I was born and listened to my neighbor's older sister talk about her family of origin.

Xu Zhiyu was already there waiting for them.

She stood in a corner of the waiting hall, like a still painting.

A pure white lace dress outlined her slender figure, and her exposed arms and ankles were so white they were almost transparent.

Her jet-black hair flowed down her shoulders to her waist, making her face even more beautiful and attracting the attention of many passersby.

With earphones in her ears and her eyes lowered, her eyelashes cast a faint shadow in the light and shadow, as if she were completely immersed in her own world, shutting out all the noise around her.

Jiang Ye and Ji Xiaoxiao deliberately went around to her back.

Unable to contain her emotions, Ji Xiaoxiao reached out and gently patted Xu Zhiyu's shoulder.

Xu Zhiyu was startled by the sudden touch, her shoulders trembled, and she immediately turned around.

When she saw them, her previously bewildered eyes instantly lit up, and the corners of her mouth turned up as she couldn't help but smile.

She reached out and took off her headphones, hanging them around her neck.

"You've arrived?"

Her voice carried a hint of laughter, yet it couldn't hide a subtle tension.

Jiang Ye glanced around. Cheng Jinglan wasn't there; she must be in the waiting room not far away.

Ji Xiaoxiao's eyes were already red and brimming with tears, her voice trembling with sobs: "Sister Xiaoyu, you and Jiang Ye both kept it from me, you didn't even tell me you were leaving, you've gone too far!"

Her lips trembled slightly, and tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to spill over at any moment.

Looking at the younger sister in front of her, who was two years younger than her, Xu Zhiyu felt a surge of warmth and apology in her heart.

No matter what, we've known each other for so many years, and this friendship is genuine.

She gently pursed her lips, reached out, and wiped away the tears that were about to spill from Ji Xiaoxiao's eyes.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoxiao, we didn't mean to hide it from you, we were just afraid of hurting your feelings."

Xu Zhiyu's voice was soft and soothing.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely come to Jiangcheng to visit you guys every two weeks! We'll go eat barbecue skewers at the food street and play games at the arcade, okay?"

Ji Xiaoxiao's sobs subsided, and she looked up, a glint of light flashing in her red eyes: "Really?"

Xu Zhiyu nodded vigorously, her eyes clear and firm, directly echoing Jiang Ye's words.

"Of course it's true! Haicheng isn't far from Jiangcheng, it only takes less than two hours by high-speed rail, it's so convenient to travel back and forth."

"It's a deal then, pinky promise!"

Ji Xiaoxiao immediately extended her little finger.

Seeing this familiar gesture, Xu Zhiyu's eyes softened, and she also extended her little finger to hook it with Ji Xiaoxiao's.

"Okay, pinky promise, never to change."

Ji Xiaoxiao was happy, and her earlier bad mood vanished instantly.

This girl is so easy to coax.

After appeasing Ji Xiaoxiao, Xu Zhiyu turned her gaze to Jiang Ye.

The waiting hall was packed with people, and announcements echoed continuously. Despite the imminent departure, she felt surprisingly calm.

Jiang Ye took out an exquisitely packaged box from his pocket, looking cool.

"Here's a gift for you."

Xu Zhiyu raised an eyebrow, took it, and immediately disassembled it.

Jiang Ye was taken aback.

"Who opens a gift in front of someone?"

Xu Zhiyu snorted: "I'll take it apart."

She deftly tore open the packaging with her fingertips.

Then, a delicate and small music box appeared before her eyes.

The base is made of natural wood, polished smooth and delicate, and topped with a glass dome.

Inside the dome, a girl in a lace dress is raising her arms, seemingly spinning on tiptoe.

Every fold of the skirt, even the ribbon in the girl's hair, is sculpted with lifelike detail.

Xu Zhiyu's eyes lit up slightly, and her fingertips gently touched the glass cover.

He then solemnly put it away.

