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Lin Xiangyu had a serious expression; his tall stature simply stood there, blocking the afterglow of the sunset. The once arrogant and willful Hu Lin was unexpectedly rendered speechless by his reprimand

Lin Xiangyu remained motionless, staring at Hu Lin

Hutao was stunned, her body trembling with anger, momentarily losing the ability to speak

"Eat slowly, what are you in a hurry for?" Lin Xiangyu glanced at her.

Really?" Walnut turned her head to look at him

Hutao was taken aback, not expecting that the little princess would also have a day of lowering her head. At this moment, her anger had dissipated significantly, and she stood there in a daze

Hu Tao let out a cold smile, no longer paying attention to the matter, and returned to her own room

Hu Lin tightly grasped the shoulder strap of her backpack, glanced at Hu Tao, and lowered her eyes to say: "I am sorry"

At what age are you still making a pinky promise, isn't it childish? Although he said this, Lin Xiangyu still let go of one hand from the handle of the bicycle and extended it in front of Hu Tao, saying, "Here, pinky promise, for a hundred years, no changing."

I don't believe it at all" Cheng Kexin stuck out her tongue

Hutao stopped and called out to her: "Hulin!"

Cheng Kexin leaned closer to Hu Tao and murmured, "I didn't expect Old Jiang to watch romantic movies"

Hmm," Hu Tao frowned, "If she still wants to frame me, do you think she would spend money to hire someone to beat her up as an act?"

Do not allow yourself to be easily bullied, Lin Xiangyu said

Lin Xiangyu escorted Hu Tao to her doorstep, and Hu Tao expressed her gratitude to him

Ah, Lin Xiangyu, shall we take the university entrance examination in the same city?

The girl has a complexion like a peach blossom, and every word she speaks is a gem.

Walnut! She is your sister!

Hutao came to her senses and was about to say "It's okay" to Hulin when the latter coldly huffed and turned to leave. To express her disdain for Hutao, Hulin took a few quick steps forward and soon disappeared into the crowd

"Do not think wildly," Lin Xiangyu said, "You have written the characters incorrectly."

Then I don't care, let's make a promise.

This is how I speak! Hu Tao was inexplicably wronged by Hu Lin, and her heart was filled with anger. Look at what you have spoiled her into!

"Otherwise, how can you say you are illiterate?" Lin Xiangyu said, "I am referring to pear, the pear in 'pear', which corresponds to your peach. Moreover, isn't your stepfather's daughter named Hu Lin? That's quite close, and it just happens that she doesn't compete for affection either"

"You are the fox!" Hu Tao glared at him

It is truly inappropriate to speak ill of others behind their backs. After having dinner, Lin Xiangyu accompanied Hu Tao back home. As they approached the community where Hu Tao lived, a chubby little girl came walking towards them. She was not very tall, appeared somewhat dark-skinned, and was walking with her head down while carrying a backpack.

After school in the afternoon, Hu Tao invited Lin Xiangyu to have dinner together. The two had known each other for five years and were very familiar with each other's tastes. Lin Xiangyu loved spicy food, while Hu Tao did not eat mushrooms. The restaurant had a pot of boiling broth, and Hu Tao took two pairs of chopsticks to blanch the ingredients, while Lin Xiangyu scooped out two bowls of soup

Hearing Hu Tao making fun of herself, Cheng Kexin covered her face with a book, her face flushed. Hu Tao suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Xiangyu, seriously contemplating what he would look like thirty years later. However, Lin Xiangyu was completely unaware, fully engrossed in the movie.

When they first met on the street, the night was dark and unclear; now that they are inside the house, Hu Tao can see that she is in a disheveled state, her face still swollen, as if she had been beaten.

In the opening of the film, Oliver and Jenny meet in the library at Harvard. An old film that takes the youth back to America in the 1960s

The next day at school, Hu Tao, seemingly lost in thought, quietly said to Lin Xiangyu: "My little princess was bullied yesterday."

