need me to take you to the infirmary? His voice was warm and carried a hint of concern, giving people the feeling of a warm March sun.

You cannot be here, you cannot meet with him in this situation.

A person ran towards me against the light, wearing a white shirt, with short black hair slightly curled. The eighteen-year-old youth, with a slender and tall figure not yet fully developed, stopped five meters away from me.

I reached out and lightly touched the tabletop. During the years when I was not by his side, he wore white clothes and studied and wrote here.

My chin was resting on his shoulder. He hugged me when I was in a daze, and let go when my mind went blank.

Long time no see, little lark. He took a step towards me and opened his arms to embrace me.

He slowly walked towards me, and stopped in front of me. He lowered his head and looked into my eyes. After a while, the corners of his mouth curved up, revealing a joyful smile: "You are indeed a lark."

A long time passed, and he asked as if he wanted to confirm something.

Although friends may be just like this, even so, I cannot deny that I still have expectations for you.

I'm feeling a bit unwell. May I borrow your seat to lie down and rest for a while?I whispered these words and at the same time buried my head in my arms, not letting him see my face.

Um...

Over ten meters, two meters, fifty centimeters, ten centimeters...

The smile on his face slowly disappeared: "I want to say, I am no longer just talking to you like I did when I was a child. Now I have many friends, and the children by the seaside have all become my friends. So even if you come back, I no longer have a place for you by my side."

I pushed open the door to the classroom and walked in slowly. This was the classroom where Shu Haining was located. I didn't have any special reason to come here, I just wanted to see what kind of scenery he usually saw from here.

Why are you sitting in my seat? The voice was getting closer and closer to me, and the footsteps finally stopped beside me.

I slightly turned my body to the side and still used my arm to cover my face. I lowered my head and saw his slender and clean hands take out a notebook from the drawer.

Uh? I was stunned. Is this young man in front of me really the Shu Haining I know?

I was immersed in my own thoughts, so much so that I didn't notice someone walking into the classroom, until a voice filled with confusion and hesitation entered my ears. "Who are you?"

"No need, I just need to rest for a while," I said.

Before, I felt that he was too cold, and I was even a little sad about it.

I have never realized how special he is to me.

He did not persist, he just said, "I'll grab something, it'll be quick."

You ... ...

His eyes were wide open, shining with a stunning and incredible light.

I stood up from my seat and took a deep breath towards the window.

Although I am sorry, let's forget about those things from our childhood! I have no intention of recalling them. He slowly turned around and faced his back to me, "Because things are different now from back then, for both you and me. I have to go back now. Huayue Mian is still waiting for me to go home together, and I can't keep her waiting for too long."

My body trembled suddenly, and I quickly opened my eyes. The lingering sunset shone through the window and was somewhat dazzling.

Long time no see. I said with a smile, "You're really slow, Shu Haining. I've been wondering when you would notice me."

Because this will make me very embarrassed.

These are all because I want him to see me, I want him to recognize me, so deliberately go to the library, deliberately choose to attend classes in the classroom next to him, where are there so many coincidences, can always meet him in such a large campus?

At first, I thought he was my only friend from my childhood, so I cared about him a little. But in the days after I came back, I did a lot of things that I couldn't have done before—going to the library, attending classes in the classroom, and coming here to sit in the seat where Shu Haining used to sit.

Are you a lark?

I looked at him for a long time without being able to say a word.

However, before I could respond, he said firmly, "You are a lark!"

I heard his footsteps gradually fading away, finally disappearing at the end of the corridor.

Shu Haining opened his arms towards me, his eyes shining astonishingly, saying, "Won't we have a reunion hug?"