Chapter 219. The Pursuit of Romance (2)
She looked a little nostalgically at the mango trees, feeling rueful.
Unexpectedly, all these years had passed by in such a hurry. It had been so quick that one had not even had the time to reminisce. It felt like the graduation ceremony had been just yesterday. Who could have imagined that the next ten years and more would have flown by just like that?
He looked up slightly and followed her gaze to inspect the trees on both sides. His face suddenly flashed with a faint smile as he said very calmly, “These trees were planted during my year, but now they’ve grown pretty tall. Still, everything here still feels quite familiar. It’s not that different from how it was. The campus’ reforestation just looks a little nicer now.”
Xi Xiaye nodded, gladly agreeing. “It’s the west side that seems to have had quite a few new blocks of school buildings…”
“Let’s go take a look at the field.”
Then, with his arm around her, they continued to walk ahead through the multi-purpose building and towards the little gate to the field. After passing a small area of withered peach blossom forest, the field lay ahead.
Under the lights on the side of the field, Xi Xiaye could see two very young and innocent students playing basketball on the field. Their lively figures and rare skills attracted her.
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Mu Yuchen went to the sink at the side to wash his hands. When he returned, he noticed that she was already nowhere to be seen. He looked around and then noticed that she had somehow made her way to the field. At the moment, she was casually dribbling the ball and happily shooting hoops…