The next day, Hu Tao still went to school with a cheerful smile. During breakfast, she was eating a sandwich when Hu Lin came downstairs, took a bite, and spat it out three times onto the ground, saying, "Is this food for pigs?"

Today, the homeroom teacher, Mr. Jiang, received a bonus and specially approved that the entire class does not need to submit homework tonight. During the evening study session, he specifically came to show a movie for everyone. He instructed the students to lower all the curtains and to paste white paper over the transparent windows of the classroom door

Walnut shrugged her shoulders and hummed a little tune as she went to school

Hu Lin, who was pampered since childhood and was a chubby girl, couldn't help but burst into a tirade after being cornered by a remark from Hu Tao

"Alright," Lin Xiangyu tilted his head to look at Hu Tao, "Where do you want to go?"

Hu Tao and Hu Lin both looked towards Lin Xiangyu.

The boss is still in a cheerful mood, while Hu Tao suddenly remembers something: "My mom has been looking through the dictionary to name the little baby recently, can you help me think of some nice names?"

Hutao gazed at the pedestrians on the street, her expression suddenly becoming somewhat distant: "The dance of the willows beneath the moon at the tower's heart, the song of the wind beneath the peach blossom fan, this is the origin of my name"

Who knows, she has been coming home quite late recently. I wonder what she is thinking; clearly, she is already in the second year of junior high, yet she spends all day engaged in trivial matters.

"Do not be deceived by how old Jiang has become now," Hu Tao replied softly, "perhaps he was quite a handsome young man in his youth!"

"Lift it up!" Walnut shouted angrily, "You said I hit you, and that you weren't allowed to go home. Why don't you tell me when that happened? Today after school, I ran into you on the road, and I was with my classmate. He took me to my doorstep. After that, I was watching TV with Uncle Hu the whole time, you see!"

Lin Xiangyu did not speak

Old Jiang stepped forward to turn off the projector. In an unusual manner, he did not chatter on as he usually did; instead, after a long pause, he suddenly said softly a line from the movie: "Love means never having to say you're sorry"

Hutao stood at the top of the stairs, staring at her: "Hulin, lift your head."

Hu Lin stopped in her tracks and rolled her eyes at her, saying, "You're so annoying, always talking so much." Then she glanced at Lin Xiangyu, who was beside Hu Tao, and scoffed coldly, "Just like your mother, only knowing how to seduce men"

Hutao pretended not to hear her sarcasm, leisurely finished a glass of milk, shouldered her backpack, and paused in front of Hulian: "Miss, you are indeed right; in the entire household, you are the only one who resembles a pig the most."

Having visited several times, the boss would chat with them when he was free, winking at Hu Tao and saying: "The relationship is truly wonderful"

This was the first time Hu Tao had seen him with such a cold expression, and his tone was even more frigid: "Being young and inexperienced does not mean you can act recklessly; language is not a weapon to attack and harm others. Even if you live in this world for just one day, you should learn to show respect"

Hu Jin and Hu Mu both turned to look at Hu Tao, waiting for her to explain. Hu Tao glanced at the injuries on Hu Lin, which looked quite convincing and did not seem fake. After pondering for a moment, Hu Tao felt she could not come up with anything particularly cool to say, so she simply spread her hands and said: "Change it up, little princess; such a low level is not your style"

The story unfolds gradually, featuring two adorable young individuals who enjoy exchanging banter, discovering true love in each other's gaze. In a snow-covered campus, they roll in the snow and build snowmen, their faces flushed from the cold yet unable to conceal the joy in their eyes, as happiness seems to freeze in that moment. However, life often does not go as one wishes; a sudden illness ultimately takes away Jenny's life, leaving Oliver alone and lonely, sitting in the snow at the film's conclusion

Hu Lin remained silent.