"I'm going to put it on my bedside table."

Jiang Ye was very satisfied with her performance.

It was worth the two whole days he spent choosing, which cost him a full two hundred dollars.

"Yes, I see it as soon as I open my eyes every morning, and then I think of me. Not bad, Little Fish, you're very conscientious."

In this life, he wouldn't send any random fruit candies that would remind Xu Zhiyu of him every time she sees a crumpled candy wrapper.

Music boxes are wonderful; they can be used as decorations, play music, and even provide ambient lighting.

If you're in a bad mood, you can use it to hit people.

Extremely practical.

Xu Zhiyu rolled her eyes at him slightly.

Ji Xiaoxiao, who was standing to the side, quickly raised her hand.

"I have a gift too!"

Then, she pulled out a sparkly pink diamond hair clip, which almost blinded Jiang Ye under the station lights.

His lips twitched: "You've been following me around picking things out for so many days, and this is all you've come up with?"

At this moment, I also remembered that Ji Xiaoxiao in my previous life had terrible taste.

Ji Xiaoxiao sensed the disdain in his words and pouted, dissatisfied: "What's wrong? Is it ugly? It's not ugly at all, okay?!"

"Sister Little Fish, you be the judge!"

Xu Zhiyu took it and followed her words.

"What's wrong with it? It looks great."

As she spoke, she casually put the hair clip on one side of her hair, just above her ear, gathering a few playful strands of hair.

Jiang Ye looked closely.

Don't be surprised, such an ugly hair clip would look cheap and out of place on someone else's head.

But at this moment, placed among Xu Zhiyu's jet-black hair, it didn't look out of place at all.

Her skin was fair, and the pink hair clip, far from being overwhelming, actually accentuated her youthful charm and vibrancy.

It can only be said that having a face like Xu Zhiyu's can indeed make her stand out from the crowd.

Including this deathly pink Barbie hair clip.

When Ji Xiaoxiao saw that Xu Zhiyu had actually put it on and that it looked so good on her, she immediately beamed and gave Jiang Ye a slightly smug look, as if to say: See, you have bad taste.

Xu Zhiyu felt the slight weight of the hair clip, raised her hand to touch it, and winked at Ji Xiaoxiao: "I like it very much, thank you Xiaoxiao."

Just then, a voice came from afar.

"Zhiyu, let's go."

Jiang Ye looked up.

Cheng Jinglan, dressed in a cheongsam, stood gracefully and tall in the crowd.

A string of warm, white pearls hung from her neck to her chest, and a pigeon-blood red ring on her fingertip shimmered dimly under the lights of the waiting room.

After not seeing her for many days, Cheng Jinglan looked radiant today, exuding an indescribable air of nobility.

This state was quite different from the tired appearance Jiang Ye had seen over the years.

He couldn't help but think that wealth and money really do nourish people.

How long has it been?

Facing Jiang Ye's gaze, Cheng Jinglan showed no expression, only a slight smile, polite and aloof, perfectly embodying the composed demeanor of a high-society socialite.

Jiang Ye politely replied, "Aunt Cheng."

Xu Zhiyu nodded in response to Cheng Jinglan.

He then said goodbye to Jiang Ye and the other person.

"Then I'm leaving."

This time, she didn't hesitate at all. She pulled her suitcase, turned around, and walked towards Cheng Jinglan. The pink hair clip in her hair shimmered slightly under the light.

When she walked up to Cheng Jinglan, she put the headphones that were hanging around her neck back on.

Jiang Ye and Ji Xiaoxiao watched her figure disappear from sight before leaving the station together.

On the other side, Xu Zhiyu, dressed in a white dress, sat in a comfortable business seat.

Her clear black eyes gazed at the azure sky outside the window, the beautiful sound of "Breaking the Cocoon" playing in her headphones, and she held the music box that Jiang Ye had given her in her hand.

Gradually, a beautiful smile curved her lips.