Hu Lin merely shook her head and cried, remaining silent. Hu Tao tilted her head to look at her, too lazy to join in the coaxing of the little princess, and thus picked up her backpack to head upstairs. At that moment, the little princess, in a delicate tone, spoke up: "Sister hit me and won't let me go home"

After spending a few years together, this was indeed the first time Hu Lin called her sister, and Hu Tao raised an eyebrow

"Do you know what comes next?" Hu Tao turned her head to look at Lin Xiangyu, speaking slowly and deliberately, "From parting, I recall our meeting, how many times my soul and dreams have been with you. Tonight, let the silver lamp shine, yet I fear that our meeting is but a dream."

Hu Lin was unusually well-behaved this time, merely hiding on the sofa and crying

"Walnut! How can you speak like that!" Hu's mother said angrily, her eyebrows raised.

In an instant, nearly all the girls in the class were crying uncontrollably, while those who did not cry tried hard to cultivate their emotions and shed a few tears to avoid appearing different. The boys, unusually silent, reflected the mood of the time; students of that era had probably not seen many foreign films and believed that the most tragic love story was nothing more than Liang Zhu, where life and death are intertwined, transforming into butterflies and soaring high.

"Hu? How is Hu Li?" Lin Xiangyu wrote on the table with the tip of his chopsticks

Lin Xiangyu thought for a moment and said, "Then you should pay more attention."

"Alright," Lin Xiangyu said, "Then let's go to Shanghai together!"

Hu Lin raised her head and shot a fierce glare at Hu Tao

"What is steamed and what is boiled?" Lin Xiangyu raised an eyebrow, "Do I seem like someone who does not keep their word?"

"How simple it is," Lin Xiangyu scoffed softly, "When we grow up, we will go to the snow-capped mountains to watch the sunrise together, and I will take you skiing"

This was Lin Xiangyu's first meeting with Hu Lin. Hu Tao smiled awkwardly, following behind Hu Lin, not wanting Lin Xiangyu to see the poor relationship she had with her family, and thus found a topic to discuss: "Why did you come back so late? Didn't the driver come to pick you up?"

Yesterday, when we encountered her

"Let's wait and see. Who knows, Lin Xiangyu might still be bald thirty years from now. Just wait and see if you regret liking him by then." Hu Tao's words became increasingly mysterious.

They are in the prime of their youth, love is too heavy, and eternity feels too distant. What is very close, very close, are the moon in the water and the stars in the sky

Hu Lin ignored her and continued walking forward, while Lin Xiangyu, who was beside them, spoke up. He leisurely said: "This little sister, you would do well to take back what you just said"

"What a beautiful poem." He rarely spoke to her so gently

She and Hu Lin have never gotten along, as Hu Lin is sharp-tongued and caustic. Usually, Hu Tao can endure it, but this time is different; her beloved boy is standing beside her, and Hu Lin's words are piercing to the heart, even insulting her mother

Lin Xiangyu returned to his usual lazy demeanor, patting Walnut on the head and asking, "Are you foolish?"

To her surprise, it was not until after 8 PM that Hu Lin finally returned home. When she entered, Hu Tao was sitting on the sofa chatting with Hu Jin. Upon seeing her, Hu Lin opened her mouth and began to cry uncontrollably

Old Jiang pretended to cough twice and said, "This is my favorite movie"

Hu Lin! Apologize to me! Immediately! Right now!

"What happened?" Hu Jin quickly stepped forward to ask

On her way home from school, Hu Tao remained silent, and Lin Xiangyu approached her and patted her on the back. She turned to look at him; his eyes were bright and clear, reminiscent of Oliver from the movies. Hu Tao couldn't help but murmur, "I really want to see such a big snowfall once."

What you said is indeed quite good, but my "peach" does not refer to the fruit, it means the peach blossom. Hu Tao paused for a moment, then turned her head to look at the street and softly said, "My biological father's surname is Yang, and my original name was Yang Tao"

Not knowing... Hu Tao thought for a moment, "How about we go to Shanghai?"

Hu Lin ignored her

"That's not true!" Hu Tao quickly swallowed the food in her mouth and raised her head to retort